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News From Surrounding Towns. >0 SOUTHl} AMBOY (' MR. LIMING NOT HEARD F M. Brother Says they have had no Wo| him at Washington D. C Harry Liming in an interview the correspondent of the News the report of their Having heard^ George Liming and that he Washington D. C., is not true. Liming says the engineer of the train on which his brother was fireman stated that George had been complajh i ing of his head for the past four wfeeks n and he iiad aoted strange, -fie said his brothel George had G^ffisiderable money and a check for about witli him and may have met with foul play or has been taken ill. Mrs. George Liming Sr. went to Dliilnil nlnLin TVJ rtn <1 n nnn hln t A afmul the suspense any longer. It appears that a cousin of Mrs. George Liming hart been visiting her at Long Brauch and she had gone to Philadelphia too, enroute to her home in the west. GAVE A PARTY A party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Prank Fowler of Ernst on Saturday and all had a very pleas ant time. Mr. Steve Mulholland of Motawan, was the musican for the party. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. George Fowler and family, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schner, Harry YanPelt, Miss Agnes Ely and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Johnson and family. Mr. Travis Bloodgood, of the Creek and 1 Mr. Hennison, of Keyport, took a \ number of guests up in a naphtha launch. END OF NINTH LIFE. For some time nast the farmers, in the vicinity of Cheesequake have been tormented by a black cat with white feet, without an owner, steal ing their chickons. It had been shot at a 1 imber of times but was always missed and escaped scott free,but now the people annoyed, are reioicing as the last shot firod took the ninth life of the tabby and they will not be bothered any more with it. It took several persons to finally end its life, ono to borrow the gun, one to load it end M , Leon Gyke to fire it off, ..Inch he did successfully. REUNION OF REGIMENTS. We are requested to state that the annual reunion of the Thirty-fifth Regiment, N. J. Volunteers will be held in this borough on Labor Day, September 7th. The members of Gen eral William S. Truax Post are mak ing arrangements for the j;entertain ment of the veterans. The routine of business will be transacted in borough hall and the dinner will be served in the basement of the M. E. Church by the ladies of the church. A pleasant time is anticipated by the few remain ing veterans of the Civil War in this borough. f OBITUARY. Mr. Luko Lovelv died Mondav ■v morning about 8 o’clock of^cancerous Vjjroiichitis. Captain Patrick Burns died last 4/Monday evening at 6 o’clock of con ,/ sumption. In I'll riM. Newrocks—It’s a big advantage not to know French. Mrs. Newrocks—How? Newrocks—Why, it saves you from wasting a lot of time trying to make ' yourself understood by these people in their own language.—Brooklyn Life. Itonsli on the Infnnt. “Have you decided on a name for the baby yet, Tanksley?” "Yes, we’ve named him for my new automobile.” “What?” “Fact. We call her Gasolena.”—Phil adelphia Inquirer.__ 4 The Steamer \ “AMANDA” •will leave Spears Wharf Perth Am boy and Public Dock South Amboy -For SEA BREEZE on Saturday and Sunday as follows: Spears Wharf Public Dock II A. M. 11.30 A. M. 12 Noon 12.30 P. M. I P. M. 1.30 P. M. 2 “ 2 30 “ 3 “ 3 30 “ 4 “ 4.30 “ 5 “ 5.30 “ 6 “ 6.30 “ 7 “ 7.30 “ 8 “ 8.30 “ 9 “ 9.30 “ 10 “ 10.30 “ ) II “ 11.30 " f NEWS ITEMS. Walter Harris spent Sunday at Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bennett home cn Swan Hill. The George street light was out again Sunday night. Mrs. Annie Cozzens, of Princeton, is visiting Mrs. S. Martin, of Borden - town avenue. The city water has been very bad for some time and some of the people, who are ill, are inclined to lay their illnesB to the impurity of the water. South Ambov never had so much ill ness and so many deaths as have occurred within the last few years and they ate not in accordance with slight increase in ponulation either. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wilson Jr., have gone to Virginia for a two weeks sujuuru. jxir. miHuu win niopout lumber while there for the P. R. R. Company. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Snelby of Brooklyn, are spending tne summer with Mrs. Shelby’s parents, Captain and Mrs. W. W. Applegate. Charles Bennett Sr. and his nephew Russel, of New Brunswick visited Mr. Bennett’s sister, Mrs. John Cul ver, of Matawan, and from there they went to Kingsburg to call on other relatives and altogether had a very en joyable day along the beach. Miss Irene Van Pelt, of Perth Am boy, is spending a pleasant vacation with her aunt, Mrs. Harry Brown, of Bordentown avenue. Miss Mamie A. Smith of Perth Amboy, was a South Amboy visitor Monday. Miss A. Hall has a position in the Cable Works, of Perth Amboy. Miss Mary Meinzer, of Newark, is visiting Mrs. Walter Mundv, of Broadway. Mrs. Mundy is a very little better. Mrs. Gotleib Straub’s neice return ed to her homo in Rochester, Saturday after a pleasant visit with her aunt, on the Heights. Samuel Pimlott, of Bordentown avenue, is out again after his accident. H. C. Perrine & Son have loaded the scow Webber for Ravensville and the O. A. Crandel for Newton Creek, with clay. Botli scows left Monday. The Episcopal Sunday School picnic of Cheesequake was very much enjoy ed. One of the principal features of the occassion it is said, was a mock marriage of Miss Susie Schnelmeister to Mr. Charles Arenstring. Mr. Ed ward Wait performed [the mock marriage. The sidewalk of the Presbyterian church on Church street is in a very bad condition and should be attended to at once as pedestrians are com plaining about it. Mr. Hsunoway and Mr. Straub are having their property flagged and r»nrh«rl from t.hfi onrl nf fchfl PrftRhvtfir ian grounds to the corner of Stockton street, on Church street, by Mr. Wil ber of Perth Amboy. Mr. and Mrs. James b. Flannigan, of First street have a young son, born Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Marshal of Mechanicsville had their little son, born two weeks ago, christened at St. Mary’s Church yesterday. Mr. Alfy ;Kerr is having his paiDt shop 'painted grey. Mr. Rob Miller is doing the painting. Mrs. Edwin Wallis, of Broadway, is suffering greatly with a cancer in her breast. The disease is spreading rap idly and has gone around to her side. “Son* Spotting." “Song spotting” is a new industry described by “T. A. T.,” the new Eng lish penny magazine-journal. The “song spotter” is the accredited and re sponsible agent of the big London music publishing Arms—or some of them, at all events. His business is to go from one seaside resort to an other all the summer round, spending a week or so at each, and “spotting" which ditties "go” and which do not. He knows that some among the songs whose choruses are hummed upon the sands this summer will be tlie favor ites during the dark winter evenings. So he Teports each evening to his prin cipals in London. Throe latter have, of course, other “song spotters" work ing on similar lines in other districts, and should the reports coincide re garding any particular batlnd negotia tions are at once opened with the com poser for the acquisition of the copy right.-—N. Y. Tribune. Katnrul Evolution. He—Miss Hasheriy seems to have de veloped into , a butterfly of fashion. She—Yes; nd they say her father got his start the proprietor of a .'heap restaurau “Well, it takes he grub to make the. butterfly, you k w.”