Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-17
JAM ES BURG

Ernest OOTneeS mas reHlONeu W Vho
Pownall tenant house adjoining the lat
ter home.
Mrs. Lowry Mcdowell and daughter
Althae, of Trenton, are spending the
week with& her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Mcdowell, Of Franklin street.
Marcus Snedeker, who is i'll at the
Mckinley hospital, Trenton, following
an operation for internal trouble, is rap
idly recovering.
Mrs. James Hampton spent Friday in
New York city and Brooklyn.
John D. Courier, looking the picture
of health, renewed acquaintance of
fifteen years ago in town this week. He
was entertained by his sister, Mrs. E.
B. Brooks. He is now a resident of
Elizabeth.
Mrs. Julia Snedeker is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Frederick Wyckoff, at
Manasquan.
The Jamesburg Cornet band will rem
der a concert at the harvest home to
be held on the lawns of the Presbyterian
church, on Wednesday evening next.
Polite of a local favor are looming
up in q surprising manner. The indi-
cations are that several candidates for
every position will have supporters.
The main fight s,ems to be for the of
icse of assessors and committeeman.
Jodeoph Connerty, Of Newark, has
opened up.a tract of land at Upper
Jamesburg that he has named James
burg Heights. The land is opposite the
Upper station. The land will be sold
in building lot size. Mr.. Connerty is q
native of this town his mother being
Mrs. Margaret Connerty, Of Lincoln
avenue.
Funeral services were held yesterday
afternoon for Frederick Weisert, who
died Tuesday. The services were con-
Quoted by the Rev. Joseph Ehrenstein,
pastor of the Jamesburg Baptist church,
of which the deceased was a consistent
member. Interment was in Fernwood
cemetery, in the family plot.
The Misses Hazel Suydam and
Marion Moore, Of East Orange, re-
turned to their home after three days
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius
Stonaker.
But ten tickets were sold from this
place for the annual excursion to
Atlantic City, on Tuesday Of this
week, held by the P. R. R.
John Waddy, of Sedgwick street, is
off on a weeks vacation from his du-
ties at the George w. Helme Com
pany's plant at Helmetta.
Willis McClenaghan was confined
to his home Monday following a trip
to Philadelphia.
Anthonio Dughi was a New York
city visitor Thursday.
Isoao N patty of Harrison cfroa+
has resigned his position as travel
ing salesman for a Philadelphia
wholesale house and will secure en-
ployment hereabouts.
An unique attraction has been
booked to be staged at the State
Home for Boys this Saturday after
noon, when Manager Patrick Hogan,
of the Helmetta, will play a game
at the State Home grounds originally
scheduled for the Helmetta grounds.
The Helmetta team will have for
their opponents the strong Catholic
club, of New Brunswick, so popular
hereabouts. This treat for the boys
was suggested by Mr.. Hogan.
A monster petition advocating the
candidack of A~ssemblyman John
kirkpatrick is in course of circula-
ton thatshas received over two hun
dred signatures, showing the local
mans popularity.
Henry O'Grady. instructor in
plumbing at the State Home for
Boys, with his family, are spending
their two weeks vacation at Atlantic
City and Camden, their former home.
Benjamin Franklin, of New York. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Franklin. Is
spending his two weeks vacation with
his parents.