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PERTH JVMBOY EVENING NEWS.
VOL. II NO. 209 PERTH AMBOY, N. J.t SATURDAY, APRIL 4 1903. SECOND EDITION
HARD BLOW
BY BOREAS.
Snow And Sleet Follows Close
ly Warm Rains And Spring
^ Weather.
\ THERMOMETER FALLS.
Snow Fell Fast For Several fours But |
Ceased By One O'clock, May Not Dam
age Fruit As Much As Might Be Ex
pected?Cold North Wind Sent Shivers |
Through Everyone.
The weather man is having fnn
with us today. He started off with a
soft, gentle rain, south winds and
every thine springlike. He evidently
became so delighted with the brand
new style of weather that he sot ex
cited and the belt slipped on the new
shafting and began grinding the other
wav.
The accident' happened about 10
o'clock this morning when, instead of
the gentle rain, snow and sleet began
to fall. It was hard to believe at first
bnt it was true and by noon, a regular
snow storm had set in. It was not on
the style of an April shower either.
There was no spurt about it. The
wind was blowing a gale from the
north and the flakes fell so thiok and
fast that people had to walk with
their eyes shut. Of oourse there was
the usual talk about a blizzard and
1888 was heard once or twice, but only
the brave ones ventured the remark.
The thermometer had a very eevere
shook. This morning about 7 o'clock
the meroury was away up and seemed
to be greatly pleased with the general
apriearanoe of things. Trees were
budding, the grass was looking green
and fresh and some of the early flow
ers had begun to blossom.
Old boreas, however, was hanging
about waiting a good ohanoe and sud
denly he dealt the meroury a blow
which sent it to the bottom of the
thermometer so hard that it nearly
broke the machine. Those who went
to work in their spring ontfitB hurried
home and got their ovorcoats up around
their earn.
The snow ceased about 1 o'clock
and the damage to fruit, which might
be expected, may yet be averted.
MONEY IN DAMAGE
SUIT WAS PAID.
^ Thomas Redhing Gets $10,500
From Central Railroad? Pay
ment Made Yesterday.
(, Special to the Evening News.)
New Brunswick, April 4:? The suit
of Thomas Redhing for damages
against the Oentral Railroad of New
Jersey, was settled here yesterday
when the latter paid over the $10,600
reoently awarded.
The Court of Errors and Appeals
at Trenton, sustained the Court here
where the case was tried so that there
was nothing else for them to do but
to Bettle. Lawyer Joseph Strieker
was Mr. Redhing's counsel in the
case.
Accused Of Making Threats.
y Charles Brown, formerly of 281
?1 Railroad avenue, Jersev City, now of
\this oity, was arrested last night
Charged with maeing threats against
Mike Pedlock. The case was adjourn
ed for a hearing until 7 o'clock to
) night.
^ For real estate see page 2.
s SBprtttq Medicines
Our Spring Tonic and our Blood
Purifier are just the medici.ies
to take for Spring. Makes pure
? blood, builds you up; try them.
PARISEN'S Prescription Pharmacy
ELKS WILL INSTALL
OFFICERS TUESDAY.
Owing To Short Time Lodge Has
Been In Existence Same Men
Will Be Installed.
Next Tuesday night Past Exalted
Ruler Zahu, of the New Brunswick
Lodge of Elks, acoompanied by sever
al others, will come to this city and
install the officers of the lodge here.
The local lodge, being a new organ
ization, and the present officers not
having served a full term, the same
men will be reinstated. Captain John
B. Ford, of South Ambov, will be
initiated as a new member at the same
time.
After the installation ceremonies,
which will take plaoe in Knights of
Columbus Hall, the usual spread, for
which this popular Order is noted,
will be served. Since the local lodge
was instituted, nearly a year aeo, it
has greatly increased in membership
and the end is not yet.
The officers who will be installed
for the year are Exalted Ruler, Dr.
