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The Pulaskian., 1920-07-29
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 .s WYE NEWS. :: 4 :. :. .:' z. :. < z. < .s :. :. + z. z. A good shower of rain now certain ly would be appreciated by all.
 Messrs. Dan McNeely and Lee Tol- ley of Maumelle were in Wye Mon day.
 MT Beck is able to be up again. Hope he will be able to ramble around again. When he starts to ramble we most always get rain.
 MT. and Mrs. FIactiff were callers at the Beardsley home Friday.
 Miss Bessie Barkheimer is on the sick list. Dr. Tucker of Bigelow was called to see her one day last week. Mrs. Geo. Harmon and Mrs. Lena Lunn were callers at the Swanson home Saturday.
 Miss Eve BeardsIey is able to be up again after several days of sick ness.
 MT. Hornbecker called at the Schoenfeld home Sunday
 MT. and Mrs Swanson and family were callers at the Underwood 6 Chapman homes Monday.
 MT. Triplett and mother and MT. Nelson were callers at the Roy home Sunday.
 Miss Gertrude Reding spent Sunday at the Chapman home.
 Miss Ruth Triplett spent Sunday with Miss Charlotte Underwood.
 Mrs. Underwood and daughter. Edith, Mrs. Holbrook. Mir. and Mrs. Bfinkensopp, Misses Eve and Marga- ret Beardsley, Miss Grayce Hoibrook Leo Underwood and Taylor Cox were
The Pulaskian., 1920-07-29

callers at the Barkheimer home Sun day
 Mrs. Schoenfeld was a caller at the Chas. Esbach home Monday.
 MT. Underwood went to Ledwidge Saturday.
 Miss Grayce Holbrook is teaching for Miss Bessie Barkheimer at Pleas ant Valley while she is sick.
 Nearly everybody has their crops about laid by.
The Pulaskian., 1920-07-29
OIL. OIL, FAT,
 GREASY BLACK OIL
(Continued from Page u

AConJinued rom PaSe l.)
 inc prospective oil belt were largely 'swild cat" They placed little cred ence in statements made from that section, due no doubt to, continued publicity with little of a positive na- ture to back it. But S3 people of Little Rock were determined to form an opinion for themselves and these 83 live ones have made 83,000 boost CTS for the oil fields since their re turn. They played long string and were amply repaid for their efforts. These men returned to Little Rock to spur the manufacturers and jobbers on to greater activity in order that
The Pulaskian., 1920-07-29

MT. Treseneighter is keen,r- for MT. Underwood while stsrs for few days. 2 sssl MT. Triplett and MT. Rov .. Little Rock Monday. "sn' ( MT. Howell shipped a nice E. vegetables to Bigelow last wa.,. 'O' MT. Beck called at the Nelson k. Sunday evening. VI nom
 Mrs. Murial Ro,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-01
Jan,esburg

A NOISY" telephone wire made the
types say that the meeting of the
Round-About-Book Club last week
was held at the home of Mrs. Condit
NJ. Dawson. This was an error and
1t should have given credit to Mrs.
Frank M. Denton.
There viii be a meeting OF the Dor
ough council tonight.
At the hearing held In borough hall
before Justice w. f. Paxton, Nicho-
las Bosco, was held under bonds for
his appearance before the present
geand jury, charged with atrocious
assault and battery on Kasmer KEN
bel.
The Jamseburg Concert band COM
posed of local musicians. have taken
offense at the management of the
Home for Boys. or rather the local or
CARNATIONS who have persisted in en-
gaging the concert band. composed
of inmates of the Home for Boys.
when occasions demand a musical
organization. To secure authority to
forbid the home band from perform
ing outside In competition with the
local organization, the Jamesburg
branch of the American Federation
of Musicians have filed a complaint
against the Department Of Charities
and Institutions for allowing the
home band to take part in events that
should be given the local musical or
g~aniZatiOn.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-01
Tottenuille

