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Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29
BLINDED BY ACID.
Man Asleep With Wife in Room When
Liquid Is Dashed in His Face.

ASBURY PARK, May 29.-Attack-
ed by an unknown person as he lay
asleep in bed in his home in Division
street, West Grove, Sunday morning,
Matther Johnson, a negro, became
totally blind, the result of carbolic
acid being thrown into his face. His
left eye is completely closed and the
right was affected to such an extent
that Johnson is barely able to dis
tinguish objects a few feet from him.
Johnson today said he had been
asleep only a short time when he felt
a terrible pain about his face. Neigh
bors rushed to see what was wrong
and found him %groaning in agony.
Acid covered the left side of his face
and vas trickling down his neck, eat
ing its way into the flesh.
Mrs. Johnson said that although
she sat beside her husband while he
slept, she is at a loss to understand
who could have thrown the acid. She
said she had never had any corbalic
acid in the house. Her mother, Mrs.
Simms, she said, was asleep in a rear
room when the affair happened.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29
WANT SUNDAY
CLOSED TIGHT
Retail Merchants in New Bruins.
wick Ask Common Council to
Stop All Business.


NEW BRUNSWICK, May 20
The Retail Merchants Association
has decided to ask the common coun-
ell to enforce the law against Sunday
selling in this city, not as regards IL
quor selling, as the bishops bill
makes liquor selling so perilous that
saloon keepers will be forced to keep
closed after July a., but as regards
the small retail stores.
The merchants claim that while
they respect the law and keep their
places closed on the Sabbath, many
bake shops, cigar stores, dry goods
stores, fruit stores and grocery stores
keep open all day Sunday and do con-
siderable business. They contend
that they are shut off from honest
competition through this discrimina-
ton on the part of the authorities.
The merchants do not object to
milkmen, butchers and ice cream
dealers doing business on Sunday
during the summer months, but they
claim that there is no necessity for
other dealers to keep open.
The merchants also claim that a
number of peddlers are permitted to
do business without a license.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29

A BIG BRA

About one hundred and fifty
friends helped Mr.. and Mrs. Hans L.
Peterson, of 46 kirkland place, cele-
brate their silver wedding on The
twenty-fifth anniversary of their mar
riage Saturday night. Mr.. and Mrs.
Peterson had invited several out-of-
town friends to be their guests and
had hired a hall near their home and
Nelson's orchestra from Fords to
furnish music for dancing. The ar
rival of the surprise party, composed
of members of the Hundred Ladies
and the Danish Sisterhood and their
husbands, enlarged the scope of the
affair to a great extent, however, but
the genial host and hostess were
equal to the occasion and a delight
full evening resulted. The house and
the nearby hall we're scenes of en-
joyment. Dancing, during which cof-
fee and cake were served. was follow
ed later in the evening by supper,
about IL o'clock. The Danish Sister,
hood presented Mr.. md Mrs. Peter
son with a sideboard and the Hun
bred Ladies gave a coach, for which
the recipients thanked the donors
heartily. Numerous other gifts were
received from the guests.
Flowers were used in abundance
and the house was decorated with
carnations and h~oneysuckle. A num-
Der of the out-of-town guests remain
ed over night, leaving for home late
Sunday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29
STRANGE ACTIONS.
Man Tried to Find His Way Into
Thomas Lucas Home.

About 2 o'clock this morning a
stranger having the appearance of a
foreigner and who seemed very much
under the influence of liquor, vas
prowling around the stoop and into
the hallway of the house occupied by
Thomas Lucas, in Fayette street. In
his attempt to enter the front door,
he broke the screen door and the
crash made such a noise 1t aroused
Mr.. Lucas and his brother-in-law,
who resides at the same place, and
who hurriedly dressed and went out
to see what the trouble was. Upon
asking the man what he wanted, he
replied something in a foreign Ian
guage, which could not be under
stood. He was given a kick which
landed him in the middle of the side
walk. He was last seen going down
Fayette street, toward the river.
Mr.. Lucas had just such an en-
counter with a midnight visitor about
two years ago, when a man tried to
get into his place and he gave him a
severe beating at the time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29
r AMBOY NEWS.

