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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-03-26
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Muscatine, Ia, March 14.-The jury
in the Woods case. criminal prosecu-
ton for alleged completely in blowing
up the houses Of three prohibitionists
ia 1898. disagreed and was discharged.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-22

pushed through the Legislature at high
pressure, because there was urgent me-
cessity for the work. This cali FOR bids
was printed in a hurry. too. There is. in
fact, need for haste. The work can only
be done in the summer months, and every
day at this time of year is worth two
later on. Indeed, it is rumored that some
Of the bidders are growing FESTIVE and
threatening to withdraw their offers on
the ground that they had proposed to do
the work in the summer and not in win
ter.
The delay is caused. 1t is understood,
by the Board investigating one or more
systems Of concrete pavement. This
makes it the more nonsensical since the
reasons are endless for not using concrete
for this thoroughfare. Apart from the sus-
pscion that always attaches to patent or
secret process jobs, thsre are strong rea-
sons in this case for using only a pave
ment which can be lifted and replaced
without injury. The boulevard is prac-
tically undrained. Sewers, water pipes,
gas mains and probably electric conduits
are to be laid in the future. one at one
time, another at another Tine. The place
to locate these will be under the side
walks, and TO make this possible tagging
alone should be used.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-22
: ABRAHAM C0HEN's FUNERAL
Buriedin Flower Hill Cemetery with
Military Honors.

The funeral of the late Abraham Cohen
took place at the home of his parents,
No. 345 Newark avenue, yesterday after
noon, at two o'clock. The funeral SER
vices were held in the house at one
o'clock. The interment took place at
Flower Hill Cemetery. Young Mr.. Cohen
was one of the graduates of the class
of June, '96, of the High School.
He attended the dinner Of that class on
Friday week and on Saturday complained
of feeling i'll. Nothing serious was
thought of it until Monday. when it was
learned he was suffering from acute per-
itonitis. He was removed to Christ Hos
pital on Tuesday morning, and on that
evening his class graduated at the Acad-
envy of Music, with his name near the
head Of the list.
He sank rapidly or Wednesday, and It
life was an operation, which was to have
been performed on Friday morning at
ten o'clock. But onY that morning at
two o'clock he died.
Mr.. Cohen was a.. bright young man
and intended to study law. With that
end in view he had secured a position
in the law office of Max Salinger. He
was also one of the charter members Of
| q ~Sergeantcy in the High School adets.
Company L turned out In full dress uni
form and escorted the body from the
house to the cemetery when the parting
salute of three shots was fired over the
grave.
The High School Cadets also sent a DEL
egation, consisting of the officers of that
organization. Several beautiful floral
pieces were sent by the organizations of
which Mr.. Cohen was a member. The
Forensic Society remembered its former
President with a large pillar with inn
mortelles, saying, Fellow Forensican."
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-22
BOYS SHOT FOUR MEN.

Specialto the Jerscy Cfty Meas.


BEVERLY, June %, 1S96.-A serious
shooting ARRAY that might have termi-
mated fatally, occurred last evening about
six O'Clock. From what can be learned,
1T appears that the steam yacht Joseph
Stokes of Trenton, with a party of
twenty persons, residents of tina city,
had tied at Beverly wharf to make re-
pairs to the machinery. After completing
the same and heading towards Trenton,
they were accosted by two young men,
Frederick Albury, son of Councilman
Albury, and John Perkins, of this city,
who were in a bateau.
A wan of words enSued between them,
followed by a shower of vegetables from
the yacht, and almost Immediately shots
were fired from the bateau- The men on
the yacht thought only blank cartridges
were being used until one exclaimed
I'm shot After the firing had ceased,
it was found that Thomas Casey and
Lawrence Swetman were each shot in
the shoulder and Charles d. Clayton in
the arm. Andrew Bfaney, engineer, was
wounded IN the leg. Repeated probings
failed to locate the ball.
The wound were dressed by Doctors
Taylor and Roberts, after which they
started home in their yacht. When last
seen the parties who did the shooting
were rowing hastily down the river be-
low Andalusia, and at a late hour had
not been apprehended.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-22
CORPORATION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on the
ID day of March, 1896, application was made
to the Board Of Street and Water Commits
sioners by G. A. Bennett and others for the
construction of an lS-inch yitrihed pipe
SEWER IN DUNCAN AVENUE,
from a point about 20 feet west of Hudson
Boulevard to and connecting with the sewer
in Duncan avenue. at its intersection with
West Side avenue.
Said sewer to be built conformabiy to
the provisions of Chapter 27 of the Laws Of
1895, and in accordance with the established
plan of sewerage, together with all the neees-
sary manholes, receiving basins and appur-
Notice is ais given that on the 18th day
of June, 1896, the Commissioners of Assess
ment filed in the office of the Board of Street
map for said Improvement, showing the
probable total cost of the ~ntempla i'm
provement and the probable amount, to be
assessed on property specially benefited there
inspection in the Office of the Clerk of said
And notice is also given that the following
streets or avenues or particular sections there
of are included in said assessment, namely
DUNCAN AVENUE.
from West Side avenue to Hudson Boulevard.
WEST d AVENUE,
on the east side. from Hudson Boulevard
about Is. 02 feet southwest.
And that in accordance with the provisions
of the Act above cited the 29th day of June,
1896. at two O'Clock p. NJ, 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
PARTIES interested in said application. and all
remonstrances against the said proposed i'm
movement that may be presented in writing.
BY order Of the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners.
Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-22
TEA AND TENNIS.
The Jersey City Club Has a Handicap
Tournament.

