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COAL THIEVES
AT WORK
Bins in the Horseshoe Looted
of Their Valuable Con
tents.
WHOLE TON STOLEN
Seventh Street Police Hard at
Work Trying to Discover
the Vandals.
Coal thieves are at work in flats and
private houses in the Horseshoe district.
Saturday night Charles Dnehncke, of
No. 183 Pavonia avenue, reported at the
Seventh street police station the loss of
a ton of coal from the coal bin in his
cellar.
He told Captain Kelly that when his
wife went into the cellar Saturday morn
ing she discovered the lock that holds
the staple of the cellar door broken and
a ton of coal stolen.
ONLY GOT IT FRIDAY.
“The coal was delivered on Friday,”
said Mr. Daehncke to Captain Kelly.
“It cost me $6.50 a ton. I ordered it
almost two weeks ago and while it was
being put into the cellar I said to my
wife:—‘Well, you need not worry for a
while.’ ” •
It had been a custom prior to the de
livery of that ton of coal to buy it by
the bushel at the grocer's.
The discovery of the theft of Mr.
Daehncke’s coal revealed a similar theft
in the same house. A member of a
family living on the second floor of No.
183 Pavonia avenue heard of Mr.
Daehncke’s loss and asked to have a talk
with him. He said that he had! a ton
of coal stolen from his coal bin Wednes
day night.
DIDN’T REPORT HIS LOSS.
He did not report the matter because
he thought he would be able to detect
the thief or thieves.
It is said the police have the matter
of investigating other coal robberies in
hand.
The coal stolen from the Pavonia ave
nue house was evidently carried out by
the pailful. An empty pail was found
in the rear yard that looked' as though
coal had been carried in it.
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TO REOPEN SUIT
City May Ask Court of
Chancery to Admit Long
Lost Record As
Evidence.
It is possible that the city’s law de
partment may make application to the
Court of Chancery for the i\ opening of
the Thirteneth street suit, which was de
cided adversely to the city, for the ad
mission of newly found evidence tending
to show that the city owned the eastern
end of North Fifth street, now Thirteenth
street, in I860.
As fold exclusively in “The News.”
City Clerk O’Donnell, while looking
through an old book of the Water Com
missioners, ran acres* an official paper
of the Common Council bearing record to
the effect that the city granted a permit
to Harold Houwood on January till,
1 Stilt. to lay a railroad track from his
place of business at the corner of Pro
vost and North Fifth streets, along the
south side of the latter thoroughfare to
a dock at the foot of that street.
The city’s lawyers hope that the Court
of Chancery will admit this paper in evi
dence. even if it decides immediately af
teward that it would uot alter its opin
ion already handed down. Then the mer
its of the record which indicates that this
city had ownership rights in the street
which are now in dispute, can be ar
gued before the Court of Errors and Ap
peals, where the Chancery decision lias
been taken on appeal.
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FIRES IN THEHORSESHOE.
Two Small Blazes Put Out Before
Mach Damage Ii Dome.
Two fires broke out in flat houses in
the Horseshoe section of this city yes
terday. They were discovered in time
to prevent any serious damage; One oc
curred in the four-story brick flat at No.
182 Eighteenth street in the apartments
of Annie Killlen, first floor. It was a
chimney fire.
Box No. 112 was pulled for a fire in
the apartments of Joliu Daariug, third
floor of a flat on Coles street. A lamp
explosion caused the blaze.
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FETTER WANTSHIS FURNITURE
An echo of the famous Fetter shoot
ing case of Union Hill came up this
morning in Chancery as to a dispute
over the ownership of the furniture of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fetter. Some years
ago Fetter sued bis wife for divorce.
She shot him and for a tii^e it looked
as if he would die. On his recovery he
wouldn’t prosecute her and she waB set
free. The furniture of the house was in
the meantime in storage and Fetter is
low trying to get its possession. He
has been diverced from Mrs. Fetter.
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TO CORE A COLD IN ON E DAT
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. E. W. Grove’s signature is on
DANGEROUS SEASON
One Reason Why Sickness Increases
at This Time of Year.
One reason why there is much more
sickness at this time of the year than
at any other is explained by physicians,
who say that the thousands who visit
the stores in search of Christmas gifts
are exposed to conditions and changes
of temperature that result in colds and
more serious ailments.
A person whose health is not rugged
easily takes disease from the germs of
all kinds likely to be in the air of the
crowded and suffocating stores—they
lack the vital force to fight off and
overcome the disease germs.
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Your doctor will tell you that this is
so, and we warn you to he careful.
We recommend Father John’s Medicine
because it builds up the body and forti
fies against all disease at the same time
that it cures colds, grip and all throat
aud lnng ailments.
This old prescription, as we have ex
plained in other articles, is not a patent
: medicine, and does not contain We dan
gerous nerve-deadening drugs found in
!)!* per cent, of the so-ealled "cough
balsams” and "syrups.” It is all pure
nourishment, and good to take right
along.
LIVE NOTES
ABOUJ TOWN
An oddity of the P. R. R. ferries is
that while the men's cabin is always on
the right hand side of the Cortland and
Desbrosses street boats, it is on the left
of the Twenty-third street outs. The rea
son why the boats are never turned
around probably is that it would involve
changing the colored signal lights on both
sides. The lanterns are now fixtures.
A Jersey City man was riding on a
Sixth avenue elevated train, New York,
one day during the recent storm. He
had a tall man leaning on his shoulders,
a fat woman reclining on his manly
breast, a district ‘messenger standing on
his right foot and a pretty girl trying to
keep her hat from being knocked off by
his left arm with which he held on to a
strap for dear life.
