The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-09
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The NJ. J.. Carney Association held a masqus-
rade ball at ODD Fellows Hail. Hoboken, last
the a~ffair:-Floor Manager, Wm +. Schmale;
Assistant Floor Manager, VIM G. Gunde rsdorf:
Floor Committee, IF. Gundsrsdorf and T.
HiIkis; Reception Committss, J. KaoIe, Chair
man. Chas. Sehmale and Z. HIKE.
a young woman called at Hobokep Police
Headquarters last evening about half past seven
O'Clock aud said she had lost trace of her
brother, John Flynn, OF Brooklyn. Shs said hs
left hene on Sunday night before New Years
Day, aud she has not heard about him since.
Sergeant Stanton looked up the records aud
found recorded q Jona Flynn, twenty-eight
years of age, who was arrested by Policeman
Eckhardt on New Years morutng at 4. 40 O'Clock.
The man had been disappearing about the
streets in q woman's skirt. He was drunk. The
woman said that was her brother. He is in thu
County Jail, where he was sent for fifteen days
by Recorder McDonouyh. Tne woman was told
to wait until the Recorder came. She said her
mother In Brooklyn suffered frem melancholia,
and Fiypn was her oDly reliance. Shs waited
to get him out. The Recorder will have the
man released.
The Seuddentscher Verein of Hudson County
held a "Bauern BALI at Quartette Cluo Hall,
Hoboken, last evening. The bail was
ed 10 the STYLE of a German village. and Chri St
mas trees grew over the walls and stair cases.
EvergreenS were the predomina siag dscora-
lions. Everybody was attired in some old
fashioned German garment. Ths 'ministerS"
who acted as judges, were N. Klapms1 and Ed
ward Rrendsn. In thu village. when any per-
son iLfringsd upon the rules Of etiquette. they
were forced to pay a fine OF twenty-five cents.
A fat sum was realized. Jaks Kupsr. President
of the Fire Board, tFod on a young lady's
toes first and paid a fine. Henry Wonder Leith
smoked q poor cigar aad handed up. On the
Floor Committee that mana ged tbs affair were
Louis Christ and VIM. Pfarrins. dance fol-
lowed the march through the village. Among
those present were;-Max Scaling. Mr.. and
Mrs. George a, Friedrichs, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Streckfnss. Miss A. strecsfuss. Mr.. ami Hrs.
Henry Sadder, NJ. aud Mrs. Edward Breuisr,
Mr. and Miss Jacob Boiinger. Andrew Bu,ss ,
Captain and Mrs. Claus Schroeder. CAPTAIN and
Mrs. Exneyer, ex-Captain and Mrs. Henry
Wonder Lsith. Mr.. aud MIS-, john Schmmann.
.ex-Captain Fricke and wife, Mr. aud Mrs: John
KIain. Mr.. aud Mrs Joa Rath. Me-. and Mrs.
Cornelius Burger. Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Welt
ksnph, Mr.. and Mrs: Frank GiuwsSy. Misses
Miunie Muller aud Mipnies voiL Gas Knutf.
Wster Commissioners Lehmaan, aud Coroner
Antony Volk.
The ofieers Of the versiu sre:-presidsnt.
Secretary. Wan. Fass; Treasurer. jacob Boil
rnger. Chairman, Q. Magaus. Geo. Friedriehs
was q .Burgermsister.A
Andrsw johnson. forty-six years of age. ON
ploved ON tina tuzhoai Alaska at the foot OF
Fifth street, Hoboken. vas found dad ia his
bunk this mogaing at seven O'Clock BY tCaptain
Esser Wetson. The man evidently died OF heart
failure, There were ne Indications OF any
struggle Of any sort or marks OF violence. Cor
ouer Volk was natitisd aad the body was re-
moved to the morgus.
Au1lt LehtI1uErA a5tSI NONlo "a hku- UtliS
with har parents al No. i13 Harrison strast, Ho;
boken. was badly burnsd about thu body yes
terday afternoon sustaining injuries from
which she may die. Her little brother Tn omas,
five years of age. was also seriously
burned. Their mother had gone out in
the afternoon about three o'clock. Intending
xofng to the bakers. Sac left thu ch:idr en-
alona aud cantioued them not to go near tho
Are. She mad bcsp away about half an hour.
when piercing screams emanatsd from uithia
tie house and in = monsnt the little ones
dashed from the rooms. their clothes ablazs.
Their Screams were pitiful. passersby saw the
flames and rusllsd 70 the aid Of the terrified
children. Ths flames vers smothsred with
considerable din ,ulty. Policeman Kennedy
summoned the ambulance and Aanie was re-
moved 10 the hospital, DR.. Simon thinks she
cannot live. The othsr one Is not so badly In
jured.
Tho children had been playing near the Ere
aud Is was ia this msnnsr that their clothes iE-
uised.
A cough aeeas quick aud effective treat
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