Tournament.
II grounds of the Jersey City Tennis
Club were gaily decorated Saturday after
noon with hags and bunting by Deming &
Co. in honor of the tennis tea given by the
club. At one end of the grounds 8 large
tent was erected, where Miss Maud Will
Jams. Miss MAZE Cropsy, Miss Nett.e
Abernethy. Miss Jennie Scott, Miss Evelyn
Flaack, Miss Jessie Per Lee, Miss Bessie
Taylor and Miss Collard served refresh
ments. Morrow g. Day were caterers.
This was the third. tea held by the club
since its organization in 1888, the last one
being about three years ago..
A stand was erected on one side, from
which the many guests could view the pro-
gressive handicap tournament for the
members of the club. There were sixteen
players, making eight entries of doubles.
The progression was arranged similarly
TO that of euchre. The winning team in
each set progressed to the next court and
played the defeated team at that court.
Ten sets of twelve points each were
played. resulting as follows-CIive New
comb and P. Durrie, with a handicap of
winning first prize; P. S. McLaughlin
and E. Van Wrinkle. with a handicap of
I'VE points, Won seven out of ten sets. get
Adams. with a handicap Of four points; +.
e. Ferris and O.. B. Fielder, scratch men.
and the Rev. j.. 1. Seudder and Ed Wat
son, with q handicap of two points, were
tied for third place. each team winning
six out of ten sets. On the play-of. f. e.
Ferris and g. B. Fielder won third prize.
The other players were w. B.. Eager and
G. o. Burrows. handicap six, won four
out of ten; I. Pyle and w. P. Wooqsey.
handicap five, won two out of ten, and
j. A. Dear and W. Y. Dear, handicap two,
Won one out of ten.
The prizes were valuable tennis articles.
The committee in charge of the tea, to
E.. T. Mclaughlin, Jr.. chairman: Harry
L. Scott and Warren Moore.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-22
Ills LIFE FOR 4 CORN
Determined Joseph Haggerty
Commits Suicide Rather
Than Lose His Leg.

While temporarily insane, James Hag-
gerty, a bartender 50 years old, of No.
l06 Washington street, Hoboken, commit
ted suicide yesterday morning by first
taking carbolic acid then cutting the ar
terry in his left wrist and lastly by throw
ing himself out of the second story VIM
dow. He was picked up in a semi-con-
scious state and taken to Police H~eadquar-
tiers. where DR.. Simon ordered him sent to
st. Mary's Hospital. He died in the in
stitution two hours after being admitted
Haggerty had a bad corn on his right
foot and several weeks ago in pairing it
cut his toe. Blood poison set in and the
doctors told him that ne would have to
having his leg amputated that drove him
to take his life. For the past few days
he acted in a strange manner and his
friends noted a change in his mental con-
dition.
Yesterday morning Haggerty felt worse
and sent his wife for a doctor. While
she was absent he committed the rash act.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-22

