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Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-18

| then
| The brute shambled off, quartering, occa-
sionally looking over her shoulder, growing,
and every hair on her body bristlng with
anger.
1t was plain she intended to run for it,
and without thinking of the consequences, /
drew bead as nearly on her shoulder as
possible and fired
lhe next moment I'd have given anything
to have recalled that shot.
The bear fell, but was up again instantly,
biting at the wound and frantic with pain
and rage.
A pause to snuff her cub and erecting her
head, she started for me with snarl and
such fire of hate in her eyes as hope never
to confront again.
With shaking hands l threw up the ,breech
of my gun and dropped in fresh cartridge.
No chance, save for a face shot this time;
SO, with unsteady aim L fired again when she
was not ten yards distant.
She fell second time, but without wait,
ing l leaped down the mountain side at full
speed.
1t was perilous descent, and nothing but
from being killed. 'A'eN ''''
fell twice on loose pebbles, but was up
in jiffy, flying on and stimulated to utmost
exertlons by the crash of the numbering beast
in my rear.
Had the entire descent been easy, as at
first, excitement would have enabled me to
escape, but l had not gone more than two
hundred yards when, right before me, ap-
peared ledge sheer sixty feet down.
There was no time for delay. The bear,
with bloody face and gaping jaws, was COM
ing after me, with all the pertinacity of rage
and vengeance.
l wheeled to the left, and she tried to head
me off.
But saw, extending from the brink of the
ledge to the top Of tall spruce growing
from the rocks below, fallen tree trunk.
1t looked rotten, but there was no choice.
Dropping my gun, / made tottering rush
to gain the tree-top, and had almost reached
it, when my bridge broke.
/ had barely time to snatch the end of a
limb that, bending down, jerked me into
others. My face was scratched and stung by
the stiff spruce needles, but / grabbed franti,
cally at whatever came in reach, and ia a
few seconds was climbing up the trunk.
After stopping a moment to smell at nv
gun, the bear. galloped to the spot where I
had left the ledge.
shall never forget her looks A demon
could not have shot more malignant hate
from his eyes,
She uttered roar at finding her pursuit
checked, and roofing the cub out of the path
with her nose, paced back and forth, pant
ing hoarsely
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-18

More than a mile distant l saw line of
9uaklng aspen extending in an irregular curve
gown the mountain side. / knew water was
TO DC found in this group of trees, and being
already very thirsty, fastened toward it.
was nearly an hour in reaching the thick
ct, winch was SO densely interviewer with
prush and fallen timber that a path could
'}ifsd 9e forced through only with the. greatest
wafer could be beard, and, parting the
bushes, crowded in.
Just as ! caught sight of the brook, a
rustic and splash some distance off brought
me me to sudden halt. On listening further,
however, all vas quiet, and as l was making
that my ears had not received Inc.
Inc stream was ice cold, leaping and brawl-
ing DOWN the gorge, completely shadowed by
overhanging boughs.
l sat down on the bank. took my rubber
frasbn fup out o. my pocket, and drank long, re-
AS reached down for third cunful the
strealn I appearance surprised me- Instead
Oh the crystal water before dipped the err
rent ran muddy, and was covered with drv
ieayes bad fa ana twlgs; Evidently the disturbance
that % noise piade end s IIrther up, and remembering
ah p instant peerlng excitedly about for game.
But all was still as death. / arose with
gun cooked, and crept up stream
.oft some h thirty yards from where 1 sat the
81 GTiO pahk OF Ine stream had been broken
Hown, and the grass parted in wet trail
iieading to the opposite side of the grove from
that through which had entered. wv yin
AS there was nothing else to be seen nnt
down the hammer of my gun to track the
game, and after reaching open ground nresS as.
ed forward at good. speed for more than an
hour; still nothing was in sight, and I feH
inclined to give up the pursuit as a vain
Around me were thousands of rasnbe,ru
bushes, full Of riPeniing fruit. While % stooping
at one place to pluck some, rattle of gre WY
and stones startled me. / dropped Ast o7,
the ground to look about. y"
| While peeping through the clump of b,,sbas
blood iio~e my
Springing up, | saw, not fifteen wards aw.r
large grizzly bear, treading up and dow1T
and showing row of teeth that Ia INV ex, ",
cited eyes seemed two inches long.
| A cub was playing with one Of her buoo
legs, while she. edging slowly off, was trvine
to push it before her. was Trying
For moment l had violent ague. but no
soon as the bear tried to escape reoct;on act %S
came, and was all huntSr.
jumped for rock, and took rest across
the TOP. of it for a shot. Old Dave Bria0's
advice flashed through my mind:
"Shoot bar through the shoulders and
Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-18
Copyright by James Elverson)

