Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-11
STATE NEWS.

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Chestnutdale Baptist church, mas
rendered his resignation.
Darcy Lodge of Masons, of Elem
ington, celebrated the fiftieth ami
vcrsary of it's organization Tuesday
evening.
Many window-glass workmen who
have returned from Western Penn
~svlvania have secured employment in
Millville.
Rev. William w. Hoagland has re-
signed the pastorate of the Croton
Baptist church to accept a call tic
Alpha.
The convention of the West Jersey
Baptist Association will be held in
the First church, Millville. next Tues
day.
The Millville high school has chal-
lenged the Vineland high school to q
joint debate on any important ques-
ton of the day.
Elmer H. MiXner resigned as secre-
tary and treasurer of the First Bap-
fist Sunday school, Bridgeton. after
serving twenty-five years.
Rev. A. Fl. Schaeffer, of Salem, o..
who was recently called 10 st. Pauls
Evangelical Lutheran church, Mill
vile, has accepted.
Dogs and cats are killing many
chickens in East Camden. A dozen
or more fowls have been found torn
to pieces within the past few nights.
Ebenezer Bishop, the ce%ntenarian
of Back Neck, more Familiarity known
as Uncle Eb," fell and cut off the
end of one of his fingers.
The Footlight Club. composed of
Bridgeton society folks. will present
the comedy, Engaged for the ben
eft of the Port Norris NJ. L. church.
The public schools of Greenwich
township, Cumberland county. have
been closed by the Board of Health,
owing to the prevalence of scarlet
fever.
Miss Anna Sailor, principal of the
public school, has the distinction of
drawing the first money by check
from the new bank at Pedricktown.
Despite the storm Monday night,
nearly 200 members and guests at
tended the annual smoker of the
Oneida Boat Club in the club house
in Burlington.
West Cape May borough council
organized Monday evening with
Theodore w. Reeves as clerk; S. F.
Eldredge, solicitor, and Charles
Hughes, marshal.
The name of, the South End Music
al Club. of Camden, has been chang
ed to the South End Republican
Club. The organization was first
known as the South End Athletic
Club.
While the members of the family
,,oao 90 n1,, ,aI, NIo,lnr niuhf thinVnc
entered the home of Edward Patter-
son, at Pensaukin. and carried away
a revolver and left a jimmy on a bur
eau.
A congregational meeting has been
called in the Presbyterian church,
Woodbury., to consider a proposition
to install a ley pipe organ, enlarge
the edifice and make needed repairs.
The Woodbury. Board of Health
organized Monday night by re-elect-
ing William r. Cooper, president;
Arthur Starr, secretary; Joshua Daw-
son, inspector. and Dr. H., B. Diverty,
physician. II,
Frederick Kaufmann, a farmer
neal Bridgeton, fell against a circu-
lar saw and had his limbs seriously
mangled on MondaW The quick
work of an assistant in shifting the
belt probably saved his life.
The Weccacoe Hose Company. OF
Bordentown. has elected these offic-
ers: President. David Campbell; vice
president. James Mclaughlin; treas
lrer. Joseph F. Coughlin: secretary,
George D. Sullivan; foreman, Charles
Palmer.
Before Judge Martin. at Toms
River, Tuesday, George Ditton plead
ed guilty to an old indictment for
violating the oyster law. and sentence
was suspended on Ditton's promise
to observe the law hereafter.