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?< All The News From Surrounding Towns.
A PRETTY STREET.
Houses Being Erected on Main Street Add
Greatly to its Appearance.
The old Stevens Mansion on the hill
has been purchased by a party named
Bnetts and part of it will be brought
down from the hill and used iu a
house that party will have erected
corner of Potter and Main streets.
The three new houses, Chatman's,
Bier's, and Walter's, are very nearly
completed on Main street and are very
pretty houses. When they are finish
ed and the lawns sodded, there will
joot be a prettier street in the borough.
Harry Maok's residence looks fine
and Mr. Syinmes Campbell's also.
The latter 's house is being painted a
light green shading on the olives and
will look very pretty when finished.
It is surprising how much their
ground has been improved in so short
a time since their pretty house was
erected. The lots on that part of
Main street sold in a hurry after
building once started and some who
have purchased intending to build
soon, could only get one lot.
POWDER IGNITED.
Romera Everett, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Everett, of Pine avenue,
the Heights, had collected some pow
der from firecrackers that had been
set off and put it in a box. He began
setting off firecrackers, not thinking
about the box being near, and the
jtowder ignited. He was badly burn
ed in the face. Dr. Albiight attend
ed him and said a cup that he wore at
the time was all that saved his eyes.
Hie eyebrows were scorched.
MRS. RUE IMPROVING.
' ! Mrs. Jenny Rue, who went to Jer
sev City for the purpose of having
ber injured eye treated by an eye
specialist, has returned to Amboy for
a visit with Mr. and Mrs. A1 Rue, of
JFirst street, and is very much better.
She will return to Jersey Oity in
about r* /eel 's lune. The specialist
ought to h&ree come to him
five weeks sooner, but sf^ is getting
along nicely under his treatment.
WHO WEST.
Doable its former size and with
-Tiiany added features of a massive and
startling; order, Pawnee Bill's Wild
West comes to visit ns. Tod hundred
and over are the number of people
and horses employed this year. In
dians and Cowboys from the Western
plains. Imperial Russian Cossacks,
Jiiffen, Arabs, Japanese Athletes,
Southern American Ganchos, Mexican
lariat Kings, Soldiers from European
Armies in grand military reviews are
among some of the many features of
this great exhibition.
FURNERAL.
The funeral of little Nettie Mc
Kenna, aged one month, took place 3
o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
JJcKenna, of Maxville. Rev. H. M.
P. Pearse officiated. The little one
was buried in Christ church cemetery.
3. J. Scully had charge of the funeral
Jlotnny In the "Dfnerl."
The Carnegie institution has located
its "Desert Botanical Laboratory" on
the shoulder of a mountain two miles
west of Tucson, Ariz. The Tucson
chamber of commerce has given the
site, and will Install a water-supply
and an electric plant' for the labora
tory. The object of the undertaking- is
to study the plants characteristic of
arid regions. The mountain on which
the laboratory is to stand and the ad
joining mesas possess a splendid rep
resentation of these forms of vegeta
tion. Proposed sites in Texas, Xevv
Mexico, Arizona, California, Chihua
hua and Sonora were examined before
the location was finally chosen. ?
Science.
llduiaii SocinltntH.
In many respects, and especially be
cause of the people's palaces in
which they carry on all kinds of co
operative industry, the Belgian so
cialist party is the most interesting
?d Europe.
H. P ARISEN
201 David St. So. Amboy, N. J.
PIANOS and ORGANS
BRADBURY, WEBSTER ana
HENNIN6 PIANOS
Organs from $10 up. Square Pianos from
$15 up. Cash or Installments.
NEWS ITEMS.
Mrs. Charles Mundy and daughter,
of Sayreville, were calling on friends
in town Tuesday.
The children'are still enjoying the
merry-go-round evenings, and the
festive mosquitoes are also; as they
find it an excellent chance for getting
in some of their finest work.
The electric lights suddenly went
out in the stores last night and those
who hadn't the gas lighted were in
utter darkness for a few minutes.
Lots of soft crabs are being caught
along shore.
Mrs. Frank Dey was an out of town
visitor Tuesday.
Miss Bertha Bloodgood, of George
street, is visiting relatives at Cliff
wood.
Mrs. Gabriel, who is living with
her daughter at Mechanicsville, is
seriously ill.
M. Willett and Mr. Bloodgood
caught a fine lot of weak fish and soft
crabs Tuesday while out fishing.