As the train swung 'round the Murray
street curve and all hands were whirled
about like drift in an eddy, his eyes fell
on a panel in the advertising dado,which
read:
SPACE TO LET,
Inquire, etc., etc.
He nearly fainted.
There is a poor little waif of a wiry
haired dog which haunts the streets be
tween Washington street and the ferry
day and night. It puts in its whole time
dodging vehicles and looking miserable.
Nobody seems to own it, and Heaven
only knows how it keeps alive.
It is so pathetic a little creature that
even the newsboys have not the heart to
tease it.
We all know the man who faces tou
when you open a heavy bank or ferry
house door for yourself and waits for
you to stand aside aud hold the door opeu
while he sails through without even a
"Thank you.”
One of them met his match at the P.
It. It. ferry tills morning.
A mild little man pulled open the
heavy spring door with some effort,
and was about to step out into the street
when a big burly fellow with a cheerful
grin stepped to the threshold and block
ed the way.
“I didn’t open this heavy door for
you,” said the mild little man.
“Von mean yon think you didn’t,” said
the big fellow, holding his ground.
"I know I didn’t,” said the mild man,
stepping back and letting go.
Tiie heavy door swung to with consid
erable force. It caught the rim of the
big man's derby hat and sent it flying
iuto the mud. It also caught his stomach
and his toes. While he cursed and swore
the mild man stepped to the other door,
two feet off, and went about his busi
ness without even n smile.
The President of the Alimony Club
was moodily gazing at u receipt. Sud
denly going down into Ills pocket lie
tossed ten cents to the policy player.
“Put that on the alimony gig for me.
please,” he said with a grim smile.
“What is it?” asked the man of num
bers.
The Salvation Army man, who was
not supposed to know anything about
these tilings, promptly answered, “Wliv,
5-7-52.”
“How do you make it?” all hands in
quired.
“It’s easy. Five dollars every seven
days for fifty-two weeks in the year.”
Edward Hopkins and Michael O’Keefe
of the New Jersey Handball Club, have
accepted the challenge of Oliver Drew
to play any two men handball for $100
a side. Drew is the ex-Irish champion.
He resides at present in Brooklyn. The
game will be played either on Christmas
or New Year's Day in Brooklyn or Jer
sey City.
Hopkins and O’Keefe make a strong
team and are ready to wager that they
will defeat the ex-Irish champion.
President Kobert A. Simpson, of the
Woolsey Paint Works, who has been
dangerously ill at his home. No. 20 Bel
mont avenue, for the past few weeks,
is reported to be ou the road to recov
ery. ,
A Jersey City detective is always
ready and willing to tell a reporter about
arrests “he” makes, but when the re
porter asks him something about an ar
rest another detective made he is ready
to say. and very abruptly,' too, “I don’t
know anything about it.”
Among the crowd of children who
went into a department store on New
ark avenue Saturday afternoon to see
Santa Claus was a little urehine, about
six years old. with ragged clothes and
unwashed face and hands, but beneath
tlie shabby cap peered two large blue
shinging eyes.
He seemed filled with delight at the
sight of the many nice things which
filled the large pack that Santa Claus
carried upon his back.
The chap seemed to be by himself and
was the poorest clad among the chil
dren. ... ■ ■ , i,'.' ■
When Santa Claus had hia back turn
j ed to the children this youngster said:—
I “If he don't give me nothin’ this Chris
j mns, I’ll punch him in der face,” at the
■ same time shaking his tiny fists at San
| ta Claim.
“Now, little hoy,” said a kind, lady,
“don’t .von know he won't give you any
thing if you act like that.”
“Well, I was good last year and he
neither gave me anything,” replied the
1 child.
“Perhaps your mother did not leave
an order with him,” remarked the lady.
“No mamma hasn’t any money and
papa gets drunk and drinks his money
all up,” replied the boy with tears in his
j eyes. “Mamma says she don’t know
j what to do to get something to eat and
wear this winter unless Santa Clans
leaves something.”
; “He will -give you and mamma pres
ents this year,” said the lady and with
the*, boy by her side she went to give an
order for the lioy's home at a counter
nearby.
! Judge Hoose leaned over his desk this
! morning and asked a yopng offender
what school he went to. He was some
what surprised when the youth replied,
“Republican School No. 110 in Cannon
Street, New York.”
It is a known fact that you can never
get a match in a fire house or froth any
of the firemen.. Matches are against the
Department rules. The reason is that
matches are dangerous at fires and in
the hurry of turning out the men would
often forget to take the matches out of
their clothing.
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PASTOR ON THE RACK.
Must Satisfy the Vice Chan
cellor What He Did With
Money in the Bank.
Mr. Gottlieb Rabe, pastor of the Ger
man Reformed Church of Union Hill,
is this afternoon undergoing a searching
cross-examination before Vice Chancel
lor Stevenson as to nearly $1,000 the
pastor had in New York banks and
which his wife says lie still has. although
her husband denies it. Some time ago
Mrs. Rabe, who keeps a boarding house
on Garden street, Newark, sited her hus
band for maintenance for herself and
their child. When the case came up be
fore Vice Chancellor Stevenson the min
ister swore that his stipend from the
Union Hill church Was only $T a week.
He said that his wife made more than
he did and she ought to support herself.
In this view the Vice Chancellor con
curred and the minister was overjoyed.
But Counselor John Weller, for Mrs.
Rabe, sprang a surprise on the Vice
Chancellor last week by showing that
Rev. Mr. Rabe had withdrawn from the
Bowery Savings Bank and Germania
Bank of New Y'ork nearly $1,000. The
minister was ordered to come into court
today and do some explaining.
