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1 PERTH AMBOY
VOL. 11 NO. 225 PERTH AMBOY, N. J..
EVENING NEWS.
THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1903. SECOND EDITION
BOYS BEAT
THE "FAKIR"
Wanted Their Money Back And
Got It, So Did Others Who Did
Not Buy.
WAS HIS LAST NIGHT.
Told The Crowd That The One Purchasing
The Last Chain Would Get His Money
Back? Many Bought But The Last Did
!jlt Arrive? Boys Began Doing Things
A,jid Fakir Got Frightened.
The man who has been standing at
the Post Office corner every night
during the past two weeks, making
people believe they were getting some
thing for nothing and at the same
time raking in the quarters, had his
hands fall last night when he was
nearly mobbed by a small army of
boys. The "fakir, " as suoh men are
popularly called, announced that it
was his last night and he started in
to do stunts, in other words making
everybody a present. He announoed
that the last person to buy one of the
aluminum gold watch chains which
he was selling for twenty-five cents,
would be given their money back and
allowed to keep the chain.
The words were no sooner spoken
than a mob of small boys put up their
quarters. Instead of having only one
chain left, the fellow seemed to have
a trunk full. When he had collected
'1 the money in sight he decided to
lose up for the night. But he had
jot consulted the small boys about the
matter. They crowded about, all
clamoring for their quarter. The
"fakir" only laughed at them and
said if they could prove wnich one
had bought the last chain he would
give that fellow liis quarter.
The youngsters held a council of
war, meantime the man was busy
packing, but before he could getaway
the boys were at him again.
First, one gave his gasolene torch a
push and it came very near setting
fire to the man's goods, others started
to play horse with the man. They
pulled the wagon, in which he was
doing business, away, while some
tried to turn his grip inside out.
When the "fakir" saw that things
were beginning to get real warm, he
told the boys he would settle with all
of them, but some thought they were
having twenty-five cents worth of fun
and were in favor of keeping on.
After they had quieted down the man
began to return the quarters. This is
where the boys' fun commenced in
earnest. About six of them marched
up and got their money and kept the
chains. Then they loaned the jewelry
to their friends who also marched up
and got a quarter. Three or four boys
got quarters on one chain and the
crowd kept growing larger. The
"fakir" got frightened in earnest this
time, but he escaped by announcing
that his money was gone. He had a
few chains left and these he distribut
ed among the crowd, just to keep
them interested until he could get
away. He announced that he would
come again, whereupon the boys
oheered, squeezed their quarters and
waved the chains. They promised
him a warm reoeption.
Dana.
Afholder sin sidste Aften Under
holdning (for denne Sason) Fredagen
den 24de , som slutter med en Sving
om.
Committee.
2616-4-22-2t
The Tonic for Spring.
Our Elixir of Iron, Quinine
and Strychnia
builds you up, given strength and aj>pe
tite? just the reoiedy for that ilrtd
feeling in the spring ? only 50c a bottle.
PARISEN'S Prescription Pharmacy
JOHN MOYLAN FOR
1st. ASS'T CHIEF.
McClellan Boys Have Every Confi
dence In Him? Endorsed J. M.
Glenn of 2d Assistant.
John Moylan was nominated as 1st
assistant chief of the fire department
at the last meeting of the members of
George B. McClellan Hose Company
No. 8., which was held in their head
quarters on State street. Mr. Moylan
is one of this city's best known fire
men. He has been a member of Mc
Clellan Hose Company for a number
of years and has held several offices.
The McClellan boys have great oon
fidence in him. The MoClellans en
dorsed the nomination of Wort Com
ings for ohief and James M. Glenn
for 2nd assistant.
Real Estate column page 2.
FIRE AT THE
COUNTY SEAT.
New Jersey Experiment Building
At New Brunswick
Burned.
LOSS MAY BE $100,000
Special to the Evening News.
New Brunswiok, April 23: ? Fire
destroyed the New Jersey ExDeriment
building in this city this morning.
