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o< All The News From Surrounding Towns. >* SOUTH' AMBOY j L- ■' ' -- ' " " " STEVEN MARTIN. The sudden sickness and death of Steven Martin Thursday morning was a shock to the citizens of this borough and his many friends and relatives. Knowing Mr. Martin as a mere neighbor I can hardly find words to express my sincere regard for him as a man. Always polite, kind and sympathetic, a gentleman in every sense of the word and a sincere friend. To his workmen, patient in every try ing moments, condoning many a fault and in his home life one of the dear est and most devoted of husbands and fathers. There is where the blow has fallen most heavily. His family almost worshipped him. He never spoke a cross word to them and now they almost prostrated with grief and know not where to look for comfort. Where ever they gaze, they see the work of his hands. The garden that he took such pride in and where he worked early and late, is one of the most stricking evidences of his active life. %T__: J 1 „ n.A.Ir inra A ! ,1 A TT cwlo «*1 tVl his men though, as a superintendent, he was not expected to do so. Mr. Martin was a carpenter by trade at South River and at one time Justice of the Peace in Washington. N. J. During the Rebellion he was a captain on the steamboat “Long Branch” employed by tlie government for the transportation of soldiers most notable of which was the transporta tion of the 28th Regiment of New Jersey across the Acqnice Creek prior to tneir engagement at the battle of Tredricksburg. In 1881 he ran for assemblymau. Postmaster Roddy ran against him <8 defeated. Mr. Martin served ;erms in the New Jersey legis :e and made a very satisfactory nnblyman. rHe also served a term of three years !n the council of the borough of South Amboy and ten years as superintend M cnt of water works. He interested U himself in many things for the good ■ of the borough, being one of the first, r , to advocate instituting Thompkins Home for the poor of this borough. Mr. Martin lias been a member of the Knights of Pythias for about twenty years. He loved the order. He was a Past Chancellor Commander. In his death the borough has lost one of its most respected citizens and faithful officials. To the bereaved family we extend our deepest sym pathy. Mr. Martin died Thursday morning about 11. o'clock. All of the members of his family weie with him. He was conscious and mentioned them all by name during the morning. He leaves a widow, three sons and two daughters. The funeral will take place Sunday afternoon at 1.80 from the house and 8 o’clock from Christ church. Interment will be made in Christ church cemetery. Stillwell ( and Mason are funeral directors. The busy hands are quiet now, The lines of care smoothed from his brow, His life’s work done, The goal he won, Just at. the setting of the sun Of life’s bright dav. lu yonder briglir bine sky, t A bow of premise toys—lie did no die: His soul in Paridise Pleads with thee— “Be svise, The snn in splendor yet will rise And send to thee a golden ray. Higher than darksome grave I dwell. With me, beloved ones, all is well. K. S. T. C. Wireless Gave Nlii|i llnily News, NEW VI IKK. Aug. 2! I. Heine equipped with special apparatus for receiving wireless messages from long distances, the I.uennia was enabled to keep tier passengers, among whom was Signor Marconi, in touch with the news of the day during the entire voy age. Bulletins were posted on board the ship when received, and when the vessel was nearing Sandy Hook they were published in a small, four paged newspaper for distribution among the passengers. 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 11 A. M. 11.30 A. M. 12 Noon 12.30 P. IV). 1 P. M. 1.30 P. M. 2 “ 2 30 “ 3 30 “ 4.30 “ 5.30 “ 630 7.30 8.30 9.30 10.30 11.30 LIGHTS ARE NEEDED. Woman Fell at Central Station—Could not See in the Dark. A lady fell down after she alighted from a train at tire Central station and not being able to see the one step np to the platform on account of its not being properly lighted. The fall was anything but a light one as the lady’s eye glasses flow off and lessened her chances of seeing. Others have complained of.the dark ness when getting on and off of the trains at that station and it ouebt to be brought to the notice of Mr. Blod get or someone who has the authority to alter such a state of affairs. It is bad enough to be compelled to put up with such an eyesore as the old sta tion, without unintentionally running the risk of breaking ones’ neck. Not