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TOTTENYILLE. 1
A PRETTY WEDDING
Miss Ruth De Graw and Mr. Clarence R.
Stults United in Marriage.
Miss Ruth F. DeGraw, the daughter
of ex-freeholder Frank DeGraw, of
Main street, was united in marriage
to Mr. Clarence R. Stults, also Of this
borough, bv Rev. H. M. P. PeAf) at
Christ church 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
T.ie bride was handsomely gowned
in white silk, entraine and trimmed
heavilv with exquisite lace. She wore
a veil and carried a shower bouquet
of daisies and smilax. The maid of
honor, the bride’s sister, also carried
a shower bouquet of daisies.
The bride entered the church on her
father’s arm and he gave her to the
groom. The church was crowded.
There was a reception at the bride’s
house for the immediate relatives ot
the happy pair, after which thev left
town on the 5.03 train for a wedding
trip.
A« the carriage rolled along Broad
way to the Central depot, quite a dis
play of streamers of white rags and a
man’s tan colored old slipper was seen
Ull uuuh. U1 ll>. XHC uuujno naiiivM*
a while for the train, but alighted
from the carriage a little too soon
after all, for the groom was compelled
to shield tho bride from a shower of
rice by raising an umbrella over her
head. It was auite useless for the
merry crowd of friends rushocl around
in front of them and fairly deluged
them with the snowy grain.
TO BE MARRIED TONIGHT.
Assistant postmistress, Miss Maggie
Jackson, is to be married this evening
to Mr. Charles Campbell, of Sayreville
township. Only a few guests besides
the members of the families are in
vited.
Miss Jackson is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Jackson Jr., and
granddaughter of the Rev. Joseph
Jackson Sr., of this borough, and has
been a member of the Baptist church
for a long time and one of its greatest
workers. Mr. Campbell is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Campbell, of
Main street, Sayroville township. He
was baptized in the Baptist church by
Rev. J. Y. Irwin a few weeks ago.
Both of tho young people are highly
respected in this borough and very
popular in the church.
BROKE A WINDOW
Irving Turner practiced sprinting
last Saturday and succeeded in haul
ing a boy from under a house on
Stbcaton street after chasing him from
Augusta street to that place. It
appears that Mrs. Turner and several
customers wore standing in the back
part of Turner’s store when a good
sized stone came flying through a
back window, breaking a pane of glass
and only hindered from hitting some
of the parties standing there, by a
screen. Mr. Turner says it was done
purposely and he has given the case
^ to Chief Minnick and intends to have
the parties arrested. One of the gang
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Mr. Tumor had caught and pulled him
away from him.
^ NEWS ITEMS.
A crowd of people from this bor
ough will attend the Harvest Home to
be held in the new Episcopal church
at Cheesequake. Mr. William Hend
ricks, of the Heights, is expecting to
take a big load up in their wagon.
The affair takes place on Wednesday
evening.
The Girl’s Friendly will reopen
their meetings in Christ church parish
house tonight. They desire that all
—. members should be present.
Clement Kaufman has returned from
a visit in New York city.
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. H-30 A. M.
12 Noon 12.30 P. M.
1 P. M. 1.30 P. M.
2 “ 2 30 “
L 3 “ 3 30 “
4 “ 4.30 “
^ 5 “ 5 30 “
6 “ 6.30 “
7 “ 7.30 “
8 “ 8.30 “
9 “ 9 30 “
10 “ 10.30 “
|| “ 11.30 “
Mr. Chris Straub’s daughter and
Edwin Jaques are to be married to
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodoro Snedeker
Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Snede
ker Jr., and daughter Florence, of
New York, spent a few days with Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Gillon, of Main
street.
Michael J. Leonard Jr. has pur
chased the house on Henry street
formerly owned by Mrs. John Watson
Jr., of David street.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Williamson,
of Franklin Park, spent Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. Charles Thomas,
of First street.
Mr. and Mrs. James Deitrick, of
Chicago, and Ira Deitrick and daught
ers, of Philadelphia, have returned to
their homes after a visit wnth Mr. and
Mrs. Deitrick, of Stevens avenue.
Mrs. William Woodward Sr., and
Mrs. William Woodward, Jr., and her
two daughters, of First street, are
visiting friends at Easton, Pa.
Miss Ollie Pope has returned home
from an enjoyable week’s outing and
wm resume ner uusniuu auiauimnu o
dry goods store this week.
