Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-31
CRY BRIEFS


Miss Tena Peterson has a posi-
tion at Fowler's ice cream parlor.
Slate roofers and painters de-
clare that they cannot go ahead WITT
their work because of the carpenters
strike.
when the new power house is
built at the Raritan Copper Works a
number of the first oilers will be pro-
NOTED to the position of engineers.
The work of repairing Fayette
street, by the street commissioners
force, has been completed.
Joseph Kramer, of $40 State
street, has contributed IS to the city
hospital through the EVENING
NEWS.
All of the locomotives passing
through this city yesterday were
beautifully decorated with American
flags and bunting
Because of the great rush OF
work at the foot of South Second
street for the piers of the New York
and Long Branch railroad bridge, il
was necessary for the entiTe force OF
men to work all of yesterday.
II. p. Hanson, of 1876 Fayette
street, reported ito the police last
night that his bicycle had been stolen
from in front of the house.
"A child living on Penn street
was found asleep onaGHall avenue by
Patrolman Shultz last night.
Two lost boys We're reported to
the police yesterday, Lloyd Randolph
and Andrew Nicholson who was soon
reported safe at home.
An officer who went to a house
on New Brunswick avenue where a
man living there, had been making a
disturbance had gone nysfa
The police officers donned their
summer uniforms yesterday.
The cannon in city hall park
was repainted Tuesday.
The sick bay horse found by
boys and taken to blossoms livery
stable belonged to M. Rabinowitz, of
Is Division street, it has been learn
ed.
IN. J. Nelson, of Washington
street, was arrested by Patrolman
Tonnesen last night on a charge
of wife beating. He was held today
at the lookup.
A man against whom complaint
had been made by another appeared
in police court this morning, but the
complainant failed to appear and he
was discharged.
The Young Riversides, a hust-
ling Juvenile baseball bunch, beat the
Tottenvillers yesterday, 1913.
Complaint has been made to the
police of Sunday baseball on Wash
ington street.
A great crowd of people enjoyed
themselves at Loeser's Excelsior
Grove, at Maurer, yesterday after
noon and last night.
George Childs, formerly chic
electrician at the Standard Under
ground Cable Works, now of New
York, was in town yesterday.
William Sadler, of Elizabeth
formerly of this city, was in town 70
a few hours yesterday.
"A number of people went iron
this city to Coney Island yesterday.
The Acorn Social Club will holt
a meeting in the rooms in the Rec
Star building, in State street, Sunda,
afternoon.
As the traffic was so great yes
terday afternoon and last night all o
the extra motormen and conductors
as well as the regular crews, worked
overtime.
"A few people of this city enjoy
ed roller skating at Riverside Par
yesterday.
Work at the Perth Amboy Terri
Gotta Works is rather slow at pres
ent owing to the labor troubles il
New York.
The Cornell junior eight defeat
ed the junior crew of University o
Pennsylvania in thier race yesterda,
at Ithaca. S. G. Nedham, of this city
did not stroke the Ithacans' crew az
expected.
Prof. ]. F. Walker, principal o
school No. 1, took to school today {
pitcher plant in bloom. This plan
is Of swamp growth and is a fly.
catcher. 1t is difficult to keep and
have bloom at home.
The ambulance was called Out
this morning to take a private patinei
to the hospital from Madison avenue
Some of the students of the
local high school. who will graduate
this June. will go to New Brunswick
Saturday to take the examinations
for a free scholarship at Rutger'i
College.
The saloon at 1913 Cortland
street was closed by the police yes
terday because Joseph Cafiri, tt
whom Joseph Pollock had sold on
for $3.50, admitted to PatrolmaI
Meshrow that he is not a United
States citizen.
"A complaint of the breaking o
a large pane of glass in the window
of a house near Madison venue ant
Fayette street was reported to TIL,
police today. az ~
While attempting to alight from
a trolley car at Hall G n yester
day afternoon, about 3 o'clock, al
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