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Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
HITTING The
BULLS EYE. !"

The Young Mems Society of the
First Presbyterian church held an
interesting session Saturday night.
when Rev. VIM. T.. Dorward, pastor
of the Stelton Baptist church, deliv-
cred witty and entertaining lee
ture, Hitting the Bulls Eye
The theme of Mr.. Dorward's lec-
ture was that of making a success Of
life, and his graphic descriptions of
the methods to be used in hitting the
interesting.
The society appointed COMMITTEES
to nominate officers for the ensuing
year the names to be presented at the
next meeting October Is. A COM
mittee was also appointed TO make
preparations for obtaining speakers
or providing for entertainment for
meeting nights. The society will
meet in the parlors the first and
third Tuesday nights of every month.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
AUTO WITH THREE
ABOARD HITS POLE

Frank Schantz and Reese Davis,
of this city, narrowly escaped serious
injury FRIDAY afternoon on the Am
boy-Metuchen road, just beyond the
city limits.
The young men were in an auto
of an Elizabeth man, going towards
Metuchen. Something went wrong
with the steering gear and the ma
chine skidded into a telephone pole.
The machine was not travelling very
fast, and it turned on its side in a
ditch along the roadside. The occu-
pants were thrown from their seats
and one of the wheels torn from
the machine, which was otherwise
damaged. Those in the machine
were uninjured.
The driver of the machine went
to New Brunswick, while Schantz
and Davis watched the machine Fri
day night. 1t was removed Satur-
day morning and the local young men
returned to this city handsomely re-
warded for their trouble.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
PLEASED WITH
RUNY0N LANDS

In carriages and automobiles the
members of the water board and
Mayor Ballschweiler journeyed to
Runyon yesterday to inspect the
pumping station and to view the
property bought for the city's future
use:
The party left Perth Amboy about
1890 O'Clock in the morning and
made the return trip from Runyon
about O'Clock. They made thor
ough inspection of the tract of land
on the banks of stream called the
Deep Rum" about a mile from the
pumping station. Everyone in the
party gave it as his opinion that the
purchase was a good proposition and
all seemed to be very much elated
that it had been secured at fair
price. They state that the land is
an invaluable acquisition for the
city should the citys water supply
ever give out at Runyon, because this
stream could be utilized
Besides this property, consisting of
about twenty-nine acres, the party
also made an inspection and spent
quite time in going over the tract
of five acres purchased by the city
about six weeks ago from Jacob Mel
son for $4,000. This property has
two houses on it and adjoins the
property at Runyon. 1t is also con-
sidered very good investment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
SUES TO KEEP
A BROOK PURE

SOMERVILLE, Oct. 7:-Attorney-
General Robert Fl. McCarter on behalf
OF the State Board of Health has
brought suit in the New Jersey court
of chancery against the Somerville
WoOlen Mills, owned and operated by
Bacon & Company, woolen dealers of
92 Franklin street. New York city, and
asked to have the court issue an in
junction against the company, restrain
ing it from polluting Chambers brook
at Pluckemin. Chambers brook is a
tributary of the Raritan river
The Somerville Woolen Mills has a
mill at Pluckemin, six miles from here,
and uses the water of the brook for
cleaning it's wool. The bill charges
that the company allows dyestuffs and
washings from the wool to discharge
into the brook. and alleges that such
discharges tend to corrupt and impair
the waters of the Raritan, to the detri-
ment of the inhabitants of the towns of
Somerville and Raritan. There has
been no complaint on the part of the
inhabitants of these towns against the
mill. but the farmers who pasture their
cattle along the banks of Chambers
brook have waged a bitter warfare
against it for long time.
The outcome of the suit will be
watched with unusual interest by the
people living along the Raritan river
and it's tributaries, as it Will be test
case of the power of the Sewer Com
mission to execute orders which it has
issued against the polluting of the
stream. The commission recently or
dered the towns of Somervlle, Raritan
and Bound Brook to take their sewer
systems from the Raritan before jan
uary l, 1912. The orders have been
ignored by the officials of the towns.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
SCHOOLS ARE
REORCAN|zED.

