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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-04
FIRE HOSE is TESTED.

Chief Mitchell of the Hancock fire
department, this morning made a test
Of 1000 feet Of hose recently purchased
by the city, and IL was found to come
up to specifications in every particular.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-12-04
Criterion Of Character.

have seldom known anyone who
deserted truth in trifies that could be
trusted in matters of Importance
Paley.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
RECOMMENDS
CREEK BRIDGE
Be IMPROVED
County Engineer Larson Says
Woodbridge Creek Struct-
ure Is Unfit for Traffic.
TEN COUNTY ROADS
TO BE MACADAMiZED
Plans Will Soon Be Approx
ed by State, and Contracts
Will Be Awarded.

The Middlesex County Board of Free
holders are planning numerous improve
ments to the highways and courses of
travel in the county for the coming
summer. AS has been told, ten roads
are to be macadamized and the county
engineer is about to recommend i'm
provements to the Woodbridge Creek
bridge. He says it is hardly fit to ira
verse, as the ends extend above and
below the landings on either side. At
one end of the bridge is three or four in
ches above the level Of the landing, and
at the other end, it is about the same
df cance below. The engineer says that
these conditions were brought about by
the heavy trolley traffic across the
structure. He says that the bridge
would have been good for nearly
twenty years, had there been no trolley
car traffic across it. A new iron struc-
ture is really needed
Macadamtze Ten Roads.
Ten county roads are to be macad-
amized and graded this summer The
plans have oil been completed by the
county engineer and he says that they
have been virtually been approved by
the state officials, but not officially. The
official approval will probably be re-
ceived in few days and bids viii then
be advertised for and the contracts
awarded by the freeholders, so that
the work may be pushed rapidly dur
ing favorable weather.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
HORSE THIEF
is SENTENCED
TO TEN YEARS
DOminick Fitzpatrick Pleads
Guilty at SOmerviIIe When
Arraigned Today.
CULPRIT WAS CAUGHT
BY DETECTIVE HUFF
All of the Six Horses Stolen
by Prisoner Have 6een
Recovered.

Word was received by Chief Burke
this noon that Dominick Fitzpatrick
pleaded guilty to charge of horse
stealing at Somerville this morning and
was sentenced to ten years in state
prison.
He was arrested in this city last
week by Detective Huff when he
tried to sell stolen team of horses
and a wagon to Polkowitz Brothers.
At first he refused to acknowledge
his guilt and gave his name as Jerry
Connors and asserted that he lived
in Plainfield.
Chief Burke made an investigation
and finally secured confession from
the prisoner. He admitted that he
had recently stolen six rigs from
Somerset, Hunterdon and Morris
counties. Detective Huff did some
excellent work and, in few days,
all of the stolen rigs were recovered
and returned to their respective own
ers.
In the meantime Connors was
identified by visiting detective as
Dominick Fitzpatrick, an ex-prize
fighter of Elizabeth, and by Detec-
tive Totten, of Somerset county, as
an ex-convict whom he had sent to
prison several years ago for horse
stealing. The prisoner was given
into the custody of Detective Totten
a few days ago and he was taken to
Somervilie 10 await trial. 1t is be-
lieved that many other horses in the
three counties were stolen recently
by Fitzpatrick and, on account of
his record, the Judge this morning
gave him long sentence.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
TAX BOARD
IN SESSION
1t Is Believed That State
Board Will Affirm Allan
tic Terra Gotta Sum.
MATTER DUE NEXT MONTH

A monthly meeting of the Middiesex
County Board of Equalization Of Taxes
was held yesterday at the court house
in New Brunswick.
The board discussed the appeal of the
Atlantic Terra Gotta Company to the
State Board AS told in the NEWS re-
Gently, the terra Gotta company seeks
reduction of SAT 200 in assessments
of its factories in this county. An
appeal to the county board on January
8 left the assessment as it was. The
county board affirmed the assessment.
1t is believed that the State Board will
do likewise. This matter will probably
be heard before the State Board about
the middle of May. Clerk William A.
Spencer and members of the county
board will be present.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
NOT BUY A
PARSONAGE

