The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-03
~GREENVILLE GOSSIP.

Mud That is the condition of
things at present in theGreenville section. Every
thoroughfare in the district Is covered with six
or more inches of mud. Ocean avenue, the
main thoroughfare. is particularly bad in this
respect, and it is impossible 10 board the trolley
cars without wading Through the sticky, Shiny
mud, which often reaches as high as the shoe
tops. Fulton avenue is also very bad, and
pedestrians who are not provided with rubber
boots, fare badly. The failure OF the Board OF
Freeholders to provide crosswalks on the new
County road is making things very uncomfort-
able for West Side residents, who have TO cross
the muddy thoroughfare. Vehicles cannot pass
through the new road on account OF the mud, aud
the storekeepers are kicking in consequences
They will petition the FreehoIders TO complete
the Improvement as soon as possible.
Onward Lodge, Knights and Ladies OF Honor
held a well attended meeting last evening at
Belvedere Hall. Several new members were
initiated, and after the meeting q social session
was held. Songs and recitations were rendered
by the members, and q supper was served.
James Lee, ffty-eight years old, or NO. lo4
Pearsall avenue. who was admitted to the City
Hospital on Sunday last while suffering from
lock jaw caused by a smashed nnger died yes
The Greenvilie Building Association No. ?
will meet this evening at the rooms, No. VI
Linden avenue, to receive subscriptions aud to
issue books to persons desiring to Join the
new seventh series. The next approprla-
ton sale will be held on next Saturday even
ing.
Gently by the Misses Vllade OF No. 16 Orie Mt
avenue. Miss Fraser won the ladies first prize
a handsome hair pin. The oo9oy prize was
won by MISS Sloan. MIR. Edwin Vilade won the
gentlemen's first prize, a pair OF INK sleeve
buttons, but he surrendered them to Mr.. Iheo-
dore Hope, who was second man. After the
playing there was singing and dancing. A
supper was alse served. Misses Zimmerman
and Fraser rendered piano solos. Among thoss
present were:-Misses Mabel Harris, Emma
Mrs, Grabo, Annie Wilder, Alexiua Fraser,
Daisy Sloan and Carrie Ti~mmermann, and
Messrs. Harold Solomon. Clarencs and Theo-
dore Hope, A. Grabo, George Colley, Charles
Vilade, Clifford Gould and W. Vreeland.
The regular meeting for men Will DO held at
the Y. NJ. c.. A. rooms, on Linden avenue, TO;
morrow evening. There will be good music and
ingipg, and an address by the Rev. W.. A. Nc
The sixth District Citizens Improvement AS
ISOLATION will hold an important meeting GU
Tuesday evening ut Bamber Hall. Officers for
the following year will be nominated, and
among the matters that will be discussed are
Need Of improved streets, the Woodlawn T,
broken Brown place sewer, need OF more street
lamps, and broken sidewalks.
Mrs. J. NJ. Briggs of Boonton is visiting
Greenvilie relatives.
her home on Arlington avenue, on Thursday
evening. was a brilliant event. The spacious
parlors were beautifully decorated with potted
plants and fragrant flowers, and It was a happy
and Fascinating throng thar danced to the de-
lightful strains of the orchestra. Miss Ellis
and Mrs. Ellis proved charming POSSESSES. A
COliatlOu was SefNeu dl LiunSub- <AmOOk
those present were:-MtsseS Frances Pierce,
Jennie and Mamie Parr, Grace, George, Annle
and Lizzio Terhune, jennie Davis, Mamie Gull
foil, Hattie Smith, Annie Bake, Minnie En-
right, Annie ShultZ, Alice Jones, MaInis Nell
son, Maggie White. Jennie Navigation, Katie
and ELIZABETH Frazer. Flora aud Blanch Ho-
bart and Messrs. Frank Graham. John Wright,
Frank Barton, John Putnam, Harry White,
Harry Watson. Fred Davis, Louis Holmes. VIM.
Bergen, john O'CoDnor. John Williams, Walter
Koepel. John McMauus, Frank Steele, James
oh Tnhn nn0na william SrlFaifor
Charles Baker and John Blauvelt.
The GreeDvile Musical aud Social Club met
last evening, at Voss' Hall, on Rose avenue,
and completed the arrangements for the next
monthly reception. After the meeting an tu-
formal reception was held, and dancing was in
dulged in until midnight.
Vandriver J.. Van Wrinkle, of the Fifth pre-
cinct, who has been confined to HE home during
the past two weeks with a severe attack Of
his work.
The Entertainment COMMITTEES of the Y. NC.
A. 10 arranging for an excellent entertainment,
which will be given at Bsmber Hal,
on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. March IL
and IS. The attraction will be John " .Snerman's
patented 'Tableaux Phantasma,' which
comprises one hundred and fifty NEUROLOGICAL,
military, Scriptural. classical and allegoricaI
characters and scenes. The novel feature OF the
entertainment is the way in which the taoleaux
evolve and dissolve In full view of the audience.
The COMMITTEES says that the entertainment wilt
be the grandest ever given in Greenville.
Mr.. Robert zeiger of ocean avenue has been
ele cted a member Of Onward Lodge. knights
and Ladies' Of Honor. He will be Initiated at
the next meeting.