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The Jersey City news., 1899-12-12
DAVIS ASSOCIATION.
Annual Election of Officers on
Wednesday--Ticket
Selected.

The annual meeting of the Robert Davis
Association will take place on Wednesday
evening in the rooms of the association.
Mercer street, on which occasion the cleo
tion of officers and appointment Of COM
mittees for the ensuing year will take
place.
The ticket selected by the nominating
committee to be voted for on that night
is:-R. G.. Smith, President; W. H. Peck
ham, First Vice President; w. J. Moran.
Second Vice President; John A. DENIM,
Third Vice President; DR.. r. Schlemm,
Fourth Vice President; Thomas J. Mig
gins. Treasurer; Daniel Smith, Financial
Secretary; Joseph A. Quirk. Recording
Secretary; N P Wedsn, Jr, Correspond
ing Secretary; Patrick Fallon, Sergeant
alarms; Thomas Nelson, Collector; G..
W. Henry. NJ ]. OsDonnell. Lewis Fischer.
Robert Jordan, James Ellington. Trus-
tees. This report was signed by John D.
German, chairman. and James ]. Wise
man. secretary. of the nominating COM
mittee.
The retiring president, Mr.. Thomas J..
higgins. will occupy the vacancy created
by the death of Sheriff Heller. and it is
unanimously conceded that in every re-
spect Mr. higgins will make an ad-
mirable successor. Colonel Smith, the
new president, is so popular with the
members that the success of his admin
istration is assured. The others on the
ticket are we'll known members of the as
sociation, and with such cabinet Presi-
dent Smith will find his duties veritable
soft snap.
The annual ball of the association will
be held in Columbia Hall, Greenville. on
January 81, $780, and that means the
sociaI-political event of the county at
which every Democrat is expected to at
tend. and he will
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-12
Hartnett's TbermometrEcl II Report
DIED.

SCHEETZ-on Sunday afternoon. De-
cember TO- 1899, at her late residence.
No. II Oak street, Phillipena Scheetz,
beloved wife of George Scheetz and
daughter of Valentine Puster.
Funeral services Tuesday evening at
eight o'clock.
Relatives, friends and members of Linz
coin Lodge, /. o o. F., Harmony En-
campment and Unique Council. No 434,
r. A, are invited to attend services at
late residence
Interment Wednesday morning at con-
venience of family.
MILL5On Saturday, Dec. 8, 1899, Mrs.
Alice Mills
Relatives and friends of the family are
respectfully invited to attend the funeral
from her late residence. No % Erie
street, on Wednesday, Dec- Is, at 8 A. NJ
thence to St. Mary's Church. where a
solemn high mass Will be offered for the
happy repose of her SOUL
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-12

f-o-t~S@sS "
SEWER RECONSTRUCTION
Pinch vitrified pipe, $826.
15-inch vitrified pipe, $3.50
1S-inch vitrified pipe $9.4l5.
24-inch brick, $4,lt4.
30-ineh brick, $S3e
36-inch brick, S65l.
4S-inch brick, So, ,2G4.
4S-inch iron pipe, S206-
$60-inch iron pipe, $3.50.
ISotal costs, $l176l9-SU.
Summary for 1893. .254 lineal feet or
< 4 miles of sewer cons struction.
Mr. Bouton's tables show vast amount
of work begun but not yet completed, and
also numerous improvements for which
petitions have been filed and approved but
for which contracts have not yet peen
awarded.
STANDARD.
In order to further guard against the
possibility of combination and to more
fully protect the city and those liable to
direct assessment for public work, the
Board has felt compelled 70 rule that al
proposals quoting price higher than our
standard for work of this character shall
be rejected. In the preparation OF stan
dard for each piece q work II Is under
stood that the Engineer shall allow a
prospective profit TO contractor OF ~
per cent, and when it would seem that
contractors are desirous of securing
larger percentage of profit and quote hg-
ures accordingly, the Board chooses to ex-
ercise its prerogative and reject. If as
certainment has been made that sudden
and unlocked LOT uuGtudtlOHS Dl lHS IudF-
ket have occurred and that the prices of
certain materials have appreciably ad-
vanced, we prefer that our standard
should be made to conform, rather than
door should be opened to that class of
speculative bidding which prevailed some
years ago. Our present system has stood
the test of time admirably, and the cost
of the making of an Improvement is now
very closely approximated on the prelimi-
WIDHNfNG AND IMPROVEMENT OF
GARFIELD AVENUE
Among the petitions favorably acted
upon during the year was one which COM
prehends the partial Improvement (grad-
ing, guttering. euItbing and fiagging) OF
Garfield avenue from the N. and N. Z. r.
r. to Bay View avenue, and its widening
a. the upper end. This Improvement when
completed will make direct connection
with the southwest drive and should eon-
tribute largely to the building up and
otherwise improving Of locality which
has for some years past apparently fallen
in the slough OF desmond and decsv
IMPROVEMENT OF FULTON AVENUE
During the year just passed we conn
pIeted on petitions the Improvement Of
Fulton avenue. between Garfield avenue
and Bergen avenue, which, with the ex-
ception OF short block. makes new
connection between the southwest drive
and Hudson Boulevard. We had for some
years desired to make this Improvement,
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-12
A Happv Man.

