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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-01-09
Two New Members for Cburcb.

A meeting of session of the First
Presbyterion church was held after
the preparatory service last night.
Two persons signified their intention
of joining the church.
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school Board to Get together.

A monthly meeting of the new
schol board will be held tonight In
the high school. The matter of nam
ing the schools, which WAS set aside
by the old board. may come up for
discussion, as well as other matters
of interest.
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BOSS BUILDERS TO
ENJOY A BANQUET

The banquet committee of the Boss
Builders Association held a meeting
last night and plans were completed
for a banquet in the Dana building
Saturday night.
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ANNUAL CHURCH
MEETING HELD

The annual meeting of tine First
Baptist church was held last night.
There was no vote taken on the selec-
tion of a pastor.
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HURT BY FALL
FROM SCAFF0LD

John Olsen, of 35 Goodwin street
fell from a scaffold on State street
this morning. DR.. NJ. S. Meinzer at
tended him.
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Several local clergymen were asked
If they had performed the above mar
riage ceremony. All denied 1t ex-
cept Rev. DR.. w. c. Snodgrass, of
Simpson M. e. church. who said:
As witness In this case. must
refuse to answer.
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COUNTY BUDGET $2S4,92O INCREASE
OF $67,32O OVER LAST 8 MONTHS
Several Reports
Are Received
By Board.
COUNTY ROADS
vpector to the EVENING NEWS:

NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. 9:-The
.ounty budget for 1908 is $234,32O.
Last year, when only eight months
we're considered, it was $167, 900
rhe first year the republicans were
n control in 1906, it was $20y, 400
IN 1905, the last year of the demo
.ratic control, the budget was $751;
BOO.
The freeholders met shortly after
noon today and arranged for the
finances as follows:
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More than 10000 people In this
~ead the EVENING NEWS.
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CROSSED RIVER
TO WE'D HERE

Special to the EVENING NEWS:
SOUTH AMBOY, Jan. 9:-Stephen
Metzgar, or Broadway, went to Terth
Amboy with Miss Edna Metzgar
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Anxious About Her Sister.

A letter was received by Chief
Burke this morning, from woman in
Harrisburg, Pa, in which she said
that she understood that her sister,
who was living in this city, was in
want, and If this was so, she would
like to be notified. Patrolman Wood
was detailed to investigate the mat
ter.
The EVENING NEWS gives you all
the local news and the news of all
the world besides. No other paper
does this
Let The NEWS I'LL your wants.
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Bel on Fifth Ward Vote.

At city hall this morning a discuss
sion arose between two prominent
men as to whether the fifth ward
would go democratic or republican
at the next election. bet was
made.
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pltal 2,5OU
County Supervisor Vanderberg sub
mitted his report, showing that the
amount of money spent during the
past eight months on the repair of
roads In the county was $40,868.35.
Of this amount spent, s6,011.10 was
received from the state in auto fines
County Physician Suydam's report
was also received. He has perform
ed twelve autopsies during the past
eight months. Five of these were
murder cases. He also had thirty
other cases.
OF the county's bonded debt $14,-
800 comes due this year. The finance
committee was authorized to renew
$4,000 of the bonds.
Dover Redhing, Of Perth Amboy,
was made an engineer on steam roll
er No. 1 at salary of $75 month
beginning March 1.
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Five Admitted into Union.
The laborers' union association
held a meeting last night and five
members were admitted.
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Let The NEWS nll your wants.
The sun., 1908-12-10
.ANGLO-ITALIAN MARRIAGE.
Count OF Turin to We'd Princess Patricia
Cause OF AbruZZi-ElIklns FiascO.

