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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-27
WEST@SHORE
THE NIAGARA FALLS ROUTE.
Picturesque Lin of Travel to Lake
and Mountain Resorts.

Trains leave 42d St. North River station. New
York as follows, and fifteen minutes earlier from
haVken, n. J., can be reached via trains ofN.J.L.
3D. I'd; leaving Penn. r R; Depot At Jersey City,
New Iorkto Bloomville, Sundays only; can be oc-
80 4. NJ. Daily local to Albany, for catskil
Mountains and Saratoga. Parlor car to Albany
SIS Daily for Albany. Utica. Syracuse, Rosh-
ester Buff9lo, Niagara Falls, Detroit, Chicago ex-
A.-fLW A. N. Daily, except Sunday, to Bloomville
ana Catskill Mountains. New Paitz, Lakes Mohons
and Minnewaska- Parlor ears to Bloomville and
Bills 4. y; Daily, except sunday, to catskfl
waska, Albany, Saratoga, Caldwell, Lake George.
ParIor cars 60 BISomville; sargtoga H Caldwsl1
to Catskin Mountains. Parlor car attached.
o Mountains Il n New pf Paiiiz efIc sEpes SMRaaaI and az Manu- Manu-
waska. Albany, Saratoga, Parlor cars attached to
Cos 2. N. Daily. except Sunday. for Al
S.l svr P; n R Roily f9E ABBS afaio. AS Nia.s4s q Faiis.
Toronto, Detroit. Cleveland, Chlcaso and Sc
s.a F. Daily. except sunday, for Newburs.
Albany, Saratoga and Montreal. Parlor ear to
As 2 u, Daily. except Sunday. for Utica. syria,
IS n Rn 5s1lyfs s,. Albany ! ts Utica e sy6asaseip d ESSh.
A.B. {. leaves Brooiiyn by Annex: A1e.@; BloG
A: NJ, C&@ Z u; jersey city, P, R. R, station.
Haverstraw Locals. 100 A. IL; 245. 4ss. 5:5; s9s
4l0dN and *11.45 F. NJ.
Newburgh Locals, ~1G15 A. NJ; Sis, Sis. 1922. NJ
*Daily. Sundays only. Kingston Local $50 NJ.
Wagner Sleeping cars for Albany, Utica, Syracuse.
Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara Falls. Toronto, Detroit,
Cleveland and Chicago on all through trains.
For tickets, timetables, parlor and sleeping car
accommodations or information apply ofices-
Brooklyn Nos. 33s, $50. 125 fulton street, annex office.
foot of Fulton street, New York City. Nos. lis. S6S
7s5 and 942 Broadway, 13 Bowery, No; 81 East Four
teenth street, No. sS West One Hundred aud Twenty
fifth street, Hoboken, N. j., Buschs Hotel, Hudson
and Third streets and at station.
c. LAMBERT,
General Passenger Agent.
No. Vanderbilt avenue.
Nav- XOpk
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-27
Dated Jersey city. August
NOTICE.


Notice is hereby given that on the eighteenth
Board of Street and Water Commissioners
by Henry Fitch and others for the construc-
ton of an eighteen-inch vitrifed pipe sewer
in
HIGHLAND AVENUE,
from a point fifty feet west OF the Hudson
County Public Road to connect with the sewer
in West Side avenue, in accordance with the
established plan of sewerage, together with all
the necessary manholes, receiving basins and
appurtenances.
Notice is also given that on the fourteenth
day of August, 1894, the commissioners of As
sessment filed with the Board OF Street and
Water Commissioners their preliminary sketch
showing what property will probably be as
sessed and the probable amount of benefit to
each lot or parcel of land, also the probable
amount of assessment per foot of frontage
for the said Improvement, and the same is
now open to public inspection in the office of
the Clerk of the Beard of Street and Water
Commissioners
And notice is also given that the following
street. or avenue, or particular section thereof
IS included in said assessment namely
HIGHLAND AVENUE,
from Hudson County Public Road to a noint
about 9s,6 feet east of West Side avenue.
And that the twenty-fourth day of Septem-
her 1894. at 8 o'clock PM, and the meeting
room of the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners are hereby fixed as the time and
place when and where the Board Of Street and
Water Commissioners will meet to hear par-
ties interested in said application, and all re-
nionstrance against the said Improvement
that may be presented in writing.
Ry order of the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners.
Clerk.
Dated Jersey City, August "a. 1894.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-27
HAD A BAD REPUTATION.
1t Gave Alleged Pickpocket Barry
Sixty DAYS.