1t was midnight upon the vast and
heaving ocean. The dark blue aammocks
less might and from behind a huge bank
of cloud the moons rays shone intermit-
tently over the waste of waters. In the
dark shadow that was fitting over the un-
known depths, sat gay party of return
ing travellers. And in the midst of all
that gayety and brillance, Mortimer
Mainspoke's voice was heard above the
rest; his laughter rang out more fire.
quently, and it was evident that here, at
last, was one who was enjoying life to
the full.
you seem happier than usual, old
man." said one fhis companions.
II am" he replied, lightly, my wife
is very seasick tonight and 1t is the only
time since we have been married that /
have played poker with the absolute
knowledge that she didn't care straw.
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-12
NOTICE TO PRINTERS.

SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE-
CEIVED BY THE UNDERSIGNED, AT
THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COL
LECTOR OF HUDSON COUNTY. n. J..
On THE 18TH OF DECEMBER, 1888,
FOR THE PRINTING OF loo COPIES
of THE COUNTY COLLECTORS AN.
NIIAL REPORT OF RECEIPTS AND
EXPENDITURES FOR THE LAST
FISCAL YEAR. ALSO THE REPORT
OF SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS
FOR THE SAME PERIOD
THE COPY AND FULL PARTTcu-
LARS AS TO THE WORK TO Be
DONE MAY BE OBTAINED ON APPLI-
CATION TO THE SUBSCRIBER.
THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND
Ali PROPOSALS IS RESERVED
HUGH DUGAN. County Collector.
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-12
AFTERNOON MUSIC CLUB.
Miscellaneous Programme Yesterday
at Bergen School For Girls.

The Afternoon Music Cub met yester-
day afternoon. in the ergen School for
Girls, where there was an excellent pro-
gramee. consisting of miscellaneous selec-
tions from various composers on piano
and violin, with one or two vocal solos,
by members of the club. There was also
a paper on current events N the musical
world. The meeting concluded with a half
hour Of practice By the Choral Choir Ia
charge Of Miss Lucy Nelson
Among tho members Of the club are:--
Mss Lucy Nelson. Mrs. Grace Marshall
Mrs. Frank Cavaili, Mrs. Rebeeca Phil
brook, Miss Retta Smith. Mrs. John Head
den. third. Mrs Frank IL Hall. Mrs
Adelaia seudSer, Miss Louise Manton,
Miss Munson. Miss Clark, Miss Elizabeth
Ishilbrook s
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-12
ToNIGH1S EVENTS.