Special Cable Despateh 10 THE SUN.
ROME, Dec. a.--Until recently King
Victor Emmanuel was undecided as to
whether TO sanction the marriage between
the Duke of the Abruzzi and Miss Rath-
crime Elkins despite the fact that several
members OF the royal family strongly
opposed it, and the Italian Ambassador
at Washington actively combated the
proposed match.
The Marquis de San Giuliano, Italian
Ambassador at London. in the mean
time informed the Italian Ministry OF
Foreign Affairs that King Edward was
favorably disposed toward Il marriage
between the Count Of Turin. brother OF
the Duke. and the Princess Patricia
of Connaught on condition that the
Abrliaai- -Elkins match should be aban-
doned. The Anglo-Italian marriage is
now settled. and 1t will take place at the
end Of next year on the return OF the
Count Of Turin from Africa. where he
will spend ten months on a hunting trip.
The Abruzzi-Elkins match was aban-
doned solely in order to render possible
a family. alliance between the reignipg
houses Of Great Britain and Savoy.
The sun., 1908-12-10
ROUNDUP or THE SPEEDERS.
Crews Busy Tswing In Taxicabs Whose
Drivers We're Arrested. -..

wrecking crews Of two taxicab COM
panies were out all over the city last
night towing home the machines Of a
score or more Of drivers who had been
arrested for violating the speed laws,
The occasion was Commissioner Bing-
hams periodical roundup Of those who
don't pay enough attention to their
speedometers.
The raid came at this time on account
OF the numerous complaints Inspector
Walsh has been receiving lately from
residents Of the West Side relating to
the nuisance. The Commissioner put
the complaints UP to Second Deputy
Commissioner Bugher. who assigned a
lot Of men on special detail with the order
to go out and catch every violator in
sight.
Up to midnight thirty five arrests
had been made throughout the city.
OF these five were reported from the
Bowery. three from the Tenderloin.
which is considered under the average
for this district, and about twenty from
the upper West Side. from Fifty-ninth
street to 10th. A majority Of the pris-
oners were taxicab drivers. Nobody
is in for very fragrant offence, the charge
generally speaking being that OF running
at twenty miles an hour.
The sun., 1908-12-10
Obituary Notes.

Oliver waicott Gibbs. a professor Of
Harvard University. died in Newport yes
terdar. He was a son OF George and Laura
Nalcott Gibbs and was born in New ! ork
in 1872. Through his father he was de-
scendent OF the Claiming family OF Rhode
Island and through his mother he was re-
lated to the Walcotts, prominent family
q GSnpeStiSpii P5Nf Gibbs wa was sraSd1ated
isis. He was Rumiord professor at Har-
ward from 1853 I'LL 1897 and professor
emeritus until his death. He was a mem
Der Of a committee OF the United States
Sanitary ComwisSsiop ,S n1n!. during The civil war
League Club OF New York in 1858 and a
charter member and president of the Ma
tionai Academy OF Sciences. He was well
known for his original investi ga tjons and
received honotaSy degrees from the Royal
from Columbia. Harvard, Toronto and
Pennsylvania universities.
Brig. .-Gen. Henry jackson, T.. S. A., re-
tired, who had made his home In Leaven-
worth, Kan, since 1901, died there yester-
day, He was. II years old. He was born
q private and eorporal in Company 4,
major OF the Fifth United States Cavalry.
He. waa commissioned First Lieutenant OF
the Fifth Cavalry on December rs, 1885, and
was mustered out March 49,. 1893. Two
as u unssd
States Cavalry, became First Lieutenant
the next year and Captain In 1870. He was
made Major of the Third Cavalry In 1893,
lieutenant Colonel of the Fifth In 1900 and
Sson Ss P:d e as Nth as ss ress essfaEy MY g 1901 1901 .a s
was advanced to the rank OF Brigadier-
General In 1904. ~. ...
The sun., 1908-12-10
HARD TO LIVE IN NEWPORT.
Mrs. Johnson's 81 ,OOO, 900 Did Not Rob
Rent OF Its Terrors,

