Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-03

The old gas works at the foot of
Linden place and the bone of con-
tention during the last several years.
is being painted and from indications
the place will be fitted I'D as a store
house for the S=mpany. No gas is
pelng manufactured there at pres
ent, the local supply being obtained
tEem the Elizabeth mains
Ire large containers have also been
tepainted.
more than fifteen thousand Pvth-
iahs from the various lodges in the
asst VIII gather at Rockaway, Long
islano, during August 4 to IL when
a Pythlan week will be held at the
resort. Each state in the east viii
be given a day to itself and d~ifferent
activities will take place. On Naw
Jersey day a baseball game. boating
nshing and surf bathing are sched-
uieo' Many trips will be made by
nose attending to Manhattan where
SHOWS, lights, races, ETC., will he
taken In. Many from the local lodge
are contemplating going to the
II holes in the pavement on
fayette street and lower Madison
avenue have been fixed bv emnIovas
OF the street department. MANY re-
pairs nave been made bv
ieaking mains below the navement
street has also been rss,r"
faced in some parts.
yearly every night many discinIes
vi isaac Walton can be seen AT the
.oot OF caledonia Park pier with
their lines out awaiting a bite. A.
Soruihg TO the reports of those who
nave tried their luck the fish are
MOI olting as 1t is too near shore.
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a iarge pavement is being laid
around School No. 7 at the cornar
Oh MADISON avenue AM Paterson
street. The yard OF the school is lee
oelng hEed in and when comn,etsd
children will have an ideal MA
ground upon their return from tbe;r
summer vacation.
The Five Corners at Smith ana
state have assumed a buster as-
pecl since the discontinuance of The
.roiiey' service. Buses are using tbs
corner as a terminal and large
crowds can be seen there waitine
Tor the jitneys. AS was the case yes9
terday not many were seer walIin.
10 work today, all are provided for
thanks to the foresightedness NJ The
city officials. INC
Paddy Garland, well known ,oco,
character, obtained more than HE
a last night and it was NECESSARY
Tor Officers Kurpiel and Marmon to
take him to the lookup when thew
found him sprawled on the street
after midnight. 1t was his first an
p~earance before the recorder in SOME
time and he presented him with :
thirty day vacation.
William Powers of JERSEY Civ a
flagman on a Central railroad
freight, reported to Officer Mason
early this morning that while pass
ing washington street last night. a
crowd OF boys fired stones at the
caooose' endangering the lives of
occupants.
A meeting Of the officers and men
aeiO TO Will De nGl0 OH
board the U. S. t. s. Newton to-
night.
III everyone who possibly can at
tend the meeting of the Rarit1n
Terminal and Waterways Assciaa-
ton to be held in the city hall to-
morrow night and otherwise aid
the movement, there is no doubt the
opposed report of the Board of En-
gineers of Rivers and Harbors on
the thirty loot channel in the Rar-
itan river will change to a report of
approval.
Many from this city will travel to
New Brunswick on Tuesday night
a meeting will be held under
the auspices of the Rotary, Lions
and Kiawanis Clubs for the urpose
of getting behind the convalescent
home at Toms River N. Paul Case.
chairman of the fifth district hospi-
~talization committee, will speak at
this time.