Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
JAMESEuR0

Chapter two has been written In
the legal affairs of Count" de Henry
of the place, when Constable Gustav
Fillhower served notice of attach
ment, following the failure of de
Henry to answer the trial when he
was q defendant for 5000 to pay for
hay and feeds for the stock on the
farm. from the hay press of Barclay
| e Chamberlain, of this pace. No
date has as yet been announced for
the sale that will take almost the
entire household effects to clear up
the debts contracted in the few
months that the de Henry family have
resided here. Humorous tales are be-
ing told on the line Of talk advanced
by de Henry to get the confidence OF
| the merchants. One was that he was
a millionaire and that he came out to
establish a grand race track at James
! burg and that the blooded horses OF
America would soon be fleeing around
the mile speedway. Great castles
were built about the big things under
| way and usually the merchant would
fall" for the tale.
Courtney Brown, son OF Mr.. ana
| Mrs. II. Courtney Brown of Rhode
Hall, was taken suddenly Ill on Tues
day and operated on for appendicitis
at his home by DR.. John Mccullough
of Trenton, assisted by DR.. j. c. Shinn.
The young man Is doing as well az
] could be expected.
Matthew Eler, who was stricken
with O. slight stroke Of paralysis over
| the weekend, is making a very en-
| %couraging recovery. DIR. II. d. Zandt,
who was called In the case, gave first
aid. Mr.. Eler is in his eighty-e1ghth
| year and heretofore has been q very
| active person, making his home with
his daughter. Mrs. Otto Isele.
| The members of Star Post, Ameri-
| can Legion, are making great prepa-
rations for their big dance to be held
! on the night of January %.
II. A. Edwards spent the weekend
visiting at Essington, Pa.
The social committee of the South
| Middlesex Farmers Association are
| perfecting all arrangements for their
big lance to be held in Lange's hall
| this Friday night. Price will furnish
the music.
The many friends of Borough At
| torney John p. Kirkpatrick are
| showering him with delayed con-
| gratulations all on account OF his
appointment as q United States COM
| missioner that was rendered him
, some weeks ago and was unknown
| to his many friends in the borough.
Commissioner Kirkpatrick IN
Of his first cases ut New Brunswick
Tuesday of this week and held a
| m%oonshiner for the action of the
federal grand Jury.
Mrs. George Petty and son, Lester.
who have been at the home Of the
formers daughter, Mrs. William
Riddle, left this week for Whining
ton, Del. where they will make their
| home for the present with Mrs,
| Henry Firestine, daughter of Mrs.
| Petty. Lester Petty has secured a
| nnsftion at Wilmington.
The farm known as the Rue farm
| at this place, occupied by the ake
! brothers, will be occupied by Its new
owner in March when William Du-
| Bots, of Marlboro, will move to this
| place and the Baker boys will take
| possession OF the Frank B. Clayton
| place near Hightstown at the same
time.
Miss Evelyn Scarlet, Of AIexan-
| dria. Va, niece of Mrs. Milton I.
, Voorhees,, who spent the holidays at
| this place, lies Ill at her home in
Virginia. She was taken Ill on her
arrival home with q malady resem-
bling the influenza and the entire
household Is now Frustrated.
Mr.. and Mrs, Charles Gilliand, OF
spotswood, have moved to James
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the First National Bank
was held on Tuesday afternoon OF
/ this week with a good attendance
Joseph NJ. Perrine was chairman Of
the meeting; Milton I. Voorhees,, sec.
rotary: George A. Shultz and Harvey
C. Stonaker, Judges. The following
directors were elected: Abijah APP
I plegate, Prospect Plains; William II
clemens, Helmetta; w. w. Emmons
Monmouth Junction.: Condit M. Dav
ison, william H. Brooks, Joseph M
Perrine. Milton I. Voorhees,. Imme
diately following the election OF di
rectors these new officers met anC
organized with the following person
mel: President. Joseph M. Perrine
vice president and cashier, Milton !
Voorhees,; assistant cashier. William
II. Brooks. Reports made by tn
officers showed the bank to be-enjoy
ing its most prosperous year.