Alfred Hall, William Barry and John
Macarthur, alleged ~pickpockets, were ar
rested by Detective Hanson of the D.,
L. & w. r.. r., Saturday upon suspicion.
Hanson alleges that the men followed a
crowd from New York to the railroad
pier where an excursion started from.
Macarthur was recognized as one ac-
cused of picking pockets at the late
Father Corrigan's funeral. When ar
rested by Chief Donovan at tina time,
Macarthur gave the name of John Clark.
He was dismissed for lack of evidence.
Macarthur was given ninety days in the
County Jail by Recorder McDonough this
morning, and the others were discharged.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-27
NOW FOR A WaITEWAsHIEG.

A petition was forwarded to the Ho-
hcken Police Commissioners asking that
IN investigation be ordered In the matter
of the arrest and assault of Frederick
Seller by Chancerlan john 3~fitzratrick
Mir. Seller, in the petition, COMPLAINS of
d brutal assault, the facts OF which
have already appeared in these olumns
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-27
JUSTICE MACS PHILANTHROPY.
He Sends a Brutal Husband to Jail
and Gives the Wife Money.

James Kennedy of No. 94N Noble street
was a defendant in the Second Criminal
Court his morning, charged by his wife,
Mary Kennedy, of cruelty and non-sup-
port. The woman carried in her arms a
very isck child, which, she said, was suf-
fering from hunger. Acting Judge Macs
told kennedy if he would give his wife
some money and go home with her and
live like respectable people, he would
telling the Judge to dismiss or not, just
as he damned please. but l don't give
her a damn cent. see."
Farm for sixty days in default of $40
fine. The kind hearted Justice then put
his hand in his own pocket and gave
the poor woman some money.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-27
PY9HIAN BNCAMPMBNf.
Washington Crowded with
Visitors and Members of
the Uniformed Rank.

WASHINGTON Anp ~ 1894 -Exnec-
80 n,a,nia,
encampment OF the knights of Pythias
are beeinninp to ha realized. and every
thtng inaiaat ~ on,v : nag,,aoant
gathering of the Uniform Rank, but
visitors many thousands In excess of the
nuuhsr nrad,otaa an nisb. flong ana
during every hour today trains bearing
Pythians and their friends have been
discharring their loads ~ the railroad
s.stians .neif ioaas re,ns,an
trains are scheduled to arrive between
siv ava aIa,aa o,a,oa,z too,aht g. ora.t
= anu eleven . cioch 'onisnt ~ siea'
Is the influx of people that the Recep-
ton Committee have been embarrassed
in sacur,ng onartars Far al ~ them
M.
greatly in excess of their estimated
strength that three hundred additional
tents have been erected at Camp George
Washington, on the Washington Monu.
knights so far includes ~contingents from
Tennessee, Ohio, New Jersey, Missouri,
West Virginia, Nebraska, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, Arkansas, Texas, Ken
lucky, Wisconsin. Illinois, New Hamp-
shire, Massachusetts. Kansas and Con-
necticut.
Major General Carnahan, commander
in-chief of the order. has announced the
following staff appointments in addition
to a large number of aides-de-camp:-
Edward L.. Brand, %brigadier general and
chief of staff, Chicago, ILL.,: William j.
Mckee, brigadier general and adjutant
general, Indianapolis, Ind: George w.
Lindsey, brigadier general and Judge I'd
vocate general, Baltimore, Md; William
d. Kennedy, brigadier general and in
speetor general, Chicago: E. F.. Durand,
b~rigadier general and chief engineer,
New Haven, Conn; NJ. S. Barkwell,
brigadier general and surgeon general.
Cheyenne, wyoming; w. H. Bowlsby,
b~rigadier general and advisory surgeon
general, Brooklyn, NY; j.. NJ. Cain,
brigadier general and quartermaster-
general, San Antonio, Texas; Frank w.
Mckinley, brigadier general and commits
sary general, Manchester, NH; and Rev.
z. G. Sanderson, colonel and chaplain
in-chief, Vernon Centre, Minnesota.
Speaking of the coming meeting of the
Supreme Lodge, Supreme. Chancellor
Blackwell sayS:-"Notwithstanding the
great record of our order IN the past, I
am convinced that the present session
is in prospect the NEST Important ever
held in our history, and promises more
for the future Of our order tina all the
previous sessions combined. In short, 1
may say that a plan will be presented,
which, if fully developed and harmoni-
ously adopted, will in the near future
raise our order to the imperial leader
ship among fraternities by stamping in
sublime principle heretofore untaught
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-27
WoMEi4 Or THE FUTURE.
Judic Seems Just a Fit Strong Minded and
Progressive.

