Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-06
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There will be a party of the
'Chums" tonight in the VI. L. church.
"Nuf sed."
There will be no meeting of the
lntra Coastal Ship Canal Association
this week on account of a meeting to
be held in Newark at which time the
future work of the organization will
be determined.
The committee of Sc" are making
great preparations for their dance in
benefit of the Memorial Hospital. The
committee consists of all ex-service
men.
An important meeting Of the South
Amboy Republican Club will be >held
tonight in their club rooms in Steuer-
wald's Fall on B~ordentown avenue.
Several of the candidates for the
county elections are DESTROYS of meet
ing the men of South Amboy and this
will afford a splendid opportunity to
get first hand information of the men
and their ability. .
On Thursday evening the Demo-
Gratis of the city will come together
and make arrangements for the COM
ing election campaign.
Saturday night the electric feed
wire to the street lamp at the corner
of Henry street and Broadway be-
came disconnected and dangled dan
gerously near the heads of persons
walking on the sidewalk. Necessary
repairs were made Sunday.
The Sunday school class Of Mrs.
John Perkins held a homemade
bakery sale in the basement of the
John Street M. e. church Saturday,
which was quite a success.
Mildred Mortenson, who has been
confined to her home with a serious
case of typhoid fever, is well on the
road to recovery.
Yesterday morning q very impress
sive service was held in the John
Street NJ. E. church when a class of
eight new members were taken into
| the church. The sacrament of holy
| baptism was also celebrated.
Yesterday was homecoming Sun
! day in the M. E. church which was
| ittingly celebrated at all services.
Extensive repairs and alterations
are being made to the E j. O'Con-
nor garage on Bordentown avenue.
The contractors are now busy on
the erection of the Anderson & Leon
ard garage at the corner of George
| street and Stevens
There Is a new garage in the
course of construction at Morgan,
near his city.
Stanley Witcoski will soon open a
butcher shop at Pine avenue in the
| Maxville section of the city.
Yesterday afternoon the first and
second degrees were given in st.
Mary's Hall by the South Amboy
Council X. of c. Within a few weeks
the third degree will be given at
| which the class Of over sixty candi-
| dates will be taken into full member
ship.
j. v. O'Connor, Of Broadway, was
a New York visitor yesterday.
Cecil Buckelew, of Feltus street,
was "a Tottenville visitor on Saturday
evening.
Miss Minerva Davidson, of Cam
den, is visiting with friends in this
city.
Fauns Nelson. of John street, was
a Newark visitor on Saturday even
ing.
Rev. Thomas Slater, Of the Meth
| odist Protestant church, leaves this
city tomorrow for the yearly confer
ence of the M. P. church.
John Bowling has purchased the
newspaper business from his brother,
! Richard Bowling, and In connection
will open a store in the Parisen
building on Broadway.
Today a new bus line will be open
ed up from this city to Jamesburg
| via South River. There are now Jit"
neys running in every direction from
, this city with the exception of Nor
| gan and Keyport and it is most like
ly tina next summer a line Will be
| started in this direction.
William Kitchin has been engaged
as janitor and handy man about the
state property on David street. Inc
| building is known as the Service Club
| and is the headquarters of Company
r. The American Legion also holds
| It's meetings there.
Yesterday afternoon Rev. G. w.
| Abel and several other men from the
M. E. church, of this city, motored
to Chesequake and opened the M. o.
| church at that place.
The members of the local 7. M. z.
| A. are earnestly practicing TOT thelr
| minstrel to be held early next month.
Many men from this city go to Par
! lin on Thursday evening to par1cl-
pate in the gym" classes held there.
| An Industrial league has been arrang
| ed between the various departments
| of the dupont Plant the first game
| Of which will be played tonight when
| the laboratory meets the PIX depart
ment.
So large has been the enrolment
| of pupils in st. Mary's school that II
has been found necessary to open up
| two additional class rooms in the
| building at the corner of Stevens ave-
nue. and Augusta street. which has
been used as a private residence.
Extensive repairs and alterations are
contemplated to this property.
A splendid Community Service"
! program has been prepared for this
Thursday night under the auspices
Of the Service Club" which consists
! Of the American Legion. Company 3
| and the Third Battalion band All
ADMISSION will be free. bat children
| must be accompanied by their par
ents. The program will be announced
later.
Company F will resume its meet
| ings tonight. All members are or
| dered to report tonight at headquar-
| ters on David street. The national
| situation is very serious and it Is nee
| essary that a strong militia organiza-
| tions be maintained.
MATRWAN
two story frame house, along the