Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-06
JAM ESBURG

JAMESBURG
st. James Roman Catholic church,
are arranging for a dance social In
st. James hall on January 15.
A bushes and social meeting COM
bined was held at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Baumgartner, is
Hooker street, Friday night by the
Christian Endeavor Society of the
Baptist church. Following the
reading of reports of the various
committees a social hour was en-
joyed.
Lige Soden, agent at Lower
Jamesburg depot, has resumed his
duties after a ten days vacation.
The presentation of the Helmetta
Club MINISTRIES, as portrayed by the
feminine portion of their members,
has been booked for the State Home
for Boys some time during this
month.
Arrangements are about COM
p1eted for the opening of the plant
Of the Jamesburg Shoe Company,
occupying the plant of the Pineland
Incubator and Brooder Company,
owned by Charles e. Paxton. This
company has no connection with the
plant on the Lake View Terrace, be-
ing composed entirely of local cap
~italists as follows: Frederick l..
Buckelew, Joseph NJ. Perrine, David
H. Kirkpatrick and Charles E. Pax
ton. The main charge OF the bust
ness, as superintendent, is John
Whally, of Brooklyn.
Mrs. Fletcher Billet, Of Wilkes
Barre, Is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Mary Weisert, or Sherman street.
Lester Weisert is confined to his
home with an attack OF the grip.
The proposed concert to be given
by the Glee and Mandolin Club, of
Peddie Institute, at Lange's hall, on
January %, under the auspices of
the Christian Endeavor Society of
the Baptist church, has been indef-
nitely postponed.
The Citizens Cornet band have
decided to be known hereafter as
the Jamesburg Concert band. They
have also appointed a committee to
start work for holding Of a masque
fete.
Fred e. Dey, OF Augusta street,
was a Sunday visitor with his sister,
Mrs. Leroy Grover. at Plainsboro.
William M. Thomson, of New
York city, was a visitor In town last
Friday.
The terrific wind storm OF Friday
night did no furthed damage in
town than the razing of a chimney
on the building known as the Red
Front grocery.
William 8. Hankins was a recent
visitor at the home of relatives at
Freehold.
Howard Morgan, one Of the popu-
lar Broadway concert singers, is Wis
iting his sister, Mrs. William Rich
ard, of Gatzmar He will
appear at Liberty hall during his
stay in town.
George w. Richards, of Lower
Church street, sent the first package
from the local postof1ce via. the
parcel post, a box containing fine
specimens of Jersey apples. The
package weighed four pounds and
was sent to Williamsburg, a suburb
of Pittsburgh.
H. A. Edwards has received a
calendar embellished with
a mounted photograph OF young
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, the IA
nous boxer of Philadelphia, a per-
sonal friend of the local party, who
has been his guest On numerous oc-
casions.
The local schools will not reopen
Monday Is an act Of precaution
by the school board. Aaron New
man has contracted a form Of conta-
gious disease resembling smallpox,
has baffled the local medical
profession, likewise other physicians
who have been called in the case.
It Is not thought that the man has
sp allpox, but it was decided to post
Jne the opening of the school to
developments.
Terrace, has returned from a tour
throughout the New England states
In the interest of the Comfort Shoe
of this place.
Borough Council will meet to-
The new councilmen, Messrs.
James r. Wilson and James Doory,
will take their seats.
Miss Sara Mauterstock and Joseph
Paladino each took a first prize a,
the amateur night concert held by
Peterson, at Liberty hall.
The former sang a popular song and
the latter gave a speciality, a har-
solo. Others taking part
were Alice Nauterstock and Beatrice
DER, and Harold Morgan. Manager
Peterson gave a negro dance spe-
william Smith is suffering from
severe decorations about the head re-
ceived while at work as brakeman,
when he was violently thrown
the side Of a box al
George R. Bailey has entered the
newspaper field as a representative
Of a Trenton newspaper.
Bright.