Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-13
JAM ESBURG

Council met in regular monthly
session Monday evening and the reg
ular routine business was before that
body.
State Home Cornet band made
their usual hit at Freehold, Satur-
day afternoon, when they furnished
the music for the Freehold Driving
Clubs races at the Freehold race
track. The young musicians were
conveyed to and from Freehold in
two large wagons from the Home.
John berwick and son John, of
Half avenue, spent Saturday with
his sister, Mrs. Frederick Dey, of
Augusta street,
Mrs. Louise Dey, of Franklin
street, lies critically i'll at her home.
Frank Dey, her son, and his wife,
spent Sunday at her bedside. Mrs.
Dey is in her eighty-s1xth year and
has enjoyed good health until this
attack.
Mrs. Thomas Mount and sons,
George and Arthur, of Helmetta,
were guests of Mrs. John Mount, of
Church street, this week.
Miss Nellie Dey, of Harrison
street, has returned from a visit with
her sister, Mrs. Leroy Groves, at
P~lainsboro.
Clifford Stonaker, of Prospect
Plains, has rented the Lincoln ave
nue. tenant house of Miss Rose Con-
nerty. Mr.. Stonaker is employed by
the Pennsylvania Railroad company
at Helmetta and will commute daily.
Another Of Frank Jennings val
80 TJD Pano11o an1jiA docs hoe dico n
peared for the second time within
a week and its owner has failed to
locate it. Mr.. Jennings has lost in
all over a dozen such CANNES, some
stolen, strayed and killed by the
cars.
Mrs. Rebecca Dey, of Plainsboro,
is Spending the week with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Sadie Emens, of Harrison
street.
George W. Richards has given his
printshop two thorough coats of
paint that have excited the curiosity
of the natives. All that is necessary
with his brand Of paint IS to add
clean water to the stock. He has &C
complished a neat job, too.
Assistant superintendent Jacob
Probasco, who has a months leave
Of absence from his duties at the
State Home for Boys, owing to i'll
health, sends word to his friends
from the mountains In New York
state that he is greatly benefited by
his outing.
A supposed mad dog created no
little excitement on Railroad avenue
in the vicinity of the home Of Mrs.
Julia Snedeker, when her pet dog
became suddenly mad. Her son
Frank soon disposed of the rabid
animal before it had accomplished
any harm.
Mrs. John e. Jennings, of Rail-
road avenue, who was operated on at
St. Francis hospital, Trenton, last
Thursday, for internal trouble, is
rapidly recovering her former good
health.
A large delegation of local rail-
road trainmen will attend the clam
bake at South Amboy to be given by
that body Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Howard Coombs,
of Buckelew avenue, entertained
Messrs. Isaac and Harry Coombs, of
Trenton. A visit through the State
ONE for Boys was enjoyed by the
two visitors.
Miss Ida Brown. of Augusta street,
gave a farewell party to anumber
of her young friends previous to. her
departure to take up her duties Of
school teacher along the shore. Re-
freshments were served.
The Misses M. Louise Chaffee and
Elsie NJ. Funk, of ~Sedgewick street,
were visitors at Trenton Saturday
and while in the capital city gave
Mrs. John E. Jennings a call at st.
Francis hospital.
Miss Mamie Hayes, who is making
her home with Mrs. John Waddy, of
Sedgewick street, was a. South Am
boy visitor Sunday at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hayes.
Hugh Riley, Of Mcknight street,
was taken to st. Francis hospital
Monday of this week in order that
he may have a portion of his Grip
pied foot amputated. Only the heel
of the foot to be amputated remain
ed following a previous operation
and this portion has now to be taken
from the limb in order that Mr..
Riley may walk with comfort.
Pride of Mechanics Home Council
No. 81, Daughters of Liberty, will
entertain a large gathering of sis
ter members Monday evening next,
at a district meeting of the order,
embracing the local lodge and those
of Hightstown, Englishtown and
South River. Mrs. James H. Hamp-
ton, of Sedgewick street, Is deputy
state councillor for this section and
will be in charge of the meeting, as
sisted by a local committee.
Willard Forman has been com
PEELED to go about this week with
the aid of a cane due TO a lame
foot.