Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-08

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position in Philadelphia and has al
ready begun work there. Mrs. Tip
petit and children will follow the first
of october.
DR.. ]. E. D. Silcox is rapidly recov-
ering from an operation which he I'M
derwent at the University of Pennsyl-
vania hospital in Philadelphia. On
Thursday he was allowed to sit up for
the first time and he hopes to be able
to return to his home here the last of
this week. Mrs. Silcox is at West
chester, Pa, in order to be near her
husband.
Miss Jessie Louise Covert, Of New
ing spent four weeks with her cousin,
Miss Annie Laurie Tilton.
Fred Bronkhurst, of Fordham, is
the week end guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Miller. Mrs. Bronkhurst and
daughter are spending several weeks
here.
Mrs. Job Lloyd has returned after
having spent several days in Ocean
Grove.
Horace s.. Burrowes has purchased
the Thomas Rosevear house on Main
street and expects to remove there
In the near future. Mr.. Burrowes re-
Gently sold his Broad street house to
Ernest G.. Bailey.
The regular meeting of the Dor
ough council will be held at the bor-
ough hall this evening.
The regular executive meeting of
the Red Cross will be held in the IL
brary on Tuesday evening unless can
celled by Chairman Robert Rothwell,
In case of which the members will be
notified.
The ladies of the First Baptist
church held a food and apron sale at
the church on Saturday afternoon,
which was we'll attended and which
proved to be very successful from a
financial standpoint.
Miss Jessica Barker has returned
to her home In New York after hav-
ing spent the summer with Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred l.. S~childknecht.
Mrs. ]. Golding, of Brooklyn, has
returned after having been the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Jewell of
lakewood Park this week.
Mrs. Eva Reynolds and daughter,
Miss Dorothy Reynolds, nave return
ed after having spent several days
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Merchant
of I%rvington.
FRANC Van Brake of Washington,
d. c., has returned after having spent
several days in the borough where he
was the guest of relatives. Mr.. Van
Brake was a former resident of the
borough.
The Keyport Improvement Asso-
citation will meet for the first time
| this season this afternoon at the pub
lie library, when a very interesting
program has been planned.
Miss Elsie Morris of the Wyckoff
Heights hospital has returned after
having enjoyed several weeks vaca-
ton a her home on Front street.
William H. Nelson, of Perth AM
boy, vas the guest of friends IN the
borough on Saturday.
Mrs. l.. Brewer Walling is recover
ing from the effects Of a fall from
her automobile last week while rid
ing on Broad street. Something went
| wrong with the car and fearing an
explosion Mrs. Walling jumped, fall
ing heavily as she did so.
Harry Decker. chief engineer on
the steamship Twilight, is spending a
| few days in town with his parents,
Captain and Mrs. Harry Decker, OF
| Third street. Mr.. Decker has just
returned from a lengthy trip to
| southern ports.
Mrs. William A. Tilton is spending
several days in Newburgh, N. Y,
where she is the guest of Mrs. George
| Moshier.
Mrs. George A. Baker and daugh-
ter, Miss Ethel Baker, have returned
| after having spent several days In
Ocean Grove.
Mrs. Judson s. Hopla has returned
| after having spent a week in Asbury
Park.
The grocery firm of Warnock and
Murphy has been Dissolved owing K
| Mr.. Murphy desiring to return to his
former home in Michigan to pursue
his former occupation of q civil en-
| gineer. The firm purchased the bust
ness from Theodore Kelsey and had
conducted it for several months. Mr.
Warnock will continue the bushes
but owing to the large trade 70 which
this store caters he will no doubt b.
| forced to employ additional help.