Edwin Lovely, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Tfiomas Lovely, of Stevens avenue,
was lighting a firecracker with a
match on the Fourth when his waist
caught fire from the match and the
fire spread upwards, so he was burned
about his chest, neck and face quite
badly, it is said.
Mr. and Mrs. Mont Wfllett, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Bloodgood, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Barber and Miss Eva Blood
good, of George street, spent Fourth
of July evening at Keyport and report
a delightful time.
Mr. and Mrs. Hause and daughter
Kittie, of Second street, spent the
Fourth with friends at Philadelphia.
It is said that two young men,
jewellers from New Brunswick, will
occupy Kollisch's new store on Broad
way, when it is finished.
Mrs. Emma Learned and daughter
Mildred, of Rahway, are visaing Mr. |
and Mrs. Charles Thomas, of Second
street.
Martin Johnson, of Second street,
is visiting his brother, Calvin John
son, near Yardville.
Mr. and Mrs. John Reynolds and
daughter Edna, of Second street, sDent
the Fourth and Sunday at Jersey
City. Thev took in Coney Island,
Monday, and returned to their home
after a very enjoyable outing.
Mrs. Lily Hoff and daughter Wil
helmina, of New York, are visiting
Mrs. Henry Thomas, of First street.
Rev. Sala Leland returned home
last Wednesday after a pleasant visit
with Rev. and Mrs. H. Hampton, of
Second street. Mr. Leland occupied
the pulpit in the M. P. church Sun
day before last and greatly pleased
the congregation of the church. He
is a circulating agent for the Pitts
burg bock concern for the Methodist
Recorder, a denominational paper for
the M. P. church, having given up
regular preaching for a year so as to
introduce the paper in different States.
Since he has been in New Jersey ,he
has gained 800 extra subscribers in
live weeks. He went to Roseland
from here.
Tented.
Jones, just back from the frozen
north, was unpacking his trunk anil
his imagination in the presence of
his family.
"The last week that I was there,"
he said, carelessly, holding up a ther
mometer as he spoke, "this stood at
40 degrees below zero."
Jones' brother, a wag, and some
thing of a doctor, took a slender
glass tube out of his waistcoat
pocket.
"And this," he said, coolly, "has
been successfully used to determine
the temperature of a lady bachelor
"of arts."
"There is something in degrees,
after all," their father remarked, with
a gracious glance that included a
freshman and an undergraduate
daughter. ? Youth's Companion.
STEAMER "AMANDA"
LEAVES PUBLIC WHARF,
South Amboy
FOR
SEA BREEZE
Beach and Perth Amboy
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13.30 P. M.
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2.30
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BSrSundays and Holidays, one J
hour earlieh
The Evening News is on sale at Ost
burgs' 44 Main street, and at John
Boss' Hotel, formerly John Kail's
stand. Extra copies of the News and
all NewYork papers can always be se
oured. i
OFF THE TRACK.
The new engine, No. 768, whioh the
Staten Island Railroad is no* using
as an experiment, had its first mishap
at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon when
it slipped off the rails on the Totten
ville turntable. Engine driver Ed
ward O'Hare had his left leg slightly
braised. It took,) ihe crew over an
honr to get the engine on the tracks
again.
MORE IMPROVEMENTS.
The G. W. Rogers Company, which
is one of the largest dock contractors
in New York, is at work fixinK tip
the Tottenville end of the Rapid
Transit floating dock. A new pontoon
will be placed under the dock as the
old one has rotted away. Other im
provements all over the dock will also
be made.
A NEW WATER TANK
The Atlantic Terra Ootta works has
carpenters at work building a new
water tank for the factory. A short
time ago the old tank was rained by
the bursting of the hoops which let
all the water on};.
BASEBALL NOTES.
The Black Diamonds, of Tottenville,
will meet a team from Port Richmond
on the Tottenville diamond today. The
game will oommence at 2.30 o'olock.
CAMPING OUT.
Four young men from Rahway, N.
J , have a camp just below Bay Cliff
Park. They have been here just one
week today and will remain for an
indefinite period.
WON HSR OWN PROMOTION.
Yonnn: Woman Who Han Been Ap
pointed to Oftiee in tlie
Philippine*.
