Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-03-14
State News


Spanish wal veterans of Gloucest-
er are talking of a reunion.
Harry Risler, of Bridgeport, shot
a fine black otter, four feet in
length.
Charles E. Leek was, Monday,
named as postmaster at Wading
Creek.
Pedricktown First National Bank
is placing bids for the erection of a
new building.
Bridgeboro residents are protest
ing against the neglected condition
of the pauper graveyard there.
Benaiah Newell, a carpenter, was
badly bitten by a dog on the farm Of
Joseph Klein, near Bordentown.
The president has nominated c.
e. Gildcrsleeve as postmaster at
%Sayreyille, and w. n. Nixon at
WoOdstown.
\ runaway horse driven by Ter
rance Tonor, crashed into a telephone
pole at Burlington, wrecking the
carriage.
Wanted in Philadelphia on a
charge of larceny, John Vol was ar
rested in Camden Monday night and
held in $500 bail.
Rev. George w. Price, of Garce
Baptist church, Trenton, has accept
ID a call to the First Baptist church
Of Phillipsburg.
Wenonah borough council has
named a committee to inquire into
municipal ownership Of both the
water and light plants.
An account of the National w. c.
T. L. convention at Los Angeles was
given in COopertown church Sunday
by Miss Kate Peters.
Gloucester water committee has
begun an investigation to discover
why the city water has been muddy
of late, despite filtration.
A Revolutionary ~cannonball has
been found near Gloucester by Viii
liam Cattell, great-grandson of James
Cattell, of revolutionary fame.
Game Warden George Phifer, OF
M~illville, has distributed thirty doz-
On quail, which were furnished him
by the State Fish and Game Com
mission.
In crossing tracks of the Atlantic
City Railroad in Camden, Thomas
Gray. of Baltimore, was struck by a
train. his right arm broken and his
face laccrated.
The Kings Children of the Fourth
Methodist Episcopal church, of Mill
Vile, have raised $101.20 by fairs
md entertainments during the past
few months.
The body of an unknown man.
about ~forty-seven years old, was fish
cd ont of the river off the New York
Shipbuilding yards Monday and tax
an to the Camden mOrgue.
Colored Methodists of Millville
raised $5O.S3 by a four days church
fair. the money 10 be used toward
completing their church, which was
begun five years ago.
The Cumberland Glass Company
will start up another window glass
furnace next week. Fires were put
under the furnaces Monday, ant
about fifty more men will be EN-
ployed.
A bundle OF clothing supposed tC
have been stolen by the cracksmen
who visited several places in the
neighborhood several nights ago
was found in the Harleigh CemeterE,
Camden. Monday.
Joseph Mennion, of Comden, who
was taken TO the hospital Sunday,
supposed TO be suffering from a dose
Of laudanum, but was found to be
taking has now left home, VOW
ing he will never be seen again.
Arrested for tearing down a stone
wall surrounding the residence OF
WINS Petit, in South Burlington,
Horace Turner and Ernest Smith,
colored boys, were severely reprl-
manded and freed on promise to pay
for the damage.
The commission appointed by
Governor Stokes to condemn and
assess the damages for the proposed
taking of the Haddonfield turnpike
met in the Office of superintendent
Burt. at the Camden county jail.
Monday. and organized by the cleo
ton of Ephraim r. Gill, president,
and Howard l.. Merrick, secretary.