Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-01
NEWS ITEMS.

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G. Osborne's fish market aud restaur
ant was closed last night for good and
everything moved away. i
Rumor has,it that Recorder Grace will
not occupy his new house, and that he
will sell it instead. 4
Mrs. Berkeley and Master Charles
Buchanan, Of Catherine street, were
given a hearing before Recorder Grace
Wednesday, for taking coal from the
cars on the siding and were let go after
! being repi imanded. It Is said that while
the hearing was going on, stealing coal
was going ON also at the same old place.
The only thing that will stop the whole
sale stealing Of the coal will be 10 place
an officer there night and day. The loss
of coal amount to more than the officers
pay would, according to reports.
MIR. Clymer, of Augusta street, re-
turned home last Saturday from "a Phila-
delphia hospital, where an operation was
performed, is worse since his return and
will have to go pack to the hospital
again, it is feared.
1 Joel Parker Council No. 80, Jr., o. U.
A. M, Will attend service in a body at
the M. p. church Sunday evening, De-
cember a..
Oscar Muudy will start building a new
elevator in an Ice house for r. S. Con-
over, today.
DIR. Jacklinson of Matawan, was in
town Wednesday.
A gentleman who is Obliged to do con
siderable walking around in this borough,
on business, says he 'thinks the owners OF
property...onss-Henry street, whose side
walks have not been filled in, should fill
them in with ashes if nothing else is
available, as a part ..of them being filled
in since the grading makes 1t dangerous
walking when night comes on.
Rev. ii. NJ. p. Pearse preached to a
large congregation at the mems services
! Sunday evening, and delivered a very in
teresting and eloquent sermon on '"The
Greed of He'll.
The M. f. church will have a cantata
on Christians Monday, and are practicing
for it.
Mrs. NJ. E. Sexton is having the side
walk In front of Mason's furniture store
repaired, stones being taken up and re-
laid.
There was a party at Mr.. and Mrs.
Mobiles, in Maxville, last night.
A new club has been organized, called
the Navehoes. 1t is aid to be for
Athletic sports. Their club room is what
is known as Slover's Paint Shop"
1t is said that certain parties have been
stocking up with coal again at the old
stand Notwithstanding theTuesday's raid.
James Bloodgood is building a concrete
foundation for the PR r. Company's
new dynamo a
Thomas Coyne, of New Brunswick,
whose familiar. face has been missing
from Bernard Roddy's store, where he
used TO spend his evenings, ever since
his discharge fuom the shipyard after
thirty yearsr service, called on his OLD
FREUD, Postmaster Roddy, Wednesday.
: The new operator in the terminal office
returned to his home in Mt. Holly, hi
being quite i'll with a sore throat.
George Oliver substituted for him in
the office Wednesday night.
Miss Lou Chase, of Broadway, has
proved that she, knows how to handle
gun with good effect. c. Reseau Rost
and Miss Chase nave been out hunting
and the young lady brought home {
number of birds. Former practice at tn,
!Adirondacks is In her favor now.
It is said that not only coal rs stoler
from the cars standing at the siding, bui
that iron is taken from the cars aud solo
and that a lot of it Is in the possession
of certain parties at the present time.
William Leonard, who was taken t.
the Trenton hospital a few weeks age
from his home in this borough, is verl
much improved in health and his family
hopes to nave him home for Christmas
Miss Edith McTsostie, of John street, i
i'll.
Harry brown who was formerly il
tSilver's grocery house at Cranbury,
I said to rave purchased u large %quantit!
of potatoes, in fact all the potatoes TO
sale all over the surrounding country
and has stored them in. two barns
which he hired for that purpose. A
! potatoes. were reported ,as. being veF,
scarce at the farms In the country, peopl
!; think Harry has a little mint in the pota
toes for speculation. sre