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SOUTH' AMBOY j
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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NOTICE
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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.
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A. SNYDER Jr,
| WOOD BRIDGE
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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.
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( 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.
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(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.
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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.
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