Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-09
JAMESBURG

In a letter received last week from
Corporal Harold Bennett, who has
been transferred from the Machine
Gun Company to the infantry in
France, there Is much information Of
interest to those at home and shows
that his training has brought him
within ten miles of the front line
trenches. The letter was dated Au-
gust 10. He said that he had recently
met Leroy Combs while on q hike
and the meeting was very pleasing.
There will be a meeting of the
1remen's Relief Association held in
Borough hall this Monday evening,
when officers will be chosen and dele
gates to the session to be held at At
lantic City this fall.
liner Jorgenson. of the quarter
masters department, New York city.
spent the week end at his home here.
Perry Smith, of the Pelham Bay Ma
val Training Station, N. Y, was also
home " the week end.
Emil Weisert and Harry Jobes are
recent safe arrivals over there" &C
cording to advises received from the
government.
Mrs. John Delaney a at last re-
cetved official Information that tells
her that her son Oliver has been Sc
verely wounded In action in the latter
part of July. All the information she
had received previous to this was
what she had seen in the newspapers.
superintendent John Vohman, of
the Buckelew cranberry boys, has
solved the problem of the shortage
of labor in gathering his crop of ber-
ries. The space neal the boys has
been reserved for camp sites where
the pickers with their families, spend
several weeks living in the open and
at the same time earn good wages.
|TNhn hnln 10 ntfnnlfnl hv $50 a - -
from Philadelphia.
Grayson Van Cleaf assumed his
duties as clerk In the First National
bank this Monday, taking the place
made vacant by the leaving for Camp
Dix of Carl Johnson, last week.
Mr.. n Mrs. William Crotchfelt, of
Howell, spent Sunday with the for
mer's parents, MIR. and Mrs. William
~Crotchfelt, OF Buckelew avenue.
Marshal Fillhower is mourning the
loss Of RUBY" the official police dog
that was a constant companion on the
night patrol of the chief. The dog
disappeared on Thursday morning
and has no been heard from since.
William Willis, colored, from Camp
made a fine appearance In his new un-
form.
The annual meeting Of the Alice
Union Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union will be held at the home
OF Mrs. Isaac Farr, commencing at
7:45 o'clock this Monday evening.
Special numbers will be hlloted to
members for discussion and a full
membership is desired.
Mrs. Frederick Nodocker, OF Ro-
selle, is spending several days with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert So
den, of Willow street.
William Petty. OF the Base hos
pital, Camp Dix, is enjoying a FIVE
days furlough with his mother, Mrs.
Annie Petty, Of Warren street.
Jamesburg observed the ''gasless
day on Sunday with but a few ex-
ceptions. AS q whole there was a
better observance of the request to
stay home than on the previous Sum
day.
Lieutenant Kenneth Marriott, Of
Washington, ID. c., spent the week
end furlough at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Clayton, of Gatzmar ave-
nue..
Mrs. Raymond Tilton spent Sunday
at Perth Amboy shopping.
Mrs. Susan Soden, OF Spotswood,
returned home Sunday after a three
days visit with her niece, Mrs. Gus
tav Ffllhower.
The Misses Mary Delaney, OF this
place, Yetta Bauman of Helmetta and
AoA u LAdCCy y ONALAOns kFau-
yates from the local high school, are
enrolled in the Newark Normal school
for special courses.
Announcement has been made that
the regular Friday evening prayer
meetings in the chapel of the Presby-
terrain church will be resumed this
Friday evening after a suspension for
the summer months.
Joseph n. Perrine returned this
Monday from a business trip to Ken
lucky.
Cards have been received from
Fred Perrine. dated Washington,
stating hat all were well Of the local
boys who left for the south on Friday
for military training.
Superintendent J. c. Stock, OF the
New Jersey Children's Home Society
of Trenton, was speaker al the morn
ing service at the Presbyterian
church on the needs OF the home and