BosToN, Dec. e.-Ellerton P. Whitney
of Milton, whose alleged use OF undue
influence is given as one OF the grounds
for the contest over the 1900, 900 estate
left by Mrs. Caroline e. johnson Of New
York, was on the witness stand at to-day q
session Of the hearing OIL the contest in
the Probate Court. He rsad about 200
letters which passed between himself
and Mrs. johnson and her three daugh-
ters,
The testatrix complained in her letters
of the cost OF living at Newport. where
she had a summer cottage on Gibbs
avenue, and Of the expense Of maintaining
her household at 4l6 Fifth avenue. New
York. She informed Mr.. Whitney that
she had poor opinion OF physicians.
She also wrote that she was afraid she
would have TO 60 TO the poorhouse.
In letter written by Mrs. Josephine
Taylor, one Of the daughters who is con-
testing the will. to Mr. Whitney. she told
him that she noted what he had written
about her marrying a rich man. While
she could do so tomorrow II she desired,
she said, she did not care for n large
fortune with vulgarian' and preferred a
small and moderate income with the
position she held in her mothers house
The sun., 1908-12-10
CHURCHES. MAY MERGE.
Union OF Dutch Reformed, Welsh Presby'
terian and Presbyterian Is Projected.


terian and Presbyterian Is Projected.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 9.-The ultimate
merging Of the Welsh Presbyterian Church
and the Dutch Reformed Church with the
Presbyterian Church in the United States
of America. frequently spoken OF as the
Presbyterian Church in the North, was
discussed at q meeting last Friday Of a
joint committee representing each OF
these denominations. 1t is understood
that the sentiment Of all in attendance
was favorable to the union.
Positive recommendation of suoh a
union could not be made, but sub-com-
mittees were appointed to investigate
and to report later to the joint committee.
1t is expected this report will be made in a
few months.
The chairman OF the committee from the
Presbyterian Church was the Rev. DR..
William n. Roberts. formerly president
OF the Federal Council. The Rev. DIR. j. S.
Kieffer OF Hagerstowu. Md, was chair
man Of the committee representing the
Dutch Reformed Church. The chairman
OF the committee representing the Welsh
Presbyterian Church was the Rev. DR..
r. L. Roberts Of Wilkesbarre.
The Welsh Presbyterian Church has
Is, 900 communicates and twenty presby-
teries. The churches of the denomination
are found principally in New York Penn
sylvania. Ohio and Wisconsin.
The sun., 1908-12-10
HE CLUNG TO THE EAST SIDE.
oliver Franklin Washburn Dies at 10 In
HIS E8O hood Home.


Oliver Franklin washburn, who was
born seventy years ago in Charlton street.
long before immigration changed the char
aoter OF the neighborhood, died yester-
day at the Hatfield Hotel. 40 Ridge street,
on the lower East Side. where he had
spent the greater part Of his life. Mr..
Washburn came of an old New York
family. which gave up its home in the
lower part Of the city years ago, but he
refused to move, saying that he preferred
TO live and die upon ground that he knew
as o boy.
His brother, Thomas J. Washburn,
lives at 2S5 Quincy street, Brooklyn and
is the owner Of livery business in Bedford
avenue Oliver franklin Washburn was
a bachelor without kin save HE brother q
family. He had an income from the
estate OF his father. Years ago he had a
hand in local politics and was known
among the Democratic leaders in the old
Tenth ward.
He was very old fashioned in his dress
TO discuss old New York with few cronies
who had been friends from boyhood.
One of these was Daniel O'Brien, an old
time East River ferryman. When O'Brien
moved away to the home of a relative In
The Bronx MIR. Washburn felt lonely and
complained that there were few left he
could talk to about the days when boys
could go fishing on Manhattan Island
below Fourteenth street. He caught
q severe cold several days ago and failed
rapidly. .,, -.
from Brooklyn.
The sun., 1908-12-10
CROP OF KEIRAN SUITS.
Pittsburg Catholics Surfer for the Stint
Of the Fugitive.

