Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-27
JAMESEuRG

Rumors thai one of our best known
townsmen had died on Monday was
commo gossip about town. An IN
vestigation of the source of this ru-
nor was traced to the presence or an
auto hearse standing in front of the
home. one of the tires having become
punctured at that point.
John w. yohman, proprietor of
the Buckelew cranberry boys of this
place, has Just returned from g.
meeting of the cranberry growers OF
this district, held at Toms River, em-
braeing Dogs at Jamesburg, Farming
dale and Toms River. A M. CLANCY,
general sales manager of the Amer
lean Cranberry Exchange, made an
address before the delegates that
was very pessimistic for the crop OF
1918. New Jerseys quota has been
placed at 100000 barrels and OF this
amount Jamesburg will provide over
five hundred barrels, if weather con-
ditions are favorable. The recent
heavy rains played havoc with some
crops that lost fifty per cent. A spe-
cial feature advocated at tine meeting
was the spending of $150,00O Tor
publicity, this none to be used IN
advertising to educate the people to
fine use of cranberries as a dessert.
The shortage of sugar will hurt the
canning of the berries.
William c.. Crosby, who recently
retired from active business lie as
proprietor of the William G. Crosby
shirt factory for many years. has de-
eided that to be inactive was not to
his liking and he has taken n
agency for Middlesex county for n
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Company.
william Firestine and Walter
Stratton are now fu~ll-iedged MEM
bers of Daphne Council, Royal Ar
eanum, of this place, having been
obligated at a big class Initiation at
Eeyport several evenings ago when
a party from town went down TO
meet the state officers of the Area
Aum who were present.
Rev. Edgar c.. Mason, who a
lust returned from overseas after an
intensive campaign as a Y. M. e. A.
worker, has been called to the pas
torate of the Florida, N. r., Prespy-
terrain church. He will assume charge
of his new post about September J.:
MFR. Mason was formerly pastor or
the Jamesburg Presbyterian church.
He left here to take charge OF the
Fewsmith Presbyterian church, New
ark. m was at the outbreak or the
war pastor of the Toms River churcn,
%fesigning to take up war work
Sbroad.
Mrs. Robert FAIRIES and sons, Rob
ert and David FAIRIES, of Pittsburgh.
Pa. who have been guests with the
formers parents, DR.. and Mrs. Henry
ID, Zandt, returned home Monday.
Mrs. FAIRIES has just passed through
a very trying operation that was
very successful. Mr.. FAIRIES, well
known as a former supervisor on
Division H, Pennsylvania railroad,
with headquarters at Jamespurg, Is
now a division manager on the main
line.
The Misses Alberta r. LANCE n
Florence Lange, daughters. OF Mr..
and Mrs. Albert LANCE, are
two weeks in b famous Girls camp
at Greenwood Lake, conducted by
the Baptist Conference OF New Jer-
sey. and report a great enthusiasm
for the outdoor life.
DIR. j. G. Shinn was called TO give
medical attention to S. e.
man. of Brooklyn, who was quite se-
yerely bruised as a result OF ms car
skidding, near the Frank Denton
farm Monday morning, that turned
over. The injured man was found 10
have a badly scratched eye ana race
and suffered from shock. A boy was
also slightly injured. A man anu
Iadv occupying the same al escaped
injury. The car was damaged con-
siderably and was repaired at a local
garage and the journey continued 10
Brooklyn
Mrs. Jennie Bayles Sautet, of This
place, is enioyiag life in the Catsklll
Mountains. of New York State. she
writes of the wonderful scenery anu
OF the great beneficial results obtain
ed.
Harold Bennett. of town. occupied
two pulpits on Sunday at special serv-
ices and entertained large audiences
at both. In the afternoon he was the
speaker at the special services held
at the Gravel Hill chapel n TOOK
His Life for Another" This talk
was i-nterspersed with war stories
and experiences and held his audf-
ence s~pelIbound for an Jour and q
half. He was congratulated r q