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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-18
BAD CROP NEWS SENDS
WHEAT PRICES HIGH
Leading Commission Houses
Large Buyers and Shorts
Forced to Cover
GRAIN BELT WEATHER FORECAST


CHICAGO. Aug. 1S-The weather fore
cast for 30 hours isiv,.,o,.,, ,n, ,,w,
Fnr "T With acnnncd Ss Sn% to-
night and saturday.
cast sSi%!day aud fO"FpI paTI; % Sio%S. probably
followed by showers and cooler In west;
North nnd south b%RoiG@:Pnrtly cIoudyt
local -howers tonight and Saturday; cooler
SebTaska = Partly cloudy with showers
SATURDAY, and in northwest tOnighti cooler
Kansns-Fnir. continued hot tonight and
Saturday. except cooler Saturday afternoon
In northwest.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1S.-A dcluge of un-
favorable crop news from the American
and Canadian Northwest resulted in a
wave of buying that sent the wheat market
up sharply here today. Traders here took
note OF pronounced strength Mt Winnipeg,
which market had been used as club on
American markets earlier in the week. bnt
which. appeared to have been wrested
Rumors Of further exports also helped the
rise.
The sales were estimated Mt 100000
bushels. Leading commission houses were
large purchasers and shorts were forced to
cover. The trade ignored an easier tone
at Liverpool. Particular interest was dis
played in report issued by the Winnipeg
Free Press, placing the average yield per
acre in Manitoba at IL to IL bushels,
against 1898 bushels in the past 20 years.
one authority representing local house
telegrRphed from Brandon, Manitoba, that
conditions gave him n great surprise on his
return there. lie declared that the destruc-
tion had been nearer complete than he had
believed possible, and that fields that had
given promise of 10 tolls bushels on August
were now either a total loss or would
make only 5 or bushels of feed.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-18

NEW YORK, Aug. 1s.-At the opening
his morning the cotton market was fever
lsh and initial prices were TO points
higher. This, however, was not a full re-
lponse to the strength in Liverpool, due to
the fact that the Gulf storm has apparent
" struck the southern Texas coast, which
presumably will mean rain over the drought
area OF Texas. For this reason there was
good deal of selling under which prices
were about 2 to 3 points under last nights
close. Spot houses bought little around
The opening but there was no general de-
mand pending the outcome of the tropical
! storm.
The western belt forecast strengthened
the impression that the Gulf storm would
Drlng good rains to Texas and the market
sold Off to a net loss of some IL 10 lS
points. New Orleans wires said that fear
oi the hurricane was over, and houses with
New Orleans connections were sellers
around the local ring, while there was prob
sspiy some reseling by people who had
bought ON the more threatening storm news
u the earlier week.
After the break TO 1436c for December.
% about IL points from last nights closing
psares, the market steadled, however, on
spot-house buying and covering. the latter
begln accompanied by some talk that the
Huif disturbance was working too far south
. promise much relief from southwestern
brought conditions.
The receipts of cotton at the ports for
ne day were estimated at 10000 bales,
sompared with 1l,5lS bales last week, 1895
Pales last year and 2s6s bales in 1914.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-18
LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS

CHICAGO. Aug. 1s.--HoGS--Receipts, 90. .000
Market steady. Mixed and butchers. s9.75@
81 10. SOi light. S6Si6,7o;:' pigs. $500
o,TS; syI bulk sG5uG s. OSSgio $4,000 N.,s., ,,rorv
Beeyes. i7@fi.1o: cows and hsifers. t4Sp;ss
stSeksrs and feeders de, 70 2So%s.7o; Texans 'e.e5
sSSq sS. stot ,stESHg Ss
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-18
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS

