Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-10
SOUTH AM

Alter q several months 1urlOuSH
Matthew Cronin, an electrician, has
resumed his duties with the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company in the
Greenville yards.
Edward Dewan, James Dawson
and M. Lee Stults spent yesterday
with friends at New Brunswick.
A false alarm from box 32 at the
corner of Bordentown venue and
Feltus street bro ught out the entire
fire department lasr night. No trace
of The guilty party has been found.
despite the sharp lookout for Of
tenders by the police department.
Any person found tampering with
the alarm boxes will be severely
dealt with.
Donald w. Reed, shipping agent
at the local coal piers, reported to
the police the theft Of an automo-
bile robe while his car was standing
in front Of the high school auditor
ium Saturday night. The practice
of thefts ir motor meters and auto
robes had tor the past several weeks
subsidized Only again to be renewed.
Leonard Tice is again able to be
about after suffering from an at
tack of la grippe.
Complaints are being received
Will TeSdlU 10 StIICOl CIliuTSu ue-
stroying properties at the corner of
Stevens m and Main street at
the time when the schools are dis
missed for the day.
Mrs. M. Bailey an aged woman,
who strayed from: her home in Mata-
wan early yesterday morning. was
found on the outskirts of the city.
by officer Bloodgood. who was de-
spatched in search for the woman.
The woman was later taken to her
home by a daughter.
st. Mary's' Athletic Association
held their regular weekly meeting
last night i'll the school hall. Amend
ments to tlis bylaws were accepted.
and plans for entertainments to be
held within a short time were dis
cussed, A season pass at a nominal
charge will shortly be issued to the
public.
State Officers were quite busy in
this vicinity yesterday. In one IN
stance a touring car. laden with sew
eral pieces of lumber. was stopped
and the driver advised that a COM
mercial license would be required
if the practice was to be kept Up.
A communication from Frank ID.
Schroth, secretary &C the State Board
VI 4dAto oilu EooSGeAAkSAilSB "oo -
ceived by the local assessors, stating
that. evidence of gross undervalua-
tionNin taxation were found in this
city. Searches were made at the
county clerks Office where it was
found that only 38 per cent of the
total valuations of the cities proper
ties were taxed. sThe assessors were
advised to increase the valuations
and to ascertain to a greater degree
the amount of personal taxes of res
idents of the city. The assessors
meet today a. New Brunswick where
the matter will. be discussed at
length, The tax books have been
completed and are ready to be turn
ed over tc the property authorities
with no great increase in taxation
noticed.
The funeral of Richard. the FIVE
year-old son of MI. and Mrs. Fred
erick Kurowski, OF Raritan street,
was held yesterday afternoon. The
child died Sunday after being i'll
only a short time with d~iphtheria.
The regular weekly card party un-
der the auspices Of the Catholic
Daughters of America was held in
the rooms of the K of C. building
last night and was largely attended.
The new home IF George Morten-
son on Main street, is almost COM
pleted. The work of decorating is
now under way.
Applegate's reservoir is attracting
gay throngs o. lovers of skating each
evening. Several parties of young
folks, are enjoying moonlight skat-
ing every night.
The Rev. William Lannery of st.
Mary's church, motored to Colonia,
Sunday.
Samuel Crozier has accepted a po-
.sition with the local water works
and at the present time is engaged
in reading meters.
Lawrence Trinley, John Ryan,
John Gleason and Cornelius Rayn,
listed in New York City yesterday.
The Rev. DIR. Edward c. Griffen.
pastor of st. Mary's church, is spend
ing several dayc at the home of
friends at Trenton.
Stephen Ambrose has accepted a
position with a firm in Princeton.
Joseph Scully has resumed his
duties with a towing company in
New York harboTs.