Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-27

name of his new boat, which is be-
ing built at Atlantic Highlands and
is expected to be launched the lat
ter part OF this week. This new
boat, which will be driven by a
high-powered automobile engine,
will be one of the fastest boats in
this vicinity, the Mayor states. There
will be no cabin on it, it being
purely an open deep-sea fishing
boat.
Tickets are being sold today by
members of the committee in charge
of the Republican Dollar Dinner"
which will be held IN the Y. M. IL;
A. hall on Thursday night. April
"a, at Z o'clock. Judge Wells. or
Bordentown. will be the principal
speaker and Recorder H. e. Pick
ersgil, the toastmaster. The ar
rangement committee meets tonignt
in the Republican Club rooms.
The ferryboar Perth Amboy is at
the Perth Amboy Dry Dock having
it's boiler washed and new tubes in
stalled. The ferryboat Tottenville,
which came here for the week end Is
running in place of the Perth Am
bow while that boat. is being re-
paired.
While repairs are being made to
that section of Water street. used as
the terminal for all buses operating
in the city the starting point Will De
TO the south of Smith street on
Water street. Workmen began sat
urday taking off the top dressing
of the street, which was mostly
ashes placed there in the fall when
the condition of the street was III
bad state.
Algonquin Lodge No. "A, knights
of Pythias, is scheduled to NEE
tonight.
A meeting of Pc Ambo Loft NO
651h, Haymakers. was held yester'
day.
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woman's Benefit Association OF tn
Maccabees will hold their regular
meeting tonight at Red Mems nah
Doctor. William E. Ramsay, whe
for many years has maintained al
office at 275 High street, is MOVING
|tn0AV 10 SfU Ili5il otAS>e
adioining the property OF the f1rs
Presbyterian church.
With the arrest of a t~welve-year'
old bow. Detective Michael Muska
has cleared up a robbery that oc'
cured in the city on Friday. SOM
time during the day the boy enteree
the home of Mrs. Catherine Lapuza
at 338 Bruck avenue and stole wv
cameras. a watch, a pair OF glasses
and a pair of roller skates. IN
value of the goods was well owe
500 Muska made the arrest OF
Saturday and the boy will De ar
raigned in court shortly.
workmen were erecting new avn
ines in sfront of Storms furnitur'
store at Smith street and Madlsoi
avenue this morning.
Although the water was chopp.
on the bay yesterday, prisE
snnshine and the warm breeze coax
Cd a number of rowboat owners gu
Yesterday afternoon. Further sisn
of spring included activity py motot
boat owners in getting thelr Graz
ready to 60 overheard, ana w.
filled benches in h city PARKS aioi'
the shore.
A truck driven by Albert Heisle
| of Garfield backed into a car parAe,
| near Smith and Front streets yes
| terday afternoon. h machine we
slightly damaged but no one wa
| hurt. No arrest was maze ny Ill
police.
The annual reunion of Wawayan
ia CAMPERS from all parts OF IN,
state will be held in the locai L. ~
= A. Saturday afternoon ana nlshl
T,xtensiye plans for a big gatherin'
have been made by the commute,
in charge of this affair, harry =
Comings being the general Chairman
At least $50 campers who have 81
loved summers at the state Y. M. =
A. camp, will get together on I'M
occasion. A big program Is 10 D
carried out.
A meeting of the Board of Dlrec
tors Of the Y, NJ. c. A. has been can
ed for 3 o'clock tonight. The MAJ
ter of building an addition to IN
rresent gymnasium, to be useo q
an exercise room, will again com
M for discussion at this meetihs'
ceneral Secretary Walter /
War;, of the local Y. N. y. a., W
be brought home from tne Nswai
Homeopathic Hospital Wednesday,
his condition permits, it was learne
todav. No one has been permitted t
80 Iir, since he was operated upo
,hree weeks ago. He will be force
~ remain quiet for a long time !
order to allow a wound in his SIDE '
heal. his doctor says. A large pot
ouet of flowers has been sent MN o
friands in the local association
Special tax department empioy
~ the city are now canvassihs ~
civ in order to secure the descrlt
tion of all automobiles owned :
res;dents here prior to sendlng o.
the annual automobile tax bills.
The paving of Buckingham avent
hv the East Jersey Company. VIII.
CONCERN has been awarded the COZ
tract. will begin within a week
ten DAYS, it was said today.
The following ships are due IN y
cal waters, according to reports 10
the Custom House and pilot m
south American, from Cuba, with
cargo of copper ore for United Stat'
Metal Refining Company at Hoos
Welt: Seneca, from Cuba. with CO.
ner a for u. s. Metal Company
Roosevelt; Fran, from South Anne
lea with cargo of asphalt for pa
her Asphalt Company. due on =
day: Maraval from South Americ