Rose sf2561.76. Pears. North Caroline, per
bbI,, slI6. Cantaloupes, l,elawate and Mary
land per crate. 75cd f1.2o. Grapes, North
Carolina Delaware, per crate, i1.2bW1. 90. Wa
termelons southern, per car, s1.50@s.2O.
VEGETABLES
Choice stock sold fairly and values generally
were well susta as follows; White potatoes,
per bbl-No. E.stern shore, " 2n@,25oi ,N92s;
235 No Norfolk. si@si .25. a. white 20.
potatoes North Carolina. per bbL-No. 1. 1925
a3.T5; No, 2, f29275. Onions. Jersey per
si 25 a. / so. do, do per 1pO.b, bag. f2.25@
sSs DO WasshiInston: ss, per iOpiIS n bsg lo@
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-18
VEGETABLES
NEW YORK BUTTER AND EGGS

NEW YORK Aug NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
$3.50 packages. Fair trading and market slightly
frmer on top grades. EStre creamery. 3ih e
sIHS; higher & &ssoring r S2g ~ eS state dairy
EGGS--Receipts, II, 1855 cases. Market for
high grades nrm and lower grades urgently
offered RefrigeratorH steady, with fair de-
mand. White eggs. 37Q40c; other grades un-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-18
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

NEW YORK, Aug. 1s.-The market Tor
eoffee futures opened quiet this morning.
unchanged to a decline Of ! point. Sales
on the call were 1850 bags.
There were no new features In the market
al the end of the first hour. While there
seemed to just a little pressure to sell
by some in trade interests, the volume OF
business remained light and prices held
steady. about net unchanged 10 decline
of one point at IL o'clock.
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Liverpool Cotton

LIVERPOOL. Aug. ls.-Spot cotton WIS
null at an advance of IL points on the
oasis OF s,s6d for mid-upland. The sales
sssregated 5000 bales. including 1000 bales
american The imports were 5000 bales,
~ american. The market for futures
slgsed steady at a net advance of los
polnss
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LiYernnol CottOn statistics

LIVERPOOL Aug. 1s.-Followlng are the
aeekiy cotton statistics. figures in bales;
IMPORTS. $4,000; American, 20O0i stock
ssaayeei American. $4,000; forwarded 3d.
sssi American. $4,000; exports, 1908; sales
shspe; American. $4,000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-18
NEW YORK. Aug. 1s.

NEW YORK, 1S
Wall
eexpected bull mo surprise
of strength the
would have o import
ndustrs the day were brisk
making
munton stocks
quickly in yesterdays
some attribute the reaction to uncertainty over
lad
beer established
some knowledge could washin
While the seriousness of the situation
Wall
of the differences
would be reached before the
4 York Banks Gain $S6752O6 on Currency Movement
Of the
business
62OG The banks gained net the
of s1iOOO
banks should established
the total
received from the
4 Chesebough Manufacturing 20. Dividend
cedthe
payable September 20 to stock of record September
b Dividend for Cosden and Gas Stockholders
Z
ndard of Big md
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-18
High Points in Today's Financial Mems

NeW York banks gained $8G7SeO6 the cyrenc yeot tr b
ended yesterday The Standard Companu 0bio ,ro
dtOtdcnd OF
sria S3 the stocs before o0ooo bv 100 peg cent
didend An dividend of
Ckeough Manufacturing Company Oil and Gas Co0oanv @
Bar
Price lead ddvcnced from 625 cents a pound ~ ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-18
GRAIN AND FLOUR