Miss Katie Selb has returned to her
home on Broadway from a two weeks
visit at Camden, and with her health
very much improved.
The P. R. R. company’s freight is
coming in very heavy and they have
as much as they can handle. Most of
it is going east.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Selb and sister,
Miss Schenkowsky, of Now York city,
are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Selb,
of Broadway.
Russell Johnson, of Uranbury, spent
a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Thomas, of First street.
Justice R. Mason, of First street,
was a South River visitor Monday.
Charles Thomas, of First street, ha?
a week’s vacation. A bad beginning
makes a good ending, it is said, and
it is to be hoped it will be so with
Mr. Thomas, as after anticipating a
pleasant vacation the first day was
spent attending his aunt’s, Mrs.
Christian Cleveland’s funeral at Eliza
beth.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Locker and
daughter Ruth, of Broadway, attend
ed the funeral of Mrs. C. Cleveland,
at Elizabeth, Monday.
A man was seen going down the
street with a lighted lantern the other
evening and someone said to him
“What the Harry are you looking
for?’’ The man replied that he was
searching for an electric light, he had
heard that we had them here, but not
having seen them, thought he would
search for them and might possibly
find one. If he did find one, it is
more than anyone else has been able
to do for the past three or four nights.
The gas was poor, too, Monday night,
so the merchants were somewhat
bothered.
Aged Mr. Stults’died after a linger
ing illness at. his home in Mechanics
ville on Sunday about 5 p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. Anten, of Somerville,
came to this borough by trolley last
week, visited the borough dock where
they could get a good view of the bay
and also called on a number of old
friends in town. They were former
residents of this borough and Mr.
Auten was superintendent ot the Pru
dential Insurance company at the
time.
Mr. Salz, of Perth Amboy, was a
borough visitor Sunday and attended
the funeral of the late Mrs. Emery.
Mary Jane Ibbs, widow of the late
William Ibbs, and a former resident
of this borough, died and was buried
at Jersey Oity last Wednesday.
Ethel Dowdell, little daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dowdell, aged
five years, was taken sick with severe
pain in her stomach Saturday about 1
o’clock. Dr. Jackson was sent for,
but was not home All the doctors
but one in this borough, it is said,
wore ont of town. That doctor re
fused to come, so Dr. Henry was sent
for. He arrived too late and .iust a
tew minutes before the child died.
Dr. White arrived shortly after the
child died and pronounced the sica
noss cholera morbus and heart trouble.
A story is going the rounds to the
effect that a crowd of young men
started for Morgan Sunday and when
they got on the car tendered the con
ductor, who collected the fares, five
cents each, saying they wanted to go
to Matawan. They wouldn’t pay any
more fare and the conductor wouldn’t
accept the 6 cents but said he would
put them off at Morgan station. He
did so and the boys laughed at the
man and told him there was where
they wanted to get off, and they wore
five cents in.
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 New York papers can always be se
cured.
EXPECT BIG CROWD.
—
Knights of Pythi s will have Bij Clam
Bake September 12.
The Richmond Lodge No. 80,
Knights of Pythias, claim that they
will have the largest crowd that ever
turned out to a clam bake, on Sep
tember 12. The Knights will have
carpenters put up a big grand stand
in the field in the rear of their hall
on Amboy avenue and the crowd will
have a chance to dance.
The bake will be one of the regular
old fashioned kind, and tickets can
now be purchased at J. F. Bedell’s
drug store or from any of the follow
ing members of the committee: Cap
tain C. T. Smith, Harry Oleson,
George Dubois, Jerry DeHurst, Will
lam Carpenter, Irving Slaight, August
Nowak, W. D. Frerisch, A. C. Cort
right and Edward Cross.
SUNDAY SCHOOL OUTING.
The plans for the fostival and enter
tainment to be held in the lecture
room of Bethel M. E. church, Amboy
avenue, Friday night, September 11,
of the pupils of the Sunday school,
are rapidly assuming shape. A good
time is promised to all who attend.
A first class entertainment by local
talent is well worth the price of ad
mission. After the entertainment ice
cream and cake will be served. Every
year the Sunday school pupils hold a
fostival and entertainment.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
A meeting for the annual election
of officers of the Young People’s
Society of St. Stenhen’s church, Am
boy avenue, will be held in the lecture
room of the church at 8 o’clock to
morrow evening Other important
business will also be transacted. All
members are requested to attend this
meeting.
MOLINEUX DIVORCE CASE.