How interesting it would be if we of the
present day could see posterity-that pos
terity which could never be without US,
but which will yet look back on us With
wonder and pity not unmixed with con-
tempt! If we could only have an idea ap-
preaching accuracy of its standards, say
500 years hence, perhaps we would be
more patient with existing conditions,
seeing in them a step toward that higher
level. The most featherbrained woman
of today would, just as she is, have been
Il miracle of learning and accomplishment
500 years ago, when the ability to read
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-27
VALLEY RAILROAD
Leave Penna. n. r.. Depot.

EChhaH IA "a. kSGpOtx
( ZIP A. n. daily for MAUCH CHUNK ana jnter
mediate stations. Connections EXCEPT Sunday for
Pottsvilie and Reading.
ss3 A. N. daily for GENEVA, ROCHESTER BUR-
FALO, NAGARA FAILS, SUSPENSION BRIDGE
and the West and principal local points; dining ear
to Wilkesoarre. Pullman parlor car to Buffalo.
S:l4 A. NJ. daily. except Sunday. for MAUCI
CHUNK and intermediate points; connections foc
Reading and Harrisburg.
l2a5 P. N daily. except Sunday, for ELIIRA AMI
WILLIE and Chair car to Nikssb4cre
intermediate foints.
4s21 p. n. daily. except Sunday, for L. & 3. JUNG
TON and the principal intermediate stations. Pull
man buffet parlor Car to Wilkesbarre connections
for louisville.
42P.M daily, except SATURDAY, I'D Y, or
SOUTH PLAIN FIELD and intermediate stations.
52S Z. NJ. daily for EASTON and intermediate STU
tons.
SIS p. IL. daily for BUFFALO. NIAGARA FALLS
and all points W est; Pullman sleeper vestibuiel
train, New York to Chicago; sleeper to BuffaI1
connections for Reading and Harrisburg.
6:42 T. NJ. daily, except Sunday for MAUCH CHUNK
and intermediate stations.
sl2 P N. daily for ITHACA, GENEVA, RoCHES
TER, 2 NIAGARA FALLS. and all poi IL
West: Pullman sleepers TO Chicago and Buffalo.
Additional sunday trains I1:l4 A. NJ. or NAUCI
and PoTISYILLE, and all intermediates
Tickets and Pullman accommodation at Penn
sylvania r. r Depot.
The New York transfer Co. will can for aud chaek
baggage from hotel or residence through 10 destnS
tons,
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OLDEST OF THE IMM0RTALs.

The oldest member of the forty immor-
tails is M%Legouve, who Is nearly eighty
eight years Of age. NJ. Paul Boprget is
the and is in his forty.
second year.-Exchanges
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SUAb| AN FESTIVAL,
Labor Day Tuesday,,
Sept. 3 and a, 1894,
GreenviI|e Schuezen Park,
MOST ATTRACTIVE FEATURES.
QUAINT GAMES & TABLEAUX.
PRIZE BOWLING.
.Nesc Jersey State Flair,

PAR
On the line of Pennsylvania Railroad. Between
Newark and Elizabeth.
~THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION
will be held
EPTEMBE !, 4 5, 6 and It'll, 1891.
Attractions: Trotting, Running and Pacing Races
Each Day. Grand Exhibition Of Road, Draft and
Carriage Horses, Thorous hbrsd Cattle, Sheep,
Varieties. Magnificent Display of Fruits, Flowers
and Vegetables, Farm Machinery and Garden Imple-
Entry Books Omen August Ii. The ceIehratad
%Japaness own Troop will perform daily, and
other equally novel attractions have been engaged.
Privileges of all kinds will be sold on the Fair
Grounds, on and after August IS, All persons want
ing privileges of any kind must make application
III person or by letter. Space for Exhibition Pur-
poses Free. Admission on Monday Labor Day., Csc.
On Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday, admission.
SIC. Persons buying fifty or more tickets for use on
these three days will be allowed a discount of ~
address
Z. B. D p. T. Quinn. Cor. Sec'y.
President. 16i Broad St. Newark. n. J..
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SUMMER READING

