The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-15
GREENVILLE GOSSIP.

Messrs. Charles Herig and Gustave Gehben
have returned from Brielle, where they have
been spending a few days with Mr.. n. Jantzen,
a former resident of Greenville.
Misses Annie. Mamie and Della Binke of
Walker avenue viii leave shortly for Middle
several weeks.
ris Canal will be completed in a few days.
The asphalt pavement is now being laid. The
bridge has a span of sixty feet and is one of
the longest on the road.
The Bill Nye Association has been organized
BY a number of young men residing in the
Woodlawn section. Although the name of the
organization may convey a different impress
sion, none of the members are bald-headed.
The officers are:-President, Frederick Fichtl
Vice President, C. Widmayer; Secretary, Fred
erick Rurade; Financial Secretary, Frederick
geant-at-arms, +. Widnayer. The association
has decided to hold a picnic at Gantner's Pas
sale Garden on Labor Day, and Messrs. Fred
Charles Gassman and John Dietz have been
| appointed a committee to make the arrange
ments.
The frame work of the extension to the front
of the Raymond Roth Altenhein, on Garfield
avenue, now in course of erection, is all in
place and yesterday a thirty-foot tiagpole was
placed on the new capola in the centre Of the
building. A large American flag was hoisted
on the pole yesterday and it will remain there
until the extension is completed. The home
being on one of the highest points in Green
vile. the flag can be seen for many miles
around.
The members of No. 4 Truck would like to
| know why the Fire Commissioners have not
| turned the new truck house, on Ocean avenue,
near Dwight street, over to them. The build
ing has been completed over a month and the
fremen are anxious to take possession of it,
as they have to share their present home, on
Linden avenue, with the fremen of No. 10
Engine Company. When the firemen take pos
session of the new house they will celebrate
| the event by giving a blowout" and a num-
| Der of Woodlawn citizens have subscribed large
sums of money to make the occasion a MEM
orable one. Ja :,
looking for a young bulldog which was present
ed to him on Saturday by Janitor Kimmerly
of No. 20 School. Malone took the canine to
his home, and as he desired to surprise MS
wife he put the animal in the back yard. me
| Sergeant thought no more of the matter until
he retired for the night, and. he decided to put
off telling his wife about it until the morning
Early on Sunday morning, however, Mrs.
| Malone arose, and while the Sergeant was
b1siIv engaged wooing Morpheus, went into
the yard and discovered the dog. Or course
she thought the animal had nGeremon5ou Ely
promptly threw the canine out on the street.
| When the Sergeant awoke several hours later
| soon as. he donned his clothing he began a
search for him. When his wife eSpialnea
neighborhood for blocks around wltnout sue
cess. and any reader of The Jersey ,Slty
News who finds a white bullpup, Wan . DiaTk
| on the tn of the tail, will receive the thanks
Of the Sergeant by leaving it at the station
The first public mass meeting in the interest
of a new water supply. held in Greenvlle VIII
| he held at Bamber Hall this evening under the
ev ,s rGo ~ the Greenvine Republican League
| Club. Although, the meeting Will be conducted
BY a political club. it will be strictly non
ppIlhowed to figure, at least so say the members
Of the club. IT is expected at that sTer oyer prd hye h t9dn
49, 49, made TO ccommodate those who
viii visit the hall 9Th The H members ar a Of o1 tae CLUB Il
e WI o'cloek and will march, headed by "a
! band, to the hall. LII
The Telford pavement. which Tor a while
nrnre5 an obstacle to Henry Byrne- and the
p Ptreet and md Water Commissioners in the pay
ing Of ocean avenue, is a sort Of a blessing, in
d Iiss,1tisa The contractor has discovered that
ass IaTga rocks which form the Telford pave
ment' when trimmed. make paying blocks
ma. q fron, the Snake Hill and Weehawken
euarries. The contractor is making the best nts1
u tmt Upork in a vacant lot on Ocean avenue
t ars the Telford into Belgian blocks.
,,,sticating at Milford. Pa.
Nr Charles Smith of Orient avenue is spend
ing his vacation at Asbury Park.