Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-11
MATAWAN

Mrs. H. A, Bushnell was a New
York visitor Friday.
Mrs. A. B. Henderson spent Fri
day in New York.
Mrs. William Kennedy was /;
Perth Amboy visitor Friday.
Mrs. Frank Bedle and her daugh
ter, Mrs. Alonzo Walling, were New
York visitors Friday.
The home of D.. N. e.. Erwin is il
the hands of painters.
Miss Sadie Wyckoff spent Friday
in New York.
Charles Carman was an out-of-
town visitor Friday.
Mrs. Forman Thompson spent
Friday in New York city.
The dancing class under the SUI
pervision of Charles Rivers, of New
York city, was held Thursday even
Ing in Geran's hall.
Dayton Oliphant, of Trenton, who
Is well known In Matawan, passed
the recent examinations to practice
law. Mr.. Oliphant graduated last
June from the University of Penn
sylvania Law School, doing the three
years work In two.
Miss Nellie Foley, of Freehold,
was the guest of Miss Lucille Still
well last Thursday and Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Heyl had as
their guests last week the latter's
mother and Miss Lena Rossback,
both of New York.
James L. Terhune and Miss Helen
Terhune left Saturday for Camden,
S. c., where they will spend several
weeks. They took their guns along
and hope to have some good shoot
ing before they return.
Garrett Cottrell, of. Holmdel, has
decided not to move to Matawan and
engage In the tobacco business as he
had originally planned. Mr.. Cottrell
recently bought the store propcsy
of Fred F. Schock, on Main street,
now occupied by Harry Thompson.
The Friday Afternoon Euchre
Club met at the home of Miss Cecilia
Bailey Friday afternoon.
Fred Schock, Sr., and son, Fred
Schock, Jr., who have been touring
Europe, sailed for home Satur-
day from Gibraltar. o. H. Brown,
OF Spring, met them in Paris and
will return with them.
@. G. Hulsart attended the State
Grange meeting at Atlantic City last
as q member of the executive
OF the State Grange. Mrs.
G. G. Hulsart, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. H.
Stemler and MFR. and Mrs. J. H.
Douglass accompanied him.
Tonight Rev. j. Hoffman Batten.
who was formerly a pastor of the
church here, but who Is
considered one OF the great
lights of the lecture platform, will
in the Methodist church for
the benefit and under the auspices of
the Y. M. G. A.
Mrs. James Block and son. of
Newark, were recent guests of Spaf-
ford Walling.
William l.. Roberts, Jr., has re-
tired from farming and will move to
the dwelling on the corner OF Front
street and Broadway in Keyport.
Mrs. John Roberts entertained a
number Of young men from town at
a dinner party last week given for
her son, Frank G.. Roberts.
Miss Blanche Lamberson was out
last week for the first time since her
recovery from a sever cold which
has kept her indoors for several
weeks.
Mrs. A. B, Campbell has been n
tertaining her nephew and niece.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Emmons, of
The Domino Club met with Mr..
and Mrs. Rue Wednesday night.
The w. G. T. u. meets with Mrs.
IT yKTaIDnoJo- l. O
o'clock.
Miss Emily milford will open
dancing classes in Geran's Hall this
ct 4 o'clock.
w. l.. Van Brunt Is conveying in
the older children living in
to the graded school here.
This will continue until April 1 and
II the weather requires 1t.
At the Thanksgiving supper given
by the ladies of the Presbyterian
about $40 was cleared.
Van Longstreet, OF the United
battleshfp Vermont, is visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
of upper Main street.
The Misses Cody, who have been
visiting their sister, Mrs. James
Fury, at the Matawan House, have
returned to their home In Trenton.
At the play, Too Many Hus-
bands given by the Matawan ORA
matte Club, $116 was cleared. One
hundred dollars was donated to the
local Y. M. C. A. and the remainder
was retained by the club for ex-
penses Of a future play.
Miss Eva Thompson, of Broad
was awarded the diamond
ring given by DR.. Longs medicine
show which is being held in the
Broadway theatre. The ring was a
prize to the most beautiful woman
there.
Mrs. Harry Walling and Mrs.
were Friday visitors In
New York.
Frank Doolittie, Of New York city,
spent Friday in Matawan.
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