When it became known that the house
at present occupied by Rev. William
H. Bawden, pastor of the First Baptist
church, had been sold, the members of
the church were much concerned. At
an informal congregational meeting
committee WAS appointed to look into
the matter of securing suitable home
for the pastor.
Last evening the committee reported
somewhat as follows: 1hat it WAS un-
wise just at present TO try to raise the
money to purchase parsonage. But
they unanimously recommended that
sufficient additional money be raised
during the ensuing year to enable the
pastor to rent at once suitable home.
This recommendation was adopted by
those present without dissenting voice.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
Rig for the superintendent.

and were accompanied by a bond.
The matter was submitted to the su~
perintendent, who will INVESTIGATES
the sureties.
A communication was received
from Mrs. Emma Compton asking fer
$2S.16, which Abe claims The haaIsSs
owes her, as on accounNsz1f the de4-
partment shutting .af water in her
home on Water street, the boiler was
ruined. A bill from Kelly & Me-
Alinden for the amount claimed ac-
companied the letter. The matter
was referred back to the superin-
tendent.
Several applications for reductions
in water rents were received. The
contract and bond of Howard b. Lit
tell, who was awarded a contract at
the last meeting for supplying 8 900
tons of coal, were read and approved.
A communication was received
from the U. s. Department of Agri-
culture, Atlantic City Station, STATE
ing that there would De no weekly
weather report sent to he board dur-
ing the coming season
Need New Dynamo.
Chairman Grouse, of the commits
tee on power, reported that the dy-
namo at Runyon had practically
given out and recommended that d
new and larger one be purchased.
The matter was referred baek~4n. the
committee with power. :.
Superintendent CroweH's report
for the month showed that twenty
six tapsAaad been made The reports
of the Vcity collector, city treasurer
and city comptroller were received
and a number of bills ordered paid.
Among the number was the final
payment to Contractor Mundy, of
South Amboy, for the two new
houses at Runyon. The latter war;
rant will not be turned over, how
ever, until a release from all claims
is obtained by the superintendent
from Mr. Mundy.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
PARINCFOR
RUSH AT |. v.
Car Shops Are Getting Roll
ing Stock in Shape Strike
Is a Possibility.
DOCKS ARE BUSY ALSO

The car shops Of the Lehigh Valley
railroad are busy, getting cars in readi-
ness for work in case of coal strike.
Sixteen new men have been put on this
week, q order to repair about $50 large
tunnel coal cars, holding from sixty to
100 tons.
AS soon as cars are repaired and put
in shape, they are put in use between
Pennsylvania and this city, to stock up
the company's grounds. This rush makes
work brisk about the coal wharves, In
fact there is more work about the stock
grounds at the present time than there
has been for nearly year The ships
ping docks are also busy.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08

John W. Davidson, of Old Bridge,
in communication said that having
talked the matter over with his wife
he was ready to again meet the
board regarding the purchase of
some of his land at Runyon.
Reduction of Meter Rates.
The question of reducing the me-
ter rates was brought up recently, so
that large consumers of water would
be benefited. The matter has been
in the hands of the finance commit
tee since the previous meeting, when
they were instructed to revise the
rates and prepare new ordinance.
The ordinance was introduced last
night and passed on It's first reading
Want Fire Protection.
A petition was received from A. j.
Mikalajczelk and ten Others asking
that a six-inch water main be laid in
Elizabeth avenue, from Brace avenue
to the end of the street The petit
TONERS stated In their communica-
tion that the main was badly needed,
as at present they were without fire
protection. The matter was referred
to the committee on pipe.
Bids FOR Laying Pipe.
Bids for laying about 1900 feet of
six-inch water pipe in Brace avenue
and about 600 feet in Lawrie street
were received as follows:
Martin Hanson, this city, 26 cents
a foot.
Charles P. Hodgson, Metuchen,
2SA cents a foot.
John Quinlan, South Amboy, "a
cents a foot.
A. Cerbo, this city, "a cents foot.
The bids were referred to the COM
mittee of the whole for tabulation.
John Quinlan's s bid was low, but the
contract was not awarded last night.
Plumbers Applications.
Applications were received from
fourteen plumbers for licenses. Most
of the applications were for renewals
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
CARD OF THANKS.