Father AununnecH For First Time
the CiroiiiulN of Wife's Suit.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2.—For the first
time since Mrs. Roland B. Molineux
brought suit for divorce at Sioux Fulls,
S. I)., the allegations that she lias
brought against her husband have
been made public. General Molineux
has announced that it is based purely
and simply on desertion and that in all
probability his son will make no do
fense.
Concurrently with this ‘announce
ment news has been received in this
city that Mrs. Molineux's application
for divorce has either been thrown out
or held up by Ihe courts because she
announced on her arrival at Sioux
Falls that her reason for coming there
was to secure a divorce.
FtiKcnia Ilureli Won.
NEW YORK. Sept. 2.—Bright. eoo!
weather drew a big crowd to the
Sheepsliead track, and the talent had a
profitable day, as favorites and second
choices divided the card. Eugenia
Burch, admirably ridden by Fuller,
won the Dolphin stakes for three-year
olds by a head from Proper. Eugenia
Burch was played down from 5 to 2 to
11 to 5. Dolly Spanker, front the Keene
stable, won tin* Partridge stakes, with
Jocund second and Grenade third.
IiOi*«l Holiertu Will Not Cojiic.
LONDON. Sept. 2. -Although Field
Marshal Lord Roberts is still booked to
sail for Boston, it'can now be definite
ly stated that he is not going to the
United States this autumn. The alter
ation in his plans was necessitated by
the postponement of the British army
maneuvers until the middle of Septem
ber and flic war office not wanting
Lord Roberts to be absent while the
new east African campaign is in prepa
ration.
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ATTENDED CLAM BAKE.
A number ol the Tottenville Ell.
who are members of Staten Island
Lodge 841, attended the clambake at
Sea Breeze yesterday given by the
Berth Amboy Elks. They say that
they had a groat tin e.
ANNUAL CONVENTION.
The Woman’s Christian Temperance
Union, of Staten Island, is getting
ready for the annual convention which
will be held in St. Mark’s church,
Pleasant Plains on the 17th and 18th.
OBITUARY
John Anderson, a gardener in the
employ of Elmer Butler, of Totten
ville, died at Smith Infirmary, New
Brighton, late Monday evening, les
terday afternoon James Bedell went
to New Brighton and brought the
body to Tottenville. The funeral will
take place today.
NEWS ITEMS.
Mr. and Mrs. William Oougle, of
Johnson avenue, are entertaining Mrs.
A. Rvan and Miss G. Crumblin, of
Syracuse, and Miss Lizzie Welsh, of
New York.
Miss Ida Hooper, of Brooklyn, is
visiting relatives in Tottenville.
Lester Bedell has returned to Totten
ville after a two weeks sojourn at
Asbury Park.
Mrs. Forman, of Princess Bay, is
back home after a very pleasant visit
spent with relatives in Linden, N. J.
Frank Finnerty, of New Brighton,
was a Tottenville visitor yesterday.
Miss Lillian Surre has returned to
her home in Manhattan, after a visit
with Mrs. George Hoehns.
Reuben Androvette, Jr., has return
ed to his duties on the Staten Island
railroad after a three weeks’ vacation.
J. F Bedell, of Main street, was a
New York visitor yesterday.
Frank Wood, who has been on the
sick list for some time, is able to be
about again.
Captain Reuben Androvette and
family, of Tottenville, have returned
from Roxbury, N. Y., where they
spent a week.
James F. Bedell and family, of
Amboy avenue, are back from their
trip to Asbury Park.
Miss Essie Thrall, of Princess Bay,
lias resigned her position at the S. S.
White Dental Works to accept a similar
position in New York City.
Alfred J. Androvette, of Kreischer
ville, has returned home after a west
ern trip.
NO WIND, NO RACE.
Calm** Compel Another Postpone
ment off i'ni» Contest.
HIGHLAN DS OF NAVESINK. N. J.. j
Sept. 2.—The race scheduled between
Reliance and Shamrock III. was de
clared off for lack of wind.
Despite the weather conditions that
made it almost a certainty that no race
could be sailed the yachts made for the
starting line. The wind was not over
three miles. They lay about the light
ship for more than two hours in ti e
hope of the breeze freshening, but the
committee boat finally signaled the
race was off. The yachts dropped their
sails, picked up their tows and made
for their anchorages at Sandy Hook.
The committee boat started up the
bay, flying signals for a race today.
THE CHICAGO MURDERS.