—Chicago Daily ^ News. ... J I __* I TOTTENVILLE. T -1- ! The Evening News is on sale at Ost Imrgs’ 44 Main street, and at John Boss' Hotel, formerly John Kail’s stand. Extra coDies of the News and ill NewYork papers can always be se sured. COULD NOT SLEEP; HE SAVED A LIFE. Frederick Hoehns Discovered a Small Blaze in Neigh bor’s House. Frederick Hoehns, of Main street was nnable to sleep Monday night and thereupon hangs a narrow escape and an interesting tale. Hoehns went down stairs to sit in a chair about 3 o’clock in the morning. He noticed an unusual glare in the house occnpied by Policeman Freder ick Oelige. He knew the officer was ont nn 1-iia hont and n nnti invootirraf ing further he found there was a small blaze in the front room. To his surprise Hoehus found Charles Sand erson sleeping in the same room, but almost suffocated with smoke. In a twinkling he dragged the sleeper out and a few pails of water extinguished the blaze. It was some time before Sanderson was feeling all right. What caused the blaze is not known. DISCUSSED THE PARADE. At the meeting of the Board of Representatives of the Staten Island Fire Department, held last evening at headquarters in Port Richmond, the plans of having a firemen parade for Staten Island were discussed. The representatives will fix the date at the next meeting, if it is decided to hold the parade. W.C. T U. CONVENTION. The Womans Christian Temperance Union of Staten island, at a meeting held on Monday night, decided to hold their annual convention on Sep tember 17 and 18. It will take place in St. Marks church,Pleasant Plains. Mrs. Sarah Roberts Morris, who is the County president, will lead tho meeting. A large crowd is expected to attend. Hargis Won by a Xcck, CHICAGO, Aug. lid. Hargis, the heavily backed favorite in the one and one-sixteenth miles handicap at Haw thorne, was beaten by Linguist and Louisville. Linguist took the lead at the start and finished a neck in front of Louisville alter a tierce drive from the head of the stretch, llargis finished third, half a length hack of Louisville. The speond race furnished the surprise of the day. when Glcurice, at 20 to 1. finished first, witii Fair Lady Anna, a 50 to t shot, second and Mr. Dingle, at 5 to 1, third. Africander Clot Champlain Slakes. SARATOGA, N. V. Aug. 20. Alii cnnder. added in the last minute, won the Champlain stakes. Ilermis and McChesne.v, who were to meet in this event as the representatives of the east and west respectively, were scratched on account of the heavy going. Afri cander was made a 7 to 10 shot and won handily by a length and a half. Hninliind Won at St. Lenin. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 20.—'The weather was hot and track fast at Kinloeh park. Raiuhind at .” to 2 won the fea ture of the card by a nose. Hugh Mc Gowan finished second, a nose in front of Old Stone. . Alliula Won nt Fort F.rie. BUFFALO. Aug. 20.—The track was heavy at Fort line. Albttla won the feature event, a dash of six and a half furlongs. WillfnniM Said In Be Short #10.000. BUFFALO’, Aug. UO. — Aubrey W. Williams, bookkeeper for the Standard Savings and Loan association, is charged with being short about $10,000 hi his accounts. He has been arrested on the charge of forgery in the tirst de gree, it having been alleged he forged a not# for $500 purporting to be exe cuted by \V. S. Ferguson of Niagara Falls. Heavy Tax on Cleanlinenn. Guest—How much more will it cost me a week for a room with a bath? Clerk—Seven dollars extra. Guest—What! Seven dollars for one bath?—Town Topics. There Was One Defeet. “1 am a self-made man," said the proud individual. “Well, you are all right except as to your head,” commented the other part of the conversal ion. “How’s that ?” “The part you talk with is out of pro portion to the part you think with.”