Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-27

District Deputy Gfand MaStef
Rogers Of Carteret. with his staff
! came here last night and installed
| the newly elected and appointed ofli-
; GERS of Valhdlla Lodge No. 275, Odd
Fellows. After the ceremonies re-
| fresL.n ents were served. The new
| officers as iaStalled are: Noble grand,
| Thor Carlson; vice grand, Abel Age
| sen; right supporter to noble grand,
Peter Feddersen' left supporter to
| no,le grand Edward Jensen; right
| supporter t. vice grand. Nels Chris
tensen; lett supporter to vice grand,
| Andrew Andersen, recording secre-
tary Chris r.. Lund; financial secre-
tary. Chris Agesen: treasurer. j.
Tote Hanson; inside guardian. L..
Stensgard; outside guardian, Marno
Hansen; Conductor Ulrich Herman
sen; warden. Victor jacobsen; chap,
lain Arthu' Petersen: right scene
supporter Nels Lauretsen; left scene
supporter. Carl Throne.
Mayor Wilson will attend the am
nual convention of the New Jersey
State League of Municipalities to be
held at City Hall. Trenton, Monday.
The movement to be discussed will
be tho preventing of the pollution
Of the waters of the New Jersey
shores. Mayor Gillen of Newark
will also be present and speak on
TINS subject.
A Nash touring ear owned by Alex
Deak, of $50 Grore street, this city,
was stolen last night. according to
the report received by the local po-
lice. TIL machine was taken from
Woodbridge about 10 o'clock and
the theft was Immediately reported
to The central Office at New Bruins
wick. The missing car bears the Ii
cense plate numbele ed 126,342 n. j.
The Perth Amboy police are assist
ing in the search.
Frank Setback, q Seventeen-year-
old boy Of 1872 William street. was
arraigned Before Recorder Pickers-
gill at the police court session this
morJiing ard fined $40 for trespass-
ing and larceny OF wood from the
Lehigh Valley railroad company.
Frank Searles, Waterman for the
railroad company was the complain
ant in the case.
Max Sher, of T~ottenville, was talk
en- into custody yesterday afternoon
by Officer Lester Seaman. The
charge is obtaining money under
false ~pretenses. and the case Will be
heard next Monday night.
Alfred Ridgeway. conductor of the
Central Railroad oe New Jersey train
leaving here each morning at S:25
O'Clock for New York city, has been
retired on pension Mr.. Ridgeway
was well known by the commuters of
this city and had been connected
with the Central Railroad for a per-
ioJ of forty-five years. MI. Ridge
way will long be remembered as
the conductor who very seldom used
his bell rope, always starting the
train from the stations by calling to
the engineer to Take her away
jack" "A!," as he is known by all
his forme-: passengers, resides at
Barregat ard has been a conductor
of the New York ard Lakewood run
for .nany years 1T was his train
thar figured in the grade crossing
accident here last June.
Alterations have been started to
the shoe stort of j. Slobodien & Bro
ther in Sil it'll street. The entire
front OF the building will be rebuilt,
new show windows being installed
and .ther improvements made to the
entrance.
An amateup handicap tournament
of fifteen ball CONTINUOUS pocket bill
lizards or pool will be held at the
Raritan Yacht Club commencing on
Wednesday. April Is. Prizes will be
offered and all of the members are
urged to ehier. The handicaps will
be made according to the players
abilities and a small entrance fee
will be charged. w. Fl. Fraser, Saw
ings Bank Building: S. F. Somogyf,
RarItan Building, and M. e.. Bash,
Y. III. C. A. will. receive entries.
There will be several special feat
ures in connection with the monthly
shoot of the Perth Amboy Gun Club
which will be held on the range In
upper Smith street tomorrow after
noon. In addition to the Chamber
OF. Commerce cup event, the club
cup event, and the high gun event,
there will be a special dead mark
shoot and events for chicken prizes.
A big turnout of the members of
the club IS expected inasmuch as
there will be a great deal of interest
in the special events.
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