Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-01
KEYPORl

Thomas V. Cottrell has opened a
stand for summer business on the
Latham property in Bridge street,
near the drawbridge, at West Key
port.
Miss Nida Root was a New York
visitor Tuesday.
Miss Lydia Brink was in New
York Tuesday.
Mrs. Anna Sproul, of Brooklyn,
formerly of this place, was a WISH
tor in town Tuesday on business.
The plans for the changes to be
made to the old factory, which was
recently purchased by a New York
concern for the manufacture of rub
berized goods, are rapidly being
made. The superintendent. Mr..
Squires, has moved into the Tracey
house.
James e. Terry was a visitor in
New York Tuesday.
Alden WEIGH, of Brooklyn, was
the guest over Decoration Day of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. p. Welch,
in Church street.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ellsworth,
of Greenport, Long Island, were the
guests for several days this week of
Mrs. ~Ellsworth's parents, Captain
and Mrs. w. e. Woolley, in Front
street.
Mrs. Margaret Van Ness of New
York, was the guest of friends in
town over Decoration Day,
The regular annual meeting of the
Keyport Graded School Alumni AS
ISOLATION will be held in the high
school Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert w. Haigh
and daughter Constance are visit
ing Mr.. Haigh's mother, Mrs. A. NJ.
Haigh, of Buffalo.
Hamilton Walling, of New York,
was a visitor in town over Decora-
ton Day.
About Wednesday noon q team of
horses hitched to a repair wagon
of the New York Telephone
Company, became frightened
while standing lea Gordon
Woodey's store In Front street, and
ran away. They were stopped near
the waiting room.
The topic for the sermon on Sun
day morning of the practical church
talks of the Rev. l. S. Yerks of the
a vi II. tIuItt, Will De NE
Church Triumphant"
Theodore Kelsey of Second street.
who has been confined to his home
by an attack of rheumatism for sew
eral days, is about again.
Miss Florence Weisnauer was a
Perth Amboy visitor Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Macy, of Brooklyn,
were the guests of relatives in town
Decoration Day.
Miss Helen Dennet, of Belmar,
who has been visiting Miss Viola
Yerks, has returned to her home,
Mrs. Edith Goldberg, a former
resident of this place, was a visitor
in town Decoration Day.
Wilbur Young has purchased a
new thirty foot power boat.
The steamboat Newark replaced
the steamboat Majestic, both of the
same company, as the Keyport to
New York boat on Wednesday of
this week, The Majestic will be
placed on the Newark to Coney Is
land route it Is stated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hyer and
daughter visited relatives In town
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. R. Brown. of
First street, are rejoicing in the ar
rival of a baby boy at their home
Thursday morning.
AS a result of the heavy rain
Thursday afternoon the quantity of
water running of the roof of the
Ropolla barber shop on Front street
In the new Goldsmith building could
not be accommodated through outlet
and backed up the waste pine into
the shop. Several inches accumu-
lated on the floor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Roberts and
daughter Eleanor. of Railway, mo-
tored to this place on Thursday and
spent the day with Mr.. Roberts,
brother, DR.. d. f. Roberts, of First
street.
The closing exercises of the West
keyport school will be held at the
school house on Tuesday, June 4. at
2 p. m. The parents n friends
are invited to attend.
Mrs. Peterson and sons. Alfred
and Arthur, of New York, were tho
guests Of Mrs. s. P. Dey in Fulton
street Thursday.
A state inspector of automobiles
made his headquarters at Broad and
Front streets yesterday afternoon
for several hours, having his large
motorcycle in center Of street 40 he
could stop every automobile or W.