"The Sign of the Cross" at the Acad-
emy of Music.
''sfIaco city Club Burlesquers" at the
Bon Ton Theatre.
Tabernacle Fair, Peoples Palace Assem-
bly, Hall, Henderson street.
Meeting, q. s. Grant Association.
0rran recital by DR.. Dessert, Bergen
Baptist Church.
Meeting, Bergen Republican Club
Dinner Suburban Club, Bergen avenue
and Montgomery street.
Bazaar. Evangelical Lutheran Church
of the Holy Trinity, Barrow and Mont
gonery STREETS
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-12
NORRIS DEMOCRATS REoReAHIzED
Cutler Succeeds Cook as ChairmaD
OF the County COMMITTEES.
[special to ..The Jersey civ News.

JSpecIdI 10 I ne jersey CITY NeWS-''
MORRISTOWN, Dec u, 1Ss9.-The DEM
oeratic County Committee held a short
meeting this afternoon. The session is
said to have been stormy one. Chair
man Cook several times granted a recess
so that the members might go into can
Gus.
Mr.. Cook refused a denomination ana ex-
Judge Willard W. Cutler was elected
w L. R. Lynd, of Dover. was elected
secretary, and z. c. Drake, OF Chester,
treasurer.
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-12
.RLIrGToN CErTETERY

was the first Landscape Lawn Cemetery IN
the State Lot owners have no expense for
care Of grounds. for Tending II you need
cemetery lot (and every filrnily needs one)r
YOU will be interested in its beauty and neas-
ness its moderate prices and easy terms Of
,,ayment Office in Jersey City. 239 Washing
ION street, over Provident Savings Bank Tele-
nhone No. 521.
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-12

this body they have s.riyen to create may
come back to themselves.
In conclusion F'reeholder heatlng saio
that when he has examined the cnarges
and become more familiar with them ne
will have something more to say ABOUT
them.
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-12
Il Old ana wen Tried Remedy

AIRS. Winslow's Soothing Syrup FOR
children teethlnS should always be used
FOR children while teethia& It Softens the
ard IS the best remei = Tor diarrhoea.
ITWenty-fIxe cents per Soantsl
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-12
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

NEW YORK, Dec. Il. 1889 Forecast for
the thirty-six hours ending P NJ. We'd
nesday, December Is. for New York city
and vicinity
Fair and much colder tonight and We'd
nesday. Sout hand west gales.
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-12

ssVhats ia nane7'' Everything. wllen you
come to medicine. When you get Hoods Sar-
sapariIla ycu get the best money can buy.
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-12
CITY NEWS NOTES.

"a meeting o the Bergen Republican
club VIII be held this evenir1.
The Portland daily press., 1899-11-07
CLUB NEWS.

The Crockett cub was very pleasantly
entertained by Mrs Philip H. Brown. the
president, on Saturday evening. After
the drill in parliamentary usage, vacation
notes were the order OF the day. The
president has invited the club to meet
regularly at her house.
The Fort Allen class has undertaken a
work which Is Of more than passing In
terest. 1t is the purpose Of the club t.
respond to roll call at each session with
quotations on the history Of Portland
all oriein matter being red uced to writ
ing and preserved.
The George Eliot club yesterday after
noon discussed the life and works Of Har
riet Beeoher stowe.
Miss Gertrude Hopkins entertained thu
Folk Lcre club at Its fret meeting. TIL,
club is taking up German history as +
preparation TO the Niebiluugen Lied.
The China Decorators club will givs
is annual exhibition In December at Y.
NJ. q. A. parlors. Those who were priv
LEGGED to visit the studios during Mrs
phiiips's and Mics Oserley's lessor s
previous years.
On Wednesday Of next week, November
IS, the W. II. NJ. s. of the NJ. e churches
will hold IN all day foreign missioni
district meeting at the West End. On
the next day district meeting devote
to homo missions will bs held at Bidde
ford.
The members of the Anne Hathawa,
club met yesterday afternoon at the homt
Of Mrs. II. Wallace Noyes, 80 Winter
street. The meeting was occupied by
reading papers on Madison's administers
ton and on the war OF 1921.
The Women's Whist club held its frs
meeting Of the season at the Falmouth
hotel yesterday morning. Four tables o
ladies were represented.
The Portland daily press., 1899-11-07
MUNICIPAL COURT.

