Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-15
SOUTH amsoY

gates fiats and will move his family
to this city in the near future.
Early Saturday night a huge tour
ing machine crashed through the frail
railing at the approach of the hole
In the WALL nearly upsetting the ma
chine. All the occupants were thrown
out of the car although none were SER
iously injured all received minor
bruises.
With favorable weather conditions
the meeting of the Intra-Coastal Ship
Canal of Wednesday night will be the
biggest yet held.
Tonight a crowd from Joel Parker
Council, No. 50 will go to Long
Branch together with the other
ellis of Middlesex county to institute
q Past Councillors Association in Mon
mouth county.
The bowling alleys of the local Z.
NJ. c. A. which have been placed In
first class condition during the months
of inactivity. during the summer. have
been opened.
Miss Jenny Manhattan of this city
was a Perth Amboy visitor last eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Isley' of his city
motored to Lake Hopatcong yester-
day.
Misses Elsie Fothergill, of Perth
Amboy, was a local visitor yesterday
afternoon.
Capt Edward Van Buren, and
daughter, Kathryn. motored to New
ark on Sunday.
The destroyer at Perth Amboy at
tracted hundreds of visitors from this
city over Saturday and Sunday.
A special meeting of the American
Legion will be held in the Service
Club tomorrow night. At this meeting
further plans for the big ball in Nov
ember will be made. as well as the
perfecting of plans for the big pub
lie meeting to be held n the near fu-
ture.
Edward Christian has left this city
for a trip through Buffalo and other
| points of interest in upper New York
| State. While in that part of the
| country he will cross the border into
| Canada.
On Saturday afternoon the men,
bers of the Alumni of Mount st.
Mary's College, of P~lainfield, held a
| Bridge, euchre and five hundred were
played. Several handsome prizes
| were awarded.
All members of Company F are
urged to be present tonight at a
meeting of the company to be held at
headquarters on David street.
The regular monthly meeting of the
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| city hall tomorrow night.
The ASHER Club at Morgan has
made application to the local Board
| of Education for permission to use the
; high school auditorium for a dance
| and reception on September 26th.
O. o. Barr, city superintendent of
schools has recommended to the
Board of Education hat the salary
| Of Miss Dorothy Watts who has been
employed as a teacher Of several sub
| jects in the seventh, eighth and ninth
years be increased to $1,000 per an
mum, as she Is required to teach some
subjects in the high school.
The second meeting of h South
Amboy Republican Club will be held
In Steurwald's hall Wednesday night,
All local Republicans are extended
an invitation to be present at this
meeting.
Now that the hot summer weather
Is at an end the M. Il. Sunday schools
will hold its session in the afternoon
as usual. During the warm months
Of the summer the session is held In
the morning, thus not bringing the
children out In the extreme heat OF
the afternoon.
MI. and Mrs. Benjamin StrasseI
and daughter Wilma left this city
yesterday morning IN an EXTENSIVE
motor trip. They will touch Buffalo
and several other cities Of Importance
In western New York.
Miss Nellie Carol, of Rocky Hill
Is visiting a few days with friends II
this city.
The services of the John Street M
e. church were well attended yester-
day. The members of the congrega-
ton have practically all returned
from their vacations and have settled
down to church work.
The Epworth League Of the M. e
church Is planning for @ fair to be
held in the basement of the church
during the month Of November.
The first workout of the American
Legion Football team will be held or
Stevendale tomorrow night at SD
o'clock. 1t Is hoped that every mem
Der Of the Legion who is interested In
this game will report to Manager
James CANTON at this time. A good
scrub team is needed in order to give
the first team good workouts.
Much to the dissatisfaction of the
people of this city the Public Service
Railway company instituted the Zone
System" The schedule was disregard
ed yesterday the new method of col
lecting fares being nue. slower thar
the old.
Beginning today the ~"jitneys' will
go to the city line in Maxville thus CIV
ing the people In LlAt 6eCtlOu oI The
city Service" This experiment wa.
tried once before but the people die
not support 1t. The common council
now requires it in order that the driv.
ers secure a city license. II however
the people do not support 1t steps vii
be taken to abandon this route.
An additional moving picture ma
chine has been placed in the Empire
theatre. With this machine In work
ing condition it is possible to show
continuous pictures without h wal
for change of reels. The new man
agement of the theatre Is working
hard to please the people.
Harry Petty is n of the latest o.
the city's young men to sign UP will
Uncle Sam.
Uncle Sans navy
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Mccarthy an,
nounce the marriage of their daugh'
ter, Anna F! Mccarthy, to Early H
Wade, of CanadaGua, New York. TIL,
ceremony was performed Ia New
York city.
Mr.. J. L. Bundesen IS now en- rout,
flor milwaukee,, Wis, where he Is be
ing sent as a delegate Of the Nationa
hood. He is a delegate from Corn
Lodge of this city.
AT the regular meeting OF the con
mon council tomorrow night the gov
erning body Of this city will receiv,
sealed bids for the erection of tb,
new water plan5. Bonds amounting
to $225,000 have been ordered Issue,
to cover the cost OF thu erection o
this plant whfsh will be modern II
every respect.
Mayor Gordon has approved tw'