Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-08
Jam ESBURG

George M. Dawson has resumed
the erection of his double tenant
yelling on Gatzmsn avenue. All
the modern city improvements will
be installed.
Over five hundred dollars we're the
gross receipts OF the Decoration Day
fair and festival held by Mechanics
Home Council, No. II, Junior Order
United American Mechanics. The
exact profits Of the affair will not
be known until after the next meet
Ing Of the order, Tuesday night.
According to the report of Com
missioner Byers. of the State Char
tiles and Correctional Commissioner,
the local State Home for Boys has a
population of 487 inmates. This is
the lowest number at the Home In
some months.
Edward Clinton has the contract
for the painting Of the house of
Walter B. Helme, at Helmetta.
Otto Yahnel of Yorklyn, Della
ware, was a guest with friends In
town this week.
A tissue balloon set loose by Miss
Mary Conover for the entertainment
OF friends narrowly escaped setting
llt ~ INC HOuSE ANU btOfS VI MIbs
Jacob Hausser. The limsy affair
turned turtle. became a mass OF
flames and descended on the branch
of q tree but a few feet from the
roof. The unusual sight drew a
large crowd to view the illumina-
ton.
William II. Brooks Is having his
two tenant houses OF Gatzman ave
u Frightened with a Goa OF paint.
Mrs. A. Dughi was a Newark Wis
itor this week.
A new skylight and ventilator has
been installed in the Liberty hall
moving picture hall.
Fred l.. Dey and son Russell were
guests this week of the formers SIS
ter, Mrs. Leroy Grover, OF Plains
boro.
The local cornet band rendered
a pleasing concert at the rawberry
festival held Friday night at Pros
pect Plains. 1t was their first ap-
p~earance out OF town this spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Malone are
rejoicing over the birth OF a young
daughter.
Frank Richusa has opened up an
up TO date tonsorial parlor in the
Pownall tenant house he remodeled
for business purposes.
Miss Viola Diggens, OF AVon-by-
the-Sea, was a visitor at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hampton, of
Sedgwtck street.
Charles HEINZ. i'll for some months
with consumption. is now able to
take short walks, though but slight
ly improved in health.
The four electric lights contract
ed for by the County Commissioners
have been placed in position at the
lower wagon bridge, two on each n
OF that thoroughfare. A light has
also been placed at the junction OF
William street and Gatzmar avenue
by the county authorities.
William Brown, Of Upper James
burg. employed as clerk with the
George W. Helme Company, Is home
on a weeks vacation.
A committee from Pride Of Me
chanics Home Council, No. 81,
Daughters OF Liberty, are at work
arranging for the holding OF their
annual harvest home IN the evening
of August 7. It Will be acid in III
angle Park as formerly.
Mr.. Harry Roberts, o? BROOKLYN
spent four days this week with Mi.
and Mrs. George Martin
Frank Stillwell, of Union Valley.
Ernest Mount Of Applegarth, and
William Dey. Jr.. OF town, have
jolned the ranks OF Mechanics
Home Council. Jr. o. e. A. NJ. The
newly organized guards OF the de-
gree team used their handsome new
uniforms for the first time at THE
initiation and made a decided I'M
nrnesinn in their new outfits.