Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-30
Local Items

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The roof has been placed on the new
Public Service sub station in Jefferson
street, near Madison avenue, which
is nearly completed.
The window frames are being set
in the new federal building.
NJ. Planes tenement house is near
ly ready for tenancy and is in the
hands of painters.
The first floor beams have been put
in place on Max Goldberger's build
ing on State street, near Fayette.
The building containing D. Levin's
butcher shop, at 81 New Brunswick
avenue, has been painted.
Street Commissioner Fullerton is
now repairing the macadam on High
street from city hall park to Smith
street.
The fence of iron about George
Washington's statue, in the park is
heing painted. Rather a waste of
paint.
The Westminster Cadets will hold
a meeting tonight at the Presbyterian
chapel to finally settle up the financial
affairs of the lawn festival. After
the meeting a drill will be held in
Rector street.
John d. Harris. a bricklayer, who
confessed to remaining away from his
wife..and..children for seven weeks.
having returned but a day or two ago,
was arraigned in police court this
morning III a charge of non support
preferred by Overseer of the Poor G.
A.. Fothergill. He was remanded.
A man, who went into a Smith
street cigar store to buy a pipe, leaned
too hard on the show case and broke
the glass. =
George Malik, a Hungarian, forty
nine years OF age, was committed to
the county jail for sixty days this
morning on a charge of vagrancy.
Hans Interman. captain of the barge
Beaver Meadow, was arraigned be-
fore the recorder this morning charged
with hitting Peter Patton, a water
boy at the coal docks, in the face with
an oarlock, following a dispute. In
Herman entered a plea of guilty to a
fcharge of diso"derly conduct and was
fined SO.
Angelo S. Bortone held an Italian
dance in the hall, on Second street,
Port Reading, last night, in honor OF
st. Peters Day.
Edward Peters, Of Hobart street, a
mason and bricklayer, who fell off a
scaffoling while at work on a house in
Kirkland place, a short time ago, and
badly injured his'Tight foot, is now
able to get around by the aid of a pair
of crutches.
Lillian Rechn;tzer, one of the three
daughters OF Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Rechnitzer, of Market street, fell
down yesterday afternoon and broke
her left arm above the elbow.
Plans are being completed for the
outing and picnic which the membe RS
of Ira B. Tice Lodge, No. 307. will
hold at National Park, State street,
Saturday afternoon and night, July Is.
Martin Hansen, the contractor, re-
ports his stableman missing since
Wednesday night.
Timothy J, Quinlan. the new pa
trolman, whoigoes on duty tomorrow
night, was sitting in front of city hall
this noon, talking to Chief Burke,
when John Bussik, a Hungarian day
gardener, who had been working at a
garden on lower High street, and who
was eating his lunch Oh one OF the
benches near city hall, fell in an
epileptic fit. The officers carried
Bussik into a cell in the lookup and
laid him on a cot. He soon cred
and left the lookup.
The wooden blocks are arriving to-
day at lower Market street and the
laying of them on concrete will at
once commences. rhe blocks are eight
inches long, three INCHES vide and
three inches high. The base Of CON-
crete and stone is nearly all laid.