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VOL. XXV. NO. 37 PERTH AMBOY, N. J., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 1903 FIRST EDITION
IMPOSING CEREMONY
AT ST. MARTS NEW
CHURCH YESTERDAY.
Corner Stone Laid by Bishop McFaul in Presence of Large Assem
blager-Big Parade Preceded the Ceremony...Many Visitim
Clergymen Present_Bishop Made Short Address in IVhicI
he Congratulatea the Parish.
Perhaps the largest number of peopl*
who ever gathered in this city to se<
a corner stone laid, assembled a'
Center and Mechanic streets yesterday
afternoon when Bishop McFaul, oi
Trenton, laid the corner stone of th<
new church being erected by St
Mary’s parish. It was a day long t<
be remembered by the catholics ol
this oity. Preceding the ceremony f
parade passed through the principa
streets, disbanding at the site of th<
new edifice.
The bishop arrived in Perth Amboj
at 10.15 over the Pennsylvania rail
road. He was met by a carriage anc
escorted to the catholio rectory ir
Center street. At 1.30 o’clock the
following catholic societies of thii
city assembled at the home of the
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Ancient Order of Hibernians, Sar
Salvador Council, Knights of Colum
• bus; CaUfolio Club, St, Alovsiuf
Cadets, Catholic Legion, a body con
sisting of the congregation and a
number of visitors from out of town.
Voss’ band from Newark, had been
engaged, and at 2 o’clock the march,
led by Chief Marshal Thomas Burke,
and his aids, John Kelly, William
P. O’Hara and Dennis Desmond, was
started. The route was uo Smith
street to High, around City Hall park,
down High to Buckingham avenue,
to State to Centre, to the church,
where they disbanded to await the
coming of the bishop.
The bishop soon appeared and the
exercises began. On the floor ot the
new church a small organ had boeu
placed for the occasion, and when the
bishop had blessed the corner stone,
the choir sang a few hymns and the
band played several selections. The
ceremony of laying the stone was
watched with interest and after a
march around the wall the bishop
made a short address. He told of the
progress of man all through the ages
and.of the foundation of the Christian
religion, fie congratulated St. Mary’s
parish upon the work they had started
and said lie hoped to be able to con
secrate the edifice in the near future.
After his address, the bishop accom
panied by the clergy, made his way
to the rectory where he waited until
the 5 o’clock train for Trenton.
The visiting priests were Monseig
neur O’Grady, of New Brunswick,
Dean, Mulligan, of Camden; Rev. \v.
A. Miller, of Plainfield; Rev. John
U D-„ Porr W A T .0*1 TXT of
South Amboy; Rev. James A. Farring
ton, of Sayreville; Rev. J. H. Keifer,
of New Brunswick; Kev. Father
, Byrnes, Totteuville; Rev. H. A.
V Griffen, of Woodbridge, and Rev.
I John F. Norris, of Trenton. From
B Perth Amboy were Rev. Francis
B Januscheck, Kev. Stephen Radosczy,
r SEXTON’S PUZZLE.
This picture repr sents the name of a
City. Can you guess it? __
The winner of Hatu-dav’s prize was J. B.^rol'h
'i he answer to Saturday's puzzle was Louis
ville.
The prize for to-day will be
I BOTTLE ASSORTED FRUIT BALLS,
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Rev. J. Zielinski, Rev. B. T. O’Con
nell, Rev. S. A. Mitchell, and Rev
i T. F. Blake.
At all the masses in the morning i
collection was taken up for the church
At 12 o’clock, when a large crowc
of people were inspecting the new
i church, John Crawford started th<
idea of dropping a penny in the hollow
. of the stone. When tins was countec
. the amount was nearly S3.65.
clambakT
ATTENDED
BY MANY.
Firemen had Big Outing at Excel
sior Grove Yesterday-Ex
cellent Bake.
FOR ALLENTOWN TRIP.
me ciamuaKe oi tne r-ertn aiiidoj
Fire Department was held at Loeser’s
Excelsior grove yesterday afternoon
and last evening, and that the fire
laddies had plenty of friends conld
easily le seen from the'crowd which
went out to help them along.
The money cleared will go toward
defraying the expenses of the trip tc
Allentown to take part in the parade
of that place on October 8.
The bake was to be opened at 1
o’clock but it was well toward 2
o’clook before it was ready and every
one was hungry. After dinner the
crowd made merry in all kinds of
athletio sports. In the evening social
features held the crowd. It was earlv
this morning when all went home,
tired bat happy.
The committee of arrangements,
who planned things so successfully
were J. A. Danner, chairman; Will
iam Hartman, treasurer; John H.
Hallahan, secretary; Patrick Rocks,
Charles McKenzie, L. F. Cosgrove,
Peter Martin, Louis H. Van Horn and
Theodore Anderson.
