Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-12
CRY BRIEFS

"A change of time goes into eff
feet tomorrow on the Lehigh Valley
railroad.
A Burroughs adding machine
has been placed in the collectors
Office at city hall.
William Van LEW, formerly of
this city, and now employed in the
purser's department on the. s. s.
Cedric of the White Star Line, was
in town yesterday afternoon.
William :Sandbeck is enjoying a
few days vacation from his duties at
the Atlantic Terra Gotta Works,
Work on the Madison avenue
Improvement job is going forward
rapidly
Frank Flowers is now employed
as a driver by the Jersey Paving
Company.
William Woglom's butcher shop,
in Smith street, is receiving a neat
coat of paint. T. Ernst is doing the
work.
Frederick Hergett, of Totem
vile, is off from his duties at the
Atlantic Terra Gotta Works for a
short time.
Paul Geske has given up the
vegetable business and is nov a local
truckman.
IS. S. VanWinckle has purchased
a hrose and wagon and is doing pub
lie trucking.
The Western Union clocks in
this city got out OF gear yesterday,
but DR.. Casey 0 o fixed them.
Street Commissioner Fullerton
Ia having q number of ruts along Fay
cite street filled in.
Frank ,Overton, of High street,
has accepted a. position as engineer
at the Osfrander plant.
The work on the new buildings
at the iRaritan Copper Works is go
ing forward rapidly.
william Martin has had a new
front put in his Madison avenue
store. 1t is a great improvement.
"A bride of two months complain
ed to the police today that her hus-
band refused to support her any
longer. She was referred to the over
seer of the poor, according to law.
Mrs. Annie Fisher of So Penn
street, reported to the police yester-
day the disappearance of three pigs.
-Patrolman McDermott was de-
tailed yesterday to assist d. A. Shir-
ley in taking Mrs. Gardner from SO
Fayette street to the almshouse.
lille OMuCI VI a nOuoe dI 0yPof
town complained to the police this
morning that a family had moved out
owing him some rent and the owners
wife was struck, she asserted, during
an ~altercation over the moving. They
were referred to the district court as
they wanted to collect the rent owing
to them.
-Patrolman Hanson had his
monthly night off duty last night,
and Sergeant Mulligan's night as
signed is tomorrow.
-Caretaker Hart, of city hall, is
q patient man and, as an example, II
might be stated that he cut the dam
delions out of the city hall lawn this
morning and the yellow flowers were
numerous.
The Machine Blacksmiths' I'm
y ion held a meeting in the union
rooms last night. 1t was well attend
ed, but only the regular business was
transacted.
"A warrant was issued by the re-
corder this morning for a boy who is
alleged to have stolen copper wire
valued lat $50 from the Lehigh VAL
ley railroad. The complaint was
made by Special Officer James Nc
y Dermott.
@PatrOlmen WnltWOftn n A.
Jensen were detailed last night to
shoot three dogs left in a house on
Madison avenue by the inmates who
had gone away. One dog was shot,
the other two getting away.
Albert Phillips, formerly of this
city, was in town today.
A large touring car with the
right front wheel wobbling consider
ably passed through here from the
island this afternoon.
~Flagstones have been distribute
ed along the cutters to be laid on the
sidewalk in front of c.. s.. Laney's
residence at Water and Market
streets.
Painters are working on the
Allerup store at so Smith street.
IF it be found that another is
needed, a new member will be added
TO the staff of nurses at the city hos
pital to take the place of Miss Ida
Wilson, the graduate, who left yes
terday, as told in the NEWS, to take
a deserved rest.