Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-20

LOCAL ITEMS.

Miss Annie II. DeGraw is making
a few days visit with the family Of
Ex-Mayor. Muirhead at Avon, by the
sea.
Mrs. ]. j. Scully and mother, OF
Stevens avenue, have gone to st. Al
bans, Vermont, for a six weeks va
cation.
Mrs. Vederstrom and family, Of
Perth Amboy, are spending a few
days with John Johnson and wife, in
S~ayreville township.
William Belin, of Pine avenue, Is
spending his vacation with his uncle
in Sharon, Conn.
Mrs. William Thompson, of Stev-
ems avenue, has gone to Ocean Grove.
Mr.. Riley, of Main street, is work
ing at the asphalt works in Perth
Amboy.
Mrs. X. Church, of Broadway, re-
ceived a Water Gap golf scene postal
card from Mrs. /. Turner, who is so
journing at the Gap.
An artificial flower man who was
trying to make a few sales around
town yesterday, decided to leave the
borough rather than take out a IL
cense.
1t is hoped that clear weather will
prevail tomorrow for the picnic of
the Leiderkranz Singing Society.
At the meeting of Seneca Tribe No.
'23, last night, three now members
were taken in. A good number of
members were present. The meeting
adjourned early on account of the
warm weather.
There is considerable sickness in
town, one of our physicians says,
The patients are principally children
though there are several grown peo-
pie i'll also. There has been a slight
epidemic of malarial dysentery.
There was quite n crowd of ladies
and children from Broadway and
Catharine street enjoying a bath In
the bay last evening.
A heavy fog hung over this Dor
ough last evening and 1t did not be-
gin to lift until quite a late hour.
People sitting ont on their porches
found it too much for them, as even
the hammocks became quite wet, as
If from rain, so there were a number
of empty porches seen where it was
usual to see them well filled.
Although our local fishermen ap-
pear to be catching fish in their nets,
this borough does not appear to de-
rive any benefit from the same as 1t
is seldom we get even a look at fish
any more. They sell all they are
catching at present on the shore at
Wholesale. we have been informed.
DR.. Albright is doing quite a bust
ness with ice cream and ice cream
soda this season and that counter al
ways appears to be well patronized
evenings. Fussel's ice cream is al
ways delicious, and that is the kind
he keeps.
Mrs. M. Smith. of Bordentown ave-
nue. and Broadway, is entertaining
n house party this week.
There is not such a rush for flats
houses as there vas a few
months ago and there are several
vacant houses at present.
The news of the arrest and fine of
William Green, of this borough. in
Perth Amboy. Wednesday night,
caused considerable talk in town.
James Briggs has purchased a
for his porch and takes orders
for the same. These wooden swings
are fine for the children and very
many grownups enjoy swinging in
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them also. They are quite a fad at
Asbury Park.
A large crowd attended the barn
dance at Keyport last evening, but
the dance was not as largely attend
ed as il was last year. they say.
Alonzo Mcdowell and family have
moved out of the fiat in Christopher
Straub's building on Broadway into
Timothy Sullivan's new house on
Fourth street.
Freight must be running heavy,
by the sound of the freight trains on
the Central road nights, They seem
almost endless.
Mrs. /. Rubenstein, of New York,
and Mrs. Sol Rubenstein. of Perth
Amboy. were entertained by Mrs.
Samuel Rubenstein. who Is visiting
her parents on Broadway. yesterday
afternoon. Mrs. /. R~uhenstein Is
spending the summer with her son
Sol, of Perth Amboy.