He was about to eell what money lie
had in the banks, which he said be
longed to Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Sheu,
of Newark, when the Vice Chancellor in
terrupted.
It is now time for recess. Have you
much cross-examination. Mr. Weller?”
“Indeed I have,” said the lawyer, sig
nificantly. and the court adjourned until
two o’clock.
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TWO KNOTS TIED
| Bachelor Mayor Makes Four
Hearts Happy at the City
Hall.
Mayor Fagan started off the week by
j making two pair of lovers happy. The
first couple described themselves as
Hugo Kaufman, twenty-one years old,
a merchant, of No. 171 Springfield
street, Newark, and MatildR Weissinan,
twenty years oid/of No. 183 East 3Olth
street, Manhattan. They were accom
panied by Samuel Levine and Itose
Wtfssmnn, a sister of the bride, who
acted as witnesses. The bachelor Mayor
performed the marriage ceremony in his
best style and made a little speech of
congratulation. He said that they could
accept aa a good omen the wa!y that
j Nature smiled on their wedding day.
! • The second pair were Anselmo D’An
| drain, forty-seven years old. ahd Catarina
| Voglia, forty years old, both of No. 113
Brunswick street.
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DE PLANQUE-FRANCESA.
The wedding of Mr. Richard E. L.
\ do Piauque, of No. 280 Bowers streets,
I to Miss Emma Francesca Schmidt, of
, the same address, took place December
| 17. at the parsonage of St. Trinitatis
: Church, No. 01 Vi Bowers street. The
Rev. R. A. Hafer performed the cere
mony. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene E. R. de
Piauque wltuessed the ceremony.
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LAMP EXPLODED.
An oil lamp explosion last night caused
a slight fire on the seeond floor of the
two story frame building. No. 221 North
street, owned and occupied by Sophia
Fassetta.
STATE HOUSE
JALLING
Faulty Work of a Contractor
Some Years Ago Weak
ened Capitol.
CEILINGS COME DOWN
Supervising Architect Has
Declared That the Build
ing la Unsafe.
(Special to “The Jersey City News.”)
TRENTON, Dec. 22, 1802.—Before
the next session of the legislature tem
porary supports will he placed under
the floor of the second story corridor of
the State House, which owing to n fault
in construction has been declared by the
supervising architect to ,be unsafe.
The continual falling of plaster from
the ceiling above the main corridor start
ed an investigation which brought to light
a serious botch iu the construction of the
building. It seems that when the main
corridor was widened many yenrs ago
instead of putting iu new joists, as should
have been done, the old ones were pieced
out.
This splicing, while economical for the
contractor, has greatly weakened the
ceiling above, which has ben condemned
by Supervising Architect I’oole. This,
too, has been responsible for the falling
plaster.
Ordinarly the second floor of the cap
itol is not much used, but it is anticipated
that with the Senate meeting in the
court room there will be occasions when
there will be unusually large gatherings
on the second floor.
To guard against any possible entas
trophe stout uprights will be placed un
der the weakened ceiling until after the
legislative session, when the spliced
joists will be replaced by iron girders.
HASBMM GLEE
Entertainment of Xmas
Carols, Recitations and
Drills Planned for
Wednesday.
Perhaps one of the greatest attractions
of Christmas is the long holiday given
the school children and perhaps nowhere
is more interest taken in the prepara
tory exercises just before school closes
than at Hashrouck Institute. The exer
cises here will be held1 on Wednesday
morning at ten o'clock. They are under
direction of Miss A. K. Myers, vice
principal, aud promise to be especially
interesting. . They will begin with a
hymn, “It Came Upon the Midnight
Clear,” by the school. The other num
bers are arranged as follows:—
Song, “Why Do Bells for Christmas
Ring?” by Vesta Markle, Isabel Lam
bert, Agnes Washbui^i, Robert Gilman,
George Blakesley, Winthrop Culver, Vic
tor Havers, Hubert Mclntire, Bennie
Xiese and Ray Maxwell; recitation, “My
Dolly,” Agnes Washburn; recitation,
“The Stocking,” Winthrop Culver; reci
tation, ''Santa Claus,” Jester Halliwell;
recitation, "The Christmas Story,” James
E. Hulshizer, Jr.; song, “b, Little Town
of Bethlehem.” by the Primary Class:
recitation, “The First Christmas,” Jack
Gluck; reading, “Christmas in Other
Lands,” Lewis Foster; recitation, “A
Christmas Carol,” by George Doremus,
Jr.. Ralph Markle. Flavel McGee, George
Wilkinson, Jr., Robert B. Gray, Jr., Ed
win Mclntire and Walter Wilkinson, Jr.;
song. “Merry Christmas Bells,” class;
recitation, "Tim’s Christmas Dream,”
Jack Parsons: French recitation, “Le
Saretier et le Financier,” Bessie M. Row
land; Christmas Bell Drill, by Xatalie
Hulshizer, Amelia Washburn, Xatalie
Heck, Doris Prior, Dorothy Evarts, Jes
ter Halliwell, Jessie MoAusland, Lucy
Elkin, Charlotte Xiese and Frances Lam
bert; Spanish recitation, “Deseos” (de
sire). Manuel de Obaidia,
Kindergarten exercises; song, “A Let
ter to Santa Claus,” Howard Maxon;
song, “Jack Frost,” by the Class:
“Christmas Bells,” Dorothy Duke, How
ard Guerney and class “Christmas in
Merry England,” Dorothy R. Scott;
“Christmas Carol,” by Edward M. Wat
son, Theodore C. Watson, Robert A. Mc
Arthur and Charles O. Steurer; German
recitations, “Der Handsclmh,” Mary E.
