Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-05
STATE NEWS.


The first days deposits of the new
National Bank of Pedricktown, which
opened Tuesday, amounted to $685.
200.
The stockholders of banking insti-
buttons in Burlington county will
hold their annual meetings on Tues
day next.
In a free-will Offering the Metho-
dists of Thorofare laid 500 on the
table, to be used to pay off some in
debtedness.
Ground was broken at Pleasant
Vile Tuesday for a new hotel for L..
H. Barrett, which is to cost about
so 1000. =.
OF the 3S4 criminals who served
time in the Cumberland county Jail
last year more than ninety per cent.
were Americans.
The Deptford Township Commit
tee Gloucester county, has liked the
salary of the assessor and collector
at $3.50 each. =
The Red Men of Woodbury. expect
to have a gala time tonight, when
there will be a public installation OF
chiefs.
Thieves secured IN overcoat and
So from the home of Albert Bolger,
East Camden, Tuesday night,
The annual %reopening of the
Bridgeton amusement parlors for
boys, supported by charitable organ
izatlons, occurred Tuesday night.
The Bridgeton Musical Union Is
preparing for its twenty-tifth ami
versary exercises, in which all of the
city's musicians will participate.
The quarterly convention of the
Y. p s.. c. E.. of Hunterdon county.
was held in the Kirkpatrick Memoir
ial church, Ringoes, last evening.
The receipts of the Camden police
court for the year just closed we're
$4,557.S5. as against ~$3,627.7O In
1904. The expenses amounted to
$4,000.
There is a great scarcity of Maur-
ice River Cove oysters, as the leased
beds are nearly all dredged and mos
of the boats have been locked for
the winter.
Bridgeton Elks gave a stag euchre
and banquet in their splendid parlors
Tuesday night. Those in attendance
were prominent politicians and Office
holders.
officers elected by the South Jer-
sey Poultry Association are: Alex
ander McGraw, president; Paul
Springer, vice president; George H.
Hughes, secretary, and William E.
Rice, treasurer.
The Board of Village Trustees of
Pennington has organized with the
following officers: President, /. H.
Higgins; clerk, John H. Shrope;
treasurer, William D. Bloom; coun-
sci. Harry L. Stout.
The Asylum and Almshouse Com
mittees of the Camden County Board
of Freeholders are discussing a prop
to install an electric light
plant at the county buildings at
Blackwood.
The new Board of Freeholders of
Hunterdon county has selected the
officers: Director, John H.
DeMott; clerk. William Ledger:
counsel; counsel, Harry l.. Stout;
collector, William e. Trewin.
When the Hunterdon County Min
Isters' Association meets at Fleming
ton next Monday Rev. Oscar M. Voor-
bees, of High Bridge, will read a
paper on THE History of Religious
Movements in Hunterdon County" !
After returning home from a party
1t midnight on Tuesday, Louisa Fin
aged twenty years, of Cam
len, was taken i'll and died in a short
line. Coroner Fithian gave IA GER
.iicate of death from acute pneu-
nonia.
For sticking a knife through the
,heek of Ogden Carter, of Tenth and
sycamore streets. Camden, David
Washington, of Tenth and Mount
Vernon streets, vas held in $500 bail
by Justice Colding. Washington
said he acted in self-defense.
After fifteen years of faithful SER
vice as keeper of records and seals of
New Jersey Lodge, No. 1, Knights of
.ythias. of Mount Holly, George w.
Hand has declined a denomination.
lie is to be presented with a gold
oadge as a mark of appreciation of
his services.