Mrs. William Russell, Of Newark,
spent yesterday with Mr.. and Mrs
Rudolph Hoehn.
Mrs. Alfred Pehmke and Mrs. Mary
Hills of Weehawken, have been visit
ing the formers parents here.
Mrs. Katherine Smith has again
resumed teaching at No. s school HUI
guenot Park.
Mrs. James Tate has been Ill at
her home the past week.
James Taylor has beer Ill with an
attack of appendicitis at his home.
Fireman Thomas LaBagh Is still off
duty because of illness.
The monthly meeting Of st. Stephens
Parish Guild will be held tomorrow
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Charles
Fisher. of Fisher avenue.
The Fifth ward Branch Of the Red
Cross will shortly resume again to
make surgical dressings for the Rich
mond Memorial Hospital.
A business meeting OF the w. G.
r. U. will be held tomorrow after
noon at the home Of Mrs. Arthur
Locke, Sprague avenu
All members of Beauvais Post
American Legion are asked to wear
their army uniforms at the presen-
tation Of the certificates at the school
tomorrow night.
The third course Of public lectures
will start this week. At the Totem
vile school tonight, Frederick w.
Johnson will lecture on Wonders of
Canada"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-01
THREE DEATHS HERE
Harry Larson Died This Morning at
His Home i'm Main Street
Special Correspondent.

ny Special Correspondent.
TOTTEN WILLIE, March Three
island over the weekend. Harry
Larson, proprietor of a grocery store
at 1913 Main street, died at 6 o'clock
this morning at his home after a
brief illness of pneumonia. Mr.. Lar
son and his wife were both stricken
about the same time with a cold and
influenza. She Is reported to be
much improved this morning. Mr..
Larson was twenty-eight years old
and had been blind for the past sew
eral years. Besides the store that
piano tuner and at one time was In
the insurance and brokerage bust
less in Manhattan.
Besides his widow, he 10 survived
by his father and mother and two
brothers. Arrangements for the fu-
neral are being completed by the
family.
Mrs. Catherine Perine, eighty-two
years old, of 1925 Amboy road. HUI
guenot Park. died Saturday. Sur
vived by six daughters and two sons.
Burbank, Mrs. William Burbank,
Mrs. U. s. Grant. Misses Lydia and
Caroline Perine, William n George
Perine. There are also twenty-four
grandchildren and foul great grand
children. Funeral services will be
held tomorrow night at her late resi-
dence. Interment at Moravian cem-
etery Wednesday.
Mrs. Gertrude Yale, eighty-four
In Page avenue, T~ottenville. Survived
by a son. Funeral services Wednes-
day at 1 o'clock at the Fresh Pond
mate Long Tsland.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-01
TRUE LOVE RUNS ROUGH
COURSE, BUT FINALLY wins
as Well as Other Difficulties In
Spotswood Romance.

By Special Correspondent.
SPOTSWOOD, March TRUE love
never runs smooth. This has once
more been demonstrated in the trying
times that beset q bride and groom
to become man and wife and coupled
with religious difficulties, the Gle
ments had to be reckoned with.
The parties to the exciting romance
were Mrs. Grace White, a widow, and
Arthur Dubois, also of this town, who
tired of single blessedness, decided to
get married in order to combat the
high cost of living as the former had
been acting as housekeeper for Mr..
Duboise for several years. The IL
cense had been procured and the time
limit had expired Thursday night.
The wedding party started for tho
parsonage of st. Peters Episcopal
were inspected 1t was found that the
groom had just been given a divorce
decree. This being against the rules
of the church, Rev. William Phillips
refused to perform the ceremony.
A tour of the village was made and
1t was found that the Rev. William
B~Ioodgood, pastor of the Reformed
church. and the Methodist pastor
were not "at home" until Sunday. as
they were supplies, the party were
in q quandary.
An attempt was made to get out
of town and the roads being impas-
ga bic owing to the deep ruts the ques-
ton was whether to walt until the
spring 'thaw" or postpone the we'd
ding indefinitely. Friends came to
the rescue and word was sent to
Jamesburg and an automobile dis
patched to Spotswood. with the Rev.
J. b. Shaw. as a member of the party.
After surrounding many difficulties,
the auto and clergyman arrived at
the home of William Berry, where the
bride and groom awaited the coming
of the party.
The wedding knot was soon tied.
the Rev. Mr.. Shaw officiating. Miss
Luella McIlvaine, a sister, of James
burg, was maid OF honor and l. ia
cobs, of this place, best man.
A delayed wedding supper was
served and the balance of the even
ing spent in festivities in helping with
the occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dubois will beside at
| SpOtSwOOd.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-01
WATERbACCKK Ct Ct
RANCE BURSTS
Thomas Murphy in Hospital Sc.
riOusIy Hurt as Result
Hn specfnl Correapondent.

