Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-06

Grand Deputy Pasquale went to
Long Branch yesterday and made an
official visit to Giordano Bruno
Lodge, No. 796, Sons of Italy. After
the meeting he was attended {. re-
ception by the lodge.
Twenty-three past chief haymakers
of Pc Ambo Loft No. 65h Hay
makers were at the annual state con-
vention held at Midtown on Satur-
day.
The recent order of Chief Ton
nesen regarding unnecessary noises
by automobiles and buses was strict
Iy enforced by the police over the
weekend. Several were
issued for violations of this nature
Local authorities received report
of the theft of a Paige sedan be-
longing to Phil Levine, of State
street, and Ford sedans from Plain
field and Asbury Park over the week.
end. The local car was recovered.
A drunk arrested here several DAYS
ago and sentenced to ninety days in
the work house, was given a chance
to go to the workhouse himself and
Instead of doing so, got drunk again
and was re-arrested. Thirty days
have been added to his sentence and
he will be taken up tomorrow. The
police make a practice of allowing
old offenders to go. to the workhouse
unaccompanied, figuring that they
will either go to the county institu-
tions or remain out of town for good.
The traffic sign at Hall avenue and
Elizabeth street, was broken by J..
Simon's baker wagon this morning,
according to the report of Officer
William Seiboth. Simon will pay
the damage.
Pythian Week began at Rockaway,
l.. l., on Saturday and many thou
sands are at the resort. All kinds of
entertainments are being planned for
the visitors. A New Jersey day will
be held some time this week and
many from this city are expected to
attend.
The east and north sides of Public
School No. 9 will be waterproofed
before the beginning of school next
month. This was decided upon at
the last meeting of the Board of
Education.
Motorists passing through the out
skirts of the city have noticed that
the trolley tracks of the Public Ser
vice Company are becoming rusty on
account of the lack of use. There
are not many in this city who miss
! the trolleys and from all appear
ances the transportation between
this city and it's environs are better
now than they ever were.
1t has not as yet been decided
where the Y. NJ. H. A. picnic will be
held on Staten Island next Sunday,
The committee is in Staten Island
today looking over several locations
A large crowd is expected to attend
the affair next week.
Examinations are now in pro.
gress at the local summer schoo
session being held At the grammar
school. Principal Joseph Walker
has declared this years session t
be the best ver There We're ovel
250 enrolled at the school which l.
scheduled to close some time mex
week.
There is. a Waterman on the jol
at the bad turn on outer State stree
ear the Lead Works. This curve /
a dangerous one and the Publ
Service is seemingly taking its tim
in repairing its share of the str set
Past Hall avenue on State street tn
pavement torn up considerably an
incoming motorists using that rout
get a bad impression of the city.
A Tag Day was held by the S. S
Social Club of the St. James Amer
lean Zion church. The funds col
lected went towards the buildin
fund of the church.
> A car Of popular make took fir
yesterday morning at the corner G
4, Madison avenu and Smith stree
l and it was put out by several of tn
4. crowd which collected to watch tn
sudden demise OF a machine ths
has about 7.9s9.999 brothers and siI
ters in this broad land.