The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-29
GOSSIP.

The concert rendered TO Mr.. Paul Soootker by
the Newahsing Dramatic Association will bs
held this evening at Bimoef Hail; The pro-
gramme is an excellent one. 1t will b. opsnsd
By the old time negro minstrels. the solo parts
W ill ba looked after by Me5srs. A. BiSchof, 8.
Leach, F. Aumuck and Albert J. Lorey. Other
features will be a solo by Mr.. ]. V. Hogan;
comedy sketch, by Lane aud Walton; solo, Mrs.
Lillian G.. Ban-Doerr, formerly of the Trip TO
Chinatown" company classical groupings. Il.
j. and A. j.. Lorey; solo. by Mr.. William
FRANKIE, and a society com sdierta in which Mr..
j. +. Lane and Misses June Layton, Little
Grace and Lucy Kline. After the coacsrt the
floor will be cleared for dancing.
The Greenvllle and Greenville United Building
and Loan Associations will meet this evening to
receive subscriptions.
The Our Circle, one Of Groenville's most
active social organizations, has appointed g
committee TO arrange for a masquerade recep-
sion at Kachlee's New YORK Bay House, on
Monday evening February 8. Dlncing Will
ommenc at half past eight O'CLOCK.
The Young Peoples Society OF Chris tian En-
deavor of the Reformed church will hold al en-
tertainmenS at the chapsl on Ocsan avenue,
Thursday evening for tbs benefit of the poor
fund. The feature of the evening will be the
soprano solo by Mrs c.. A. Limeburner. The
programme also contains the names or many
other clever artists.
The attendance at the Y. NJ. @. A. prayer
meeting yesterday afternoon was larger than
that of any previous nesting. The Members
manifested much interest In the meeting aud
each one present SPOKE on the topic under dis
cussiou. The singing. was also an improvement
over Llal OIL ldSk OQu0Ay.
At the entertainment aud reception of Green
vile Council Jr. o. U. A. NJ, at Bslvedere Hall
this evening the feature will be the drawing for
an upright ebony piano, valued at $500. After
the concert there will be q bowling contest be-
tween three men teams from each council in the
county for a large American flag. A large NUM-
per of tickets have been disposed of by the MEM
bers.
A large pie wagon was struck by a motor at
Ocean and Myrtle avenues on Saturday and for
a few moments the air was full of pies. A
crowd nf Sfranf ifrrhinz g0nn aPFfUah nnOn fhh
scene and after eating there fill. carried as many
more away as they could stow under their coats.
The driver Of tbs wagon, VINO was in a store at
that his pies were nesting with until one half
of them had disappeared. The driver of the
motor did not stop 10 see the result of the COL
lision.
The merry jingle OF sleigh bells was heard for
the first time this season, yesterday in Green
vile. Garfield avenue and the new County
road were crowded with sleighs of all sorts.
The farmers, not to be outdone by the more
wealthy residents. hauled their dust-covsred
farm sleighs from their hiding places, and after
hitching raw boned mares to them spei along
the tnoroughfare, and enjoyed the ride as well
as those who drove more handsome rigs. Tbs
~sleighing continued otil after midnight.
Captain Nugent, OF the Fifth precinct, desires
to remind the residents of Gresnville of the
ordinance, which requires them to clear snow
aud ice from off the sidewalks in front Of their
property. II the sidewalks are not cleared
within the next twenty.four hours, warrants
win be issued for the negligent property owners.
: The new branch SnoOath school or the Green.
Vile Reformed Church was opened yesterday
afternoon at No. 34s Ocean avenue, A large
number OF scholars were enrolled. an there Is
every Indication that the new venture will be .
big success. The work OF the branch is ia
charge OF the Rsv. w. p. Bruce, Mr.. S. l.
Harvey and H. Nelson Walker.
The Minkakwa Club will hold an important
meeting this evening at the Ocean avenue cluD-
house. The committee which had charge Of
the recently held banquet will reader an Inter-
estiug report Of the ofair. After the nesting
q social session will be held.
The members OF the Greenv1lle Rifle Cluo
are talking Of building q large frame CLUB
house on the clubs property on Gator avenue.
The membership is growing 50 rapidly that
larger quarters are needed, aad it Is highly
PROBABLE that the plans of the members will b.
carried out. The matter will be discussed at
the next nesting.
Miss Mamie Mcfarland Of Claremont avenue
entertained a large circle OF friends at a pleas
ant sociable at her residence on Saturday sven
ing. Singing. dancing, games aud a collation.
were the features OF the evening,
Contractor Condor has not vet resolved any
information from the Street and Water Com.
missioners in regard to the blocking Of the work
on the Woodlawn sewer by the Lshigh Valley
Railroad. The railroad, 1t IS said, desires to do
the excavating under its tracks and will not
allow the sewer to be built unless it eau do this
part of the work. Contractor Condor says that
he will not meddle with the matter, but let the
Street and Water Commissioners fight it GUS
with the railroad. In the meantime the sewage
will flow through the streets ia the Woodland
section.