Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-23
SOUTH AMBOY

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Arrow and
family were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. @. Perrine ST., of Swan Hill,
the past week.
Miss Maud Adams spent Monday at
New York and attended the theatre.
Miss Iva Fisher, of this borough, is
spending a few days at Trenton.
Mrs. John Nichols, of Broadway,
was q Perth Ambcy visitor Saturday.
Mrs. John Sexton, of John street,
las been on the sick list the past few
days.
Messrs. Fred and Will Rehfuss and
George Hyers spent Saturday evening
at Perth Amboy.
MAJ Kaufman has returned home
from two weeks sojourn at Lake
wool.
Filth Bennett, of B~ordentown ave-
nue., is visiting relatives at Ola Bridge.
Mrs. Moses and family, of Mechan-
icsville, are visiting relatives at Pat
.erson.
Miss Annie Oldrey spent Sunday
and Nashington's Birthday with Mr..
and Mrs. George Taylor, of John
street.
Louis Meinzer Sr. is having a new
floor laid in his store, Broadway.
Will Moore is doing the work.
Russell Bennett, of New Brunswick,
was the cues of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Bennett. Of Bordentown avenue, Sun
day.
George Fowler, of George street,
was O New Brunswick visitor Satur-
day.
The Democratic primary, it is ex-
pected, will be held next Saturday
night.
Parties say the winter is broken, as
wild geese were seen flying w the
borough Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wood Applegate en-
tertained o NUMBER of out of town
relatives Sunday and Washington g
Birthday, at Ye Olde Spy House, at
Morgan.
: Rev. n Mrs. 81. Hampton's daugh-
ter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Tice, of Second street, are the happy
parents of a little daughter, born
Friday.
Parties residing neal Chris Rehfuss
barn sent word to him that there was
something the matter with n of his
horses. After some time spent hunt.
ing his man, who had taken the key
of the barn to his nome ear Maxville,
the barn was entered and II of the
horses found very sick with colo.
1t is stated on good authority that
Roger Leonard has sold out his groc-
cry business OH Pine avenue, to a Mr..
Biesiada, a Polander.
Mr.. J. H. Briggs and Mr.. J. J.
Criss were Perth Amboy visitors Sat
urday night.
The electric lights went out in the
streets and houses late Sunday night,
and the borough was plunged in dark
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Criss, of
Neshanic, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Briggs, Of George street. Mrs.
Criss was formerly Miss Rita May
Hageman, a niece of Mrs. Briggs, and
we'll known to many in this borough.
She was united in marriage to Mr..
Criss, January 30, at Neshanic, N. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Simon, of Broad,
wav, spent Sunday at Newark ant
attended q grand wedding of Mrs.
lSimon g niece.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Uptell, of Johr
street, celebrated the christening of
little son on Sunday with q number
of friends. There was plenty of gooC
things to eat and an enjoyable time.
The Perth Amboy Water Department
had their men here covering up the
pipes that had been washed bare by
the late rain. Chris Deitrickson had
charge of the men. There were seven
pipes bare.
Mrs. Albert johnson, of Gordon
street, entertained company from out
of town, Washington's Birthday.
Miss Elizabeth Selover, of First
street, is visiting Miss Barnhardt, the
daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs.
w. s. Barnhardt, both of whom died
since leaving this borough a few years
ago, at Pennsgrove, N. J..
The M. e. conference is very near
at hand. Rev. d. W. c. McIntire has
been called again by the members of
the M. E. church, with the hope that
The will be returned.