Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-07
JAMESBURG

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Miss Title Dawson is at Des
Moines, Iowa, as a delegate from the
Senior Society Christian Endeavor,
of the Jamesburg Presbyterian
church at the international conven-
ton of the society to be held from
July 4 to Z. Miss Mary Ewing, a
former Jamesburg girl, accompanied
Miss Dawson as a delegate from the
Railway Society, of which she is a
member. Following the convent IN
tho two ladies will continue their
trip for a period of fourteen DAYS
and will visit Pixies Peak, Salt Lake
City and other points west.
The Misses Clara Martin, Elizabeth
Blakeslee, Dorothy Blakeslee, Myrtle
Bennett have been elected delegates
by the members of the Senior Chris
tan Endeavor Society of the Pres
byterian church to the summer con-
ference of the society to be held at
Biairstown in July and August. the
delegates to choose the dates on
which they shall attend. Miss Irene
Wheeler has been chosen alternate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Marks, who
were secretly married on Monday,
following their disappearance from
town, arrived home on Thursday and
are making their home with Mr..
II M1S. IHOIIldS 1lellSHll.
Joseph Barber conducting a shoe
store on Hooker street, has lost all
faith in persons, strangers to him.
who tender payment for purchases
| of shoes with checks. He has reason
to be suspicious now after his expe-
| rience several days ago when it cost
him a pair of shoes and $12 in cash
that he gave in change after the
purchase. A colored man. a stran-
| ger, came to the Barber store, made
a purchase and rendered the check
In payment. At the local bank the
| officials have been unable to deci-
pher the name of the bu~siness-like
stranger who swindled the local
merchant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Flumerftlt
and children are spending the week
end at Port Murray, guests of the
latter's parents, making the trip by
| automobile.
The Sunday school of the James
burg Presbyterian church, will hold
their annual picnic at Clark's Land
Ing, at Point Pleasant, Wednesday,
| July IS. All interested in the t
ing are invited to accompany the
children and should notify the COM
mittee in charge.
The meeting of the Woman's Mis-
lO1dT 0OClclN ilCiu at bAC 49,"
| of Mrs. John Fortsche, was well at
tended and a committee from the
visitation at Johnson's place at the
occasion of the dedication of the Nc
Clenaghan Memorial chapel on June
| IA, reported the affair. A cake sale
will be held on July 81. Mrs. r. e.
| Dawson. Mrs. Clarence Thorne and
Mrs. j. E. MARRIOTT is the committee
in charge.
John Clinton and Howard Apple
gate. of town, were principal winners
at the shoot held under the auspices
of the Jamesburg Hunting, Angling
and Protective Association on Wed
nesday afternoon on Gatzmar ave-
nue.. Elmer A%pplegate. of Cheese
quake, was also a winner of prizes
given. The appearance of Mr.. Gin
ton at the traps recalled the das
when he was one of the leading
trapshooters of this section and shot
| several matches with the late Fer
dinand Van Dyek, of Dayton, ma
tional champion.
James Petric, manager OF the
George w. Helme Company baseball
team. will take his team to Mill
| town this Sunday afternoon to play
the team representing the Micheiln
team OF that place one of the
strongest attractions in this section
of the county.