The fire started at 9 o'clock from an
unknown cause, but probably an ex
plosion of some chemicals. The blaze
was discovered by a number of stud
ents who sounded an alarm.
Prof. Smith, who is in charge of
the station, said the loss to the State
will amount to $100,000. At 12 o'clock
the fire was under control.
RUINS OF KEASBEY
PLANT SMOULDERING.
Tons of Soft Coal Still Burn And
Men Are Watching It Con
tinually.
The ruins of the plant of the Nation
al Fireproofing Company, at Kaesbey,
which was recently destroyed by fire,
are still smouldering, while the tons
of soft coal about the place are burn
ing like a furnace. The oompany has
a number of men out watching the
ruins to see that nothing ignites from
burning coal.
When the factory burned down over
100 men were thrown out of employ
ment. It is expected another plant
will shortly be begun a little further
away from where the old one stood.
HARMONIE'S FIRST
ANNIVERSARY DANGE.
Was Held In Pulaski Park Last
Night? Large Attendance And
Good Dancing.
The Singing Society Harmonie of
Maurer, held their anniversary dance
in Pulaski Park on State street, last
night. As this was the first anniver
sary to be thus oelebrated by the so
oiety, the committee made a special j
effort and it was a grand success. The
park was crowded, but the dancing
was thoroughlv enjoyed.
The following were on the commit
tee of arrangements: Leo Dressier,
president; Andrew Dressier, vice presi
dent; William Schmidt, secretary; A.
Seligman, Charles Miller, Frederick
Bloy and Frederick Preisler.
For real estate see page 2.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
PERTH AM1IOV, N. .1 .
HAMILTON Jr. KKAN. Pn?*n>?NT RAKUY CONAHD, CMatM.
f
| Capital
! Profits
I Stockholders Liability
and Deposits
$1,003,407*41
interest on Check Accounts
91,000 and over at 3% $500 and! overt at IX
Solicts Accounts Large and small
1,000
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MAY REMAIN
ALL SUMMER.
Westminster Will Probably Not
Be Abandoned For Some
Time.
STRIKE 0N~AT NEWTON.
B 'ilding Trades Want More Wages And
Additions To The Home In That Place
Are At a Standstill? A Comparison of
The Two Buildings Favors The West
minster.
It now seems probable that the
Westminster Home on High street,
which is oocnpied by retired Presby
terian ministers, may not be abandon
ed before the ending of summer or
the beginning of fall. There is a
strike among the bailding trades at
Newton where the other home is be
ing enlarged so as to accommodate
the ministers to be moved from here.
When the contraot was first given
ont for the work in Newton it provid
ed that the bnilding should be ready
for occupancy by the middle of May.
But a few weeks ago a walking dele
gate of the Central Federated Labor
Union arrived in Newton and organ
ized the mechanics of that place.
This was followed by a strike, the
men demanding more money and less
honrs. Thus far no agreement has
been reached and just how long the
dead lock may last no one can say.
At least it looks as though the West
minster may be keDt open for some
time yet. It was the intention to
abandon it next month.
In speaking of the difference be
tween the two homes, I. 0. Moore, a
formei resident of Newton, said that
it was a shame to abandon the West
minster, for the one at that place, be
cause the home* there is worth only
$30,000 and the cost of the present re
pairs will be $8,000. A Mr. Merrin
gave the Newton home to the Presby
terians. Mr. Merrin also left $30,000,
the interest of which is to go toward
the maintenance of the home and
grounds. At the rate of 5 per cent
this would give $1,500 a year to keep
the place and nothing for the ministers
who live in the home.
The Westminster is estimated to be
worth $100,000. It has been occupied
by the ministers for twenty years. It
has eleven acres of land surrounding
it, and the building has accommoda
tions for fifty guests. The costs of
repairs here would be about $1,000.
Consequently the economy prophesied
in abandoning the Westminster will
not be seen as the expense of boarding
the guests and other incidentals will
be the same.
