New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-01
PASSAIC COUNTY.
PATERSON.
ADuERING TO ANCIENT WAYS IN The
FIRE DEPARTMENT.

SURPRISING DIsoRDERLY HOUSES NOTES AND
NEWS ABOUT PEOPLE AND INCIDENTS
Tho nrincpal excitement i'm Paterson TOT INC
lac, eey DAYS has been OF an unpleasant nature
having been furnished by the trials ana con'
lions of several people for keeping houses OF III
fame It had been known that the Grand jury
which finished it's sessions last week. WAS ~
vcstigating crime OF this sort, and the news 'na'
Indictments had been found against the proprie-
tors of a number of houses In Riverst create"
no surprise: but the trials. or course uie" !" ~.
Courthouse a large daily audience OF people WIZ.
morbid tastes. The amount or ignorance anu "
innocence developed on the witness-s'ahd was e."
tcrtaining to students of human nature ana '"e
State had TO rely principally on an abundance OF
,ostimonv TO the effect that visitors called AT these
houses at all hours, and upon Inc "eh-hhow''
opinion OF n famous English Jurist mat HIGH VI"
not 20 10 certain places TO say their prayers
II is hard to get some OF the Aldermen TO realize
that the ctty is no longer a village. and mat "
has outCrown the volunteer fire department days
with the Drldes and ieaouses OF fire companies
sunnosed to represent different wards or geograph
cal sections. In old times there was All annual
.hremen's parade" and long lines OF red-shirted
and helmeted men, including visitors rom o'hei
towns and villages marched all over town. drag
cling their "machines.' and greeted with ho"e''
and cheering Since the department was maze
maid onc and nut on a busresslike basis. the
annual turnout has been called an inspection,
but some of the Aldermen. who insisted on 'he
march going past their houses. caused the iohs
line to be maintained exhausting the horses which
had 10 drag the heavy steamers and trucks lot
miles and rendering them unfit for prompt duty
IN case OF an alarm chief Engineer John stage
has been fighting against these primit'e i"et"o'''
and has urged a short line OF march surnceh'
for INSPECTION. but at the annual AFFAIR on lhahhe-
giving Day the ponderous machines were taken
steep hill to the Totowa section the sohci'ude
al tho Aldermen having been more effective WIN
the committee i- power than the commoh-sehse
advice OF the chef.
The American Comp essed- Air Motor Company
with a capitaI stock o. $1,000. one-hfth paid In.
has He'd iis certificate OF Incorporation IN fassac
County ard will have its works at compton
Dean William NfcNulty. OF ST. Johns Church one
-, the oldest and most disned Roman Cathohc
PRIESTS IN the diocese OF Newark. few nights ago
formally opened the new bowling alleys OF the
= Johns Sunday -schoo Teachers Association oy
rolling the first ball The venerable priest con-
,D.eratcly LETT all the pins up FOR the young men
20 knock down.
The lessons % last summers drouth were MOI
lost upon some miIl-owners. The Phoenix Manu-
featuring Company. which has one OF the Ia'ses'
silk mills in the city had to suspend operations
many DAYS wnen the water was low IN the race
p,v' Tho company Is now putting IN steam power
John Il Humphreys married IN New orh;
Wednesday
Haugor England The ceremony took place a. th'
home Of Mrs Jordan smith, No 80 West FLY
sevsnth-Si Among the guests present tfon, Ts.-
,rson vas Congressman elect James r stewart
IN. Recorder OF the city. Mr.. Humphreys Was q
Whoever lie * an Englishman by birth. and ms
uncle is the Protestant Bishop OF Ulster. Ireland
Tho Paterson COLI club. recently ORGANIZED, mas
been PLAYING almost daily for some time on me
BERGEN County side OF the Passac River. H.
IcNirt IL the president. Samuel j. watson. wee.
president and Henry G. Knox secretary ana
treasurer Mr. Knox. who Is the cashier OF the
Paterson National Bank. and a nephew OF ne
latc John Jay Knox il enthusiast at the
ancient scottish game. .....,..
The catholic Young Mems Literary Association
has arranged FOR series OF weekly talks during
he winter months. BEGINNING on Monday nisht OF
mex week Each member Is TO nave three MIN
utcs allowed TO him on the floor. 49,
Next weeks chief musical afar VIII be the
fourteenth concert OF the Paterson philharmonic
society on Tuesday night December !. in Asso-
citation Hall This amateur orchestra or sixty
pieces IL conducted by carl Hauser. OF New-Nork
\ movement from Havdn's second symphony Is
on IN. programme. The assisting artists WI be
Miss Lillian y Parslow. Vionist, and y HOBART
Smock tenor. he society has removed ns quar-
tors 90 The Ekings Building No. ~ Market-st.,
where. besides the large hall for weekly re-
hctrsals. II has room available at any 'imH
for individual practice or training ny groups VI
instruments