PITrsBURG, Dec. 9.-Seven suits were
entered in the United States Court mere
to-day by Eastern banking institutions
to recover on notes which bear the stamp
Of P. J. .ieiran. for whom the police are
looking. N E. O..
The Carnegie Trust Company OF New
York sues the Rev. Jan Apol RtkOynewski
of sos Talbot avenue, Braddock. to re-
cover $1,000 on seven different notes
signed by the minister. Six OF the notes
are indorsed by keiran for the Fidelity
Funding Society and one by the Fidelity
Funding Society. Another suit by the
Carnegie Trust Company is against the
Holy Family Orphan Asylum Polish
institution at Emsworth. Claims are
made for s91. 1884. IS with interest and pro-
test fees on notes signed by Keiran for
the society of which he was the head.
Attorney Frank Piekarski. formerly
a football player at the University OF
Pennsylvania. treasurer Of the Holy
Family Orphan Asylum, says certain
papers were forged and raised by keiran
at Newcastle until they now appear FOR
$500 900 when they originally aggregated
only $50, 900.
ToRoNTo, Dec s.-P. }. Ksiran gas
not unknown In Toronto. He travelled
at a fast clip here more than ten years
ago. He bobbed up as dashing Young
business man and soon formed a part
nershfp with one McAdam, who was
straight as a string. They went into the
coal and wood business, with the result,
it is said, that McAdam soon had the
experience and Keiran the money.
A change in the business became neces-
sary. the result being a reorganization.
the new firm. with Keiran az its guiding
spirit. being known as the Toronto Wood
and Single Company. Keiran found
favor with the Bank of Toronto and rolled
up a good sized indebtedness Even
t,ially the firm failed and Keiran disap-
peared. The bank realized something
on his assets.
The sun., 1908-12-10
Obituary Notice.

'Eck.-After an illness OF several weeks. WILL
lam Farley Peck OF Rochester. ". Y. lawyer
Journalist and historian. died on Sunday
morning, In his sixty ninth year. He leaves
brother, Edward W. Peck, and three uieces
Mrs, Quincy T. Curtis. Mrs. Edward Harris
DR.. and Miss Edith W. Peck.
The funeral services were held AZ the Unitarian
Church on Tuesday morning. The bearers
were his four cousins, Joseph Farley, Dr.
Porter Farley. the Rev. Farley Porter and
James McKeen.
Mr.. Peck. of Revolutionary ancestry on
his fathers side, of Pilgrim descent on the
mothers, was born at Rochester February
4 is4o, the son OF Everard and Martha farley
Peck. He was graduated from Williams
College In 1884 With the degree OF a, b. and
from the State Law School at Albany In ish5
with the degree of LIZ h. lie was h'uo
later admitted TO practise at the bar OF Monroe
county. He did not. however. enter actively
into the legal profession. but was soon drawn
into Journalism. which. with its kindred
forms of writing, became his life work.
After experience upon the Evening Erprs'
tnow the Post ErpresO he became In 1887 the
city editor OF the Democrat Going thence
on 10 the Chronicle, he wss telegraph editor
of the latter journal during the whole OF is
existence. from November. 1855 TO December
1870, He Afterward became editor OF the
sunday TrbuHs-a portion OF the time as par'
proprietor-and continued In that capacity
until some twenty Ave years ago. when ne
abandoned the neld OF direct Journalism.
Since that time he devoted himself to writing
of a desultory character. such as club papers
articles for magazines and more pardcu'
larry for encyclopedias and biographical
dictionaries, besides preparing several WORKS
The Semi Centennial History OF Rochester
published In 1884, Landmarks OF Monroe
County" is05. and The History Of Rochester
and Monroe County" published In 1908.
He was connected with the following organi~
lions: The Fortnighuy. a literary club Of
which he was one OF the founders; the boarn
of directors Of the Rochester AthenHum and
Mechanics institute, of which he had been
the corresponding secretary from the be'
ginning; the board OF mana gers OF the Roches
ter Historical Society. of which be vas the
recording secretary; the board OF trustees
OF the Reynolds Library, Of which he was
secretary; the Society for the Organization
of Charity. of which he was one OF the vice
presidents the Unitarian Church. the Gene
see Valley Club. of which he was one OF the
charter members: the Rochester Whist Club
the Genesee Whist Club. the Society OF May
nower Descendants OF the State OF New iors'
the Society OF the Genesee In New York eiN
and corresponding member Of the New iotA
Genealogical and Biographical society. ---
The sun., 1908-12-10
ROBBERS AS R4GMEN.
Discussed Negroes Accused OF LoOtinE
Homes OF Philadeiphians.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. S,-William John
son and two other negroes were sent to
Jail to-day in default Of bail charged with
robbing the homes of many persons liv-
ing in the prosperous section along the
Pennsylvania Railroad main line. 1t
ia alleged that in the guise OF ragmen
these men. pushing carts before them,
got away with $4,000 worth OF property
The burglar invasion began in Septem-
Der when many OF the main line residents
we're out of town and their places were
in charge OF servants or watchmen.
Out OF the sS. 900 worth Of loot piled UP
Mt Poloe Headquarters to-day Samuel
Rea, third vioe-president Of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, picked out almost 81 ,ooC
worth as having been stolen from his
home in Bryn Mawr, and William II
Roberts identified almost $500 worth
The sun., 1908-12-10
30 DAYS, $3.50 FINE.
fE{aNest Sentence Yet for Auto Driver
License in Danger Too.