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ConfeNMion In Fhieajro Hallway Barn
Crime.
CHICAGO. Sept. 2.—Willi a confes
sion implicating himself and naming
Gustave Malatesta. a former convict,
as leader in the raid. John Slender, a
prisoner at the Englewood police sta
tion, is said by Captain Sliippy to have
told a complete story of the S.'I.ihio rob
bery and double murder at the Chicago
City railway’s receiving office early
Sunday morning.
Sleuder, who is a former employee of
the railway company, denied knowl
edge of the najnes of the other two men
who took part in the crime, but the po
lice believe he may be brought to re
veal their identity.
Lu«*an on Trial For Murder.
WATERTOWN. X. Y.. Sept. 2.-The
trial of Clark Lucas has opened at
Lowville before Justice Watson M.
Rogers. Lucas is charged with having
shot and killed Thomas Carroll, his
fnther-in-lnw.
Her One lluiMlrcUlli ItirUnliiy.
PLAINFIELD, X. .1.. Sept. 2.-Mrs.
, Letitia Remsen is celebrating the one
hundredth anniversary of her birth
with a reception at the honlc of her
son, A. C. Remsen. on Saiiforf avenue.
FOLEYSHONEYfTAR
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PiCNIC INDOORS.
Discouraged by tlie many rainy days,
several of the ambitious oneg, unable
to have tlie picnic which they had
planned out of doors, gathered at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. F. I. Perry, of
Rahway avenue, Saturday and spent
the day and evening. Those present
were Mrs. Susan Dixon, the Misses
Florence and Anna Dixon. Mr. Bert
Dixon. Mrs. S. B. Rathbun, Miss
Katherine Rathbun, Mt. George Rath
pun, Mrs. Bache, Miss Baclie, Mr.
and Mrs. J. Edgar Brown, Miss Edna
J. Brown, Mr. Perc.> Brown. Miss
Elsie Woodruff and Mr. Frank Wood
ruff.
PLEASANTLY ENTERTAINED.
On Monday evening Miss Grace
Huber entertained a few of her friends
in honor of her guest. Those present
were the Misses Alice Gidley, Bertha
Powers, Jeanette Numbers, Anna
Ostrawich, Katheryn Brown, Nellie
Carpenter, Jennie Shrouds,and Messrs.
Worth Gardiner, Willie Gardiner and
Walter Huber.
NEWS ITEMS.
The Misses Julia Dunne and Annie
Burns, of Brooklyn, are the guests of
their aunt, Mrs. Willis Gaylord.
Mr. and Mrs. Parks, of New York,
are visiting Mr. and Mrs. William
Edgar.
Miss Nellie Carpenter has returned
from Kingston, N. Y.
Mrs. Fanny Demarest is at home
after a trip io New York State.
The young ladies of Sewaren, who
are not members of the Land and
Water Club, will give a dance at the
club house tonight.
Mrs. S. M. Brewster and Miss Helen
Brewster have returned home after
spending the month of August at a
camp in New Hampshire.
Rev. Mr. Brower occupied the pulpit
of the Presbyterian church Sunday.
He was the gue6t of Mr. William
Henry Cutter.
Mrs. Walter Smith, of Brooklyn, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Arthur Liddle.
Mr. B. L. McNulty and family are
visiting at /lie Presbyterian manse.
Miss Grace Huber will enter the
State Normal School at Trenton next
fall.
Mr. Willis Gaylord is liaving his
home piped, preparatory to liaving it
lighted with ascetylene gas. Mr.
Willit Denike is superintending the
work.
Miss Bessie Schenck, of Newark, is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. S. B. Rath
bun. of Rahway avenue.
Mrs. Walter Smith, of Brooklyn,
spent Monday with Mrs. Seth Lock
wood, of Prospect Hill.
On Friday evening the yonng people
of Woodbridge enjoyed an informal
dance given at the W. A. A. club
house by Mrs. S. B. Hinsdale. About
sixty were there and the dancing kept
up until 12 o’clock.
Mrs. Walter Parker and family have
returned to their home in Zeliner,
Pa., after a pleasant visit at the home
of her parents at Spa Spring. She
was accompanied by her sister,
Mavme Brazzell.
CAR MAGNATES' TRIAL.
EnKini'cr nnrclift<- of (he Mail Train
Tells His Story.