The Sunday and week day schools
of the Temple Beth Mordecai, in Ho-
bart street, were reorganized yester-
day under the supervision of Dr.
Louis Goetz, the new rabbi of the
congregation. About forty children
were enrolled.
An address was made by Albert
Leon, chairman of the school COM
mittee. He urged every scholar to
try and bring friend who would like
to join at the next meeting. He also
asked the parents of all Jewish chill
dren, whether members of the con-
gregation or not, to come to school
every Sunday morning and bring
their children.
Rev. DR.. Goetz spoke on the sub
ject of Honesty and Truthfulness
in the Home" The sessions of the
daily school will begin at 4 O'Clock
in the afternoon, and Sunday school
at 10 o'clock.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
WORK
ON BIC SEWER
Strike Flooded Ground in Hall
Avenue and Gri|Iage Has TO
Be Constructed.
CONTINGENCY PROVIDED FOR.

City Engineer Forrest L. Smith is
preparing plans for additional work
on the Hall avenue sewer, which, 1t
has just been found, will be neces-
sary. About 200 feet of the ground
in Hall avenue, west of Penn street,
is soft and damp, and it would be
impossible to build the sewer upon
such a foundation.
Mr.. Smith is preparing plans for a
grillage to support the sewer and it
will be composed of heavy planks
and concrete.
The ground at this point is flood
ed with water, where excavations
have been made and the workmen
have had to work late hours the last
few days to pump out the water.
A provision for such extra work
was made in the contract when il
was signed. The extra work will not
reach a very high afount, as several
old plans will be used in the ork.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
FIVE MEN ARE
BADLY HURT.

Five ambulance calls, all carrying
injured men from local factories,
Kept DR.. William E. Ramsay busy be-
tween the hours of and 10 O'Clock
this morning. Two of the cases We're
from the Raritan Copper works,
where two men had sustained mash
ed toes by the falling of a stick of
lumber.
One man was received from the
Barber Asphalt works suffering with
a severe scalp wound. The other
two cases were from the Guggen-
helm plant and were the most severe
of all. One of the men was suffering
with contusions on both legs, where
he had been struck by falling piece
of Stag. The other man sustained
a dislocated hip. The latter was
removed to the city hospital.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
A SEPARATE BAND FOR CONCERT:
MASSEO BAND IN THE AFTERNOON
CakewaIk To B e
a Feature At
Night.
TO ILLUMINATE.

The matter of having concert
band as well as masSed band was
definitely settled at the meeting of
the entertainment committee of the
firemen's parade carnival yesterday
morning. A concert band has been
engaged to play at Smith and King
streets at night, where the city will
erect a grandstand or separate
structure for the band. The COM
mittee is planning to hold one of the
greatest cakewalks ever given by
colored people in this city during the
concert. Teams from miles around
are expected to take part. 1t will
be held on Smith street between
King and High streets. 1t is under
stood that this part of Smith street
is to Illuminated by electricity for
the occasion.
There will be two prizes The
cakewalk is open to all who send in
their names. 1t will be held about
s o'clock.
Immediately after dinner on the
day of the parade, the committee has
arranged to have every band that
marched in the procession to meet
at the house of Lincoln Engine Com
pany. At this place they will fall
in line as massed band and march
to Maple and Fayette streets, where
they will play during the time the
fire contests are being held. 1t is
expected that there will be upwards
of five hundred musicians to take
part.
Lars Mathiason, Theodore Essen
bury and William Mckenzie were
named as committee on prizes for
the cakewalk.
Chief Eugene Mullen received $25 in
gold this morning from Reynolds
Brothers to be awarded for the best
decorated building on the day of the
firemen's parade.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
AT STANDARD.
I. S. Truman Takes Charge Now a
Plant by Itself and Not an Annex.