NOOPgI1BHr " 1"nIes HIVeISOW
TlHEN summers heat grows oppres-
| w sive, Eastern people visit cool wa
tering places along the seashore'
IEIN5I but Western pleasure seekers go
SsszsSy into the mountains. =, 49,.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-23
METuCHEN.
LOCAL ITEMS.

Mrs. Edward Dana is very i'll at
her home on Hillside venue.
High Bridge again caught fire at
midnight Sunday, calling out both
companies.
The beach at Sea Breeze is de-
caller dby expert swimmers to be the
best within fifty miles of New York,
and hardly a day passes that Nc
tuchen is not represented there.
Miss Mary Forman is i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler Clark en-
tertained a few of their friends very
informally Tuesday evening in honor
of their tenth wedding anniversary.
Strawrides are very popular this
summer. Mr.. Walter Wilson, drug
clerk, at the pharmacy, arranged for
one Tuesday evening and all had a
glorious time.
The travelling band, which made
night hideous on Main street Tues
day evening, was appreciated by a
pleased the gentlemen they have
promised to come again.
MI. Russell Moss is expected home
today from Nova Scotia.
The demand for real estate ex-
ceeds the supply; wake up, good
townsmen with money to invest and
welcome people to M of the pretti-
est little towns within committing
distance of New York.
Mrs. Fenton and the ladies' of the
Missionary Society, of st. Luke's
parish, sen to far off Alaska Satur-
day a large box of fancy articles, to
be sold at a church fair.
DR.. and Mrs. Ellis and son are
spending Il week with relatives in
New York state.
Mr.. J. T. Marshall is touring
through the New England States in
an automobile, with friends.
Miss Bessie Marshall and Master
Trumbell are spending several weeks
at Lake Placid.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-23
SOUTH AMBOY.
BOYS uOT IN TROUBLE.


Sunday afternoon four boys,
George Mershon, Chris Geant, Ed
ward Gravatt and Willie Ware,
plucked a lot of beautiful Day lilies
out of Mrs. l.. MeinZor's garden on
Broadway and after pinning them on
themselves they finall fastened them
onto a dog they had with them. Mrs.
Meinzer had intended the lilies for a
sick friend and was waiting for t e
flowers to develop fully before sc..,-
ing them to her, as each day ono OF
the buds open on the stem, so she
was very much veXed when she
found the lilies all gone, after a
neighbor had told her she saw the
boys have them and she told Mr..
Meinzer that she wanted them pun
ished this time, as before they had
always let them go without any re-
dress. Mr.. Meinzer gave the police
the name of one of the boys, George
Mershon, and yesterday afternoon he
was brought before Recorder De-
Graw. Mr.. Meinzer was there to
make the complaint. Mershon claim
ed that the other boys had taken
some of them too and he appeared
very much upset and cried. The re-
c0rder told Mershon as it was his
first offence he would let him go this
time, but it it happened again and he
or the other boys were brought be-
fore him he would make them pay
the fine. He told Mershon to tell the
other boys what he said and after
giving Mershon a good talking to he
let him go.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-23
RAILROA ADDITIONS.

