Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-12
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Cnurc street, are receiving the con-
| gratulations of their friends over the
] birth of a bouncing baby boy.
Alonzo L. Grace, of Stevens ave-
nue., will shortly start on an extensive
gas burning" tour. Mr.. Grace will
take his family with him
Frank Stratton is making improve
ments to his home on the corner of
Stevens avenu and First street, py
shingling it and adding a large new
porch.
The "jazzy pair" Bill Martin and
Smith Gravatt, are now a part of a
jazz band at Devasego Inn,s Prattsville,
N. Y This couple is known along
the entire Jersey coast.
The Raritan River railroad is near
ing the completing of the widening of
the Bordentown avenue bridge. It
will be a great improvement and one
which the travelling public will appre-
ciate.
d. w. Reed and family have return
ed home after an extensive automo-
bile trip to Ashtabula, Ohio.
Local people AVE no fear for the
sugar shortage. Mrs. A. v. Hanzell
has bought the sugar plantation of
Vincent, B w. l., comprising lao
acres at 1927 an acre. Mrs Hanzell is
a daughter of Samuel McNiel, of Me-
c~hanicsville
There is a local home service of the
Red Cross in this city, of which Miss
Gibbons is executive secretary. Should
the boys in service or their families
need n assistance. Miss Gibbons will
be only too willing to serve them. The
office is at los South Broadway, and
is open every day and on Monday
evenings.
After forty-seven years of active SER
vice Joseph Capner has been placed
o. the retired list of the p. r. r. He
commenced his long period of service
March 1, 1872, as deckhand on the
steamer John Stevens, plying between
South Amboy and Pier 1, North River,
New York. He later served in the
machine shops under Mr.. Thomas Lin
gle, as master mechanic. He left the
shops to enter on road duty as a
brakeman. Later he re-entered the
shops and after a short while took a
position as fireman and worked him
self up to a responsible position as en-
gineer Of the fast freights.
Peter Grynkwitz, one of the lead
ing Polish merchants in this city, pass
ed away in the New Brunswick hos
pital at four o'clock yesterday MORN
ing. He had been ailing for some time
and was taken to the hospital for an
operation. Funeral arrangements are
not yet completed.
DtAAl lAONt VI 1OGlOh 10 SptIld-
ing a short vacation with his brother,
J.. M. Willet, of George street.
There will be a special meeting of
the Board of Education in the office
of the superintendent of schools tomor
row night.
Lorton Beriew. of the local postof-
fee clerical force, is enjoying his an
nual vacation at Asbury Park.
Frank Jaken was a visitor to Mat
avian on Sunday evening
Richard Dowdell and son Richard,
of Crawford, spent the week end with
MI. and Mrs. A. Steiner on Church
street.
The exterior of the First Baptist
church on Second street, has been
month of August, when no services
are being held in the church, several
major repairs are being made to the
interior.
Rev. d. e. McCurry, formerly pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church
Of this city, and now of Brooklyn, is
spending his vacation at the home of
Hon. D.. G. Chase on Broadway.
Harold G. Hoffman has been sur
prised by the receipt of an engraved
ring, presented by the men of his old
company, who were the football cham
pions of the 57th Infantry Brigade.
The ring is engraved with the com
pany and regimental number, a foot
ban and suitably worded as champions
of their brigade. Capt. Hoffman man.
aged the football team in France.
Thomas Burden, of Stevens n
Is to be congratulated for stopping the
sneak thief that stole the bass drum
from st. Mary's carnival on Saturday
night. The culprit was well on his
way ove Stevens avenue before he
was apprehended and the drum re-
turned. The man presented an odd
appearance as he marched hatless and
coatless down the avenue all alone
and beating the stolen drum. When
questioned as to his purpose he simply
stated that he desired practice. be-
cause he was going to start an orches-
ira. The mar is believed to have beer
under the influence of liquor.
Gene Heston, of 206 Fourth street,
has found a coat, which-was lost DUR
ing the Old Home celebration. The
owner can have same by calling at the
residence of Mr.. Heston on Fourth
street.
During the Old. Home celebration
w. Barnes, of Balboa, Panama, enter
tanned a few friends at the home of his
daughter in this city. John MacMa-
hon, of Savannah, Ga; John Archi-
bald, of Philadelphia, and Ernest
/ Hausler of Plainfield. These men are
all from the Canal Zone, and having
learned of the wonderful time that the
city' has during the Old Home cele-
| bration, accepted the invitation of Mr..
Barnes to spend the day with him. Mr..
Barnes returned from the Zone just
for Old Home Day.