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o< All The News From Surrounding Towns. * I SOUTH A M HOY | CHIEFS RAISED. South Amboy Daughters of Pccohantas had Big Pow Wow Last Night. Last night in Odd Fellows Hall the chiefs of Ianthe Council were raised to their station by District Depntv Mary Simonson, of Leota Council No. 32, and Past Great Pocahontas Sarah VanHouten, of Leota Connoil No. 8. The chiefs for the term are as fol lows: Pocahontas, Cora M. Letts; Menonah, Anna Harris; Prophetess, Adelia L. Pullen ; Powliatten, Mary Hnbbard ; peeper of Records. Kate J. Berlew; Keeper of Wamonm, E. J. Giffins; Collector of Wampum, Ella L. Compton ; First Scoat, Sarah Dill ; Second Scont, Catherine Ward ; First Counselor, Kate Henderickson ; Second Counselor, Eudora Bennett; First Bunner, Mary Tice; Second Banner, Mary Palk; First Warrior, Hannah "Wiler; Second Warrier, 'Margaret Het-' chel; Third Warrior, Bertha Turner; Fourth Warrior, Lena Harris ; Outside Guard, Lulu Woodward ; Inside Gaard, Irene Brown. On behalf of the oouncil the Great Pocahontas presented Sister Lula Woodward with a Dast officer's regalia and jewel. Representatives were present from Minnahaha Council, of Faterson ; Local counoil, of Manas quan ; Gowongo counoil, of Jersey City; Iona counoil, of Plainfield; Wicahontas counoil, of New Brun^ wick ; Naramatta council, of Oceanic ; Leota oouncil, of South River ; Iska oouncil, of Trenton. Speeohes were maae by all of the board of Great Chiefs and a social time was enjoyed. FACTS ABOUT FRUIT. i Huckleberries are Ripening too Fast? Plenty of Blackberries. Swamp huckleberries are very plenti ful and ripening early and very fast. Too fast tbe pickers think, and they sa^.the crop will soon ran out on that i.1"" They hold them at two + p.#* , quarts for a quarter or riteen cents a single quart. Blackberries are rather small, but plentiful and very sweet and of ex cellent flavor. Some parties are sell ins them at eight cents per quart. No doubt but the larger berries will bring a better price as some of the berrv pickers think eight cents too little. A few ripe tomatoes have been pick ed by one of the farmers near the borough and Mr. Kingham, of the Heights, has already sold some very fine early beets to one of the vege table men who supplies people in the borough with vegetables. So the farmers are not doing so badly not withstanding the pecaliar weather we liave had. Peaches are a failure, it ia said, and the birds have helped themselves to most of the oherries. A QUIET WEDDfNG. One of South Amboy's most oharm ing young ladies, Miss Gertrude Mor rill, the only child of Mrs. Phoebe Morrill, was united in marriage to Mr. August O. Blum, of Hoboken, 7 o'clock Tuesday evening, Jnly 7th, at her home on Broadway by Rev. H. M. P. Pearse. The bride was attired in a handsome pearl colored oloth, tailor made traveling suit, trimmed with silk. The happy oouple left town on the 7.28 Central train for a wed ding trip, destination unknown at present. On their return they will reside with the bride's mother for the summer season. PAWNEE BILL. The street parade of the "Fawnee Bill's show" was said to be the great est parade of the kind ever seen in this borongh before. The show was a good one and the crowd to witness it a large one. About 25 or 80 people tooK the last Sea Breeze boat from here after attending the show. Quite a number of pecyjle from Browntown, Sooth River, Sayreviile and other suburban places attended the show. The show left about 1 o'olock for Camden. 1 i . Vo< H. P ARISEN mf 2 CM David St. So. Amboy, N. J. * PIANOS and ORGANS BRADBURY, WEBSTER ana H.ENNING PIANOS OrgaM from $10 up. Square Pianos from $15 up. Cash or Installments \ \ NEWS ITEMS. A new boat will bo run betweeD South Amboy and Sea Breeze next week in place of the Amanda. She is said to be a fine boat and will be illuminated with eleotrio lights. It is expected there will be from 15 to 20 ministers from the Presbytery in attendance at the ordination ser vices of Rev. Mr. Nevius, the new minister at the Presbyterian church in this borough. The ordaining and installation will take place on the 13th of July, morning and evening. Rev. Dr. Thompson, of Red Bank, will be the preacher in the evening. Master John Scully took some of the visiting sisters from Bordentown out on the bay in the naptha