Sperry; Dumbbell drill, Mildred P. Bow
man .Carrie E. Evarts, Marie L. Erarts,
Mildred Evertsen, Florence M. Hennes
sey, Dorothy Hooker, Mae B. Miller,
Constance B. Muller, Lillian Sanford,
Dorothy R. Scott, Amelia J. Schneider
and Jean R. Stimcts: essay, “The
Witches’ of Macbeth,” Hattie, Brown;
violin solo. Rudolph Jacobs; essay “Lady.
Macbeth,” Charles J. Kydd; scenes from
Macbeth, with Macbeth. C. Edward Mil
ler; Banquo, Frank Me hit ire; Fleance,
Robert A. McArthur; Lady Macbeth,
Lilliam D. Post: First Witch, Julie C.
Landrine: Second Witch. Helen Coyle,
and Third Witch, Gertrude C. Puster.
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CAPT. KELITS QIFT.
Hs Is Given an Oil Painting of
Roosevelt's Horses.
Police Captain John F. Kelly was pre
sented a few days ago with an oil paint
ing of President Roosevelt’s carriage
horses at pasture. It was given to the
Captain by a celebrated New York
artist.
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MR. HOTCHKISS PRESENT.
Mr. Wesley Hoskins, of No. 20 Clif
ton place, presented. Iter husband with a
Christinas present this morning in the
shape of a baby girt. Both mother and
daughter are doing well.
THE AWFUL
JENSENS
Turbulent Boys Who Broke
Their Parole Accused of
Looting Their House.
HELD UP A WOMAN
Thair Girl Companion Want
ed for Stealing Money
From a Hoboken Man
The notorious Jensen brothers, Charles
anil William, nineteen and twenty-three
years old, respectively, are again in cus
tody and will undoubtedly be put in
State Prison for long terms as a result
of their latest attempt to emulate Jesse
James. Captain Cody and Detective
Daniel I.ee arrested them Saturday
evening at Van Vorst and Sussex
streets.
The Jensen’s first Ame into public
notice in the role of desperadoes about
four years ago when they attempted to
rob thtur father, Cornelius Jensen, at
Xo. 121 Highland avenue. They gained
entrance to the house through a second
story window after climbing the back
porch pillars. While ransacking bureau
drawers they were surprised by their
stepmother, who attempted to stop
them. Although both stii lin their teens,
they knocked Mrs. Jensen down anil
brutally beat and kicked her almost to
death. Leaving her gagged and in a
critical condition, they made their escape,
but were afterwards captured and sen
tenced to three years in State Prison.
Through the appeals of their father they
were paroled a year ago last August.
Last month the father of the Jensons
reported that he had again been robbed
by his sons and since that time the police
have been on the look out for them.
After their arrest it was uearned that
they had only two hours before held up
and robbed Mrs. Ellen Donohue, of Xo.
284 Coles street. They had come up
behind her and stolen her pocketbook, at
Cole and Tenth streets.
( STOLEN PROPERTY FOUND.
When searched at the stationhouse
seven Erie ferry tickets were found on
tfiein. Mrs. Donohue had had this num
ber of ferry tickets in her pocketbook
when it was token from her. When ar
rested the boys were in the company
of Miss Annie Smith, of Hoboken, whom
they asserted they had become acquaint
ed with on Newark avenue and Grove
streets. She was tying her shoe at the
time and one of the boys offered to do
it for her. A conversation was struck
up and the three then walked to the
home of the boys’ grandmother at Sussex
and Van Vorst streets.
When the boys were accused of hav
ing robbed Mrs. Donohue, Miss Smith
said they had put the pocketbook in a
bureau drawer in their grandmother's
house. Detectives Lee and Larkins
went to Mrs. Jensen’s home and found
the pocketbook. a pair of spectacles and
a string of beads, all of which were iden
tified by Mrs. Donohue.
SMITH GIRL WANTED, TOO.
Judge Hoos held both Jensen’s for the
Grand Jury when they were arraigned
in the First Criminal Court this morn
ing. Miss Smith was not in court to
testify against the men, as she was
wanted in Hoboken for the larceny cf
$32 from a man about two weeks ago.
Chief Murphy communicated with
Chief Hayes and agreed to allow Detec
tive Kerrigan take the young woman to
Hoboken, as she was not necessary as a
witness, the Jensen’s admitting their
guilt.
The father of the boys did not press
his complaint against them as the charge
of Mrs. Donohue wil [undoubtedly secure
them a long rest. They were held in
bonds of $750 each.
The young Jensen’s were subsequently
arraigned in the Second .Criminal Court,
as was also the young woman, Alice
Smith. The Jensens were charged with
breaking, entering and larceny at night
by their father, Cornelius Jensen, of No.
131 Highland avenue. He accused them
of stealing $25. They were both paroled.
The young Smith woman was -held in
$200 bail for further examination tomor
row morning.
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PREPARING TO MOVE.
Mr. Queen Will Have Cases
Bound fc r Use by His
Successor.
Corporation Attorney John Wahl
Queen was busy in the law department’s
office at the City Hall this morning get
ting in readiness to move on January 1.
He will be succeeded by Assistant Cor
poration Attorney Itobert Carey, whose
vacant place will probably go to Isaac
Goldenhorn.
Mr. Queen is arranging to have the
papers of the. different cases in which
lie appeared for the city bound for the
city’s law library.
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ALABAMA CLUB.
The Alabama Club and its guests
danced at Pohhnann’s Saturday night.
The participants had a merry time.
Messrs. W. Couron, .T. Cody, G. Morrow,
S. Gallagher. E. O’Grady and A. Gazza
meats. The officers of the clnb are:—
It. Maher, president; 1,. Collins, vice-pre
sident; T. Murphy, captain; F. Froehl,
treasurer; T. Gammon, sergeant-at-arms.