In the Municipal court yesterday morn
Ing Robert J. Finnemore, the junk deal
or, brought charge Of assault and bat
cry against Patrick ii. McDonouRh.
-r. Finpemors said he was engaged In
a friendly game Of cards with Patrick
McDonough In q store on Commercial
street, when MoDonough grew.so quar-
alsome that Finnemore refused to con-
y lue the game. Finnemore claimed that
mis- left arm had been recently broken
and that he was unable to defend himself
from an unprovoked attack by McDon'
ough. he further asserted that he had
besn bruised and kicked and that he
finally recovered consciousness In gut
ter where he was found by an officer.
Fennemore said that Us McDonough had
a wife and several childen he did not
wish to press the charge.
MoDonough denied Finnemors's CHI arge
of assault and declared his intention Of
bringing charge Of assault against the
DOM plainant who began the attack and
who had bitten him savageiy in the face.
McDonough said he had done this In
self defense.
Jennie Pettipas of Brooklins, Mass.
came from Massach usetts on the Boston
boat Saturday night and claimed that
q hastily made acquaintance, Frank b.
Reynolds. had purloinsd live ollar bill
from her. She told the court that hey-
nolds had entered her stateroom through
this window and had secured all the
money she possessed, which he after ards
returned with tie exception Of tive dol
Iars. Steward Harris was called and Rey =
nolds was looked up and turned over TO
the Police on the arrival Of the boat here.
Reynolds said that he met Miss Pet
tipas on Atlantic avenue in Boston. de
averred taking the money as joke.
Turnkey Emery tsstifef to finding q live
d, liar bill in the lining OF the coat.
REYNOLDS was given 90 days.
The Portland daily press., 1899-11-07
ARRANGING FOOT BALL GAMES.

The management OF the Portland Atb'
letio club foot ball eleven has received O
letter from the management Of the CAM
pello eleven Of Brookton in which they
say 1t will be impossible to arrange a
game as their dates have all been filled.
The A IL College eleven OF Boston, how
ever, wishes game and an effort is being
made to arrange it. The All.Coliege
eleven Is said to he the strongest athletic
club team In this section now that New
towne has disbanded. They have taken
ON enc or two of Newtowne's crack men.
and If a game can be brought about II
will be worth seeing.
II the home team does not go away next
Saturday there will be q game OF soms
kind ON the foot ball grounds next Satur'
day, the All-College team " possible.
The Portland eleven Is having corre-
spondencs with the Orange, N. j. Ath'
lstic club eleven with view of srrang'
ing u game.
The Portland daily press., 1899-11-07
OBITUARY.
CYRUS S. KIM.

Cyrus Shaw King died in Washington,
Thursday. Nov. 2, al the age Of eighty
one years and two months s. after an III
ness Of four weeks. Mr.. K'nf was born
In Paris. Me-, aud since the death of his
brother, Horatio King, ex-Postmaster
General, May 90, 1897. has been the only
survivor Of q family Of eleven children
While yet boy he was associated with
his brother Huratio In printing the
Jeffersonian. thorough Jacksonian
Democratic paper. published first In
Paris, and moved to Portland In 1928.
In 1888 these brothers went to Washing
ton, and Cyrus King served o number Of
years as foreman In an offioe from which
Amos Kendall issued political mag azine
during Tyler's administration. About
1s4s Mr.. King was In Portland again In
the employ Of the Post Once Department
as railway route agent. or railway mail
clerk, as the term now Is, having charge
Of the introd nc tion Of this ssrvioe on the
Concord railroad and on the Eastern and
the Portland, Saco and Portsmouth.
On the Concord road Mr.. King had ut
frat a sixteen-foot passenger car, with q
table for distributing the mall. When be
came to the Portland route he had room
pertitioned of In fright car which was
attached to the passenger train. Abvut
iS49 he superiDtended the construction
Of special mail car, the second to be
introa uoed In New England. This car
had pigeon holes for letters and much
resem tlsd the modern railway postal car
The mail increased greatly during Mr..
Kings thirteen years of service, some
times including tt irty sacks Of paIers.
be slices the lettsr mail. Ihis last came
from points west. in three bags. enc
large one with Bo.ton letters, another
one from Washington.
In 1866 MIR. King went to Washington
to at sist his brother Horatio In his claim
business and has resided there since that
time.
lie leaves a widow and two children,
Metella King and Theo / King, an as
eistant astronomer IN the naval otsersa-
tory. The funeral services we've held at
| his late residence, 72i living street north
| west, Saturday morning.
MIR. King bad q summer home at Pine
Point, arboro lRh, in this Sta;e. and
was there the past summer.
DANIEL HOYT.
Pennington, November 6.-Mr. Daniel
Hoyt, one Of the wealthiest citizens OF
Harrington, a native OF Phillips, and son
of the late Samuel Hoyt Of That town,
died very suddenly at s. Is o'clock Satur.
day morning, aged about n years.
The Portland daily press., 1899-11-07
THE TENTH MILESTONE.
Programme For the weman's Literary
Unien Afternoon.

