The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-18
GOSSIP.

jeremiah Tyrell. thirty-seven years old, OF
One Hundred and Thirty ninth street and Rail-
road avenue, New York, was arrested by
Mounted Policeman Mackey last evening as a
suspicious manner on Danforth avenue. He
entered the Railways of a number of houses
and it is believed that he intended to commit
robbery. He was given a berth in a cell for
| the night.
St. Paul's Catholic Club held a well attended
meeting at St. Pauls School Hall on Tuesday
evening and adopted q constitution and bylaws
At the next meeting the club will decide on
permanent quarters. In a year Father Schandei
hopes to begin work on a new clubhouse for
the organization.
Onward Lodge No. 1.sea. Knights and Ladies'
of Honor, will hold an important meeting to
morrow evening at Bslvedere Hall. Grand
install the following oficers:-Protector, Mr..
Sands; Vice Protector, john Struthers; Secre-
]. Roehrenbeck; Treasurer. Edward MartlD;
Chaplain, Margaret Sands; Guide, Harry
Witnabert; Sentinel, L. Sailman; Guard. Fred
Aibrecht,
The arrangements for the annual ball Of the
Schwabisher Verein at metropolitan Hall on
Monday evening are completed and no effort
has been spared by the hustling committee 10
ever held by this popular organization. The
Feature Of The evening will be the fancy march
by a committee of ladies and gentlemen who
will be attired in gorgeous costumes made ax-
pressly for the occasion. Handsome prizes OF
silverware will be given to the ladies who wear
the handsomeSt costumes. The hall will be
handsomely decorated and every accommodation
will be provided for the DANCERS. II the weather
is pleasant the committee expects to nee at
least one Thousand people present.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad has not yet made
any effort to cross Chapel avenue with it's
tracks. The railroad seems to have called q
truce with the Central Company as no furthe r
work has been done on its tracks at Clare
mont.
The changeable weather of the past few weeks
is creating havoc with the celery crops In this
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crops, while a good steady frost will improve
them. Unless q cold spell OF several weeks
duration sets in, the farmers fear that the crops
will be spoiled.
Greenville lodge of the Sexennial League at
its meeting at Bamber Hall, last evening, IN
stalled the officers who were elected at the last
meeting.
Many residents Of this section find fault with
the fremen OF No. 10 engine, because they do
respond to alarms Of fire which are SOUNDED IN
the Woodlawn section. The fremrn in reply
matters before they begin to kick. The engine
was located in Greenville to protect that section
Of the city south OF Woodlawn avenue. and only
alarms from that section are responded to The
engine would not even go out on a general
alarm, as the Fire Commissioner believe that
Il would be unwise to leave that section OF
GreenviIle south of Woodlawn avenue unpro-
tected at any time.
Mr.. VIM. R. Feree, a son of Theodore E.
Feree, OF old Bergen road. and q former resi-
where he was engaged in a lucrative business.
He was forty years Old at tho time of his death.
The funeral took place this afternoon from tha
residence Of bis parents in Greenville. Tho m
ternnsnt was in the New York Bay Cemetery.
The Lady AROMA Circle has appointed . COM
mittee to ARA ge for an apron and necktie
sociable. Tue date for the event has not yet
been fixed. but it will be held at the club house
of the Aroma A. c.. on Bergen avenue, within
the next fortnight.
Although the ice on the Morris Canal was but
an inch thick YESTERDAY, one small boy who re-
sides on the New York Bay shore managed TO
enjoy himself for over an hour gliding over the
slippery surface. The ice gave several sharp
cracks TO warn the youngster that he was In
danger. but he needed not the warning. With
the assistance of q comrade. he was. as SAT 9
as though on dry land, even had he fallen
through the fiimsy coating of ice into the canal.
Fastened tightly around his waist was a stout
rope the snd of which was held by his compan.
ion, who ran along the towpath as he gided
over the ice. After he had tired himself be
changed places with his companion. The
strange and interesting sight was witnessed by
q large number of people.
Ground has been broken for two frame dwell
ings on Ocean avenue, near Chapel avenue.