withstanding the disdain shown to wards the citizens of this borough by the company, still we cater to them by turning down a trolley company who would give one a chance to get to the seashore, etc., without travel lino. An 4-1-1.. ntVinr I'nnilo OBITUARY. Mrs. Emery, the wife of Charles Emery, proprietor of the Rippowan House, passed to the Great Beyond after a lingering illness with a com plication of diseases Friday morning. Besides a husband she leaves several children to mourn her loss. Funeral services will be held at her late resi dence on Sunday evenins. The re mains will be taken to Bound Brook, where they formerly resided, for in terment. Stilwell & Mason will have charge of the funeral. Mrs. A. Neilson, wife of John Neil son, died at her home on John street Wednesday morning from appolexy. The funeral took place from the M. E. church Friday afternoon, the Rev. Theodore England, of Perth Amboy officiating, assisted by the pastor of the M. E. church, Rev. D. W. C. Me Intire. Stillwell & Mason had charge of the funeral. NEWS ITEMS. Mr. Rodney Eastbrook, clerk of St. Lukes Hospital, New York City, has returned home after a pleasant visit with Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Walsh, of Catherine street. Mrs. Walter Mundy was very much better Wednesday and improving all the time. Fred Howlett is painting the roof of Rev. Joseph Jackson’s house on Broadway. A person who is supposed to know states that nine weddings are booked for the month of September. EUROPEAN SQUADRONS READY. French Official Report* Show In creasing: Gravity of Situation. PARIS. Aug. 29.—Official advices re ceived here show that the Russian squadron which was at Iniada, off the eastern coast of Turkey, is at Sevasto pol, where it is .awaiting further or ders. Italy has one war ship. Austria lias one and France has one in Turk lsti waters, nut m each case large squadrons are held in reserve for ac tion if the situation becomes acute. Tlie increasing gravity of the condi tions in Turkey is shown by an official report just received from I’hiiippopolis, giving details of the revolutionist plot to blow up the Oriental express. One of the plotters ltad been designated to sacrifice his life by boarding the train and throwing the bombs. This plot probably was connected with the blow ing it]) of the omnibus train at Ivuleli Burgas, but the i’hilippopolis report establishes the fact that the original plan was aimed against the leading Transcuropean express for the purpose of impressing the world with the mag nitude of the disorder. The reports received here from the French consuls at Salonika and Mo nastic are very reassuring. They say they have no further fear for their lives unless the Turkish soldiery be comes lawless. The reports add that forty nine Turkish battalions have been withdrawn from Albania and concen trated around Salonika, ns the Alba nian disorders have been crushed. The most remarkable feature of the reports discloses the fact that the Turkish force, which totaled 50,000 men when the troops entered Albania six months ago, lias now been reduced to 35,000 men, showing a loss of 15,000 troops. Few of the soldiers died of disease. The loss was chiefly in men killed while crushing the Albanian up rising. Humanity In German Army. BERLIN. Aug. 29.—The minister of war lias issued a decree with the object of reducing suicides in the army. Offi and sergeants arc directed to treat humanely and to Ifare. TOTTENYILLE. j ' -■ ~ ■ !-iHLELE!-.lJ!La-»;-■- -I The Evening News is on sale at Ost bnrgs’ 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 cured. MR. CARPENTER IN BICYCLE COLLISION. Was Taken Home in a Stage and is Now Rapidly Recovering. While riding on his bicycle toward Pleasant Plains Thursday afternoon, William Carpenter, of Broadway, had a collision with another wheelman whose name is not known. The stranger was riding at such speed, it is said, that before Mr. Carpenter could get out of his way they were both in a general mixnp. Some people who were passing, seeing the accident, ran to the assistance of both men. The stranger was not badly injured being only slightly cut and bruised about the body, bnt Mr. Car _ra- - nnnmwini Anc A ot O fTP which happened to be passing, was pressed into service, and the injured ruan was taken to his home. After an examination it was found that no bones were broken, and Mr. Carpenter is now rapidly recovering. IMPORTANT MEETING. All of the members of the Young People’s Society of St. Stephen’s church are requested to attend a meeting to be held in the church next Thursday. The meeting will be call ed at 8 o’clock. The election of officers, and other important matters are to occur. FIREMEN WANT PAY. The volunteer firemen of Staten Island are now talking of trying to force the city of New York to pay them for their services. A law went into effect six years ago which savs that all volunteer firemen shall be paid, but nothing has ever been done to have it enforoed, THE CHINESE REFORMERS. Chinese Viceroy Promises Them "Only Imprisonment.