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Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-09-05
GYMNASIUM
is PROPOSED.

Rev. J. F. christensen, pastor OF
st. Stephens Danish Lutheran
church, gave an interesting address
at the meeting of the Young Peoples
Society of the church in the lecture
room last night. The subject of his
address was Feeling, Will Power
and Soul"
Following the lecture, a business
session was held, at which it was de-
cided to have gymnasium connected
with the society. 1t is proposed to
put up a building suitable for the
purpose either on the rear or side or
the church in Broad street. Mr.
Fynskov, Swedish gymnastlc In
structor residing on Woodbridge
road, has offered to be the instructor.
A committee, composed of l.. Laur-
sen, S. Smith and Celius Peterson,
was appointed to have plans pre-
pared They will report at the next
meeting. A social hour was held
after the meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-09-05
WARM FIGHT IN
COURT AMBOY.

At the meeting of Court Amboy,
No. 5S, Foresters of America, held in
their hall last night, the nomination
of officers for the ensuing year took
place. There are contests on for the
offices of chief ranger, sub chief ran
ger and lecturer. 1t is expected that
this will be one of the liveliest cleo
tions that the court has ever known
The election will take place on We'd
nesday, September 25.
One candidate was initiated last
night. A meeting of the joint COM
mittee of Court Standard and Court
Amboy was held after the meeting
and further plans were discussed for
the district meeting to be held in
Washington Hall next Thursday,
September IL.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-09-05
LOW WATER RATES
FOR SMALL USERS.
Amend Ordinance
Making Large
Reductions.
COAL CONTRACT

At the meeting of the Board of Wa
ter Commissioners last night, the or
dinance to establish the water rates
was taken up for the second and fin
al readings, and was passed with sew
eral amendments.
This is intended TO benefit the
small consumers. Those who use
more than 10000 gallons of water
per day will pay practically the same
as they did before, while those who
use less than that amount will pay
almost forty per cent. less than for
merly.
Section 20, as amended last night,
is as follows:
'All of the above established rates
are payable at the Office of the col
lector of revenue semi-annually on
the first day of February and August
in each year excepting in cases OF
building permits); if not paid within
thirty days 3 per cent. interest wNl
be added; il not paid within sixth
days 5 per cent. additional will be
added; and if not paid within six
months water will be shut on and not
turned on again except on payment OF
all arrears and a fee of 81"
/ The object of amending this sec
tion is to make payments more
prompt. Previously the water was
not shut off for a year after the pay
ment was due.
A motion was made and carried to
have the ordinance printed and pub
lished on slips, as amended, and In
serted in the book of rates.
Contract for Coal.
Bids for supplying 1000 tons OF
coal for use at Runyon were received
as follows:
c. NJ Peterson & Co.-No. / buck
wheat, s3.15 per ton; rice, $2.55.
H. D. Littell, of South Amboy-
4 No. buckwheat, $3.50; rice, $2.4O
i On motion the contract was award.
ed to Mr.. Littell, his bid being thu
:. lowest.
/ Engineer Mason submitted ! -
port for August showing an aver16E
daily consumption of over 6.40O.000
gallons of water, all supplied from
, Runyon.
The engineer was instructed to
take samples of all the water at Run
yon for analysis.
The pipe committee reported prog
ress.
President Clark and Commissions
. ers Voorhees,, Grouse, Haney and
Convery were present at last nights
meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-09-05
MET HIS DEATH
BETWEEN CARS
Paul Baeinski, Of This City Died
This Morning from His
Injuries.
WAS TAKEN TO ELIZABETH.
Special to the EVENING NEWS:


PORT READING, Sept. 5:-Paul
Baginski, twenty-three years old,
was crushed between two cars near
the Port Reading crossing late yes
terday afternoon about 4:30 O'Clock.
He was taken tO-the Alexian Brothers
hospital in Elizabeth where he died
this morning. He was single.
Baginski was at work as a brake
man on the Central railroad when the
accident occurred.
Baginski boarded at 13 Hall ave-
nue., this city. His parents, who live
at AnsOnia, Conn, have been noti-
fed and the body was held at the
Alexian Brothers morgue until word
should be received from his relatives.
Coroner Harry o. Bishop was noti-
fed this morning and he investigated
the manner in which the dead man
had been injured. The information
learned was that Baginski, acting as
brakeman, was between the bump
ers of two coal cars when, without
warning, another string of cars rush
ed upon those where he was at work.
The bumpers struck him in the alb
domen and injured him internally,
which resulted in his death this
morning.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-09-05
CLUB TO SHOW
IN BLACK FACE

