Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-09-02
SOUTH AMBOY

Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Snedeker
ST., and Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Snede-
ker Jr., and daughter Florence, of
New York, spent a few days with Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Gillon, of Main
street.
Michael j. Leonard Jr. has pur-
chased the house on Henry street
formerly owned by Mrs. John Watson
Jr., of David street.
MI. and Mrs. Nelson Williamson,
of Franklin Park, spent Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. Charles Thomas,
of First street.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Deitrick, of
Chicago, and Ira Deitrick and daught-
ers, of Philadelphia, have returned to
their homes after a visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Deitrick, of Stevens avenue.
Mrs. William Woodward ST.. and
Mrs. William Woodward, Jr., and her
two daughters, of First street, are
visiting friends at Easton, Pa.
Miss Ollie Pope has returned home
from an enjoyable weeks outing and
will resume her position at Kaufman's
dry goods store this week.
Miss Katie Selb has returned to her
home on Broadway from a two weeks
visit at Camden, and with her health
very much improved.
The P. R. R. company's freight is
coming in very heavy and they have
as much as they can handle. Most of
it is going east.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Selb and sister,
Miss Schenkowsky, of New York city,
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Selb,
of Broadway.
Russell johnson, of Cranbury, spent
a few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Thomas, of First street.
Justice R. Mason, of First street,
was a South River visitor Monday.
Charles Thomas, of First street, has
a weeks vacation. A bad beginning
makes a good ending, it is said, and
it is to be hoped it will BIZ so with
Mr.. Thomas, as after anticipating a
pleasant vacation the first day was
spent attending his a%unt's, Mrs.
Christian Cleveland's funeral at Eliza
beth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Locker and
daughter Ruth, of Broadway, attend
ed the funeral of Mrs. Q. Cleveland,
at Elizabeth, Monday.
A man was seen going down the
street with a lighted lantern the other
evening and someone said to him
what the Harry are you looking
for?" The nan replied that he was
searching for an electric light, he had
heard that we had them here, but not
having seen them, thought he would
search for them and might possibly
find one. If he did find one, it is
more than anyone else has been able
to do for the past three or four nights.
The gas was poor, too, Monday night,
so the merchants were somewhat
bothered.
Aged MI. Stults.died after a linger-
ing illness at his home in Mechanics
vile on Sunday about 8 p. m.
MI. and Mrs. Auten, of S~omerville,
anne to this borough by trolley last
week. visited the borough dock where
they could get a good view of the bay
and also called on a number OF old
friends in town. They were former
residents of this borough and Mr..
Auten was superintendent of the Pru-
Dental Insurance company at the
time.
MI. Salz, of Perth Amboy, was a
borough visitor Sunday and attended
the funeral of the late Mrs. Emery.
Mary Jane Ibbs, widow of the late
William ibis, and a former resident
of this borough, died and was buried
at Jersey City last Wednesday.
Ethel Dowdell, little daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dowdell, aged
five years, was taken sick with severe
pain in her stomach Saturday about
O'Clock. DIR. jackson was sent for,
but was not home All the doctors
but one in this borough, it is said,
were out of town. That doctor re-
fused to come, so DR.. Henry was sent
for. He arrived too late and Just a
few minutes before the child died.
DIR. White arrived shortly after the
child died and pronounced the SICK
ness cholera morbus and heart trouble.
A story is going the rounds to the
effect that a crowd of young men
started for Morgan Sunday and when
they got on the car rendered the con-
ductor, who collected the fares, five
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