*' SHANGHAI, Aug. 2D.-The viceroy, Chang Chi Tung, lias informed the tno tai of Shanghai that if the consular body will surrender the editors of the reform paper Supao, who are accused of seditious writings, the Chinese gov ernment will give an undertaking that they shall only be sentenced to impris onment. It is to be hoped, adds the correspondent, that Great Britain will not accede to the Chinese request, be cause summary execution would be more merciful than Chinese imprison ment. The viceroy of Nankin has ordered the nurrest and trial of the four re formers who were recently arrested for .i,.t:_... ....i . ,__^ iil orated on the American missionaries guaranteeing their reappearance. Clenrly Xot Tlint. “Are you sure, Mr. Spoonamore.” she asked him. after a moment’s pause, "it isn’t my $25,0b0 legacy, instead of me, that attracts you?” “I am, Miss Higgsworthy,” he an swered, with strong feeling. “I thought it was ten times as much as that!”— Chicago Tribune. Human Nature. We search for microbes everywhere But show convenient blindness When it comes time to And them in Our milk of human kindness. —N. Y. Sun. Lesson* of Experience. Mr. Slim purse—But why do you insist that our daughter should marry a man whom she does not like? You married for love, didn’t you? Mrs. Slimpurse—Yes; but that is no reason why I should let our daughter make the same blunder.—N. Y. Weekly. Q0YNT0N REACH Aug. 26—Great Salt Water Day for Colored People. Aug. 27—Childrens Field Day Jun iors Baseball Games, Dancing and games for children. Merry go round and Swings free till 1 P. M. Aup. 29—Great Salt Water Day for White People. Sept. 2—Workmen [of the World Field Day. Sept.’ 3—Second Children Field Day. j Sept. 7—tabor Day. I NEWS ITEMS. Miss Ida Bedell is at Asbury Park, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Decker, of Union, N. J., are visiting Mrs. C. Raynor, of Johnson avenue. Thomas Arnold, of Newark, is a visitor at the home of Lester Rogers, Tottenville. Ralph Cole is spending a few days at Asbury Park. Frank Foley, of Tottenville, lias resigned his position as operator for the New York and New Jersey Tele phone Company, at New Brighton. The police departments received a new supply of brooms, brushes and shovels yesterday. Charles E. Hayes chief clerk of the Board of Health of Richmond Borough, is enjoying a month's vacation at Windham, in the Catskill mountains. GAVE A PARTY. Miss Lena Mitterwager, of Pleasant Plains, was given a surprise party by a number of her fr iends on Thurs day evening. The guests, about twenty in number, arrived about 8 0 CIOCK, null suuu uirni line .yosiBiuaj morning. Games, dancing and music were the feature of the evening. At 11 o’clock a supper was served. Everyone had a fine time. $4,000 DAMAGE. The damage done by fire which destroyed the home of Mrs. St. Lawr ence at Rossville, is said to be $4,000. The insurance amounts to $3,500. TRADE CONDITIONS. R. G. IJnn «St Co. Report \'o Decline In Trade, ax Predicted. NEW YORK, Atlg. 29.—It. G. Dun & Co.’s weekly review of trade says: There Is still no indication of the de pression in trade and industry that pessimists predicted would follow the decline in securities. Conservatism was developed by the uncertainty re garding the effect upon financial con ditions, but legitimate business is able to seeure funds as they are required and the more cautious progress of busi ness gives promise of greater perma nent gain. Weak spots have been disclosed, and tile technical position strengthened, just as occurred in the stock market. Readjustment after a period of infla tion must of necessity bring some loss os, yet the outlook is brightened by the removal of threatened industrial clouds. Dispatches from all sections testify to the liberal distribution of merchandise and the disposition to pre pare for greater consumption of all the necessaries of life, while the crops are making good progress aside from some cotton districts in Texas. Lumber receipts at Philadelphia are largely exceeding last year's, building