One of the recent appointees of the
department of justice is that of Miss
Floy V. Gilmore to be on assistant at
torney in the office of the attorney gen
eral of the Philippines. She is the first
woman ever appointed by the depart
ment to such an important position.
She owesher distinction entirely to her
ability and ambition. She was born in
Indiana and is 28 years old. Army of
ficers who knew her in the Philippines
say she is very pretty, says a Washing
ton report.
Miss Gilmore was clerk and secretary
to E. Finley Johnson when he was pro
fessor of law at Michigan university.
She devoted her spare time to studying
law and graduated frpm the university
law school. When the Philippine judic
iary was established in 1901 Prof. John
son was appointed judge of a court of
the first- instance.
Miss Gilmore went with him. She
took the civil service examination and
was appointed stenographer in the at
torney general's office. There she dis
played such marked legal ability that
Gov. Taft appointed her to her present
position and she was unanimously con
firmed by the commission. Tier salary
as stenographer was $1,400. She
now draws twice that much.
Mite of a Salary.
The smallest salary paid by the
government of the United States to
any public servant is received by
Charles Henry v Gibbs, of Nantucket,
R. I., keeper of the "Bug Light."
This lighthouse has been put out of
commission because the shifting
sands outside of Nantucket harbor
have made it useless, but the govern
ment allows Mr. Gibbs. an ancient
mariner, to live in the place, to pro
tect the property, and it pays him
?one dollar a year.
ROYNTON REACH
Full Orchestra of 6 pieces,
daily.
Dancing Free every af
ternoon.
Hop8 ? Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday evenings, 7:30
to 11:30.
Concerts? Monday, Wednes- |
nesday and Friday evenings. |
Special Concert Sunday after- I
noons.
See Steamboat Notice in Another
Column.
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SIGNED DOG ORDINANCE.
| Mayor Low has signed the dog ordi
nance recently passed by the Board of
Aldermen. The measure reauires that
all dogs found in the street mnst be
muzzled under penalty of a fine of $3
or the loss of the dog. The local
i police will enforoe the order.
COLORED WOMEN FAINTED.
Just as the 7.30 train on the Staten
Island railroad arrived at the Totten
ville station Wednesday night, a color
ed woman, who had gotten on the
train at Pleasant Plains, fainted. She
was carried to the waiting room
where restoratives were used, and she
was brought abont after mnch effort.
NEWS ITEMS
Mrs. Frank Willey has returned to
her home in Portland Me. , after visit
ing Mrs. A. Latourette, of Pleasant
Plains.
Miss Estelle Bedell is sDending a
weeks vacation with her cousin, Miss
Bessie Wood, of Manhattan.
The Caldwell Hotel, Broadway, has
just been ODened.
Harry bedell has returned to Phila
delphia after a pleasant visit spent
with Tottenville friends.
Mrs. Arenson has returned to her
home on Broadway after spending
eigbt weeks with relatives in Chicago.
C. C. Bedell, of Pleasant Plains,
who was injured by lalling from a
ladder some time ago, is about again.
The Hillard Typewriting Companv
is now occupying its now factory on
Henry street.
BOARD ON HOUSEBOATS.
Accommodation* Offered New York
ers WJio Like to Live on
the Water.
The fact that board can now be got
on houseboats near New York potsthe
bachelor maid and the single niara
boarder in a position to test a new
order of domestic accommodation,
saj s the New York Sun.
Two sorts of houseboats offer sum
mer accommodations to boarders.
First, there is the boat of comparative
ly primitive die script ion. which does not
rent for a large sum, on which the
boarder gets- merely a berth and a
locket, and all the furnishings in 'the
various departments are of the sim
plest and plainest.
Then there is the houseboat of high
class English pattern, with all modern
house conveniences, antique fittings,
library, staterooms, etc.. and a Iftieral
amount of deck room. The rates of
board on the two kinds correspond
with the accommodations offered.
The water facilities for houseboating
within 25 miles of New York are such
as^-to arouse enthusiasm for this sort
of summer lodging.
Doubtless in addition to houseboat
boarding colonies, there will soon be
houseboats offering furnished rooms
and apartments to the public nnd
others making a specialty of providing
meals for the neighboring roomers.
Cartridges nil Currency.
Emperor Menelik has had a curi
ous experience in his efforts to re
place barter by metallic currency in
Abyssmia. The Maria Theresa thaler
has for years been current, but for
want of a smaller coinage salt blocks
became the standard of exchange,
and resisted all efforts, even of the
emperor, to replace them by new
currency coined in Paris some years
ago. The salt blocks have given way,
but not to the new coinage. The new,
standard of values Is the rifle car
tridge.
