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The Portland daily press., 1899-11-20
DECORATIONS AND COSTUMES.

Capt. George e. Brown Is prepared to
decorate halls for balls or b.nquets In the
most artistic manner. Everybody knows
that the captain has excellent taste aud II
you are thinking Of giving ball or ban
quet he Is lust the man to furnish the
decorations He is also prepared to fur
nish costumes for masqueradss or private
thsatrIcals Give him call at his old
place Of business, 2351S Middle street.
Telephone 995-2.
The Portland daily press., 1899-11-20
THE DEATH RATE.

There were II deaths In Portland In the
week which ended Saturday noon. TIE
deaths were due to apoplsxy (8, as
thenia. dropsy, hears disease. insanity,
meningitis. nsphritis. paTaplegia, phthisis
(2). pneumonia, ssnility ~, traumatic
shook, typhoid fever.
The Portland daily press., 1899-11-20
Mrs. johnson
Saved from
Insanity by
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"DEAR MRS. PISKHAM-For some
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-13
COLLINS BASS DINNER.
Seventh Ward Democrats Hugely
EnioYed the Fish.

William C. Collins, the recently elected
Justice of the Peace in the Seventh ward.
gave a dinner to a numbe of his Demo
cratic friends yesterday, at Columbia
Hall, Ocean and Gator avenue. A bass
weighing nineteen pounds. caught by
Larry Ke1ls, who is considered the most
successful fisherman in the New York
Bay. occupied the most prominent place
in the menu.
Mr.. Collins made an address of welcome
which was heartily applauded. All hands
then fell to and enjoyed the feast.
A bass dinner is somewhat of a novel
ty. Mr.. Collins was frequently compli-
mented on its success. Among those
present were:-Commissioner Edward
Barr. Captain Nugent, John c. Hill,
George Keiss, William Linderbury, Will
lam HEAVIER, D.. Gottberg, Joseph Blaesee.
Joseph Kaiser. Detective Frank Bennett,
Thomas Kelly, I. Pfeiffer, Inspector
John Rowe, W.. C. Collins, Joseph Flo
ramo, Charles Eyer and John Dodds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-13
MUSICAL AND SOCIAL CLUBS DANCE
Last Reception of the Season Given
Last Night.

The G~reenville Musical and Social Club
held it's nal reception of the season last
evening at Belevedere Hall, Old Bergen
Road and Danforth avenue. The
hall was comfortably filled. Re-
freshments, consisting of ice cream
and cake, were served about mid,
night. Dancing was then resumed
and it lasted until the small hours of the
morning. The mex social event will be
held in October.
Among the dancers were:-Miss NJ.
Ring, Miss Mary Vanderbeck, Miss Lizzie
Walsh, Miss Lila Flynn, Miss Flora
Keny, Miss Marie F~ontenbrock, Miss
Celia Farrell, Miss May Farrell. Miss
Clara Morrison, Miss Kate johnson. Miss
Kate Wall, Miss Tessie Holland, Miss
Maggie Wall, Miss Margaret Holland,
Miss May Kenny, Miss Marie Jansen.
Miss George Brow, Miss Flora Wilson,
Miss Berry. Miss Stella Beecher, Miss
Sadie Coates. Miss S. Nelson, Miss Nettie
McFarlane, Richard Flynn, Daniel Flynn,
Charles Ewart, Harry Per Lee, F. J.
Fenton, w. vEeeland. f. Corwin, w. D.
Conklin. George Mcdonald, J.. w. Purdy,
Ernest Darmstetter, Frank Dodge, Chas.
Graham, Charles Johnson, Robert Ring.
Bertram Hampton. VIM. Darmstetter, j.
w. Saybott, Carl Spofford, John Brink
meyer. R. Harnett, NJ. Ferguson, George
Williams, Miss Lily M~euchenheimer, R.
Brow, II. Won Gelder, John Abrahams
and Frank Turbett.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-13
CHURCH PARTIES
ST. Peters and All Saints
Have Entertaining Fes-
tivalsin Preparation.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR PRIZE
st. Aloysius Open Air Fete
Under West Side Trees
Among the Churches

