Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-01
LOCAL ITEMS.

4NcW lOIk CITY O1 ndiihoSlhiH NoN
and in the evening they attended tn"
Empire theatre, after which they all
adjourned to take part in an elabor-
ately spread banquet, which we were
informed was immensely enjoyed.
The parties arrived home at 6 a. IN.
Friday morning, fully satisfied that
their outing as far a enjoyment was
concerned was a complete success.
All the members of Camp No. IL,
p. O.. A., are requested to be in at
tendance at their rooms on Wednes-
day, December ., as business of spec
ial Importance is to be brought be-
fore the order.
Friedship Council No. 16, Daugh-
tiers of Liberty, wish every member
of the council to be present on Fri
day, December Z, as something of i'm
portance will be brought before the
council, and a full attendance is re-
Quired.
The case of David A. Brown VS..
the Short Line Railroad will come up
at New Brunswick On December S
before a special jury. The names of
the jury panel from this place are
William Birmingham, John Coakley,
Patrick Fallon, Robert Segrave and
j. Sutliff.
Miss Stella Ravens, who has been
on the sick list for several days, is
somewhat improved, and we hope to
see her fully recovered 0
1t is reported that Harry Bowen,
who has been employed as assistant
secretary of the P. r. R. Y. M. c. A.,
has accepted a clerical position in the
Office of Acting Terminal and Ship
ping Agent Fuller,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mervine, of
Trenton, spent Thanksgiving day
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.
b. Mervine, of Second street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Welsh, of
Catherine street, are spending sever
al days at Yonkers, N. Y. They ex-
pect to extend their visit for an in
definite time.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Carberry are
visiting at Brooklyn, N. Y. Thurs
day evening they attended the EN-
pire theatre in New York city.
J. w. Butcher, of New York, and
George B. Hearney, of Harrisburg,
were guests at the Rippowan House
on Thursday.
G. c. Spur, of Henry street, spent
Thanksgiving at the home of his
father-in-law at Altoona, Pa. Mrs.
Spur, who has been visiting her par
ents for some time, returned with
her husband to her home here last
night.
Mrs. Lemuel Eler has had steam
heat placed in her residence IN Main
street.
James d. VanPelt and family leave
town today to take up their residence
in New York for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tunis Yetman, OF
David street, entertained a number
of friends and relatives on Thanks
giving day. Fifteen partook of the
dinner which was served at 2 o'clock
People from New Brunswick, Tennet
Englishtown, Asbury Park and this
borough were present. At about s
O'Clock the guests departed after ex
+ tending their best wishes to the hos
and hostess.
A number of young ladies and gen
tlemen from this borough boarded
( the s o'clock trolley or Friday even
ing of last week for South River,
where they wendell their way to the
home of Miss Hazel Booraem, a pupil
in our high school, and gave her a
great surprise. Games, music and
dancing occupied the time of the
guests and the hours passed rapidly
away.
Walter Harris, who was so serious
ly injured in Jersey City on Monday
night, was still lying unconscious In
st. Francis Hospital in Jersey City
at l o'clock yesterday afternoon.
John Montgomery, son of Freehold
mr. AHAnfr1rnarx fo Cnnnlinr Tha - Ir,
giving week with his father. He is
attending school at Trenton, N. J..
Joseph X. Oliver, of First street, is
on the sick list, having contracted
a severe cold. Mr.. Oliver is a veter-
an of the civil war and is eighty-four
ysars OF age. The doctor has order
ed him ~ remain quietly in his room.
On account II his age he will take no
risks that wilN<tn any way retard his
recovery.
The Ianthe CoGncil of the Degree
OF Pocahontas heldkthair annual an
~niversary dinner /ernoon
and, as usual, it "a enjoyable
affair, although the number in at
tendance was not as large as on form
er occasions.
Mrs. John Askins, of Perth Amboy,
visited IrlendS and relatives In South
Amboy on Thursday.
Mrs. Harry Bloodgood and daugh-
ter Bertha we're visitors at Cliffwood
on Thanksgiving day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Miller are
visiting at Willimantic, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hewlett are spending
a few days with friends in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Mcdowell
spent Thanksgiving with relatives in
Hightstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Stephenson
visited Mr.. Stephenson's mother and
brothers or Thanksgiving day.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.. JaQues, of
Englishtown, were guests of Mrs.
John Fine, On George street, Thurs
day.