Crowther ; Esteemed Leading Knight,
T. J. Clark ; Esteemed Loyal Knight,
E. J. MoOormick ; Esteemed Lectnr- j
ing Knight, R. F. White ; Secretary,
W. A. Orowell; Treasurer, W. H. j
Pfeitfer; Tyler, J. Q. Burns. The
appointed officers are: J. H. Johnson,
Esquire and J. E. Strieker, Inner
Guard.
Mr. Zahn upon .becoming pr sl exalted
ruler, was presented, at a meeting of |
the Elks in New Brunswiok Thursdav
night, witn a life membership card in
the order of Elks made in a gold and j
silver and contained in a seal leather
case. The back of the card is of gold
with a suitable inscription stating the
time and plaoe of the presentation.
SEED OYSTERS
NOT PLENTIFUL.
Those Who Follow The Business
Are In The Raritan River When
Weather Permits.
Many of the looal oystermen, who
make a business of seed oysters, |
launched their boats this week, and
are at work between the Central Rail
road drawbridge and Kearny's dook.
The seed oysters are not as plentiful
this year as they have been in time
gone by. The oystermen claim that ]
they can sell every bushel that they |
can drag. The prioe paid this year is (
considered good, averaging 60 cents .
a bushel.
The looal shippers think that the {
oyster crop will be . better this year |
and if they can clear the oyster of the .
greenish appearance they expect to do |
a big business.
A BIRTHDAY PARTY.
George Coates Was Surprised By His Many
Friends? Those Present.
Master George CoateB was given a
surprise party by a few of his friends
At 7 o'clock the party came to his
house. He was not at home, but soon
came inland found a party of girls
and boys. During the evening they
played many games. At 10 o'clock
refreshments were served.
George received many presents from
his friends. At 11 o'clock tney all
went home wishing Qeorge many
more happy birthdavs.
Those present were: Misses Marie
Henderson, Gladys Orowell, Frances
Giles and Margaret Holding. Messrs. !
George Ooates, Brace Eggert, Wilson
Johansen, Ralph Orowell, George
Holding and Robert Macan.
Have Returned To Work.
It is announoed that the employees
of the M. A. Edgar brick works at
Keasbey, who were out on a strike,
have returned to work again upon
their own accord. They have been
reoeiving $1.35 per day for ten hours
work, and demanded that they be paid
$1.50 per day.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
v
PERTH AMBOY, N, J.
HAMILTON KKAN, Prmidbnt
HABEY OONABD, Oasribr.
Capital
?Profits
r Stockholders Liability
v and Deposits
$1,003,407*41
Fays interest on Check; Accounts
SI, 000 and o?er at 3% $500 and over at 2 %
Soiicts , Accounts Large and small J
GRAND JURY
ANNOUNCED.
Sheriff Carman Names Those
Who Will Serve For The
April Term.
GOL. WEBER FOREMAN.
Pick* Raritan Township Man To Head The
List? Much Work In Prospect? Will Be
In New Brunswick Tuesday For Charge
By Justice Fort? Names Of The Local
Men.
Special to the Evening News
New Brunswick, April 4:? Sheriff
Carman gave out the names of the
April Grand Jnry here today and next
Tuesday they are expected in New
Brunswick when Justice Fort will
make the charge. They are: Fore
man, Ool. 0. 0. Weber and W. E.
Burns, of Raritan Township. Those
from New Brunswiok are: J. L.
Lewis, Philip Smith, Patrick Barns
and 1. Hirsch ; South Brunswick, W.
H. Giles and L L. Vande water; Pis
oataway Township, S. R. Manning;
Bouth Amboy, A. Gordon and W H.
Brumagin ; Sayreville, Fred Hillman ;
Monroe Township, Oonrad M. David
son and Ellison E. Dey; Cranbury,
W. H. Petty; Madison, James B
Avery; East Brunswick, E. B. Bur
nett ; North Brunswick, |S. F. Van
Anglen ; Perth Amboy, Frederick L.
Brown, J. H. Tyrrell, Sr., and L. C.
N. Brogger; Woodbridge Township,
P. H. Edgar and B. L. Drnmmond.
MACHINE COUPONS
ARE IN DEMAND.