At the monthly meeting of the
Raritan Yacht Club, last night, it was
decided to appoint committee to
arrange for a minstrel show to be
given early during the approaching
season. The show presented by the
club two years ago is still fresh in
the memory of local people and it is
hoped to repeat that success, or, II
possible, exceed it.
The regatta committee presented a
report of the races held throughout
the summer and a vote of thanks was
extended to the committee.
An addition was made to the MEM
bership of the club.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-09-05
CLERKS PLAN
BIG MEETING.

The clerks of this city are much
encouraged over the success which
their plans for union have already
attained.
Next Tuesday large meeting will
be held at Union Hall at which time
the organizer and several prominent
union men will be present. Perma-
nent officers will be elected and the
members will be initiated. The char
ter for the new union has been re-
ceived. More members will join the
union at Tuesdays meeting.
Some night in the near future an
open meeting will be held to which
the public will be. invited. At this
meeting addresses will be made by
the pastors of the churches in this
city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-09-05
WOODMEN PLAN
UNIFORM RANK

A well-attended meeting of Perth
Amboy Camp No. 10, Woodmen or
the World was held in their rooms
in the jefferson building last night.
Four candidates were initiated and
two applications were received.
1t was decided to organize uni
formed rank and steps were taken in
that direction at this meeting. A
committee, composed of District Dep
uty Jorgen Martinusen, L. G. Co.'S
grove and H. r. Clark, was appoint
ed to secure members and make other
arrangements for organization. lr
will probably be organized at the
next meeting and officers elected,
after which they will buy their new
uniforms and other paraphernaiia
for the organization.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-09-05
Confer With Counsel.

City Attorney c. c. Hommann and
Gyula de Festetics are in New York
ON business today. They will have
Ar interview with M. H. Grossman,
MI. de Festeties' New York attorney,
i1 regard to the Nearing which will
bA held before Governor Stokes in
the near future.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-09-05
For Dana S Anniversary.

Dana Relief Society held a meet
ing last night in Dana Hall, at which
plans were discussed for celebrating
the society's anniversary next month.
Plans will be further advanced at the
coming meeting and a committee of
arrangements will be appointed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-09-05
EXAMS TO WIPE OFF
GRADE CONDITIONS.

Over a hundred conditioned puplis,
from the fifth, sixth, seventh anu
eighth grades took examinations ~ IN
the high school this morning me
examinations were in all supJec.s.
Several of the teachers were III
ri
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-09-05
WANT STREETS
KEPT CLEAN

Mayor Bollschweiler may take
some action in regard to keeping the
principal streets of the city clean. In
an interview with Chief of Police
Burke recently, he said that an effort
should be made to keep the papers
and rubbish from Smith and State
streets especially. The chief has or
dered the patrolmen to do all in their
power to keep the streets clean.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-09-05
False Alarm of "Tramps."

Carl Lund reported to the police
Yesterday afternoon that there was a
gang of tramps in the gully near tho
new county bridge. Patrolman Wood
was detailed to go to the place with
Mr.. Lund. He found two men cook
ing stew in the gully Lund said
he had mistaken the men for trampe
and no arrests were made.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-09-05
Huff Taken TO Jail.

Robert HUFF, who was arrested
Tuesday on charge of impersonat-
ing an officer and held in default OF
81, 1000 bail, was taken to New Bruns-
wick yesterday afternoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-09-05
Former Pastor to Preach.

Rev. c. o. Sjoberg, or Cleveland,
O., former pastor of rne Swedish
Congregational church ih this city,
will preach in the church tomorrow
night
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-09-05
Many Cases Adjourned.

Thirty cases were adjourned in the
district court this morning. One
Judgment was given in a landlord
and tenant case and one in contract
case The Monday and Thursday
schedule will be resumed next week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-09-05
Foot Crushed at Copper Works.

Tony Marcelli, an Italian labor
er, had one foot crushed at the cop
per works this afternoon. He was
taken in an ambulance to the Office of
DR.. w. A. Ramsay, who dressed the
injury.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-09-05
St. Louis Academy
Main St.. Tottenville, s. !.

