Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-24

LOCAL ITEMS.

had a fine white dress ruined with
tar or something while riding on one
of the Keyport trolley cars this
week. This is the second lady who
has ruined a dress in that way, it is
said.
A number Of boys appeared to
think it great fun to climb up the
large new telephone pole on Broad
day near Bordentown venue Tues
day Afternoon as high as the cable box
and when there two of them handled
the wires. When demonstrated with
and told it was dangerous they were
very impudent.
Michael Sullivan, of Broadway,
has been appointed to the railroad
mail service.
The two unsightly telephone poles
have been taken down on Broadway
near ~Bordentown avenue where the
new one was put up. The three poles
standing close together looked any
thing but nice, so it is a great inn
provement.
Mrs. French and daughter, Mrs.
Fred Iseley, and son, Fred Jr., of
David street, were Keyport visitors
yesterday.
Miss Ruton, teacher of grade Z in
school No. 1, and about twenty-five
of her pupils had a very pleasant
outing Tuesday afternoon by trolley
to Keyport and after arriving there
they visited a teacher in a public
school which they went through and
inspected after which they proceed
ed to Pavilion Beach and had a treat.
They were gone about three hours
and on their return were waving
flags and singing. They had a merry
time of it. The Keyport teacher
promised to bring her class for a
visit to Miss Ruton some time in the
future.
Postmaster Roddy and son, Ber-
nard, Jr., were New York visitors
yesterday. This was Mr.. Roddy's
first trip to New York for several
months and he said he enjoyed it
greatly and he stood it well, for he
tired.
Policeman Monaghan arrested a
in this borough for disorderly
conduct and annoying his mother.
Jacob Lebowitz has a new boy
helper in his saloon.
The high school scholars were out
hunting flowers yesterday for their
botayn exhibits. They had succeed
ed in finding a nice lot of them.
On Sunday evening the ceremony
of the browning of the Virgin will
take place in St. Mary's church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ernst and
daughter, of the Heights, were en-
a spin in their new automobile
yesterday.
William Selb resigned his position
In Obrien's bake house Friday and
Mr.. Obrien has a new baker from
New York city.
Harry Parisen opened his piano
wareroom in the Hoffman building
In Broadway last evening. Quite a
crowd gathered outside to listen to
a number of selections on a phono-
graph given by MI. Parisen in honor
the occasion.
Bob A. Straub has a horse OF trial
he may purchase. 1t is not a
but his friends say it goes
like creased lightning.
Elmer Coward, of Maxville, has
purchased a new bicycle.
Miss Lou Chase, of Broadway, en-
Lertained Leonard Granger, of Mount
Vernon, last night. They enjoyed a
irive into the country early in the
evening.
The cooking class in Christ church
house had but few attendants
his week.
They are loading a barge with !
molding sand at Whitehead's dock.
Mrs. K. S. T. Church, of Broadway, |
entertained some guests from Perth
yesterday afternoon.
Irving Turner was a New York
yesterday.
Mrs. Charles Saffron, of Bergen
Hill, who is sojuorning at Atlantic
City, has been joined by Mrs. Jacob
Kollisch, of Brooklyn, as a guest at
the same. house she is stopping at.
Next Sunday night will be the
fifteenth anniversary of Rev. Father
Brady as priest of st. Mary's parish
in this borough.
Mrs. Sickles, of John street, has
returned home after several weeks
visit with her daughter, Mrs. Taylor,
If Jersey City.
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