Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-19
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quite large proportions. The follow
ing have been added to the roll as
members: Misses Gwendelyn Brown,
Louine Brown, Marjory Savidge, AL
ice Voorhees,, Alberta Appleby, Hell
en- Crandall. Halle Rogers, Blanche
Yates, Elizabeth Shapiro. Mabel Tay-
lor, Dorothy Capewell, Ethel Bare
more, Elsie DeVoe. Jeanette Hen
Erickson, Elsie Vanderhoef, Anna
Timberman, Marjory Matlack, Mil
dred Brewer. Messrs, Franklin Mar
ryott, Earl Farr, Addison Furkay,
Martin Wyckoff, William Quimby, AL
a Conover, Russell V~andenburg,
Grandson Slower, William Miller,
George Hausman, Raymond Yates,
Rulin Hendrickson, Herbert Smith,
Thomas Timberman, John Phillips.
Oliver Soden has enrolled as a stu
dent in the Pennsylvania Dental Col
lege.
The junior class OF the high school
has decided on blue and gold as the
class colors.
William Quimby, q new member OF
the high school, will add to the Prov
ess Of the basketball Ave as he has
had experience as a member of the
crack Bearnerdsville basketball team.
Mrs. Isabelle Hale of New York
city, a guest of her niece, Mrs. WI
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some time. has decided to locate per-
manently in town and has secured
employment at the Home for Boys as
matron in the officers dining room.
Mrs. Cornelius Mount, who held thar
position, has been assigned to the
position of matron of one of the cot
tages.
William Petry of Stockton street,
has purchased from Jacob Beuhler of
RfaVanH aVanIIn the duyalIinr nm tn
coin avenue formerly occupied by
Raymond Tilton. The purchase
price was $2,100- He has moved
into same
Mrs. Calvin wyant has entered the
Oliver Company's employ at Old
Bridge.
The decayed tree that stood in front
of the Addison Scott property on
Railroad avenue. has been removed.
Services OF more than usual inter-
est will be held in the chapel of the
Presbyterian Church on Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Kirkpatrick
and family are spending the balance
of the month Of September at Avon
where they have a cottage.
Grayson VanCleaf. Russell Vanden-
burg and Ray f. Wheeler were given
the final degrees at a big Initiation
held Tuesday evening by Mechanics
Home Council, II, Junior Order
United American Mechanics. This
council has a service flag of twenty
six stars of brothers in the service
whose dues are being maintained
while at the front.
Joseph Connerty has resigned his
position with a Newark firm of shirt
manufacturers and has retired from
business for the second time in his
life. He has purchased a six cylinder
automobile and has secured his IL
cense and will enjoy life for several
months touring.
Thomas Connerty of New York,
with his family, rave moved to the
Connerty homestead. He is a former
town boy.
Truant Omcer-PrincipaI Curtis A.
Deveney of the Jamesburg high
school, is again making his presence
felt among the delinquent parents OF
children who should be enrolled al
the local schools. He has rounded up
several dozen children who were en-
ployed at nearby plants n farms
and in several cases had 10 be fleet
of foot to apprehend the boys who
made attempts to evade the agile
head of the schools here. The final
roundup will be made about octo-
Der J..
Mrs. Minard AppIegate. who re-
Gently moved 4 Newark from this
place, is confined in a hospital in that
city. ~convalescent from an operation
for appendicitis.
The election board finished up It's
work for the primary election Mon
day night when the sample ballots
were made ready for distribution to
the voters.
The return flight Of the New York
Washington airplRne on Tuesday was
of more than usual Interest TO many
owing to the low altitude at which the
machine passed over the town. II
was estimated that II was at no
greater height than 500 feet.
John p. Kirkpatrick and stan OF
assistants will sit In borough hall the
coming week TO assist all who desire
to have their ouestionnaires filled in
properly. There will be no charge
for this service and complaint should
be made II n charge Is made by any
Official for this patriotic service.
Owing 10 the heavy rains on We'd
nesday there was but n session OF
the schools.
Recent advices received from
France contain the information that
two more OF our boys are seeing ac-
tive service, Elias Bennett. Jr., and
william VanPelt. Jr.
A number Of delegates from the
Alice Union Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union will attend the county
convention to be held at sayreyiile
Friday.
The Misses GxendOlyn ana Louins