Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-27

der the Three Bridges" is in a very
bad condition. The autos coming
from out of town on that street take
great chances of breaking their
springs. Further out near Maurer
| the trolley tracks are being fixed
and there is room for only n car
at a time. AS the urn there is n
sharp one, a Waterman should be at
the spot. The first smash-up took
place yesterday.
Harry Bres1ow, local newsdealer
and owner of the newsstand on the
Madison avenue side of the Raritan
Building, has purchased the store
and business of Mrs. l.. L~owenkopf
adjacent to the Crescent Theatre. A
wholesale magazine agency will be
established there.
The newly organized Goodwill
band held it's weekly rehearsal ahd
| practice last night at the home of
Joseph Plass, one of the members,
instead of at the club rooms. Tie
band seated on the lawn of the home
in Compton avenue attracted a large
audience from that section of the
city. A number of selections were
played that included marches and
popular airs. After the program,
which proved popular among the
audience. refreshments we're served
the band by Mr.. and Mrs. Plass.
The band is under the direction If
Nicholas Morrissey, bandmaster and
leader.
Hundreds of people in this city
and Staten Island gazing skyward'
about $50 o'clock last night wit
messed Major Savage in his sky-writ-
ing airplane. He was first seen over
this city as a tiny speck in the sky
and before he had finished writing
out the two words he had fioated
over Staten Island. Major Savage
was heard on the radio the night
before giving his experience when
he first started out to make h
experiments with chemicals for h
smoke used in the sky-writing.
One application for membership
was received by Valhalla Lodge, No.
275, Odd Fellows, last night at
odd Fellows hall.
Perth Amboy Nest, No. 1927,
Order of Owls. is scheduled to meet
tonight at Eagle hall.
A meeting of Lawrence Lodge
No. 81 Odd Fellows will be held to-
night at Odd Fellows hall.
John Donahue, of Brighton ave-
nue., this city and Edward Musich
of Keyport are at Detroit, Mich.
They made the trip there last week
by airplane and are at present con-
Quoting an air line between Detroit
and Cleveland, Ohio. In the winter,
the two men will fly from the West
to Miami, Florida and establish a
passenger plane service between
Miami and Cuba.
Believe it or not, this was seen on
Madison avenue yesterday morning.
Five local merchants returning from
a fishing trip with 1913 weak fish.
Although their return was supposed
to be q secret, the crowd which
gathered looked like one of those
wartime "Welcome Home" commit
tees. BY the time the five men got
through telling their exploits, which
by the by, were excellent fish stor-
les, and giving out samples, they still
had a few to take home. Today the
men are -recuperating from their ad-
venture which lasted only one day.
A large crowd viewed the remains
of a sedan auto in front of the Rari-
tan Building yesterday. According
to reports the car had turned over
in New York state and was the prop
erty of a local man. Up to a late
hour the exact place of the wreck
and the owner could not be ascer-
tanned.
A number from here journeyed to
Tottenville last night to hear the
park concert given by the New York
police department band on the Aque-
honga Athletic Club grounds.
An executive meeting Of the Am
erican Legion Post No. 40 will be
held in the rooms at the Maple
| building tonight, at which time it
is expected the Memorial bridge
idea will be talked on.
Attorney John p. Mcclure, of