Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-04-13
NEWS ITEMS.

A contest for a gold watch and a dia-
mond ring took place at William Sulli-
vans confectionery store Wednesday
evening.
Miss Ada Greene has resigned her for
mer position to accept another as steno-
grapher for Prof. l.. X. Russell, at the
Metropolitan College of Music, Newark.
The woodwork of the interior of the
Chase nansion is being treated to a coat
of white enamel paint aud the contrast
will be charming with the vermillion
colored paper with which the walls will
be decorated.
Mrs. \. E. Hathaway of Broadway, is
visiting her son and other relatives in
Brooklyn.
Fred Hewlett was a Brooklyn visitor
W ednesday. His daughter is very i'll in
that town and Mrs. Hewlett is there with
her.
r. A. Dey is having repairs done to
his hou Sc in Broadway. Charles STRAIT
ton and family have taken possession of
their new home as Mr.. Dey's tenants.
The committee on the Grand Lodge of
the Pythian Sisterhood met at Mrs. L.
Hansen's residence in Second street We'd
nesday evening.
Mrs. Peter Fisher, of Sayreville, was in
town Wednesday.
Will Berlew has secured a position
with Sayre & Fisher at their brick
works.
A trolley car loaded with railroad ties
passed through the borough up to the
bridge over the Raritan River railroad
Wednesday, where it was uuloaded and
conveyed by wagons to the unfinished
part of the trolley tracks.
Mr.. and Mrs, Leonard Furman nave
been having their house in John street
renovated and it is thought that they
may return there for housekeeping again.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Fisher, of Sayre-
vile, were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe A. Sexton Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Ethan Palmer, of Atlantic High
lands, was calling Oh relatives in town
Wednesday.
7 Mrs. john Mundy and Mrs. Douglas
Hunt were Per tn Amboy visit 1rs Tues
day.
William Mum has the plans for the re-
n odeling of the Second street house for
the Railroad Branch of tie y. NJ. c. A.
in this borough; probably for an estimate
on the anne
Jonathan Compton and his son Walter,
were Sayreville visitors and went through
Sayre & Fishers extensive plant, They
were astonished at his magnitude.
Mrs. Eldridge, of Old Bridge, vas a
borough visitor Wednesday.
William Dalrymple is going 10 start a
wheelwright aud blacksmith business in
the shop formerly occupied by Mr.. Pull
len Bordenton avenue.
1t was reported Wednesday that Mrs.
Adams had received word from Asbury
Park that her daughter Maud was very
i'll at that place. We hope it will prove
to be only a rumor as she went there to
regain her health.
Newall James has finished o~verhauling
j. A. SeXton's automobile and Mr.. Sex
ton expects to enjoy a few spins around
town before he and Mrs. Sexton leave
for their western trip.
One of our citizens has been enjoying
lettuce, radishes and upland cress out OF
their own garden hot beds, the past two
weeks.
Newall James is overhauliug Mr.. Fen
tons automobile, so we may expect TO
see Mr.. and Mrs. Fenton out very soon
enjoying their usual daily trips out in
the country.
Miss Gertrude Petty has been given a
position as saleslady in j. A Sections
confectionery store III account of the iu-
crease ia business.
William Sexton, of the fir of Bolton
& Sexton, of Perth Ambo Y, says they
have succae led 10 obtaining m%iteria',
enabling them to fill the large order for
the new cigar factory to be built at Feith
Amboy.
The fishermen have been having poor
luck the past few days.