Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-07-26
Jamesburg

All traffic has been normal over
the Camden and Amboy division Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
following the cloudburst of Thurs
day, since Saturday morning. Sew
trail trains and engines were SUM
deep into the sand and mud that
covered them for several feet The
greatest trouble was experienced at
"Geep cut" pear South Amboy,
where the tracks and Bordentown by
by the heavy rush of water. Fifteen
car loads of cinders were taken
from Jamesburg and Bordntowl by
wrecking crews that worked all
night to fill in the large excavations,
that in one spot vas thirty-five feet
deep. Spreading rails caused an up
heaval of the rails, making the divi-
son practically shut off to traffic
for many hours. Passengers on the
west-bound train did not reach
Jamesburg until past midnigh. FRI
day as traffic was diverted 20 Rah-
way thence to Monmouth Junction
and to Jamesburg and points to
Camden, the trains destination.
Ja1nesburg ~wrecking crew were
sent down and had to lift the trains
bodily out of the wet sand that held
them in a vice like grip. 1t was the
worst storm in many years and de-
structive to railroad property.
At a hearing given on Friday be-
fore Justice of the Peace William
E. Paxton. Andrew Navok, charged
with misappropriation of funds en-
trusted to his care to the mount of
s65 by Mrs. John Dey of Rhode Hall
Novak pleaded guilty and made full
restitution, repaying the full amount
and costs of the legal action. Novak
failed to turn in moneys collected
for the sale of produce while en-
ployed on the Dey farm a year ago.
> The contract for the charging OF
the fire headquarters for the accom-
mediation of the new motorized ap-
! paratus has been awarded to Cole
Brothers of this place. who will do
the carpenter work. John Witkow-
ski will do the foundation work.
The building will be enlarged about
ten feet in width and extended to
the length of the present borough
hall. This will allow for a social
room for the firemen and a place to
hold their meetings, instead of the
council chambers, as at present.
Work on the alterations were started
Saturday and will be rushed to a
rapid completion. The cost will not
exceed $500.
Repairs have been made by the
JameSDurg wafer company TO the
two leaks of their mains On Buckle
lew avenue and Franklin street.
Harry L. Emmons is at work over
hauling the fire alarm system that
has been out of commission for sew
eral weeks.
A dance was held in Lange's hall
on Friday night by a committee of
young fellows" The night was
ideal for an affair of this sort, but
a small attendance was present. Lo-
rocco's orchestra furnished music
| for the dancing. A call was sent to
police headquarters for a special Of
ficer owing to the presence near h
hall of a "a lot of drunken men,
by Mrs. Otto LANCE, but on investi-
cation such was not the case, as
found by Marshal Fillhower and
Special Officer Petty.
Harold Bennett, of Camden, spent
Friday at his home. He has recently
joined the New Jersey militia and
will go to Sea Girt this week with
the third regiment from Camden for
a two weeks stay. He has already
been promoted as a sergeant major,
owing to his military training in
France.
Funeral services were held on Fri
day for Mrs. Charles Davis from the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Peter
Bennett. Rev. Henry Johnson, pas
tor of the Florence Methodist
church, conducted the service for