The Staten Island Rapid Transit
Railroad Company. which for the
past ten years or since the Inaugural
ton of the trollcys. has barely paid
expenses of operation between st.
George. South Beach and the North
Shore. has carried more people this
year than the tr0lleys. The arrange
nents at the temporary ferry eermin-
nj are n decided advantage to the
railroad. Twelve new passenger
coaches have been in commission
about ten days and n of the new
engines arrived yesterday from the
Cooke Locomotive Works ut Pater-
son, N. j.. and five more will arrive
in a few days. Thes engines are
powerful and fast and will be used
for passenger service on the Amboy
division. They are of the same type
as the large passenger engines OF the
Central Railroad of New Jersey. The
first trip over the road was made
yesterday morning with Engineer
Carroll i'm charge, This one. which
is No. 30, and which has already
been given the name of the skidoo
engine. will probably be put ON the
express of this division.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-23
THE MATER CURE.

One of our citizens living in the
part of the borough called the vii
lage, was on the sick list Monday
and Tuesday of this week. Tuesday
afternoon, feeling somewhat better,
he took a trip over town. Coming
home, he concluded he would sleep
off the booze on the front stoop. His
wife concluded to try the water cure
and the next moment she doused
him with a bucket of water fresh
from the pump. The next move was
teh husband looking up Justice Mas
on to get redress and punish the
wife. The justice is n firm believer
In the water application both within
and without, and the wife came off
the winner.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-23
LOCAL ITEMS.

Miss May Evans, of Locust Grove.
was in town Wednesday.
Mrs. S. NJ. Brewster and Miss Hell
en- l.. Brewster spent Wednesday in
New Brunswick.
Mrs. Schenck, Of Newark, is the
guest of her cousin, Mrs. s. b. Rath-
bun, of Railway avenue.
Mrs. Fowler, of Brooklyn, is visit
ing Mrs. John Lockwood and Mrs.
f. |. Perry.
Prof. F. G. Tisdall and family have
returned from Lake Mahopac, where
they have been spending several
weeks.
DR.. Seth Lockwood and DR.. King,
of Little Silver, are at New Haven,
Conn, attending a veterinary conven-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Gaylord, of
Edgar's Hill, are visiting relatives in
Boston.
Mrs. Oscar Miller is entertaining
relatives from Ridgewood.
Miss Grace Huber is visiting in
Stapleton, ". Y.
The firemen's picnic will be held
on Thursday at Washington hall.
Miss Edna Bloomfield, of Brook
lyn, has been visiting friends in
Woodbridge.
Mrs. Baine, of New York, has been
visiting Mrs. c. w. Boynton, of Sc
warren.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-23
OFFICIALS Ar RUNYoN.

Several P. r. r. officials, in COM
pany with Master mechanic Dillon,
and some representatives of the Sus-
quehanna Coal Company, visited the
storage grounds near Runyon yes
1t was impossible to ascer-
tafn anSS definite information as to
the object of their visit, but If they
had returned and stopped off at Me-
.chanicsville at a place called the
hole in the wall and decided on some
relief in that direction, perhaps they
would have fulfilled the law laid
down in the Bible: do to others as
you would have them do unto you"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-23
TOTTENVILLE.
NEW BANK OPENED.

TottcnyiIIc National Bank Opens its
DoOrs-First Days business LaFsS.
The new Tottenville National
Bank opened its doors for business
yesterday morning promptly at 3
O'Clock. President Gilbert S. Barnes.
Cashier A. Howard Watson and Di-
rector j. w. Place, of Now York city,
we're there to receive the business
people and visitors. The bank is
thoroughly up to date, with Il large
burglar proof sale. burglar insurance
and self adding machine. The first
deposit was made by the president,
Gilbert s. Barnes. The first days
business was more than vas expected
and shows that the business people of
this community have found at last a
long felt want of a bank within their
midst and 1t starts out with the best
wishes of everyone. The bank is
now situated In one of the stores in
the FlOersch building. in Main street.
but Il is the purpose of the directors
and stockholders to build their own
building as soon as practicable. MIR.
Place Is n of the organizers and
directors of the Mariners Harbor
Bank on the north shore of the ISL
and. With that bank, but three
months old. they have already 20Z
depositors and have bought property
on Richmond Terrace, that place.
and will shortly erect their own
bank. Plans have already been drawn
and a fine, np-to-date bank will be
erected on that site. and the same
sort Of an Institution will be erected
here.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-23
HARD CHARACTERS.