As The Number Of Contestants In
creases, The Enthusiasm
Grows.
. . ..
Somebody is going to Ret a fine sew
ing maoliine through the offer made
by the Evening News. The number
of contestants is growing daily and as
the list grows, the enthusiasm in-'
creases. The coupon is to be found
in the advertisement on page 7. Clip
it out_evory day and get as many of
your friends as possible to buy the
paper and do the same. Then when
yon have a large nnmber send them in
and they will be placed to your credit,
or, save them yourself until the day
the contest closes and send them in
all at once. It is all the same for no
envelope containing the coupon will
be opened until the time for the final
count. A large box has been prepared
and any letters addressed to the
"Manager of Machine Contest," will
be plaoed in it.
There is lots of work connected with
this movement, but the management
do not mind that, as long as the pub
lio is satisfied. The best machine to
be had is being oflered. It costs $60
at retail but the Evening News offers
it absolutely free. All you have to
do is to clip the coupons, save all you
can and send them in. The person
having the most gets the machine.
OBITUARY.
Harriet B. Rossi, wife of August
J. Rossi, Jr., died 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon after a short illness which
started originally with the grippe.
News of her death was a shock to
many of her friends. The funeral
services will be held from her late
residenoe, 29 Gatalpa avenue, 2 o'clock
Monday afternoon. Interment will
be made in Alpine Cemetery.
No Settlement Yet.
No settlement has vet been reached
at the Ostranders plant at Keasbev
where the men went out on a strike
April 1 for higher wages. No dis
turbances have been reported.
Successor to J. K. JKN8EN,
MASON and CONTRACTOR
250 Washington St. Cor. Johnstone
POLICE WERE
GALLED OUT.
Strike At The Copper Works Al
armed Some But Nothing
Serious Resulted.
ARE NOW ON GUARD.
Sergeant Mulligan With Several Bluecoats
At The Gates? Men In Tark Room Are
All Out And Persuaded Others To Stay
With Them? May Tie Up The Plant Un
less Demands Are Granted.
Nearly all of the employees of the
Raritan Copper Works are out on a
?trike this morning. Sergeant Mulli
gan, with a squad of policemen, is on
duty at the gates in case of any riots,
but with the ezoeption of last night
when an attempt was made to disperse
the crowd, there has been no disturb
ance and everything is quiet this
morning.
Last night, when the day and night
shifts were changing, the strikers
were exertine the efforts to get the
men to stay out with them. Fearing
there would be serious trouble, police
headquarters was notified and Ohief
Burke, at the head of a squad of men,
^ent to the scene. An effort was
made to disperse the strikers, but the
men hesitated. One man was ap
proached and threatened with arrest.
A crowd gathered and when they
separated, the man had disappeared.
There was a little excitement for the
time, but it soon quieted down.
For a Long time there has been dis
satisfaction among the laboring class
at the Copper Works. Most of these
men receive 18>? cents an hour and
work nine hours a day. A few days
ago a committee of five men from the
tank room called upon Mr. J. O. Mc
Coy and told him that the men desired
to have their wages increased to 18
cents an hour. They wero told to go
back to work and that their demands
Wodld be taken under consideration.
Yesterday at noon, no decision having
been received, the tank room men
walked out in a body. When the
night men started to go to work last
night the strikers stood about in
groups and buttonholed every one, and
they not only succeeded in keeping
nearly all the night tank room force'
out, but a number of the night furnace
men and their helpers, so that it was
necossary for many of the day furnace
men to give a hand last night.
When the yard gang came out from
work last night they were held up
and persuaded not to go to work this
morning. The plant is practically
tied up.
At noon yesterday two policemen
were on duty, thev were relieved at 7
o'clock last niglit by two others, who
stayed on duty until this morning. ,
Whether the strikers will create !
trouble or not cannot be said. Many !
of the men say that, they will not go
back to work unless every demand I
they ask for is granted. The men be- ;
lieve that some decision will be reach
ed soon, as they claim the plant can- j
not afford to shut down entirely.
