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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-02
REHEARsING FOR lNscHovoeUE.

A meeting of the Entertainment Com
mi;tee of St. Bridget's Lyceum was held
in the parlors of the Lyceum last Sun
dav evening. The members of the cast
which is to produce the romantic Irish
drama, "Inschovogue,' Easter week Were
in attendance at this meeting. The va
rious parts in this drama wer assigned
to the members of the cast and each
character was carefully gone over by the
Instructor in charge and thoroughly ex-
planned by him.. The next rehearsal OF
the cast will be held next Sunday af-
ternoon when the work of preparing for
this entertainment will be fully started.
The Entertainment Committee an
nounced that on account Of unforeseen
events they were compelled TO postpone
the reception which they had made ar
engagements for and which was to be held
February 5. They AYE now hangs
the date to February 10 and new invita-
fans will be issued and distributed among
the friends of the Lyceum.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-02
GOLF CLUB PLANS.
A New Clubhouse and Links
Must Be Found--Hard
to Find Wilds.

:.
~ members Oh the Jersey oity 1oii
Siup NAVE great plahs LOT dts future. ihey
piopose 70 ihahe II one OF lhe hlese y
sahlNallons OF IT'S Aiho N THIS part Of the
country, me nrst step toward lmproV-
ing the cup was taken a snort ume aso
wheh IL was incorporated uhaer eae laws
ol the stare. Inc nhcorporators ars'-A'
j. DraytoI, PRESIDENT; bufoeete T. Crais'
siee-rresloeht :. =. ffaffnsteau ireas-
uieI' ropeii Z ieiiialns' secletats' w,
os' hisihsstoh diioiu' 6eoise :.
A.is "tilian = h1ose"as anu US
loiiey' uiee'oist ~ us
W. = ne" II :
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80 - -
ago ,s now saoau sizad o,+v ~ riliaee
p,,i1ding has 800 ., ~ +ba+ section If
the civ in which tha Golf Cl,,b is sim
ated AZ tba rate IF six or eight houses a
month When the Golf Club rented the
building. No. 21 Gautier avenue. a little
over a year ago. it was the last house
towards the Hackensack on that side of
the street. Since then a whole block has
been built up, severed and paved beyond
it. What was the inks last summer IS
now built upon, six houses standing upon
the last stretch, and the ground has been
broken for two more. The golfers are
being gradually driven towards the river
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-02
SMlTH-cosGRovE.

Miss Josephine Cosgrove, a popular and
accomplished young lady of the Heights,
who, for a number of years, has been
the leading soprano soloist at st. Jo-
seph's Roman Catholic Church, Baldwin
avenue, was married at five o'clock yes
terday afternoon to Mr.. Robert P. Smith,
a prominent architect and Junior member
of the we'll known firm of Nat. E.. Smith
& Son, architects and real estate agents.
The ceremony, which was attended by
the families and most intimate friends
of the bride and groom, took place at
St. Joseph's Church, the Rt. Rev. Mon
signor Seton. D.. D., officiating.
Miss Harriet Cosgrove, sister of the
bride, acted as maid of honor, and Mr..
David H. Smith, brother of the groom,
was groomsman.
After receiving the congratulations OF
their friends, the happy couple departed
on a tour to Old Point Comfort, Rich
mond and Washington. On their return
they will reside in a handsome Colonial
residence, recently purchased and renod-
elled by the groom. and situated at the
corner of Hudson Boulevard and Cottage
street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-02
APPEARED IN BLACK FACE
Young Women of the Heights
Dare Critics and Give a
Minstrel Show.