Contractor ID. S. Hollander, of Me
tuchen, was a visitor Saturday.
Miss Jennie Sodfolsky, formerly Of
this place, now of Philadelphia, is
visiting here.
Miss Anna Bohlke is expected
home from Plainfield to enjoy a two
weeks vacation.
Peter Petersen is spending a week
with an aunt at Bayonne.
Miss Nellie Melvin, of Newark,
spent Sunday renewing old %acquaint-
ances.
Lawrence Bayer, of New York, was
a recent visitor.
Miss Anna Meyers spent Sunday
with Miss Oxenford, of State street.
Miss Rose Dwyer is spending two
weeks with relatives at Newark.
Daniel Walsh, of Elizabeth. was a
guest of MI. and Mrs. T. Walsh, of
Elizabeth street, over Sunday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29
FIRE RATES AT
COUNTY SEAT.
Now Show Reduction in Cost Of
Three Year and Increase of
One Year Policies.

NEW BRUNSWICK, May 29.=An-
nouncement has been made of chan
ges in insurance rates in New Bruins
wick which affect mercantile risks, in
creasing the cost of insurance on
yearly policies. but giving a reduc-
tion on policies written for three
years. Heretofore the three-year
term reductions have not been appli-
cable to any but residence risks, and
mercantile risks have been written
only for one year. Beginning July /
three year policies will be written on
mercantile risks at a rate of two and
one-half times the annual rate.
AS something of an offset to this
reduction agents have been notified
tina the ten per cent. rebate or dis
count from tariff rates on mercantile
risks, which the Underwriters Asso-
citation of the middle department per-
mitted local agents to make, has been
withdrawn from May rs, and the full
tariff rate will be exacted on all risks.
When New England was rerated
some time ago, the new rules were so
much higher than the old that TIE
local agents made strong representa-
lions to the underwriters in favor of
a reduction. A discount of ten per
cent. was allowed. The rate now
goes back to the original tariff rate
from May 20. The net result of the
changes is to effect a small reduction
from the rate prevailing up to May
26, in the case of those taking out,
a three-year policy, and increasing
the rate to those taking out a yearly
policy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29
EVENT AT WOODBRIDGE.
First Hungarian Benevolent Asso.
citation at Washington Park.

The First Hungarian Benevolcni
Association will hold a picnic at
Washington Park, Main street, Wool
bridge, tomorrow and have made
plans for a gala afternoon and owe
ming. In the afternoon there Will be
races and other contests and n grcas-
ed pig chase. In the evening dancing
will be the feature and there will be
a ring awarded to the girl adjudged
to be the prettiest. This park, which
is the associations own, is equipped
with bowling alleys, swings and
shooting galleries.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29
ALONG SHORE NEWS.

The schooner Ella r. Simpson,
Captain Hutchinson, arrived here
yesterday from New York.
The steamer Palatinia, Captain
Jackson, sailed from this port yes
terday for Newport News.
The schooner Jessie l.. Boyce ar,
rived Sunday at Port Reading from
here.
The barge Albert McWilliams sail.
ed Sunday from Port Reading fol
Pawtucket. The schooners Fiheman
for Provincetown, Mary Weaver fol
Randolph, and barges No. 10 foi
Hartford, IA and Arnold's Weir, fol
Taunton, Muncy for Norwich and
Massachusetts for New Bedford,
sailed yesterday from Port Reading.
The schooner Maggie Todd from
South Amboy arrived at Boothbay
Harbor yesterday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29
DISASTER AT LOUISVILLE
Eight Killed and Twenty-tw Hurt
in Train Wreck. :.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, May Delight
persons were killed and twenty-five
injured here by the derailment of four
cars of a passenger train on the Lou
isville and Nashville railroad. The
train was nearing the Union station
in Louisville ut Il moderate speed
when a fiange on a wheel of the smok-
ing car broke, throwing open a switch
and causing two of the coaches to side
swipe several box cars OH u siding.
Charles Speiss of New Haven was
badly hurt, having both legs fractured.
Miss Josie Speiss of New Haven had
both legs crushed and is not expected
to live.
The locomotive and the combination
baggage and mail car passed the
switch in safety, but a fiange on the
forward truck of the smoking car
broke, throwing the switch open. The
rear trucks of the smoking car ran Oh
the switch, followed by the day coach
and two sleeping cars.
The smoking car did not break loose
from the train and was dragged 200
feet along the ties, tearing off the roof
of the smoking car. The front end of
the day coach was broken in for TWEEN
ty feet, seats being torn up and all
the windows broken.
The hot water heater, which was in
the forward end of the day coach, was
hurled to the middle of the car, killing
H. B. Coleman of Stanford, Ky.
The bodies of the dead were very
badly mangled.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29
INSANE FROM Grief.
Killing of Son by Railway Train Un-
balances Jersey Mans Mind.

