Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-03-29
JAMESBURG

A surprise party was tendered
Miss Florence Emmons, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Emmons, Tues
day evening at her home. Games
were played and dancing enjoyed.
Miss Helen Snedeker rendered sew
eral fine plano selections. Refresh
ments were served. Miss Emmons re-
ceived numerous useful presents.
Those present were: Mrs. Annie Pet
tie, Mrs. Lincoln Hayes and son
Franklin, Mrs. John Ericsson and
daughter, Miss Bessie Ericsson and son
Clifford Ericsson, Mrs. willard Sne-
deker, Miss Lille Snedeker, Leonard
and Florence Applegate, Mr.. and Mrs.
Forman Dormer.
Albert Tilton has moved from War
rem street to a house at upper James
burg.
The enrolment at the Home for
Boys is the largest in many months,
there being 63s inmates under the
states care at this time. Sixteen were
received and but two paroled within
past week.
John H. Baremore, assistant man.
ager of the George w. Helme Com
pany, who has been at Yorklyn
branch OF the company since Mon
day. returned home today.
Railroad Detective Howard Dunphy
rounded up one of the local men un-
the cars at upper Jamesburf When
arrested the man, a coloret youth,
defended his action with ne plea
that the man for whom he worked,
compelled him to steal the coal under
penalty of losing his job. He was
taken before his employer and the
charge was partially admitted. but he
said that he thought the emptr cars
were free to all who cared to clean
4 n h
yet whether to prosecute the parties
or not.
On Saturday night the strong Liv-
ingston basketball team, of New
Brunswick will be the attraction at
Lange's hall against the local high
school five. These two teams met
several weeks ago and a close game
resulted with the victory in f-vor of
the locals.
Mrs. George Bender returned yes
terday from New York city, where she
spent since Monday of this week.
Miss Pauline Busch has returned to
New York city, her former home.
A large number of young people at
tended the dance given at Hightstown
last night.
For the second time in succession
the Knights of st. Peters high
school basketball team, of New
Brunswick, cancelled the game with
the high school five at the last minute
much to the disappointment of the
jam esburg five. No explanation was
Forthcoming with the cancellation ana
the locals are much put out over the
conduct of the St. Peters.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. s. Chandler, of New
York city, are making their home for
the present with their daughter, Mrs.
William Wilson, of lower Jamesburg.
Ia
removal to this place.
Charles Graves and daughter, Miss
Grace Graves, of Plainfield, spent
Monday and Tuesday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Jennings.
Joseph M. Perrine, who has been
quite ill, Is able to be at business
again.
Another Of those delightful meet
ings of the South Middlesex Farmers
Association will be held In the near
future and will no doubt attract a
large attendance. The date has been
set by the local committee and will
be held on Saturday night, April 7th,
in the auditorium of the high school
building. Principal Of the speakers
for the evening will be Howard JEFF
gers. of the Walker-Gordon dairy
who will deliver one Of his fayorite
talks on Farm Management" Other
speakers will be present from the ag-
ricultural college at New Brunswick.
A benefit game Of basketball will
be played in Lange's hall Saturday
night, April 9, for the, beQeflt of the
.JaIneaS
school, team WIN pay th6 Cathedral
Five. / strong team from Trenton.
The Boy Scouts will give an enter
tainment in Lange's hall this Thurs
day evening that promises to be large
ly attended If the advance sale of TICK
cts can be taken as a sign.
Mrs. Raymond Griggs has just pass
ed through a severe operation at a
New Brunswick hospital for gall
stones. She is greatly improved.
The return match of pocket BILL
iards between the st. James Catholic
Club, Of this place, and the Michelin
Tire team, of Milltown, that was to
have been played-t this Thursday night
at Midtown has been postponed for
one week.
For the third time In several years
the Baptist church has been kindly
remembered by a faithful friend in
the piano business. There has just
been received handsome piano, the
donation of Rehbein Brothers of
Brooklyn. The instrument was used
for the first time on Sunday last. On
two other occasions as many piano
were donated the last before this
one Just received was from the Stein-
way Company, of Long Island.
A number of friends of the First
Baptist church are planning to give
an entertainment In Lange's hall in
the early part Of April for the benefit
Of the local church. Musical selec-
tions will be the chief numbers and
all who are to take part are talented
in their line. The proceeds are for
the building fund Of the church.
Yesterday was the regular visiting
day at the Home for Boys and a large
number availed themselves of the op-
portunity to visit their charges and
friends at the home.