Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-29
IN AND o THE CITY

District Deputy Grand Master
Uhrich of Elizabeth on a visit to Hor-
net Encampment No. 60, odd Fell
lows, Tuesday night. extended an in
vitation to the members of the camp
to come to Elizabeth on October 10
for the purpose of comforting the
| third degree. He also gave an invi-
tation for the reunion in Elizabeth
on October 81. At Tuesday nights
meeting the first degree was confer
red on candidate and the second
degree on two candidates.
At a meeting of the Perth Amboy
Caledonian club last night at Odd
Fellows hall the committee in charge
of the reception and dance to be
held in the club rooms, Friday night,
October IA, reported that everything
for the event was being completed.
The program will include a sketch by
members of the club under the direc-
ton of Clansman Brown and there
will be an exhibition dance by Piper
Buchannan's pupils. Refreshments
will be served.
James j. Flynn, of East avenue,
former coroner, received n vote
Tuesday on a Democratic ballot for
state senator. Pop" as he is best
known about town, said he had as
| pirations for Office at the opening
of the campaign but his hopes had
not taken him quite that high. He
intended to run for freeholder, orig
inally, but dropped from the ice
He led the Democratic candidates
for excise commissioner Tuesday
with 1.617 votes.
Yesterday a tombstone bearing the
date 1881 was found during the ex-
cavating for the new high school
addition. Mayor Wilson this morn
ing said it reminded him of when
the original building was built, the
excavation at that time revealing a
large number of bones, the remains
of some of Perth Amboy's first resi-
dents who died many years ago..
City Clerk Arthur E. Graham
went to New Brunswick this after
noon with the official results of
Tuesdays primary election. The
figures as published in the Evening
News yesterday showing the win
ners in the city are identical with
the city clerks official figures,
which were not available at the time
the city table was made up early
yesterday morning in the News Of
flee.
George Bloyan and George lara
phonitis will open a lunch room in
the building at 166 Smith street as
soon as alterations are completed.
Alexander Kosene has about COM
pleted alterations to his new home
in Woodruff Place.
Anna Johnson has brought suit
for $500 damages against the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company. The suit
will be tried in the district court
here. Jacob S. Karkus represents
| the defendant. Mrs. Johnson alleges
that as she was crossing the tracks
of the road in New Brunswick ave-
nue. on July "a, one of the gates
was lowered, striking her on the
head and left shoulder, causing pain
full injuries.
The piano pupils of George Vause
will give a recital in the Presbyte-
rian chapel tomorrow night at SIZE
O'Clock. The public is invited to at
tend this musical event.
More than the usual number OF
applicants appeared yesterday al
the city hall to obtain licenses to
drive automobiles. Because of the
wide streets on which the driving
tests are given Perth Amboy is be-
coming popular as a place to obtain
licenses.
A large gray goose wriggled out
of it's basket extricated its feet
from bondage and caused a young
panic at the public market this
morning while it's owner was bar
gaining over it with a prospective
customer. The goose, leaving in its
wake a Large variety of overturned
vegetables with a mighty effort flew
over the large fence separating the
market place from the railroad
tracks just in time to meet an UNI
timely death under the wheels OF
the ten-something.