Boarding and Day School for young ladies'
under the direction of the Sisters MariaDites II
HOLY Crosse thorough cours" In English and
French For terms apply to Sister superior.
Tho academy lIIopen on the ninth,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-09-05

An anchor to windward-an ad in
the EVENING NEWS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-09-05

Patroni4e advertisers.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-09-06
Death Of Mrs. ". B. Dunn.

After a lingering illness during
which friends and relatives did
everything possible for relief,
Mrs. w. B. Dunn died at her
home on Vickers Avenue last
Wednesday about noon. For
some time death had been ex-
pected by those attending her
bedside, yet when the end cane
it was a shock to them.
Mrs. Dunn was 20 years of age
and had been a resident of Dur
ham for more than a year, CON-
ing here with her husband from
Rocky Mount. She left a hus-
band, mother, three sisters ard
two brothers.
The funeral was conducted
from the home Thursday after
noon by Rev. W. c. Barrett, pas
tor of the Second Baptist church,
after which the interment took
place in MapIewood cemetery.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-09-06
A Beautiful Window.

The Memorial window just
placed in the Methodist church
by General J. S. Carr. of Dur
ham, in memory of his father
and mother, the late John Wes-
ley and Elizabeth Pannell Carr,
is one of the most beautiful
memorial windows to be found.
The picture in the centre repre-
senting Ruth and Boaz in a wheat
field is very pretty indeed. The
window is a very costly one and
adds beauty to the church. II
was put together by Mr.. V. s.
M. Medium. of York, Pa, who
is an artist and designer of things
beautiful. Chapel Hill News.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-09-06
Bio State Fair.

As the time draws near the
committees of the Virginia State
Fair Association are renewing
activities in making preparations
for the State Fair which will be
held October 7th to 18th, inclus-
i've. 1t is the intention to max
ing this fair even a greater sue
cess than was last years fair,
and the plans to that end are
we'll on the way to completion.
The Advertising Committee
has placed contracts for a plan
of publicity which will cover
Virfinia and the contiguous. ter
ritorv fully. Newspapers, both
daily and weekly, billboards, pos
ters, hangers and dodgers have
been arranged for, and in short
time the public will be fully ad-
vised as to the features of Vir-
ginia's forthcoming greatest fair.
Ten thousand dollars is being
expended on grounds and build
ings. and wonderful improve
ments are being made over last
year. The promise of the direct
ors that everything should be in
shipshape for the Fair of 1907
will be carried out to the letter,
and nothing will be lacking to
provide amusement, instruction
and opportunity for n profitable
visit IL al. Is ..V a.tena.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-09-06
TO BUILD NEW ROAD.
County commissioners Ask for Bids
for ROxh0F0 Read Eleven Niles.

The county commissioners have
been in session this week and
many matters of a routine order
have been looked after. Before
completing the work of the ses-
sion it was decided that the bids
should be asked for the building
of the county road to the Person
county line. This road is known
as the Roxboro road, and for
some time the matter of extend.
ing this road to the county limits
has engaged the attention of the
county commissioners.
At the meeting this week the
county engineer reported, show
ing several different routes, the
length and approximate cost of
each. The length of the road
on which bids have been asked is
eleven miles. Bids are asked
submitted at once, and the COM
missioners will meet in adjourn
ed session on the oath, at which
time the contract will be let.
The bond of the newly elected
Sheriff Harvard was submitted
and accepted. The amount of
this bond is $4,000.
The juorors for the civil term
Of court which begins Sept. Both,
were drawn as follows:
First week-W. p. Phillips,
w. A. Salmon, Lee Lashley, P.
F. Carter, H. L. Tilley, w. Z.
wilkins, J. E. Bowling, Ben
Perry, John A. Lee, Charles
King, James N. Weaver, Claude
Sherron, w. P. Rogers, Cassam
Tilley, L. A. Page, Harvey Nc.
Farland. S. E. Whitted and w.
d. Honeycutt.
Second week-A. A. Holder,
c. E. Jones, F. L. Hunter, +.
d. Hudson, N. A. McNeal, +.
NJ. Proctor, c. L. Byrd, Fred T
Moore, L. d. Pendergrass, H.
r. Goodall. W. A. Markham, l.
Sparrow, A. L. Phipps. +. W,
Ball, J. G. Green, c. NJ. Davis
and w. Fl. O'Briant.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-09-06
TWenty.Gne Baptized Sunday.