The undersigned desire to express
their thanks to neighbors and
friends for their sympathy and as
sistance during our sreeent bereave-
ment in the death of my husband
and father, especially to James j,
Flynn, the funeral director, for the
many courtesies and the satisfactory
and very reasonable service, and
would highly recommend his new
process of taking care of the de-
ceased, and will highly recommend
him to anybody needing his service
MRS. WILLIAM G JACOB,
MRS. LIZEBETH ELLIOTT.
1540-4-S-1t*
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
WINDS TORM SWEEPS
COUNTRY AND DOES
CONSIDERABLE HARM
Gale Plays Hob with Wires and Fans
Brush Fires into BIazeS Of
Threatening Size.
WOODS AFLAME At FOROS

Following spread itself
yesterday It's
yesterday
asceaned
Considerable
killed missing
blow while will
perng
orch could
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
BOTTLE USED
AS WEAPON

Frank stocko, of 1s Wayne street,
was severely cut about the face and
head this morning, in saloon fracas
near his home.
No arrests have as yet been made
Stocko was injured by another man
half crazed with drink, who hit him on
the head with bottle and later with
pieces Of it. The injured man was re
moved to his home and attended by Dr.
G. w. Tyrrell.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
Professor secor Promoted.

Trenton, April s--Professor Wendell
B. Secor, of the department of mathe-
matics of the State Model school, haa
been made head of the boys depart
ment of the institution, succeeding Pro
fessor Ray II. Whitbeck, who recently
resigned to become a member of the
faculty of the University Of Wisconsin.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
WAS FINED $5 FOR
DRIVING ON SIDEWALK

Hans P. Hansen, forty-three years
old, of Cornell street, was fined So
by Recorder Pickersgill this morning
for driving on the sidewalks.
The case against Hans Nelson, for
similar offense, has been dismissed, as it
was learned that he had only driven
across sidewalk to get on his own
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
YANKEE FIRST BASEMAN
is ILL WITH SMALLPOX

Lynchburg. Va, April S:-Mana-
ger Stallings, of the New York Amer
leans, admitted today that Hal
Chase, the famous first baseman, is
in an Augusta, Ga, hospital suffering
with a slight attack of varioloid con-
tracted at Athens. The rest of the
team has been vaccinated and the
baggage fumigated.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
YACHT CLUB HOLDS
A BIG MEETING

The season was ushered in with a
rousing meeting of the Raritan Yacht
Club last night. There was very large
attendance and the preliminary work
for the summer was mapped out. The
house will shortly be put in shape for
the season. The committee in charge Of
the motor boat contest reported that It
will be awarded next Thursday night,
April 15.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
NEGRO CLERGYMAN
Is UNDER ARREST

New York, April S:-George w.
Henley, a negro clergyman, was ar
rested here today charged with al
legged swindling of a number of
wealthy Philadelphians of large
sums of money in connection with
scheme to sell coal to the poor OF the
city at cost. 1t is charged he raised
a large sum and decamped.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
MUTINY ON
SHIPBOARD

Special bV United PresS Wire
Philadelphia, April S:-Part of
the crew Of the Robert S. Groves, of
the Erickson line. mutined last
night on the trip from Baltimore,
attacked the captain and threw 400
passengers into a panic. The cap
tain and officers beat the mutineers
with guns and clubs and threw them
in irons. They we're arrested here.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
FRENCH ALSO ORDER
CASTRO TO MOVE ON
Special bv United Press wire.

bPtttuT w UNited FTeSS Wtfe.
Paris, April S;-The French govern
ment today, acting in concert with Eng
land and America, decided to order the
expulsion of Castro from Martinique
where he landed yesterday. England
and the United States made representa-
tions to France that Castro S establish
ment of base of operation near Vene-
zuela would likely involve Venezuela
in a series of international troubles.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
REMAINS
UNIDENTIFIED

The body of the infant which wos
found by some boys in field on viii
liam street Tuesday afternoon is still
at Coroner Garretson s morgue in High
street The coroner said this afternoon
that he is investigating the case care
fully. County Physician Suydam has
been notified and has decide not to per
form an autopsy.
The body viii be buried in Alpine
cemetery tomorrow morning.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
ST., 900, BLAZE
MANCHESTER, n. H.
Special ov Unttsd Press Wire.

