Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-03-07
JAM

A baby daughter has arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. N. w. Clayton,
of South River. Mrs. Clayton is a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Saw
idge of this place.
The members of Mechanics Home
Council, Jr. Q, U. A. NJ, rendered Pri-
vate William Van Pelt a party Tues
day night after the regular session Of
the lodge. Private Van Pelt told of
his experiences overseas and fol-
lowing the lodge served refreshments.
This is the third member of the local
lodge to return from France.
Mrs. Fred Dey, who has been a
guest of her sister, Mrs. Harry Bailey,
at treehld, returned home Thursday
of this week.
Frederick Kendall, who purchased
the Frank Young property on Frank
lin street, moved into same Wednes-
day.
William Wilson spent Wednesday
at Englishtown on Wednesday on
business.
Joseph NJ. Perrine, who has been at
Miami, Florida, for the past ten days
on business, has returned home.
Henry Wellman, of Dayton, has
taken a position as first trick opera
tor at the Lower Jamesburg depot
and moved into the apartments in the
L. Slack Vandenburg house.
Mrs. Annie Soden spent Wednesday
at Spotswood, the guest of her daugh-
Ter, Mrs. Harry Rigler.
Gustav Fillhower spent Thursday
in New Brunswick on business.
After being silent the entire winter
the two bowling alleys, run by Will
liam Emmons and Otto Lange, have
blossomed out in all their glory and
are attracting a good attendance at
this strenuous pastime. With the
opening of the Lange alleys an acct
dent happaned, when Harry Groves,
in throwing the bali fell and strained
his leg and has been on clutches
since the affair happened, though able
to attend to business.
William Mount has taken the posi-
ton as freight checker at Heimetta.
With the opening Of the Leuten
season, a large attendance was pres
ent at st. James Catholic church,
when services \ keeping with the cb-
servance of this service was held by
Father kearney on Wednesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. stephen Coombs, of
Sedgwick street, have received two
interesting souvenirs of the battle
front in France in the shape Of a
gas mask and steel helmet, used by
the Germans, that were picked up in
the hight of the enemy. The goods
were sent by Roy Coombs, who says
in his accompanying letter that he
was but forty miles from Germany
and still on the march. lie is in the
motor repair corps.
Edward ~Snedeker is placing n fence
in position ON the lot purchased re-
Gently and will build a home for him.
self in h rear OF the home of Ed
ward Paxton, and will be the first
dwelling facing the railroad at that
point, opening up a new residential
| section.
Richard Lewis had an exciting ex-
perience between this place and
Helmetta, when his car skidded and
ran into a depression overh3nging a
steep embankment hat has caused
several narrow scape from possible
fatal injuries. He was turning out
for the Silvers' Bros. truck when he
ran too close to the rail. The Sruck
assisted in pulling the local man from
the dangerous point. Some time ago
Snowhill went down this bank, fifteen
feet deep and turned over several
times without injury TO either the
driver or DR.. John J.. Suydam, Of
town, who was a passenger.
Lee Vincent, claiming TO be a re-
tired veteran, in the uniform OF a
second lieutenant, spoke Wednesday
night at a theatrical performance in
this place. In the course of his re-
marks he made some denunciatory
remarks about the Y. NJ. c. A, dis
gushing many of his auditors who
left the place. Vincent, who claimed
Freehold and East Shrewsbury for
his home, had been around James,
burg for several days. His speech on
Wednesday night led TO investigation
from several sources and 1t is now
claimed that he is William Frede-
ricks, o Of John Fredericks, of
Freehold. He said that he was not
working for the Red Cross but strict
ly for n salary for the lecture. His
offer TO exhibit his wounds to any in
the audience was not accepted.