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BACK FROM WEDD1NB TOUR
The clerks in the Tax office accorded
a royal welcome this morning to Joseph
P. McLean, a clerk in the map depart
ment. on his return home from a wed-\
ding trip to the National Capitol. He
was married to Miss Lillian Hawke.s
worth Moore at her home, iu Bayonne,
on December 10.
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NO MO RE REBATE
If Taxpayers Don’t Pay Up
Before Jan. 15 Ten Per
Cent. Will Be Added
to Bills.
N
City Collector Robert Davis received
$13,832.30 during office hours on Satur
day of which amount $12,370.74 repre
sented taxes of 1902-3.
The total collections to date amount to
$937,025.55 or $00,037.06 less than the
amount received for the corresponding
time last year.
No further rebate of 12 per cent eer
annum will be allowed for taxes paid
from now on. The time limit of the re
bate expired on Saturday. After Jan
uary 15 the city will charge an addition
of ten per cent on all taxes not paid after
December 20.
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GUESTS AT THE WASHINGTON
Among the guests registered at the
Hotel Washington are:—Harry C. Rich
ardson, Manchester; Henry Manning,
Brooklyn; Claude J. Goff, Eust Durham;
George Dexter Kehoe, Washington, D.
O.; A. E. Weseott, Chicago; Mr. and
Mrs. J. Phillips, Philadelphia; Miss M.
Morris, Mr. and Mrs. George Harden,
S. G. Dunn, New York City; G. F. Re
pelaer. Holland; Mr. and Mrs. Joues,
Tonally. N\ J.; M. J. Maloney. Buffalo;
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hart, City; Mr. and
Mrs. T. B. Scott. Philadelphia.
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CATHOLIC CLUB.
The directors of the Catholic Club
will meet tonight at No. 575 Jersey ave
nue.
CORPORATION NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that on the 9th day
of September, 1902, application was made to
the Hoard of Street and Water Commissioners
by The central Hard co. and others for tue
IMPROVEMENT OP SEVENTEENTH
STREET.
between Jersey avenue ana a point about 130
feet west of Monmouth 3treet.
Said improvement to be made conformably
to the provisions of Chapter 217 of the Laws
of 1895, and in the following manner including
all Intersections:—
To have the present curb reset and new 20
inch curb set where necessary.
To have the gutters on each side repaved
with present stone paving to a w:dtn of 36
inches.
To have the present flagging relaid and new
flagging laid where necessary.
To have the carriageway paved with Belgian
block pavement.
To have new bridgestone crosswalks laid.
To have the present bridge stone crosswalks
relaid and new bridge stone laid where neces
sary.
And all other work done that may be neces
sary to provide for the flow of the surface
water and to complete the improvement in a
good and substantial manner.
Notice is also given that on the 15th day of
December, 1902, the Commissioners of As
sessment filed in the office of the Clerk of the
Board of Street and Water Co:nxtii3sioners their
preliminary map for said improvement, show
ing the probable total cost of the contemplated
improvement and the probable amount to be
assessed on property specially benefited there
by. and the same is now open to public 1*«
9pection in the office of the Clerk of tall
Board.
And notice, is also given that the following
streets or avenues or particular sections there
of are included in said assessment, namely:—
9E V EN TEE NT H STR NET ,
from a point a'bout 155 feet west of Monmouth
street to Jersey avenue.
MONMOUTH STREET,
from Seventeenth street to points about 100
feet north and south thereof.
COLES STREET.
from Seventeenth street on the west side, to
points about 200 feet north and 100 feet south
thereof; and on the east side from Seven
teenth street to points about 100 feet north
and south thereof.
JERSEY AVENUE,
on the west side from Seventeenth street to
points about 25 feet north and 3outh thereof.
And that in accordance with the provisions
of the Act above ctted. the SGth day of De
cember. 1902. at 2 o’clock P. M., and the
Assembly Chamber of the City Hall, are here
by fixed as the time and place .when and
where the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners will meet to hear all parties inter
ested in said application and all remonstrances
against the said proposed improvement that
may be presented in writing.
By order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
geo. t. Bouton.
Clerk.
Dated Jersey City, December 22, 1902.
SHERIFFS 4ALJ&--1N CHANCERY OF NEW
Jersey.
Between Electric Building, Loan and Savings
Association, complainant, and Samuel J. Bur
row, &e., et al., defendants
FI. fa. For sale of mortgaged premises.
Returnable February Term, 1903.
Augustus A. Rich, Solicitor.
By virtue of the above stated writ, to me
directed and delivered. I shall se»l by public
veendue at F. C. Wolbert’s Real Estate Sales
room. No 47 Montgomery street. Jersey City,
on
THURSDAY, the eighth day of January,
A. D. 1903.
at two o’clock In the afternoon, all the follow
ing described land and premises, with the ap
purtenances. being the same described in said
writ, that is to say:—
Ail that certain piece, parcel or tract of land,
together with the improvements thereon erect
ed, situate, lying and being in the City of
Jersey City. County of Hudson and State ot
New Jersey, known and designated on a cer
tain map entitled “Map of 34v iocs belonging to
W. B. Nichols, situated in the Fifth District,
Jersey City, N. J., drawn by R. L. Williams,
C. E., from survey C. Vreeland, C. E., Augjs.,
138S,” and filed in the Hudson County Regis
ter’s office. October 19, 1888, as and by the lot
number 279, in block 186, and is bounded and
described as follows, to wit:—Beginning at a
point on the southeasterly aide of Nunda
avenue, distant two hundred and lurty feet
northeasterly from the intersection of the
southeasterly side of Nunda avenue with the
northeasterly side of Duncan avenue; run
ning thence southeasterly parallel with Duncan
avenue one hundred feet to the middle lino 0?
the block; thence northeasterly along said
middle line twenty feet; thence north
westerly parallel with Duncan avenue
one hundred feet to the southeasterly slue «r
Nunca avenue, and thence southwesterly along
the southeasterly side of Nunda avenue twen
ty feet to the point or place of beginning.