The plant of the Standard Terra
Gotta Company, one of four compa-
MES in the Atlantic Terra Gotta
Companys combination, will be oper-
ated, commencing this morning, the
same as any of the other three facto-
ries, instead of being an annex to
the old shop, now known as plant
No. 2. This has been the case since
the several companies were CONSOLE
dated some time ago.
T. S. Truman, who returned from
England last spring, took charge as
superintendent at that place this
morning. Mr.. Truman has been in
Perth Amboy since last June, and it
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
ELIZABETH IS
CELEBRATING

ELIZABETH, Oct. 7:-Special SER
vices and sermons in all of the
churches marked the opening yester-
day of the city's Old Home Week. In
the morning all the church bells
We're rung. Battery B fired salute.
In the afternoon there was musical
recital on the organ of st. Patrick's S
church and parade of all the Cath
Ollie societies.
Today Miss Catherine Cullinan is
crowned Carnival Queen, and there
is a parade of military, civic and in
dustrial organizations, in which floats
are feature. There is also game
of baseball.
Tuesday the national convention
of the Catholic Young Mems societies
will open. Wednesday the delegates
with an escort will parade, and there
also will be a German celebration.
Thursday water carnival will be
the chief feature of the festivities.
Friday will be Mardi Gras day, and
Saturday there will be field sports.
Wanted-Strong boy about IS years of
age. Address S. A. H., Evening
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07

was the intention of the company to
place him in charge then. but it has
taken up to the present time to get
the plant in full running order and
standardized with the methods of
the other plants. During this time
Mr. Truman has had a position in
plant No. ! in TottenYille.
The Standard terra Gotta plant is
in full running order now and. as is
the case with all the other plants, is
now very busy. A number of the
men were working yesterday at plant
No in this city, and it is expected
that there will have to be consider
able work done at night -or some
time TO come.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
READS NOVEL.
Rector Of 1ottenvi||e Church Has Sub
stitute for Sunday Night Sermon.

Sandport, in the lower part of Texas.
The theme is the working out of a
modification of Bishop Potter's Sub
way saloon in this small seaport
town.
The story is one of love, mild
touch of pathos and tragedy. The
rector says by this means he hopes
to bring the young people to church
and keep them coming.
The novel will be read in eight
chapers, each one being read every
Sunday night during the next two
months
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
LARGE new ST0REHOUSE
AT CKESEBROUCH PLANT

Work has just been started upon
one of the largest store houses in
this city, 100 feet square, at the
Chesebrough vaseline works. 1t VIII
be one story high and of brick. 1t
is being erected just east of the pres
ent store house, which is located close
to the water front
Hugh Getty, of New York, is the
general contractor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
TROUBLE
IN CUBA STRIKE

HAVANA, Oct. IA double guard of
police is on duty at the wharves to pre-
vent an attack by the striking United
Railroad Engineers on the American
breakers which the company is
landing today. A strong force is also
watching the stations to protect new
applicants for positions. The federal
labor officials are considering the ad
visibility of calling a general sympa-
thetic strike in retaliation for the COM
pany importation of strike breakers.
Four thousand men are now out and a
general strike would swell the number
to 10000
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
INSPECT THE
AMB0Y BRIDGE {

Director Pownall, Freeholders
Hansen and Bunting and County En-
gineer Morgan F. Larson made
another public inspection of the new
county bridge across the Raritan
river this morning. Although the
work of Contractors Snare and
Trieste has not been finally accepted
in an official way, it has practically
been passed upon by the freeholders.
The contractors will remove their
material today
After the inspection of the bridge,
the freeholders and engineer went to
the Cheesequake road, which was
looked after.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
POSSE AFTER
THE OUTLAWS

SEDDON, Ala, Oct. 7:-Reports from
the posse on the trail of the robbers
who looted the First National Bank of
a large sum of money and killed Sheriff
Williams as an answer to his demand
to surrender, Saturday night, indicate
that the pursuers are close to the out
laws and that a fight is imminent. 1t
is believed the robbers, after escaping
on a hand car, took TO the brush and
may attempt to ambush their pursuers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
.PERRINE & BUCKELEW
WANT CLAIM PUT FIRST
Special to the EVENING NEWS:

TRENTON. Oct. 7:-Claiming that
they have a prior lien on moneys due
to John a. Bennett. of Jamesburg. from
the Board of Freeholders of MiddleseX
county for the erection of an arch
bridge on the road leading from Day
ton to Jamesburg. Messrs. Perrine q
Buckelew. of Jamesburg, have brought
a suit in the court of chancery to have
claim of s51S.35 made a prior lien
over several other claims which have
been filed with the Board of Freehold
ers. Perrine & Buckelew charge that
they furnished part of the materials
for the work on the bridge and insist
that because of this their claim should
be considered before the claims of those
who have a lien upon the moneys due
Bennett as a result of judgments re-
covered,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
DAUGHTER
is LOCATED.
Arrange for Funeral Of Hearne,
Whose Body Was Found
in The Bay.
BURIED IN THIS CITY TODAY.

Miss Eleanor Hearne, trained
nurse of Boston, Mass, was in this
city this morning and identified the
body which was found in the bay,
near the state boundary line last
Thursday, as that of her father, Bar
ney Hearne.
She saw Coroner Bishop and ar
ranged for the burial of the body,
which had been held at Garretson's
morgue. 1t was decided to hold the
funeral at noon today from the
morgue, with interment in Alpine
cemetery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
Gettysburg, Washington. Personally y
Conducted Tour.

Lehigh Valley railroad. October IL.
The last of the autumnal tours for the
season will be operated, leaving Perth
Amboy October L. The tour is person.
ally conducted and rate of s22.40 in
cludes all necessary expenses. Tickets
Will be honored only on train leaving
Perth Amboy at 1923 p. m.
This is delightful six-day tour, tic
kets being limited TO provide for 8
longer stop If passengers so desire.
See ticket agents for further particu-
lars. No. S22 State street Tel 33S-R.
11901-1o-7-lts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
OLD CHARTER OF
ST. PETERS CHURCH

1t is a fact not generally known
that, according to its charter, granted
July 80 1918, by King George, st.
Peters church of this city, was un-
der the Bishop of London. This
parish, however, the same as several
others, passed into the jurisdiction
of the Protestant Episcopal Church
of America after the revolution, with
out any change having to be made in
its charter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
CROWTHER is
ON THE JOB.

Dr. Frank Crowther the republican
candidate for surrogate, commenced
his house to house canvass throughout
the county today. This morning he
went to Cranbury and will spend the
day pulling door bells and talking with
the men wherever he can find them.
He expects to put in about a day at
each town in the county covering, as
well, the farmers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
BOYS FOUND BY
LOCAL POLICE.

The detective bureau of Brooklyn
notified police headquarters in this city
today that two boys had run away or
had been Kidnapped and it was thought
if they Were free, had made their way
here
The boys. Frank Connolly, aged
twelve, and George Cunningham. aged
ten years, were found about 2:15
o'clock this afternoon at the DEFINING
Works by officer C. Jensen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
To Deliver an Address.

Rev. A. J. Tarpgaard, of Bridge
port, Conn.,, will give an address at
the family social of st. Stephen S
Danish Lutheran church in the lee
ture room tomorrow night. An ex-
cellent program has been arranged
and refreshments will be served.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
Funeral of Mrs. Ferguson.

Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza B.
Ferguson took place from her late resi-
dence. 122 South First street, Yesterday
afternoon. Rev. James Fl. Northrup,
pastor of the First Presbyterian church,
officiated. Interment followed in AL
pine cemetery. The bearers We're Will
liam Miller, Harry English. EDWARD
English Charles Carlisle, Morris Pagan
and Ferd Cranse
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
WAGONS C0LLIDED
AT BUSY CORNER

horse attached to light delivery
wagon and belonging to Walter Mullin
backed into the rig belonging to Lars
Larson, who drives mail bags to and
from the post office Saturday afternoon
at New Brunswick avenue and Smith
street. Manager Jacobson. of Scheuers s
store, grabbed the reins of the Mullin
horse and pulled it from the other rig.
No damage was done.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
THROWN OUT
BY COLLISION
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carroll and
Child Hurt by Careless Driver
Who Hurried Away.
WERE NEAR MAURER AT TIME.