Manchester, N. H., April 8:-The
entire southern part of the city is on
fire. An area of ten blocks has al
ready burned. The companies have
asked for help. from the Nashua,
Lowell and Concord departments
The loss may reach $1,0O0,00O.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
LADDER FELL
ON HIS HEAD

A carpenter employed at the Raritan
Dry Docks was injured by having a
large ladder fall ON his head yesterday
The ladder was leaning against barge,
when a guest of wind blew it over.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
WANT GRocERs TO
CLOSE ON SUND AY

Chief Burke has received petit
tion from grocers in the western
part of the city asking that he close
up all the grocery stores in that
vicinity on Sunday.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
HUSBAND OF EMMA
GOLDMAN NOT CITIZEN
Special by United Press Wire.

Buffalo, April 8:-Judge Hazel, of
the United States district court, to-
day, issued an order annulling the
citizenship papers of Jacob Kersner,
the husband of Emma Goldman.
They were married in Rochester, N.
Y, in 1889.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
NO NEW CASES

The Board Of Health announced to-
day that no new cases of smallpox have
been reported and, in view Of the fact
that none has been since last week, it is
believed that the disease has run its
course.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
Northwestern Ohio Suffers Greatly.

Northwestern Ohio Suffers Greatly.
Toledo, o., April Northwestern
Ohio experienced one Of the most Sc
we're windstorms in its history. Scores
Of persons were injured, many of them
seriously, and the property damage Is
large. In Toledo the loss is estimated
at $4,000, and fifteen persons were
injured.
Many towns report much damage
and many minor accidents.
fContinued on page ~
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
Famous Actress Dead.
srinI hn Hnffed Pffss Rfra.

Los Angeles, Cal, April S:-Mme.
Helena Modjeska, the famous ac-
tress, died at 10 o'clock this morn
ing
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08

Buffalo, April S.-For two hours q
seventy-two mile wind tore through
the streets of Buffalo. One man was
killed and many were injured by parts
of buildings detached by the force OF
the wind and hurled through the air.
The big steel steamers j. ]. II.
Brown and William II. Truesdale
broke from their mOorings and We're
blown aground.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08

Live Chicks for Easter 1Sc. each
at Sections. 10 Smith street.
1539-4-S-1t@
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
WATER BOARD RAISES
EMPLOYEES PAY AND
BUYS A RIG FOR SUPT.
Ordinance Increasing Salaries Of
Assistant Superintendent, Clerks
and Tappers Given First Reading.
DAVIDSON WRITES ABOUT LAND

At meeting the
ordinance ordinance
and fixing the salaries the
reading Of
the Office at salary of $500
5000 salary per
and two tappers 84O
the board for raise and the
tee who submitted las
Fred Haney, Joseph Quick
cee SOS month
St. John the assistant superintendent $75
the ordinance will
the
given
the
he
The board decided
Superintendent to
OF
walk to06
difficulty would
requison twelve
Runyon pumping station referred
authority o
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
Brother and Sister KiIIsd by Tree.

Plattsburg, N. Y, April s.-Miss Eli
da Eldred, aged twenty three, and her
brother, Warren Eldred, aged eighteen
were crushed to death by the falling
of tree on highway mile north of
this city.
They were driving to their home in
Grassy when violent gust of wind
snapped a large tree, toppling it over
OH them and killing them almost in.
stantly.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
sIxtesn Mis.inu Il cI.vaIand.

Cleveland, o., April s.--The fishing
tug George Floyd, with seven meL
aboard, and the sloop Mary H, with
nine men, are missing, and the barge
Norman Kelley, with crew Of fouI
persons, was rescued after desperate
struggle in fierce windstorm which
ragged on Lake Erie. The wind blew a
sixty mile gale.
The steel barge KelIey's crew, three
men and woman, were picked up
after floating fifteen miles away from
Kelley's island, whence the boat broke
away.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
South Jersey Forest Fires.


