Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-06

NEWS ITEMS.

1t is decided to run the meetings Mt
the Baptist church another week and
Evangelist Spinney will remain that
much longer with them.
Mis-. Jacob Sprague, of Augusta
%Ftreet. has recovered from the grippe.
Mrs. Samuel Greenlenf found a
pocketbook on the writing desk at the
p%ostofice one day last week and hand
Cd it to Mr.. Roddy. A short time
afterwards e lady came in and said
she had lost a pocketbook and on tell
ing the amount it contained, ten dol
hrs, he gave it to her.
Mrs. John Gaub, of Browntown,
and Miss Iona OFT, Of Ernston, were
guests of Mrs. J. Sprague, OF Augusta
street, Friday.
DR.. L. Meinzer, of Bordentown ave-
me, has returned home from Cuba,
where he has been sojonrnirg the past
few weeks,
Mrs. Frank Dey, of Bordcntown
avenue, spent Wednesday at South
River and New Brunswick.
Miss Veronica Miller. of Henry
received a bad fall while sknt-
ing and hurt her face very badly.
Thomas Capner, of John street,
noticed a small piinple Oh IL of his
hands and gave il a sort OF brushing
Oft with his other hand. after which
blood poisoning set in and he has had
a bad hand for several days.
John Lund, of Maxville, is on the
sick list, a bad case of malaria.
Mrs. p. Kanah, of Broadway, was a
Perth Amboy visitor Friday.
Mrs. Bridget McGuinness has re-
turned home from st. Michael's hos
pital. She is looking fine and is real
we'll, in spite Of the report that che
had consumption. She is loud in her
praise of the hospital and attendants
and says she vas sorry to leave them.
Andrew Furman's scow has been
tied up at the borough dock since De-
cember with between 49, 800 and 40, 600
on board. The bad W aather is
the cause Of no sale for them, it is
Mrs. James Capner, of Broadway,
is no better, and fears are entertained
that she will always be a cripple.
Although no bones were broken when
she fell, she cannot bear her weight
on her injured leg. 1t is hard, for
she has always been SO active.
There is a low murmurinR, slowly,
quietly passing around and when un-
derstood it seems to say Zone of the
surprise stores is going to close up on
account of dull business"
: Masters Ethelbert and Wllmot AL
bright, of Railway, accompanied their
grandmother, Mrs. Albright, to her
home in this borough for a visit last
week. Ethelbert returned home Sun
day, but Wilmot is still her guest.
Mrs. Bowling, of Augusta street,
who has been suffering with trouble
in her limbs, is reported as much
better and able to walk around.
DR.. Albright's niece, Miss Blanche
Albright, of halfway, was booked for
y visit to her relatives in this bor-
ough, when word was received that
she was very seriously ill with typhoid
She is now ON the road to re-
covery.
1t was pay day on Scully's dock and
there was considerable life in the
place Friday evening. Some OF the
stores were doing quite a business. 1t
was good for everyone as we'll as for
the money drawers of the proprietors
Of the stores.
William Langan, while helping lift
O barrel of alcohol at the powder
works, at Parlin, slipped and fell
about fifteen feet and broke his collar
bone ane sprained one of his wrists.
He is being treated by DR.. Woods, of
South River.
Mrs. and Mrs. John M. Smiths
daughter, who has been suffering with
scarlet fever at their home in George
steret, is dead, and will be buried at
Freehold. She was reported as in a
very critical condition yesterday, but
the name given to the reporter w 8
puakenbush. They are the child's
grandparents instead OF the parents,
and live there.