Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-11
SOUTH AMBoY

The billiard tournament is now in
full swing at the local "Y" Messrs.
Lambertson and Tyler are the leaders
at the present time.
The bowling alleys are in first class
condition now at the "Y'' and bowling
is being planned for the near future.
Hans Miller's Jazz Orchestra has
been secured for the dance and social
of the Red Men to be held in the High
School Auditorium on Saturday night
Oct. IS.
The local Y. M. C. A. will open it's
regular religious program on Sunday
afternoon with the first of a series Of
mems meetings. ]. M. Rice of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Y. M. C. A. of
New York City will address the meet
ing. Mr.. Rice has been in his city
before and is known to be a live
wire" All men are invited and urg-
ed to be present. Mr.. John Perkins
will e at the piano and will lead in
a live, snappy, song service. The SER
vices will commence at 4 o'clock.
The rooms occupied by the South
Amboy Library in the South Amboy
Trust Company building on Broadway
have been completely renovated and
now present q much more attractive
appearance than ever before.
A foreign department has been es-
tablished in the new South Amboy
Trust Company and placed in charge
of John TomaSzewski. The Trust COM
pany is now prepared to make cable
and postal remittances to all parts of
the world. This new department will
buy and sell foreign coins and cur
ency. Mr.. Tomazewski is well fit
ted for the position of head of the
new department, the young man hav-
ing recently graduated from the South
Amboy High school.
George f. Hillman formerly of this
city but who has been making his
home in Asbury Park all during the
summer months has taken up his resi-
dence in Lakewood and will not re-
turn to South Amboy.
After fifty years of faithful service
in the employee of the p. r. r. and
it's predecessors John Proctor has been
placed on the roll of honor of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Inc has beer
retired. Mr.. Proctor came to South
Amboy for the first time in 1869 and
worked as able eaman in the mer-
chant marine, visiting South Amboy
on the good ship David Nicholas
which came from Georgia. This was
the harbor of South Amboy. which
was then of some Importance.
Mrs. John Paterson has been quite
ill for the past week.
The stork has visited the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Scally and left
a baby daughter.
The artificial ice plant of George E.
Applegate is rapidly nearing COM
| pletion. The plant will be run entire
ly by electricity, n the motors and
wiring have been all placed n o n
nected. The plant is complete in
| every detail and shows the progress
iveness of the owner The plants
capacity will be about fifteen tom of
ice daily.
A new clock has been Installed in
the South Amboy Trust Company,
| The time is regulated hourly by the
| Western Union Telegraph Company
| with Naval Observatory time.
On Sunday afternoon st. Mary's
Hall will be the scene of a large class
| inhalation when thirty-seven candi-
dates will be given the first, second
and third degrees into the Court San
eta Maria, No. 2S2, Daughters of Isa-
bella. District Deputy White. of Perth
Amboy will be on hand and with her
team will confer the first degree. The
second degree will be given by a team
| from New Brunswick.