Bu Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, March Thomas
J. Murphy, thirty-two years old, of
Bradford avenue. Prince Bay Little
Farms. Is at the Staten Island hos
pital seriously hurt as the result Of
a waterback in the kitchen range of
his home bursting at 1920 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon. Mr.. Murphy, who
was struck by the flying pieces of
iron from the range received a broken
right hip, broken right leg, disloca-
tion of the right shoulder and twelve
Of his teeth was knocked out. He
was attended by DR.. Dlegle, of the
Staten Island hospital II removed to
that place in the ambulance.
Mr.. Murphy had just started the
fire in the range. 1t is believed that
the waterback became frozen and
when 1t started to thaw out the ex-
plosion took place. He was knocked
unconscious and nearly the entire
kitchen of the home was wrecked.
Murphy resided at the place with his
mother. He served overseas for about
two years and was a member of the
Second Pioneer Infantry. which was
one Of the last to arrive home from
France. He came out of h service
without a scratch. He was with the
army of occupation in Germany with
the second pioneers before coming
home. At the hospital it was said
that he was resting comfortably and
that he would recover
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-01
HAVE HANSON NIGHT
Perth Hmboy Man Honored by Royal
Arcanum at keyport

By Special Correspondent.
KEYPORT, March 1:-"Hanson
Night" was observed by Coronal
Council No. 1456 Friday night, when
special festivities were arranged in
honor of Supervising Deputy Grand
Regent John Hanson of Perth AM
boy.
Deputy Hanson was presented with
a handsome bouquet of American
beauty roses from Saturn Council.
the presentation speech being made
by Regent w. j. zimmerman; also
with an embossed cigar case from
Coronal Council presented by Deputy
Louis Stultz.
Also at this meeting a class Of six
was initiated. A clam choWder din
ner was served.
The next meeting will be held on
March IL when another class OF
candidates will De received into
membership II Coronal expects &c
reach the goal Of 218 members, the
present membership being 204.
1t is contemplated having q class
of candidates from Middlesex and
Ocean counties received at Metuchen
March 29.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-01
SeUaren

Mrs. L. L. Brown and Miss Daisy
Rush attended the performance OF
"Parslfal" Saturday.
Mrs. II. b. Coombs Is entertaining
a series Of card parties and
~luncheons at the Hotel Margaret In
Brooklyn for the benefit Of the His
tory Club.
Several invitations have been re-
ceived IN Sewaren and Woodbridge
for an exhibition Of recent paintings
by Mr.. Henry S. Eddy, formerly of
Sewaren, this afternoon at the Bah
cock galleries in East Forty-Ninth
street, New York. Mr.. Eddy's paint
ings have always been greatly admir-
ed by his friends and doubtless a
number will take this opportunity Of
viewing them under such pleasing
conditions.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-01
MataUan

A meeting Of great Importance to
the Matawan Post of American Le-
g1on Will be held tonight in Washing
Ton nglne house IN Little street.
Several items of special interest to
the legion will be discussed and acted
upon: All ex-service men whether
members OF the post or not are urged
to be present.
A daughter was born Saturday to
DR.. n Mrs. Charles Leroy Close.
Mrs. Charles Neidlinger recently
entertained Mrs. l.. Vaniderstcin Of
Sewaren.
The committee IN charge of the
chautauqua for Matawan has decided
to hold the c~hautauqua IN the fall
instead Of the spring as first planned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold A. Bink4 have
left for Florida where they viii stay
until spring.
Miss Marion Brown Of keyport
was he weekend guest Of Mrs
Laura Mount.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-01
Keasbey

Protection Fire Company No. l will
hold its regular semi-monthly meet
ing in the fire house tonight.
Keasbey Junior Fire Company Will
meet tomorrow night at S o'clock,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Narleski. OF
Camden, visited the formers parents
here over the week end.
Miss Edith Schilcox has returned
after spending a week with MIR. and
Mrs. Taylor. of Newark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steven Resi- and child
Of New Brunswick, visited MI. and
Mrs. John Resi- here yesterday.
Messrs. Michael Parsler, Edward
Fitz. Joseph Parsler, Otto Gloff and
otto Schuster and the Misses Anna
Kress. Rose Klebac and Olga Kress
were the guests of Miss Elsie kress at
her home last night.
Mr.. II Mrs. William Bertram, Jr.,
entertained a number Of friends and
relatives at their home yesterday In
honor of the baptising of their young
est son. The sponsors were William
Bertram, 81. and Mrs. Charles Was-
enhoffer.
A number of the Camp Fire Girls
visited their camp fire sister, Ruth
Robinson, at the citl hospital yes
terday. Miss Robinson was recently
operated on.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-01