CELEBRATION COST $25.
Paul Martin Claims he Carried a Revolver
to Protect H mself.
Paul Martin, of 615 State street,
was fined $25 when arraigned before
Recorder Piokersgill in the police
court this morning. He was accused
of recklessly shooting a revolver at
his home. When asked to explain his
action, Martin saul ne carried the
weapon to protect himself against a
fellow countryman. He said this
fellow had assaulted him about seven
months ago and he exhibited a largo
scar on the head. He feared the man
might attack him again. He said
when he felt a little hilarious lie was
apt to shoot the pistol off as a kind of
celebration. Besides the fine, the
weapon was confiscated.
Coni Land Contest Settle:!.
PUEBLO, Colo.. Sept. 21.—'I he com
hind contest between fho govornmen4
and the Colorado Fuel and Iron eonipn
ny, which has occupied the utt nti n o
the Pueblo land office and the Wash
ingtou authorities for the last four
months, has been settled liy couipm
mise. The steel company will pay $20
per acre, the price asked for the eoa
land, instead of $2.50 paid for timlie;
and stone land claims. It is understood
the Colorado Fuel and Iron company
will pay about $500,000 Tli ■ Victor
Fuel company lias also settled with the
government on the same basis on a
large number of coal 1: ml claims taken
up under the timber uml stone act.
Soft Shell Grabs
Water Rockaway Oysters
Connecticut Liitle Week CldlflS
|W0RRELL’sT/46 Smith Street.
UNIONS WILL
RESUME THE
OLD SYSTEM.
' Plan to have.One Business A
' gent for all Fails with Mr.
Zellers Resignation.
SUGGESTED BY BOSSES.
b Employers Complained of Men having a
Day off Each Week to Attend to Union
Affairs During Busy Season—An Agent
for all was Intended to do Away with
t^is Objection
At the meeting of the Central Labor
Board, Saturday, the resignation of
William Sellers as business agent of
the Perth Amboy trade unions, was
u-umvfu uuu auuopiuu. Aii liio uuiuus
will now go back to the former cus
tom of having a delegate of their
own.
The idea of appointing one business
agent to represent all the union was
suggested a few months ago by a
number >of bosses, who thought that
if one man should be employed by the
trades as their business agent, and
should give all his time to this duty
for which he should receive a certain
sum per week, that many of the
annoying little things in the labor
world would be abolished. Now that
each union is to have its own delegate
it means that the delegates will be
compelled to take one day every week
to look out for the interests of his
union. If it is a busy season many
bosses object. Why Mr. Sellers re
signed, no one seems to know.
Real Estate column page 2
HAD $1,130
IN BUNDLE.
Laborer Arrested and Large Sum
of Money Found on
his Person.
“When Frank Sedasky, of 22 Cort
land street, was arrested by Police
man John Huff this morning upon
complaint of Mrs. Frances Scheanki,
of 29 Cortland street, who accused
him of threatening to kill her, the
police little thought that they nad
struck a walking gold mine, but when
Sergeant Dunham searched the prison
er, he found in the man’s pistol pocket
a small package, neatly wrapped. The
sergeant asked Sedasky what it was
and when he was told it was money,
the police thought it ridiculous, but
opened the package to learn the truth.
A roll of greenbacks met their gaze
and when it was counted it totaled at
$1,130. This, with the ocher moncv
found on the follow, amounted in all
to $1,153, which the fellow was carry
ing about with him.
Sedasky said he lias been in this!
country eight years and. lias been
saving money since the time lie land
ed. He said some of the bills he has
had since the first year he arrived
here. He is employed at the Am
erican Smelting & Refining Company’s
plant as a laborer. He says lie hai
always carried bis earnings with him.
Sedasky said he would take the ser
geant’s advice aDd put his earnings iu
t bank as soon as he as liberated.
Card of Thanks.
The family of M. C. Neilson wish
to thank their many friends who so
kindly assisted them in their late be
reavement in the death of their son j
ind brother, Neil Neilson.
Lost anything: A cent-a-word ad. ■
in the Evening News will find it for |
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First-Class Work Guarantor!.
Telephone (15 1.
CHARLES PETERSON.
BAGGAGE EXP R ESS.
Orders left at Sexton's Pharmacy, 70 Smith .
“If
MASONS AT
NEW CHURCH
ON STRIKE.
Corner Stone Laid Yesterday and
Today the Work isa< a
Standstill.
WANT MOrT WAGES.
Declare that they are Rot Being Paid al
the Perth Amboy Scale -Are Willing to
Wrrl: for $2.63 per Day—“oss Could
not be Found this Morning—Helpers Say
they will not Work with Non Union Men.
•
The stone masons who have been at
wnrlr nn fif Mown’o n ■ > II> Pnr»mn
Catholic church, since the work com
menced, went out on strike this morn
ing and the work is now tied up.
