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M HAD A Blu TIME.
ilouth Ambey Society in Parade in New
Brunswick—Fine Appearance.
JHriie meinbors of the Leiderkranz
fAiging Society Bay thoy never enjoy
ajpl themselves better tlian they did
S^fcpday at the celebration of the
EHHtieth anniversary of the Aurora
HHging Society of New Brunswick.
H^Hout thirty members of the Leider
^jjKnz boarded the 10 o’clock a. m.
trolley oar for Aurora Hall at High
land Park, and a few hours afterward
joined in the parade.
Thoy all wore drab hats and made a
fine appearanoe. Mr. Chris Rehfnss,
President of the Leiderkranz, was
captain, and he had drilled them well.
Professor Steins had his piano van
trimmed up beautifully with red,
wihite and bine and the Leiderkranz
ladies who attended the celebration,
Mrs. Steins, Mrs. Steuerwald, Mrs.
Grohe, Mrs. Gushne and Mrs. Neiltop
and Mrs. Borland, of Mechanicsville.
rode in the van, in the parade.
Surrogate Dalv responded to the call
for a speech by saying that his father
and mother were Irish and he didn’t
know why the Germans asked for a
speech from him. He made a very
hnmerons and pleasing speech never
theless. Colonel stani, oi xrenion,
also made a fine speech, and others.
The socioties were called off by num
bers for singing and South Amboy
singers were No. 13. Sometime dur
ing the day Prof. Steins and others of
Irkranz wont to the Fiereok
lied in English, “The Four
’ for a dinner. When they
Bd at the table they remark
tere were thirteen of them,
lies joined them and broke
lucky number.
!. Steins’ van was a hand
: flag whioh Councilman
a member of the society,
to the Leiderkranz. Most
tubers returned on the 10.30
trolley in the evening.
NT ED TO REFORM.
xperience of the News Corres
it—Wanted it in the Paper.
day evening while walking
vay I was aocosted by a man
vrite for the paper, don’t
ed, “Yes, the Evening
on write a piece for me?”
is it you want written?”
— I’ve been drinking for a
I have done wrong and I
I am going to leave it all
s. Will you write tnat and
pour paper?”
v moan Fhaf. vrnn nrn Cfnincr
up drinking?”
I am! I regret what I have
d am going to stop. Will you
e me to write a piece about it ?”
ill write it and send it in to
oe, but you must give up
g.”
e I will. 1 am going to my
now. Here is a letter. He
well of me as a man. ”
a letter into my hand, he
and give it to me some
you’ll write and say that
to stop,” etc.
'All right.” !
a stranger to me. I am pot
to give the name of the party
equested this, unless he sti 11 jde
but I am going in say thaf he
best wishes and that I Dope
1 keep his word and becomi the
man that he must have/been
hayd' a friend Buch an the
of the letter he gave Ae to
I think it must have beef that
that brought him to th<r state
e was in the night I met
be certainly was sinoere and
A HEAVY RAIN, j
downpour of rain was -groat
y evening and the gutters filled
ly and although the water rushed
the sewer basins w|lth great
PIANOS
velocity, a number of the gutters were
impassible. Fortunately for pedes
trians the electric lights burned all
right. The electrician was around
fixing those that have been out for a
few nights past, Monday. He said it
was the heavy lightning that had
caused the trouble.
ROBBERS SCARED OFF.
Attempt Made to Enter the House of Philip
Jacobs in Maxville.
An attempt was made to enter the
double house occupied by Philip
Jacobs and.Mr. Ambrose Gordon.
Mrs. Jacobs sleeps on the first .floor.
She heard someone try the front door
and later she heard a picking noise at
tne side of the house. She was badly
frightened but mustered up courage
to call her husband.
By that time the Gordons had heard
the noise and they too got up. The
noise no doubt, frightened the would
be robber. Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs saw
him going out of the gate. They
think there were others around the
side of the house.
Yesterday an investigation was
made to ascertain what the picking
sound was that had aroused them. It
was found that the putty had been
picked off a pane of glass in the rear
of the house and it is supposed the
robbers intended removing the glass
and so be able to open the window
and enter the honse that way.
CAR OFF THE TRACK.
