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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-27
THE PRESS.
NEW ADvERT1sEMENTs TO-DAY.

J. R. Libby co...
owen. Nj oure g. Coz.
Eastman Bros. g. Bancroft.
Frank B. Clark.
III. j. Bailey & Co.
Haskell & Jones.
Geo. C, Shaw & Co.
II. M. LeWSon
Cressey, Jones g. Allen.
AUCTION SALES.
Il. B. johnson.
New wants, To Let, FOR Sale, Lost. Found
and Similar advertisements willoefound under
Heir appropriate heads on Page 6.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-02
A BELL TOWER SOOIABLE
The Club Gives Hts First Entertain
meDt of the Season

The Bell Towed Sociable Club gave its
first sociable of the season last evening
at the residence of Mrs. Sullivan, No. 27s
Third street. The parlors were hand
somely decorated with ferns and the ma
tional ~colors, and every one of the mem
bers were kept busy during the evening
seeing to the wants of the many guests.
R~ecitations and songs were in order un-
til midnight, when supper was served by
Morrow & Day, after which dancing was
enjoyed till the morning hours.
Among those present were:-William
Hayes. Maggie Conroy, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Brown, NJ. Malone. Nora Finlin,
James Griffith, Emma Lawrence. Joseph
Sullivan, Mary Nixon, James Cashin, Ma
mic Hayes, John Donelly, Sadie brennan,
Thomas Pritchard, Kate Kelly, Michael
Lahey. Robia Nixon. James w. Reen,
Jenny Blevens, Mat Hosbach, Lizzie
Goode. William Shean, Maggie Certify,
John Dalton, Kate Mcnamara, John Nc
Carthy, Alice Gould, John O'Brien, Nora
Fender, George Black, Alice Brophy, Mr.,
and Mrs. j.. J.. Haggerty, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Hardy, Ed Hughes, Miss Mack,
William Travers, Miss Haggerty, William
Cox, Mamie Keller, F. F. Kelley, M. Kelly,
J. Sullivan, Maggie Connors, ]. Harrison,
), Lyons, Joe Council, Jeff Feeley, J. Cor
bett, T. Rodden, c. Black. T. Wheeler,
T. Kelley, e. Fitzpatrick, G.. Jennings, f.
Jennings. G. Peters, A. Mannion. H.
Peters, G. Jordan, ". Van Horn, J. Ken
nedy, J. Walrayen, N. Donelly and NJ. An
darCp0
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-02
HON0RED THEIR PRESIDENT.
Columbia Clubs First Reception to
It's New Presiding officer.

1t is the custom of the members of the
Columbia Club of Hoboken to give a re-
ception each year in honor of their presi-
dent. Last evening President E. H. Hor-
wood, who succeeded William A. Macy to
the presidency at the annual election last
June, was rendered his first reception.
The guests, numbering several hundred,
assembled in the main hall at Eleventh
and Bloomfield streets, and at 10:15 O'Clock
the opening march began. President Hor-
wood reviewed the procession as it passed
around the hall. After four dances the
guests formed in line and the members
of the Entertainment Committee pre-
sented ex-President Macy with a solid
silver tea set as a token of their appre-
citation of his valuable services to the club
during the seven years in which he held
the Office of president. Mr.. Macy was
president of the club upon its organiza-
ton. He resigned because he had re-
moved his residence to another city.
The committee in charge of the event in
Guided Major F. d. Jackson, Charles Gre
Reilly, w. T. Willin and H. v. Meeks.
Among the guests were:=
Mr. and Mrs. E: =. Norwood, Miss Hor-
Mr.. and Mrs.lJean Schieb, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. H. Kahrs, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kim
ball, Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Ketcham, Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Plumer, Mr.. and Mrs. J..
e. Lfnde, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G.. Crevier,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Irwin. Mr. and Mrs.
J. G. ~Pickenbach. Miss P~ickenbach, Mr..
and Mrs. E. ". Martin, Major Jackson,
A. H. Mars, w. A.. Maltus, DR.. and Mrs.
c. A Gilchrist, Mr.. Frank Frommel, Mr..
Paul Sheldon, DR.. and Mrs. H. F. Nichols,
Mr.. Walter Straub, Mr.. and Mrs. F. H.
Archdeacon, DR.. and Mrs. w. T.. Stead
man, Mr.. Louis c. Cells, Mr.. VIM. Egg
genberger, Miss Eggenberger, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. F. FRANKIE, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Seitz. Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. S. Brown, Mr.
and Mrs. P. E. Mol1er, Mr.. H. A. Bony-
man, Mr.. A. r. Howard. Mr.. Stanley r..
Zeno, Mrs. Zeno, Mr.. L. B. Bruggeman,
Mr.. James Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. A. n.
Harp. Mr.. Oelbers, Mr.. Gabriel G. Chenes,
Miss Hatfield, Mr.. John Gehrs, Miss Has
brouck, Mr.. Arthur Dyer, Mr.. F. J.
Meystre, Miss Wilder, Mr.. and Mrs. Ham
ilton ". Meeks, Mr.. ]. H. P. Reilly, Mr..
and Mrs. O.. Fl. Luehrs.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-02
ADJUSTMENTS.
ocymbsline', - the Academy.