~ bptCIUE tUITc3puiIoRF
JAMESBURG, March 1:-Funeral
services were held Saturday after
noon for Mrs. Lois Williams, aged
slxty-eight years. who died February
% at A~ndalusia, Pa. Interment was
in the family plot in Fernwood GEM
etery.
Mrs. Williams was a daughter of
the late Harrison w. Crosby and re-
sided at Jamesburg for many years
preceding her removal to P~ennsylVa-
MIA. h was born in Connecticut
She married the late John Williams
and several children survive. among
whom one daughter, Miss Charlotte
Williams. OF the Home for Boys.
Four brothers survive: Benjamin
Crosby, Railway; Samuel Crosby,
Connecticut: andrew Crosby, Farm
ingdale; William c. Crosby, of
JamesbuTS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-01
Report

DR.. and Mrs. ]. L. D. Sllcox and
sons, Charles and Arthur. left on
Friday for a trip to Tampa, Florida:
expecting to remain for several
weeks.
Mrs. Anna NJ. Jones, of South Han
| son, Mass, has returned after having
| spent a.week with her uncle, William
A. Tilton. and family.
The Tuesday Night Bridge Club
will meet this week with Miss Annie
l.. Tilton.
Word has been received In town
that Harry West, OF the firm Of West
Company, Is seriously Ill in a sani-
tarium in the middle west. His
brother, Herbert West, left immedi-
ately upon receiving the news of his
brothers Illness. Mr.. West left sew
| eral weeks ago for a vacation to be
spent in the west and south, as has
been his custom for a number of
years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Constantine Sperco,
| of New York, were the guests of the
~latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
| Thompson, of lakewood Park, the
past week.
Mrs. Media Clarke, of Morgan,
visited her daughter Mrs Charles H.
Miss Jessica Barker. Of High
Bridge, N. Y, has returned after
having been the guest of her sister,
| Mrs. Fred L. Sc~hildknecht.
A special meeting will be held in
| the borough hall tonight to discuss
the widening of Front street.
Miss Belle Rosevear entertained
the Bridge Club at her home at
, South Keyport Friday afternoon.
After the game a social hour follow
ed during which refreshments We're
served.
The Bridge Whist Club which was
organized and conducted in the bor-
ough for several years. later disband-
ing, held an enjoyable reunion IN
New York Friday when the club
members and their friends enjoyed
dinner at the Hotel Bristol, later at
tending the performance of THE
Famous Mrs. Fair"
The meeting of the Keyport Liter
airy Club scheduled for Friday after
noon of this week has been post
) poned until Friday afternoon, March
-, when Mrs. A. II. Sands will be
hostess. This postponement has been
made in order to allow the club
members to enjoy a meeting of the
Arts and Literature department to
be held at Newark March 6.
Vincent Gerald is planning to ope
q barber shop In the rooms formerly
used by the Red Cross, over Buffers
grocery store, expecting to be ready
to receive patrons today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-01

Compound al lie Liver rms aii
Used Lydia Z. Pinkham's Sanative
Wash and now l am well, can eat
heartily and work. / give you my
thankslor your great medicines: You
may publish my letter and | will tell
everyone what your medicines did for
me."-Mrs. PEARL HILL, 4le Jacks
boro ST., Knoxville, Tennessee.
Hundreds Of such letters express
ing gratitude for the good Lydia +.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
accomplished are constantly being re-
ceived, proving the reliability OF this
grand old remedy.
If you are i'll do not drag along and
continue to suffer day in and day out
but at INC take Lydia Il. Pllkham's
Vegetable Compound, a wOll.-aS
remedy for womaI's ills.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-01
Mrs. Louise Klein

BIZ SpecidE Correspondent.
WOODBRIDGE, March Mrs.
Louise Klein. sixty-two years old, wife
Of George Klein, Of Main street, died
Saturday morning at her home after a
lingering Illness. Besides her hus-
band she is survived by three sons and
daughter. Miss Jennie Klein, Emile
and William Klein, of Woodbridge
and George Klein. OF Newark. Fun
eral services were held Monday morn
ing from her late residence followed
by a solemn high mass at st. James
church. Interment was in St. James
cemetery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-01
Pleasant Plains

Mr.. and Mrs. William Anderson, OF
Manhattan, visited In Prince Bay yes
terday.
David Osborne has been visiting In
Manhattan the past week.
Mrs. William Stucke, of Manhattan
has returned home after visiting
friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Apologize are
home after visiting at Highland
Falls.
Mrs. Stephen Doty has been enter
tanning her brother, John Green, OF
Manhattan.
Fred Washburn has gone to Chicago
FOR a visit with his brother.
U. S. Grant Council Jr., o. U. A. M
will meet tonight at Ap,icitia hall.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-01