LOCAL LODGE WILL
GET THE BANNER.
Woodmen of The World Grows Rap
idly And Will Doubtless Sur
pass Elizabeth.
While a date has not been set for
the next meeting of the newly insti
tuted lodge of Woodmen of the World,
the vow of each member to get a new
candidate is being successfully carried
out. Twenty-two men having been
examined by Dr. Howell since the
first meeting two weeks ago. In this
event, the banner held by the Eliza
beth lodge for having the most mem
bers will come to the Perth Amboy
lodge, as it now numbers over seventy
five members.
PcKune Gets $100.
The suit of Joseph McKune, a build
er of Woodbridge, against Robert J.
McKibbon, was tried before Judge
Sohenck and'a jury in New Brunswick
yesterday.
The suit was to recover $842.97
alleged to be due on a bnilding ereoted
at Carteret by McKune tor McKibbon.
Lawyer Joseph Strieker represented
McKibbon. The jury brought in a
verdict of $100 for the plaintiff.
Advertising is the life of trade.
COUNSEL TO
TAKE A HAND.
Terra Cotta Pressers And Fin
ishers Union Met Last
Night.
MEN ARE DISSATISFIED.
Special Session Was Called And Conduct
ed As Quietly As Possible? Counsel
Urged Moderation And Promised To
Look Into The Local Trouble Very
Shortly- Heard Report.
Pressers and Finishers Union, No.
77, held a special meeting in Union
hall last night. Notices were not sent
out until 5 o'clock and the whole
affair was conducted as quietly as
possible. A fine of 125 will be
placed on a member of the anion
oaught talking to a reporter. The
meeting was called for the purpose of
reading a report from the Eastern
Distriot Oounoil in which it was
stated that the counoil would come to
Perth Amboy and look into the diffi
culties here with the idea of having
matters satisfactorily adjusted by the
first of May.
Sometime ago the committee who
have charge of the union affairs in
regard to a change in the wage scale
from being paid by the piece to so
much per cubic foot, notified the East
ern District Counsel to the effect that
they expected to have trouble at the
local factories. Late yesterday the
committee reoeived a communication
from the oounsel and this was read
last night.
The report was to the effeot that he
would oome to this city to look over
the situation and try to make the
necessary arrangement so that every
thing would be satisfactory by the
first of the month. Ih~1he meantime
he advised tne men to aot in modera
tion and cause no trouble before they
heard from him again which he said
would be very shortly.
The pressers claim that last Monday
the mitre cutters in one of the local
plants got a raise from 32 to 36 cents
an hour and the day pressers were
advanced from 28 cents an hour to 30
cents. This, it is understood, has
made many of the pressers who are
paid by the piece more dissatisfied.
STREETS ARE BEiNC
SPRINKLED TO-DAY.
Work Is Being Done Free of Charge
This Week? May Purchase
Another Cart.
E. J. Dorsey & Sous have purchased
the street sprinkling outfit of James
McDermott and at noon today they
put the sprinkler to work laying the
dust on Smith and State streest. This
will be continued for the balance of
the week free.
Frank Dorsey said today that begin
ning Monday tiny will start to water
the streets and if they receive patron
age enough to pay them they have
option on another cart whioh they
will purchase for use on the other
streets.
Surrendered By Bondsman.
Nick Forge, of 10 Qoodwin street,
was surrendered by his bondsman,
Jacob Brochinski, this morning and
he was committed to jail. Forge was
considered one of the leaders of the
reoent strike at the Raritan Oopper
Worss and he watt arrested on a charge
of assault and battery made against
him by John Hulsart, a mason. Un
less Forge, who denied all intentions
of going away, obtains other bnil
during the day, he will be sent to
New Brunswiok to await the action
of the grand jury.
Take notice that mv wife Minnie,
having left my bed and board, I will
not be responsible for any debts con
tracted by her from this date.
August Zeltuiann.