Together with all right, title and interest of,
in and to the land in the avenue, lying in
front of and adjoining said lot to the middle
of said avenue.
JOHN ZELLER.
Sheriff.
Dated December 2. 1902.
Jersey City News and Jersey City Hera kb
SHERIFF’S SALE—IN CHANCBRX OF NEW
J ersey.
Between The Hudson City Saving* Bank,
complainant, and Thomas Murray et al., de
fendants.
FI f-. For Sale o' Mortgaged Premise*.
Returrtable February Term, 1903.
Henry Traphagen, Solicitor.
By virtue of the above stated writ, to me
directed and delivered, I shall sell hv public
veendue at F. C. Wolbert's Real Estate Sales
room. No. 47 Montgomery street. Jersey City,
on
THURSDAY, the eighth day of January,
* A. D. 1803.
at two o'oJor-k In the afternoon, all the follow
ing described land and premises, with the ap
purtenances. being the same described in saiJ
writ, thar is to say:—
All the following tract or parcel of land and
premises hereinafter particularly described,
situate, lying anti being in the City of Jers y
City (formerly City of Hudson), in the Co «nty
of Hudson and State of New Jersey, which
on the "Map of property belonging ta E. R.
V. Wright, situated in the Town of Hudson,
surveyed by R. I-Tdney and William Hexa
mer,” and duly filed in the office cf the Clerk
of the Ccunty of Hudson aforesaid, is known
and distinguished as lot number'd eighty
three (83), and is situated on the south side of
St. Paul’s avenue, between Oakland and Mont
?ornery avenues; said lot being twenty-live (21)
eet in front and rear and one hundred feet
in dep h on each side.’
JOHN ZELLER.
Sheriff.
Dafe.( December 2. 1902.
Jersey Cty n^d The Observe-.
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■n Hr 9 uaa %r positive relief. Powerful
combination. Used by 2O0.000 women. Price
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at seven,
And every day, about eleven,
He’d feel so sort of gone and
weak,
As if he should a bracer seek.
To work he then took “ Force "
with him
And braced on that. Wise
“Sunny Jim.”
“Force"
l>Ttie Hoady-to-Scrre Cereal I
braces
{ beneficially.
S»eet, crisp flakes of wheat
and malt.
Galnod Greatly In Strength*
“One of my easterners told me (hit morn
ing that he had been using ‘Force’ daily
since April 22d, and daring that time he has
gained greatly in strength.
1 Hjeitbt M. Childs.”
L EGA L JV OT1C.ES
EMPIRE INVESTMENT COMPANY. A COR
poration of the State of New jersey, by its
Prescient and secretary, does nereby certify:—
I. That the principal oiliee of the company
is at No. 15 Exchange place, Jersey City. New
Jersey, and that the agent tnere.n in charge
thereof and upon whom process against ti.e
corporation may be served is the Corporation
Trust Company of New Jersey.
II. Thai the Board of Directors of said
corporation, at a meeting duly convened and
heid on the 3d day of Decemoer, 1902, pared
resolutions dpclar.ng that tne aeciease of the
'total auVhorizeu capital stock of said cor
poration as hereinailer set forth is advisable,
and calling a special meeting of tre sto.k
hchders to take act.on thereon; a copy of
which resolutions is hereto appended.
ill. That thereafter, on the loth day of De
cember, ldo2, pursuant to such call of the ;
Board of Directors, and upon written waiver ,
of notice of the meeting, signed bjr ali of the j
stockholders of such corporation, a special
meeting of the stockholders of the company I
was held, at which meeting all of the a.ock
lifoiders were present in person or represented j
by proxy, and that ail of said stockholders j
voted in favor of reducing the amount of tne !
total authorized capital stock of tne corpora- !
ti-on from live hundred thousand dol.ars ($5U0,- j
000), diivided invo five thousand. lo.uOO) shares
of the par value of one hundred dol.ars (?100) I
each, to two hundred and fifty thousand dol- j
lars ($250,000), divided into two mom a.id five •
hundred shares of the par value of one hunched
donars ($loc) each.
IV. That at said meeting of the stockholder
the aforesaid reduction of capital stock was
assented xcr in writing by ail of the .stockhold
ers of said corporation, which said written
assent Ss hereto annexed.
V. That the total authorized capital stock
of said corporation is five hundred thousand
dollars ($500,000), divided into five thousand
(5,000) shares of common stock of the par |
value of one hundred dollars ($100) each, of
which four thousand five hundred and forty- j
five (4,545) shares are issued and outstanding.
In witness whereof, the said Empire Invest
ment Company has caused this certificate to t
be signed by its President arid its Secretary,
and its corporate seal to 'be hereto aff.xed. the
loth day of December, 19(12.
‘EMPIRE INVESTMENT COMPANY,
By W. H. CKESEBROUGH,
(Seal.) President. !
CARDETON BENCE, ;
Secretary.
I State of New York. County of New York, ss.