s -IICeGte IN DAnbeT TOO.
Thirty days in the city prison and a
h1e of $3.50 was the sentence imposed
y@terday on Felix Droit. speeding
s4tomobils driver, who pleaded guilty
tahis third offence in the Court of Special
SESSIONS.
Droit will have to serve one day for each
dollar Of the fine that he fails to pay. 1t
w{s the heaviest sentence for such an
offence ever imposed in this city. In
addition the District Attorney said that
Id would ask the Attorney General to
revoke Droit license, a new move in
srkeding annals.
The offence was committed August %
at5:3o in the morning. Bicycle Police
man Rickert and Serft. Casey caught
Dtoit after a chase OF many blocks. but
ndt until he had run, his machine against
aH elevated railroad pillar and ripped
OF wheel. Rickert had fired FIVE shots
atfhe tires. but that did not stop Droit.
Droit at the time was in the employ Of
HkP. Wilson of rs Broad street. MIR.
WAson was in California and Droit was
taxing a joy ride. He went through
the streets at the rate Of forty miles an
hohr and sometimes speeded on the side
walks. He is a Frenchman. 81 years old.
The sun., 1908-12-10
ID. n. JAMES LEFT SECS. 900.
Aged Wiz, Sole Beneficiary an ENetu-
IrIN. said to lie lncOmpetent.

triA, Sbiu W fbt IucoihpftOh''
The will of ex-Congressman Darwin II.
James of Brooklyn, who died on Novem-
ber 10. was offered for probate yesterday
in the Surrogates' Court. The entire
estate, valued at $225. 200, is left to his
wife. Mary T.. James. and she also is
named "a sole executrix
Accompanying the instrument is a
petition of the son. Darwin r. James. Jr.
to Surrogate Ketcham requesting that he
or some other competent person be APP
pointed executor, as his mother. who is in
her seventv-fourth year. Is mentally
incapable of taking care OF the admins
tration Of the estate. MIR. James describes
his mother as ufiering from a form Of
illness which has rendered her partially
conscious and 30 dulled her mental
faculties that she has not full realiza-
ton Of her surroundings.
An affidavit Of DIR. Rollin Hills is also
submitted and describes Mrs. James as
mentally incompetent to transact any
business, due to old age and softening OF
the brain.
The will was executed on March 81, 1873.
Mr.. James in addition to his wife and con
is survived by six daughters
The sun., 1908-12-10
OFF WASHINGTON BRIDGE.
Heavily Clothed Man Killed by Jump of
$50 Feet.

