Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-06-15
AMESBURG

at their home, Miss Emma Dillon,
of Trenton: Miss Florence Clayton,
Of Rhode Hall and Mrs. Elizabeth
Lowndes. of Old Bridge.
Miss Edith NJ. Smith. of this place,
has gone to East Liverpool o., where
she will be a guest of her aunt, Mrs.
w. II. Moore, for two weeks.
Cadet Thomas S. Timberman, of
the second veal class. at the West
Point Military Academy, is spend
ing d two months vacation with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alva Timber
man.
While swimming in the lake, Nels
Wideberg dived against a piling
through which a nail protruded that
caused quite a laceration to his foot.
Fidelity Lodge. l.. o. o. F.. will
meet this Wednesday night. A can
didate Will be proposed for member
ship at this meeting.
There was an executive meeting OF
the Star Post, American Legion, held
at the post rooms on Monday eve
ming.
The Children's Day exercises held
in the First Baptist church Sunday
night were attended by a large
crowd of parishioners and friends
and were well repaid for their at
tendance. The program as previous
ly printed was given. Mrs. Albert
LANCE and Miss Alberta Lange ac-
companied on the piano.
The Sunday morning masses at st.
James Catholic church are now be-
i,,r hold on tho d1U1Juht SAVING time
The June meeting of the Young
Peoples Society. of the First Baptist
church, held at the home of Herman
Schroeder, was attended by yer a
| score of members. Following the
business meeting a social hour was
held during which refreshments
were served by the entertainment
committee.
The increasing auto traffic through
town has neceSSitated the police
committee placing Marshal Fillhow-
er at the Church street crossing to
direct traffic to and from the shore
points. The hours for the new
duties of the local officer are Satur-
day and Sunday afternoons from 2
O'Clock.
Harry l.. Emmons. of the office
force of the George w. Helme Com
pany, is spending a weeks vacation.
George Cottrell, of the same force,
has just completed a weeks outing
and is confined to his home with an
attack of pleurisy.
The chairman of the finance COM
mittee of the Citizens Memorial Day
celebration, Frank II. Pownall, has
given out a statement in regard to
the financing of the recent Memorial
| nav offoip aud IL ShnuS that thora
is in the hands of the treasurer,
Condit NJ. Dawson, $50 as a surplus.
This will be applied to the 1922
celebration. over $500 was expend-
ed in this years affair and reflects
great credit on the committee hand
ling the big time.
Eric Wideberg has been graduated
from the Auburn. Alabama, college
as an engineer and is spending his
vacation with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wideberg.
Complaint has been made to Mar
shall Fillhower of the boisterous and
insulting language used to passing
ladies by crowds of young men who
hang OUT on the Railroad avenue
and Willow street corner by a busi-
ness man of that block. An attempt
will be made to break up this prac-
tice.
Ralph and Vernon Brown spent
Sunday at Asbury Park and Long
Branch.
Mrs. Jennie Sautet has purchased
a new automobile.
At the sale of the property of Mrs.
Annie Applegate, of Winter Park,
Florida, late of the place, located on
Vine street, that has been in litiga-
ton for some years, Mrs. Applegate
| hid in thn nlanp in tho intprpSt Of
the heirs, the sale price being $4,000.
Fred DeVoe represented Mrs. Apple
gate at the sale.
William Riddel has rebuilt the
barn on his place and converted
same into a commodfous garage, also
laying cement walks about the place.
Fidelity Lodge, Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows, will hold their
session at their rooms over the bank
tonight. Another candidate will be
proposed at this meeting.
The last shirtwaist dance of the
season will be given in Lange's hall
this Friday evening and promises to
be a big affair. The committee is
composed of Daniel Delaney. Joseph
Corse, William Schade, Perley Bum.
Frederick Fillhower, of Newark, a
guest of his uncle, Gustav FillhoW2T,
at borough headquarters, has re-
turned to Newark, after a four weeks
visit in town.
The observance Of Flag Day, that
fell on Tuesday. June IA, failed to
be recalled by more than "a few citi-
ems who displayed the colors.
A committee of ladies of st. James
Catholic church, will give a festival
and dance at st. James Hall on
Thursday night of this week. The
committee is composed of the fol-
lowing: Misses Katherine Connerty,
Jane C~onnerty, Katharine Perdoni,
Mrs. Agnes Riley. Mrs. Harold j. Du-
vail. Bunn's orchestra will furnish
the music for the dancing.
With a bus line already doing
business between this place and
South River and another preparing
to cover this route. Jamesburg will
soon have ample transportation facil-
tiles. Another line has made appli-
cation to the councilmen to operate
while passing through to the shore
points.
A three act comedy drama entitled
THE Blundering Mr.. Brown" will be
given in the Star Theatre on Err
day night, June IT. under the aus
pices of the Sunday school classes
of the J~amesburg Presbyterian
church. The proceeds will go to the
Sunday school.
Miss Alice jolly will start this
week for Cleveland. o.. where she
will be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Quaide, who left town last week.
The young Miss will make the 600
miles alone.
The new cement road befweeu This