wItEAT-Reccipts, 143 3O2 hush. There was
good export inquiry and with hullish spccula-
tion IN the West prices advanced 4e. quota
tons: Car lots in export elevator-No, = RED,
spot. 81 40 @i4Si No. southern red. ~ tSg
l,iG; steamer No. red Sl.i2ml 40; No, 8
red, .Sl.42gl,43; rejected a, Sl,So@l42i re-
jccted B. 81. 3Gr1.3 81.
CORN--Recelpts. 922t bushels. Offerings were
moderate and the market was quiet with ,, prices
firm Quotations: Car lots for local trade,
as to loc9tion-weStern AZ, N9s ? yellow, % GoOGS;
yellow, % q 0Se; western No. yellow. SO soc.
oATs--Recepts. 13, lI2 bushels TRADE wa. was
Quotations; No. ., white 3lls @h2ci standard
white i6B q IiiSc sample oats isn q iiis G..
FLOUR-ReCents, l1TJ bbls and D32, ,6SI lbs
in sacks. Demand was light and values were
largely nominal Following are the quota.
tS1s per 1913 lbs n w92d@,winitgsr tar clear tS;no
sG;56Gg725: Kansas. clear cotton, sacks ask seq
patent. cotton. sacks. 1880 i. 80: spring, igst
clear, sGGG1h: do. straight, S0.ISWIi DO
patent. S7IS; do. favprlte brands Ss.25gs.h0;
city mills. choice and fancy patent. sS.20 @s 90;
city mills. regular Rrades-Minter, clear, 50, 20
gG.2Si DO. straight. sO.2590.75; do. patent
RYE FLOUR sold slowly and showed no i'm i'm;
portant change. We quote nearby AZ F0.2o "
5.T5 per Dbl and western at S5.5OQG.20.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-18
Spot Wheat STEADY Al Liverpool

- ttfPOOL. Aug ls-Spot wheat was
today with Australian quoted az
~ q and No. red winter % lzs 81, IN
akaq No. / Northern Manitoba vas "a
#f# al laa lea.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-18
PROVISIONS

There was n fair Johbing trade and the mar
ket ruled firm Quotations n, fotBew: 0.tatyy Gity
beef. in sets smoked, 2sc; city bess6 knuskes ds,
beef, knuckles and tenders. smoked, 29ci beef
hams. s2s@soi pork. family ~ SoS2s; hams
loose. 19i5 dI2Oc; do, do, smoked; 9oh q 2ieGi
1915 c do boiled. boneless a4ci picnic shoulders,
in pickle according TO- GyeTnge, loose lOh ,,y g; J
cured. 22s; breakfast bacon, western cured. 2lc:
lard; western. refined. tierees, l4hc: DO; d99'
in tlerccB 14A G; do, do do, In tubs. 14Mo.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-18
Advance In Priee Of Lead

NEW YORK, Aug 1s-The American
s.aeltlng and Refining Company has ad.
saheed the price Of lead from 6.25 to s.9V
zsAtz pound.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-18
GOVERNMENT BONDS
BAR SILVER

Bar silver was quoted in London today
at 81 SLED of Nd.
Commercial bar silver was quoted in
New York today at 65%c, on nc
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-18
Standard Oil of Ohio Pays Big Dividend

o., OF
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-18
RATES FOR MONEY
BANK CLEARINGS

Bank clearings today compared with CORE
spending dag last two years;
1919 1918. 1914.
Phiada. .Gss' IN 2is s2+ ss5' s92 S22,556 co! 995
New York 4I6. Igl, l9e 3lo, lIa, 0Is ld6,5lS 781
Chieaso 80. G55l6lG7 80, I6,Gos595 Gos 595 .,.,...,.
Baltimore bbbLIj9 4,O2SV@O '''s.s,
st. Louis 10. 4s0,DOl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-18
Cuba Raw Sugar Unchanged

NEW YORK. Aug. 1s.-Spot Cuba raws
were quoted on the Sugar Exchange this
morning at Sic.
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FRESH FRUITS

Choice stock was In fair reques' and generally
steady under moderate offerings Quotations:
Apples. Delaware and Maryland, per hamper
Fancy, flWl. 26i fair 10 good, 80 @ 70c, Lemons,
per box, sIQS. Pineapples per cTate-FloTida,
~, ,5OQ3.5O, Peaches Virginia, per carrier
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-18
DIVIDEND NOTICES
THE AMERICAN GAS COMPANY
IO4 MARKET STREET
GAhIDEN. N. u.