Atlantic City, April S:-Blazing
its way over and past a small army
of desperate farmers, who are
matching their puny efforts against
the worst forest blaze in years, a
woods fire two miles long is sweep
ing towards the towns of Oceanville
and Port Republic, on the main
land.
Although the blaze is at least ten
miles away, the glare of the burning
forest last night could be plainly
seen from the boardwalk.
At midnight last night the smoke
of the burning forest partly dimmed
the moon over this city, and the
scent Of the burning pines can be
plainly detecte,-.
Egg Harbor also reports forest
fire.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08

Artistic Easter Millinery at Miss
Maize McDermott's, Sc Smith street.
1483-4-7-3ts
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08

For SaIe.-An automobile runabout
in good running order. win sell
for 800. Write to G. r. D.. care
News Co., If interested. 4-S-tf
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08

Live Rabbits for Easter 25e. each
at Sextons, 70 Smith street
1539-4-S-1t*
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08

Have your doctors prescriptions
filled at Sections, 20 Smith street.
1539-4-S-1te
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
BONT BEAT YOUa CARPET

We can clean them much better
and you need not remove them.
AMBOY CLEANING CO.
s8e Ssate St Phone III,
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
One Killed at Rochester.

Rochester, N, Y, April 8. - John
velth was killed here when a flfty-one
mile an kSdr wind unroofed a New
York Central freight car. veith, who
was working along the tracks, was
crushed TO death. A twelve-year-old
child sustained a fractured skull from
chimney blown down by the gale.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08

Imported hats at moderate prices.
Miss NJ. McDermott's, 6g Smith
street. 14SS-4-7-9ts
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08
Eight Killed In Michigan.

Detroit, Mich, April 8. - At least
eight persons lost their lives in the
storm that swept over Michigan
Three men who tried to cross the De.
troit river In rowbOat from WSan.
dotte to Canada were drowned when
their craft capsized
At Jennings, in Misssukee county,
three men were killed by falling wall
that was blown down by the wind.
Eight-year-old BENJAMIN HellmeI
was killed by lightning near Iona, and
Ray Miller was killed at Brighton by
a roof that had been blown off by the
wind.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08

Imported hats at moderate prices.
Miss M. .McDermott's. e6 Smith
street. 14ss-z-7-st@
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08

car and came near being run over.
His face and head were badly
bruised. Many other people were
injured by falling signs and building
material, and had to be taken to the
hospitals. Craft in the bay were
buffeted by the wind.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08

7-II7IT u II ? ? .
Mrs. william A
street was 8 JeEnaa
aaK
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-04-08

Palronlze NEWs advertiaera.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-06-11
AS SUBSTITUTE FOR KITTENS
Bereaved Cat Adopted and Tenderly
Cared for a Family Of
Squirrels.

Last spring n cat on the farm of
Albert Fisher, neal Watervillc, N. Y,
had several small kittens. AS the farm
was overstocked with cats her young
were taken from her and drowned.
After that the cat seemed very unhap.
py, and being a house favorite she re-
ceived considerable sympathy.
One day shortly after her kittens
were taken from her a young squirrel
which had fallen from it's nest in the
hollow of a tree was found and taken
to the cat with the idea that IT. would
be a dainty morsel to tempt her ap-
petite.
Instead of %pouncing upon It cat fash.
ion she took the young squirrel to the
box where she had so recently moth.
cred her own young and there be.
slowed upon the squirrel all the affec.
ton she had previously given t. her
kittens.
Stranger still, says a writer in
Country Life in America, in about two
hours the old cat had hunted out the
squirrels nest in the tree some dis.
tanee away and carried the remainder
of the young squirrels in her mouth,
n at a time, to her box in the house.
Then until the squirrels were nearly
full grown the cat watched over them
with all the solicitude that Is possible
for n animal mother to show, even
providing nourishment for them in ex.
actly the same manner that she had
FOR her own young. When the SOUR.
rels had outgrown a mothers atten.
ton they were very tame and were
given to friends of the family.