Several toughs visited the borough
Sunday night. AS the day had been
very warm, several young ladies
walked out on the borough pier that
they might be enabled to enjoy the
cool breezes. They were compelled
to listen to the insulting remarks of
these toughs, as the beats of our pol
ice do not cover the pier. But the
chief of police has been put wise on
the subject and says In future it
would be well for the young men
coming into borough to behave them
selves with propriety.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-23
JAMESBURG
LOCAL ITEMS.

Joseph II. Lane, employed in Phil
a~delphia, is spending a three weeks
vacation with his family at his home
ON Buckelew venue.
Condit M. Dawson has resumed
the erection of the tenement house
on the corner of Buckelew avenue
and Lake street. Work was suspend
cd owing TO the recent heavy rains
that filled the cellar.
William Ryan, who has been at
work at Asbury Park all summer,
has resigned his position and return
ed to his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Briney, of
Williamsburg, Pa, who have been the
guest of their uncle, George w. Rich
ards, of Church street, the past ten
days, started for their home Wednes-
day of this week.
George w. Richards has returned
from ii ten days visit with relatives
at Pittsburg, Williamsburg, Shay and
Apolla, Pa, Genes of his boyhood
days.
Mrs. George w Shultz and chill
dren are pleasantly located in a cot
tage at Ocean Grove. They will ex-
tend their stay until September l..
Rev. Benjamin S. Everitt, ID. d.,
who has lived a retired life for sever
al years, has again taken up news
paper work and will represent the
Freehold Transcript from this sec
ton, succeeding H. A. Edwards, who
has resigned from that staff to de-
vote his time to New York and Phil
adelphia dailies.
Miss Rachael Whitlock returned
today from a pleasant visit at the
homo of Mr.. and Mrs. Phineas Pot
ter, at Freehold, former residents.
Frederick e. Nodocker, employed
by the steel trust in New York, in a
very responsible position. is spending
a fortnight's vacation with his par
nets, of Buckelew avenue. Part of
time has been spent travelling in
New York state.
John G.. S. Johnson, head book
keeper for the American Snuff Com
pany, who was recently operated on
for the removal of the appendix, has
sufficiently recovered to resume his
duties Wednesday of this week.
Ex-Mayor Richard Lewis, Sr., who
is employed in New York city, is
spending n three weeks vacation with
his family on Lincoln
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-23
TOTTEMVILLE.


A number Of the members Of Court
Icttcnyille. F~Orosters OF America,
attended their regular meeting last
night. when further arrangements
ser made for holding memorial day
services sunday, September 2. In
vitations have been sen out to all
the courts on Staten Island and
Perth Amboy and Il Is expected that
a large delegation win attend. The
American Fife and Drum Corps has
been engaged TO furnish the music.
They will meet az their lodge room,
in Main street, al 1880 o'clock and
march from there TO Bethel Gene
terry and decorate the graves of their
departed comrades and from there
they will go 10 the Baptist cemetery
In Krcischerviile. after which they
will go 20 the Nelson hotel, where
lunch will be served. Washington
Hook a Ladder. Of that place, Is
making preparations to turn out In a
body with them. A reception and
entertainment will follow at Nielsen
hall In Kreiseherville.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-23
PORT READING.
IOCAL ITEMS.

