Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-28
NEWS lTE MS.

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Mildred Fayette Dykes, of New YORK
city. The scene OH the cover is n golf
club house and a garden in which
stands a pretty girl playing golf and
it is surrounded by a fame of flowers,
all was beautifully worked bv Mil
dred, who is only eight years old.
The new machinery, when placed
on the P. Il. Il. docks, will do the
work of 490 men, daily.
The men were working in the stock
yard Sunday.
1t has been said on good authority
that Mr.. Soully will probably remain
Oh the dock as shipping agent but not
for the firm by which HI was formerly
employed.
Miss I'D lphian Kanz, Of Borden
town avenue, Is spending the holidays
with her parents in Brooklyn.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Riley, OF Long
Branch. with their children, spent
Christmas with John Lucitt, baker on
Broadway.
Master Howard LeNear, of First
street, has gone to Jersey City TO
spend the holidays with his mother.
There are n number of gates in town
that swing outward and are regular
traps for the unwary walking along
at night, causing them if not very
careful, to run against them and IN
lure themselves, as they are left open
very often instead of being hooked.
There are two on John street not far
from the Central tracks and it is sell
dom that they are closed and as they
do not swing back against the fence,
they take up about one-third or more
of the sidewalk.
The p. r, r. Company have been
repairing some of the fences of their
cottages on Second street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Stratton spent
Christmas with friends at Elizabeth.
Messrs. Fred and George Batzel,
Of Broadway, spent Christmas Day
with their mother at Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pierce enter
tanned Mrs. Isaac Selover, of First
street, Christmas Day.
Mr.. Martin johnson and grand
daughter, Marguerite Thomas, of Sec
old street, are spending the holidays
at Trenton.
Howard Littell. of Trenton Normal
school. is spending the holiday vaca
ton with his parents on Bordentown
avenue.
Mrs. Hulda Petty has been appoint
ed District Deputy of the Rebecca
Lodge No. 81 and 28, of this borough.
Ono of the heirs of the New Har-
lem property" is living in this Dor
ouah and with her brother attended
the meeting held in New York city q
short a time ago.
Walter Wilson, of Jersey City, is
improving, but his physician advised
an operation, saying If he does not he
will have another attack of the disease,
appendicitis. His mother and sister
went to see him Thursday.
Mrs. Charles Compton and daught-
er, of Broadway, entertained Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Thomas and daughter
Nellie, Mrs. Learned and daughter
Mildred, and Mr.. Hilton Smith OH
Christmas evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Baker and
child spent Christmas Day with Mr..
and Mrs. Reynolds, of Second street.
Album Stults, ofsCamden, is spend
ing the holidays with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. F. I. Stults, ST., of Second
street.
The beautiful red glow from the
lamp in Frank Dey's house Oh Borden
town avenue, was greatly admired
Christmas night.
Mr.. S. B. Jones, of Philadelphia,
was the guest, Christmas, of Prof.
and Mrs. Fitch, his daughter, on
David street. M
Cheesequake creek is frozen vor
1t is the first time in several years
that it froze from the drawbridge to
the head of the creek.
1t is said that the prospect for work
in the P. R. Il. shipyard is discour-
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floats to be built. We can say that
this is anything but a "they say"
Inspector Bowen, of the State Board
of Health, accompanied by a borough
special marshal. visited the various
grocery stores In town and sampled
their vinegar, butter, ETC., last week.
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