operations are rapidly pushed, hut tex tile markets are unsettled. Trade is quiet at Boston owing to the idleness in textile mills, although paper mills and shoe shops are busy. The number of buyers In New York is increasing and a heavy fall trade is anticipated. Security dealing is light and prices are lower despite railway earnings for August were 9.2 per cent larger than last year and 17.1 per cent above 1901. Wheat fluctuated irregularly in re spouse 10 news ironi me norm wesi where rains delayed harvesting, and there is evidence of tratlic detieiency in interior arrivals at primary markets of only 4,802,179 bushels, against 6,249, 812 bushels a year ago. Exports from all ports of the United Stares, flour in cluded, were 2,831,253 bushels, com pared with 4,295,026 last year and 6,307.302 two years ago. Corn receipts aggregated 3,403.005 bushels, against 1.080.093, and Atlantic exports were 571,105 bushels, against 58.501. Liabilities of commercial failures thus far reported in August aggregate $9,627,621, of which $7,027,875 were in manufacturing. $2,450,103 in trading and $14!M!43 in other lines. There is a considerable increase in comparison with the liabilities of $7,043,671 last year. Failures this week numbered 176 in the United States, against 173 last year, and 33 in Canada, compared with 14 a year ago. SAD DROWNING OF THREE GIRLS. Accident Occurred In a Snbnrb of AIIcKltcny, Pn. PITTSBURG, Aug. 29.—While a party of yoifng people were driving home from a social gathering near Evergreen bor ough,’north of Allegheny, their vehicle was precipitated over a high embank ment into Girty’s run and three were drowned. Two others narrowly es , caped a similar fate. The drowned are Myrtle Scott, aged twenty years'; Nannie Scott, sister, aged eighteen years; Annie Clifford, a cousin, aged about twenty years, visit ing the Scotts' home at Evergreen. FOIEYS'SOm^IAR . X I | WOODBRIDCE JOWNSHIP. | . ^ --- - — - - PP DBRIDGE NEWS ITEMS. Mr. Harsford, of New York was the guest of Mr. Isaac Tappen on Sunday last. Miss Mary Harned, of St. Barnabas hospital, Newark, is enjoying her va cation at her home on Rahway ave nue. Mr. George Lasslet, for many years a resident of our town and family, of Jersey City, were the guests of Mrs. Sarah Levi, a few days since. Mrs. Seth Lockwood returned to her duties as organist on Sunday last. During her absence, Miss Edna J. Brown presided at the organ. Mr. Willit Denike, of Rahway avenue,has had a telephone put in his residence. Mrs. Elizabeth Camp and her son and daughter were recently the guests of Mrs. Seth Lockwood. Mrs. Woodhouse, of Michigan is visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. H . Demarest, of Sewaren. uiii vrouvimuj vij wi iimi uuj » uuuv is enjoying a ten days [vacation from bn siness. Miss Mina Anness, Masters Marion and Charles Anness, of Brooklyn, are visiting their annt, Mrs. Fred Anness of Green street. Miss Emma Ashley is visiting at South Orange. Miss Mable Treen and Master Will iam have gone to Yonkers, N. Y. for a two weeks visit with their aunt, Mrs. A. E. Turner. Miss Mary Ashley is improving after a tedious illness of four weeks. o'" NOTICE —.. ■ - - - SPECIAL. CLEARING SALE FOR 10 DAYS ONLY, FROM AU6. 19 to 29. Second hand Wheels from $4 up Goodyear Cactus Tires reduced from 64.00 to 62.50 each NEW ROYAL SEWING MACHINES: Style 19, rega price 6‘5, now 637 50 Style 12, reg. price 40, now 23.50 Style !8,]reg. piice HO, now 19,50 Each Machine Guaranteed for Ten Years. i A. SNYDER Jr, | WOOD BRIDGE 0 . " .. ~~.o GIIiIioiin Enters a Denial. PARIS. Aug. 29.—Cardinal Gibbons, writing from Montreux. Switzerland, j says the recent letter published by a ! Paris newspaper giving alleged details ! of his statements to a delegation of the 1 Breton clergy, including the pope's ' plan for an Anglo-American supervi I sion of the oriental patriarchate, is an invention not having an iota of truth. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. - • ( losing Stock Quotations. Money on call nominally at 1%@2 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 6(S;0% per cent. Exchanges. $132,038,811; balances, $8,015,073. Closing prices; Amal. Copper... 4!)% Norf. & West... 63 Atchison. 63% Penn. R. R.124% B. & 0. 82% Reading . 55% Brooklyn R. T.. 45% Rock Island .... 27% Ches. & Ohio... 33% St. Paul .142 Chi .C- Nurthw Ifift Southern Pac... 45% Erie. 30 Southern Ry 22% Gen. Electric....104 South. Ry. pf... 83% Illinois fen.133% Sugar ....116% Louis. & Nash. .105 Texas Pacific .. 24% Manhattan.134% Union Pacific .. 