81 -SreCidE yOfTeSp0ndent.
q KEYPO3T, March Relatives
from this borough attended the fun
eral services Of the late Dr.. Edwin
Is. Reid who died at Asbury Park
Friday. DR.. Reid was formerly a
praoticing physician Of Keyport. re-
moving to Asbury Park twenty-five
years ago. He is survived by his wife
who was Miss Eva Horribly, of this
borough a sister, Mrs. Thomas Perrine
Sof Cranbury, and a brother, John d.
Reid of Princeton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-01
First Gun Of the Civil War.

On the 9th Of January. 1851. the
steamship, Star Of the West was sent
by the federal government from New
York with supplies and reinforce
ments for Fort Sumter, in Charles
ton harbor. When the Star of the
West reached Charleston she was fred
upon by Confederate batteries from
the town and was obliged to turn
back. This was the first actual gunfrs
OF the Civi1 war.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-01

COulu INV SdC oiio
my head bothered
me, all caused by
female trouble. /
was three years
with these trou-
bles and doctors
did me no good.
Y O medicine
helped mysisters
she advised me to
take it. / took
Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
~-H
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-01
Camp Fire Girls Meet.

BIZ Special CORRESPONDENT.
KEASBEY, Mar. THE Camp Fire
Girls held a short meeting at the home
Of their guardian, Miss Rose Robin
son. Friday night. All OF the mem
hers were present but Rosaline Hofh-
ner and Ruth Robinson. The next
meeting will be held at the home OF
Miss Sadie Johnson. OF fords.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-01
Readings During Lenten Season.

By Special Correspondent.
WOODBRIDGE. March Mrs.
f. G.. Tisdall will entertain the Wo-
mans Club of Woodbridge Township
at a reading every Tuesday afternoon
during Lent. All members are invited
to attend these readings. A silver
collection will be taken.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-01
MAN BADLY HURT
Jumps From Moving Train and /
Now in Staten Island Hospital.

By Special CORRESPONDENT.
TOTEM WILLIE, March PATSY
Deordid. Of Egbertville, jumped from
a moving train of the Staten Island
Rapid Transit railroad at the New
Dorp station about $3.50 o'clock yes
terday afternoon and was so badly in
jured that he had to be taken to the
Staten Island hospital in the ambu-
lance. The train had started from the
station, 1t Is said. and Patsy who
wanted to get off brushed by the
brakeman and opening the gate
Jumped off. He fell to the station
platform and his face was badly cut
and gashed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-01
VICTORY SOCIAL THURSDAY
Pleasant Plains w. G. II. T., Event
at Mrs. Bessie Brownies Residence.

By Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, March 1.-The
Pleasant Plains Woman's Christian
Temperance Union at its meeting held
at the home of the PRESIDENT Mrs.
Maude Totten of Amboy road Thurs
day afternoon arranged for a victory
social to be held at the home of the
president, Miss Bessie Browne next
Thursday night. An elaborate musical
program is being arranged In con-
nection with the affair. Arthur Allie.
q baritone singer of New York and
Robert Carmen. a violinist, nephew of
Mrs. Browne from Yonker1 will be
here for the affair. There will also
be dialogues and recitations by local
talent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-01
DRILLS TO RESUME
Cadet Corps to Start Again Tonight
at the T~ottenville School.

By Special Correspondent.
TOTTENVILLE, March 1.-THE drill
Of Company c 10 regiment Cadet
Corps of New York will resume drills
tonight at the Tottenville school after
being discontinued on February 4.
w. Franklin Pepper, Jr., the instruc-
tor in issuing the order for the re-
sumption of drills says that this in
cludes all boys between the ages OF
16 and 10 in T~ottenville,. Richmond
Valley, Pleasant Plains. Prince Bay
and Charleston. These drills are I'M
der che military training commission
of the state of New York.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-01
a Perfume.

Spirits Of lavender poured over
Jumps Of ~hicarbonate of soda makes
a pleasing perfume, which Is alsaa an
excellent disinfectnnt.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-01

BIZ Special Correspondent.
SFWAREN, March Owing to
the illness Of Mrs. John Haywood. the
History Club will be entertained by
Miss Daisy Rush Wednesday after
noon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-01
BACK HURT
ALL The Time
Mrs. Hill Says Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Removed
The Cause.

Knoxville, Tenn. my back hurt
me all the time, l was all run down,