Between six and seven hun
dred people stood on the banks
of New Hope creek, about one
hundred yards above the Patter-
son mill last Sunday and wit
messed the baptizing. There
were about q persons baptized
by the Rev. J. F. McDuffie, pas
tor of Mt. Moriah church, as the
result of a protracted meeting
held by him at this church last
month. After the baptizing the
large congregation moved off to-
ward the church, making a prU-
cession over a mile in length,
consisting of buggies, carriages,
wagons and some walking. The
church was overly crowded and
two or three times as many more
were on the outside. The large
grove was filled with vehicles and
horses. The Rev. McDuffie
preached a very fine sermon. He
has labored faithfully in the
meetings that he has held and
assisted in this year. with graft
flying results. Chapel Hill News.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-09-06
korrsyIIIe, Route 2.

| We were made glad by the re-
Feshing showers last week,
|hich fell so gently upon the dry
kffering crops.
1--WE can hear the buzz of the
btton gin as several have start
picking cotton in this section.
1--WE have had plenty of melons
is season. J. G. Ross said he
Used melons weighing forty and
[ty pounds.
Several young girls recently
ent fishing at z. p. Ferrell's
Ind, and after fishing a while
ey concluded to take a boat
e. they managed to get boat
from the land, and very
pn some of them began to get
TX Of such fun, and from that
BY all begin to get scared and
pld not get the boat back to
hd in a good while.
rhe writer killed a large high
d moccasin recently. 1t was
fee feet and five inches long.
A man not far from this place
d a fine water melon patch
! somebody began visiting it,
one night the owner conclud-
he would go and lay down in
melon patch and see who
was getting them, and it was
very long before somebody
ne and commenced humping
melons and came on down
row in which the owner was
ing and walked up to his
head and thumped it and
man jumped up and caught
visitor and talked to him
hlIe. ]. +. +,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-09-06
NJ. v. THOMPSON KILLED.
Found Bead Near Funston Last Tues.
day Night and Brought 10 Durham.


A dead body was found near
Funston siding on the Southern
Railway last Tuesday night or
early Wednesday morning and
brought to Durham and turned
over to the county coroner.
There was nothing on his person
to identify him, and he was given
over to an undertaken.
Later the body was identified
and it proved to be M. w.
Thompson, who held a position
in Edgemont cotton mill. 1t was
also learned that he had been on
a spree for several days, also
that his wife and several children
were on a visit to relatives at
Hillsboro.
The indicationsare that Thomp-
son was under the influence of
whiskey and started to Hillsboro,
where his wife and children
were, becoming tired he conclud-
ed he would rest and took a seat
on the end OF the cross ties and
fell asleep. There is some talk
that he was murdered and placed
on the railroad iE order that
there should be no suspicion, but
there is little evidence of a d.
rect nature to bear this theory
out. It is not known definitely
which train on the Southern
struck him.
AS stated above Thompson
was a married man and leaves a
wife and six children. The fun
eral and burial took place We'd
nesday afternoon from the home,
and the burial took place at the
Medlin burying ground about
two miles East of the city.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-09-06
HE DRANK LAUDANUa.
Haey Campbell Attempts to End His
Life No Reason ASSIGNED.

Just why a man should attempt
to end his life will never be ex-
planned, nor will it be understood
why people will go about it in so
many different kind of ways.
Such is true of the case of Huey
Campbell, who, last Tuesday af-
ternoon drank the contents of a
bottle of laudanum.
The medicine was drank by
Campbell during work hours,
while he was at work at the Dur
ham Marble Works, and some of
the employees at this establish
ment, seeing what he had done,
saved him from a sleep of death
by calling physician and later
by doing all in their power to
help him work off the effects of
the drug. A stomach pump was
used and the efforts of friends
and the attending physician soon
revived Campbell and he was all
right again.
Mr.. Campbell has been a resi-
dent of Durham for some years
and is well known here. He is a
faithful employe, and no reason
can be assigned why he should
desire to end his earthly exis-
tence.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-09-06
News FROM our REGULAR CORRESPONDENTS
Items Of Interest from Various Places as Viewed and Told
by Those on the FieId.... Personals
Durham, Route 3.