April 28, 1903. 2586-4-28-1
Do You Need a new fl
TOOTH BRUSH f
SEXTON
S ELLS THEM
^ A L I PRICES
iMITH
PAINTERS TO HOLD
A MASS MEETING.
Out Of Town Men Will Be Present
To Give Addresses? To Discuss
Local Situation.
There will be a mass meeting of the
Painters, Paperhangers and Decorators
Union tomorrow night in their hall at
188 Smith street.
? The meeting is to commence at 8
o'clock sharp and all the members of
the union are requested to be present.
There will be three out of town speak
ers present. One will come from
Philadelphia and two from New York.
The New York man will be the gener
al organizer. The subject to be dis
cussed will probably be the differences
between the painters and the bosses.
The journeymen want an increase in
wages and threaten to strike on May
1st if their demands are not grunted.
TO LAY THE
CORNER STONE.
Hungarian Catholics Will Cele
brate Event on Sunday
Afternoon.
TO HAVE A PARADE.
The corner stone of the Hungarian
Catholic church will be laid Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. B. T.
O'Connell will be in charge of the
services.
The new church is situated on Cort
landt street. All Hungarian and
Polish societies are invited to join in
the parade which will start from
Gadek'B Hall in State street and will
march to Center street where Father
O'Connell will be met. the parade act
ing as his escort to the building where
the stone will be laid.
The mason work is nearly complet
ed. Peter Eassa is the contractor in
charge. The 'carpenters will com
mence tomorrow to lay the floor.
WANT $25,000 FOR
DEATH OF McBOUN.
Man Said To Have Been Put Off
Train On Drawbridge And
Was Killed.
( Special to the Evening News )
New Brunswick, April 23: ? The case
of William F. Gildersleeve, adminis
trator for the estate of John C. Mc
Boun against the Central Railroad of
New Jersey for $ 25, 000, was up before
Judge Fort this morning. Last Sep
tember McBoun was ridinsr on one of
the Jersey Central trains. McBoun,
it is said, had no ticket, and the con
ductor is said to have put him off on
the drawbridge. He was struck by
another train and was killed.
Card of Thanks.
Mrs. John Humphries wishes to ex
Dress her appreciation and thanks to
her many friends and members of Ira
B. Tice Lodge, the comrades at the
Raritan Copper Works and to under
taker Thomas Burke, for the kindness
shown in her recent bereavement.
On The Spot.
V. S. Richardson, H. V. Snyder and
F. N. Roberts, of the New York and
New Jersey Telephone Company, are
in town to receive applications and
complaints day or evening. They are
stopping at the Packer House.
4-23 -6 t
TO
ARREST
YOUR ATTENTION
WHAT a murdnrou!
thing it is to drink
water when 17 drops
can contain 36,000,000
livi g creatures. Why
drink water when you
W* ft HI V
Beer for only 80 cents, delive*>d to
your house.
THE HYGEINE
Steam Bottling Works,
Tel. 142 b. 254 New Brunswick Av.
SCHOLARS IN
THE CANTATA.
Names of Those Who Will Take
Part-Will Be Elaborate
Affair.
BEAUTIFUL COSTUMES.
Grammar Grade Pupils In The High School
Building Will Raise Money For Pur
chase of a Piano? Rehersals Now Be
ing Conducted- -Title Is "Cinderella In
Flowerland.
Great preparations are being made
by the grammar graile pupils of the
High School building for the cantata
"Cinderella in Flowerland" which is
to be given in the High School audi
torium Thursday and Friday of next
week. This promises to be one of the
most elaborate [productions of this
kind ever given in this city. No pains
are being spared in making the cos
tumes complete in every respect.
Five rooms are included in the pro
duction. They are in charge of Mrs.
Pemberton, Miss Hawk, Miss Smith,
Miss Gibbons and Miss ,F. E. Kent.
Of these Miss Smith, Miss Gibbons
and Miss Kent have charge of the
management [of the cantata, while
Miss Hawk and Mrs. Pemberton are
drilling the pupils.
There are four scenes in the cantata.
