Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-17
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City BRIEFS

An important meeting of the
Past Sachems Of the Red Men will be
held tomorrow afternoon, at 81
State street. Plans will be completed
for the convention of the Past Sa-
chems which will be held Thursday
and Friday in Trenton.
The Mercer Construction Com
nan whose name appears in the list
of New Jersey corporations which
have not paid their 1903 taxes and
have had their charters revoked, is
not the George W. Mercer Construc-
ton Company. OF this city.
-Po Ambo Hayloft, No. 60 u.
lawmakers Association, met in the
Jefferson building last night.
The Slovenian Political Club, of
this city, which is composed of a
number of prominent Slavs, will hold
a dance. supper and reception in Col
umbia Hall, in State street, Monday
night.
IF the masquerade ball which
Braga Singing Society will hold in
Braga Hall next Wednesday night, is
no a great success il viii O be be-
cause the members have not worked
for it. 1t is expected that the society
will hold a meeting Monday night 10
complete all of the necessary plans
for the affair.
The Reconsideration Stock
Company closes its successful week S
engagement in Wilder hall tonight.
A matinee was given this afternoon.
The pillow put up by the local
rnnnronhin 11ninn soma time ago
was awarded last night to Miss Edith
Walters, of 29S High street.
1t is asserted in New Brunswick
that the advance tip telling OF the
raid that was to be made on a New
Brunswick disorderly house Tuesday
night was given by an Italian, well
known in this city.
The members of Perth Amboy
Local Typographical Union are ready
for their part as hosts tomorrow al
ternoon in Washington Hall when the
New Jersey Eight-Hour Conference
of the I. T. U. meets here.
Lincoln Engine Company has
plans complete for the entertainment
in Wilder Hall, Wednesday night.
The g~raphaphone offered by
Corliss Association, Stationary Engi-
neers, last night, was awarded 10
Henry Waldeck. The prize Of So
for selling the greatest number oil
tickets went to Jacob c. Ludwig.
There was no meeting OF the
Bartenders Union held last night on
account of not being able to secure a
quorum. The president of the union
would like to impress upon the mem
bers that the meetings are held every
first and third Friday nights in the
month.
At the meeting of Lawrence
Lodge No. 50, l. o. o. F., held in
their rooms last night, the second
and third degrees We're worked.
One candidate was taken in and an
other will be taken in next Friday.
j. p. Holm, tomorrow, will fly
the Danish flag at half mast in mem
DRY of the dead king and on Monday
he will again hoist it to the new
king.
1t is expected that a large crowd
will go from this city to Carteret to-
night to attend the dance and recep-
ton of a German society Of that
place. The affair will be held in the
d. S. S. Hall.
The Central Pleasure Club will
meet one night next week to find out
how much they cleared at the recent
ball.
Theodore Anderson has pur-
chased a new horse.
The 1inemen in the employ Of
the Public Service Corporation have
completed the repairs along Smith
street.
A blind man with gray hair who
says he is John King, of Allentown,
Pa, became intoxicated and was
taken into custody by Detective Ser
geant j. A. Huff today. He has been
in this city for a few days with an
other elderly man, but the latter is
believed to have forsaken him. King
carries a ane and a small bag.
Contractor H. p. Nelson, who is
erecting a building OF Mechanic
street, has been missing considerable
lumber of late and an investigation
was instituted by the police this
morning. Detective Sergeant Huff
located the lumber in a yard on
Washington street where some boys
had taken 1t to build a clubhouse.