— San Francisco Wasp. FOLEYS HONEY^TAR cur*. So opiutoo GREAT PROGRESS The many people of Tottenville who have given so liberally toward the new building fund of the S. R. Smith Infirmary at New Brighton, will be glad to hear that the building fund having reached the forty thousand dollar mark, work has been begun on the additions to the Norton pavilion. Miss Alice Twitchell, superinten dent of the infirmary, turned the first spadeful of earth for the new build ings. The Richmond Light and Rail road Company has donated fl,000 to the building fund. NEWS ITEMS G. M. Gardiner, editor of the Staton Island Transcript, is on a week’s vacation. John Cranford editor of the Rich mond County Advance, is spending a few weeks in the Catskill mountains. Many Tottenville people are making great preparations to attend the Perth Amboy water carnival on Monday, September Tth. Captain Reuben Androvett, of the ferry boat Warren, is on a two weeks vacation which he will spend in the Adirondacks. His place is being filled by mate Abraham Reckhow. Mrs. William W. Palmer severely sprained her ankle yesterday after noon. Rev. J. M. Byrnes has returned to Tottenville after a brief vacation spent in the Cat&kill mountains. Mrs. A. Forman, of Princess Bay, is spending a few days with relatives in Linden, N. J. Miss Ella Forman has returned to her home in Princess Bay, after a few days visit with friends in Hoboken. Miss Lililan Surre and Miss Allie McGill, of Manhattan, are visiting Mrs. George Hoehns, of Tottenville. Frederick Baxter, of Tottenville, is making improvements about his prop erty. Miss Annie Arrenton, of Princess Bay, is enjoying a few days vacation from her duties at C. Woods’ ice cream parlor, Tottenville. condensed Dispatches. Mrs. Mabel McKinley Baer, operated on for tumor at New York, reported do ing well. W. E. Murphy, chief clerk in office of surveyor general of Arizona, has been removed on charge of receiving double fees. Two women who were trying to climb the Yankee Hill glacier near Alice, Col., fell and narrowly escaped death. Marion Priestwood lias been arrested by I'nited States officers at Troy. Ala., for bolding two white men in peonage. Last link of telegraph line connect ing Seattle and St. Michaels lias been (iuiahed. thus completing the govern ment's Alaskan land system. hr. Salazar, in charge of American hospital at Tampico. Mex„ while dying of yellow fever wrote his own death certificate. Crown sheet of locomotive on Lake Shore railroad blew out near Girard. Pa., throwing three men from cab and lataiij injuring nvo or uioiu. Phenomenon. Askitt—Why do you consider Blank erton the most remarkable man of the age? Ivnowitt—Because he originated a get rich-quick scheme that actually made all the investors rich.—Chicago Daily News. Candor. “So you have devoted yourself to literature.” “No," answered the young man; “I write dialect stories. My line is il iiterature.”—Washington Star. So Delightful. Fountain Barkeep—What do you mean by an Incandescent cocktail? Frivolous Customer—A vanilla soda. It is soda-light-ful, you know!—Pitts burg Dispatch. _ BOYNTON REACH Aug. 26—Great Salt Water Day for Colored People. Aug. 27—Childrens Field Day Jun iors Baseball Gaines, Dancing and games for children. Merry go-round and Swings free till 1 P. M. Aug. 29—Great. Salt Water Day for White People. Sept. 2—Workmen of the World Field Day. Sept.' 3—Second Children Kield Day. ^ Sept. 7—Labor Day. p ■« ■ 11 ” 1 3 WOODBRIDCE TOWNSHIP, WOO I)BRIDGE MISS CONLON BURIED. Miss Bessie Conlon. who died Saturday night at her homo in Upper Main street, in the eighteenth year of her age, was buried yesterday, the funeral service be ing held iu the Catholic church at 10 o’ clock. Miss Conlon was very popular among the younger set, not ouly iu Woo jbridge but iu Railway, and Perth Amboy. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed ward Conlon. At the the time of her death she was engaged to be married to F. L. Grausbury of Brooklyn. NEWS ITEMS. Mr. B. Collins Edgar has returned from his trip to Columbus, Ohio. Mrs. John Pfeiffer, of Maurer, spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Setli Lockwood, of Prospect Hill. Mrs. Woodford, and Miss Madaline Woodford, spent Sundav with Mrs. 1'. I. Perry. Miss Dorothea B. Boynton and Miss Louisa Wood attended the yacht race on Saturday. A dance was given at Boynton Beach on Friday evening under the auspices of Mrs. S. B. Hinsdale. Many people were there and all had a delightful time. Miss Ethel Inslee is away for a two weeks vacation. Senator llniinn Taken Suddenly 111. CLEVELAND, O.. Aug. 2*5.—Senator Hnnnsi was taken suddenly ill while In his office, and a physician who was called ordered that he go to bed at once. Mr. Hanna, the doctor stated, was suffering from stomach trouble, and this, together with the intense heat prevailing, caused the trouble. Sena tor Hanna will probably be confined to his room for several days. The Humbert* Appeal. I’AUIS, Aug. 26. — Mme. Therese Humbert and lier husband, Frederic Humbert, have signed an appeal to the court of cassation against the sentence passed on them. Emile and Remain d'Aurignae have decided not to appeal. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. CloMing; Slock Quotation*. Money on call nominal at 1%*?2 per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 6@6% p< r cent. Exchanges, $166,247,753; balances, $9.7**0.517. Closing prices: Amal. Copper... 48% N. Y. Central.. .121% Atchison. *12% Norf. & West... 63 B. & 0. 82% Penn. R. R.124% Brooklyn R. T.. 45% Reading . 5576 C. .C..C. & St. L. 73% Rock Island .... 28 (’lies. & Ohio... 33% St. Paul .141% Chi. lz Northw . 1*25 Southern Par... 45% D. & H.166 Southern Ry. .. 22% Erie. 30% South. Ry. pf... 84% Gen. Electric... 163 Sugar .116 Illinois Cen.133 Texas Pacific .. 36% Louis. & Nash..105% Union Pacitic .. 76% Manhattan.135 U. S. Steel. 22% Metropolitan Ill's U. S. Steel pf... 7o% Mo. Pacific. f‘4% Sew York Market*. FLOUR—Quiet hut firmly held; Minne sota patents. $4.7**1/4.95; winter straights, $8.65(b3.90: winter extras. $2.!«o4i3.25; winter patents. $3.'..*i?f4.30. WHEAT—Ruled quiet but steady dur ing the forenoon: most of its support came from th> higher Paris cables; Sep tember. 86%'(j80 11-lGc.: December. 86 9-161^ 86%c. RYE—Firm; state and Jersey. 501753c.; No. 2 western. 60%c.. f. o. b.. afloat. < T>RN—Declined slichtlv under more fa vorable crop news, but was very slow; September. 57V<i57Hc.: October. 57Tsc. OATS—Nominal; track, white, state. 407s 45c.; track, white, western. 40®45c. PORK—Steady; mess. $15®lo.50; family. $17.501117.75. LARD —Firm: prime western steam. 8.35c. SUGAR — Raw firm; fair refining, 3 5-liic.: centrifugal, no test. 313-ltic.: re fined steady; crushed, 5.t>0c.; powdered. 6.10c. TURPENTINE—Firm at 5«Vi57c. MOLASSES — Firm; New' Orleans. 31® 43c. RICE—Firm: domestic. 4V®k'*c.; Japan. 4%®5c TALLOW—Quiet; city, 4**c.: country. 4%c. HAY—Dull; shipping. 7;)®’85c.: good to choice, $1®1.06. _ Lite Stock Market. CATT1.E — Steady; choice. $5.30#5.S0: prime. $5.10116.35: good. $4.90®6.10; veal calves. $7($7.50. HOGS—Active; prime heavies. $5.90®5.95; mediums. $«3o®<>.4#; heavy Yorkers, light Yorkers and pigs. $0.3570-6.40; roughs, $4®" 6.3ft. SHEEP AND LAMBS—Slow: best weth ers, $3.9*04: culls and common. $1 50#“ Measuring Hides. The ancient tanner paid an expert high wages to guess at the contents of his hides when sold by measure. To day an unskilled workman hands the irregular-shaped pieces to a little ma chine that looks something like a table with a double top, which, quicker than the mind of the expert could guess it. reckons with exactness the square contents in both the metric and standard systems. Hi* Faux k*a». "Do you believe there is any truth in signs?” he asked. "Oh, yes, firmly." she answered, point ing to the one that said "Delicious ice cream soda, ten cents a glass.”