The first is entitled j " Prince Sun
shine's invitation "to the L May-day
ball;" second, "Godmother Nature
sends Daisy off to the ball;"third,JThe
May-day ball and the shower ;"fourth,
The Princess of Sunbeam Castle.
"Thursday night Miss Bessie Boos
will stive a piano solo and on Friday ,
>% ght, Julius Guttman will also render
a solo. Both evenings^-there will be
recitations by Mrs pr . rjj -J^jjrchel^jfl
who will recitc -^jueah," an
F. W. Fithian w^iose selectiofa ?z. ??. .
titled "The Appile Tree."
The pupils who will take part in
the cantata are: Fairy, Beatrice Fels;
Cinderella, Daisy, Edna Christopher
son : Proud Sisters, Hollyhock, Tiger
Lily, Anna Dover and Lulu Dunham ;
Godmother Nature, Marion Nedham ;
Bonnie Bee, Little Page, Louis Crow
ell; Butterflies, Charioteers, Sadie
Miller, Gladys Eilert, Merle Eilert,
Mattie Gerns, Kathleen Martin, Emily
Larsen ; Robin Ked, Prince's Herald.
Van Mulchahey; Prinoe Sunshine of
Sunbeam Castle, Jack Klein.
Guests at the Ball ; Poppy, Irene
Rock ; fcSweet Brier, Alice Fiigen;
Buttercup, Marion Foote ; Mignonette,
Marguerite Boughton ; Pansy, Hannah
Hustler ; Lily Bell, Olaa Brown ;
Daffodil, Florence Garretson, Sweet
Pea. Gladys Crowell; Violet, Flossie
Kreielsheimer ; Narcissus, Mildred
Deitche.
Sunbeams, Fred Briegs, Alfred Pett,
Albert Bunten, Richard Flansburgh,
Milton Oertel, Willie Christopherson,
John Slobodien, Harold Seel, Ira
Mandeville, Harry Zigenfuss, George
Cosgrove ; Raindrops, Rose Benish,
Ethel Hibbett, Lillian Munroe, James
Warren Alice Brown, Anna Rosenfield,
Lottie Shirley, Mary Nelson, Marg
uerite Pfeiffer, Bessie Bain, Lizzie
Martinueen, Henrietta Hanson.
The chorus is oomposed of 67 voioes.
Thev are : Walter Barnes, Anna Stahr,
Teeney Friedman, Bessie Monoks.
Martha Borkowski, Christine Johan
sen, Fanny Seamy, Isabel Grieve,
Ruth Horneby. Blanche Berger, Will
iam Hornsby, Lizzie Trauger, Evelyn
Remmicke, Mary Hornsby, Harriet
Tice, Kittie Berner, HeBsie Johansen,
Mabel Main, Luisa Henry, Alic eGal
lagher, Marv Jensen, Lillian Fiigen,
Daisy Hancock, Mary Lund, Emma
Rcdgers, Ada Fullerton, Rosie Rosen
field, Orsa Jensen, Tena Peterson,
Johanna Koyen, Anna Rosenfield,
Henrietta Satter, Stella Martin, Ellen
Hunsen, Minnie Jacobsen, John Dam
gaard, Arthur LaRoe, William Eyre
kuss. Viola Horner, Eddie ; Mills,
Lizzie Martinusen, Marguerite Pfeiff
er, Jennie Johnson, Lottie Petty.
Lizzie Tjornelund. Olive Kipp, Ella
Sesuine, Joseph Cohen, Ida Johnson,
Emil Jensen, Hilda Brody, Ethel
Hibbitt, Ida Glaus, Gertrude Bollerup,
Edward Saurman, Hans Larsen, John
Mortensen, Arlie Qaakenbush, Pearl
Koch, Louise Colfer, Ada Hope, Ben
jamin Cohen, Lizzie Frey, Margaret
VanDusen, Mabel Dnnfee, Larry Beok,
Tena Jessen.
Bargains in real estate are to be
found in the real estate column on
page 2.