Although ST. Patrick's will be the first
church in the city to have a garden party
this summer, that parish will not be very
far in the lead. The fete in Bramhall
Park, opposite the handsome church
which bears the name of Ireland's patron
saint. is scheduled for June s, 8 and 10.
In the matter of ground, st. Patrick's
parish has the advantage over any in
the city. The beautiful park is filled
with shady trees. 1t has been the scene
of much merrymaking. Already three
garden parties have been held with con-
siderable success.
The coming event will be the last of its
kind in that park, where the first big
garden party ever held by any church in
this city took place. Father Carroll be-
gan the garden party movement, and
since then all the Catholic churches in
the city lay followed his example.
Garden parties are very much the craze
during the warm weather, and the attend
ance has on all occasions been very large.
Last year those Of the churches which
had no grounds upon which to spread
tents had picnics in parks. These were
also successful. Already several churches
have arranged for picnics and open air
parties.
The Rev. Father Harpes of st. Peters
Catholic Church has arranged for a pic
mic to be held in the Greenville Schuetzen
Park within a few months.
On jun IA, Is and 16 the members of
All Saints Parish in Lafayette will be
treated to a strawberry festival in the
hall at Lafayette and Wilton streets.
The Rev. Father Joseph Meehan and
Father Marshall, late of St. Johns, New
ark, are in charge of the arrangements
They nave selected several committees
of ladies to help them. The hall is to be
p~rofusely decorated with flags and bunt-
ing, booths are to be decorated, and, in
fact, everything to make the hall look
attractive will be accomplished.
A feature of the festival will be the
drawing for s10O in gold. This valuable
ickets are being disposed of rapidly.
Success is assured.
This parish has increased with rapid
strides since the church was built a lit
tie more than a year ago. Father Meehal
has built it up wonderfully. 1t is now on
a par with st. Aloysius on the west side,
both being offshoots from st. Patrick's,
the mother church. The latter church has
not suffered m it appears, to judge
from the reports of the receipts which
still continue to be larger than any in
the diocese.
Within a few weeks active preparations
for a garden party will be begun by the
ladies of st. Aloysius' parish, for the
benefit of the rectory fund. Tents will
be spread under the trees near West
Side avenue There is no lack OF room
for a garden yarty, and the ladies are
determined to make the proposed event d
huge success.
The date for the annual picnic of st.
Paul's Catholic Church of Greenville, has
not yet been decided upon. This will
probably be settled in a few weeks.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-13
FAIR DOES WELL.
About Five Hundred Dollars
Raised by Christ
Hospital Guilds.

All the pretty draperies Of blue. pink.
white and American flags came dow In
a hurry last evening when the Christ
Hospital Fair in Phillips Hall was at
last declared at an end.
There were probably more people who
visited the fair last night than in either
Of the two previous evenings, AMI to
the various tables and booths doubtless
more money passed behind the counters
In consequence. At any rate, everybody
seemed satisfied with the result when it
was stated that in the neighborhood Of
five hundred dollars had been raised dur
ing the three nights.
ach individual table did well, raising on
an average from thirty to fifty dollars,
while Miss Coffin's Educated Goose"
took in about twenty dollars all by him.
self.
The booths were the candy table, in
charge of Miss Johnson and the train
ing school of the hospital: Miss Coffin's
Educated Goose and Santiago Ferry
booth; Miss Ann Trips DAISY Booth"
where dolls were sold; the Abercrombie
Guild Booth, in charge of Mrs. G. Roe,
Mrs. John Ellice, Mrs. Chandless, Mrs.
M. Troop and Mrs. M. Mclean; the Open
Hand Booth, in charge of Mrs. Wardell
and Mrs. Contessa; the Presbyterian Cir
Gle Booth, in charge of Mrs. Peter Full
ton and Mrs. S. w. Arbuckle, which
raised about thirty dollars for the Daisy
Ward of Christ Hospital; St. Marys
Guild Both, in charge of Mrs. Cook. as
sisted by Misses Harrison, Chandless,
Elizabeth Speers. Mills and Mrs. A. Pet
erson; refreshments. in charge of Mrs.
Grote; the apron table, in charge of Mrs.
Burdette Post Craig, Mrs. William B.
Bumsted and Mrs. James Throckmor-on
the chocolate and cake booth, in charge
of the Little Workers of ST. Pauls
Church; Miss Cautier's fancy booth; Mrs.
Browns handkerchief booth, and the lem
onade booth, in charge of the Daffodil
Club of the Bergen School for Girls.
Among the articles voted to popular
favorites was a slumber robe and cushion
made from 1,0S4 pieces of silk and donated
by Mrs. Wardell, which was presented to
Miss Anna Trip; an embroidered sofa
cushion to DR.. Wallace Pyle; a doll,
dressed in the nurses blue and white cos
tune, to DR.. Dickinson as the most popu-
lar doctor, and a white satin stole, en-
broidered in gold, to the Rev. DR.. Warren,
of st. Mary's Episcopal Church, as the
most popular rector.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-13
REsCENT HALL FESTIVAL