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a NUMBER OF young women Wen known
on Jersey City Heights last night TOOK
part IN a Ministries snow Wnlch was given
IN foye Hail, Foye place, under the au-
spices OF the Star OF wonder Lodge, NO.
z6,Order or shepherds OF Betnienem- Ihey
did what the young women OF the Bergen
reformed Church proposed to do, but did
not because OF the amount OF criticism
their intended action caused, appeared in
burnt cork. Not only did they have their
comely features concealed beneath a lay
er of backing, but they appeared in fancy
costumes, entirely in keeping with the
grotesque characters they i-mpersonated.
The entertainment made a decided hit.
The news hat young women were to APP
pear in blackface filed the hall to the
very doors. Some attended, firmly con-
Vlnced that they would De scahodilzea py
the performance, but lett with thelr views
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mn mtn.+no1 +noun waa mnosoa
oxc1,,stva1,r of ,aaias rhara ,yara men in
Il foo The middlaman was William van
Keuran brother If chief Engineer Van
Kerran of tbe Jersey CIV Street and Wa
fer BOARD The other members of the
omnanv were:-Miss Laura Buss. Miss
Jennie FULLY. Mrs. Ruth Laird. Mrs. John
Hauck. Mrs. Walter FULLY, Mrs. Arthur
Barber, j. w. Stiles, Benjamin Frank
lin, Alfred Buss. Charles Salter, Arthur
Barber. Jr., and William Van Keuren.
The end men were Altered Buss and Ar
thur Barber, Jr. The entertainment
lasted for an hour. The parts mad been
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-02
HISTORY DAY.
Grote, Macaulay. Carlyle Discussed
at a Meeting of the Woman's Club.

Grote, Macaulay, Carlyle, were miro
duced into the Literature Department OF
the Woman's Club, which met in Room l.,
Hasbrouck Institute, yesterday afternoon.
1t was History Day, and these three men
were discussed as among the most promi-
nent historians of the nineteenth century.
Mrs. Henry Harrison read a paper on the
first. George Grote, setting forth his
biography in, as is Mrs. Harrison's wont.
a. bright. witty and ironical manner.
Mrs. Harrison spoke of Grote's marriage
in 1920. of his first public paper in 1921, Of
his election to Parliament in 1880, and his
refusal to serve a second term; then
passed on to the publication of his famous
History of Greece which was suggest
ed by his wife, and was not completed
until 1856. She spoke of his sympathy
with the French Revolutionists, and of
his contemporaries, Mendelssohn, Jennie
Lind n Sydney Smith, and told how
he sat for his picture, giving the artist
twenty sittings, which" said Mrs. Har-
rison.- twas the old fashioned way. Today
it could be finished in three hours" 1t
was at one of these sitting that the artist,
booming very much interested in the
painting, forgot the fire, and Mr.. Grote
caught the cold which caused his death.
A discussion on the author followed this
paper, in which it was decided that Mr..
Grote was an authority on Greek history,
and wherein several of the witty sayings
Of Sydney Smith concerning him were
quoted. as when he remarked hat Mr..
and Mrs. Grote the, most gentlemanly
lady he had ever met.
There were no papers on Macaulay and
| Carlyle, and they were left to the mercy
| of an ssopen discussion, .Macaulay,''
said one lady, was a man with a wonder
| full memory His works were. criticized
by another as being too long drawn out
at the beginning. But he had STYLE
| said a third, This essays are perfect
gems "Macaulay," it was discovered
by still another had a most fortunate
life. He acquired knowledge easily, ex-
pressed himself well, and could realize his
ambitions"
Roscoe was also mentioned among the
historians, and Carlyle, of whom his
mother said that he was a great man,
7 but not a good man to live with, was
brought into the discussion, together with
his unhappy married life. He was criti-
cized for This jerky STYLE by one, and
'das being more of an essayist than a his
~torian," by another. His infirmity
of temper was also mentioned.
There was also a general discussion on
books of the day and the causes Of thei
popularity. Some held that this came
principally from advertising and Others
that the secret lay in the s.trueness to
nature now in vogue among novelists,
and still others that it was the sentiment.
This discussion lasted some time before
| the ladies adjourned to meet again Febru-
airy 10, when the subject will be Green
Froude. and McCarthys History Of Our
Own Times"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-02
Bon Ton

