Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-12-20
NEWS ITEMS.

Postmaster koddy says packes are 60
ing and coming through the mail at a
great rate at the present time.
The Girls Friendly met last night in
Christ church parish house.
William Holman was reported as not
quite as well as he had been Monday.
A number of young people were out
sleighrlding Monday evening. Some
went to Report while others went to
different places.
A sleighload of people were In town
from Sayreville, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Anderson, Mrs.
George Lining. Sr., Mamie, Edward and
will Lining of Main street. spent Sunday
at Perth Amboy, where they were de-
lightfully entertained by Mr.. Anderson's
PARENTS
Another of Rue s. wyckoff's clerks,
Charles Linden, fell off of an icy stoop
when delivering orders and injured one
of his legs. He was laid up two days
with 1t. 1t was at the house of Steven
Riley, in Bergan Hill.
Mrs. Charles De Worth and daughter
Ella, Of Hall avenue, Perth Amboy, en-
tertained Mrs. Adams and daughter
Maud and Miss Sarah Bennett of this
borough, Sunday eveniag.
Rev. H. H. Hampton spent Monday at
Keyport. Mr.. Hampton spent last week
assisting Rev. Mr.. Leuppu with a series
Of meetings, at Fair Haven.
A party cross town wished we would
ask Mr.. Welsh to kindly put some ashes
on the sidewalk In front of his hotel.
James Gordon and two children, were
up to see Santa Clause in New York city
Monday.
william Wyckoff, grocer, is confined to
his home with a bad cold.
The doctors are kept going steadily as
there Is SO much sickness In the borough.
1t Is measles, measles all over town. IT
appears to be In a light form principally
although some say their children are
pretty sick with it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Collin Straton were tax
ing In the Christmas sights In New York,
Monday.
Joe A.sexton and sonwilllsp, were New
York visitors Monday.
A live turkey in Cheeseman's saloon
window is attracting con siderable atten-
tion :
Bessie Ferris is said to be i'll with spinal
meningitis.
flames A. Sexton was arranging his
stock in his new store, Monday evening.
1t looked very bright and cheerful and
will no doubt help make that side of the
town much more pleasant for travelling
evenings, as it is always dark on that
side of Broadway.
G. Straub was a New York visitor,
Monday.
Frank Hoffman was a New York visit
or, Monday.
G. M. Church was a New York visitor,
Monday and attended the theatre.
Lee Clark, taxidermist at Morgan, has
just finished stuffing a curiosity In these
parts in the shape of a white weasel. 1t
Is set on a board covered with miniature
trees and it is holding some, bird feathers
under one of Its paws, the ground and
trees are covered with something white
that represents snow and glistens so that
one cannot distinguish it from the real
thing. He has also stuffed a rabbit a
mallaird some grey squirrels and a large
mink.
Anyone going past some of the churches
Monda evening could hear the pounding
of hammers, which signified that decorat-
ing vas going On inside for the Christmas
festivals and entertainments. 1t Is
pleasing to know that the different
churches will celebrate the great event on
different nights, there by enabling the
people to witness each one, II they SO
desire. The committees and children
are as busy as bees getting ready.
Adrian Straub, who has full charge of
the sausage making, ETC., for his fathers
market, is very proud OF the new plant
in which has been placed a new gas
engine and which was run for the first
time Monday. Parties we're predicting
that 1t would be so heavy that 1t would
jar the building and finally tumble
through the market and into the cellar,
but Adrian says it raj as smooth as
possible and It is all light. He prides
himself on making the best sausage in
town.
George Fowler and family have moved
into the Maxfield homestead In Borden
town avenue. the Heights.