The annual May festival and reception
of the Crescent Hall dancing classes was
held last evening, under the direction of
Mrs. H. Finn and Miss Grace Finn. An
attractive programme was given. 1t in
cluded a number of fancy dances, which
the pupils executed with excellent pre-
cis.on.
The interesting feature was the May
pole dance. Hundreds of ribbons were
used to decorate the pole, and the dance
proved successful. Miss Edith Berger was
crowned Queen by Master Herbert
lWaddingtdn.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-13
EPWoRTH LEAGUE ANNIVERSARY
Tenth Birthday Celebrated in La
fay cite Last Night.

The services in celebration of the tenth
anniversary of the founding of the Ep-
worth League, held last evening in the
Lafayette Methodist Church, were of a
high order. The celebration was under
the direction of the Jersey City District
Epworth League
The features were the addresses of the
Rev. DR.. William I. Haven, the First Vice
President of the National Union, and r.
RA Doherty, Ph.D., Third Vice President
Of the National Epworth League. Both
spoke on the progress Of the League and
said that encouraging reportsswere heard
from all parts of the country.
The number of the programme was
as follows:-vocal solo, Mr.. H. L. Gordy;
selection, Bergen Quartette; piano solo,
Miss E.. Andres, and a recitation by ex-
Director of the Board of Education Will
liam e. Beach.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-13
GRANT EUCHRE TONIGHT

The u. S. Grant Association will hold
a progressive euchre party this evening
at it's quarters, Ocean avenue, near Wood
eaawn avenue. A number of handsome
prizes have been procured for this event,
which promises to be one of the most
successful of the season. Delegations
from the Greenville Republican League
Club and Minkakwa Republican Club will
be present. Mr.. William Reed will be
master of ceremonies.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-13
CHURCH NOTICES.

FIRST UNIvERSALIST, Summit avenue,
near Grand street. Rev. Charles H. Vail, pas
tor. Service, 10:45 A. NJ, subject. Mental
Therapeutics"
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL, cor. Boyd and
Bergen avenues. Rev. John L. Scudder, pastor.
Services. II A.. M. and 7:45 P. M. Rev. John
L. Scudder will preach. morning subject. "Sun-
shine" Evening subject, wild Oats
M. E., York street, near WASH
ington. Rev. d. B. F. Randolph, pastor. At
1880 A. NJ, 1.-THE Strength of JOY" At TAD
P. NJ, "If Sinners Entice Thee. The even-
ing service viii commence with a brief SER
vice of song.
WAYNE STREET REFORMED. near Grove
street. Preaching by Rev. Henry M. Cox of
High Bridge, N. Y. at 1890 A. NJ. and 7:45
p. NJ.
y. NJ. {. A.. Crescent and Harrison ave-
nues. Ais r. NJ, address, 1.-The Influence Of
Character BY Charles 3. Brown Secretary,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-13
DON'T INTEND TO LEAVE HoBoKEN
Steamship Lines VIII Keep Their
Old Piers.

The rumors circulated within The past
few days that the big steamship fines in
tend leaving Hoboken are ~unfounded.
General Passenger Agent Gustav Schwab.
of the North German Lloyd Lime. when
seen in Hoboken yesterday by a News
man said his company had no idea or
leaving Hoboken.
1T is true that we would like to have a
little more pier room here said he, but
as far as l know the company never con-
templated the changes reported in the
last couple of days. The rumors in eircu-
lation are without any foundation.
Captain william Ba-denhauser, OF the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Packet Company, and
the other officials of the steamship lines in
Hoboken, made the same statements as
Agent Sehwab.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-13
SUNDAY SCHOOL CANVASS