Miss Margaret Mather's production Of
~Cvmbeline WAS presented at the Acad-
envy last night, with Miss Mather as
Imogene. Great attention has been PAID
"a the scenic effects. There are twelve
disfinct sets of scenery shown in the sew
enteen scenes. All Of them are beauti-
ful. The scenery more thar once re-
very good effects. IRo sun
rises are especially pretty. There are
two or three anaehonisms In the setting.
but they are Of minor Importance. II
there were no play 1t would be worth
while to attend simply to see the scenery.
Considered from that standpoint 1t is one
Of the finest productions ever seen here
The all are good.
Miss Mather Is most pleasing when she
dons boys attire. She has then q re-
freshfng gIrlishness. Her bit of by-play
excellent. One of her hest scenes is when
she finds the headless body of Cloten- She
II also very good when replying to
Philario. She is less successful in the
kifxiHish scene II the nnal scene OF
reconciliation all around Is fiat. Miss
Mafher succeeds in interesting her au-
dIenee in Imogene and her woes.
OF Miss MatheFs support, Mr.. Lynn
Pratt as Pisanio seems best. He is not
voice. Mr.. Thomas Coleman as POST
hlImus was almost good in one scene. a
very short one. As 4 rule his gestures
and his mouthings uniqe TO spoil HIS act
Ing. Mr. c. i. Larned Is almost uniform-
~ good as FhiInrio. He is weak I'M the
last scene, but thai is the only one.
He fs excellent which he mstkes his
wager with Posthumu&, and again in the
bedroom scene. The PAGES and ladies' e
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-02
RIVERSIDE CLUB RECEIVES.
Annual Reception of Hoboken's Pop
Mar Social ORGANIZATION.

The Riverside I'll of Hoboken held its
third annual reception last evening at
Quartette Club Hall, Washington street,
Hoboken. Notwithstanding the unpleas-
ant weather, the affair was very largely
attended, and there was plenty of en-
joyment for everyone.
Floor Manager Walter Wiedermann and
Miss Lillian Engelmann led the Crane
march. They were followed by about two
hundred couples. William Hermann
acted as Assistant Floor Manager. The
Floor Committee consisted of Philip
Felsing. Chairman; Charles Algeo. George
Hansen, Charles Felten and Samuel j.
Weinthal, Jr. On the Reception and Ar
rangement Committee were John Mat
thews, VIM. Hess. Geo. A. Allen. Charles
Hensel, Gustav Bornenann, August Vog-
Ter, Charles Crosby, Edward Stuedtner.
August Koenig Emil Won Brock. >
Among those who attended were
Councilmen Joseph S. Weinthal, George
Weber. and August Bewig, Police Com
missioner John Bruning. Philip Felsing,
Miss Jennie Blake. Stephen McBrien.
Charles Whitman, Herman Geisman, Miss
Fannie Geisman. August vogler, Charles
Angeo, August Engelmann, Walter Wiede-
ldlill, Alo lAillldI A2i5SAAloA,
Kalt, Louis Rathjen. George Frazer,
James Sweeney, Miss M. Mcmahon. Will
lam Riesel, Miss Lottie Cronk, H.
Schmidt, Miss NJ. Wendt, Charles Algeo,
Miss Seeley, De Vine, E. Won Brock,
Miss A. Wendt, Miss L. Wendt, Wm.New,
s. J. Weinthal, Miss Rose Weinthal, s. L.
Weintha1. George Lederer, A. Koenig, Miss
M. Darr, Mr.. Mrs. Charles Crosley,
Charles Pruser, Mrs. A.. Koenig. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Bruckhaus. Otto Ditzel, d.
Steiner, Miss M. Weisenbaum, William
Zoos, Miss Minnie Mcdonald. A. Roths-
child. George Block, Miss A. Noone, Otto
Fischer, George Taylor, Peter Buck, Miss
Emma Lieger, Fred Lange, H. Biermann,
John Rehm, Miss M. Rehm, Miss Red
mond, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Tangemann. Geo.
Bender, Miss B~ettermann, Anton Bever-
deck, H. Wendt, Miss L. Foss, ]. Tey-
entsen. Miss T. Schumann, F. Wanecke,
Miss L.. Biers, William Hess, Miss s.
Smith, J.. NJ. Matthews, Miss Rockford, ].
VI. Zemmer of Philadelphia and A. Clark.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-02
HUDSON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT.