The announcement that comes from the
Bon Ton for next week, to begin with
the customary Monday performance, is
the annual visit to this theatre of L.
Lawrence Weber's Partisan Widows"
Company, spectacular, burlesque and
high class vaudeville-one of the real va
riety entertainment treats of the pres
ent day. The famous Manhattan Com
edy Four, Sam j.. Curtis, A. F. Williams,
Al. Shean and Ed. Mack, head the list,
followed by Cushman and Holcombe,
Boyce and Black, Burmans Sisters, Cas-
tellatta and Hall, Sadie Cushman, Moyl-
tina Adams and Lizzie Van, three noted
stage beauties, assisted by twenty other
handsome rivals and tetn clever comedi-
ans, will produce the one-scene musical
burlesque called "a High Ball. The en-
agement will be for one week: during
which matinees will be given daily.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-02

TO JOHN BRINLEY, MRS. JOHN BRIN-
ley, his wife, and William H. Bramhall. ad-
ministrator OF estate Of Edmund c. Bran
hall. dec'd:-
You are hereby notified that at a public
sale made by the City Collector of Jersey
City, on the 18th day of October, 1889, The
Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City purchased
for the sum of five hundred and eleven dol
lars and sixty-nine cents ALL the land and
real estate situate in Jersey City, in the
County of Hudson and State of New Jersey,
fronting on Kearney avenue, which is laid
down and designated as lot eight G), in block
number six hundred and sixty-three (663), upon
an assessment map annexed to a report num-
Der twelve Q2l, made by the Commissioner
of Adjustment" appointed in and for said City
by the Circuit Court Of the County OF Hud-
son. a certified copy of which report and map
was filed in the office of the City Collector Of
Jersey City, on the 18th day of April, 1885,
said report and map and said sale being made
pursuant to the provisions of an act Of the
Legislature of New Jersey, passed March Goth.
1886. entitled
IAN Act concerning the settlement and collec-
ton Of arrearages of unpaid taxes, assess
ments and water rates or water rents in
cities of this State. and imposing and levy
ing a tax, assessment and lien in lieu and
instead of such arrearages, and to enforce
the payment thereof, and to provide for the
sale of lands subjected to future taxation
and assessment"
And the several supplements thereto.
And you are further notified that you appear
to have an estate or interest in said
land and real estate shall be redeemed,
as provided in said acts, before the ex-
| p~iration of six months from and after
the service hereof. a deed for the same will be
given conveying to The Mayor and Aldermen
of Jersey City, the fee simple OF said land and
real estate according to the provisions of the
Dated Jersey City, n. J., December %. 1898.
THE MAYOR ALDERMEN OF JER-
E. HOGS.
(Seal.) Mayor.
Attest:- NJ. J. oDoNNELL.
City Clerk.
csals No. Sd
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-02