NEWARK, N. J.. Sept. 2.-The trol
ley disaster trial of the eleven director,
and executive officers of the North Jer
sey Street Railway company, who art
accused of manslaughter, was resumed
James Kay was the first witness. Un
tier cross examination he testified tha1
he had for about a minute before the
accident a good view of the motorman
of the ill fated trolley car. The witness
said he was standing just south of the
steam railroad tracks, and when he
first saw the motorman the latter ap
peared to be struggling hard at both
brakes in an effort to stop the car. Wit
ness thought the car was going at a
medium rate of speed. The car appear
ed to be under control—that is. consul
ering the rate at which it was going.
The next thing the witness saw wa
the trolley car crashing through the
railroad gates: then it came Into colli
sion with the train. He said he could
not be sure whether or not the trolley
car had come to a stop before the colli
sion occurred.
William R. Bowerman. a high school,
pupil who was on the wrecked car. tes
titled that the car did not stop before it
broke through the gate, although he
felt the brakes applied. Joseph Shapiro,
another pupil, testified that he was on
the crowded front platform when the
brakes were applied and that he was
pushed or jumped off. Other school
children testified to the same effect.
With trembling voice and quaking
body taut warned tne questioning conn
sel of the witness' nearness to col
lapse. Oscar Barcliffe, whose engine
crushed out the lives of nine Newark
school children, retold his part in that
catastrophe—an experience that made
him for weeks a raving maniac and
has left him gray, drawn, paralyzed, a
physical wreck.
“Then I realized that the trolley cat
couldn't he stopped, and 1 tried to stop
my engine. I put off all power and
threw the brake to emergency and"—
Again Barcliffe hesitated, as if speech
failed him. and dropped his eyes to the
floor. Suddenly lie exclaimed:
"The emergency—the full power of
the brakes—I threw it on. I did all I
could to prevent the accident. 1 know
1 did!
"The trolley car was there. I thought
it would come down to the gate and
stop, hut it did not. My God. you don't
know how they run to #Ue gates and
stop.”
He waved his hand toward Justice
Dixon, against whose chair he was
standing, and continued in quickened
speech:
“They come at speed to the very
gates. You think they will stop; you
thiuk they won't stop; you don’t knowT
wlmt to think: you don't know what to
do. It raises the hair on your head.
You don't know the feeling.”
Mr*. Kenney Shot l»y Her Son.
NAUGATUCK, Conn.. Sept. 2.—Mrs.
J. II. Kenney, wife of a prominent
business man and former burgers, was
accidentally shot in the face by her
son Raymond, aged twelve. The t, diet
entered the left side of the nose, pass’d
through the right eye and camey
through the frontal hone close
temple. A slight, variation in its
would have resulted in im
death. The physicians say,
that she will recover.
NEGRO PASTOR SHOT
Rev. Planving Killed by
the Brain While
STAMFORD. Conn.. Sept,
ported murder in Oscar, La.,
Iiov. La Forest A. Planving.
the Industrial School For
pie in that town, will be
ject of a communication from
C. J. Ryder, I>. D.. of this city,
sponding secretary of the American
Missionary association, to Governor
Heard of Louisiana. Dr. Ryder said
that his information about the murder
was limited to a brief dispatch contain
ing the bare announcement of the fact.
While on his way home Sunday night
on the main road near False river he
was tired upon from a cotton field. The
first shot struck the horse which the
negro was riding, and the second struck
Planving in the back of the head, pen-j ^
etrating his brain and causing instant
death. It is claimed that Planving had
been making incendiary speeches to the
negroes of the community, advising
them not to work for or to have any
thing to do with white people, and it is
believed that these alleged utterances
had much to do with the assassination.
Booker T. Washington was to have
visited this vicinity next mouth as the
guest of Planving aud deliver a series
Vi ICVlUiCO.
Qunrnnliue ait El Paao.
EL PASO. Tex., Sept. 2.—Acting up
on Instructions from Austiu, local
state health officers have established a
quarantine at this port of entry
against Monterey. Victoria and Bi
nales. Mexico, where yellow fever U
said to exist.
Robber. Got Key. Only.
KINGSTON. N. Y„ Sept. 2. — The
post office in the grocery store ol
Charles Puniond at Old Hurley has
been entered by burglars, who
all the keys of the mail bags,
else of value was taken.
THOMAS F. BURKE
. .Funeral Director..
This is the only up-to-date Fcsmul
establishment in Perth Amboy & vicinity
Office; Rf.sidknci
363 State St. 27 Mechanic St.
Telephone 45f Telephone 46m
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