Be it remembered, that on this 15th oay of
j December. 1902, before rne the subscriber, a
Commissioner of Deeds for the State of New
Jersey, residing in New York, personally ap- ;
pea ted Carleton Bunce, secretary of the Em- I
pire Investment Company, the cntp-ration J
mentioned in and which executed the fortgjmg
certificate, who, being by me duly sworn, on
his oath says, that he is such aecrei&ty and
that the seal affixed to the said certificate
is the corporate seal of said coiporat.on, the
same being well known to him; that William
H. Chesebrough is president of sa.d c.npota
tion and signed said certificate and aff.xed
said seal thereto, and delivered saia certificate
by authority of the Board of Directors and
with the assent of every stockho der of said
corporation, as and for his voluntary act and
deed, and the voluntary act and deed of said
corporation, in the presence of deponent, who
thereupon subscribed his name thereto as
witness. . , . !
And he further says that the resolution of .
the Board of Directors referred to in the said
certificate, a true copy of which is hereto an
nexed and made a part hereof, was adopted .
at a meeting of said Board of Directors duly
convened and held on the 3d day of December, ;
1902. I
And he further says that the written assent j
of stockholders hereto annexed and made a .
part hereof, is signed by every stockholder of ,
said corooration, either in person or by their
severally duly constituted attorneys in fact
thereunto duly authorized in writing.
CARLETON BUNCE.
Subscribed and sworn to before me the day
and vear 'aforesaid.
* g HORACE S. GOULD,
A Commissioner of Deeds for the State of
New Jersey residing in New York.
(Seal.)
RESOLUTIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIREC
TORS.
Resolved. That It is advisable to reduce the
amount of the total authorized capital stock of |
this corporation from five hundred thousand
dollars ($500,000), divided into five thousand
shares of the par value of one hundred dol.ars
each, to two hundred and fifty thousand dol- |
l&rs ($250,000), divided into two thousand five
hundred shares of the par value of one hun- j
dred dollars each; further
Resolved That a meeting of the stockholders
to take action upon the foregoing resolution
be called, to be held at the principal off ce
of the company. No. 15 Exchange place, Jer
sey City, New Jersey, on the 15th day of De
cember,’ 1902, at two o’clock P. M.; further
Resolved, That upon all of the stockho ders
voting for the reduction of the capital stock
set forth in the foregoing resolution and upon
the execution by all of the stockholders of an
assent to such resolution, the president and
secretary be and they hereby are authorized ,
and empowered to execute in behalf of the com
pany and seal with the company’s corporate
seal, a certificate of reduction of capital stock ;
and cause the same to be filed in the office i
of the Secretary of State of New Jersey.
ASSENT OF STOCKHOLDERS.
The undersigned, being all of the stockhold
ers of the Empire Investment Company, hav- J
Sng at a meeting duly convened and held for
that purpose, voted in favor of the reduction of
the capital stock of said company from five
hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), divided into
five thousand shares of the par value of one ,
hundred dollars each, to two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars ($230,000), divided into
two thousand five hundred shares of the par
value of one hundred dollars each, as set
forth in the annexed certificate, do now, pur
suant tm law. give our written assent to such
reduction of capital stock.
Witness our hands this 15th day of Decem
ber, A. D. 1902.
Names. No. of Sha-os.
Oakleigh Thome ...... 3201
.Tames R. Burnet . 1
G. M. Wynkoop . 2240
Richard J. Scoles . 1
John M. Ferry . 1
Charlton I. Lev,'is . 10)
W. H. rhesebrough . 1
H. B. Hollins . 10)
WAIVER OF NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEET
ING OF STOCKHOLDERS
We. the undersigned, being all of the stock
holders of the Empire Investment Company
u corporation organized under tjte laws of the
State of New Jersey, having its principal office
at 'No. 15 Exchange place. Jersey City. N. J..
do hereby waiv? not'oe of the t'.me, p’ace
and purpose of ai special meeting of the strek
holders of said company, directed by the .
Board of Directors to be called fer th° purpose
of taking action to Acreage the capita! stock
of this company to $259,000. and ^9 do hereby
fix the 15tb day of December, 1902. at two
o'clock P. M., as the time, and the said off ce
; of the company as the place of said special
i meeting of the stockholders.
And we do hereby wa-lve all the requirements
of the statutes of New Jersey and of the by
laws of said company, both as to notice of
thip meeting and the publication thereof; and ;
we do consent to th“ transaction of -uch i
business as mar come be*‘o,-o said meet’ng. !
Dated December 35»h, J902.
JAMES R. BURNET
O. M. WYNKOOP.
RICHARD J. 8COLES.
JOHN M. FERRi',
CHARLTON I. LEWIS*
OAKLFIGH THORN.
W. H. CHESEBROLiiH.
H. B. HOLLINS.
Endorsed
“Filed Dec. 19. 1902.
S. D. DICKINSON,
Secretary of State.”
STATE OF NEW JERSEY—DEPARTMENT
OF STATE.
I. S. D. Dickinson, Secretary of State of the
Scats of New Jersey, do hereby certify t..at
the foregoing is a true copy of certificate of '
decrease of capital stock of the Empire Invest
ment Company, and the endorsements tner^n,
as the same is taken from and compared with
the original filed in my office on the nine
teenth day of December, A. D. 1902, and now
remaining on file therein.
In testimony whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and affixed ray
(Seal.J official seal, at Trenton, this nine
teenth day of December, A. D.
1902.
S. D. DICKINSON,
Secretary of State.
——————
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CERTIFICATE OF DECREASE OF CAPITAL
stock of The Bacon Air Lift Company.
The location of the principal office in this
State is at No. 15 Exchange place, in the C.ty
of Jersey City. County of Hudson.
The name or the agent therein and in charge
thereof, upon whom process against this cor
poration may be served, is The Corporation
Trust Company of New Jersey.
RESOLUTION OF DIRECTORS.