Over six weeks ago the Board of
1reeho1ders opened bids for the laying OF
eidewalks along the, Boulevard. All, or
aearly all, were within the appropriation.
Indeed. they were as a collection, ex-
tremely and unexpectedly favorable to the
County. There seemed to be no good rea-
son why the selection from among them
should not have been made in a week
and the contract signed and the work be-
gun in another. If this had been done.
nearly a months operations would now
be complete and several miles of tagging
might already be laid and in use by the
public.
But nothing at all has been done. The
matter stands exactly where it did the
day the bids were received. So far as the
ordinary mar can see there Is absolutely
~ progress in all these elapsed, lost
and wasted six weeks. HI Board is now
under adjournment to the first week in
July, so there are over two weeks more
10 wait tor action. making in all a period
" between nine and ten weeks Of the
precious summer weather which VIII have
been friftered away nonsensically.
1his delay Is not = little scandalous.
- ~ 8 have these Sidewalks laid was
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-22
0HILDREN's DAY IN GREENVILLE
The G%reenviIle Reformed Chureh's

The GreenvIIle Reformed Chureh,s
Successful Services.
The G~raenville Reformed Church was a
scene Of splendor last evening with its
magnificent flora. decorations and the
happy children for whom the service was
set apart. The regular church choir was
filled by twelve of the girl pupils of the
Sunday school, who materially aided in
the singing. A pretty floral arch spanned
the middle aisle and many potted plants
and lunches of flowers decked the front
Of the platform. The programme opened
with an organ voluntary and was followed
by an invocation by the pastor, Charles
u Allen. The choir and the school sang
"Chhdren's Day" The pastor read some
scriptural selections, to which the school
and choir responded. Prayer was Offered
and the choir and school sang w Thank
Thee"
Little Blossoms was sung by the Pri-
mary Department and the school followed
wlth a song entitled THE June Is Here"
Scripture selections were read by the va
rlous classes, and the choir led and We're
joined by the school in singing There
Shall Be Children in Heaven" Pastor AL
len addressed the children, and thesschool
sang The Zephyr Song" The choir sang
the offertory and the school sang. Befe-
diction was then pronounced by the pas
tor n the service closed. Superintendent
Kite had charge of the exercises.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-22
MRS. @ K. LONG DEAD.
Overcome BY IN Heat while Re.
turning From a Taur

Mrs. Mary A. Long. of No. 149 Monitor
street, wife of Charles K. Long, the
builder, and mother Of Ensign G. Fred
Long of the Naval Reserves, went shop
ping last Saturday morning to New York.
On her return home she boarded a Pacific
avenue car and became Frustrated from
the intense heat. When the car reached
Grand street and Pacific avenue she was
SO i'll that it was deemed advisable to
carry her to a neal by house, where she
was attended by a neighboring physician,
VINO said she was suffering from the
heat.
Saturday evening her husband and En-
sign Long removed her, in a carriage, to
her home Sunday morning she died.
Mrs. Long was born in Nova Scotia
sixty-three years ago, and came to this
city thirty years ago a bride. Her maid
en- name was Mary Picke1l. She caves
one child. The funeral will be held to-
morrow at 2 o'clock, at her late residence.
The following will be the p~allbearers:-
Lieutenant Edward M. Peters and Charles
vreeland of Jersey City. Captain Ed
wards of Plainfield, and Willard Thomas
Of Bayonue.
Mrs. Long has resided for many years
in the Lafayette section of Jersey City
and was active in works of charity. She
had a large circle of friends throughout
the city, who join her husband and son
in mourning her sudden demise.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-22
DDULHVARD 9HRONGBD
Notwithstanding the Heat Pc
destrians and Wheelmen
Seek the Big Road.

