Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-14
KEYPORT

Theodore Kelsey has sold his gro
! Gerry business located on Front street,
! opposite the postof1ice, to Murphy n
Wanock, who have aleady assumed
control of the business and will con-
F., tinue it in the same manner as IL
VISA conducted by Mr.. Kelsey.
| An executive meeting OF the Key
port Improvement Association will be
held at the home Of Mrs. Fred b. Van
Brake Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The community sing will be held at
the library Monday night.
A valentine social will be held at
the manse of the First Presbyterian
| church tonight.
Grand Vice Regent zimmerman is
expected to be present at the meeting
of the Royal Arcanum tonight.
! Calvary M. f.. choir rehearsal viii
be held this evening at the home OF
Mrs. Frank A. Smith.
| Liberty Hose Company of South
Keyport have elected the following
officers to serve for the coming year.
President. Fred V. Croes; vice presi-
dent, Justus r. Camp; secretary, Will
liam A. Walling; treasurer, Charles
| Lufburrow: foreman, Russell Wal
ling; first assistant, Everett Waliing;
second assistant, Frank WallinG; en-
, gineer, Daniel Clark; trustee for
three years, Robert Brannon; janitor.
! Frank Wallirg.
Mrs. Emma Walling and son.
James, visited with relatives ut
, Brooklyn this week.
Vital statistics for the month OF
| January are as follows: Marriages..
! two; births, four: deaths, eleven.
A profitable meeting of Raritan
iGrange Patrons of Husbandry was
hold Wednesday night when the topic
| OF Better Fruit was discussed at
length, Professor A. ]. Farley being
the speaker.
Miss Helen Osborn is recovering
from illness which has kept her con-
fined to her home for a week.
Funeral services for the late Miss
Helen Elizabeth Tracy. who died at
st. Peters hospital, New Brunswick,
Wednesday morning, after a brief ILL
ness with double pneumonia, will be
held at ST. Joseph's r.. C. church to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock, inter
ment to be In the cemetery connected
with the church. Miss Tracy was the
daughter of Michael and the late
Catherine Tracy N was twenty
years of age. She was a graduate OF
st. Peters hospital. New Brunswick.
having completed her course there
carly last summer. h always made
her home in Keyport, although the
past few years her duties have called
her to New brunswick. She Is sur
viyed by her father and two sisters,
Misses Regina and Matte Tracy. and
a brother, Vincent Tracy.
Funeral services for the late Ben
jamin Decker. who died Wednesday
morning after an illness of several
weeks with heart trouble, will be
conducted from his late home on
Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev.
r. T. Il. Reynolds. pastor of the lie
formed church, officiating, interment
being i'm the family plot at Green
lGroye cemetery. The deceased was
se~venty-six years of and was he
son of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Decker who formerly resided on
Front street. He is survived by two
Icons, Alonzo and Edward Decker: a
daughter, Mrs. w. Elmer Aumack,
and three sisters, Miss Rose Decker,
Mrs. Isaiah Clayton and Mrs. Charles
Wilbur. The deceased was a member
Of the local Reformed church, having
been actively associated with the
church for many years.
On Tuesday night the members or
Lincoln Hose Company entertained
the Ladies' Auxiliary at a chicken
supper. About forty guests were
present. including the fire chiefs,
Chief r. Walter snyder, First Assist
ant Daniel VanPelt and Second AS
sistant Arthur s. NanBuskirk
| Speeches were given by several mein-
hers and a social hour followed the
| supper during which a program OF
exceptional talent was presented,
music furnished and dancing being
en- loved.