The Board of Directors of The Bacon Air
Lift Company, a corporation of New Jers-y,
on this fourth day of December, A. D. l!*«2,
do hereby resolve and declare tnat it is ad
visable that the common stock of th.s com
pany be decreased frcfn. seventy thousand dol
lars, the present amount thereof, cjnslst.ng
of seven hundred shares of the par vaiue of
one hundred dollars per share, to thirty-five
thousand dollars, 'to consist of three hundred
and fifty shares, at the par value of one hun
dred dollars a * share, making the total au
thorized capital stock of the company, as so
decreased, the sum of seventy thousand dol
lars, consisting of the thirty-five thousand
dollars of common Stock aforesaid and p.e
ferred stock as heretofore provided, of the par
value of thirty-five thousand dollars, and do
hereby call a meeting of the stockholders, to
be held at the company’s office, 15 Exchange
place, in the city of Jersey City, New Jersey,
on the seventeenth day of December, 1902, at
three o'clock P. AL, to take action ipon ie
above resolution.
CERTIFICATE OF CHANGE.
The Bacon Air Lift Company, a corporation
of New Jersey, doth hereby certify that it has
decreased its common stock from seven y
thousand dollars, consisting of seven hundred
shares of the par value of one hunared do.lars
per share, to thirty-five thousand dodare, con
sisting of three hundred and fifty shares of
the par value of one hundred dollars per share,
making the total authorized capital stock cf
the company as so decreased, the sum of
seventy thousand dollars, consisting of the
thirty-five thousand dollars of common sto.k
aforesaid and preferred stock as heretofoie
provided, of the par value of thirty-five thou
sand dollars, said decrease having been de
clared by resolution of the board of directors
of said corporation (.above recited) to b? ad
visable, and having been duly and reguLriy
assented to by the vote of two-thirds in in
terest of each class of stockholders having
voting powers, at & meeting duly called by
the board of directors for tnat purpose; and
the written assent of said stockholders is here
to appended.
In witness whereof, said corporation has
caused this certificate to be signed by its
president and secretary, and its corporate seal
to be hereto affixed, the seventeenth day of
December, A. D. 1902.
JOHN J. BOYD.
tSeal.) President.
ROBERT M. ANDERSON,
Secretary.
State of New Jersey, County of Hudson, ss.
Be it remembered, that on this seventeenth
day of December, A. D. 1902, before me. t e
subscriber, a Master in Chancery of N. J.,
personally appeared Robert M. Anderson, sec- \
retary of The Bacon Air Lift Company, the
corporation mentioned in and which executed
the foregoing certificate, who. being by me
duly sworn, on his oath says he is such secre
tary, and that the seal affixed to said certifi
cate is the corporate seal of said corpora ion,
the same being well known to him; that John
J. Boyd is president of said corporation, and
signed said certificate and affixe 1 said seal
thereto, and delivered snid certificate by au
thority of the board of directors and with th»
assent of a't least two-thirds in interest of
each class of the stockholders of said cor
poration having voting powers as and for hl»
voluntary act and deed, and the voluntary act
and deed of saiid corporation, in pr scnc? of
deponent, who thereupon subscribed his name
thereto as witness.
And he further says that the assent hereto ■
appended is signed by at least two-thirds n
Interest of each class of stockholders of j=aid
corporation having voting powers, either in
person or by their several duly const tuted at
torneys In fact, thereunto duly authoris'd ia
writing.
CHARLES E. HENDRICKSON, Jr.,
Master in Chancery of N.*J.
STOCKHOLDERS’ ASSENT TO CHANGE.
We, the subscribers, being at least two-thirds
in interest of each class of the stockholders of
The Bacon Air Lift Company having vo he
powers, having, at a meeting regularly called
for the purpose, voted in favor of a decrea e
of the common shock of said company from
seventy thousand dollars, consisting of s1 v n
hundred shares of the par value of one hun
dred dollars per share, to thirty-five thousand
dollars, to consist of three hundred and fifty
shares of the *>ar value of one hundred dol
lars per share, making the total authorized
capital stock of the company as so decreased,
the sum of seventy thousand do’lar*. c'r.sl't*
ing of the thirty-five thousand doilsrs of com
mon stock aforesaid and pr?ferr d stock aa
heretofore provided, of the par valve <yf
thirty-five thousand dollars, do now. pursuant
to the statute, hereby give our written assent
to snid change.
Witness cur hands this seventeenth day of
December. A. D. 1902.
B ockhoiders. No. of shares.
John J. Bo-yd. 2,'>«
John T. Gibson, by John J. Boyd, proxy.. 1*1
Clifford Shaw, by John J. Rovd, nroxv.... 5fl
John D. Kilpatrick, bv John J. Be yd
Proxy .ifl
Henry P. Morton, bv .To’m J. Bovd. proxy 21
Quincy L. Morton, by John J. Boyd, proxy 21
T. S. Taint® .25
Robert M. Anderson .]’ ” i7j
STATE OF NEW J FR^FY—DEPA RTMENT
OF STATE.
I, S. D. Dickinson, Se^r^fary of Stae of thf
Stata of New Jersey, do hereby certify that
t>*e foregoing is a true cony of the oertlficatf
of decrease of capital *tock of T'e Bacon A’t
IJft Company, and the endorsements thereon. &
as the same is taken from and compared wirh
the original fi1ad In my office, o-.' the nine
teenth day of DeoomS-r. A. D. 1202, and now
remaining on file therein.
In testimonv whereof, r hove he^»
unto ret my hanl and ofTxed my
(Seal.. official goal, at Trenton, this nia'*- I
fpenth day of December. A. D,
B. D. DICKINSON.
Secretary of State.
sag .v *•} , * \K>r.* >.