The Executive Committee of the Hud-
son County Sunday School Association is
carrying forward its work in the direction
of making a house to house visitation in
search of new Sunday school pupils.
Circular letters sent out to all Protestant
pastors and Sunday school workers in the
county, asking them if they were willing
to appoint committees to make such a
canvass in prescribed districts, have thus
far met with favorable replies.
The reports of these COMMITTEES will be
tabulated and the results sent back to
each minister and Sunday school worker.
These reports will enable each minister to
secure the results of the other ministers
and Sunday school workers work, and
thu enable them to make an intelligent,
systematic of families having ex-
pressed a desire to attend or send children
to this or that particular church and
Sunday school,.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-13
UNION SERVICES
Uptown Pastors Consider
a Plan For United Sum-
mer Worship.
VESPER SERVICE AT FIVE
Chance For Tired Clergymen
to Gain a Needed Rest
Among the Churches.

1t is not unlikely that during the mid
summer months, union services will be
held among many churches throughout
the city. At any rate at least three
churches win unite in worship. These are
the First Congregational. Bergen Reform
ed and First Presbyterian. 1t is likely
that a fourth church will join in the pro-
sect.
The pastors of these churches, Rev.
John L. Scudder, Rev. Cornelius Brett,
DID, and Rev. Charles Herr, DID,. held
3 conference the other day to devise a
bot weather. plan of service. They
thought tina they could temporarily do
away with the regular evening service
which usually begins about seven and
substitute a five o'clock vesper service.
Such services can be held without the aid
of either gas or electric lights, which
cause much heat in spite OF the ventila-
tion. The pastors agreed that such SER
vices would attract larger congregations
thar the customary services at half-past
seven. The union serves in the morn
ing are to be ED at the usual hour.
The Emory Methodist Church on Bel
mont avenue, of which the Rev. Mr..
f1OaSldIu IS pastor, Is ilhSly ~ many ny
the summer union service quartette.
In this manner it can be readily seen
that the pastors will have an opportunity
of securing much needed vacations. With
four churches united for at least three
months, each pastor would get about nine
weeks rest. During the months of July,
August and September it is proposed to
Engage able outside preachers to conduct
the srvices. Each church, it is proposed,
IS to have the services two consecutive
Sundays.
Union services similar to those now be-
ing arranged among the churches men,
toned were held last summeramong sew
eral down town congregations The re-
suits were satisfactory in every respect.
1t is very likely hat the same plan may
be followed this year. Definite action re-
garding the proposition among the
churches on the Heights will be taken
very shortly.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-13
ST. BRIDG[T'S COUNCIL
Active Branch Of G. W. B
L. Organized Four Years
Ago In This City.

One of the best councils of its kind in
the State of New Jersey today is that
of ST. Bridget's Council, Catholic Wom-
ems Benevolent Legion, No. 6. 1t meets
every first and third Tuesday of each
month in st. Bridget's Hall, on Mercer
street.
The council, although a young one, was
the first organized in the State of New
Jersey and the sixth in the United States.
st. Bridget's Council was organized under
the laws of New York on October 8, 1885,
by Supreme Secretary Miss Annie O'Con-
nor and Mrs. Gilmartin, with t~wenty-six
charter members. Through the hard work
of the ladies who are members of the
council, it has ~prospered wonderfully. To-
day it has a good, substantial treasury,
which is used in case of death or acct
lent to any of its members. Today the
membership of the council numbers sew
enty-fve, and the ladies expect in a short
time to reach the hundred mark.
The present officers of the council are:-
Rev. Father Dornin, Chaplain; Mrs.
Katie Coleman, President; Miss M. Cav
anagh Vice-President; Mrs. Brown,
Chancellor; Miss Ella Rowland, Chan
cellor; Miss Rose McGovern, Secretary;
Miss Rose Walsh, Treasurer; Mrs. Mary
Walsh, Auditor; Mrs. Louise Mahoney,
Collector; Miss Agnes Burgess, Marshall;
Mrs. Silver, Guard; Trustees, Mrs. Mar
key, Mrs. Burns and Mrs. Smith.
/ The objects of the legion are
Section 1. The objects of the Catholic
Women's Benevolent Legion shall be:
1st. To unite fraternally for social,
benevolent and intellectual Improvement,
only Roman Catholic women personally
acceptable, of sound bodily health, be-
tween the ages of seventeen and fifty-five
years at the time of admission.
nd. TIC afford moral and material aid to
it's members and their dependents by es-
tablishing a fund for the relief of it's SICK
and distressed members.
Ard. To establish a Benefit Fund from
which on the satisfactory evidence of the
Of a member who shall lave com
piled with its lawful requirements, a sum
not exceeding 81, 1000 shall be paid to her
legally designated beneficiary or bene-
iciaries; and from which Benefit Fund a
sum not exceeding $1,000 may be paid to a
member. who shall have become perma-
nently disabled from attending to busi-
ness or gaining a livelihood, and who
having complied with all its lawful re-
uuirements has arrived at the age Of ex-
pectancy as fixed by the printed table IN
our laws.
There are now over one hundred and
fifty councils in the United States. The
total membership numbers nearly ten
thousand,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-13
MAYOR HOGS APPEALEY TO