We are needing rain in this
section very bad.
Barbee's school house has been
moved a little and there is going
ko be another room added to the
school house before the fall term
begins.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Allen and
children spent Sunday with MIR.
ALIENS father, Ellie Allen, who
! 5 very i'll.
| Mrs. Billie Pendergrass is on
khe sick list this week.
Miss Dora Barbee spent a
Eeek recently in Raleigh, visit
ng relatives and friends.
| A. ]. Faucette is taking his
acation and we all miss him,
pr he is a good mail carer and
noble man.
After lingering close to deaths
Dor for a week. the little baby
i Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Allen died
riday morning at 8 o'clock.
he little one was laid to rest at
|erea church Saturday after
oon. A large crowd of rela-
Ives and friends went to see the
tile one laid to rest. Weep not
bar parents for your lost one
pr God knows best and does all
hings well.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-09-06
A Secret KaFrlaae.

announcements have been is
fd by Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
hg, Of this city, telling of the
rriage in Asheville on August
f their daughter, Carrie, to
5. Eubanks. They will be at
Pc, Annette Avenue, Durham,
Ter September 18th.
Hiss King was spending some
e in Asheville and Mr.. Eu-
Es, accompanied by some
nds, went there at the time
htloned above and they were
etly married and kept the fact
cret from their friends for
sometime, in fact until the
[ents Of the bride learned of
hd sent out the announce
Katg
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-09-06

w. L. Jacobs entered suit
against DIR. T. A. Mann in the
magistrates court Thursday for
damages on account of the de-
destruction of his bicycle by
being hit by an automobile which
the latter was driving. After
hearing the evidence the case
was decided in favor of DIR.
Mann. and the attorney for
Jacobs gave notice Of appeal. II
was shown to be one of those ac-
cidents where it was difficult to
tell which ran into the other.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-09-06

An effort is being made to or.
ganize a state league of base ball
players, and it is very likely that
Durham will be one of the lea
que. Ernest C. Landgraf was
here one day this week in the in
terest of such an organization,
and felt sure when he left here
that the Durham people interest
ed in this kind Of sport would not
fail 10 secure n worthy team for
! Ntrih Gaiu!iha league.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-09-06
Census RepOrts.

The following figures were sent
to the Morning Herald by their
Greensboro correspondent, the
figures having been secured from
the Hill Directory Company, of
Richmond:
Greensboro, three mile limit,
42,17 inside corporate limits.
%, 100.
Charlotte. within limits of Ok
5 miles, 10000.
Wilmington, including all su-
burbs, 10000.
Raleigh, including suburbs,
$4,000.
Durham, including East and
West Durham and other suburbs,
1854.
The report on Winston-Salem
and Asheville has not net been
completed.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-09-06

At the annual meeting of
Durham Hose Co. No. 2 last
Thursday night the following
officers were elected: Foreman,
W. A. Mabry; assistant foreman,
John F. Seeman: seeretery, r.
P. Hackney; assistant secretary,
C. A. Wicker; treasurer, S. B.
Burch.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-09-06

WANTED-Men, Women, boys
and girls to represent McClure's
Magazine. Good pay. Address
o. East 23 ST., New Ioi K City.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-22
Are WE IRREYERENT,

In a sermon delivered in Baltimore
on sunday, Rev. Dewitt NJ. Benham.
Of the Central Presbyterian Church.
said.
I'VE live in an irreverent age and
among an irreverent people. They joke
at solemn things and make light of
lnscrutable mysteries, and trihe with
immortal interests. and turn the Bible
into a jest-book What Is needed is
conviction
And they'll get it, too, if they do not
quit their foolishness.
Our comment is a fair sample of
American irreverence. In nine out of
ten cases 1t grows out of our sense of
humor as a people. The fact that we
Jest about serious things does not mean
that we are frivolous people, or that
we are lacking, more than other peo-
pies, in the true spirit of reverence.
and maintained the greatest republic
of history and made it rich in material
| things iai more rich in political, edu-
cational, philanthropic and religious In
situations AYc have true mobility
whose very life is the spirit of rever-
ence. And our national life is sweet
Favored rathcr than married, by our
sense of humcr