Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-17

ouse to welcome her home last night
Miss Roxie B Southland. daughtel
OF Samuel L. Southland. of Locus
Heights, Ellisdale. is the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Warren Disbrow, of Johr
street. Miss Southland spent last weel
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Whiteman
of South River.
Mrs. Eta Mcdowell, of John street,
is spending two weeks at Catskills.
William Hartmann, OF Perth AM
boy, put in at Morgan with his launch
Wednesday.
The representative of the Apollo
Chocolate Company, makers of "The
chocolates that are different, of Bos-
ton, called on William Sullivan yes
terday for a Christmas order. The
gentleman brings five trunks filed
with samples, but has the trunks
clrried to a larger town where their
customers are notified to go and select
their goods for Christmas.
A lady in this borough found a col
lar button in the crop of a chicken
when she was preparing it for cook
ing. AS it was a white one the fowl
had probably taken it for a grain of
corn.
: Miss B. Wilson, of Main street, is
visiting friends in Matawan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Smith, of John
street are s%oJourning at Asbury Park.
Our streets we're certainly washed
clean Tuesday night and the sewer
basins were well flushed also.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sullivan are
at Asbury Park today selecting Christ.
mas goods for Mr.. Sullivan's stores.
The Baptistshave decided to post
pone their trolley ride until next
Tuesday night and it is said the
Methodists will have their trolley
ride Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Meinzer, of
David street, will sail for Ireland and
other countries Friday.
Miss Bertha Bloodgood, Of George
s erect, spent Wednesday at Asbury
Park.
Mrs. James Culver, of Bordentown
avenue. is tho guest of her sister,
Mrs. Jessie Johnson, on the boat
Adlia, bound east.
Miss Kate Leavy, of Perth Amboy.
r,turns home today after a pleasant
visit it'll Mr.. and Mrs. Will Sullivan
of Henry street.
Frank Meiner had a sale of his
livery o%utfithorses. carriages. wagons
ETC., Monday. Relatives will take
charge of thehotel while he is abroad.
Mrs. Harry Bloodgood and daughter
spent a few days at Cliffwood with
Mrs. Bloodgood's mother.
Captain Durham, of jersey City.
who is the, guest OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Psrisen, of Broadway, will
take a party of friends to New Bruins
wick tn first clear day in his launch
Eureka.
1t is rumored that a young man was
hurt very badly at the Powder Works
in n collision of two bicycles, one of
which he was riding, last night, after
they quit work.
Mrs. Noah Furman, of John street,
visited her son Edwin, at Savreville,
Monday. r
Harry and Travis Bloodgood report
ed success at fishing yesterday.
The fishermen are not catching
any bunkers in their hauls, it is
claimed, making it bad for the farm
ers who depend on them for fertiliz-
ing their ground as well as
the fishermen who reape in a nice
little sum from the sale of them.
Mrs. John, J, Whitworth, of George
street, is at Little Falls, visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Hillfred Cramer.
Henry Farlander, of Broadway,
spent Sunday at Asbury Park.
Mundy Bros. and Hunt are averag-
ing from to eleven bushels of
fish in this hauls nightly at pres
ent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Hunt, of
Broadway, had a delightful drive
to Bordentown and called on a num-
Der of friends there Sunday. They
enjoyed the day greatly.