launch, The Mary S., Wednesday night. Parties were catching weak fish off the borough dock Wednesday night. William J. Sullivan has given about 2,000 fans to customers this season. The sloop yacht Lizzie, of Perth Amboy, with a party of ladies and gentlemen aboard, put in at the bor ough dock Wednesday evening. Mr. Baxter and Master Howard Littell are spending a week up the Hudson on the launch Tilberth. Mr. and Mrs. John Hutchinson, of Oranbury, Bpent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. John Berlew,' of David street, the past week. Mrs. A. Simon, of Broadway, was a Perth Amboy visitor Wednesday. Mrs. Lizzie Sutphen, of Hightstown, is visiting a number of relatives in town. Mr. Walter Mundy caught one hun dred bushels of blue fish in his net Wednesday evening. Mr. Farlander, of Broadway, has returned home atter a pleasant visit at Asbury Park. ENTERED INTO REST. Lizzie, wife of Frank Disbrow, passed away Thursday afternoon at their home at Broadway and Main street after a lingering illness. Mrs. Disbrow leaves a husband and several young children to mourn her loss. Time of funeral is not yet known. LOUBET RETURNS HOME. Leaves London Amid Shoot* of "Lon? Live the President!" LONDON, July 10,-President Lou bet's visit to London was brought to a close when the French visitor left the Victoria station for Dover. The scenes and incidents of his departure testified to how the republican president by his unassuming dignity and cordial sin cerity has capturedall classes and won popular good will. Crowds lined the route from St James' palace to the railway station and British "hurrahs" and French, "vive Loubets" re-echoed through the streets until the president had entered the station. Here the nation's guest was met by the king, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Connaught, Lord Lansdowne, Premier Balfour and other notables. King Edward grasped M. Loubet's right hand and shook it with extreme cordiality. After renewed handshaking his majesty showed the president into the royal car and stood chatting with him until the train pulled out amid cheers and shouts of "Vive Loubet!" mingled with the strains of the "Marseillaise." President Loubet stood at a window of the car waving his hat in his gloved hand until the royal special disap peared from view. Upon his arrival at Dover M. Loubet embarked on the French cruiser Gui chen and the vessel sailed at once for Calais, escorted by a Biitish torpedo flotilla and followed by salutes from the fleet and castle. Roosevelt Takes Cruise. OYSTER BAY. N. Y., July 10.? Th? president and Mrs. Roosevelt left Sagamore Hill and wont aboard the yacht Sylph for a cruise up the Hud Ron. They will return to Oyster Bay tomorrow. STEAMER "AMANDA" LEAVES PUBLIC WHARF, South Amboy -FOR SEA BREEZE Beach and Perth /Imboy -AT 12.30 1 .30 2.30 3.30 4.30 5. 30 P. M. 6.30 P. M. 7.30 8.30 9.30 10.30 11. 30 JBarSundays and Holidays, one| hour earlier. a <( TOTTENVILLE. The Evening News is on sale at Ost bnrKs' 44 Main street, and at John Boss' Hotel, formerly John Kail's stand. Extra cooies of the News and all NewYork papers can always be se cured. . j i MARCHING TO SEA GIRT. I Company I^of the 4th New Jersey National Guard passed tnrough Tot tenville yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clook forty strong on the way to camp at Sea Girt, N. J. They had come from Bayonne on Wednesday night and camped at Freshkill bridge until yesterday morning when tftey tramped to Tottenville. Here a speo ial boat from South Amboy took them across the bay. They then marched to Red Bank where they camped last night. Today they are on their wav to Sea Girt where they expeot to arrive tomorrow morning at 10 o'olock. FORESTERS' PiCNIC. C Staten Island Court 426, Foresters of America, will hold their 16th grand annual pionio at Silver Lake Park on Monday, July 27. The following is the committee in charge of all ar rangements: Miss Edith Elwert, chairman ; Mrs, K. V. Wall, secretary ; Mrs. A. Buechner, treasurer; Mrs. J. Oehlan, Mrs. A. Oolliton, Mrs. E. Sample, Mrs. Mamie McGuire, Mrs. D. Franzreb, Mrs. M. Franzreb, Mrs. E. Wretz, Miss M. Scott and Mrs. A. D. Harley. TICKETS SELLIN8 FAST. ! The committee of looal Knights of | Pythias in charge of the selling of tiokets for the play "East Lynne," which is to be given in the E. of P. Hall