WHITE HOUSE, May 29.-Made
insane through ~grieving at the death
of his son, William H. Van Fleet,
a prosperous farmer living near this
place, has ben taken to the state hos
pital in Trenton. Twice Sunday he
tried to hang himself with a clothes
line. He said he had a presentiment
that he would be killed by a stroke
of lightning. Twice a bolt had struck
near his home, and the latest one kill
ed his favorite dog.
Van Fleet had never recovered
from the shock caused by the death
of his son Martin, 10 years old, who
fell when trying to board a coal train
on the Jersey Central on May 6 and
was killed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29
Woman,s Shaver to bic.

FREEHOLD, May 29.-For the
killing of Rebecca Traynum, in Long
Branch, or June II, 1904, Edward
w. Brown, of Manhattan, was SEN
fenced yesterday to be hanged in the
county Jail on June 20. The woman
had been living with Brown in New
York, but left him because of i'll
treatment. and went to Long Branch.
He followed her and shot her dead.
He escaped to Chicago, but was rec
ognized in a church by a woman who
knew him and she caused his arrest.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29
JANITOR NAMED.
Thomas ]. Fahey Appointed for the
Post Office and Custom House.

The custodian of the new govern
ment building in this city has been
notified that the applicants for the
position of janitor and fireman for
the local postoffice and custom house
have been duly examined and that
Thomas ]. Fahey, of 1875 Hall avenue,
has been appointed to that position.
Five applicants passed the examin-
atoms in all and they received the fol
lowing percentages: Thomas ]. Fa-
hey, 81; Thomas j. Bracken, 81;
Howard Anthony, IA; Joseph A. Bar
tholomew, II; and Gottfrey w
Bjornson, 10. 20.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29
The CHURCHES.
Happenings Among the Religious
Bodies Of The City.
BETH MORDECAI.

Shabuoth services will be held al
the Temple Beth Mordecai tonight
and tomorrow night at 1880 O'Clock
and tomorrow morning and Thursday
morning at $40 O'Clock. Memorial
services for the departed will be re-
cited Thursday morning.
MAKE NOMINATIONS.
Nominations for new officers fol-
the Christian Endeavor Society OF
the First Presbyterian church will
shortly be made by a committee, and
the election will be held in the near
future.
FESTIVAL ANNOUNCED.
A strawberry and ice cream festi-
val will be held in the basement OF
Our Saviou's Danish Lutheran church
in State street, Friday night, June s.
1t will be under the auspices of the
Ladies' Sewing Society.
PRESBYTERIAN NOTES.
The subject of the wednesday eve
ming prayer meeting is THE Words
of Jesus at the Feast of Tabernacles.'
The pastors class will meet Thurs
day afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
FOR CHILDREN'S DAY.
Preparations are being made by
the children of the Danish M. e.
church, under the direction of Mrs.
A. Hegstrom and the Rev. M. o.
Block, pastor of the church, for OBJ
serving Children's Day, which occurs
June 10. A practice will be held in
the church Friday afternoon at 4
o'clock, and next Sunday special SER
vices will be held on the day of Pen
tecost.
DANISH Nj. II. PRAYER MEETING.
The weekly prayer meeting of the
Danish M. e. church will not be held
tomorrow on account of Decoration
Day, but will be held Thursday night
this week instead.
STORM INTERVIEWED.
The Foreign Missionary Society,
of the Danish M. e. church, did not
meet last night on account of the
severe storm.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29
BARGE WAS ALEAK
Tug Allentown Prevented Her Co.
ing Down During Repairs.

While the Lehigh Valley barge
Breeze was lying at anchor off the
coal docks yesterday afternoon she
sprung a leak and when the captain
discovered the trouble, over four feet
of water was in the hold. The tug
boat Allentown, which was passing
at the time, was called and succeeded
in pumping the water out of the
barge. and keeping her clear until re-
pairs could be made
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29
Suicide i'm Newark.

NEWARK, May 29.-In spite of
the heroic efforts of his landlady to
prevent him, Eugene Ellis, fifty years
old, of No. 1870 Warren street, swal-
lowed a dose of carbolic acid yester-
day, which caused his death within
an hour.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29
SAND DREOCE LAUNCHED
To be Used in Connection With
Building Railroad Bridge.