Programme For the weman's Literary
Unien Afsernoon.
The programme for The W. Ia U. "af-
tsrnoon." 10 be held in Pine street.
church, Thursday, November Q. At 2.eo
o'clock, Is ~ follows,
The Tenth Milestone.
Invocation. Rev. Asa Dalton, d. ID.
ouartetts-Littls brown Bss.
Ceollian Quartstts-Miss Lizsie N. Brown.
first soprano, Miss Bertha L.Stewsrt,
second soprano; Miss Martha n. b.
Hawea first alto; Miss Efie R.Chase.
second alto
Remarks by the Presidents, Mrs. George
W. Moody, vice-presidents, 70 Mrs.
History O. Of the W. l. IL for ' Ten Years.
Mrs. Frederick Jones
Quarsette-Brinr Rose. Vferifng
Cecilian Quartstte.
Remarks by the Pres dents. Mrs. Josiah
Burnham, Mrs. Frank b. CLARK, MIS-
John b. CovIe, Mis- InsznD. Blanch-
ari.
L'Envol. DR.. Dalton
Sona-Auld Lang Syne.
Recer ton.
Z Club members win plesss notice that
the hour 10 earlier than usual.
The second afternoon IL saturday. No
vsmber II, with the following programme;
literature. conducted BY As Yon Like II
club. Committee, Mics May w..
Mariner. chairman; Miss Luoy II. Jor.
dan, Miss Lizzie K Sosmman.
Portland.
Dust-Coms, May, with all thy Flow
ers. Mareton
The Portland daily press., 1899-11-07
PERSONAL.

Lord Mayor Talon Of Dublin. and
Hon. John k. Redmond left ~ i2.45
o'clock yesterday noon for Albany, N. 4.
Previous to their departure the distin-
euished visitors were shown the Ameri-
can system Of voting BY carriage ride
70 one or two Of the ward rooms, accom-.
panied. By Mr.. Curran, who deposited bis
ballot IN the Ward voting room.
Mrs. William II. Buxton and son. Mr.
william II. Buxton Of this city. leave to-
day for Denver, Col. where they will re-
main year for the benefit Of Nj. Bux-
tons health.
MIRA e. q. woodman entertained the
German Social club very pleasantly sat
urday afternoon.
Mrs. Frank Beals Of Auburn 10 the
guest Of her aunt, Mrs Aretas Shurtlsn.
!: MIRA J. W. Dyer returned Saturday eve
ming from o very pleasant six weeks visit
In Boston
Mrs, william Thompson win give her
first at home on Tuesday.
Miss Libby Of Park street. is home from
Boston.
Mr.. Clarence O. Sanborn of Ripping, N.
H., 10 the guest of Mrs. l. p. Warren,
S15 Brackets street.
Mrs. Warren has just returned from
AttIeboro, Mass.
Miss Aida Lssse 10 homo fran Smith
for q short time. Miss Doroas Lsese.
who has hesu homs, returned last weak.
Mrs. William Fessendsn Of River side,
Cal, is visiting hsr sister. Mrs. Haskell,
ST ring street.
MIR. and Mrs. Richard Webb, have re-
turned from New York.
Dr.. and Mrs. Cousins, Mrs. George II.
knight. Miss Marcia knight and Mr.and
Mrs Philip DseriEa are back from Moose
head lake.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Cults returned from SYRIA
cuse on Saturday. Mrs. Cults was dele
gate to the meeting Of the American
Board. The honor of an introduction OF
Gov. Roosevelt was the good fortune OF
the Maine delegate.
DIR. II. r. Brooks Of this city recently
recsived o very fiattsring offer from the
Dental school of Tufts college. He has
been tsndersd the refusal Of the chair Of
o erntive dentistry In that school.
The Portland daily press., 1899-11-07
TWENTY COTTAGES BURNED
A Ten Thousand Dollar Fire at Hsrps-
well Sunday.

