Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-30
JAM ESBUkG

The harvest home of the A. NJ.
+. church, of this place, on Saturday
night was a financial failure in every
hammer and quite a loss was sustain
ed by the organization. Elaborate
plans had been made to entertain a
large crowd and the Jamesburg Con-
cert Band was present and rendered
their concert for the benefit of ten
persons who were attracted by the
presence of the band.
Rev. Thomas Kearney. rector OF
st. James Catholic church, on Sun
day announced that the profits of the
annual festival held on August 20
would total about $500. A gold
watch vas awarded to Amer Noce,
and a pig to Mrs. Litchinstein of
Englishtown. Father Kearney also
announced that the Sunday services
at st. James church would be held
on standard time, beginning on Sep
TENDER IL, commencing at 1880 A.
M.
James Wilson, of ear this place,
had a narrow escape from serious
injury Saturday night while driving
up Railroad venue. In trying to
avoid striking two pedestrians, he
turned his car into a deep ditch that
skirts the roadway and it was with
difficulty that his machine was
brought back with no injury to him
self or the machine. Many COM
plants have been made of this dan
gerouS piece of roadway down the
main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Crotchfelt
have returned from Belmar, where
they spent a weeks vacation.
Grayson VanCleaf, of South Am
boy, spent the weekend at his home
here and with friends at Asbury
Park.
The Misses Anna and Edna Rig
Ter, of Spotswood. spent Sunday with
their grandmother, Mrs. Anna Soden,
of Augusta street.
- DIR. T.. Murphy, of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. George Diblin, the
gue-t of Mrs. Laura Conover.
There was a special meeting of the
union of railroad employees, embrace
ing the maintenance of way depart
mentS, held in the rooms over the
postofice on Saturday afternoon.
From mt drifting about the town
the main business was a discussion
of the proposed strike of the rail
road employees. Favorable action was
taken in favor of the strike by the
local employees.
A test of the hose by the fire de-
partment on Friday night revealed
a very bad equipment as to the host
that was tested out. Several hun
bred feet were found to be in a baC
condition and a report will be made
to this effect at the borough meet
ing. A committee was named seVera
months & to purchase new hose
but no action has been taken.
Joseph Smith. of near this place,
has made a report to the police of
the finding of a horse on his prem
ises that scents of a mystery. The
animal, a brown one, came to the
Smith farm with carriage harness
dragging and in an exhausted condi-
ton. Tracks in a nearby woods show
that the horse was in the woods but
all further traces have been lost,
Daily searches have failed to unravel
the mystery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Bennett have
had as their guests over the week
end Sergeant J.. c.. Baker, OF Knox
Vile, Tenn, and j. p. May, of Brook
Ign. The two ex-Service men were
''buddies' OF Elias Bennett, Jr., son
of the local people, who lost his life
overseas and the former wa.5 the Off
Ger over the local hero and told in
detail of the death of Elias Bennett.
Jr. A memorial shaft will soon be
erected in Fernwood cemetery in
memory of Private Bennett, whose
body will not be returned TO America
on advice of the visitors.
Ernest Breckwedel. of New York