Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-02
SOUTH AMBOY

at 10 o'clock. Mr.. McCloud was in
the seventy-sixth year Of his age and
was born in Dublin, ireland. He came
to this country about forty years ago.
He was we'll thought Of by all who
knew him, and was ahliated with
several lodges and organizations OF
the city. After the services at the
church the interment will be made IN
st. Mary's cemetery. Rev. L. A.
Hayes will oflciate. Mr.. McCloud "
survived by three sons and one
daughter. John, Richard, Luke and
Elizabeth.
Saturday night the body Of a man
was picked UP near the Morgan sta
ton who had been struck by q train.
II was very badly mangled and Coro-
ner e. s.. Mason was summoned TO
take the remains to his morgue,
where an naturalization vas endeav-
ored to be made. It was found that
he had only his work check from the
Gillespie loading plant with him. ana
also a meal ticket, It Is gathered
that he came from Bridgeport. Conn,
and thatshis name Is Morris
AS no one called to claim the man
the coroner made the burial yester-
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J.. Sullivan, of
First street, spent Sunday with
friends In Philadelphia
The funeral of Ferdinand Tedesco,
the nine-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ferdinand Tedesco, of Augusta street
took place yesterday morning at s:sO
few weeks and died at his home Sat-
lurday afternoon. Rev. ". f. Quinn
oficiated. Interment was made In
st. Mary's cemetery.
Miss Maud Tice, Of First street,
left yesterday to spend a few weeks
! with relatives in Elverson, Pa
Mrs. Maries Thumhart, Of Borden
town avenue, was taken TO the Fertn
lAmboy City Hospital yesterday where
she viii remain for an operation.
Miss Marie Smith, of Caldwell. is
spending a few days with relatives In
The aeroplane carrying the mails
between New York n Philadelphia
was forced TO make a landing on
lWhitehead's field in this city. 1t is
thought the machinist had engine
in short order as he left the field In
q few minutes. This is he first time
that he has ever made q landing here
and before landing his machine was
almost touching the housetops over
which he was flying.
Howard Erwin, of George street
spent Sunday with friends at the
Highlands.
hired by the Dupont Powder indus
try at Parlin. They will be set TO
work today to picking and sorting
powder. This is an important branch
Of the work and Is not difficult ana
oan be easily done by the women.
Formerly IL was the work performed
by boys, but these lads have been
given other work at the plant ana
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many more women will be taken In
before long.
q. r. Ballard, of this city, spent
Sunday with relatives in Belmar.
During the past week several more
camps were erected at Morgan
Beach. If O few more come ana
make their summer home at the
beach It will not be long before the
beach that was torn down by storm
a few months age will be In as soou
condition as 1t was before.
Mrs, George v. Rutan. of upper
Henry street, spent yesterday AFTER
noon in Perth Amboy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank HOFFMAN, Jr.,
and family and Frank Hoffman. sr.,
and son Donald motored to Rahway
sunday and spent the day with rela-
tives in that city, On their return
they called on John ID. Burns at the
Perth Amboy City Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Holt, OF Pine
avenue, will leave shortly for q two
weeks trip to Allentown, Pa.
MI. and Mrs. John Dalhgren, OF
~Sayreyille, spent yesterday with rela-
tives In Prospect street.
John d. Burns, who was 10
the Perth Amboy City Hospital some
weeks ago on account OF an inJuasu
foot, is now in a very serious conol-
ton. 1t is claimed that gangrene has
set in and the outlook is now that
the foot will have to be amputated.
George McKenna, Robert Noble,
Simon Skow, George Frischknecht
and James Abbatellio, all local mem.
bers of the Seneca Tribe OF the heo
Men OF this city, attended the meet
ing held In S~ayreville yesterday;
made by F. A. Malizewski, who has
charge OF the Fourth OF July ceiepra-
tion TO be held In this city on that
date. A parade has been arranged
and several speakers engaged. Inc
celebration will be held on the old
grounds opposite the church on up
per Main street.
tsh, who took their first hike Sunday
afternoon, stopped at Morgan beach
where all the youngsters enjoyed d
John L. Apologize and Allen Quinn
bv. OF this city, being members or
the Joel Parker Council No. 81, Jr.
%. u. A. NJ, called on Mr.. Burns at
the hospital in Perth Amboy. VINO rs
the Oldest past councillor In the state
of New York.
A birthday party was given 70 Miss
Margaret Thompson. of Parker ave-
nue.. in honor OF her sixth birthday
Yesterday afternoon. Many relatives
and friends from this city and other
places gathered in the afternoon ana
spent an enjoyable time. The little
girl received many gifts.
The regular meeting or the COM
mon Council will be held In the City
Hall chamber tonight at 5 O'Clock
The William 8. Truck Post OF the
@. A. r. will not participate in the
dedication OF the cannon on the az
ternoon of July 4. The Civil War
veterans are very much aroused over
the fact that they have been treated
In a manner that they think IL not
giving them the credit that Is due
them. It was through their endeav-
or and that OF Congressman 5cully
that these cannon were obtained and
now that they have been placed after
a long time, the inscriptions thereon
40 not give them the honor, but in
stead the names OF the members OF
the council are most prepayment
that Il wa donated TO the William
s. Truck Post Is in such dne type that
Il can be hardly noticed.
Yesterday the agent or the tnrII
clamps, AdoIph Steiner, called At
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