Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-10
JAMESBUhG

Inc new motor apparatus VI LHc
Jamesburg Fire Department was CIV
en- it's first tryout on Wednesday night
and did all that was expected of it.
Shortly before z o'clock the firebox
in front of the postoffice was pulled
and it seems the hremen in their ex-
element of giving the apparatus a
tryout started out aimlessly to find
the location of the fire and wound
up at upper JameSburg instead or at
the home of Ely Pullen, where it was
found hat the chimney was on fire.
After the apparatus arrived the blaze
was soon e~xtinguished. The hook
and ladder company were also MEM
berS of the goose chase n failed
to arrive at all at the place where
the fire was.
Two large army airplanes, on their
way to Roosevelt Field, New York,
landed at the Forsgate farm on We'd
nesday morning within a short time
and though strangers were in the
army service. One was shy on gaso-
line and the other was broken down
and the pilots went away to get
parts. This machine will probably
stay at Jamesburg for several days.
Progress has been made i'll the
organization of Star Post, American
Legion, and a permanent organlza-
ton will be perfected tonight when
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meeting at borough hall and elect
permanent officers and give the
needed attention to minor details. A
charter has been granted to h post
and the prospects are bright for a
hustling organization. All are urged
to come out who SAY service in the
world a
All is in readiness for the big
dance to be given in st. James hall
-,~It rrn1nr tho nIJG-
piCes of the JameSburg Youngsters.
Prices orchestra will be present.
John Waddy, employed at the
plant of the George w. Helme Com
pany, was painfully injured on
Thursday morning when he attempt
ed to supervise the unloading of a
car of material. The opening of the
door of the car dislocated a box that
fell on his head, making several lac
place, was called and gave him atten-
ton and he was taken home.
Elmer Dawson has set a new local
high-water price for the cost of
hound dogs and probably the county
in the sale of two of his thorough
bred beagle dogs hat brought $S8.
One of the dogs vas sold to Edward
-Nevius, of New Brunswick, and
brought SIS and not at any competi-
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went to a party in Princeton.
Marshal FilIhower is trying to fig
ure out how he can defeat the II. G.
l.. with the present system OF court
procedure. He has spent three days
as a witness in New Brunswick and
for the thirty o labor las re-
ceived $1.50 in fees n with railroad
fare and meals has given up the task
of trying to strike a balance on the
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called in either case in which he was
summoned.
The trustees handling h affairs of
the shareholders who erected the
! building at lower Jamesburg for the
! New Jersey Novelty Footwear Com
| pany, have finally closed a deal
whereby Jamesburg will have another
business with financial backing to in
sure employment to many more of it's
residents. The new ~lessees of the
building are Shapanka Brothers, who
/ have just settled in Jamesburg as
| proprietors of the business of shirts,
ETC., in the old Liberty theatre and
who have purchased the business OF
the William C. Crosby shirt factory
and who have made a good impress
sion among the citizens of the town.
The building will be used for the
manufacture of shirts and dresses
and it is proposed to sublet a floor
of the building for the manufacture
of ladies' hats. A number of men
will be required in this latter line and
at this time it is proposed to bring
the cutting department of the bust
ness to the Jamesburg branch and all
of this class will be men. n build
ing was not sold outright, but a sub
stantial sum vas placed on deposit
and the other details are minor for
the closing of the deal. Mr.. Joseph
Perrine said to the writer that the
prospects for a very important addi-
ton to the towns industrial life
was very promising.
G.. Leslie Shultz, recently returned
from overseas, has again taken up his
civilian employment and has entered
on his future duties as an engineer
in the office of the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing Company
at Pittsburgh, Pa, from whence h
came at the time of his enlistment.
The present worlds series has re-
vived the interest of pre-war times
and incidentally caused no little ex-
change of pin money to those inter-
ested.
Norman Jobes. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Jobes, who has beer In the
signal corps of the army for the past
two years, has arrived at his home
here, having been h~onorably dis
charged from the service at Camp
Dix. He was for the greater part OF
the time stationed at Newport News
He will again take up his~duties as
telegraph operator for the Pennsyiva-
pfa on tho Trentnn division