Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-21
SOUTH RIVER

Mrs. Francis Barkelew Is spending
a months vacation at Ocean Grove.
DR.. A. l.. Woods is driving a new
Hupmobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Brewer, of
New York, are visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Voorhees, Serviss.
Mrs. John Fee is slowly recovering
from a severe attack of rheumatism.
Mrs. John Peterson, OF Asbury
Park, Is the guest of Miss Fannie
Peterson.
Miss Ida Eisele, Of Highland Park,
is enjoying a visit with Miss Emily
H%argrave.
Rev. James Lord has an interest
ing subject for the prayer service
Thursday evening. The time will be
devoted to the discussion of popular
hymns and their authors.
Mrs. William Manahan was a New
Brunswick visitor Wednesday.
A special meeting of the Board of
Public Works was held Tuesday
evening. Although the business tran
sacted was private, yet rumor has
that plans were discussed to open
the sewer system within a week.
The Board made a trip to Perth Am
boy Wednesday in eX-Sherif
Church's Palmer-Singer for the pur-
pose Of securing some information
about the city's W e
Mrs. Jonathan Booraem enter
tanned the Guild of St. Mary last
night at her home. This was the
last meeting for the summer and all
mebres were requested to attend.
Our hotels are becoming more up
to date each year. Washington hotel
has Just introduced one of the finest
taxi-cab services in the county . A
wealthy company, consisting of Otto
Lindberg, president; Elwood Mau-
chan, William Morgan and William
White has been incorporated under
the laws of the state of New Jersey.
William B. White Ia purchasing
agent and supervisor of all cars Of
the company.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Conover Bovine
and family, who have been living in
Asbury Park for the past eight years,
have returned to the borough to live.
Dewitt Baird and daughter Mar
ian were Sunday visitors at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Johnson,
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Mrs. Silas Church, Miss Leah
Hermann and Mrs. Fred ~Schlussler
enjoyed a ride to Dukes farm OF
Tuesday in A. S. Church's new Pal
mer-Singer machine.
Bertha Julia, the little daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Van Zant, Gel
ebrated her first birthday today. A
number of her little friends spent
the afternoon with her.
Abijah French Is suffering with
a severe attack of erysipelas. A ply
stefan is in attendance.
Mrs. D. J.. Sheib is spending a
few days in New York city as the
of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Lieb-
man.
Miss Beulah stults is spending the
week with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. j..
Lyle on the New Brunswick turn
pike.
Miss Alice Fee, who is recovering
from an operation for appendicitis,
will be brought home from St. Pc
ter's hospital, New Brunswick, Sat
urday.
A load of water a amuck yes
terday morning on Main street, when
ateam Of horses attached to the wa
ter sprinkler became frightened and
a wildly through the business sec
ton, splitting right and left the con-
tents, which is used in South River
for sprinkling roads only. James
Allen was the hero" who stopped
the team.
Miss Elizabeth Hoff, a prominent
young lady of the borough, left Tue
day for st. Peters hospital, New
Brunswick, where she will study to
be a trained nurse. Miss Hoff is the
second South River girl to take up
a trained nurses course
Mrs. Anna Rush, a recent grad
uate of Wilson's Business College,
has accepted a position as bookkeep-
er and stenographer with a New
Brunswick firm.
Mrs. Henry Black is spending a
few days in New York city.
Mrs. Thomas Pender and children
are spending a few days with Mr..
Stelton.
Ralph, the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Whiteman, met with a
painful accident on Wednesday.
While playing with a number of boys
who had been ishing, a fish hook
pierced the flesh of his leg. DR.. j.
H. Beekman extracted the hook.
Miss Blanche Brant was a recent
Perth Amboy visitor.
Louis Cohen will open an up to
date ice cream parlor and fruit stire
in the Sontag building Saturday
next.
Mrs. William Serviss and daugh-
ter Myrtle were Ne wBrunswick Wis
itors Thursday.
Harold Let's spent Wednesday In
with his aunt, Mrs. Edgar
Let's.
Mrs. Leverit Smith Is visiting her
daughters In Trenton.
Miss Lulu Allgair, of Lang Branch
spent Wednesday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Allgair.