On Tuesday evening, between 8 and
8.30 o’clook, trolley car No. 4 jumped
the track on the ourve corner of
Broadwav and Bordentown avenue.
The conductor and motorman worked
about half an hour, and not succeed
ing in getting the car back, gave it
up and waited for the next car rfom
New Brunswick. When that car
arrived they coupled up and after
hauling the car about a block they
finally got it on the track again. The
corner is a very bad one, as sand and
small stones wash flown whenever it
rains and fills the tracks up. The
men’s strenuous efforts to get the car
back would have satisfied even Presi
dent Roosevelt, as they worked like
beavers an deserve a great deal of
credit.
BURIED THIS MORNING.
The funeral of the late James Fitz
patrick took plaoe this morning at 9
o'clock from St. Mary’s ohurch. Mr.
Fitzpatrick had been ill for some time.
Last Thursday he went to St. Michael’s
hospital for treatment and died there
on Tuesday, August 4th, aged thirty
four years. His body was brought
here on the noon train Wednesday and
taken to his former home in Augusta
street. He leaves a widow ana two
children. Interment was made in St.
Mary’s cemetery. Undertaker Mc
Oarthey had oharge of the fnneral.
NEWS ITEMS.
Mrs. Charles Cook, of Angnsta
street, and Miss Jessie Mnndy, of
Catherine street, are visiting Mrs.
Cook’s daughter, Mrs. Bert flilyer,
of Port Reading.
Mrs. Harry Bloodgood’s brother,
Mr. James Barber, of Keyport, has
entirely recovered from a successful
operation for appendicitis. He was
operated on about three weeks ago at
the Long Branch hospital.
Mrs. Walter Mundy was slightly
improved Tuesday and it iB hoped
that an operation will not be neces
sary as the fear of appendicitis is
passed.
Miss Celia Carey, saleslady in M.
Kaufman’s store, has returned to the
store after enjoying a week’s vaca
tion.
The Steamer
“AMANDA”
will leave Spears Wharf Porth Mm
boy and Public Dock South Amboy
-For
SEA BREEZE
on Saturday and Sunday as follows:
Spears Wharf Public Dock
11 A. M. 11.30 A. M.
12 Noon 12.30 P. M.
1 P. M. 1.30 P. M.
2 “ 2 30 “
3 “ 330 “
4 “ 4.30 “
5 “ 5.30 “
6 “ 6.30 “
7 “ 7.30 “
8 “ 8.80 “
9 “ 9.30 “
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j| fOTTENYILLE.
The Evening News is on sale at Ost
burgs’ 44 Main street, and at John
Boss' Hotel, formerly John Kail’s
stand. Extra conies of the News and
all NewYork papers can always be se
cured.
HARD LUCK STORY.
Automobile Broke Down and then the Gas
oil e Gave out.
Early yesterday morning a large red
automobile No. 6,485, New York,
came over on the ferry boat Warren
from Perth Amboy. In the vehicle
was a party of three ladies and two
gentlemen on their way from Long
Branch to New York. When thev got
off the Warren and started up the hill
the auto suddenly puffed like a tired
horse, then all of a sudden stopped
and refused to budge a foot further
The men tried all kinds of schemes
but it was of no use, the machine
simply refused to move.
Tne ladies and their escorts finally
got tired of waiting and took a train
over the Staten Island Rapid Transit
Railroad for New York. After work
ing for some time after tne party had
left, the men telephoned to a firm in
New York to send down a machinist.
Then, after a long, dreary wait the
man from New York arrived on the
scene. He brought with him a bag,
nnnfnininrr oil b-i rwl □ nf frmlci T f urn o
late in the afternoon when the
machine was finally fixed. Then it
was realized that the gasolene was
exhausted. They hunted all over
Tottenville, but not a drop could he
get. One finally went to Perth Amboy
where he purchased a suDply. It was
well toward night before he com
menced his journey home.
STORM DID DAMAGE.
The storm of Tuesday night did con
siderable damage along shore. Many
of the docks were damaged by the
high tide. A number of small boats
are reported as missing.
LOADED WITH SEED OYSTERS.
The oyster sloop Typhoon, loaded
with seed oysters, landed at Totten
ville yosterday afternoon. The seed
will be planted in the bay today.
