Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-24
SOUTH AMBoY

cIllcS bOlidNdh VI " Why AlaAA Wes
a. New York City visitor yesterday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Hubbard were re-
cent visitors to Bridgeport, Conn.
where they spent some time with
their son Ambrose a former resident
of this city.
Mrs. c. p. Thomas of East Orange
is spending some time visiting with
relatives in this city.
Fifty books have been received
from the State Library Association
and are now available at the South
Amboy Free Public Library. The
local library Association Is increas-
ing it's work every month and now
shows a large enrolment of read
ers.
The common council Of this city is
today meeting with the Board of
Freeholders to discuss plans and
specifications for the paving Of Bor-
dentown n The council will
advocate the use Of Warrenite pave
ment with a six-inch concrete base,
which is very satisfactory to the
property owners along the thorough
fare.
The roads Of this city are in very
poor shape after the continued rain
Of the past week. The roads leading
into the city are a great deal worse.
however. The Pennsylvania railroad
cut-out and the hole-in-the-wan are
next to impossible.
w. +. Grace has accepted a posi-
ton with the DUPONT Chemical Com
pany at Parlin.
Local saloonk keepers are selling
nothing but 2.76 beer which is claim
ed by the brewers to be non-intoxi-
eating. Nevertheless a number OF
men are seen on the streets Of the
city staggering under the influence OF
liquor.
Miss Grace Van Buren, was a Key
port visitor yesterday morning. !.
The regular meeting Of the Board
of Health is scheduled for tonight.
No games in the twilight baseball
league of the Y. M. @. A. have been
PLAYED for some time owing to the
very poor weather conditions.
Miss Bertha s. Fulton and Miss
Alice Gunkel are in New York City
today making arrangements for the
oetume ETC., for the coronation
ceremony to be held in this city on
August s.
The local merchants are very
much pleased with the stand taken
by the city fathers in prohibiting the
out-of-town peddlers to flock to the
city on Old Home Day. Local store
keepers have stocked up with a SIM
liar line of goods and they feel 1t Is
unfair for the out-of-town men to
come in and reap the benefit when
It Is the local merchants who sup
port the celebration.
Thomas Thompson, of Sayreville.
was a local visitor asst evening.
There will be a meeting of the
General Committee of the Old Home
celebration tonight in headquarters.
- AAo -,otn dVtxyn FOR
funds for the South Amboy Memorial
Hospital there will be a drive and
tag day~held the latter part of
August. The principal source of
revenue on that day will be from the
motor cars passing through the city.
The drive will be conducted along
similar ines as the Red Cross drive
during the war.
There will be a meeting of the
parade committee in the Ola Home
celebration headquarters on Friday
night. At this time plans for the
Victory Parade will be discussed.
Capt. Harold G.. Hoffman is chair
man of the committee and has issued
a call for volunteer workers.
= H. A. Nilsson was a New York visi-
tor Yesterday in the interest of the
Old Home celebration and purchased
the badges that will be given the
committee and their guests on the
day of the big celebration.
The decoration committee have
beer on the job and the large decor
ation firms are beginning to flock to
this city. Within the mex few days
the city will be a mass of color as on
similar occasions before.
Work on the grandstand and
queens throne is expected to COM
mence today.