Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-07
JAMEsBURe
LOCAL ITEMS.

= returned Wednesday of this week
from a weeks visit at the home OF
| the latter's sister, Mrs. Mitchel
Ratchford, at Norwalk, Conn.
Assistant supervisor of the am
den & Amboy division of the P. X. r.
was concerned in a runaway accident
Tuesday evening of this week. HIS
horse, a spirited animal, was stand
ing in front of Frank II. Pownall :
home on Railroad avenue and tooK
fright at something and started lot
upper J%amesburg. The animal was
caught opposite Albert G. Lange's
home, but not before the wagon was
slightly damaged.
Mrs. James Pownall and daughter
Helen are spending three weeks at
Ocean Grove.
Mrs. David Rowland and son VIM
cent are spending three weeks emit
ing at Ocean Grove.
William H. Connors, supervising
principal of the schools of Monroe
township, has purchased Milton L.
Voorhees, runabout auto and while
taking a practice spin through Hell
meta Wednesday of this week mar
rowly escaped demolishing his new
purchase. Just as he approached the
pump house, a boy was rolling a large
wooden hoop in the roadway and the
footing of the horn startled him. lie
dropped the hoop in the road and ran
for the sidewalk. AS the auto struck
the hoop 1t became u~nmanageaDle
and suddenly dashed toward the
sidewalk, barely missing striking a
brick wall between the road and the
sidewalk.
Mrs. Monahan's laundry has re-
sumed operations after a ten days
shutdown to allow the employees a
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred l.. Dey and son
Russell visited Mr.. and Mrs. Lowry
Mcdowell, at Trenton, this week.
H. Courtney Brown and family left
Wednesday of this week for a
months camping at Lake George, N.
Y.
Charles Anderson, of Trenton, a
former resident, visited friends in
town this week.
Ira Lane, of Trenton, a former
resident, visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Lane, this week.
The Rev. C. V. d. Conover, of
Leesburg, formerly pastor of the local
Methodist church, visited friends in
town this week and was entertained
while in town by Mr.. and Mrs. James
Hampton.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Tomson and
Miss Clara Suits and Frank Kennedy
returned this week from a three days
outing, a portion of which was a trip
to Mauch Chunk and a ride over the
famous Switchback.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Edmund Marryott
and son Franklin returned Tuesday
from a ten days sojourn to Asbury
Park and Ocean Grove.
Miss Avis Christy has returned
from a three weeks visit at the home
of her uncle, Mr.. Charles Rule, of
Princeton.
Albert Rogers, while returning
from the firemen's parade at Free
hold, attempted to alight from the
train at the Church street crossing.
The cars were going very slowly and
he thought If he could alight near his
home it would save him a walk of
three quarters of a mile. His foot
slipped and he was thrown heavily to
the ground and sustained painful in
juries, among which was a fracture
of the shoulder.
Miss Agnes Connerty, clerk in the
Home Supply Company store, is
spending part of her vacation with
relatives in New York city and Brook
lyn.
Mrs. Leon Ely, of Hightstown, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Luther Bay
les, who is i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Harrison, of
Brooklyn, returned home Tuesday
after a three days visit at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Martin.
Lotus Hunt, of Newark, visited his
sister, Mrs. James Martin, this week,
Frank jennings, of Newark, vas
entertained several days this week
by his brother, Horace Jennings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Cannon and
son Clayton, of Philadelphia, visitors
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Meredith, of lower Jamesburg, have
returned home after three weeks
visit.
Albert Eveland, of Newark, a for
mer resident, was renewing old ac-
/ quaintances in town this week.
Miss Elizabeth Longstreet has re-
turned from a weeks visit at Tren-
tOH, WHERE SHE WIS pledSdHlly eller-
tanned by Mr.. and Mrs. Edward An
derson, former residents.
The public school will reopen Mon
day, September 10.
Elmer Snedeker has moved into
his new home on Vine street. The
house he vacated was hold by him to
Henry Lane, who has also taken pos
session this week.
Mrs. George Richards has returned
from a ten days visit to her son, Clar-
ence Collins, of Hartford.
Gilbert Soden, who was confined
to his home by illness, is able to be
about again.
Russell Snedeker, greatly refresh
ed by a weeks camping at Washing
tons Crossing, has returned home.
Miss Mary Simonson has returned
from a four weeks visit at the home
of her uncle, Lafayette Bowers, at
Yorklyn, Delaware.
Harry Hendrickson has branthed
out in his mill business. He has add
ed delivery service and has engaged
Henry Lane.
Cashier Milton l. voorhees, new
Cadallac automobile has arrived and
is a beauty. 1t Is a tom eau two
seated with one cylinder.
Jomac pOwnau has disposed of his