Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-25

LOCAL ITEMS.

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en- Ford and Miss Gertrude Dwyer
were Perth Amboy visitors the latter
| part of last week.
| Miss Annie Mundy is quite i'll with
grip and Mrs. Philip Renders who has
been i'll with the same disease, has SO
| far recovered as to be able to resume
}Cr household duties.
Mr.. and Mrs Abijah Applegate, of
iospect Plains, are visiting his
brother-in-law, Mr.. L. F. Meinzer, of
Broadway.
The Misses Blema Havens and
Mabel Trunbridge, of Newark, were
visitors of the Misses Addie and Jen-
ME Dayton, in Bordentown avenue,
Washington birthday and claimed
to have had a very enjoyable time
during their visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Hendricks, Miss
A. e. Hendricks and Master Ray
mond Hendricks were South Amboy
visitors Saturday.
Miss Anna Becker has resumed
her occupation as milliner In Perth
Amboy.
Mrs. Frank Hoffman and son Don
aid were Perth Amboy visitors Satur-
day.
and Sunday in New York city.
John Johnson, of Asbury Park,
an old resident of South Amboy, was
in town Saturday and in conversation
with the NEWS correspondent told
him the biggest storm of the winter
was due on Sunday or Monday. Uncle
1t this time sure.
To, ntf Af ie.
very i'll with grip. Dr. Burnett, of
South River, is attending her.
Andrew Peterson and Harvey
Mawbey, of Woodbridge, were visitors
at August Behn's Saturday. They
drove over with horse and buggy by
way of Perth Amboy over the new
bridge.
Engine No. 429 in some unaccount-
able manner took fire in the round
house Friday night about IL O'Clock.
The alarm whistles were sounded,
but no general alarm alarm was sent
in as the fire was quickly extinglish-
ed. it being confined to he woodwork
of the engineers cab and that was
only partly damaged.
At the Columbia Gun Club shoot
at blue rocks Washington birthday,
Oscar Mundy was the winner, making
points out of a possible
100, and George Cheeseman, Jr., was
second, scoring eighty points.
G. M. Church, having passed his
examination, now holds license
from the United States Local Inspec-
tors for the navigation of vessels of
the capacity of fifteen gross tons or
under propelled either by steam or
other propelling power.
Frank Stidfole, former resident
of South Amboy, but at present of
Bordentown, was visitor at South
Amboy Saturday.
Edwin Williams, of Main street is
quite ill. Friday he came on from
Waterbury, Conn. with the remains
of his brother that was brought to
South Amboy for interment and after
entering the carriage to go to the
cemetery had to be driven to his
home on account of illness.
February 81 Jacob Buckalew, Jr.,
having been bucking the tiger over
night. was picked up by the police for
disorderly conduct and fined small
sum by the recorder.
February 22 Patrick Mackin, who
works at Mr.. Gregorys, came to
South Amboy and became intoXicat-
ed. In staggering along the streets
he fell against lady of the town,
knocking her down. He was then
taken to the lookup and given hear
ing by the recorder and fined, Mr.
Gregory paying the same for him.
The ladies of the M. f. church, of
Old Bridge, will hold a supper in the
Crescent Hall, of that place, Thurs
day night. The supper is only thirty
cents. A number of our young peo-
pie are anticipating good straw ride
for that night. If it should prove
stormy it will be held the next fair
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hause were
Perth Amboy visitors Saturday,
Miss Augusta Peterson was an out
of town visitor Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Preston en-
tertained number of friends We'd
nesday night.