A auarterly dividend OF Sss or Sc 90 peF share
hos been declared on the capital stock of this
Germany payable September 1st. 1915. 10 the
stoekh kholders OF record at three o. clock D.. "a.
August 10th 1915 Checks will y mailed.
j. B. TOWNS END. Sd.
Treasurer.
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cotton PRICES DROP
i ON WEATHER REPORT
Belief That Gulf Storm Would
A Bring Good Rains in Texas
'E Causes Selling
COTTON BELT WEATHER

NEW YORK.. Aug, ls.-Early weather
reports, today showed little rain over the
The following temperatures were. reported:
Asheville and Del Rio, 70i Abilene. ,l2'
ton. al shreveport and San Antonio 79'
Corpus Christi Fort Smith, Little Rock.
Meridian. ChnttanOOga, Nanhyllle. Augusta
and Atlanta, IS; Memphis. yIcksburg. Macon
and Charleston. so; New Orleans. Mobile
Pensacola, Montgomery, Sayannah and jack
s0nyiile. S2i Galveston and Tampa, 81.
There was .01 inch og precipitation Mt
at Del Rio; 10 inch Mt Nashville; 80 inch
at Charleston, ana 80 inch at Knoxville.
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1SCosden a
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-24

Jimmy Skunk was there and plan
ned 10 get me into all this trouble.
I wonder"
Next story--Peter Rabbit Doesn't
Enjoy His Joke.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-24

In all az which foolishness Master
Teddy was aided and sbetted by lit
tie Margaret Ann. who inherits all
the wild Irish temperament OF her
father.
Little Eliene looked on In conster-
nation while Margaret Ann and
To-day climbed to the very top OF
the cherry tree because they said
the cherries we're ripper up there.
Bulge said nothing. but I noticed
that whenever either Teddy or Mar
garet Ann seemed to be In danger
OF falling his little arms were out
stretched under them.
Annie called once or twice TO her
headstrong little daughter and final
ly went out under the tree and com.
PEELED her to come down.
IL am going to punish you. Mar
garet Ann" she said. land In the
meantime you can 60 over there At
the very end OF the sunroom and de-
eide for yourself what you think !
should do with such a naughty GIRL
Both Bulge and Teddy interceded
for their little playmate. but Eliene
sat silent and seemed troubled.
After things had quieted down q
little Margaret Ann came tiptoeing
softly back and put her wondrous
red head in her mothers lap. Look
ing up into her mothers face with
her adorable Irish blue eyes open to
their widest, she said: "Of course,
mother dear, know | have been,
very naughty and you must do what
you think best. but" and there
came just the slightest CLINT OF mis-
chief into her heavenly eyes-"you
know the Bible tells us always to
forgive
Come here to Aunt Margie."
commanded, when mother had for
given.
All over again were the bland
ishments of Tins quick wit soften
ing Annie. but this time 1t was Tins
wit speaking through his child.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-24
THE CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE

he and Dick were taking about
Harry.
1T Is strange how he has settled
down." remarked Jim. There was
u time when thought he would
surely succeed In breaking the elev-
enth commandment. He did not
seem to care whether he was found
out or not. but he evidently got over
his infatustion for that little maid
OF his mothers. What became Of
herr"
II think she IL dead" answered
Dick quietly. 1T seems as though l
heard something to that effect. but
1t IL 20 long ago that have forgot
ten the details"
There" said to myself, us
just the difference between q man
and woman. don't know q wom-
an who, under the circumstances,
could have resisted telling all the
details. especially az Jim was such
a good friend of Harry's and would
have put Eliene on a pedestal Tor
what she did"
Mems sense Of honor Ia very
acute In some matters. and knowing
this. I think. 10 the reason why we
women are always so surprised
when we see how lax they are In
other things.
Dick would not tell even his most
intimate friend the whole tragic
story that has made Harry Symone
settle down"
II Eliene has any trouble with
either OF the twins, II will be with
Toddy-Toddy has the curiosity OF
his father as well as of his disregard
for consequences. Three or four
times during the morning Bulge got
his irresponsible brother out Of some
scrape.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-24