The property owners on Linden avenue,
west of Scott street to the Boulevard. .are
indignant about the condition in which
the Mutual Gas Improvement Company's
men have left that street. On the south
gas pipes were laid and now for
about five inches from the curb the street
looks like a ploughed field. Mayor Hoos
has been requested to take some action
to compel somebody to put the street in
nroner order. and the owners have conf
5nc that His Honor will Civ tim riff. r
iencee that His Homo will give them
raIiaf
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-13
WILLIAM FAGAN's BODY FOUND

The body of the young man picked up
in the Hudson River near the West Shore
Railroad station in West New York, on
Thursday. was taken to Parslow's
morgue. Hoboken. yesterday. where it
was identified as that of William Pagan.
a boatman, % years nd. and a son of
John Pagan, of NO. 161 Wayne street, this
city.
Young Pagan was employed on a tug
which collided with the Barclay street
ferryboat Netherlands on March l. He
was thrown overheard and drowned.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-13
How,s h ?

We offer one Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
We the undersigned, have known F. j. Che
ney for the last Is years. and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transactions,
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
ton made by their firm.
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Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
KINNAN & MARVIN
wholesale Druggists. Toledo, @.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
;rr directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces 81 the system. Price 75c.. per bottle.
gnld Nv all Druggists. Testirn6nialg -8fee.
Halls family Pills are the ~
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-13
MRS. MEYER GETS suB-sTATIoN

Postmaster Leonard Schroeder of Ho-
boken yesterday appointed Mrs. Elizabeth
Meyer to succeed William Patterson in
charge of the postal substitution on upper
Washington street.
Mrs. Meyer is the widow of the late
Robert o. Meyer, who was a well known
Hoboken Republican and lodge man.. She
had the backing Of the Republican City
Committee and a large number Of infiu-
entail Hobokenites. The office is worth
800 per ahnusn.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-13

of the American Board; the Rev. DR.. Nc
Lean. of the Disciples Board; the Rev.
land, Methodist Canada; the Rev. j. W..
Laughlin, Cumberland Presbyterian, and
the Rev. DR.. Joseph L. Vance, Presbyter-
ian South.
DR.. Leonard. Methodist; Bishop NC
vickar, Episcopal; the Rev. DR.. Lambuth-
Methodist South; the Rev. DR.. Suther-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-13
CIT NEWS NOTES

The Executive Committee Of the Sew
smith Ward Democratic Club will meet to-
morrow afternoon at Blaese's Hall, Jack
son near Fulton avenue. The programme
Of events for the picnic to be held Me-
mortal Day at the Greenville Schuetzen
Park will be arranged.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-13
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
ST. Michael,s.

Work is about to be begun on the inter-
ion decorating Of St. Michael's Church.
The exterior appearance of the church
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-13
From Everywhere

Managers of the Catholic Summer
School at Cliff Haven, Lake ~Champlain,
report that Catholics of ST. Louis, Louis
Vile, Chicago and other cities are show
ing a wider interest in the school than
ever before. Their is ak of Chicago
cottage, and some inquiries concerning
quarters have been received from Gin
cinnati. During a period of eight years
this Catholic summer school has grown
from two cottages to a beautiful summer
town, in w-.-eh eight dioceses have build
ings to serve as diocesan headquarters.
The approaching season, whichSopens on
July 8, will be the eighth of the school.