The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-27
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The Dilletaute Literary society held an inter
esting meeting last evening at the residence or
Mr.. Harvey Grady, No. IS Avenus C. An inter-
esting programme of reallngs aud rectratlonS
were given. The readings by MIR. Frank Ora "
and the recitations by MI. J. Francs Byrns
were the features of the evening. Affer the
literary programme a socisbie was held. IL
was decided to hold the next meeting on next
Saturday evening when a debate will be held.
An elderly lady who refused TO give nef name
to the police had a narrow escaps trom oelHg
run over by a motor on Ocean and Dauforth
avenues at nine O'Clock yesterday morning..
The lady was crossing Ocean avenue at the rear
Of a motor which had stopped to allow several
passengers TO aiignt, and did MOI notice the
motor which was coming in the opposite dlrec-
ton. The motor was but ten feet away When
she started to cross the traeS and mad she con-
timed on her wGy she would have oeen rua
down and probably killed. The lady had enough
presence of mind, however, 70 jump backward
her. She tripped and fell. but was not injured.
The motormeu on the GreenVllie tne seem "
have forgotten the rule which requires theEl 70
ring the alarm bell as they appfoacn CROSSINGS
aud the residents are complaining IN conss-
quence.
Mr.. Paul soootksr by the Ne"anslas Drainatlc
promises TO be o successful affair. DIR. SoootEer
was severely injured q few weeks ago by being
thrown out of q wagon and the DFaihatlc As
s~oclation will come to his aid. An excellent
programme has been arranged for the concert
after which there will be dancing.
The twenty-tirsr annual masqnerade pan OF
the Greenvile Turn Verein Will be held on
Monday evening, February Il, and the Com
mittee of Arrangements is sparing no efIort to
make the event the most successful OF the sea,
son, A feature of the evening will be several
tableaux by the ladies' section Among the
ladies who will take part are;-Mrs. and Clara
Buchbinder. Mrs. German. Miss Hartzheim'
Mrs, Hamburger and Miss Hattie Hamburger,
Mrs. Scheller, Mrs Bojes and Mrs. Kaiser.
The ladies Of the Hudson County Schwab-
ischer Verein, who participated in the fancy
- %A4 -Aaa1aNasrAn hall IN knnhnW
evening, faced a photographers camera, in full
costume, a few days ago, ond one OF the photo :
graphs will be framed aud hung on the wall OF
The Christian Endeavor Society Of the Green-
Vile Reformed Church is arranging for a charity
concert, which will bs held shortly az To
Saghkiu Tribe, Improved Order Of Rel Men.
held its first meeting IN its new lodge room. at
Becker's Hall, jackson avenue. for the hfse
time last evening. One new member was IN
troduced to the braves. The tribs is in a pros
porous condition, and has a membership OF
over one hundred. After the meeting last night,
a sociable was held, aud the braves spent many
hours in smoking the pipe OF peace.
The public school on Dautorth avenue is bad
iy oyercrowded. Yesterday the pupils of the
second grad PF, rim fg0 e,ass ree saSeSar no, mSo f nat
passed the required examination for promotion
would BIS admitted to the next highest class.
The parents of the fifteen children who will be
required 60 spend another six months over tho
studies they have already successfully learned,
are complaining loudly OF the injustice of this
action. and say rhat IL the Board OF Education
does not provide an annex school they viii i-
woke the aid of Mayor WanSer. The new school
in the Woo LAWN section viii not b. ready for
the reception Of scholars until the next fall
term.
The Greenviae Building and Loan Association
No . will meet to recsive subscriptions this
evening at the rooms, No. 81 Linden avenue.
The subscription dance which will be given
at Bamher Hall on next Friday evening" by q
number of well known society ladies, promises
to be a successful affair. The COMMITTEES OF
Arrangements is as foliows:-Misses z. Mitchell,
Julia Williams. Ella Carey. Grace and Annie
Armstrong and Fannie 0utwater. Dancing
will bsgin at half past eight o'clock.
Newspaper thieves are again at work in this
section. Hardly asday passes but some reader
of The JERSEY Cry NEws complains that his
paper has been stolen. The thieves can hardly
be- blamed, as they desire to get the news in
more senses than oae. but unless they stop
their work, Captain Nugeut will give a few OF
them a berth in a Fifth precinct cell.
UNLESS there are q few more street lamps
placed on the thoroughfSres in the Woodiawn
s-ction and a few more policemen added to the
Fifth precinct force. the residents Of Greenyiils
may expect to have some day such 3 mystery
as that connected with the assault, on MISS
Barrowcliff,s said a prominent resident to u
JERSEY Cry News reporter Yesterday. There
are many trarnps 10 the Woodiawn section, and
after dark ladies are afrajd to walk along Ber-
gen avenue and the side streets starting
fr ON It.