TO LOUISE N. BIXBY, JOEL ]. BIxBY,
her husband; Helen L. Jewell, Charles Z.
Jewell, her husband; Alfred Heritage, Joseph
N. Scott and Paul NJ. Van Name. executors
: of Will of Joseph N. Scott, deceased
You are hereby notified that at a public
sale. made by the City Collector of Jersey City,
on the 9Th day of October, 1896, The Mayor
and Aldermen of Jersey City purchased TOT
the sum of sixty dollars and eighteen cents
ALL the land and real estate situate in Jer-
sey City, in the County of Hudson and state
of New Jersey, fronting on Virginia avenue
which is laid down and designated as lots
fourteen "a and fifteen %. in block NUMBER
six hundred and twenty-five (622)-seventeen
hundred and sixty-four Q76D, upon an assess
ment map annexed to a report number one
hundred and one GOD, made by the Com
missioners of Adjustment appointed IN and
for said city by the Circuit Court oil the
conntv Of Hudson. a certified copy of which
report and map was filed in the office of the
CITY Collector of Jersey City, on the Srd day
of September. 1895, said report and map and
said sale being made pursuant to the pro-
visions Of an act of the Legislature of New
Jersey. passed March 30th, 1886, entitled
.sAn Act concerning the settlement ana col
lection of arrearages of unpaid taxes, as
sassments and water rates or water rents
in elites of this State, and imposing and
leyying a tax, assessment and lien IN lieu
and instead of such arrearages, and TO en-
force the payment thereof, and to provide
for the sale of lands subjected to future
taxation and assessment.
And the several supplements thereto
And YOU are further notified that you appear
RI have an estate or interest in said land and
real estate, and unless the said land and real
estate shall be redeemed, as provided in said
and afte- the service hereof, a deed for the
same viii be given conveying to The Mayor
and Aldermen of Jersey City, the fee simple
Of said land and real estate according to the
provisions of the said act.
Dated Jersey City, N. j., January s1st, 1899.
THE MAYOR N OF JER'
CIV CITY.
E. HOGS,
(SealA Mayor.
Attest NJ. J. O'DONNELL,
City Clerk.
(sale No. ss12.)
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-02
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN SOCIAL
Ladies Aid to Have Charge OF
Refreshments

There was a special meeting of the La
dies Aid Society of the Second Pres
byterian Church, in the church parlors,
yesterday afternoon, to make arrange
ments for the monthly reception which
takes place next Wednesday evening at
he church. The ladies, of whom there
were about twenty-five present, decided
upon a literary and musical programme,
with refreshments, ice cream and cake
to follow.
1t has been the custom of the society
this season to make little bingham aprons
for the Home of the Homeless, and yes
terday they finished and delivered twelve
to that institution. This is one of the
largest and most active aid societies in
the city, and has a gentlemen's auxiliary
to help them out on their programmes
and monthly ~socials. The officers Of the
Ladies' Aid are:-Mrs. Adams, president;
Mrs. Legis and Mrs. Cook, vice presi-
dents; Miss Holden, treasurer, and Mrs.
Clark, secretary.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-02
The Latest Treasury Outrage.

The most extraordinary specimen OF
protectionist malignity that has yet APP
peared is the new order of the Treasury
Department regarding tourists baggage
II is an emanation from w. B. Howell
the Assistant Secretary, and it reads as
follows
I have to direct tina hereafter, when
ever the aggag of passengers arriving
from abroad is found to contain any
articles purchased abroad which snall not
have been declared by the passengers,
they shall be described on the back OF the
baggage declaration by the inspector, ana
submitted to the appraising omcerS 1or
appraisement, n the inspector WIN "a ~
held responsible for the failure so TO hnd
and report such articles regardless OF
their value. You will please see that this
rule is strictly enforced at your port.
How this infamous order is to be exc
cuted we are unable to grasp 1t involves
a minute, detailed examination of every
article in every passengers baggage. How
otherwise can the inspector satisfy him
self as to what was bought abroad and
what not?
But if such an examination is to be
made, how and when and where is it to
be conducted. Are the intimate belong
ings of men and women to be laid out on
the floor of a landing dock, which is to all
intents and purposes as clean and suit
able for such a purpose as the public
street. Is it consistent with the self
respect of any man or the modesty of any
woman that such an investigation should
be thus publicly made? Then, when pas
sengers are coming in by the thousand,
where is the time to be found for such a
performance? Will passengers be expect
ed to camp for a day or a week ON the
piers, While the Custom House officers
satisfy themselves that no article pur-
chased abroad, however minute, escapes
discovery n taxation?
We ask If there is any county in the
world, except our own, wherein an un-
~speakable ol1trage of this sort could be
inflicted upon tens of thousands of re
fined and law abiding citizens? Are there
any people but our own who would
submit to such a dastardly and wanton
system of petty tyranny?
Here is a bit of description of one of the
examinations yesterday. 1t is from the
Tribune which certainly is not apt te
be prejudiced on the subject
Carefully packed trunks were examined.
and clean linen articles were tossed care
lessly on the dirty pier. The search OF
the luggage of the passengers by the
Westernland was so carefully made thai
Deputy Collector Bowling says 1t tooh
twenty minutes to xamine the valise anC
handbag of n person.
Mr.. Howell ought to be kicked out OF
the office which he ~disgraces. He must b'
a fool or a %rufian, or both. 1t is certain
he is totally unfit to be a member of thu
government of a free country. His proper
place is on the Russian frontier.
Perhaps, however, he may have done {
public service by running his search
business into such excess. The agitation
which is sure to result in influential cir
Giles may cause the abolition of the en-
tire nuisance.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-02
DUPLICATE WHIST CLUB.
Mrs. Mattocks and Mrs. Clark Won
Prizes Yesterday.