SOUTH AMBOY
The many friends of Mr. Thomas
Baker will be glad to learn that he
was a little brighter Tuesday. There
are so many inquiries made concern
ing Mr. Baker, that we are glad to be
able to let them know just how he is,
through this medium.
Mrs. Jacob Kreielsheimer, of Perth
Amboy, spent Tuesday with friends
in this borough.
miss uoiia Johnson, or tsroadway
and John street, has accepted a posi
tion as saleslady in Jeffrey’s confec
tionery store.
Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas, of
Mechanicsville, have been spending a
few days on their houseboat at Mor
gan. They returned home Monday,
but expect to go back to the houseboat
in a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton and daugh
ter Nellie, of Newark, spent Sunday
with Captain and Mrs. Marshal, of
George street.
Mrs. Harry Bloodgood has returned
to her home in George street, after a
pleasant two weeks visit with her
parents at Cliff wood.
Fish are not running as they were
and the catches are necessarily small
er. Harry Bloodgood and Mont Willett
had a party out Tuesday. They were
policemen from Newark. They caught
thirty-five weak and a few blue fish.
Mr. and Mrs. MoKelvey welcomed
a little guest at their home last Sun
day.
Mrs. Gertrude Bloodgood, of George
street, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Charles Anderson, of Hasbronck
Heights.
Mrs. S. Rubensteiu and daughters
Mildred and Ceoelia, of the Bronx,
returned to the borough Tuesday for
a visit with Mrs. Rubenstein’s parents
who were dolighted to have them at
home again. Mrs. Kollisch is very
much better and ablo to walk around
some at present.
Mrs. Bliss Martin and daughter
have returned home from their visit
with friends in Brooklyn.
Quite a crowd went to New Bruns
wick Monday to witness the parade
pf the different siiK^S societies.
WPHCAR
avrm■ Mm mpiatmm
| INJURED AT SHIPYARD.
—
Awl Broke and Struck Edward Ellis In
the Face.
Edward Ellis, of Main street, a ship
carpenter, employed at the Ellis ship
yard, met with a peculiar and painful
accident yesterday. Ellis was work
ing under a boat with an awl and
hammer, when a big piece of the awl
broke off and struck him full force in
the face. Some of the men he was
working with, helped him to a doctor
where the wound was washed and
dressed. He will have his face tied
up for a few days. If the piece of
metal had struck a little higher he
would have lost the sight of an eye.
SMALL BONES BROKEN.
John Cavanaugh Injured While Working at
the Copper Works.
While John Cavanaugh was loading
a heavy bar into one of the cars in the
yards of the Tottenville Copper Com
pany yesterday afternoon, his foot
slipped from undor him and he fell
down in such a way that the bar
caught his left leg, breaking a number
of small bones. The accident was
witnessed by some of Cavanaugh’s fel
1UYY wuiMUDU nuu quiuu i.y tauic iu mo
assistance. Ho was carried into the
office and a doctor sent for. The
doctor examined him carefully and
then ordered that he be taken to the
Smith Infirmary at New Brighton
where he could receive better treat
ment. He was taken away on an
afternoon train. He boarded at the
Mach Hotel, Richmond Valley.
TUG COMPLETED.
The tug boat Henry J. O’Brien,
which was under construction at the
Brown shipyard, has now been com
pleted. Yesterday afternoon fire was
put in the new boiler and the engine
started. The boat worked as well as
could be expected and today will leave
for New York, where she will com
mence work for tne firm of O’Brien
Bros.
EXCURSION TODAY.
The members of the Sunday school
of the Giffords Moravian church are
holding their annual excursion to
Midland Beach today. They left
Giffords early this morning on a train
from Grant City, where they took a
special trolley car to the beach. All
day they will remain at the beach
taking in all the amusements and re
turning home tonight.
BASEBALL NOTES.
The Arbntus baseball team, of
Giffords, will cross bats Saturday
afternoon on the Excelsior diamond
n 4- Dlnnnnnt Dlnino U, ltVl tllQ nTOf»L’
Riversides of Perth Amboy. Last
Sunday the Arbutus defeated the Cres
cents of Perth Amboy, and they hope
to do likewise to the Riversides.
