Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-18
CITY BRIEFS

A new concrete walk is being laid
in front of the building at smith
and Water streets, owned by JACOB
Sher, which is adding to the attrac-
tiveness of the structure. The build
ing has recently been remodeled at
a cost of about $4,000.
The rank of esquire will be con-
ferred by Algonquin Lodge, NO. "A,
knights of Pythias, tonight at a
meeting of the lodge in ODD FelloWs
Hall. Arrangements will be COM
pieted for the representative attend
ing the grand lodge session at Iren-
ton, Thursday and Friday OF this
week. The boom of Carl l.. Wal
ters, past grand chancellor OF the
| state of New Jersey for supreme rep
resentative is still being put forth
bv the lodge. Ir. Walters was
nominated last week by his WI
ledge and the nominations were
lstill being made by the various
lodges throughout the state. for the
| election that is to be held the. first
meeting in December,
The trial of Frank Rubaha sus-
pepded from the police force a short
time ago for violation of the police
laws. will come before the alder
manic police committee in Chlef
Tounesen's office at 7 o'clock to-
night. This case was listed for last
Monday, but was put off because
the charges were not listed properly.
Officer Ludwigson was detailed to
the corner of Mechanic and WASH
ington streets last night to break up
a f~ree-for-all fight. Upon his ar
rival there he found that all parties
had scattered. The officer learned
that boys who hang out in the vlcin-
ity of DeKalb avenue and
street had annoyed two men In a
taxicab.
Sergeant Kasprzak broke up a
crap game on the lumber helo along
the Lehigh Valley railroad yester-
dav afternoon. The players scat
tered and the sergeant fired n shot
in the air to throw a scare into them.
Three dice and eighteen cents were
turned in at police headquarters by
tho sergeant. the shooters having
left the same behind.
The Columbus Italian band played
at a celebration in Cliffwood yester-
day.
A short patriotic ceremony was
conducted at st. Stephens new paro-
chial school in State street at IL
o'clock this morning when Mayor
Wilson presented the Polish school
with an American flag before an as
sem blage of about 1900 school chill
dren. The mayor made the presen-
tation with a few appropriate re
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the Star Spangled Banner
The meeting of the Board OF
Health, postponed from last Tues
day night because of the lack of a
quorum, will be held tomorrow night
in City Hall.
The superintendents, engineer
and crews for the Y. NJ. c. A. trans
continental membership race vii
meet Wednesday night instead o
tonight, as originally planned. This
will give the engineers a longer time
in which to complete their trai'
crews.
Mayor William G. Wilson was th'
recipient of many congratulations
from friends yesterday on his ~tif.ietf
birthday. He received many cards
kilograms and phone calls thi!
morning also from those who re
membered him on reaching the hal
century mark.
The regular meeting of the Boart
of Aldermen will be held tonight II
city hall at s o'c. ock. Bids for tn
curbing and grading of New Bruins
wick avenue from the n of tn
present brick pavement to Flortd'
Grove road will be received. Othe
important matters will arise.
The Board of School Estimate
meets at 5 o'clock this afternoon Il
act upon the new school proposition
Z Larceny Charge Made
Il NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. 49,
Elmer E. Petty, twenty-five year
old, of Newark. is in the county jai
on complaint of w. II. Thompson
of Cranbury who charges PETIT,
with the larceny of tools and &C
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