While driving along the road from
this city to Roosevelt about 5 o'clock
Saturday afternoon, John Carroll,
with his wife and child, were thrown
to the roadway and bruised by a
horse and buggy which ran into
them near Maurer. The name of the
party driving the buggy is not
known
The shafts of Mr.. Carroll's wagon
were broken, but none of the occu-
pants was hurt badly. The police
have been notified.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
Phone Co. Ball Oct. q.

Posters are out for the first dance
of the local employees of the \. Y. &
n. J. Telephone company, which is
to be held October 23, in Washington
hail. A committee of five is in
charge of the arrangements.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
THAW TRIAL
DECEMBER 2

NEW YORK, Oct. 7:-On applica-
tion of Martin w. Littleton, attorney
for Harry X. Thaw, Supreme Court
Justice Dowling, today. fixed Decem-
Der as the date for the second trial
of the slayer of Stanford White.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
KATzENBACH
NEXT WEEK.

The democratic state committee
had planned to have Frank S. Kat
zenbach, Jr, in this city and New
Brunswick tomorrow, but as no op-
portunity was given to make prepara-
tions the trip has been postponed
until next week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
B0ARDER'S vALISE
ROBBED OF VALUABLES

Joseph lakewood, who resides at
SO Fayette street, reported to PATROL
man Quinlan at $3.50 o'clock Satur-
day night that his valise had been
broken open in his absence and robb-
ed of s100 and a gold watch A
boarder who left town suddenly is
under suspicion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
Special to the EVENING NEWS:

TOTTENVILLE, Oct. 7:-Rev.
Guy A. Jameson, rector of the
Church of Stephen, has adopted a
new plan to hold the interest of the
members of his church. He reads
a novel he has written instead of de-
livering his usual sermon Sunday
nights
He began by reading the first chap
ter of the story last night.
The title of the novel is THE Cap
tain Jacklin Club
The scene is in small town called
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
Train Victims Buried.
Special to the EVENING NEWS:

Special to the EVENING NEWS:
SOUTH AMBOY, Oct. THE two
men who were killed near Gaston's
brick yard at Cliffwood, Friday night,
remained unidentified and were
buried today by Stillwell & Mason in
the cemetery at Ernston.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07

The International Hod Carriers and
Laborehs' Union held it's annual con-
vention Yin Easton, Pa, yesterday The
local delegates Were Andrew Peterson
and Pctel f. Damn.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07

Raymond Abildgaard, formerly OF
this city. is travelling as end man with
the Bernard Brothers minstrel show,
which is now at Oakland, Cal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07

The Metuchen football club held a
successful and enjoyable dance in Rob-
ms hall at Metuchen. which a number
of local people attended, last Friday
night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
Stopped a Runaway.

Roundsman Norris caught a runaway
horse attached to a one-seated carriage
at Smith and Front streets yesterday.
The horse was a gray one and was TAX
en- to Liddle & Pfeiffers livery stable
on New Brunswick avenue.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07

Sweet cream, any quantity. sold 90
cents a pint, SeXton's drug store.
1lgO2-ln-7- -lte
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07

&bout the on.y place a free puff
could be of any use would pc in the pa
pers that wont print il.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07
Enters Yale College.

Joseph E. Brody, 1906 graduate
of the Perth Amboy hlgh school'
having successfully passed all the
entrance examinations, has now en-
tered the freshmen class OF the Shet-
field scientific school of Yale col
lege.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07

Souvenir post cards of the hremen at
Sections drugstore.
11902-10-7-1te
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07

Wanted-Strong boy about is years of
age. Address S. A. H., Evening
News.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-10-07

ralroaisa .uAelneers.