Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-01
MEMS ITEMS.

dining room ceiling fell from the
effects of the rain and had to BIZ plast-
cred and painted.
A new gas lamp post has been placed
between John and Henry street in
front Of the New York and Long
Branch depot, but it has not been
lighted vet. If the company would
place one on the other side of the de-
pot, facing the railroad, it would be
of great benefit to the people when
alightipg from trains in the evening.
The John street baker, Kronthemael,
has closed up business. 1t is said 1t
did not pay and that he is going to
Elizabeth.
Walter Rheinhart, second hand
baker for Lucitt, received his dis
charge last Sunday unexpectedly, it is
said, and he is going to Europe.
P. Slower is having the roof of one
OF his houses on Bordentown avenue,
re-slated.
A horse became frightened by a
horse and wagon passing it on Broad
way, Tuesday night, n made a rush
for the sidewalk with the wagon to
which.it was harnessed. Several per-
sons were on the sidewalk, so it Great
ed quite a connection, but was caught
before it could go crashing through
Roddy's store window.
Mr.. and Mrs. William McIntire are
borough visitors at present.
A lady complained last evening of q
lot of boys who congregate at the
Mechanicsville entrace beneath the P.
R. r. bridge In the evenings. She
said they hooted and hollered when
she was being driven through to Me-
| chanicsville, and even threw stones
at the horse and wagon, one evening
this week.
A new safe vas taken up in the
Post Office building Tuesday.
Tony .Kreps returned from St.
Michael's hospital, after a weeks
treatment, apparently cured. Those
who saw him before he went there
thought he would never come back
alive. Chris Straub Jr., took him
and his wife in a wagon to their home
at Ernston.
Miss Allie Reamer, of Main street,
received a number of pretty presents
from relatives and friends Tuesday,
it being the anniversary of her
fifteenth birthday.
The pupils IN Miss Connor's room
in School No. Q, along with their
teacher, had a delightful time after
school Tuesday, rambling through the
woods as far as Birch Cor Burtts)
Creek, hunting chestnuts and gather
ing ferns and wild flowers. They re-
turned with an extra good will toward
their teacher, whom they pronounced
lovely, and and will, no doubt, apply
themselves with extra zeal to their
| studies after such an enjoyable out
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lining well
coined a little stranger to their home
last Sunday, a fine boy.
Mrs. George Click went to Roose-
Welt Hospital, in New York, for treat
ment, Monday, and will probably
undergo an operation.
Will Mundy and Miss Jennie Hull
went to the Trenton fair Wednesday.
Mr.. Max Kaufman has been i'll and
in care of a physician, but was better
Tuesday evening, and entertained a
number of gentlemen at his home,
Messrs. Wolff, Straub, Mundy and
Saffron, an informal business meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Bastedo. of
Philadelphia, are spending a few days
at Mrs. George Lining Sr. IS home on
Main street.
Miss Connors, teacher in School No.
2, has called for a meeting for the
purpose of electing officers in the In
terest of order etc., in her class
room. Each aisle is called a oistri t
and each district has a representative,
the room has two senators and a presi-
dent. When the representative thinks
any of the pupils in their district
miss too many times OF misbehave,
they are to speak to them. If they do
not stop or do better, the representa-
tive reports them to the senator n
if that is not effectual the latter re-
ports them to the president, the teach
or, and she settles them. The meet
ing will be held Friday afternoon in
the class room.