Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-19
CITY BRIEFS


Crowds of people from this city
and surrounding towns were out
shopping Saturday afternoon. The
weather was fine and most of the
local merchants declare that it was
the best day of business that they
have enjoyed in a number OF weeks.
Howard Barton has resigned his
position rs captain on the tugboat
Admiral Farragut and will enjoy a
few days rest. after which he Will go
TO New York to accept a position with
a New York towboat company.
Henry lessen has left his place
as mate on the tugboat Wioma and
will most likely go back to New York
to resume his former work as mate
on the ocean going tugboat Port
chester.
The Arthur Kill Towing Com
panv. of Tottenville, is kept on the
move these days because Of the great
number of incoming and outgoing
sailing vessels.
Work at both the Perth Amboy
and the Raritan Dry Docks is said to
be very brisk.
Every member of Eagle Hose &
Chemical Company is working hard
to hustle things along for the first
annual ball and reception which the
Eagles will give in Washington Hall,
in Fayette street, March 6. Music
will be furnished by Prof. Steinhaus-
er's orchestra.
An important meeting of the
Jewish Defense Society will be held
in Washington Hall next Sunday
afternoon.
Regular meeting of the Board of
Aldermen will be held tonight at city
hall.
The police have been complain
ed to about boys who make bonfires
and do other mischief in the vicinity
of the Atlantic Roofing Manufacture
ing Company's plant at the foot of
Buckingham venue
"A girl, who said she had been
lied about by people who said she
had stolen some jewelry, went to
police court this morning seeking
satisfaction, but no help could be af-
forded her there.
Joseph Bachi. who keeps q
saloon at Fayette street and Watson
avenue, appeared in police court this
morning charged with violating the
excise ordinance by selling a bottle OF
whiskey yesterday. The man who
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ers yesterday failed to appear against
Bachi this morning and. as Bachi de-
MED his guilt, he was discharged.
A case of absence and supposed
truancy from school No. / was re-
ported to the police this morning.
Mary Virtua. of SO Catharine
street, complained to the police this
morning that she had been attacked
by two dogs near her home and that
she was bitten on the left leg.
e, A. Lndbaum is having his
house. in Gordon street. enlarged.
The members of Mohawk Coun-
Gil, Daughters of Pocahontas, are re-
quested to meet tomorrow afternoon
at l O'Clock at the lodge room in JEFF
ferson hall to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Peter Schroeder, who died on Sat
urday.
The pupils in the public schools
are voting for what pictures are to be
purchased for the rooms with the
proceeds of the Turner Art Exhibit.
"A big I. o. G. r. meeting was
held at Paterson Saturday night.
John King, the blind man ar
rested Saturday, was released this
morning and boarded a trolley car
for New Brunswick.
John Quinlan, of South Amboy,
who, as told in the NEWS, was
awarded the contract for putting in
the new eight-inch main along State
street, has signed the contract. it is
understood, and the work will COM
mence today or tomorrow.
Chris Diedrickson has been
awarded the contract by the Perth
Amboy Gaslight Company for laying.
the new ten-inch gas main which
they will put down in Smith street,
from State street to the Central de-
pot. Four-inch gas mains will con-
meet from the side streets along
Smith street, to the new main. The
work of hauling the pipe started this
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