-
Stove Suppassi was slightly IN
iured while at work on the shol
track yesterday in the local ?. d X
yard. His face was cut quite badly
DR.. Hoagland was called ana nxeo
him up. He went to his home mere.
r. w. Brown, clerk in the main OIL
flee. is off on a two weeks vacation.
S. Yonkers, weighmastcr on the r
& r. docks, is back at work after q
two weeks vacation.
w. Woolley, a brother OF >. WOOL
ley, night operator at Port Reading
tower, spent tho night visiting III
Port Reading.
w. Brattling is canvassing "A book
of knowledge. They say it's a good
thing at a small price. A number
have been sold here.
Wonder what's become of the auto
transportation wagons. We haven't
cen II go through town in a week.
Mrs. Fitzpatrick's two boys have
recovered from diphtheria and arc
able to be about again, and the store
is open.
Mrs. r. A. Brown visited her par
ents in Perth Amboy yesterday.
Miss Christina Larsen and Mr..
Bright visited friends in town last
evening.
The crossing bells on both road
crossings here we're put in first class
order yesterday by repairmen from
Elizabeth.
Jannaro Zullo went to New York
yesterday to get a baker for Mr.. Di-
vito. Mr. Divito's regular baker is
i'll.
A big steel car ran away on pier 5
yesterday morning and hit the bump
er block at the end of the pier, doing
considerable damage. This is the
first accident on the new pier.
Raffelo Dalesio, of Port Reading,
the proud father OF a big baby boy.
Gus Woodey. formerly conductor
in the p. & r. yard here, was in town
yesterday visiting old friends. Mr..
Woodey is now with the public SER
vice in Elizabeth.
p. & II. pier No. 2 is shut down for
general repairs. George j. Bepning,
carpenter, has a large force of
carpenters working on it.
VIM. Coughlin, of Roosevelt, fire
man in the p. & r. yard, has return
ed to duty after a weeks illness.
The little fellow selling tho EVE
MING NEWS here does a rushing
business at the C. r. X. station ev-
erq evening, and has a good route all
over town.
Miss Annie Larsen and Miss Carrie
Turner spent yesterday at Boynton
An excursion will be run via the
Central Railroad of New Jersey from
Red Bank to Boynton Beach today.
George Brown and John Sanders
visitors in Perth Amboy last
evening.
Carman Zullo attempted to catch
a chicken yesterday after running
out of breath. He went to
the house to get a revolver to shoot
the hen and when he returned the
hen had escaped and has not been
found since. He tried six shots at
another and missed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-23
EI.ASH LIGHT r. r

A fash light reaching from the
bay up to Broadway, nea Catherine
street, In which direction 1t was turn
ed several times from a boat Mon
a8y-pight and then in other direc-
tions Mover the bay, etc, reminded
one ofNthe time of the Spanish war,
when lights were flashed from the
same part of the bay when they were
looking for boats liable to have come
here and loaded with coal and wait
ing for a Chance to get out unseen
The light was animmense II and
far-reaching, but no one seemed to
know what boat 1t was flashed from.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-23
LOCAL ITEMS.

The Fanwood Tennis Club is try
ing to arrange for tennis tourna-
ments in mems singles and doubles,
and ladies' singles and doubles, be-
tween their own club and the Sewar-
en- tennis club. The games are to be
played as soon as they can be ar
ranged for and on the courts of the
Fanwood club.
Miss Lora Cutter, of Woodbridge,
spent Tuesday afternoon in town
with Mis- Hannah Harding, of Al
bion, N. Y, who is visiting Mrs. Har-
ry Demarest, of West avenue
Theodore Freeman, of West ave-
nue., is spending a few days in Eliza
beth with an old schoolmate.
The Elizabeth Town and Country
Club will hold open tournaments on
their courts on North Broad street
Elizabeth, for mems singles, mixed
doubles, mems doubles and ladies'
doubles. 1t is hoped that one OF
two teams from Sewaren will enter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Maize, of West
avenue. are entertaining guests from
out of town.
Mr.. Pierce, of New York city, is at
tbe homestead for the summer.
Mr. FLANDERS, of Boston, Mass, is
snending a few weeks with Mr.. and
Mrs. James Hutchinson, of East ave
nue..
Mrs. Louis F. Ballard, of Cliff
road. who has been visiting friends
for a few days in New Haven, Conn.
returned home.
Men are busy in town putting III
new wires.
Harry Cooper and son, OF New
York city, who have been spending
few days with MI. and Mrs. .. M
Cooper, of Cliff road, returned home
Tuesday.
Mrs. L. ID. Wright, of East avenue
returned Wednesday morning iron
Darien, where she has been spendina
d few days.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-23
RUGUENOT.
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F%ORESTERS, PICNIC

