Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-05

NEWS ITEMS.

me Coal ~I1andlers' Union met last
night.
Howard Littcl was "A Perth Amboy
visitor Saturday afternoon.
f. G. Fraser, of Perth Amboy, was "A
borough visitor Saturday.
The Morgan Gun Club mel yesterday
at Morgan.
The Rev. Charles b. Ogden, of the
John Street NJ. e. Church, is still con-
fined to his home, Dut is expected to
be well within a short time.
Star of Jersey Lodge, No. 4Sl. b. of j..
F., held Il meeting yesterday Afternoon
in X. of p. Hall.
Michael Welsh is making preparations
TO move his large barn on the Southerly
side of First street to the opposite side.
"a meeting of Gen. W. S. Truck Post,
g.. A. X, will be held tonigh hit in Pro-
lection Hall.
Assessor Fulton is busy just now.
A special meeting of Independence
Engine and Hose Company, will be held
tonight, at which the plans for the pic
mic on June II, will be discussed.
a large number Of people enjoyed the
dancing at Stoltte's Grove Saturday
night.
The Singing Society Leiderkranz met
yesterday afternoon.
The usual quota of local men attcnded
the baseball game at Amusement Park,
Perth Am5oy, yesterday, and the factory
league games Saturday.
Joseph Leonard was in Perth Amboy
Saturday afternoon.
Our highly esteemed citizen, Mr.. Ward
Perrine, is very i'll at his home in Broad
way.
For "A wonder there re quite a number
of vacaut houses to let in this borough
at present.
After. another match last Thursday
evening the three SIS still hpld the cup.
A very interesting game was pl aged that
night at the Yacht Club alleys between
Salzo, Smith and Steuerwald and Morse,
Parker aud Stephenson. The score stand
lug in favor of the former trio.
In the Baptist church last night Rev.
j. Irwin preached on "The %Euraqullo. -
Rev. Mr.. Hammond occupied the
pulpit of the Jonn Street NJ. f.. church ,
in the illness OF the pastor.
The account Of the finding of two
bodies at the docks will be found Oh the
first page.
Miss Carrie Martin has returned TO her
home in Brooklyn. after spending II
pleasant week with her mother, Mrs.
Steven Martin and family, of Main
street.
Parties are complaining of having had
plants and cut flowers stolen from their
plots in the Eruston cemetery. Some of
them think they have spotted the thieves
and are keeping a look out for them.
George Apologize, manager for the
Swan Hill Ice Company took "A trip to his
former home in Cranbury for the purpose
OF swarming his bees. Out of thirty
hives he had ouly lost one hive, those
bees having swarmed before his arrival.
One new hive had been formed, 1t is eX
pected he will bring the hives from the
farm 10 his new house on Swan Hill.
The South Amboy Floral Company
have several hundreds Of beautiful
geraniums, carnations, etc, in Flyers
green house, which has been leased by
the company.
Whitehead Bros appear to b. very
busy shipping molding sand, il one can
judge by the number Of carts taking it
to their dock every day.
Mrs. Dorcas Tice has brought to the
borough from her farm in Ch|eesequake
the finest berries in town this season.
Other suburban farmers are bringing
berries in and selling them two quarts
for 25 cents.
Charles Rose can claim the palm for
the finest lettuce grown in this vicinity.
He grew it in Hyser's greenhouse.
Henry Stumpf sprained his thumb In
some unaccountable manner Thursday
aud was bothered considerably with it
when at work cutting meat i'll q
Straub's market.
&. Apologize and family will no doubt
be ahle 10 cup their house on oWan
Hill soon. after waiting so long for the
car penters work TO be fin shed. Mr..
Mundy expects to finish it uD this week.
Mrs. Noah Furman, of John street,
has been beautifying her extensive
grounds with modorn and old fashioned
flowers n the garden Will soon be q
thing of beauty. j. b. Jones can show
some very pretty flower beds and Pres
ton King also. A very large Jack rose
bush is full of buds in his garden and a
circular bed of dainty yellow evening
primroses and pure white petunias Will
display a beautiful combination of
flowers, not brilliant but d~aintily sweet
Icaac Chatton is going to erect a hand
some house next to Mr.. Mack's house in
Main street.