Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-05
SOUTH AMB0Y

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Another defeat was handed the st.
Mary's Boy Scouts yesterday after
moor when the Landing A. G. OF New
Brunswick came . o this city and won
the pastime by the score OF IA.
They were defeated last Sunday by
tho Empire A c. of New Brunswick
by the count of 1872.
John Dooling, who has for a mum
Der of years been employed at the
been transferred to the film depart
ment of the same plant.
Miss Margaret Crime, of this city,
spent Friday visiting with friends in
Freneau.
On Friday night of this week the
st. Mary's Boy Scouts will give a
dance at 81. Mary's Hall and the boys
are now planning to give those who
will attend an excellent affair.
The employees of the Morgan Gen.
eral Ordnance Depot were granted a
holiday on Saturday last in order to
give those employed there the privi-
.lege of attending the Victory Liberty
Loan parade in New York City in the
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hanzalek, who
have resided in this city for a num-
Der of years, have removed to make
their new home in Rockaway, L. /.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Kviest and
daughter Laura spent yesterday at
ternoon with relatives in Perth AM
boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Walters spent
yesterday visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Dillon at their home in Riv-
erton.
The home of George Frischknecht
has been completed after several i'm
provements have been made, and is
now ready for occupancy.
Mrs. John Dahlgreen and son. Don
aid, of ~Sayreville, were visitors with
relatives in this city yesterday after
noon.
Timothy Woods is making some
alterations and improvements to his
home, which was damaged consider
ably by the Morgan explosion.
Jacob Newmark was a Perth AM
boy visitor yesterday afternoon.
Considerable traffic in the line of
automobiles "a seen yesterday all
day when practically a continual
string of machines passed up Main
street to Stevens avenue. over Stevens
avenue to Bordentown avenue, thence
to the county road to the seashore.
Mrs. James Nichols and Miss Mile
Stratton attended a party in Jersey
City Saturday night.
The water main running between
Runyon water works and Perth AM
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the meadows. Men were set to work
to repair the serious leak Immediate
ly.
Miss Sara Deibert was a visitor
over the weekend with relatives in
Newark.
Fred Bunting has purchased the
Cough property in lower John street,
, the deal having been completed a few
days ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Bunting re-
side in Blum's fat in Broadway.
Fred Truett, of Newark, spent yes
terday visiting with friends In Stew
ems venue.
Thomas Kviest enjoyed a visit "a
| Perth Amboy to visit with friendS in
that city yesterday afternoon
Mrs. Eva Appleget, Lef~ this city
who underws..-asns~ Operation some
time ago atfTS~sE Barnabus hospital
is said to be in a critical condition al
the home of relatives in Westfeld.
Beside the $500 given to h South
Amboy hospital by Sigmund Eisner
the past week the Eastern Coal Dock
Company gave over to the n or
the institution the sum of $1,000. me
firm of James Butler also contributed
a check for the amount of $3.50. The
people of this city and the business
concerns are responding and are be-
ginning to feel the necessity of having
a good hospital here. The next drive
that will probably come before the
people in this city will be a campaign
to collect funds for = memorial
hospital. .
William Tyler, of this city. motored
to New York yesterday afternoon to
view the baseball game at the Polo
Grounds.
Miss Lillian Roddy. of Newark,
spent the weekend with relatives in
lower John street. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Tfce. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin L. Tice and Mrs. Wagner
motored out of town yesterday.
Joseph Novak obtained an automo-
bile license at New Brunswick on
Thursday and has secured a position
at the Morgan plant as chauffeur of
one of the cars and will resume his
new duties today.
Francis O'Leary, who a been
visiting with relatives in this city, has
returned to Camp Upton.
Andrew Kviest. is visiting in staple
ton today, where he will receive
treatment at the Marine Hospital. lie
underwent an operation at that insti-
tuition some time ago.
Twenty new books have been re-
ceiyed by the Free Public Library In
this city and will be placed on the
shelves tomorrow. Many of these
books are Juvenile as we'll as adult
reading. The librarian announces
also that overdue books are requested
to be returned as Dol as possible.
Harry Stonaker returned to New
York City where he is stationed at
one of the hospitals, after being home
with relatives here on a forty-elght-
hour leave.
The Methodist Episcopal church is
Manning to hold a twenty-fve-year
anniversary of the erection of the
building in John street. Among the
other things planned, he inviting OF
all former pastors to come here and
preach for an evening Will be ar
ranged.
A meeting of the Knights of
umbus Council 426 will be held TueS-
dav night instead of Wednesday in
order that some may attend a meet
ing of the organization to be held at