Y 1t was a scorcher yesterday ON the road.
What little breeze there was stirring was
procured more readily and more copiously
with the aid of a wheel. Although the
Boulevard was crowded both in the MORN
ing and afternoon the rhrofg did not linz
ger in one place for any length of time,
but sought rest and comfort in more Sc
cluded spots where the hot ays of the
sun had little or no effect.
Pedestrians approaching the power of
odd Sol and the force of his u~nrelenting
and unbearable rays stayed at home. The
sidewalk along the Boulevard presented
an appearance of solitude and Inactivity.
A number of carriages were out, but the
horses seen on the Boulevard on Sundays
Of late are very few as compared with
the bikes.
The mounted policemen had nothing
to do yesterday but swelter and try and
look comfortable and assume the dignity
betting their station.
The resorts all along the road from Fort
Lee to Bergen Point were in great de-
mand, Inc the owners of the hostelries
gathered in the shekels with alacrity.
In Union Hill Schuetzen Park was the
objective point of the thirsty travellers.
IL pail was Q4IhCa I1OAl liz lin Qttli
night. The woods offered a shade to be
respected and appreciated. The more fro
licsome of the youngsters braved the heat
and INDUCED in a lively game of baseball.
This, however. was not of lengthy DUR
ton.
At Beal's Two Pines the capacity of
the bicycle rack was tested. Not one open
space could be found. The owners r~eclined
in armchairs or lounged about the piazza
fronting on the bay. Here a delightful
breeze was blowing and under the sooth-
ing spell of a cool drink, a new vigor was
instilled into the wheelmen and women.
MACY had its usual gay crowd IN at
tendance, aid ice cold Lemonade and
fans were dispensed at an alarming rate
of speed.
The little boat, the Astoria. which plies
between Bergen Point and Staten Island
was tested to its full carrying capacity.
The exodus has noticeably increased. The
popularity of the smooth roads of Slater
Island is thoroughly established. South
Beach was the haven of rest for wheel
men in Staten Island. The beach was
thronged all day and a large number took
advantage of the heat and enjoyed a cool
sea water bath.
No accidents happened on the Boulevard
to mar the days pleasure, and though the
day was hot the wheeling world enjoyed
themselves.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-22
COURT PRIDE OF TIE HILLS PICNIC
So Many People Attended That
Dancing Was Di67cuits

The eighth annual picnic of Court
Pride of the Hill, T.. of A., was. held on
Saturday at the Greenville Schuetzen
Park. There was a large crowd present
in the afternoon, but In the evening the
attendance was so large as to make dane
ing scarcely possible. About 400 hundred
people participated in the grand march.
which was led by G. F. Coffey and Miss
Frank Mead. John T. Murray was Floor
Director: c. F. Coffey was Floor Man
ager and was ably assisted. by James
Colford. The Floor Committee consisted
of Thomas Ganghran, Jake BERG, j.. 3.
Brennan, Michael Cummings, Daniel Cof-
fey, Werthwsin, James Baker, VI.
consisted of B. H. Kilroy, Chairman;
Thomas F. Walsh, William Flynn, Ar
thur Barry, c. Hayden, Thomas Fay,
William Gallagher, Charles Killing, Frank
Langdon, P. Dawson and Peter Fay. M.
J. Kennedy was Chairman Of the Com
mittee Of Arrangements; D. J. Mahon,
Secretary, and Francis j.. Brady. Treas
urer. Music was furnished by Prof.
Po00S
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-22
Dated Jersey City. June 10. 1895.
CORPORATION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby gwen that on tho
10th day of June. 1896, the Commissioners of
Assessment filed in the office of the Clerk of
the Board of Street and Water Commission
ers their final assessment map and report for
the
from a point about 32 feet west Of Ocean
avenue to jackson avenue, in accordance with
petition previously presented to said Board
on the 23d day of July, 1895, and conformably
to the provisions Of Chapter 217 of the Laws
If 1895. and the same is now open to public
inspection in the office of the Clerk Of said
Board.
And notice is also given that the following
streets or avenues or particular sections there
az are included in said assessment. nanelv.-
EGE AVENUE,
from Jackson avenue to a point about 425
feet south of Jackson avenue.
JACKSON AVENUE,
on the south side, from Eye avenue about
20.03 feet east and 20. SO feet west.
And that the 10Th day OF June, 1896. at 2
o'clock P. NJ, and the meeting room of the
Board Of Street and Water Commissioners are
hereby fixed as the time and place when and
where fine Board of Street and Water Com
missioners will meet to hear, consider and adj
judicate upon all objections against the con
nrmation of said final assessment map ina
may be presented in writing.
BY order OF the Board OF Street and Water
GEO, 7. BouToN.
Dated Jersey city. June y. 1896.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-22
TRUE BATTLE OF LIFE
Arehdeaeon Jenvey's Sermon to
Hoboken's High School
Graduates.