The sand dredge at the foot OF
South Second street which, as told in
the NEWS, was being built for the
men in the employ of the contractor
who is doing the work on the bridge
for the New York and Long Branch
railroad, has been launched and
sometime this week another dredge
will be put overheard. Work is now
on in earnest at the bridge and a
large gang of men are at work on this
side and on the South Amboy side,
driving piling.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29
Put IN Non-Union shoemen.

NEWARK, May 29.-About two
score of non-union shoe cutters yes
terday went to work in some of the
factories where the cutters are on
strike. They were brought to this city
by a man who is said to have an office
in Broadway, Manhattan, but whose
identity the manufacturers will not
disclose. He has contracted to fur
nish all the necessary help to take the
place of the strikers
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29

Funeral services for Elizabeth
Colby, the two-year-old daughter of
Senator and Mrs. Everett Colby, were
held in the home of the latter at
Llewellyn Park, West Orange, yes
terday. The service were conducted
by the Rev. DR.. William M. Lawrence
and interment was made in Wood
lawn cemetery.
The little girl died on Saturday
from tubercular meningitis.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29
q A. G. EVENT.

The Eagle Athletic Club held a
meeting in the club house, in King
street, last night, at which the spec
ial committee in charge of the ice
cream and strawberry festival, which
is to be held on the club lawn on the
night Of June 10, reported success.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29
Az sIoyak Dance.

A large number attended the en-
tertainment and dance of the Slovak
Society, of this city, held In Braga
Hall last night. Dancing was held
after the entertainment and contin-
ued until an early hour, when every
body departed for home after having
thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29
Marions PLAY Tomorrow.

Tomorrow morning the Marion
baseball team, of this city, and the
Excelsior Juniors, of Pleasant Plains,
S. l., will cross bats in a game on the
diamond of the American Smelling &
Refining Works. The game starts at
10 o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29
Masons To- Law Cornerstone,

The cornerstone of the soldiers
and sailors monument in Elizabeth
will be laid by the Grand Master
Mason of the state tomorrow. Rari-
tan lodge, F. & A. NJ, of this city,
will not attend in a body, but any
local masons who desire to go will
join with the Elizabeth lodges.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29
vic Has Suspicious.

A woman who had her husband
Jailed recently on a less serious
charge has Just learned things which
make her positive that her husband
had another wife when he married
her and that he had been in custody
on the former wife's complaint. The
woman has communicated these facts
to the recorder.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29

Two carloads of furniture left this
city this morning over the Pennsyl-
vania railroad for Port Washington,
Long Island. The shipment is for
furnishing the Locust Grove hotel for
which Leon G Roessler, of this city,
have the contract.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29
DRAWING EXHTBIT.

The library is exhibiting, In the
children's room, a series of original
drawings by Miss Ethel Franklin
Belts. These are the illustrations
for Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett's
Little Princess" which is the whole
story of Sara Crewe" now told for
the first time. The pictures are in
color, and very attractive, and it is
hoped that many will take advantage
of this opportunity to see them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29

The Westminster Cadets will hold
a drill at the armory in Rector street
at 1880 O'Clock tonight, in civilian
clothes, under the command of Lieu
tenant Wait. The cadets are re-
quested to meet at the armory at
1880 O'Clock tomorrow morning in
full uniform, but. not carrying bay
onet and scabbard.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29
TO L

A number of young people of this
city have formed a party to leave
here early tomorrow morning for
Coney Island, where they will spend
the day.
Rev. and Mrs. Elias l.. Solomon
will be at home to the members of
the Congregation Beth Mordecai to-
morrow night.
Mr.. and Mrs. D.. T. Ryan, of 80
Buckingham avenue, are receiving
congratulations on the birth of a
daughter.
Ralph Young, foreman of the ma
chine shop of the Raritan Copper
Works, left this afternoon for his
former home in Pawtucket, r. l.,
where he will spend a few days.
Miss Marie Schantz is entertaining
her friend, Miss Helen VanNess, of
Newark.
Rev. B. T. O'Connell is an out of
town visitor today.
Father Penau, of Canada, is visit
ing his cousins, the Misses Buote, OF
1879 Rector street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29

When chasing the butterfly of love-
liness there is one thing to keep in
mind and that is, chase the right
kind-beautifulness that m by
taking HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. Sex
tons drug store, 70 Smith street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29
ARRIVED SAFELY.