BOYS CASE PUT OFF.
Accused Of Assaulting School Children
Will Be Heard Next Saturday.
John Melko, William Konotka and
Joseph Dezeriok, three boys of School
No. 2, were arraigned before Reoorder
Pickersgill this morning on a charge
of assault and battery made against
them 'yesterday by Frank Wilenetz.
As told in the News yesterday, these
are the boys who, it has been said
were organized to kill the Jews.
They did not hesitate to say they
hit Wilenetz, bnt defended their acts
by accusing Wilenetz with having
called bad names. They denied hav
ing formed an organization to kill all
the Jews going to their sohool, where
upon the case was adjourned nntil
noxt Saturday morning when a deci
sion will be rendered.
F.J. LARKIN, 857 STATE Street,
will do plumbing, steam, hot water
and hot air heating on monthly pay
ments.
laymen convention
AT M. E. CONFERENCE.
Two Addresses Given?Good Show
ing Of The Twentieth Cen
tury Fund.
The laymen's convention of the
Methodist conference now in session
at Newark, met in St. Paul's church,
that city, yesterday afternoon. It
was attended by J. E. No* and George
p. R?ny~V f?"? Simpson M. E.
Church. There were about 300 other
delegates present. Two speakers
occupied most of the time. One spoke
h"*! ^?ney ' ' and the other on* ' Time '?
both having reference to the business
The work at the conference is pro
gressing satisfactorily. Rev. John A
Gutteridge submitted the report for
the committee on the 20th century
' d. which was created at the con
ference of 1899, by the election of the
!LZ\Pre6idiag elder8, two P^hers
and two laymen from each district.
The commission organized, be said
by electing Milton E. Blanchard'
?h? ^ hin,Belf' 8eoreter*: and!
John M. Gwinnell, treasurer. At the
death of the last named, he was re
placed by William S. Bobinson.
A general convention was held in
Newark in 1899 and books and sub
scription cards were distributed, and
ZXSl Becti0Dml meetiagB have
KThf .e^D8e .?f the8e matters was
about $400, which was raised by ad
V0't'"ag in the souvenir books issued
The returns from this outlay and
personal work on the part of the com
mission," says the report, "as report
ed to the secretary, are as follows
Centenary fnnd and Preachers' Aid
Association, $1,810; conference board
of church extension, $6,497 ; Centenary
Collegiate Institute, $70,000: Drew
iheological Seminary, $10,000; The
American University, *2,087; Wesley -
an Univeristy, $25,000; conference
deaconess work, $U,072; Methodist
Episcopal Hospital, $125,142. Church
and parsonage debts, Elizabeth dis
trict, $65,301; Jersey City, $68,695
Newark,*67,^,. Paterson, $52,968.'
The total for the New?tk Conference
for all objects inoluded in the appeal
for four years was $598,893.
Conversions during the four years
have been reported as follows: Eliza
beth district, 2,367; Jersey City, 4,481 ?
Newark, 3,754; Paterson, 3,698. It is
calculated that there are about 51.000
members and probationers in the coc
ference, which would make conver
siona m the proportion of one to three
The sum of nearly $600,000 given (o
the cause by the Newark Conference
is a rate of giving of $12.50 per mem
ber. The total amount contributed
by the entire Methodist Episcopal
inrch in the fonr years has been in
the neighborhood of $21,000,000 and
this means air' .verage of $7 per mem
ber. If the Newark Conference aver
age had prevailed, the grand total
would have been $37,500,000.
Scissors, Pen-knives, Carving knives
sharpened at McCormick's free of
charge. 2361-4-4-1
BOTH MEN WERE
HELD FOR TRIAL
Zucker And Robinson Under Bait
?Accused Of Selling With
out License
The cases of Michael Zncker and
Nathan Robinson came up for a hear
ing before H. E. Pickersgill sitting as
a Justice of the Peace, at 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, and at its con
clusion both were held under $200 bail
to await trial.