Passersby saw a man walk from the
Bronx side Of the Washington Bridge
across the Harlem River at lslst street
yesterday afternoon and after going
several hundred feet jump to the hank
OF the river, about $50 feet below. He
landed on the back Of his head and was
killed. Arthur Perkins. George Roth.
John Stack aud James McKiernan. who
we're on the bridge. ran to where the man
fell. The body was taken TO the Ford
ham morgue 10 await Identification.
The man had on two sack coats, two
heavy undershirts. a heavy pair OF overalls
over his trousers and two pairs Of socks
In his pockets were two pairs Of socks.
a towel and a Chinese laundry ticket
stamped November 2S. 1908, il2 Park
row" on the back. The man was clean
shaven, about Ave feet six inches tail and
weighed about $50 pounds.
The sun., 1908-12-10
SNOW MUST STILL PAY 5000
For His ChlIdren's Support. Though His
Wife Has Married Again.

Elbridge Gerry Snow whose wife di-
vorced him in 1901 and is now Mrs Louis
L. De Bost. must continue under a de-
cision made yesterday by Justice Mccall
In the Supreme Court to pay 5000 yearly
to her. But the money is TO be used ex-
clusiveiy for the maintenance, support
and education OF their two children and
no part Of it is to 60 to the support Of Mrs.
De Bost.
Snow has been paying 5000 a year
under the divorce decree for the support
OF wife and children both By her second
marriage Mrs, Snow forfeited her right to
alimony, and Snow asked the Court to
reduce his payments to $1,000 on the
theory that Mr.. De Bost is able to pay her
share for the children's support. Mr.
Snow married again before his wife did
The sun., 1908-12-10
TO RAISE THE YANKEE.
Whaieback Barses TO he Sunk Beside Her.
Then Pumped Out.

NEW BEDFORD. Mass, Dec, e,-Two
whaleback coal barges will be used as
pontoons In the floating Of the United
States cruiser Yankee. which lies sunk
east Of Dumping light. in Buzzards
Bay. Ono on either side Of the cruiser.
they will be filed with water and sunk
They will then be chained to the warship,
after which they will be pumped free
OF water. Thus lightened they will have
a tremendous lifting power. and IL is
expected will raise the Yankee a few
feet to permit the pun ping out OF some
OF the Compartments. when the air COM
pressors can be set in op GRAFTON again.
The sun., 1908-12-10
ronopah Man a sulelce at Sea.

Benedict Imdorff an American citizen
who had been revisiting his old home n
Switzerland shot himself. in neavy
weather on, the second day out. in his
berth in the second cabin Of the. Red sta
liner Finland. in, yesterday. Because Of
the heavy seas the burial was not in the
usual fashion. The body, sewed in can
vas and weighted. was slid from plank
under the folds of an American flag. aftey
the purser had read the burial service.
lmdorf had been Ill some time He ives
60 years of age and lived at Tonopah, New,
The sun., 1908-12-10
tn Entertain Lord Nortncote.

Lord Northcote. who as Governor Gen.
eral Of Australia took leading part in
the welcome to the American battleship
squadron, will be entertained by the ex-
ecutive committee and some Of the men,
hers of the Pilgrims Society tomorrow at
the Lawyers Club. Lord Northcote sails
for England on Saturday morning.
The sun., 1908-12-10
DIED.

HlLL.-on December 9. at his residence, Tho
Florence. los East 18th st.. New York city
Warren Eden. beloved husband OF Priscilla
Sutherland Hill. In the 7sth year Of his age.
Funeral services will be held at Grace Church
chantry on Friday afternoon. December IL
at 2 O'Clock, 1nterment private.
PINkNEY.--On December g. Mary Goodwin
Pinkncy, daughter of the late Col. Ninivan
and Mary Plnkney. In the spth year OF her age
Funeral services and lnterment at the con-
Nenience Of the family.