—Chicago Record-Herald. • And Pay the Bills. “This shopping business is an awful nuisance.” “Why, Henry. You have no reason :o complain. I'm doing the shopping* Ml you do is to carry the parcels. Chicago American. fl O—- ■ -'-jp NOTICE SPECIAL CLEARING SALE FOR 10 DAYS ONLY, FROM AUG. 19 to 29. Second hand Wheels from $4 up Goodyear Cactus Tires reduced from £4.00 to £2.50 each NEW ROYAL SEWING MACHINES: Style 19, reg. price £40, now £2 750 j Style 12, reg. price 40, now 23.50 ! Style 18,.reg. price 30, now 19,50 Each Machine Guaranteed for Ten Years. , A. SNYDER Jr, I I nvuuiRRinci' CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. lierlin SiiclMy Wants to Get Interna* t Ion 111 I ml »■ rut :i ml i n BEItMX, Aug. 20.—Tlie Berlin So fifty for tlif Prevention of Cruelty tc Animals is taking the initiative in at tempting to bring about an interna tional understanding on the subject ol cruelty to animals and birds in Italy with the aim to support tlie work ol uu* Italian societies and witn tne co operation of the Italian government The plan is as follows: Conspicuous tin signs will lie placed on the railroad cars asking travelers to'aid in sup pressing fearful cruelty to animals and birds in Italy by complaining to the mayor or other officials of the place where the acts of cruelty occur. An illustrated circular will also be distrib uted among the travelers explaining the facts as they exist, and tlie travel ers will lie requested to aid in the movement by refusing to eat songbirds at tlie hotels and hoarding houses, by refusing to buy songbirds from chil dren. by looking under the saddles ol horses and mules for wounds before renting such animals and by refusing to give tips to drivers who abuse tbeii animals. Tlie Berlin society will ask the dred organizations in Europe America to co-operate with it in work. SEA TAKES BACK ISLANDS. The Tuamotu Group la Rapid! 1 Crumbling ( nder Tidal Waves aud Floods. From advices received from Papeete, Tahiti, it is learned that the 90 islands, known variously as the Low archipelago and the Tuamotu group, are destined to be reclaimed by the Pacific ocean, says a San Francisco report. Last January they were swept by a sudden flood of high tidal waves from the ocean and tlie lesser ones crumbled into the lagoons and in consequence nearly 6,000 of the inhabitants of the islands were drowned and property to the value of $1,500,000 was destroyed. And now. six months later, fierce gales from the southw est and southeast have again caused great crests to sweep over the islands. So far only four persons are believed to have perished, but the fear is great that when all the islands -• are cleared there may be a distressing ' list of facilities - The steamer Excelsior suffered much damage during the series of gales while she was on her way from Tahiti to the Marquesas group. Three of the Tuamotu islands were under water to such an extent that the inhabitants had to climb cocoanut trees for safety. Houses and stores, copra O n fl finollv t bn nnnnnniitn nrovA <la stroyed. while the inhabitants had a close call of death. It is thought that most of the islands in the group were visited by the storm. "Just give that bit o’ lead a bite atweea | yer teeth, yill yer. Matle?” "Ain’t ye got no teeth of your own?” "1 got some. bn*, there ain't none of’em' opposite one ano-her."—Punch. i THOMAS F. BURKE ..Funeral Director.. This is the only lip-to-^ate Funeral establishment in Perth Amboy & vicinity Office Residence 363 Slate St. 27 Mechanic St. Telephone 45f Telephone 45m PERTH AM ROT. X. J r9esaS25ZSS5SSBSB =*SaSBE5 gSPSrHMMP ■*■*«■ BW—| CARTERET EASINESS ^COUJMN^e OTl’O SPITZ, Sanitary Plumber. STOVES, RANGES. HEATERS. Rahway Ave. Shop near C R Depot, Carteret,N-J- I JOHN THOMPSON Carton r and Buildar Jobbing pron ptly attended to. Estimatan given PORT READING, N. J. ;TX13>TICX1>T» >Painter and Paperhanger i by mail promptly attended to. CARTERET N.J. J '