Positively Cruel.
"I made this pound cake myself,
John," said the young w.ife, proudly.
"You should be less ^extravagant,
my dear," replied the heartless hus
band. "I'm sure it will run more
than 16 ounces to the pound."
The Department of Clay
Working and Ceramics
Established by the
Legislature,' at
The State College,
New Brunswick, N. J.,
has a modern and complete equipment for
| practieal and theoretical instruction in
I the clay working industries Two courses
I have been provided ? the regular course
I of four years, leading to the degree of
;B. Sc ; a short course of two years, de
signed for young men who have had
practical experience in clay working.
For further information and catalogues
? apply to C. W. PARMELEE, Depart
: merit of Ceramics, or IRVING 8. UPSON
Registrar. AUSTIN SOOTT, Pres.
FOLEY$HONEY?>TAK
| fwrchVd-eat tafm, iur?> So opiates
WOODBRIDCE TOWNSHIP.
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Wo ODBRIDGE
NEWS ITEMS.
Mr. Louis Garby, of Cornell Uni
versity, and Mr. Clifford Fulton, of
William College, are spending the
summer at Boynton Beaoh.
Mrs. F. I. Perry will entertain the
Afternoon Whist Club on Friday.
Mrs. Wolr and the Misses Estelle
and Johan Wolf are visiting Mrs.
Susan Dixon.
Miss Snsie Dixon has organized a
class for the study of harmony. The
number at present is fourteen. The
class meets at her residenoe on Main
street, Friday mornings at 9 o'clock.
Miss Margie Anderson is ill at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. M. A. Brown.
Mr. and Mrs. Humphrey and family,
of New York, are occupying Mrs.
Samuel Daily's house on Main street,
for the summer. *
The infant son of Mr. Bruce Drum
mond is recovering from his recent
illness.
The Carteret Electric Company are
makine rapid progress and will soon
have the town lighted up.
Mr. Melvin spent the Fourth with
his parents at Port Jervis, New York.
Mr. David Wood and Miss Grace
Odell, of Long Branch, spent last
Saturday with Mrs. McEwen.
Miss Freeland, of New York-, spent
' Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. Mc
Ewen.
Master Victor Love has been so
badly bitten with n o?juitoes that he
is under the doctor's care.
Miss Verna Love is spending two
weeks at Belmar.
The Honduras Medicine Company
is holding nightly shows in a large
tent at Rahway avenue and Main
street.
Mrs. Murry's sister, of Jersey City,
is visiting her.
Miss Anna Dixon has returned from
her visit to New York.
Miss May Valentine is visiting
friends at Youkers.
Mr. and Mrs. Murry, of Main street,
celebrated the Fourth by placing a
new flagpole in front of their house.
Miss Snsie Dixon spent the Fourth
with Mrs. Kellogg, of Oak Tree.
Mrs. F. F. Anness and Mrs. James
Livingood are spending a few days
near Reading, Pa.
Special music will be given in
Trinity church next Sunday.
Mrs. Bache and Miss Bache, of New
York, are staying with Mrs. Rathbun.
Mr. Jesse Love has accepted a posi
tion in a freight station at Long
Branch.
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A l'ower In Germany.
German chambers of commerce ex
ert a powerful influence on legislation
in the empire. During the long prep
aration of the tariff bill which was
recently passed by the reichstag, these
bodies made their influence felt in
every part of the country. When a
German manufacturer desires to have
his interests considered in tariff leg
islation or commercial treaties, he
does not have recourse to the mem
ber of the reichstag from his district,
but to his chamber of commerce. The
government, in its treatment of com
mercial questions, always obtains the
opinions of merchants and manufac
turers through the medium of the
chambers of commerce. ? N. Y. Sun.
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A Young Anatomist.
Some days ago two little fellows of
seven and eight years heard older peo
ple speaking of skeletons. The seven
year-old boy listened intently to the
conversation, when the elder boy, with
an air of superior knowledge, said ab
ruptly:
"You don't know what a skeleton is,
and I do."
"So do I!" replied the younger. "I
do know. I know for certain, I do!"
"Well, now, what is it?"
"It's bones with Ihe people' off!" ?
