Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-16
JAMESRURG

Tho annual meeting OF tie stock
holder of the First National bank was
held Tuesday at the bank building.
The stockholders elected the board of
directors the same as last year: Abtjah
A~pplegate, Prospect Plains; w. wv
Emens, Monmouth Junction; Condit
NJ. Dawson, William H. Clemens. Jo-
seph NJ. Perrine, Milton L. Voorhees,.
The following board of officers were
elected by the directors following the
organization of the former: President,
Joseph NJ. Perrine; vice president
and cashier, Milton L. Voorhees,; as
sistant cashier, william III. Brooks.
The bank is enjoying the greatest
prosperity of its career and its dc
posts have passed the 100000 mark.
Interment was made in Fernwood
cemetery, this place. for Charles
Scheuck TUESDAY afternoon. The Rev.
Mr.. johnson. pastor of the J~amesburG
| and Woodsville NJ. 4. church otticiated
The bearers were sons, Edward
Schenck, William Schenck, b
| Schenck. John Schenck. Nearer MY
God to Thee" a favorite OF the de-
| ceased. was sung at the service held
from his late home.
Funeral services were held u
day morning for Mrs. Mary Foley,
who died at her home at this place
| Monday of this week. from st. James
! Catholic church and were conducted
by the rector, Rev. Thomas kearney.
I~Interment was in the family Mot in
| st. James cemetery. Mrs. Foley sur
fered a stroke Of paralysis over a wear
ago and has been in poor health ever
since. She was in her s~iXty-ninth
year and has made her home here
since early girlhood. She was n widow
Of the late Dennis Foley, who died
some years ago. Surviving Mrs. TO
lev are one daughter. Mrs. John De
lancy, and two sons, John Foley and
lJames Foley.
In the atti0nhefore Justice William
Il. Paxton. at Borough hall. beCSeS
Victor Pallavo. defendant and Domi-
nick Bamqua, complainant. for 5000
damages the jury brought in a Yer
diet after thirty-two minutes delibera-
ton that Dominick Bamqua had no
cause for action. He claimed that
Pallavo In attempting to rerair
auto, had damaged the machine,
which was denied. The jury was:
Morris Fisher. foreman; Joseph Per
goli, Joseph Craporatto. Cosmos Tin
gale, Harry C.. Smith, Charles Burk.
The action started for a criminal Of
Tense between the same men has been
dropped by Bamqua, growing out OF
the same trouble.
freight schedule at this place has
placed tho running of one train,
known as the day freight back to
where II was originally started over
thirty years ago and with the same
result. The train originally LEFT
Trenton at ) o'clock in the morning
and was due at this place at the time
that the train Just discontinued left
acre for Sea Girt, about 10 o'clock.
Members of the crew have soueht
other positions I'm the freight service.
This change was made in an effort to
do away with a complete crew.
Marshal Gustav Fillhower spent the
first of the week at the home OF his
cousin. Miss Rena Hallett. at Lyons
farm.
The influenza has FRUSTRATED the
entire household of Charles Roberts.
Mrs. Gladys Crum. of Asbury Park.
has been added to the night force
at the local telephone exchange and is
receiving her Instructions at this time.
Marshal Fillhower is passing the
to the storekeepers of town that 1t is
Illegal TO maintain punch boards" for
profit hat attract the pennies of small
boys and they have taken his charit-
able hint to discontinue same.
Mis- Sylvia Waddy was hostess to
a goodly number OF her young friends
Tuesday of this week on the occasion
spent playing games and enjoying
musical selections. Refreshments
were served. Those present were:
Misses Mildred Denton, Marjory Mat
lack, Florence Denton. Hester John
son. Helen Waddy. Sylvia Waddy,
Margaret Mount. Irene Wheeler. Ola
dys Quinn, Anita Quinn. Marion
Brown. Florence Brown. Mr.. and =rs.
Orville Moore and son Orville. Mrs.
James Hampton. Mr.. II Mrs. Chris
tophcr Quinn, Messrs. John Waddy,
Earl Farr. Russell Vandenburg.
Charles Johnson. Franklin MARRIOTT,
Grayson Van Cleaf. Ray Wheeler. Mr.,
and Mrs. Henry Johnson.
At the annual meeting of the Sun
day school of the First Baptist church
the following officers were chosen:
superintendent. Jacob weisert: assist
ant superintendent, William Frestine:
! secretary. william Firestine; treasur-
err. Rey. John Ehrenstine. The fol
lowing teachers were named: Bible
class. Rev. John E~hrenstine: lnterme-
l.diate. Jacob Weisert: Junior. Mrs
George Jaqui: intermediate. (glrls).
Miss Helen LANCE: intermediate. Miss
Minnie Weisert; primary. Miss Cath
crime Weisert- A committee was
named & order the supplies for the
year. Following the business session