They are charged with having ped
dled liquor without a license in Keas
bey. In the course of the hearing in
the case against Zncker, the witnesses
were badly mixed in their testimony.
The recorder stopped them, and Mr.
Cook, counsel for Zncker, efused to
ask any questions. It /k on this
account that a second crfarge against
Zncker, aocnsing him of selling liqnor
on Sunday, was withdrawn.
The case against Robinson was
brought up and Mr. Cook, who also
acted as his oounsel, waived a hearing
and the recorder held him ia $300 bail
pending trial.
LOCAL GASES
TO BE CALLED.
April Term Of Court Will Open
Tuesday At New
Brunswick .
INVESTIGATECOCK FIGHT
Loeal Lawyers Will Take Active Part In
Trials On The Calendar For This Month
?Marcus Strieker's Case Against Rar
itan Traction Company Will Come
Up.
(Special to the Evening News )
New Brunswiok, April 4 ? Jnstice
Port on Tuesday will open the April
term of ooart when the Grand Jury,
named today by Sheriff Carman, will
be sworn and charged. They will
have abont 300 cases to consider,
among them being the recent cock
fights near this city in which Prince-^
ton men figured, many of them said
to be students. Dr. Bradshaw. of
Prinoeton, said to be the owner of the
birds, has been arrested and one or
two others. The Justice will charge
upon this fight particularly.
After the Grand Jury retires the
list of civil suits for the term, num- '
bering twentv-nine, will be called.
Judge Schenck will sit with Justice
Fort. A number of interest to Perth
Amboy are on the list. They are as
follows:
Michael MoGuire vs The American
Smelting and Refining Company,
aotion in tort ; lawyers, W. P. Voor
hees and E. A. and W. T. Day.
Hezekiah Warne vs George W. Far
rington, contract case: Lawyers A. H.
and T. Strong and J. W. Beekman.
Hans a. Schmidt vs The Pennsyl
vania railroad company : action in
fori ; L? wyerw .*^ "-^ind Alan
H. Strong.
Marcus Strieker vs The Karitan ?
Traction Company, damage suit; Law
yers Robert Adrain and J. S. Wight.
Thaddeus Lezosvnaki vs Peter Bor-'
Kowski, contraot suit; Lawyers Free
man Woodbridge and O. C. Hommann.
Thaddeus Lezsoynski vs South R.
Farrington, oontract suit; Lawyers
Freeman Woodbridge, and Adrian
Lyon.
Gotfried Krueger Brewing Co. vs
Bruce L. Drammond, contract; Law
yers C. C. Hommann an I Alfred S.
March.
Christian Feigenspan vs Mary A.
Daly, contract; Lawyers Florance and
Hicks and G. S. Silzer.
LADIES OF DANA
WILL CELEBRATE
To Observe Anniversary In Dana
Hall /pril 18? Supper To
Be Served.
The ladies of Dana are preparing to
celebrate their fonrth anniversary in
Dana hall on April 18. This promises
to be a very enjoyable occasion.
Dana haa a comfortable home in
Smith street and the ladies are going
to give them a grand reception. The
affair is a private., one. The ladies
will have as their guests the Dana
society. A supper will be served and
dancing will be a feature of the even
ing. Tlie committee of ladies is now
working hard for \ ,4 success of the
event and nothing will be left undone
to make the celebration one worthy
of the anniversary.
YOUNG MARRIED oouple breaking
up housekeeping. All of their
household goods in perfect condition,
must be sold before April 11th. Apply
H. J. Roberts, manager American
Clothing Co. or 144 Brighton avenue.
2360-4-4-1
?Advertisements
that bring results, originate from
L. BURT MOORE,
"Ad." Specialist, CITY.
Free GIVEN AWAY AT 0UR 80DA F0UNTA,N
Soda AND A S0UVEN,R W,TH EV?RY PUR
ON OUR OPENING DAY
SOUVENIR WITH EV?R
CHASE MADE IN OUR* STORE
Checks match for tbe Opening Day
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