Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-03-27
SOUTH AN BOY /
NEWS TEM s

Miss Bessie Mundy, of Catherine street,
was a Perth Amboy visitor Saturday.
Miss Mary Cleveland of Elizabeth was
entertained at dinner by Mr.. Charles
Thomas of Second street Sunday.
Mrs. Hilton Smith who is i'll with ty-
phoid fever at relatives in Burlington is
said to be showing q slight Improvement.
Her mother has returned home from a
few days visit thele.
A whole top of q car float was picked
up by some me II along the shore where
it had been carried by the waves.
Quantities of drift wood has been Sc
cured by women and children along the
shore where it had been washed during
the recent e~asterly storm. ut is an i'll
wind that blows no one good" appears
to lie demonstrated in this.
A dead horse was washed up on the
shore near the Yacht Club house during
the recent very high tide. 1t ought 10 be
removed at once for it will not be long
ere the e~asterly winds will carry anything
but tue odor Of eau lie Cologne from the
SnOfe 10 many houses dDoNe.
The roads leading from this borough
to various suburban places Sunday, had
the appearance of summer time. Crowds
of people, men, women, girls and boys
were travelling them and so many were
ont, it almost appeared as if they were
hunting for the trailing arbutus, or other
wild flowers, of .1riug,
As near as cah be learned the plans
made by Elwood Brown, regarding the
removal, tearing down ami rebuilding
of his buildings on Broadway between
George and John streets, have fallen
through, which is a great pity, as it
would nave made a big improvement 10
that part Of Broadway, just here it is
badly needed.
Captain Marshal, of George street, has
sold his sail skift to Miss Conover. of the
Heights.
Quite a number of muskrats have been
shot near the Swan Hill Company's ice
houses.
Wheeler Bros, have two months solid
work ahead moving and building houses
Every available space on piers b and
C Of the p. X. II. coal docks has been
filled with hard coal.
Prof. Stems has sold his horse to an
out-of-town party. No doubt the pro-
fessor will shortly be seen with II pace
doing up some of our fast horses around
wi
The melodious voices of the frogs is
heard from 1.-THE nearby marsh. In tor
ner times the fishermen looked for shad
to make their appearance III the bay at
the time the frogs were heard, but rs yet
no shad nave been caught here. Quite a
lot of fine perch and a few bass have been
caught.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wyckolf and
daughter, of First street, spent from Sat
urday till Monday Of last week with rela-
tives at Freehold,
!. W, Walling, of KeYport, was "A
borough visitor, Sunday.
Charles Erich, Of Broadway, has been
on the sick list the past few days at his
home in Sayreville, and William Howell
is looking after the business for him.
II our citizens only knew that grape
fruit cures rheumatism, il eaten every
day. they would jump at the chance pre-
scented for purchasing them in town at
present, A party in Perth Amboy, whose
doctors failed to cure him of the painful
disease acted on a friends advice and al
ter eating grape fruit for n few weeks
found that he had no more rheumatism
They can be sugared like oranges over
night and be made very palatable for
eating in the morning at breakfast
The trolley cars showed that Il large
number of visitors from suburban towns
had helped make this town lively Satur-
day night.
Four barges came to the coal docks
Saturday to load with hard coal.
A number of the boatmeu who were
doing the town were ildulgtng IN ice
cream Saturday night.
Miss Beatrice Martin, Of Broadway
has accepted a position iii the former u
lympia Music store in Perth Amboy.
Mrs. Irving Turner and daughter Lii
ian, spent Sunday in New, YORK city
Mr.. Blume, of George street, is Ill with
erysipclas.
Mr.. Mckenzie, of Second street, spent
Saturday night in New York city.
If you are fond of sweets you cannot
pass John Sulliv8'ns confectionery Win
out sampling some Of those delicious
..Chocolates That Are Different"
1880