75% Metropolitan.... 114% U. S. Steel.22% Mo. Pacific. 94% U. S. Steel pf... 70% N. Y. Central... 121% West. Union ... 83 Yew York Markets. FLOUR—Firm at old prices; Minnesota patents. $4,704(4.95; winter straights, $3:66® 3.90; winter extras, $2.900-3.20; winter pat ents. $3.90414.80. WHEAT—Opened firmer on rains west, eased off under realizing, but again ral lied on strength in the northwest; Sep tember, S7%®87 13-lOc.; December, 87 11-10® 88 3-lGc. RYE—Steady; state and Jersey, 50® 53c.; No. 2 western, 60%c., f. o. b., afloat. CORN—Dull and easy on absence of bull support; December, 57%c. OATS—Nominal; track, white, state, 40® 45c.; track, white, western. 40@46e. PORK—Easy; mess, $14.50(S15.25; family, $17.50® 17.75. LARD—Steady; prime western steam, S.lOc. BUTTER-Steady; state dairy, 14@18c.; extra creamery, 19%c. CHEESE—Steady to firm; state, full cream, fancy, small, colored, 10%c.; small, white, 10%c.; large, colored, 10c.; large, white. 9%c. EGGS—Strong; state and Pennsylvania fancy mixed, 22c.; state and Pennsylvania seconds to firsts, 18@20c.; western extras, 21c. SUGAR—Raw firm; fair refining, 3%e.; centrifugal. 96 test. 3%c.; refined firm; crushed, 5.60c.; powdered, 5.10c. TURPENTINE—Easy at 57®57%c. TALLOW—Firm; city, 4%c.; country, 4%c. HAYr—Dull: shipping, 70®75c.; good to choice, $1@1.|5. I,lve Stock Market. CATTLE—Market steady; choice, $5.30® 6.60; prime. $5.10415.25; good, $4.9o®5.10; veal halves, $6.75(07.25. HOGS—Market active: prime heavies, [$5.75@5.S5: mediums, $6.10®6.15; heavy Yorkers $6.15; light Yorkers and pigs,®6.16 @6.20: roughs. $4®6.25. SHEEP—Market slow; best wethers, $3.80@4; culls and common, $1.50®2. L / (Carteret IDLE HOUR CLUB. Entertai/ned by Miss M. Eva Beam Thurs day Evening- Enjoyable Time. Miss Eva M. Beam entertained the Idle Hour Club at her home on Thurs day evening. Interesting games were played until a late hour when re freshments were served. Those present were: Misses Ola Wilson, of Hornelville, N. Y., Mable Smith, of Huntington, W. Va., Maud Platt, Bessie, Fanna and .lule Slugg, Helen and Jennie Donnelly, Georgia, Eva and Belle Beam, Messrs. M. L. Slugg, D. R. Wilson, Jack and George Wilson, Cornelus Troots, J. Edgar Davis and Roscoe Chase. NEWS ITEMS. Mrs. M. J. Sexton and daughter Gertrude, of Ristersville, W. Va., and Miss J. E. Scott, of Buffalo, N. Y., are guests of Miss Nellie A. Sexton, of Woodbridge avenue. TVTi«n TnLti Qlinftlin n^n/1 /Innntifnn Margaret, of Sistersville, W. Va., are guests of Mrs. John H. Nevill. Miss Anna Nolan is visiting Mrs. John A. Quin, of Rahway avenue. Mrs. Leon A. Chase returned home Friday having spent July and August visiting her mother Mrs. Forsyth of Whitesville, N. Y. Mrs. Frank Glynn and baby Mil dred, are visiting Miss K. Glynn, of / DeLamar avenue. Mrs. S. Doyne and children, who has been visiting here for a few days, has returned to her home in New York. PgRDS All the trolleys which passed through here Wednesday and Thurs day were crowded with colored people going to Sea Breeze and Boynton Beach. Miss Elsie Kelly, of Woodbridge. is visiting her aunt, Mrs. E. Mundy, of this vicinity. Miss Agnes Mundy has returned to her home in this vicinity after visit ing relatives in Woodbridge. Many people from here are seen daily going crabbing and fishing. Miss Annie Hamilton has returned to her home in this vicinity after visiting her brother, William Hamil ton, of South Plainfield. She reports j having a very enjoyable time. | Many people from this place, went to Ocean Grove Thursdav on the I Perth Amboy Methodist excursion, j Mrs. H. E. Winant is entertaining friends and relatives from out of town. Robert Wells, who has been on the sick list, has returned to his work at the Isaac plant. Harry Mundy is suffering from a very sore finger. | William Fullerton is having a new ' roof put on his house. ; Charles Bloomfield is having his front lawn repaired. Peaches in tnis place will soon be ready for picking. Many from here spent Sunday at Coney Island. For real estate see page 2. THOMAS F. BURKE ..Funeral Director.. Tills is the only up-to-date Funeral establishment in Perth Amboy & vicinity Office Residence 363 State St. 27 Mechanic St. Telephone lot Telephone 45m PERTH,AMBOY, N. J. -— - ; OTTO SPITZ, Sanitary Plumber. STOVES, RANGES, HEATERS. Rahway Ave. Shop near C R Depot, Carteret,N.J. I . JOHN THOMPSON I Carton r and Builder I Jobbing pron ptly attended to. Estimates given M PORT READING, N, J. v-1 i Paintor and Paparhanger ^ orders by mail promptly attended to. 1 CARTERET iN.J. I I