TO any one who VIII send as four OF the following
came date, or from four issues Of different dates
accompanied BY ter eepts IN silver Or in postage
books to be selected by yourself from the list
printed below
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-27
Pythian Kniehts, Excnrsioh.

A large crowd of Knights of Pythias left
the city for Washington. Tomorrow is a
field day at the Pythian Grand Encamp-
ment, and every lodge in this and New York
State sent representatives. Palestine Dlvi-
sion, Uniformed Rank, of Jersey City, sent
a big. delegation. and mighty smart they
looked intheir brilliant chapeaux and gold
laced uniforms.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-27
How DO You KNOW.

There are as many men angels as there ar
women angels.-"Bandon Buckshaw.t
The Portland daily press., 1894-04-27
DEATHS.

In this CITY, April 2e. Florence Irene, daugh-
ter of Hans II. and Laura j. B, ockman, aged
~ IF Ruml Saturday afternoon at 2.3o o'clk.
from ~ PARENTS residence, No. So Cumberland
street. .bh;
fPravers this Friday afternoon at O'Clock,
at No " Deering street. Burial at Limington.
~ IN Bridgton, April IT. Cornelius Peterson,
aged IA years. ,r,,o,,,,. r,,.u
In Saco' Mrs Elizabeth Deering,
In Thomaston, April 10, Mrs. Allen Ayerill
IN Vinaihaven, April 13 Isaiah Bray.
In Thomaston, April IL, James o. Cushing
asqu R 10 April 9. Alfred X. Burns, aged
68 years. . .;, ~.
as In Bangor, April IL. Mrs. Sarah Cutter, aged
IS years. -, ~ c,,.
erlv Of Dixfield, aged 30 years 10 months.
In Wilton. April 1e, Mrs T. G. Mayo, aged
III 1" Fsarmingdaie, April 81. Herberts L.
IN Augusta, April 20, Miss Anna A. Cunning
NAM In Gardiner. April 81. Mrs J. P. Rines, aged
"a years.
The Portland daily press., 1894-04-27
in The MUNICIPAL COURT.
what Hapyened There Before Judge Gould
Yesterday.

The PRESS yesterday morning spoke
of a man having been badly beaten ana
of his complaint that watch mad been
STOLEN from him, at the time, the affair
occurring Tuesday night. The man VINO
lost the watch was man named Chap
man. Conroy had the watch in his
possession, but said it was given MIN e5
another man. Officer Morse arrested tn
other man. whose name was Tho mas
McCloud. The two men were brought
before Judge Gould yesterday morning.
Conroy and McCloud were held in the
sum of $500 each to the grand jury ana
Chapman in $500 as witness.
John McCue claimed that Oftieer PM
Inns banged him over the head with his
club. cutting him badly, without pro-
vocation. Officer Phillips said McCue
was Intoxicated, and threatened his
landlady. The officer tried to get MN
to 90 home peaceably and MeCue struck
him twice in the neck. Then Phlillis
struck him with the billy to make him
90 to the station with him, as McCue
was fiahting him. McCue was fined 80
and costs for intox1cation and $50 for
resisting an officer. Colonel bradbury
appeared for McCue.
Mary Donahue, vagrant. was sen1
TO iail for fifteen days.
Jacob Marston, for intoxication. was
fined So and costs.
The Portland daily press., 1894-04-27
BOOMING CAsCO BAY.
Three Massachusetts, Men Here Last
Wednesday.