Elienc sent the children. Bulge
and Teddy and little Eliene. over
hefe this morning and Annie came
over with little Margaret Ann. who
Is einply a raving beauty. with her
Irish eyes and her wonderful COM
plexion.
All the little Symones adore her.
and she rules them--the boys by
her coquetry and Eliene by her force
Of character.
shall watch---if I am herewith
great interest the growth OF this
second generation.
Both "Eliene's boys" are more
like her than they are like their own
mother. only learned the other
day that all Harry's men friends
knew OF his affair with the mother
Of these boys. but not one apparent.
ly knew that she died giving birth
to twin sons. except Dick.
Jim was here the other night and
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-24

couldn't go home, for old Granny
Fox would drive him out of the
house. She had warned him time
and again never TO provoke Jimmy
Skunk and he knew that she never
would forgive him II he should bring
that terrible perfume near their
home. He knew, too, that it would
not be long before all the little peo-
pie % the Green Forest and the
Green Meadows would know what
had happened to him. Sammy Jay
would zee TO that, He knew just
how they would point at aim and
make fun of him, He would never
hear the last OF II. He felt as IL he
never. never would be able to hold
his head and his tail up again.
Every few minutes he stopped to
roll over and over on the ground,
trying TO get rid of that dreadful
perfume.
When he reached the Green Forest
no hurried over TO the Laughing
Brook TO wash out his eyes. II was
just his luck 10 have Billy Mink
come along while he was doing this.
Billy didn't need to be told what
had happened. "Phew!" he ex-
claimed, holding on to his nose.
Then he turned and hurried beyond
the reach OF that terrible perfume,
There he stopped and made fun Of
Reddy Fox and said all the provek-
ing things he could think of. Reddy
just took no notice at all. He felt
too miserable to quarrel,
After he had washed his face he
felt better. Water wouldn't take
away the awful smell. but 1t did take
away the smart from his eyes. Then
ho tried to plan what to do next.
"The only thing I can do is to get
as far away from everybody rs
can" thought he. II guess I'll have
to 60 up to the Old Pasture to live
foy q while
So he started for the Old Pasture,
keeping as much out OF sight as
possible. On the way he remem.
bercd that Old Man Coyote lived
there. OF course Il would never do
to 60 near Old Man Coyotes home.
for il he smelled that awful per-
fume and discovered that he, Reddy,
was the cause of Il he would GER
taiLly drive him ont OF the Old Pas
'ture. and then where could he go?
So Reddy went TO the loneliest part
Of the Old Pasture and crept into an
old house that he and Granny had
dug there long ago. when they had
been forced TO live In the Old Pas
ture In the days when Farmer
Browns Boy and Bowser the Hound
had hunted them for stealing
chickens. There he stretched him.
self ont and was perfectly miserable.
ut would be 80 pad II really had
been TO blame. but wasn't. !
didn't know Jimmy skunk was in
that barrel and didn't mean to
start II rolling down the hill any
way" he muttered. 1T was all an
accident anA-.-H H. stopped and
into his yellow eyes crept /, look Of
suspicion. II wonder" raid he,
slowlys ~ Peter RaRbit knew that
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-24

| The third Of a series OF articles
living simple rules any mother may
)now to preserve the beauty and
AAlth given o baby by nature.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-24
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME
Reddy Fox Sneaks Away.
Y THORNTON w. aURGess,
Copyright 1915. oy 7. ". BurssssI