All arrangements have been com
pleted for the sixth annual picnic
and games of Court Clifford No. 1893,
Fcresters of America, which will be
held at Sonnerman's Oriental Park
Saturday night, August rs, AID the
committee has left nothing undone
to make this m of the social events
of the season. The committee IN
charge of the arrangements consists
of George Ritchy, chairman; j. Lee
juene, w. Flynn, r. Sassenberg,
John Flynn, James Kane, j. c. Har-
riott and James Nolan.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-23
AT CAMP

A good attendance Is noted at the
camp meeting of the A. NJ. Il. Zion
church, which is being held nightly
in Bloomingdale avenue In a large
tent. Rev. Robert Landin led the
praise meeting at z D. m. and the
Rev. S. p. Shepard. A. NJ. occupied
the pulpit at 8 o'clock and preached
an eloquent sermon to a large ron
%gregation. The praise meeting last
night at Z o'clock was led by Rcy.
Vincent Lindsey and preaching at s
o'clock by Rev. j. r.. Dangerfield.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-23
SEWAREN.
EUCHRE PARTY.

There was a very large and de-
lightful euchre party at the Sewaren
House last Friday night. Mrs. r..
w. Balding, of Cliff road, won the
ladies' first prize, which was sixteen
yards of very fine white mohair. The
second prize, which was a very pref
ty silk petticoat, was won by Mrs.
Harrison, one of the guests of tho
hotel. The third prize, which was one
half dozen plates, was won by Mrs.
Batter, one of the guests of the hotel.
The fourth prize, a box of note paper,
was won by Mrs. Delevan, also one
of the guests of the hotel. The mems
prizes were a silk umbrella, a stein,
and a silver back hat brush.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-23
LOCAL ITEMS.

An inspector of the bureau OF
highways was in town yesterday al
ternoon looking over the streets in
town.
Margaret Winant, the seven-year-
old daughter of Patrolman Henry
Winant, is seriously i'll at her home
in Station avenue.
Norman Hoag returned home last
week after two weeks with relatives
at Bensonhurst, Long Island.
Miss Emma Johnson is enjoying a
two weeks vacation at the Hollywood,
Asbury Park.
Charles McGovern has resigned his
position at the S. S. White Dental
Works in Princes Bay.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-23
A PARTY.

One of our merchants brought suit
before Justice Mason for the collcc-
tion of a bill that had been owing to
him for nearly five years. The mer-
chant is noted for being very lenient,
or, as some term it, easy in his col
lecting. a few mornings after ser
vice of the summons, the man against
whom the suit was brought met the
Justice. He thought the merchant
crazy because he wanted to collect
his bill.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-23
TENnEREn A sURPRIsE.

Alonzo Milliken was rendered "A
surprise by the ladies of st. Paul's
NJ. Il. church at his home. in Bayway
street. Raritan BAY Park. Tuesday
night. 10 show their appreciation of
the good work he did, and to lbs
credit the great financial success IL
due for the lawn party and enter
tainment which was acid several
weeks ago. The evening was pleas
antly spent by all. Refreshments
were served and at an early hour the
guests departed.