To the unknown owners and persons interested
in the lands below described
Take notice that on the 18th day of October.
A. D. 1892. the Mayor and Aldermen of Jer-
sew CITY purchased for the sum of six hundred
and ninety-nine dollars and twenty-five cents,
at a sale for adjusted taxes. Sc, made by
the City Collector Of Jersey City, pursuant to
CHARTER CXII. of the Laws of 1856, and the
supplements thereto and amendments thereof,
the lands known as lots Nos. e. %. 30 and IL.
block 142, fronting on Tuers avenue, Jersey
mated and laid down upon an assessment map
annexed to Report No. 70, made by the Conn
missicners of Adjustment. appointed for said
Of the Laws Of 1856 and the supplements
thereto. which lands so sold are described by
| metes and bounds as follows. to witt
All that lot, piece or parcel OF land and
nramises situate, lying and being in Jersey
CITY. Hudson County, New Jersey.
Beginning on the easterly line of Tuers ave-
nue. at a point distant Jos feet southeriy from
| avenue with the southerly line of vroom
street; thence running easterly at right angles
to Tuers avenue 124 feet; thence southerly par
alIel with Tuers avenue 100 feet; thence west
eriy at right angles to Tuers avenue 1874 feet
10 Tuers avenue; thence northerly along the
easterly line Of Tuers avenue 100 feet to the
point or place of beginning. Said lands are
vacant and with no buildings thereon. And
that by virtue of an order made on the 22d
day of October. A. d. 1897. by the Circuit
Court of the County of Hudson, you are re-
onired to redeem said lands from said sale
on or before the 29th day OF April. A. .. 1888,
or to show cause on that day before said Court,
at the Court House, in Jersey City aforesaid.
be delivered to the said purchasers, their legal
representatives or assigns. pursuant TO the
statute, and why such furtner order should
not. be made as is by the statute provided
Dated October q. 1891
THE MAYOR N OF JERSEY
CITY, rnu,.pn uoos
Mayor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-02

after had in continuation of said improve
ment, and of the carrying out OF the said
contract, on the ground that the proceed
ings in said Board of Street anu Water
Commissioners heretofore taken in refer
ence to the said Improvement and the
awarding of the said contract, as illegal,
invalid, Irregular and improper, and the
said California Asphalt Company hereby
gives notice it will take immediate action
in the courts to avoid the said proceed
ings. Respectfully yours,
THE CALIFORNIA ASPHALT co.
Per Depue & Packer. Attorneys.
Both Commissioners and Clerk denied
having any knowledge of the cause OF the
complaint, or as to what action or the
Board was alleged to be Illegal. The pro-
test was referred to await further devel-
opments.
Hezekiah Thorpe was appointed in
spector of Improvement of Magnolia ave-
nue.: JOIN Mccarthy. inspector OF sewer
in Henry street. Timothy hurry, IN
vonia avenue; James Brolton, reconstruc-
ton of sewer in Chestnut avenue. and
Samuel Lockwood, on reconstruction OF
sewer in Bergen avenue.
Resolutions were adopted for the con-
struction of a main sewer in the HUDSON
City Section. under the act of 1889, TO
run from the Hudson Boulevard, west
side, to Carlton avenue; thence to Ger
mania ayenu to Manhattan avenue, to
its westerly terminus; thence to the ridge
of the d., l.. and w. Railroad, TO a small
creek from WHlcn point HI a StEdlBAt
line to an open ditch to the Hackensack
River.
An ordinance to allow the erection of
bay windows on building at Van Horne
tween Thirteenth and Eighteenth streets,
and the Board took a recess to consider
the payments on account to h Wrought
Iron Company. The recess lasted oyer an
hour.
After. a somewhat stormy conference,
the Board and ordered pay
ment of $1,000 to the Wrought Iron COM
pany on account of its contract for iron
work on the Thirteenth street viaduct.
A resolution was adopted declaring in
favor of the improvement of Coles street,
south side. and ordering that the approach
to the Thirteenth street viaduct be paved
with Belgian block, and Coles street, be-
street and Johnston venue was passed,
to be graded to the established grade, and
tagged with four-foot Tagging.
1t was also ordered that in accordance
with the provisions of Chapter 270 of the
Laws of 1895 the owners of certain. prop
erty fronting on Mercer, Gregory, Bay
and Bright streets be notified to repair
and relay sidewalks in front of same, and
lay new curl and sidewalks where neces-
sary, in conformity with specifications
adopted by the Board.
The Board adjourned to tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-02
NOTICE TO