The Rev. Archdeacon William r. Jenvey
Rector of st. Paul's Episcopal Church,
Hoboken, preached the Baccalureate SER
mon to the graduates of the Hoboken
High School last evening. The church
was crowded TO the doors there being
over 200 pupils of the public schools
present besides their parents and the
members of the church.
The Archdeacon took for his theme
The True Battle of Life" His sermon
was very interesting. He said:-
ST. Paul was writing to those who
were beginning a new life. He wanted
them to know exactly what it was they
were to fight against. It was the prin-
ciple Of evil. It was not SO much against
those who were doing evil as against evil
itself. Those of us who were fighting
the battles for the Union, thirty years
ago, We're not lighting individual seces-
sionists but against the principle of Sc
cession itself. The great work OF our
public school is not to wage war against
this ignorant person or that, but against
the principle of ignorance.
"But st. Paul o. only told them
against what they were to fight, but also
with what to fight. He tells them to put
on the whole armor Of God and as a FIRST
thing to grid themselves with truth.
This Is the basis of every true life. Next
to put on the breastplate of righteous
ness.
HThe working principle Of our day
But the tribe life seeks rather to do right,
Next they were to have the shield of
faith. The successful life is always the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-22
NEW YORK ToUGHs CAPTURED.
Rob a Hoboken Man and Fight Her
Policemen

EDIlcemeH.
a crowd of New York base ballists
We're on their way home from the Wee
hawken ball grounds yesterday after
noon when two of them entered the
rear room of Patrick Wynner's saloon
at No. 1876 Willow avenue Hoboken. and
stole a machine drawer full of tools.
Wynne caught them in the act and
chased them to the Fourteenth street,
Hoboken, ferry. There he told Officer
Hanrahan OF What the boys had done
ana the officer placed them under ar
rest They showed fight and Detective
Kefrlgan was called to Hanrahan's as
s~istance.
When Kerrigan took hold of one of the
prisoners, another one of the gang pick
ed up a baseball bat and threatened to
MT him Hanrahan, thinking that the
teiioW was going to strike Kerrigan,
ran in and grabbed hold of the bat. The
ball player pulled it out of H~anrahan,s
hands and threw it at him. 1t struck
MIN a glancing blow on the head, but
hit Kerrigan square in the back, almost
knocking him down. The officers. think
ing that a small riot was about to take
place, drew their clubs and threatened
TO do some knocking out if there was
any more Interference. The fellow who
threw the bat was caught n when he
saw the drawn clubs in the officers
hands he showed no more fight.
The prisoners were taken to the Second
precinct police station, where they said
they We're Edward Mooney, twenty years
Harry, t~wenty-three years old, of No.
~ Greenwich street, and Hugh J. MUIR
pny, twenty-three years old, of No. %
stanton street, all of New York. Mooney
was charged with interfering with an
officer in the discharge of his duty. at
tempting to rescue a prisoner and assault
and battery upon the officers. The
other two were charged with petty lar
held this morning by Recorder McDon-
ough for the Grand Jury.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-22
Dated Jersey city. June 10, 1896.
CORPORATION NOTICE.

- E
Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day
of June. 1896, application was made to the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners by
DaRifl oMars and Or ot RsRM fer t sTREEr.
between the west side Of Garfield avenue and
the east side of Grand street, conforlnably
to the provisions of Chapter al of the Laws
of 1895. and in the following manner, includ-
ing all ntersections:z
of graded to the established grade by ex-
cavating or filling the same to the estan-
Tc have new 2o-inch curb set on either side
thereof.
To have the present curb reset and new
To have new bluestone tagging. 4 feet wide,
lai1 on either sidewalk.
ToNhave the carriageway paved with speci-
fcation block pavement.
To have new bridgestone crosswalks laid.
And all other work done that may be nee
essary to provide for the flow of the surface
a good and substantial manner.
of June. 1886. the Commissioners of Assess
ment filed in the office of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners their ~preliminaT,
mar for said Improvement, showing the
probable total cost of the contemplated I'M
provement and the probable amount to be
assessed on property specially benefited there
inspection in the office OF the Clerk of said
Board.
ana notlce is also given tnat the ioIoWins
streets or avenues or particular sections thare-
Of are included m said assessment. namely
HARMON STREET
from Grand street to Garfsld avenue.
GRAND STREET,
on the east side. from Harmon street about
q. 90 feet northeast and $50 feet southwest,
RANDOLPH AVENUE,
from Harmon street about Poll feet south
west.
on the west side, from Harmon street about
1906. feet northeast .ands IS. 96t northwest.
And that in accordance with the provisions
of the Act above cited. the 29th day Of June,
1896. at two O'clock P. NJ, and the meeting
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
remonstrances against the said proposed inn
provement that may be presented in writing.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
Clerk.