NEWS ITEMS.
Daniel Burns, of West New [Bright
on, was a Tottenville visitor yester
day.
A new life boat arrived at the old
steamboat dock yesterday for A. C.
Brown & Son.
The cutter Americus is being repair
ed at the Ellis Shipyard.
Miss Lulu Lampfy, of Stapleton,
formerly of Tottenville, is renewing
old acquaintances here,
j Miss Stella Read, formerly of Tot
tenville, but now of Orange, N. J.,
is visiting her sister for a few days.
Miss Lillian Forman, of Princess
Bay, has succeeded Frank Foley as
chief operator at the Tottenville tele
phone exchange.
| WOODBRIDGE TOWNSHIP. |
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Woodb ridge
NEWS ITEMS.
Miss Edna Bloomfield entertained a
few of her friends on Tuesday even
ing.
Mrs. M. Irving Demurest lias out of
town relatives visiting her.
Mrs. Ostermayor, of Rahway ave
nue, has out of town friends visiting
her.
Mrs. Howard Hancock spent Tues
day out of town.
Several Woodbndge people attended
the circus in Rahwav on Monday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. F. I. Perry, Miss Edna
Lockwood, Miss Ida Lockwood, Miss
Elizabeth B. Belding and Mr. Harry
Perlee went sailing with Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Demarest on Monday evening.
The three youngest children of Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar Valentine are ill with
diptheria. Mr. Irving R. Valentine
is staying at Mrs. McEwen’s.
The salt meadows at rear of Mr. F.
I. Perry’s residence, caught fire on
Tuesday by a spark Irom a train on
the Port Reading railroad. The fire
was extinguished before there was
any damage done.
Mrs. S. M. Brewster and Miss Helen
rsrewster are spending tne montn 01
August at Point Breeze Camp, Wolf
boro, N. H.
Mr. Howard Hancock is unable to
work at present on account of an
attack of rheumatism in his right
arm.
HANGED ON A WIRE.
Parmer ConfeNMed to Killing Little
Girl—Mob Lynches Him.
ASOTIN. Wash., Aug. G. — William
Hamilton, the farmer who confessed
that he murdered Mabel Richards, the
eleven-year-old daughter of Sheriff
Richards was taken from the county
jail here by a mob and hanged. Sheriff
Richards swore in a force of twenty
five deputies to protect Hamilton, but
they made no attempt to prevent the
mob from carrying out its purpose.
A band of masked men, their faces
concealed with handkerchiefs, marched
up the street to the county jail. The
officers and guards were swept aside
by tbe mob, and Hamilton was dragged
out of the cell and down into the yard.
When the lynchers, with Hamilton,
reached the street they halted under a
guy |wire stretched between electric
light poles. Here a leader asked Ham
ilton if he wanted to confess. He did
so.
Then there was another short wait.
The manner of Hamilton's death was
under discussion. Some of the mob
thought hanging too good for him and
wanted to torture him, but the original
programme prevailed, and it was de
cided to bang him.
Some one produced a black mask like
that used in a legal hanging, and it was
put over the head of Hamilton. It
reached down to his shoulders. The
rope was then placed about his necK
and thrown over the guy wire. It was
seized by many hands, the body was
lifted and suspended at a height of
about four feet. The doomed man
gasped for breath, and his efforts were
plainly discernible a distance of two
blocks.
After Hamilton's body had been held
suspended long enough to make certain
that he was dead the rope was tied to a
telegraph pole and the body left hang
ing. The crowd quietly melted away,
and the streets were soon deserted.
ROOT VISITS ROOSEVELT.
On Matters of Importance Regarding
Army and Littauer C ase.
OYSTER BAY. N. Y., Aug. 6.—Sec
retary of War Root has arrived here to
confer with the president concerning
some pending matters of importance in
his department. In a few days the ar
my will have a new commander in the
person of Major General Samuel B. M.
Young, who will become chief of staff
on the retirement of Lieutenant Gen
eral Miles. A few details concerning
the work of the general staff remain
yet to be worked out. and these the
secretary desired to discuss with the
president. Secretary Root also desired
to talk with the president about the
latest developments in the Littauer
Lyon glove contract ease, one phase of
which has been referred to Attorney
General Knox for nn opinion as to
whether the government may recover
any part of the money paid under the
contract.