DIV tHOHN ION w. oOo0SSSr
To sneak away Is TO steal away
trying 10 keep out Of sight OF every
body and Is usually done only by
those who for some t."tn or 9th,
are ashamed 10 be seeu. just as
soon as Reddy Fox could see after
Jimmy Skunk had thrown that ter
rible perfume Of his In Reddy's face
70 pay him for rolling him down hill
In the nd barrel he started for the
Green Forest. He vailed to get
away by him. elf. Put lt didn't tr)t
with his head up and BID ois plumsy
tail carried proudly as is usual with
him. NC. indeed. IL stead he huag
his head and his sssndscme tail was
dr. ,oped between his ies. am ne
was tho very fixture IT shame. Yoi
see that terrible rcriums whit III
Jimmy Skunk had tLinwn at him
clnng to his red coat End he knew
that he couldn't get rid OF II. not
for a long time anyhow. And be
knew, too, that wherever he went
his neighbors would hold their noses
and make fun OF him and that no
one would have anything to do with
him. SO he snesked away across
the Green Meadows towards the
Green Forest and he felt too sick
and mean and unhappy to even be
angry with Sammy Jay, who wac
making fun of him and saying that
he had got no more than he de.
served.
Toor Reddy. He didn't know
what 10 do or where 10 so, Ho
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-24
CARE OF
BABY'S MOUTH

Don't let the baby suck his or her
Aumb!
II won't hurt the thumb at all,
ut II may spoil the child's mouth,
I'D later mar her beauty by a
booked. mouth.
You owe II to baby to watch the
houth, to guard II against malfor.
hstiou and against such accidents
. thick lips or crookedness.
For the first six months of baby's
" the muscles are very pliable:
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-24
BANK OFFICIAL
FINED AS SPEEDER

James G. Dalgleish, assistant cash
Ter OF the Wayne County & Home
Savings bank. of No. 1890 West
Grand-blvd., was fined SIS in po-
lice court, Tuesday morning, by JUS
tice Gainey. when Motorcycle Pa
trolman Schneil declared he arrest
ed Dalgleish driving his machine 80
miles an hour on the left side OF a
street car. Dalgleish was given the
option Of serving 80 days in ti/
house of correction.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-24
Blessed Boon
Buoy Brides

NIB and quickly prepered
ASn Of strength giving
htriu,out - the cleauest.
hroet. cereal fnod IN the
|orld - Shred6sd Wheat
- SUawbegrlss. a COM
nation that b . Joy 70 the
Slats and . perfect. com
|ete meal. You don't know
y greatest Of all palate
- Il you have not eatsn
~ bssalEfast q any peal
- N Ningora FHllo. N. Y.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-24

the muscles OF the lips are easily
nodded, the delicate skin OF the lips
Ia easily affected.
Thumb sucking should be dis
couraged. The thumb pressing con-
stantly on the lips thickens the skin
and may even make the mouth
crooked.
Pay close attention to the teeth.
As soon as baby begins to take
solid food use small. soft tooth
brush twice day and brush the
teeth. Water will be sufficient to
clean them.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-24

The biennial convention OF the
General Federation of Women's
clubs will have its formal opening
today In the Seventh Regiment arm.
DRY, New York city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-09-22
NOTICE To coNTRAcToRs.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by the Board of
Chosen Freeholders of Middlesex
County N J.. for the extraordinary
repair OF South Amboy- -Sayrevllle
Road Section /. in the City of South
Amboy and Township of Sayreville In
the County of Middlesex, with a War
renite surface upon a concrete foun-
dation; estimated amount of surface
pavement required is 1850 square
yards. OF Foundation 1850 square
yards; and opened and read In public
at County Record Building, New
Brunswick. NJ j., on OCTOBER 3.
1916. at 2:30 D. m.
Drawings. specifications and forms
Of bid. contract and bond for the
proposed work.. prepared by Alvin b.
Fox, Mlddlesex County Engineer and
approved by the State Commissioner
OF Public Roads have been filed In the
office of the said engineer at 1877
Smith St. Perth Anboy. N. J., and Of
the said Commissioner at the State
House, Trenton. N ]. and may be in
spected by prospective bidders during
business hours Bidders will be fur
nished with a copy OF the specifica-
tons and blue prints OF the drawings
by the engineer on proper notice and
payment ot the cost of preparation,