Will Probably Buy the Merryconeae
House at HarpswelI-Have Bought 100
Acres on Cousens IsIand-They Own
MeIrose Park on LiItlejohn's Is.
land.
Wednesday, Messrs. Batcheler, NOVEL;
and Kellogg OF Melrose, Mass, came to
this city and went down the harbor on
the Ben Hnr. with Benjamin Thompson,
Esq. They are the three real estate
dealers who came down here last spring
and bought the Hamilton farm on Lit
tlejohn's Island, laid it out into 325 lots,
put them on the market, named the
place Melrose Park, and began to sell
lots. They have sold 100 lots since then
to Boston, New York and Portland peo-
pie, at prices of from $50 to $50 lot.
They built cottages, and have begun to
build more this spring.
Wednesday was their first trip here
this spring. They went down to Harp
swell with Mr.. Thompson to look over
the Merryconeag House, with view OF
buying, and they willspro badly buy it.
They have also bought 100 acres of land
on Cousins Island. They are fascinated
with Casco Bay. and evidently believe
that it is destined to be the biggest and
best summer resort in Maine, rs indeed
it will and ought to be.
Late in the day, the party went to Mr.
Thompson's cottage on little Whaleboat
Island, and enjoyed a chowder and clam
bake.
They are now at the Meirose Park, on
Littiejohn's Island. Mr.. Kellogg IS the
son of Rev. Elijah Kellogg, and no
doubt it is his familiarity with our
beautiful bay that has brought about
these large transactions in real esta e.
The Portland daily press., 1894-04-27
Casco Fiye,s Anniversary.

Casco Engine Company, No. 5. cele-
brated the tenth anniversary of it's re-
organization last evening, and a jolly
and their friends enjoyed a fine supper
and then heard the pleasant things which
Chief Jackson. Chairman Little of the
city government committee. and the
members of the board had to say about
them. After this the engine house be-
came a hall for the time being. and
the dance was kept up until late hour.
The chemical company expressed their
good opinion Of their neigh bors by send
ing them the handsome cake which
adorned the banquet board.
The Portland daily press., 1894-04-27
MARRIAGES..

Tn this city. April %. by Rev. Matt s; Hughes
Otis P. Cover. and Miss Maud b. DlmmocK'
o1 In this city. April o. by Rev, Matt s Hughes
Iohn NJ. I,ombord and Miss Dora E. Frasier.
o9 n q saco ADJ. Aprii "a, George Blow and Miss
In Bath. April IS, Edward E. Emery and Mrs.
Amelia Packard. .,.. r,,, e r
II an.a Ngias iberia Norton of Addison,
FL In Ban April 10. Edwin H. Allen and Miss
Martha A. Alexander.
oo IN an. ndli Msss Myrtie E. Hersey Of Everett
The Portland daily press., 1894-04-27
They Must Make Manifests and Lists.

The International line of steamers and
other lines running into ports of New
England from New Brunswick and Nova
Scotia have not been in the habit during
the past to make manifests or lists of
PASSENGERS, but Superintendent Stumps
has issued an order that lists and mani
tests must be made out and delivered to
the Inspector of immigration before pas
sengers shall be permitted to land, and
all alien immigrants shall be held until
inspected
The Portland daily press., 1894-04-27


It's first quarter of century and asking
me in behalf of the committee to write
something to be read at the festival of
the stalwart yachtsmen of my natl ye
city touches a soft spot in my heart and
calls hack old friends and scenes though
lost to sight to memory dear"
Twenty-Five years ago-how swiftly
those years have fiown-a little company
of Portland Yachtsmen met in my office
on Exchange street of an April evening,
and founded the Portland Yacht Club
And as sit here in my home in the
NorthIand-the land of those terrible
yaohtsmen of old, the Vikings-my
memory runs back not only to that
April evening, but far beyond that,
and brings up vision after vision of my
boyhood, sparkling and bright as The
blue waters of our Casco Bay.
Yachting l cannot remember when l
did not love that manly sport! There
were the early days when we Portland
boys used to borrow ~ the long boat
from some West India brig moored to
Park street wharf; and with oar stuck
up as mast. and boat hook for spirit,
set our lone sail and sped merrily
DER the ripping ocean to that distant
land-the preakwater And what time
we had of it. lacking back against the
tide, losing a little on every tack, till
at last in despair we furled our sail, put
the oar to its original function, and
smashing it about astern like propeller
great science that sculled ignominiously-
home.
Then came the days of the Flying Dutch
man, rare boat was that, in price at
least-four pence, six and one quarter
cents, an hour. That brought her within
the posi- bilities of our school boy saw
inss. We could make House Island in
her-yes, and if the afternoon were long