Lippincott's.
Five Varieties of Sheep.
On the continent of North America
there are live varieties of wild sheep;
the white sheep of Alaska; the black
sheep of British Columbia; another va
riety living in the cold, barren regions
about Point Barrow, recently discov
ered and not yet classified; the Big
Horn and the Mexican sheep, discov
ered only a few years ago in the moun
tains of northern Mexico. ? Livestock
Journal.
A hanging overhead electric railroad*
for London, similar to thntin use in El
berfeld, Germany, is projected by ti
group of German, American and Eng
lish financiers. A parliamentary con
cession will be asked to swing the jin
gle track required over the Thaiies
frdm its south end. for eight mile*. ?
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A llanK inst Railroad,
N. Y. Sun.
Q A R T E R ET
I SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER
Stranger Accused of Several Petty Robber
ies and is now in Jail.
On Tuesday morning William Clark
j opened his barber shop and went to
' breakfast. When he went back he*
j missed one of his razors and suspected
a strange man, who was there on his
return. The man acted rather suspic
iously and Mr. Clark procured a search
warrant and fonnd the razor in the
man's grip which he had left in Con
nor's saloon. He was arrested by
Officer Donovan and taken before
Justice Slugg, wtio fined him |5 and
costs.
In the meantime Mrs. Sheridan, at
whose home the man had a room,
missed her gold watoh and she, too,
suspected him and had a warrant for
his arrest. Beina unable to get evi
dence against him, they released him,
but later the watch was found hiddea
in Connor's kitchen oupboard. Officer
Donovan rearrested him, took him to
Woodbridge and locked him up for
the night. Yesterday he was taken*
before Justice Slugg and given a
hearing. He was found guilty and
sent to New Brunswick to be held
over for the grand jury.
I. 0. 0. F. HAD VISITORS.
Carteret Lodge 267, 1. O. O. F. hacf
visitors from Perth Amboy, who earner
in a launch, Monday night. The'
guests were requested by the local
Noble Grand to confer the degrees,,
which they did in an able manner,
Dr. Orowther presiding.
J. 0. Briglitman, Cornelius Troosfc
and D. O. Winohel took initiatory and
first degrees, and J. G. Wilson the
first degree.
The visitors were, Past Grands Cor
nell, Rankin, Steed, Currie, Growth
er; Vice Grand Preacher, Brothers ,
Horvark and Rechnitzer.
\V. A. VanBuskirk has returned!
from a delighftul trip to Niagara
Palls.
By It? Teeth.
"You don't seem to be afraid of out
dog," said the farmer's wife.
"No, ma'am," replied the tramp,
"I'm attached to flogs. I am. an' ? "
"Well, you'd better skip pretty quick
or this one will be attached to you."
Philadelphia Ledger.
Self-Snorlfroinfe.
The Mistress? But what mad? yoa
leave Mrs. Smythe so suddenly, Maria?
The Maid? Oh! Me an" 'tr 'usband
couldn't agree, so I thought it best to
send in my resignation at oftct. It
come to the pint where oi.e of us rad
to go. ? Brooklyn Life.
THOMAS F. BURKE fr
..Funeral Director..
This is the only up-to-date Funeral
establishment in Perth Amboy & vicinity
OFFICE RESIDENCE
363 State St. 1 27 Mechanic St.
Telephone 45 f Telephone 45 m
# PERTH AMBOY, N. J. W
CARTERET BUSINESS
^.COLUMN^
L
OTTO SPITZ,
Sanitary Plumber.
STOVES, RANGES, HEATERS.
Rah way Ave.
Shop near C R Depot, Carteret, N- J
JOSEPH SHERWOOD
Carpenter and Builder
Estimates given. Jobbing promptly attended to
CARTERET, N. J.
Main st & Hazeiwood ave.. Railway, N. J.
CONRAD BROS.
SANITARY PLUMBIN6
TINNING and HEATING
RAHWAY AVE. Carteret, N. J.
Next to Engine House.
JOHN THOMPSON
Carpenter and Builder
Jobbing pron ptiy attended to. Estimates given
r FORT READING, N.J.
Chaiiles
Painter and Papeihanger
Ail orders by mill promptly attended to.
CARTERET N.J.
Ml. PETERSON,
Mason and Contractor
Carteret & Port Reading, N. J.
Residence ? John Thompsons House, Port
.Reading