Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-24
CITY BRIEFS


Mohawk Council No. IS, Daugh-
ters of Pocohontas, held a meeting
last night in their ooms in the JET
ferson building. Two new members
we're taken in the order and a num-
Der of the grand chiefs of the state
were present.
Frank Marsh. formerly connect
ed with the Warren Bitulithic Paving
Company. and now a superintendent
with the New Jersey Paving Corpora
ton which handles Metropolitan
brick. was in town last night and at
tended the Madison avenue hearing
at city hall.
The owners of some waterfront
near the Bluff has complained to the
local authorities of the Bleaching OF a
hulk there by a man who brought it
here from Newark Bay.
Lewis Ernst, of State street, is
enjoying a brief vacation from his
duties at the Standard Terra Gotta
Works.
William Sandbeck has a position
in the pressing and finishing depart
ment at the Standard Terra Gotta
Works.
Edward Golden, of State street,
has returned to his duties at the At
lantic Terra Gotta Works, in Totem
vile, after a few days vacation.
Repairs are being made to the
overhead wires of the local trolley
line of the Public Service Corpora
ton.
Nearly all of the local stablemen
have teams at work at the Rarltan
Copper Works. ,
Work at both the Perth Amboy
and Raritan dry docks is reported
brisk.
Il. ~Fleishman, of Woodbridge
road, has opened a butcher shop at
Madison avenue and Paterson street,
ID. D. Diedrickson, of South First
street, has a position at the Raritan
Copper Works, in the engineering de-
partment.
William Zerher, of South First
street. has returned to his work at
the Raritan Copper Works after a
brief vacation.
-Donehue & Leavy, ofNew Bruins
wick venue, have been awarded the
contract for making a number of
improvements to old Music hall, in
High street, which, as told in the
NEWS a short time ago, win be used
as a shop for the manufacturing of
electrical supplies. The stage and
the floor will be lowered. The sides
will be strengthened, repairs will also
be made to the roof.
Plans have been completed by
the First Hungarian st. Joseph's Sick
Benefit Society for a ball and recep-
ton which they will hold in Column
bia Hall, in State street, next Monday
night.
"A woman living on Mechanic
street has complained to the police
that a neighbours boy strikes her lit
tie girl every time he passes her on
the street.
e. T. Sweet and Detective Huff
are today on the track of a horse
which bears some resemblance to the
one stolen from Sweet on Christmas
day.
A boy accused of being one of a
gang which threw stones, breaking
windows at the Standard Terra Gotta
Company, was this morning paroled
until Monday.
The theft of some caulkCrs' tools
from the shipyard of the Perth Am
boy Dry Dock Company has been re-
ported to the police.
EMiddIesex Council No. 100,
Royal Arcanum, held a special meet
ing last night for the purpose of
passing on the death certificate Of
the late DR.. H. NJ. Brace. He was in
the Arcanum for a long time and his
widow will receive $4,000.
The Westminster Cadets held a
special drill Of both infantry and ar
tillery in their armory in Rector
street last night.
An important business meeting
of the Danish Sociable A. c. will be
held in the club house, in Park ave
nue., Monday night.
The Singing Society Frohsinn
will meet tonight at the Hartmann
Hotel to discuss a number of things
of Importance.
Lawrence Lodge, No. 60, I. o.
0. F., held a meeting in their rooms
in Smith street, last night.