Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-01
ALL OVER JERSEY

Mrs. Josephine Miller has been
elected president of the New Sharon
Ladies' Aid Society.
Rev. DR.. Lucas, of the Woodbury.
M. E. church, will preach a sermon
to bs~ sball fans Sunday evening
next.
The efficiency Of the Gloucester
police department has been greatly
advanced by the introduction of a
motorcycle.
Three tramps arrested at Pauls-
boro for riding on freight cars have
been given sixty days each in the
county Jail.
Gloucester residents are complain
ing that the "shatemobile," the lat
est toy of the small boy, is becom-
ing q nuisance On the streets.
A meeting in the interest Of a
Hightstown C~hautauqua will be held
this evening, when the plan for hav-
ing another week Of entertainments
here next year, similar to those
given the past summer, will be dis
Cussed.
The high tides Of the past week
have made reed and rail bird gun
ming along the meadows of Glouces-
ter county the best for years.
Since the big glass factory fire at
Swedesboro, Friday night, taxpayers
have realized that there is not suffi-
Gent fire protection there.
The plans for the superstructure
of the pier of the immigrant station
at Gloucester are ready and bids ON
the work will soon be invited.
Rev. w. r. Rover, of LinWood, N.
j., preached at the home camp
meeting services which began in the
First M. E. church, Millville, Sun
day.
The Haddonfeld Civic Association
has heen presented with a gavel
made of wood from the parsonage
of old Tenlent church, on the his
toric ground OF the Battle of Mon
mouth. The presentation was made
by Charles r. Richardson, of Had
donfield, who was given a vote of
thanks.
j. F. Atkinson, Of Hamilton
Square, has been chosen president
of the Mercer County Farm Bureau.
A. Crozter Reeves, of Trenton, was
elected secretary.
Harry Reilly, of Gloucester, has a
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lection of Indian arrows, lance and
Of the country.
Officials have been inspecting sew
eral properties in Paulsboro, with q
view Of moving the postoflce. An
offer hes been made for the Adam
son Building.
The annual convention Of the
Mercer County Sunday School Asso-
citation will be held IN the Nights
town M. E. church, Tuesday, Octo-
Der s, with an all-day program.
Sent from Panama by the United
States government SO she could re-
cover her health, Mrs. Harry A..
Kersey, of Trenton, died Saturday
night at White Haven, Pa. Her
husband was a draughtsman OH the
canal WORT when Mrs. Kersey was
taken i'll and she was hurried home.
Invitations were sent out Satur-
day to sixty-six tribes of Red Men in
South Jersey by Itaska Tribe, at Pit
man, to attend q big pow-woW to be
held in Pitman on October rs.
Thousands Of tons of late toma-
toes are being loaded on barges nea
the mouth of the Maurice river and
in Cumberland county and shipped
to catsup factories at Salem.
The Peddie Y. M. G. A. entertain
ed the Seniors and Juniors In the in
stitute, Hightstown, social rooms,
Friday evening, and Saturday night
the lower classes were entertained.
Memorial services were held all
OF Sunday In the Old Zion NJ. e.
church, New Egypt. This old struc-
ture is now nearly zoe years old
and is a very interesting historic
landmcfk. In 1t was preached the
fist Methodist sermon ever preach-
ed in the state. DR.. l.. L.. Hand,
tAstor Of the First church, was In
charge Of the services.
Fruit and vegetables used in elab-
crate decorations at the annual har-
vest home services in the Trinity M.
e. church, Swedesboro, Sunday,
were later given to charitable insti-
tutions.
Anna, a daughter of Rear Admiral
Samuel Comfy, of Woodbury., was
thrown from her wheel on Cooper
street and fell under a passing car
riage, but escaped with slight in
juries.
The annual conference of the
Congregational Methodists of Penn
.sylvania, Maryland and New Jersey
will be held in Millville, Friday.
Rev. J.. Baker Stewart, of Philadel-
phia, will preside.
The staff of the Parker public
sci DOL, Trenton, is to be seriously
id leted. Within the last week the
Ell ,agements Of three Of the fair
teachers were announced. They are
Misses Nellie A. Case, Bertha l..
Mintle and Edna May Vert.
The crop Of watermelons n
muskmelons in the vicinity Of New
Egypt has broken all records. A.
H. Stidpole had so many that he ad-
vertised that he would give away all
he had on hand If people would
come and get them.
ANY affair or happening, or cir
cumstance, which is too small to
make a Want Ad. worth while as