scaled proposals will be received by the
paard of Education, on Thursday, November
n 1897. at 5 P. NJ, in the Assembly Cham-
her CITY Hall, for the erection Of
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. &c.
Reservoir and Palisade avenues. Jersey City.
n II in accordance with plans and specifica-
lions for the same. on file in the office OF
~ clerk of the Board, City Hall, where blank
forms Of bid and agreement of sureties must
= The bidding will be divided into five sections,
d 1FirstNAll work and materials comprised in
carpenter specifications.
Seeond-All work and materials comprised in
mason specifications.
rhird-AN work and materials comprised in
plumbing specifications.
Eot,rfh-AlI work and materials comprised in
heating specifications.
FIfth-For the entire labor and materials
complete.
velopes, endorsed Proposals for Gtem specf-
fed Public School No. g." directed to "Mr.
Frederick J. Mersheiner, Chairman of School
No 26., and handed to the Clerk in open meet
ing when called for in the order OF business
relating to sealed proposals.
No city official will be accepted as surety
nor will a substitution of s~ureties be allowed,
The Board reserves the right TO reject any
or all bids If by so doing the best interests
Of the city may be conserved.
By order of the Board of Education.
JAMES j. WISEMAN,
81
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-02

OF all the dirty work that the 'Journaf,
has been doing lately, nothing has been
much dirtier than the onslaught on Bay
onne officials apropos of the Martin act
sales. In a communication to the seold-
ing sheet. Mr.. Thomas F. Noonan yester-
day satisfactorily disposed of every ma
terial point in the charges which had
been made. Undeterred by this, the
journal carpingly insists on the tech
meal details of its allegations with a viru-
lence which shows the spirit in which the
great crusade is undertaken.
The journal needs a few sharp les
sons. Mr.. Noonan might undertake to
teach it one. There is ample ground.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-02
A FAMOUS Old church,

AT Alexandra, Va, tands an ancient
church in nearly its original condition,
Christ Church, whose architect bore the
name of Wren-not, however, Sir Chris
topher; it was completed in 1873. In
November, 1865, the vestry, of whom
George Washington was one, levied an
assessment of Bliss pounds of tobacco to
build w churches, Christ Church being
one. The specifications called for shin
giles of juniper, mortar, to be two-thirds
lime and one-third sand. the pediments
to be in the Tuscan" and altar, pulpit
and canopy to be in the s'Ionic order"
Washington was the purchaser of pew
No. 5, for s3e los.
The old records show some curious rec
ords: f2 los. was collected of Bryan Fair
fax in ITO for killing deer out of sea-
son. and Thomas Lewis was fined FIVE
shillings for hunting on the Sabbath
The money thus collected went for the
support of the poor, the lame and the
blind, and buried the dead. The old rec
ords show thai seats were assigned ac-
cording to rank or for special reasons.
ton, to the entire satisfaction of the con-
gregation. The old ediice had neither
chimney nor fireplace until 1912, foot
stoves furnishing the only warmth. The
most conspicuous families in the early his
tory of Virginia were worshipers at Christ
Church-the Adamses, Herberts, Gus
tises, B~lackburns. Carlyles, Muirs, Broad
waters, Alexanders and others equally
prominent.
General Robert e. Lee attended SUN
day-school and was baptized and con-
firmed in this church, and a tablet to his
memory adorns the eastern wall.
During the cupan of Alexandria by
the Federal troops the rector and many
of the parish fed within the Confederate
lines; the church was held by the mill
.tary authorities. A large mound in he
c~hurchyard marks the re~sting-place of
~thirty-four Confederate soldiers, who died
in Federal hospitals in Alexandria.-Har-
per's Weekly.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-02
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Education, on Thursday, November
Ii. 1897, at S p. NJ, in the Assembly Cham
Der, City Hall. for the erection OF
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. II,
Duncan avenue. Jersey City. N. J., in ac-
cordanee with plans and specifications for the
same, on file in the office of the Clerk Of the
Board, City Hall, where blank forms of bid
and agreement of sureties must be obtained.
The bidding will be divided into i've sections,
as follows;- .
carpenters specifications.
second-An work and materials comprised in
mason's specifications.
Third-An work and materials comprised in
plumbing specifications.
Fourth-All work and materials comprised in
heating specifications.
Fifth-For the entire labor and materials
complete.
ied) Public School No: IL" directed to NJ
John e. Muller, Chairman of School No.
III. and handed to the Clerk in open meet
ing when called for in the order of business
relating to sealed proposals.
No city official will be accepted as surety
nor will a substitution Of sureties be allowed.
The board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids If by so doing the best interests
Of the city may be conserved.
BY order of the Board Of Education.
JAMES =. WISEMAN,
Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-02
Came ont Ahead. ANYWAY.