tonight by the Great Kills Dramatio Company, report a great number of tickets sold. The play, which is for the benefit of the local K. of P. organization, will donbtless be well attended. ELKS GOING TO BALTIMORE, j A number of the members of Staten j Island LoHge 841 B. P. O. Elks will leave for Baltimore on Monday, Jnly j 20th to attend the grand lodge session I in that city. The regular delegate ; from the Staten Island lodge is exalted j Kuler Oscar A. Krueger. The looal Elks will join the New York lodge of Elks for the trip down and back. A special train has been chartered over the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad for both lodges. THE JEWISH PETITION. Roosevelt Wants the Issue Entirely Outside of Manchuria. WASHINGTON, July lO.-The presi dent has decided that the matter of the Jewish petition must be finally dis posed of before any further effort is made here to compose the Issues aris ing out of the Manchurian situation. Therefore it is now said that nothing is likely to be done in regard to Man churia until next September, by which time, according to the last Russian en gagement, the evacuation of Manchu ria by Russian troops, save railroad guards, should be complete. It is understood that the Russian gov ernment has set up as one reason for not sanctioning the opening of new ports in Manchuria the necessity of al lowing her first to complete the evacu ation of Manchuria, and although the reasoning is rather obscure on that point it is understood that our gov ernment is willing to wait until Sep tember before making the next move. ANACORTES, Wash., July The sound steamer Laconner has been dc stroyed by flre in Burroughs bay. The vessel was bringing 1.S00 barrels of lime and 129 barrels of salt salmon from San Juan island, when she sprang a leak. As soon as the water struck the lime tfie vessel caught Are. Captain Ira Myers headed her for the beach, which she reached In time to allow the offi cers and crew to get ashore. The loss is about $20,000. ROYNTON REACH Full Orchestra of 6 pieces, daily. Dancing Free every af ternoon. Hops ? Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings, 7:30 to 11:30. Concerts? Monday, Wednes , nesday and Friday evenings. Special Concert Sunday after noon^. ISee Steamtoat Notice in Another Column. BEACH IS POPULAR The steamer John Lenox and the barge Starina, of the Starin Line, brought a crowd of nearly 800 Sunday Sohool children to Sea Breeze yester day. When they were leaving for home another steamer with two barges arrived at the beaoh. PICNIC AND GAMES. The annnal Dicnic and games of the Borough Athletic olub will be held at Midland Park on the afternoon and evening of Saturday, August 15. The musio for the occasion will be furnish ed by Prof. Mahoney's full orchestra. The following gentlemen are on the committee of arrangements: Edward A. Brady, G. Anderson and N. J. Allen. I NEWS ITEMS. George C. Cunningham, of Main street, has a new delivery wagon. Olwence Kinsey, of Amboy avenue, has a position as bookkeeper with Emil Sevenhaur, the plumber. Sewer connections are now being made with O'Brien's store at the cor ner of Main street and Broadway. P. O. Drag, of Main street, is having his cigar store repaired. Leslie Kinsey, of Amboy avenue, is now employed at the Atlantic Terra Ootta Works. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Dyer, of 84 Main street, were out of town yester day. David L. Winant, of Pleasant Plains, has finished building a new fence around Woodrow .ohurch. Mrs. F. Metoalf, of Giffords, has been appointed organist at Giffords Moravian church. THE MOSQUITO PEST. In Svrarmn They Sins: to and Prey Upon Jerseyiten. NEW YORK, July 10,-From many points in New Jersey and from prac tically every section of Long Island come reports of swarms of mosquitoes, more numerous and more ferocious than ever known before. In Long Is land the pest is smaller than hereto fore, and means of protection usually' effective have failed. In New Jersey 1 town authorities are planning an en ergetic scientific warfare to obtain re lief. Newark residents for several days j have been suffering from a particularly | severe plague of mosquitoes. They are i ?f a small, dark variety, more vicious j and numerous than any previously known there, and at night come into the city from the meadows in clouds. 