Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-27

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let Rebekah Lodge. odd Fellows.
went to Railway last night for a visit
to Railway Lodge. They went over
by trolley.
Court Standard No. Ill, Foresters
of America. at its meeting last night
heard a report of the recent ball.
yaIhalla Lodge No. 275. Odd Fell
lows. will meet tonight at odd Fell
lows hall.
Owing to the Barnone & Bailem
circus being only one week away
there is a lull in all other activi-
! ties in the Y. NJ. c. A. for the pres
| emit. The gymnasium is being used
practically every day and night by
| the various combinations of juniors.
! intermediates and seniors, who will
J take part in the show and even the
| class rooms upstairs are being used
for rehearsals. The girls were given
a thorough workout for their three
| acts yesterday by Miss Margaret
| Richart and they expect to make a
big hit. The show will be held on
Friday night and Saturday after
noon and night of next week.
The final Hi-Y supper will be held
next Thursday night in the Y. NJ. c.
A The local club has received lis
| certificate of afiliation with the
! Secondary School Boy movement by
the International committee.
The name of the Barber Aspha..
Paving Company was changed on
| April / to the Barber Asphalt Com
pany, according to Information Just
given out by Manager John III. We'll
Ter.
The aldermen will get together
tomorrow night in committee session
| for the purpose of going over the
matters which will come before
them at their regular session next
Monday night.
Sheriff Elmer Wyckoff yesterday
sold a piece of property in Raritan
township on the south side OF New
| Brunswick avenue west of King
! Georges road, to the Society for the
Propagation of the Faith. for $4,000.
The land in question is about twen-
| ty-five by one hundred feet and was
sold to satisfy a Judgment obtained
by the society in n chancery action
brought against Thomas Brown AMI
| Monsigaor William p. Cantwell as
executors of the Bolger estate.
All Rotary Club members who
| will attend the charter night at the
| Lauralhouse i'll Lakewood r re-
quested TO so notify the secretary
not later than tomorrow evening.
Mr.. Crane, a representative of the
,rat1raDo, hnraotr xyill ho of tho Pod
| Cross rooms in the Raritan Build
ing all day tomorrow to receive or
| finish up unfinished compensation
claims of ex-service men. All ex-
service men who have mo- yet filed
their claims or desire information
on the subject are urged to call at
the Red Cross rooms n consult
with Mr.. Crane.
Perth Amboy is to have a real cir
Gus. 1t has been a long time since
a real circus, with pink lemonade,
peanuts, animals, clowns and every
! thing has visited this city. but today
the first signs that one was really
to come here was seen when the ad-
vance agent of Walter L. Mains ct-
Gus began pasting up posters thet
the show will be seen here on May
IL. The many colored advance car
of the circus is stationed at the Cen
trail Railroad freight station and as
| soon as the advance work is com
pleted here it will be moved TO an
other town. The spot on which the
show will erect its tents could not
be ascertained.
Edmund Derrick. thirty years old,
a colored gentleman of 652 Gather
| Inc street, was arraigned before the
recorder in police court this MORN
ing with pouring acid on the sun
day-go-to-meetin' trousers of a RI
| val who seemed to be obtaining an
advantage over Derrick. Edgar
Britten, another colored man, was
| the complainant in the case. admit
| ted that the acid was not poured
while he was inside of the trousers.
| but he was indignant ove the out
rage Just the same. and a the
jealous rival arrested. 1t developed
| that the revenge was taken while
| the trousers were hanging in Brit
| tens room. After hearing the case
Recorder Pickersgill discharged the
prisoner.
Instruction in the use of the
library will be given the students or
the eighth grades of the city schools
every afternoon of next week. Dur
ing the last period of the school day
the classes will visit the public Ii
brary and will be given points on
how to make the most profitable
use of the institution.
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