In a driving rain storm a brass band
compost'd of colored boys from the
Jenkins orphanage at Charleston. S. C.,
marched from the village to Sagamore
Hill, about three miles, to serenade the
president and his family. The band
did not reach the president’s residence,
being turned ba^^to Oyster Bay by
the secret serv<^^^££ri'>n^ duty.
Frw Deliv
WASHING
master general
ery postal set'
i den, Me.
THE HOSTILE FLEET
Admiral Barker on Kearaarge
Defends Maine Coast.
BETWEEN CAPE ANN AND EASTPOEI
Rear Admiral Hands Making aa
Attempt to Prevent Anchorage.
All War Yeasela Sailed
With Heeret Orders.
BAR HARBOR. Me.. Aug. 6.—To de
fend the Maine coast from attack
by the “'hostile fleet" of United
States vessels which put to se« from
here the remaining portion of the
north Atlantic squadron sailed out,
with the flagship Kearnarge, Rear Ad
miral Barker commauding. la the lead,
hut soou after they were clear of the
harbor the vessels separated to piy
eeed to the positions or section* of J
coast assigned to them for protection 1
As the orders were secret, none of the 9
ships knew what its station was to be |j
until after the departure from here. M
With Admiral Barker to act on the 9
defensive are Admiral Coghlan on h$s |§
flagship the Olympia and Admiral ^Fige ®
on his flagship the Yankee. The otbgr
vessels of the fleet are the battle shins
Alabama and Illinois, the cruisers IB#
patch boat Vixen, the torpedo bout I
Itroyers Decatur. Buinbridge, Barry,
Dale and Chauncey, two government /
tugs and the school ship Hartford.
As the hostile fleet, which la under
Hear Admiral Sands, is expected Co
make an attack or attempt an ancbof
age at any time now. every vessel db '
the defense should reach its position
soon as possible. They must protect
the coast from Cape Ann to Eastport.”
Admiral Sands' squadron includes
the battle ships Indiana. Massacbuuetp
and Texas and three torpedo boat de
stroyers.
Three battle ships have been sigbtod
off Machias Libby island moving we$,
and two torpedo boat destroyers weie
maneuvering among the islands of tfe
inner harbor at the same time. Tfc
vessels are supposed tq be a part of tfce
defending fleet. 's _
The small entrance to tag harbor ty>
at East l.amoine, where tnb goverfi
ment has its coaling station, li^guarded
by the Chesapeake and AHlan^^^^.
It was reported here that the lighting
part of the fleet would probably De at
Penobscot bay. This places the ships
in a position to protect a good part of
the coast.
Several defending ships have been re
ported. At Itockland the destroyer
Buinbridge has anchored Just ins ide
the breakwater. The Buinbridge Js
patrolling between Bar Harbor and
Monhegan, with Rockland as a central
port.
A large cruiser was reported off Port
land. about six miles inside of H&lf fcgy
rock, evidently scouting.
Escaped Prom Wreck by Window. V
WORCESTER, Mass., Aug. &-TbeY
dosioii auu spri-iui wan Mb
wrecked at Charlton depot iu a colli
slon with an east bound freight. The
freight engine after taking water was
recrossing the main track when the
express bound for Boston came along
at a forty-five mile clip, with all sig
nals set for a clear track. Both engines
were wrecked and two ears of the ex
press derailed. The damage is esti
mated at over $30,000. Passengers on
the derailed ears escaped throngh the
windows. The engineer and fireman of
the express crawled out of the ruins
unhurt. The passengers in the Put
mans were badly shaken up and tum
bled around. The tracks will not be
clear till morning.
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THOMAS F. BURKE
■ Funetai Director .
Tilis is the nnlv I’n-to-dat* FrsRRAL
establishment iu Perth Amboy & viomi y
Officf. Residence
363 State St. 27 Mechanic St
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PERTH AMBOY, N„ J
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Sanitary Plumbor.
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Carpenter and Builder
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Main st A Hazelwood ave.. Rahway, It. J.
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Careen r and Buildar
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