1 The local board of health is preparing to begin the work of extermination by ditching about 500 acres of meadows and thus destroying the breeding places. Reports from many sources indicate that within the last few days myriads of the tiny pests haver been swarming in clouds from Montauk point to Long Island City. Natives who have with stood the annual mosquito campaign for years without a murmur have ca pitulated before the present onslaught, while newly arrived summer guests at the many summer resortS are in des pair. F|fty members of a Brooklyn regi ment now encamped on the shore of Lake Ronkonkoma, N. Y., before they had a chance to pitch their tents were attacked by myriads of mosquitoes. They were kept busy during the night smoking the enemy out of the tenta. The soldiers will leave the place. I . Warrant* For Murder. NEW YORK, July 10.? The iyesence of an irritant poison, probably aconite, was discovered In the small section of intestine taken from the body of Colo nel William J. Best at the autopsy. Dr. Herbert B. Baldwin, chemist of the Newark (N. J.) board of health, who made the test, assured Charles Sumner Best, a son of the dead man, that he had found enough to be certain that Colonel Best's death was due to poi son. Warrants will be issued on the charge of murder for the arrest of John Donald Woods and Alice Cloy Woods by Thomas P. Boyd, public prosecutor of Marin county, Cal. Protection Avalnat Libel Snita. OMAHA. Neb., July 10.-B. B. Her bert of the National Editorial associa tion gave an account of a journalistic association in England which has met with succwra under the name of the In stitute of Journalists of England. One of Its objects is the protection of its members against libel suits and other difficulties common to journalism. Out of it has, grown the world's press con gress which will be held in St. Louis next year. Mr. Herbert recommended that a committee be appointed to rep resent the Editorial association at that congress, and the suggestion was adopted. FOLEYSHONEYHDVR fM chVdrent safe, sure. No opiates 3 R T E R E T BUILDINGS BURNED. Fire Rages on a Farm Near Port Reading? Neighbors Work Hard. Fire broke out in a barn on Theo dore Leber's farm near Port Reading on Wednesday night about 11.80 o'clQck. It was discovered by one of his men who slept in a building near by. He called Mr. Leber and then ran to the stable and saved some of the cattle and horses. A valuable driving horse was lying down and every means was used to get him out, bnt it was impossible. i He and two cows were burned. In the meantime a number of neigh bors apneared and worked heroically, but it seemed impossible to stop the rush of the flames s they leaped from building to building. As it approach ed the buildings near the house, the men tore off boards from the nearest building and by the times the flames reached it, they had it almost down. Buckets of water were thrown on the roof of the house and the fire did not harm it. The carriage house was also saved. An alarm was sounded and a tele phone call was sent to the firemen at '? Carteret, but they were direoted the I wrong way and the buildings were | almost destroyed when they reached the scene. Two wells were pumped dry and an unused one had to be brought into service by means of a rope. A word of praise should be given the Italians and Hungarians as well as the American citizens who worked as for their lives. The farm hand, who pave the alarm, lost $17 and all of his clothing except those that he wore. He was slightly burned. WANTS DIVORCE. Mrs. Magdale Howe Alleges that her Hus' bane Deserted Her. Alleging that her hnsband deserted her, Magdale Howe, of Carteret, has instituted a snit for divorce in the Court of Chancery at Trenton, against her hnsband, John Howe, Jr , who is now residing at Shanghai, China. In her snit Mrs. Howe says that she was married to her present hnsband by Rev. Dr. S. B Rossiter, in New York City, Jnly 28, 1898, and that they took ud their residence imme diately after the marriage at White stone, L. I., where thev lived nntil February 8, 1900, when they removed to Carteret. | About the time of their removing to Carteret, it is alleged, Mrs. Howe was deser.ted by her husband, and he has never returned to her, and she has since learned that he is living at the Astor House Hotel, Shanghai, , China. , | Mrs. Howe's maiden name was Allen. Counsellor George Berdine J represents Mrs. Howe. NEWS ITEMS. Frank Martin has accepted his old position as draughtsman at the De Lainar Copper Works. Little Lewis Broom, of Baltimore, Md., is "visiting his brother, John Broom. Mrs. T. L. Slugg and Miss Bessie Slugg spent Wednesday in Cheese quake. Miss ^Maud Piatt entertained the Idle Honr Clnb at her home on Wood-' bridge sftqnue, on .Tuesday evening. A very pleasant evening was spent. