Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-08

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III, Foresters of America is sched-
uled to be held tonight.
Complete arrangements were
made by Perth Amboy Lodge No.
7S4, B. p. o. E., at it's meeting last
night for the smoker to. be held at
the club house tonight An excellent
program is promised by the commit
tee in charge of the arrangements,
of which Andrew Anderson. este m
ed leading knight. is the chairman.
1he program will include numbers
by professional talent. Plans were
made last night for Past Exalted
Rulers Night" at the next meeting
Of the lodge Tuesday night, Feb
ruary 81. The partial list Of officers
for the election to be held the first
meeting night in March was made
up last night. Exalted Ruler Charles
Simmer was in the chain and con-
Quoted the session..
The executive committee of the
local chapter of the American Red
Cross will hold its regular monthly
meeting at Red Cross headquarters
in the Raritan Building on Thursday
night.
Andrew Ruskia. OF 1874 Pearl place,
who was held under $1,000 bail on
a burglary charge by Recorder
Pickersgill in the police court yes
terday morning, wa taken to New
brunswick to await trial this morn
Ing. Ruskia was captured by Officer
Paul Layden following an attempt
on Monday night to enter the White
Eagle wholesale grocery house on
Broad street..
Harold spoffora who was ar
rested on a charge of steal
ing drugs on Wednesday night
OF last week, was arraigned before
United States Commissioner John A..
Delaney this morning Inc was COM
mitted to the Essex county Jail in
default of bail fixed at $500. Spof-
ford entered a plea of guilty to the
charge against him and said he
could get bail if he SO desired.
The will of Michael Looser, of this
city, who died on January IS, has
Deen entered for probate. The en-
tire estate is left to a son, Henry. of
Fords, with a fund to provide for his
widow during her lifetime. After
the Widows death the fund will be
divided in five equal shares between
Henry of Fords. Gustav and Charles
Of this city, Carrie of this city, and
Sophie Pickers of New Brunswick.
N Will was drawn January 10.
1922, and witnessed by John l..
Toolan and John Hanson.
n odd Fellows flag is displayed
at half-maSt on Odd Fellows hall
out of respect for Clarence O. Nc
Murtree, a member of Lawrence
Lodge No. 81, who died Monday. A
delegation of members went to the
house last night to pay their re-
spects to the family. They will at
tend the funeral tomorrow afternoon
at the house.
A committee of twenty-five mem
bers of st. Mary's Athletic Club were
last night supplied with tickets for
the master athletic show to be staged
in the Auditorium on Thursday
night, March 9. Tickets can be
also obtained from Rev. Father
Charles P~repdergast.
Mayor Wilson has received from
Congressman Il. Frank Appleby a
letter informing him that Lighthouse
NoiuiiiiSSiOHer George X. Putnam
now has in his hands the mayors
letter with reference to increasing
the visibility of the light in the
Great Beds lighthouse and the mat
ter is now under consideration. q,
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The local police were asked by the
Newark authorities about $3.50 this
morning to be on the lookout for
four men in a large blue car who
held up a Newark merchant. 1t is
believed that these men are the same
ones stopped by the Elizabeth police
q short time after and who opened
fire on the police injuring two.
Notice of the annual meeting of
the Rivers & Harbors Congress in
Washington has been received by
Mayor Wilson and he is now endeav-
oring to get together a delegation to
represent this city at the meeting
which will be held on March 1 and 2.