Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-17
JkMESBURG

Christopher {. Quinn n Cllnord
Stonaker, of Prospect Plains, are at
the Delaware Water Gap for over Sun
day.
Flag Day was celebrated in an in
formal manner by Pride of Mechanics
Hank Council, Daughters Of Liberty,
Wednesday evening. Mrs. William
Capewell, the welLknown eloeutionist
gave two selections. Singing of pat
riotic airs completed the program. Re
f~reshments were served. Mrs George
Martin, Mrs. Frederick Cole and Mrs.
Sidney Lowe managed the observance.
Signs have been placed at the lake
~forbidding the taking of fish in an IL
legal manner, that was done by so many
when it became known that the dam
at the lake had given way.
Mayor Abijah Chamberlain has OPP
pointed Harry Groves a member Of the
l,v~i to Rll the un-
expired term of Charles Emens who has
rendered his resignation. Mayor Cham
berlain is vested with this authority
under the new Geran act.
So far no announced program for any
observance Of July 4th has been put in
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friends at Avon-by-the-sea.
The large band wagon conveying the
State Home Comet Band to Helmetta
where they were to give a concert eame
to grief in crossing the tracks, a sid
ing opposite the freight station. A
front wheel became wedged and was
broken of. A conveyance was provid-
ed for the return home by the Ameri-
can Snuff Company.
DIR. John L. Snyder has replaced the
wooden steps to his tenant house on
Gatzman avenue with concrete. A
new walk of the same material has been
put down.
Frank Middleton, of the State Home
farm force has resumed his duties af-
ter a sixteen day lay off.
Parole Officer Herbert Smith, of the
State Home is q guest at Swartzwood
Lake, in Essex county, of ex-Judge
Lawrence, who has a camp at that
ideal spot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Floyd have
gone to Atlantic City where a portion
of their eighteen day vacation will be
spent.
Assistant Superintendent Jacob Pro-
DdSCu d1u AlS itobdsCuy VI GHb Stdlt
Home, are pleasantly located at Beach
Haven, ths state for the next two
weeks. Edward Ware is acting in NJ.
Probasia s place during his absence.
Comomdore Longfellow, the national
authority on life saving and swim
ming and a member of the United
States Life Saving Station located in
New York City, gave a practical DEM
onstration to the boys at the State
Home for Boys, last night on the art
of swimming. He also gave an illus
trated lecture to the boys showing ev-
cry advantageous position of the body
while in the water. His talk and pic
lures were very fruitful to the boys,
especially at this season of the year
when so many take to the water as a
pastime.
Closely following a final inspection
by Messrs. Frederick and William
Buckelew who had decided to com
mence the construction of a new con-
crete dam and falls at the lake. the
timbers forming the dam were swept
away between four and five o'clock on
Friday morning and the handsome lake
soon emptied of it's water. Local
sports % were soon on the scene car
rying away bushels of black bass and
pike that had become stranded on the
mud fats. Notices have been posted
forbidding any one to fish in the lake.
The engineer, with Messrs. Buckelew,
gave it as his opinion on Thursday that
the dam was good for five years ser
vice yet and the very fact that the
party spent the greater part of three
hours on was the part that gave away.
You'll fnd 1t in the VIEWS.