Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-08-25
SOUTH AMBOY.
LOCAL ITEMS.

mitudtl L.. Nuonuc, VIC WCIG III
formed, has started in the business
of contracting small jobs. Ii you
have a piano to hoist, a safe to UNI
load, a boiler to remove, just call on
Michael and he will perform the job
at reasonable rates.
A lighter load of licorice root is
Heading at the P. r. r. wharf for
e mills near Spotswood, and the
small boy around town is making
good use of his opportunity.
The boys, and some hal are larger
than boys, may take warning. The
p. r. r. Co. has instructed the mar
shals that bathing must cease in the
slips at the Goa wharves, and unless
it does a some may have the Op-
pcrtunity of meditating on the mat
ter in a cell in the lookup OF the
borough.
Capt. Charles Smith, of Henry
street, is also making improvements
in and around each of his houses in
Henry street, by Tagging his walks.
A short time ago the inhabitants
of Raritan street, Mechanicsyille. a
part of our borough, decided to have
their sidewalks curbed. After TAX
ing measures necessary for having
it done, bids were advertised for and
our enterprising townsmen, Mr.
George Gundrum, succeeded in land
ing the job. He says the stone are
all on the ground and he expects tC
have the job completed by Saturday
September !.
Mr.. John Werts on Henry street
believes in identifying his house ant
having the surroundings in an up tC
date manner. He has George Gun
drum employed in laying Tagging OF
the walks inside his premises sur. |
rounding his residence.
Charles Berrien believes in the ole
adage the best is cheapest, having
become tired of the plank covering
his walks on his premises around his
dwelling, is having them replaced b, |
Tagging. George Gundrum has con
tracted for the work.
Rev. Mr.. Dyer, formerly pastor O.
the First Baptist church of SoutF
Amboy, and wife, who have Deer Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. George Taylor fo'
some time since, took their departure =.
for Ocean Grove yesterday morning
where they expect to remain for &
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Downing, of Altoona
Pa, who have been visiting at Mas |
ter Mechanic Dillon's of Henry stree
for the past two weeks, departed TO,
home yesterday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gundrum |
were New York visitors "Wednesday
of this week.
Miss Bessie Albaugh, of Broadway
has returned home from a two weeks
visit at Mrs. McLeans, her aunt, al
New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gaskill are visitors
at Mr.. James Bechtel's on Secont
street.
s. c. James, who is stopping a
Grove Hall, Ocean Grove, has become |
quite a fisherman during his 1sojourI
along old ocean. He was somewhat
run down in health previous to thi
vacation and his many friends will
be pleased to learn that he is great
improved in health since wooing the
gentle sea breezes during the heated
term.
Mrs. Hankinson and daughter
from Philadelphia are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. j. r. Smith, of John street
Mrs. Chico from near Springfield
ILL.,, is visiting Orlando Perrine and
a number of other relatives in thu
borough. Mrs. Cline is a daughter
of Henry Rice, o living in Illinois,
and a granddaughter of Edmund
Rue at Jamesburg. She has been { |
resident of Illinois for twenty-fou'
years.
Mrs. Samuel Brown, of Mount
Holly, is Mr.. and Mrs. Vile and the |
Holly, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. viii
Edwards, of Second street.
Gester S~outhgate is a visitor al
William Edwards, Second street.