Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-12
CITY BRIEFS

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John Pico has taken possession of
the store at 236 Smith street, which
he purchased from his brother,
Thomas Pico.
A meeting of Middlesex Council,
No. 100, Royal Arcanum, is sched-
uled to be held tonight at odd Fei-
lows hall. A report of outing and
shore dinner held in August will be
made at this time.
A report of the recent outing and
picnic of Goodwill Camp, No. 81,
Woodmen of the World, will be given
at a meeting of the camp tonight at
Woodmen Hall.
The first OF the twelve United
States Shipping Board vessels lying
in the Staten Island sound off Krei-
scherville. Staten Island, that are be-
ing converted into coal barges for
use on the lakes, has been on dry
docks at the Perth Amboy Dry Dock
Company plant the past week. The
vessels were bought by the Howard
Transportation line and the first
barge fitted out Is the James How
ard. The barges will be the largest
afloat in these waters.
The final accounting of the recent
outing of Middlesex Democratic Or
g%anization held at Forest Park,
New Brunswick, recently was made
at a meeting of the committee last
night at the rooms of the City DEM
o~cratic Club over the Strand thea
ire in Smith street. The affair was
a complete success. it was said.
When the reports were all read a
vote of thanks was extended to
Fred Stahlin. of New Brunswick,
the chairman of the committee for
his part in making the affair a sue
cess. The committee will still II
ton for active work until after cleo
ton. Plans for entertaining the
women of the county at a Ladies
Night some time within The near
future were discussed at the meet
ing.
Past Grand Chancellor Carl l..
Walters, who is also a past cnan-
cellor commander of Aigohqui
No. A, Knights of Pythlds
of this city, was nominated lor su-
preme representative at a meeting
of the lodge last night. The nomi-
nation of supreme representative ,s
being held by all subordinate lodges
in New Jersey at their first meetings
in September. The boom for Mr.
Walters was started by the loca
lodge several weeks ago, a com
mittee being named to boost MS
name for the Office in every lodge
in the state. The election OF grand
lodge officers also took place last
night for the grand lodge session In
Trenton. September II and 2.
The rank of page was conferred
on three candidates and one appll-
cation for membership was received
at the meeting.
Officer James Sullivan notified
Lieutenant William Calvin last
night that Edward Mast and his
wife had departed from a boarding
house at 205 Market street and
took with them a grey suit of mems
rain coat and W fountain
mems, the property of another board
er.
A leak in the water main at 260
State street has been reported at
Headquarters by Officer Anton Thul-
Lessen.
The police were called to 1nVestl-
gate actions of suspicious persons
on Madison avenue and Washing
ton street last night. Lieutenant
Andrew Jensen detailed Motorcycle
OFFICER William Bachman, Officer
lanes Sullivan, John Krupiel, JOS
eph Dwyer and Frank Geneski on
the cases.
Mayor Wilson has been invited to
accompany members of Lincoln En-
CINE Company No. i, when they at
tend the PENNSYLVANIA State Fire
mems Convention in Harrisburg, on
October 4 to 6. The Perth Amboy
fremen are leaving october A n
returning october 6.
Two Perth Amboy youths. Henry
Schlosberg, of Market street, and
Roy Grove, of Smith street. were ar
rested in Roosevelt upon the COM
plaint of fifteen-year-old Anna zoos,
Of Woodbridge, who charged that
thew stole SIT from her after aking
her TO a lonely spot last night. The
defendants deny the charge. Lieuten-
an. Detective John A. Huff was de-
tailed to the case from the local
police station.
Lieutenant John Morris will act
in the capacity of chief of the local
police department this week. Chief
Niels ]. Tonnesen and Captain Law
| renee A. Long are attending the In
ternational police conference being
held in New York.
st. Mary's parish and the loca
council knights of Columbus made
$4,000 on their annual excursion
held some time ago. This money
| is divided equally between the two
organizations.
! State President Adrian Lyon o.
New Jersey Society of the Sons o.
/ the American Revolution, Will pre-
side at the exercises in honor O
Constitution Day to be held in IRON