Fred Christensen, of 226 Madison
avenue, has received word that the
steamship Tiedgen, on which his two
daughters and their aunt sailed, ar
rived on the other side yesterday
with all we'll on board.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29
CLI1R.

A meeting of the Catholic Club Is
to be held in the rooms, in the Odd
Fellows building, in Smith street,
next Monday night. It is thought
that the matter of holding the annual
outing and dance at Boynton Beach
will be brought up. A date may be
set and a committee appointed to
make all of the necessary arrange
ments.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29
Local Boy in Crew.

Stanley c. Nedham, of this city,
will probably stroke the Cornell Ju-
nior eight in tomorrow's rowing race
with the junior crew of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, at Ithaca. he
rowed in the freshman crew last
year.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29
THE LODGES.
What Is Taking Place Among
The Secret Orders.
ANNOY CHAPTER TO ATTEND.

A delegation from Amboy Chapter,
r. A. M, will attend a dinner to be
given by Staten Island chapter to-
morrow night at Seniors at Grant
City, S. /. The local, delegation,
about fourteen in number, will leave
here on the 7:55 o'clock boat.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29

A complexion fair men like to see,
50 girls take this advice,
Don't hesitate to think it DER,
Drink Rocky Mountain Tea.
Sections drug store, 20 Smith street
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-29

Largest cireuIatlon-enough said.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-29
THE TICKLE PUBLIC.

Des Moines Capital.-In thought
full character analysis Of Congressman
James T. McCleary and the causes
which led to his recent defeat, the
Sioux City. Journal says:
"Mr. McCleary went to congress at
time when the money question was
paramount. Charles A. Towne came
from the Duluth district two years
later. Mr.. Towne was elected as re-
publican, but he brought the free sill
yer heresy with him. 1t fell to Mr..
McCleary to answer Mr.. Towne's great
speech. Mr.. Towne left the republi-
can party in 1896, and Mr.. McCleary
remained to fight the battles of the
party and to uphold the standard Of
honest money. His speech in reply
to Towne probably had the largest cir
culation of any single document in
that critical campaign. No republican
in the west did greater service to the
cause of Mckinley and sound finance
than James f. McCleary."
Congressman's McCleary's case is
typical rather than peculiar. There
was never more powerful champion
of sound money than Congressman
John F. Lacey. His district was fair
ly saturated iwth f1atism for years. BY
virtue of the fight Then men like Nc
Cleary and Lacey led the gold stand
ard been SO amply vindicated that 1t
would be difficult to find man who
would take the stump today for the
purpose of advocating the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver at the ratio
of 16 to 1. And yet Lacey has been
retired, by alleged republican votes,
and his place filed by man who lis
a Organized silverite through and
through. Men who in the days of the
rotten money hysteria were writing
letters to the effect that "the time has
come to open the United States minis
to the free coinage of not only our
own silver but the silver Of the world"
are today posing as the only simon
pure statesmen and reading men out
Of the republican party who were in.
the thickest of the fight in saving
the nation from financial reputation
in 1896. However, as the late Col. D.
B. Henderson once remarked, "Let
the new lights shine"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-29
ALBA.

Abba, Nov Pin the mayors court
yesterday Jesse Short was fined SIS and
costs for drunkenness and Frank
Bracket was sentenced to ten days in
the county jail for disturbing the
peace.
Marriage licenses have been issued
to John F. Oliver, aged 26, Columbia,
Mo-, and Laura Chamberlain, aged 16,
Lovilia; also to James Jones, aged "a,
and Hattie Coleman, aged IS, both OF
Buxton, and to Abraham Milburn. aged
10, Everist, and Eliza Shelby, aged IL.
Abba.
Joseph Lewis of Avery is in the city
on business.
Charles Isaacson of Kirkwood, Ill.,,
shipped five cars of stock cattle to his
home city.
T. G. Hammond was in ottumwa
Monday on business.
The Braden VS.. Randle case was
submitted to the jury last evening.
Mrs. Watt Harbuck is lying very i'll
with pneumonia. Her children have
been sent for.
G. E. Chapman is spending a few
days at home this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kreggart of Ed
dyvil1e visited Mr.. and Mrs. George Ne
Tar over Sunday.
The funeral of Peter Salmon was
conducted by Father Guinan Saturday
and the remains were inferred in the
new Catholic cemetery at Abba.
Mrs. Brockman of Peoria, ILL.,, visited
her friend, Mrs. L. E. Lambert, re-
Gently.