The settlement Of cottages in Harpsweil
known 40 the auburn Colony" was de-
stroyed by frs. Sunday, but two Of the
twenty two cottages there escaping the
flames.
The less Is estimassd at $4,000. The
houses were all unocoupisd. Every oot-
tags was insured. The owners are scat
tered throughous the New England
states.
The fire started from some unknown
cause in the cottage owned BY Mr.. Mo
Caudless Of st. Louis. A strong west
wind was blowing and swept the blaze
on from one house to the rext. The
houses being close together. forming part
Of the arc of circle, all efforts TO save
them were al once ssen 10 be futile, but
every one lent hand and the effects and
furnishings Of most Of the other cottages
were piled In promisouous heap at an
out-of-the-way spot where they. still re-
main. Some goods Of greater value are
said to have been left permanently In
those cottages whose owners live out Of
the state and the fire will prove especially
disastrous to Theses people. Several Of the
cottages were repaired last spring at quite
an expenfe
No cottages outside Of the colony were
touched by the flames, and the chapel,
tho old farmhouse, used NJ dining hall,
the bowling alley and the stable escaped,
as they were set slightly apart from the
dwelling houses.
The following Is list Of the cottages
burned; 1hs Grow club, owned BY Bos-
ton business men; MIR. II. L Jordan OF
Auburn; Mr.. Baker Of st. Louis; Mrs,
E. r. Packard Of Boston; Tascus At
wood, ESQ.,, Of Auburn; Mr.. Blake Of
Maiden; Nrs. Fiske Of Newton, Mass !;
Mr.. Hubbard (junior) st. Louis; 4. l..
Pickard. Newton, Mass; MIR. Hubbard
(senior) Parlin cott,ge, st. Louis; Mr..
Dana, westbrook; Mrs. Fiske, Newton;
MIR. Edwin Baxter, Quincy; Mira Bsnja-
min Conant, Auburn; Mrs Page, New
Jersey; S. +. Merrill Of Auburn; K. b.
raul Il Auburn; DIR. Brown Of Newark,
N. j.; o. Currisr of New Jersey; DIR. Nc
Caudless of st. Louis.
Mr.. Blake Is president Of the Auburn
Harpswell association. ana the organiza-
ton has been in existence twenty years.
1t Is probable that all Of the cottages will
be rebuilt The dining room and hall
didn't burn.
II is reported that the fire was of incen-
diary origin.
Another report says that the fire started
at the southwest end Of the line OF cot
tages at g. so q. m. Tbs wind was blow
ing from the southwest. The flames
spread rapidly from one cottage to an
other. An effort was made to break the
fire com animation by tearing down some OF
the cottages, but having no tools for sucn
work the enterprise failed. 1t was only
after hard fight that the cook HOUSE,
hall and stable were saved. The last cot
tage In tie twenty succumbed at o. Is. An
Associated Press despatch places the loss
at sl5. 700.