Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-08
CRY BRIEFS


Paul Geske has given up his
store in Smith street and hereafter
will conduct his business at his home
in Jefferson street.
Because of the cold snap the last
few days little or no work could be
done by the Grouse Construction
Company on different jobs.
A coal train passing through
this city for South Amboy yesterday
afternoon. at $3.50 o'clock, was COM
PEELED to stop at the d~rawbridge be-
cause of a hot box on one OF the cars.
The order issued by the Central
railroad some time ago in regard to
the keeping of hacks a certain dis
tance from the station platform IS
being obeyed.
1t is understood that work on
the new shot tower at the Lead
Works will be started within a few
days. The foreman, who is to have
charge of this work. is an expert as
is every workman on the job. The
foreman arrived here from New York
yesterday afternoon.
Manager n. P. Fox. of Wilder
Music Hall, has made arrangements
with the Bennett-Moulton Company
to play in this city for n week COM
mencing Monday afternoon next.
Improvements are being made TO
the Boston candy store in Smith
street. New counters are being put
in and the interior is being painted.
Proposals will be received until
February 16 at = o'clock for several
contracts connected with the new
federal building for the remainder OF
the current year. These include fuel,
water, towelling, ash-hauling, and
street sprinkling.
The p. C's., a club of boys. have
secured pretty pins in the club col
ors, blue and gold.
The Board of Health will meet
In adjourned session tonight.
The Gordon-Bennett Company
will present THE Holy City" in Will
der Hall tonight.
-Patrolman w. H. McDermott
had his monthly day off yesterday
and Patrolman j. w. Meshrow was
on the business section beat. Pa
trolman L. C. Jensen was off last
night on his monthly night off.
Patrick Troy might have been
frozen where he lay along side of the
Pennsylvania tracks lea Hall ave
nue. last night in a drunken condition
had not Patrolman Shultz Eel him
and brought him down to the lookup.
Troy was allowed to go this morning
when he was arraigned in police
court.
-Patrolman Wood was detailed
to look up three boys who were I'M
eXplainedly absent from public school
No. 4 yesterday. Two were sick,
and the other promised to return TO
school.
AT 3 o'clock this morning Pa
trolman Andrew Jensen was detailed
by Sergeant Mulligan to go to the
Staten Island ferry house, where
someone had been heard trying the
Office windows. Officer Jensen made
an Investigation but found nothing
amiss.
The steamer Liv. which. as told
in the NEWS, arrived at the local
plant of the American Smelling &
Refining Works II day last weef,
with the first cargo of copper ore
every shipped to this country from
the island of Cuba, will sail for New
York tomorrow morning.
Because of the great scarcity of
buckwheat No. 2 coal in the market,
it is said that it is impossible at the
present time for any local dealer to
purchase this grade of coal.
Another landmark is going from
our business streets. Timbers are
being put under the Mullen property
In State street for moving it away.
Last night Raritan lake was
brilliantly Illuminated by electric
and the crowd was out in full
With a thick, CLASSY surface
a half-mile long, the skaters
are having a fine time and making up
for enforced idleness caused by warm
weather.
The Westminster Cadets meet
tomorrow night in the armory in
street.
Lawrence Lodge of Odd Fellows
will hold a meeting in the Odd Eel
lows building, in Smith street, to-
night.
ALI is now in order for the ball
and reception which the Duffy Social
Club will hold in Braga Hall tomor- !