Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-09-08
SOUTH AMBOY
NEWS TENS.

continually sscarting 1t from some place,
to their sand sheds. South Amboy is
a gold mine, but 1t certainly must
be rich in molding sand of a golden
brown hue. 1t not only furnishes money
for the owners, but causes the employ
ment Of a number of men and a living for
them.
Parties were asking tonight why the
pottery near the Raritan River railroad
remains idle, when there are parties who
are willing to hire the same, open a pot
terry and give employment to, perhaps,
quite a number of people, Echo answers
" Why" 1t seems too bad that 1t should
stand idle for we have been informed that
two different pottery men desire to locate
here If theycould get buildings.
Rev. Burr Ogden, pastor Of John street
M. E. church is expected home on Friday
or Saturday and the members have been
requested to meet on Saturday evening In
the basement of the NJ. e. church. to
tender him an informal reception.
James Rae and family nave moved their
household goods from the apartment
over Mr.. Rae's saloon ON Broadway and
they are now residing in the house In
Augusta street, formerly occupied By the
late Mrs. f.. Lester. Kumor has 1t that
there is to bss a clab organized. which
will use the rooms vacated. for club
rooms.
Dame Rumor keeps things moving In
this borough and people watching and
wondering. There is a slight muttering
to the effect that M. Welsh is going to
apply for a license TO keep a saloon Ia
the building where j. L. Montgomery's
store used to be aud that considerable
interest Is manifested by many people
who are anxious to know whether be VIII
succeed in these times, In getting the
licnse when Meinzer could not Where
this started it would be hard learning
and may or may not be true.
Assistant Postmater Edwin Roddy, has
gone to Niagara Falls and Ontario.
where he will spend his vacation.
Mrs. S. b. Rubenstein and daughter,
Cecilia and Mr.. Herman Kollisch were
N ew York and Brooklyn visitors Tues
day.
Dir. Ambrose ~Treganown, Of Main
street, has becn having the roof Of his
house newly, painted.
Joseph Wilson, ST., Of Main street. has
been having the. leaders of This house re-
pail ed.
They were busy cutting down a very
large tree, an old-timer, In front of Mrs.
MilIers' house In Henry street. The roots
have been projecting up en- the sidewalk.
making a trap for catching pedestrians
feet, so it is considered a good thing IL
being cut down., There are 4 nun1fjus y
such trees in different streets, John stlsst 1
being one of them, that are really
dangerous, but it seems 4 shame to cut
them down if the sidewalks could be
filled up so us to cover the great roots.
Mrs. Peter .Applegate, Of % second
street, was reported yesterday as being
very i'll.
Mrs. Martin Herman, Of South River,
spent Tuesday with her sister In Augusta
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Compton and
family moved into Charles Roses cot
tage, ''Greycote, y IN Bordcntown avenue.
Mrs. Ellison, who formerly resided with
her son at Midtown, moved her household
goods from that place Tuesday, and now
occupies part of one of Rev. Joseph
Jackson's houses No. 90 Catherine street.
The apartment was newly painted and
papered fer her and che Is delighted with
her new home.
Miss Mae Hubbs, Of Broadway spent
a few days with her sister, at Newark.
Mrs. 7. S. Walsh and grand children,
Dorothy and Grace Dykes, Of Yonkers.
and Mrs. Joseph Jackson. ST.. spent
Tuesday afternoon seeing Perth Amboy
and enjoyed a call IN a former resident or
this borough, Mrs. Joseph CottreIl, OF
Perth Amboy.
Mrs. Charles Thomas is spending q
week at Trenton.
Hadden Seamen, of Perth Amboy, was
the guest of Miss Maud Adams, Of
Augusta street, Tuesday evening.
Harry Mack attended the meeting Of
the IuSicS. III LlthtOh thiS WttA+
Several of the gardens In this borough
are looking very pretty with their early
fall flowers.
MI. and Mrs. Philip Hemstreet, OF
Augusta street, have returned home after
"a two weeks visit at Chestnut Hill,
Philadelphia, and New York City. They
report a lovely time.
Hilton Smith, Of First street. Is spend
ing a few day $ at Burlington, with his
parents.
Miss Maud N. Adams, of Augusta
street, was en- route for Trenton yester-
day, where she will spend q week with
her brother and wife.
Mrs. Henry Thomas and Mrs. LILY
Hoff, of John street, spent two days with
Mr.. and Mrs. Brazilian, at Linwood.
Little Gladys Mitchell, of Augusta
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