The Jersey City news., 1902-06-28

yesterday afternoon and secured a ponce
permit TO hold open air concerts III the
parks and on the streets for the benehf
| Of the families Of the striking miners
| Then they volunteered to give the chief
sample selection. He said he was
much obliged but wouldn't trouble them
| TO exert themselves.
A ferry boat crowded with passengers
was made the field of operations for two
| fakirs last evening. One had but one
hand, the other was physical giant
The afflicted one first went through the
ca bin appealing for aims and showing his
handless arm. He collected about 81.
Then his chum attempted to go
through some acrobatic stunts but was
unable to do the simplest trick. He fell
about the floor until he must have been
sore in every muscle. The passengers
we're highly amused and the would-be
acrobat gave it up with an apology.
Then he and his handless friend SANG"
an Irish air. Then the hat was passed
and about 81 collected. By this time
the boat was in the slip and the two
men left with the remark:-"Well. were
much obliged to you. That's about sixty
beers"
A large lawn party will be given by
st. Paurs of the cross Church on the
18th. 10Th and 10th of July. The prin-
cipal feature o. amusement will be ping
pong.
The disgraceful conduct of a crowd of
Newark men who were on trolley car
returning from ride to Bergen Point
late last night, near the Junction Gre
ated considerable excitement for time
There were about fifty ON the big car,
which reached the Junction" on its re-
turn trip about midnight. On the front
and rear platforms were several cases of
beer. The crowd had partaken literally
and many were scarcely responsible.
Yells and curses began the outbreak.
Tiring of this form of amusement, sew
eral, more boisteroHs than the others,
found pleasure in tossing empty beer bot
narrowly escaped hitting persons who
were waiting for car. Some of the men,
realizing the seriousness of the actions
of their comrades, made haste to hive
the car switched quickly to the Newark
tracks and hurried out of sight.
The disregard of all road laws shown
by automobilists is just now engaging the
attention of the authorities in every mu-
nicipality where there are good roads,
but arrests seem to teach the ehauffeurs
nothing. Last night an automobile
dashed along the Boulevard at a rate of
speed clearly greater than the law per-
mits. There was no policeman in sight
with whirr and noise calculated to
scare half the population out of their
wits. Several bicyclists were on the
road at the time and they had to pedal
helter-skelter for shelter. There have
been several complaints lodged with the
police ON this point, but so far there have
bcen no arrests.
Tax Commissioner Thomas Degnan
hears striking resemblance to George
Smith better known as ''Pittsburg Phil,''
the noted plunger on the metropolitan
race tracks.
The tenchers of the Zion Lutheran
| Church, on McAdoo avenue and the
| Boulevard. held a meeting last evening
| ut which they decided to go to Silver
| Lake. on July 4, the OCCASION of their am
nnal outing. A jolly time is anticipated
Mr.. John Buchholz. standard bearer
| Of the Buehholz Association of Green
vile. is the proud possessor Of fine
ebony cane presented to him by the
members of his association lately.
| The police of the Second precinct are
entertained almost every evening by
musical selections from the various resi-
dents of the block. 1t serves TO make
the time, for the men on house duty,
/ pass pleasantly.
A big awning is being erected around
the saloon of Patrick Connolly at the
Bergen avenue terminal of the Traction
| Company. This is the site the company
| wished to purchase several times. but
failed owing to the price demanded. The
| awning will afford much needed protee-
ton to hundreds of passengers who have
been forced TO stand out in all sorts Of
weather to wait for cars.
A number of people were much
amused last evening by the notions of a
| cat which had been shut up in a store
on Grove street, near Fourteenth street.
a small child was tapping on the win
| dow from the outside. The cat tried for
fully ten minutes to reach her hand and
seemed much puzzled by not being able
to get at the hand. The little girl gave
up the fun first
ST. LUCY'S CLUB OUTING.