Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-21
STATE NEWS.

Fires have been drawn for the sea-
son al the Pierce glass plant, at
Clayton.
Milton Gresham, a ten-year-old
boy, was severely bitten by a dog at
Millville Tuesday.
Edward Corson was badly burned
about the eye while at work at a
Millville glass works Tuesday.
The Bridgeton Board of Education
has awarded a contract for remodel
ing the high school building.
Near his home Tuesday, Floyd
Bowker, of No. 426 Taylor avenue,
Camden, was bitten by a vicious dog.
Five cattle on the farm OF Con-
gressman Gardner, at Indian Mills,
have been killed by lightning during
the past week.
More complaints have been made
to the Third district police, Camden,
about the de%predations of milk and
bread thieves.
Miss Emma Stevenson has resign
ed as a teacher in the Riverside pub
lie school, to accept a similar position
in Moorestown.
A "shirt-waist dance" given in the
Turngemeinde Hall by the Turner's
of Riverside, on Monday night, was
largely attended.
The High School Alumni Associa-
ton gave a reception to the gradual
ing class of 1906 in Armory Hall,
Vineland, last night.
Much improved in health, DR..
Frank Neall Robinson, councilman
from the second ward, of Camden,
has returned from Los Angeles, Cal.
Farmers who a few weeks ago
were complaining of the drought now
say that the extensive rains are rot
ting cherry and strawberry crops.
A large crowd was present at the
Mount Holly Opera House Tuesday
evening to hear the closing exercises
of the Brainard school, a private in
stitution.
The West Jersey P~resbytery open
ed its sessions in the Second Presby-
terrain church. Bridgeton, Tuesday
evening. Rev. Luther A. Oats, the
moderator, presided.
Letters of thanks from earthquake
sufferers in San Francisco were re-
ceived Tuesday by charitable ladies
of Camden, who SEN a carload of
goods to the stricken city.
Thieves broke into the store of
William Connolly, an installment
dealer, of Twenty-third and Howell
streets, Camden, early Tuesday and
stole twelve suits of clothes.
An interesting event at Mount
Holly last evening was the celebra-
ton of the anniversary of the Ep-
worth League, one of the oldest in
the New Jersey Methodist confer
ence.
A memorial service for the late
DR.. Edward B. Hodge, of Philadel-
phia, will be held on Thursday,
June 2S, in the Burlington Presby-
terrain church, of which he was pas
tor for twenty-nine years.
kicked by a horse on Ferry ave-
nue., Camden, Tuesday night, Frank
Warden, of No. 1909 Junetta street,
Nicetown, had his left ankle badly
sprained. He was cared for at Coop
er hospital.
Final preparations are being made
to transfer the little inmates of the
present Burlington County Children's
Home to the Dobbins Memorial
House, formerly dedicated at Mount
Holly.
Thieves stole thirty-two punches
of asparagus from a farm wagon be-
longing to G. II. Anderson, of River
sue, OH OldJC ollCClJ OoiiNNh' -
the team was on its way to market
early Tuesday.
BY the blowing out of a valve at
the licorice works in South Camden
Tuesday, Elwood Farley, t~hirty-one
years old, of No. 1850 Locust street,
Camden, was badly scalded. He was
taken to Cooper Hospital.
A hores roaming at large badly
damaged a very pretty hedge in front
of the residence of Councilman John
w. Coleman, of No. 81 North Thirty
fifth street, Camden, and he will en-
deavor to have a pound-keeper APP
pointed.
Accused of stealing money from
Uta Wa I'm, a full-blooded Indian, OF
No. 269 Kaighn avenue, Camden, e.
f. Smith, thirteen years old, was ar
raigned before Recorder Stackhouse,
in Camden, Tuesday. Sentence was
deferred.
At the first nights opening of the
East Camden Branch of the Carnegie
Free Library, Tuesday night, o
than 200 persons were registered.
City Librarian Keller was greatly
pleased over the great interest man
Tested by people in that part of the
city.