The Duplicate Whist Club met yesterday
afternoon at the residence of Mrs. John
Headden Sd. No. Is Bentley e
There were four tables, and the game was
intensely interesting, Mrs. Mattocks and
Mrs. Clarke coming out ahead, the former
winning a blue wedgewood PLAGUE of
handsome design, and the latter the Maud
Adams edition Little Minister"
Among those present were:-Mrs. John
Headden Sd, Mrs. William H. Mattocks,
Mrs. A. F. Clarke, Mrs. H. L. Hotchkiss,
Mrs. George Wilkinson, Mrs. Warren
Dixon. Mrs. v. r. Schenck, Mrs. Harry
Sloane, Mrs. Lynn, Mrs. Howard Bum
sted, Mrs. Daniel Bowley, Miss Louise
Bumsted, Mrs. John Mclaughlin, Mrs.
Frank Bennett, Mrs. Lee Condict, Mrs.
Roy IngliS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-02
LADIES' AID LUNCHEON.
Successful Affair in DR.. Bretts'
Church Yesterday.

It was the fourth luncheon of the season
held Yesterday afternoon by the Ladies
Aid Society of DR.. Brett's Church, besides
being one of the longest. There We're
forty ladies' present, all, owing no doubt
to the cold weather and excellence OF the
menu, exceptionally hungry.
First on the bill of fare came oysters,
raw. half shell, stewed and friend, quick
" followed by baked beans with tomato
sauce, cream potatoes and chicken salad,
with all kinds of dainty entrees and de-
serts. from sailed almonds in the one
case and pies in the other, to olives and
lady fingers, to say nothing of the ex-
cellency of the homemade layer lake,
followed in turn by coffee and fruit, all
served in the daintiest manner on dainty
china, with pretty tablecloths and ex-
quisitely embroidered centre pieces, DER
Swallowed by ferneries in silver and Dres-
den fern dishes.
There were four of these tables n
charge of Mrs. Cornelius Brett, Mrs. New
comb, Mrs. John Toffey and Mrs. Addie
Van Wrinkle, each lady choosing her W
assistants. and each table seating ten.
These luncheons are served on the first
Monday of every month prior to the bust
ness meeting of the society. Guests may
be invited, for which privilege twenty-five
| cents per capita is changed. Yesterday
arrangements for an entertainment to be
held somewhere in the near future were
| discussed. The society has already raised
| over one hundred dollars for he church
| and hopes to raise $3.50 more. The Presi-
dent is Mrs. Peter Van Wrinkle, and there
| are any number of vice-presidents. Next
| month the luncheon will be in charge of
| Mrs. William Van Keuren, Mrs. Apgar,
Mrs. Louis Apgar and Mrs. Scott.
Among Yesterdays guests were:-Miss
Ada Fuilen. Mrs. DIR. Allen, Mrs. Van
| Houghton, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Mix, Mrs.
Lusk, Mrs. George White n Miss Tay-
lor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-02

