Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-20
SOUTH AM

Hugh Farrell is making arrange
ments to open n sea food market in a
building recently purchased by him
ION John street.
After being confined to his home
for the major portion of the winter
Milton Fox is able to be about the
city with the aid of a cane. Fox was
Injured early in the winter while
playing basketball on the Armory
Mrs. G. r. Rose was a New York
visitor on Monday afternoon.
After an absence of many years
John Jones, who has been making his
home in indianapolis, arrived in this
city yesterday. For many years Jones
Conducted a barber shop in the city
but owing to poor health went west.
Preparations are being made by
the Raritan River Railroad Company
TO widen the bridge over their tracks
ut Bordentown venue. The bridge
will be made wide enough to conform
with the roadway with sidewalks on
either side.
Thomas Holton, who saw active
service in France, is in this city, haV-
ing been discharged late last week.
Although the auditors of the Ger
tilted Audit Company finished their
work on the books of the different
scity departments no report has been
burned over to the Common Council
II Many persons from this city are
Today visiting the city of Newark wit
Messing the demonstration in honor
Of the boys of the 29th division who
are parading in that city. quite a
humber of local men are members OF
this division.
The fire department at the DUPONT
plant was greatly reduced in numbers
pn Monday night when over one-halt
bf the firemen were either laid off or
transferred to other departments.
AS yet not steps have been taken
by the New York & Long Branch
railroad toward replacing the foot
bridge over their tracks at Second
street. At ~a-Fecent meeting of the
TtGre-4roa council they were requested
to replace this structurge for the con-
yenience of the citizens of South Am
boy who have occasion to travel In
that section Of the city.
For several weeks past engineers in
4he employ of the Pennsylvania rail-
load have been at work in this city
However, they will not given any in
formation concerning the nature oil
4heir work but IL has beer intimated
that it will mean good things" fol
South Amboy In the near future.
A "iitney' service has been estab'
Ilished between his city and PERTH
IA EltilOb6h -
Schedule at the present time the own
lkr expects to be able to announce on'
Within a few days. The running tim'
between this city and Perth Ambo!
Is twenty minutes. The route axe
Is through the hole-in-the-wall, thu
fffording ne people of the Meehan an
Acsville section an opportunity TO &c
TO and from this city.
II Mrs. J.. B. Wickery, who has bee
teaching vocal music in this city TO
fkeyeraI se.Aons viii give a closing re
lcital by her pupils in the City Hal
bit 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Alvin Briggs, recently returne
from France with the Lightning DIV
lsion' spent Sunday with his parent
In this city. Before entering the ser
Vice Briggs was studying art and wa
assigned to the ~camoufiage corps o
the 209th Field Artillery.
An extensive recruiting campaign !
being carried on by the officers an
men of Company F. Enlistments al
to the end of the present year oni'
Men enlisting before May 81 will b
given summer encampment at Sc
Girt.
The funeral of Lawrence Lenaha
bn Saturday morning was ver> i'm
bressiye. A detachment of men fror
the u. S. Navy were on hand and acte'
hs an honorary escort.
Orin Taft of this city spent Satur
DAY evening and Sunday with friend
In Newark.
s Owing to the weather conditions Of
Saturday afternoon the schedule
baseball game between the Y. M. c. A
ihnd O team from Railway. was post
fponed.
According to the latest reports Har
bid @. HOFFMAN, captain of the head
nuarters company Hath Infantry ha
about two weeks more work in the a
8. f. University before he will retur
home.