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Wilson spent Wednesday in Newark. Fatal Corner In Beana. CHICAGO. July 10.? A dispatch t<? the Hecord-Hernld from San Francisco says that after losing $45,000 in cor nering the lima bean market and se curing 0,000,000 pounds, to find nobody who wanted the beans, Lyden & Co. have assigned. The liabilities will amount to $300,000 and the assets are estimated at $25,000. Carpeirtem Want Nine Hoar D?r, HOOSICK FALLS, N. Y? July va - The local carpenters' union has gtvea notice of a change to be demanded In flours n-nd wages. July 15 la the date set to demand a nine hour day, with the same pay as now received for ten hours. Lineman Dead In Wood*. KINGSTON, N. Y., July 10.? William Saunders of Dixon, Tenn., a lineman employed by the Postal Telegraph com pany, was found dead -In the woods near Union Center, where he was at work. The cause of death i? *akaown. ^/OODBBIDGE ENTERTAINED WHIST CLUB. 1 Mrs. M. Irving Demarest enter tain - j ed the Sewaren Afternoon Whist 01ul> on Wednesday afternoon, July 8. in her own inimitable way. The first prize, "The Main Chance" was won by Mrs. Colloque, and the second, '?Margery," won by Mrs. Metoalf. "Miss Minnie Lisle, of Summit, is visiting Miss Marie Solace, of Se waren. INFORMAL MUSICAL. On Wednesday evening there was an informal musioal at the Sewaren Land and Water Clnb. All those who I took part are to b* congratulated. Mr. Robinson sang, Mr. Soott recited, Mrs. Cooper sang, Mr. F. I. Perry played the flute and Mr. Louis Stod dard sang. Mrs. Solace and Mrs. Stoddart played the accompaniments. Afterwards Mr. Taylor played and | dancing was enjoyed t>y all. ORGANIZED DRUM CORPS. The young men of St. James R. C. i ohurch have organized a Fife and Drum Corps. A meeting was held Tuesday evening and the following ^ members enrolled: O. A. Hughes, William A. Holohan, John Walsh, John Dunn, L. C. Ryan, Edward Romond, J. A. McGowan, B. J. Con nolly, Robert Finn, James F. Romond,. Charles Einhorn, and Edward Dunn. If they have sucoess with their Fife & Drum Corps they intend to start a. brass band. NEWS ITEMS. On Monday evening Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Boynton, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred) Thurston Ohild and Miss Dorothea B. Boynton dined with Mrs. W. T. Ames. ^ Mr. Wittenberg, of Sewaren, is very ill. Mr. Ambrose Warren is spendinsr the snmmer with Mj. and Mrs. CL W. Boynton. Mr. Fred J. Cox is seriously ill. Miss Ida Look wood is spending a few days with Mrs. F. F. Grant, at * Sewaren. Mrs. F. F. Grant has returned from a brief trip to Watch Hill, R. I. Mr. Lewis C. Potter was taken sud denly ill at his home, ypsterday. Miss Margery Anderson, of Hacken sack, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. M. A. Brown, of Mailt street. Mrs. Hart has out of town guests visiting her. Lost anything : A cent-a-word ad. in the Evening News will find it for you. THOMAS F. BURKE # ..Funeral Director.. This is the only up-to-date Funkiul establishment in Perth Atnboy & vicinity OFFTCB RESIDENCE * 363 State St. 27 Mechanic St. Telephone 45 f Telephone 45 m PERTH AMBOY, N. J. *001 or L CARTERET BUSINESS ^.COLBML^ OTTO SPITZ, Sanitary Plumber. 8TOVE8, RANGES, HEATERS. Rahway Ave. shop near cr Depot, Carte ret, NJ JOSEPH SHERWOOD Carpenter and Builder Estimates given. Jobbing promptly attended to CARTERET, N< J, Main st & Haselwood ave.. Railway, N. J. CONRAD BROS. 4 SANITARY PLUMBING TINNING and HEATING RAHWAY AVE. Carteret, N. jr. Next to Engine House. JOHN THOMPSON , Carpenter and Builder Jobbing pron ptly attended to. Estimates given FORT READING, N.J. CrU-A-XH-EB ITEIjTIKIITS Painter and Paperhanger All orders by mall promptly attended to. CARTERET N.J. Ml. PETERSON, J Mason and Contractor 1 Carteret 4 Port Reading, N. J. I Residence ? John Thompsons House, Porl k Reading I