a San Francisco manufacturer had adj
vised his little son, not once, but fifty
times, to avoid contentious with other
children, but IL a quarrel is forced upon
him to defend himself at all hazards. The
boy is member of the Plymouth. Congre-
CATION Sunday school, and it is the GUS
tom Of the pastor Ct the church 70 give
little Bible on the Sunday following his
seventh birthday. Last Sunday it was
Master Kerr's turn to receive a Bible, and
when his name was called he marched
forward with q black eye he had received
III a fight with another urchin the day be-
fore. The pastor eyed the boys face mar
rowiy and the whole congregation Uttered.
The little fellow flushed with embarrass-
ment- but accepted the Bible as gracefully
as possible, listened to the few words OF
commentator and advice and started for
his scat The tittering was renewed: and
when halfway down the aisle the boys
pent-up feelings could be restrained no
longer. He resented the imputation cons
eyed, first by the pastors searching gaze
and then by the Congregations amuse-
ment, and stopping in the aisle. he turned
around and shouted:
Well, I licked him, anyway
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-02

The water supply of Londo is enor-
nous. It reaches S41, 461 houses, and the
average daily consumption is 1877, $50. 233
gallons, or a daily average of abut thirty
three gallons per capita in a population of
5,675, go. The area supplied is S45 qua
miles, and there are 5,147 miles of water,
pipe md 80, 9e5 fire hydrants. OF this water
107, 900, 900 gallons comes from the river
Thames, $1,000, 900 from the river Lea and
the rest from springs and artisan wells
In former years there was a great deal of
criticism directed against the London
water supply because of its insufficient
quantity and its impure quality, but since
1898, when a Parliamentary Commission
was appointed to investigate the question,
there has been no cause of complaint. The
greater part of the supply taken from the
Thames comes from above Richmond,
where the water is comparatively pure
and is conducted by a series of a%queducts
into ffty-four reservoirs, covering $50
acres, with an aggregate capacity of
1,935, 100,0 600 gallons. From these the water
is passed through 100 filtering beds, some
of which absorb 1000, 900 gallons a minute.
The water passes through six or seven
inches of sand before it reaches the pipes,
and this sand is cleaned carefully every
month.
The companies that own the water privi-
leges, by the terms OF their Anticipated
charters, are allowed to levy rates upon
the value of the houses supplied instead
of the amount of water consumed, so that
two houses worth $40, 900 each both pay
the same water rate, although one may
have but a single faucet and the other
forty. The gas companies make out their
monthly bills Upon the books of the tax
collector, and as a consequence in many
parts of the city he cost of the water
supply has been rapidly advancing year
after year, although the service has not
been improved or the quantity increased.
AS a result public feeling against the
companies has become so intense that
at every session of Parliament a crusade
is started which Soone or later will cause
the transfer of the water interest to the
municipality, The plan proposed at pre-
sent is for the County Council of London
to purchase the rights of the several
companies at an appraised valuation n
operate them as public works.-Chicago
Record
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-02
NEW PUBLICATIONS.


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Those who ave had any experience
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The book hats a special value for the
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study and the school-room
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-02
BIJoU ATHLETIC CLUBS DANCE

The Bijou Athletic Association of La
fayette held its third annual ball at Co
lumbia Hall, last evening. The event
was a success in spite of the disagree
able weather, for over three hundred peo-
pie were present enjoying themselves as
only enthusiastic dancers can. Those IN
charge were:-Joseph O'Connor, Floor
Manager, and P. W. O'Donnell and Thos.
Miskell, Assistant Floor Managers; Floor
Committee, r. Lawless. John Gorrniey,
M. Riley, A. Miller and F. Neville. Re-
ception Committee. p. Cullen, William
Waul. John Sturgis, James Gormley, Ed
ward Byrnes and John Connors.