NOTICE TO CREDIToRS-IN CHANCERY
of New Jersey.
Between Henry O'Rourke ct ais, complain
ants, and The Bergen Land Improvement AS
ISOLATION. defendant,
BY virtue of an order of the Court of Chan
Gerry Of New Jersey, made on the day of the
date hereof, the undersigned. as Receiver of
The Bergen Land Improvement Association,
hereby gives notice to the creditors of the
said The Bergen Land Improvement Associa-
ton to present to him and bring to him.
under oath or affirmation, or otherwise to his
satisfaction, their several claims and demands
against the said Association, within six weeks
from the date of the said order, or they will
be excluded from the benefit Of any and all
dividends that may hereafter be made and de-
clared upon the assets and proceeds of the
effects of said Association.
All claims must be presented to the under
signed, at his office, No. PAL Washington
street, Jersey City, N. j.
Dated January 18th, A. D. 1899.
ISAAC S. TAYLOR,
Receiver.
241 Washington Street,
jersey City.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-02
PERSONAL.

1t is announced that former Secretary
of War Daniel S. Lamont is having a life
size portrait painted of ex-President
Cleveland. The noted Swedish artist A.
Zorn is taking sittings.
The Rev. Father Peter J.. Reilly, of st.
Paul's Catholic Church, Greenville, is re-
covering from a severe attack of the grip,
which has troubled him for several weeks.
However, he is now able to be up and
about. The Rev. Father Ferguson has
Reilly's illness.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-02

gressive city. No compliment the muni-
cipality can offer him is too fine for his
high services ii unselish course while
he was Chief Magistrate.
Mayor Hoos' recognition of his claims
on the city. regardless of party affiia-
ton. is one of the most honorable acts
of his term. and will win him much sup
port in the campaign which is about TO
open.
Mayor wanser will be an excellent Off
Ger of the Library. Whatever he does, he
does we'll.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-02
TO JOHN A. LIGHTHALL. FREDERICK S.
Iighthall and Mrs. Frederick 5. Lighthall.

TO DIN A. LIGHTHALL, FREDERICK S.
Iighthall and Mrs. Frederick S. LighthalI.
his wife,
You are hereby notified that at a public
sale made by the City Collector of Jersey
City, on the 18th day of October. 1892, The
Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey City purchased
for the sum of one hundred and eight dollars
and seven cents ALL the land and real es-
tate situate in Jersey City, in the County or
Hudson and State OF New Jersey, fronting on
James avenue, which is laid down and desig-
mated as lots fourteen QD, fifteen Q5) and
sixteen Q6), in block number six hundred and
forty-three (643), upon an assessment map an
nexed to a report number seventy-two t12).
made by the Commissioners OF Adjustment
appointed in and for said City by the Circuit
Court of the County of Hudson. a certified
copy of which report and map was filed in the
office of the City Collector of Jersey City, on
the 10th day of July, 1891, said report and
map and said sale being made pursuant to
the provisions of an act of the Legislature
of New Jersey, passed March Goth, 1856. en-
titled:-
al Act concerning the settlement and collec-
ton of arrearages of unpaid taxes, assess
ments and water rates or water rents IN
cities of this State, and imposing and levy
ing a tax. assessment and lien in lieu and
instead of such arrearages, and to enforce
the payment thereof, and to provide for
the sale of lands subjected to future taxa
ten and assessment"
And the several supplements thereto.
and you are further notified that you appear
to have an estate or interest In SAID land anu
real estate, and unless the said land and real
estate shall be redeemed. as provided in said
acts, before the expiration of six months from
and after the service hereof, a deed for the
same will be given conveying to The mayor
and Aldermen Of Jersey City, the fee simple
of said land and real estate according to the
Dated Jersey city, N. j., December %, 1898.
H MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF JER-
sHf GIL E. Hoos.
'seal' Attest NJ. J. o'DoNNELL.
(sale No. 3O57.)