The trouble Reems to be about wages.
When one of the masons was seen by
a News reporter, this morning, he
said:
“When we got onr pay Saturday we
found that we were receiving only
$3.50. Although we come from New
ark, the wage scale of Perth Amboy
calls for $3.60. We are union men
and demand union wages.”
When the reporter tried to see the
boss in charge, he was told that he
was not in town at present. The
helpers are also union men and refuse
to work with any others.
The strike, occurring this morning,
recalls the statement made by Bishop
McFaul in his address vesterday. In
congratulating the people upon the
erection of the new church, he stated
that he hoped the work would con
tinue without any more labor tronbleB
and interference by walking delegates.
ITALIAN WAS
SHOT IN LEG.
Says he Does not Know the
Cause Nor the Assailant’s
Name.
Metro Met', an Italian was shot in the
leg by a fellow countryman Sa till day
night about 7.10 o’clock. The shooting
took place near the A e can S nellin; 11
Rt fining Company's gate. Mcts says h
does not, known why he was shot, mi ll
er does |he know the man’s name. He
says lie would recognize him and the po
lice are invest g ting.
HEBREW HOLIDAYS
BEGIN TONIGHT.
Stores will be Closed Until Werfnes"
day—New Year is
5,664.
Tonight, at 6 o’clock all the Hebrew
stores in tms city win oe ciosen ami
will remain closed until Wednesday'
As has been told in the News, Rosli
Hoshana begins at snnset. This is
rlie first of the Hebrew holidays. The
new year is 5,664.
Carpentors wanted—A few good
carpenters. Emil Koyeu, 173 Elm
street. 9-11 -tf
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TO-NIGHT
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and 50 other Subjects
in moving pictures at Wil lei Music
| Hall.
Admission 25c-Children under 2 —15°
NOTE—The 400 new o; erai
chairs have arrived and are now j
in Hall.
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tEEF, IRON AND WINE
W prepare a Beef. Iron and Wine which
is compos d of the richest, pures’ extiac
beef, a fine qu Itty of wine and the 1110s
digestable form of Ir.n. This is a splendid
to ic, containing fc^e three eltme ts whicl>
every tonic should possess. Price 5J cent*
a large bot le,
'arisen’$ Prescription Pharmacy
HISTORIC VALUE OF
MANSION EXTOLLED
FROM THE PULPIT.
Rev. Dr. H. G. Mendenhall Tells of The Wonderful Events in which
The Westminster Home has Figured—Has Sheltered Men of
Revolutionary Fame—Few Buildings in the Country Like it
—Compared with Morristown it is of Much More Value.
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In tlie Presbyterian church last
night Rev. Dr. H. G. Mendenhall de
livered an eloquent discourse on
“ Reminiscenses of the Westminster
Home and its Future. ” A large con
gregation was present and showed un
usual interest in the historic mansion.
Dr. Mendenhall, after reading a por
tion of scripture relating to Paul’s
visit to Italy and describing how the
same buildings which the apostle
saw are ,still standing, and reverenced ,
announced his text, 1 Peter, 8:1.
“I stir up your pure minds by way
of remembrance. ”
He spoke as follows:
That was why the apostle wrote
this letter, to keep alive in the minds
of believers the word which he preach
ed and the life whicli he lived. ^ So
prone are we to forget the incidents
in onr own lives, that historic settings
are given onr birth, our marriage, the
death of our beloved, that these may
be held in remembrance. Our Master
knew how treacherous is the memory
and he gave the supper which we are
to celebrate in remembrance of Him.
So Peter writes this epistle that the
minds of his friends might be kept
full of the burning theme which
possessed his own life.
“We have constantly brought to our
minds in the nation, events which
have become historic, and which are
meant to teach us lessons that will
make us love our land more devoted
Iv. The 4th of July, Washington's
Birthday, Labor Day, Thanksgiving—
these mingle with our Christmas and
our Easter in the divine life te recall
events which re-kindle devotion for
the land here and the land beyond the
stars. Our minds are stirred up when
the day comes which commemorates
the event. The incidents connected
with it in the long ago come trooping
out from the past; and we live over
the heroism which made possible our
own safety and happiness now.
“1 want tonight to stir up your
minds by wav of remembering a build
ing which is now like a banqueting
hall deserted. The Westminster Home
is to many of us, known only as the
residence of the aged servants of the
church, who, having served their
generation, like faithful soldiers, re
tired to rest in a comfortable home
which had been provided for their
declining years.
“The memory of this building to
many of us will be very precious be
cause of the friends we knew. They
had come from distant parts of our
own land and from foreign countries,
after spending the bravest and most
vigorous years of their life in the
service of our great Creator, to rest
from their labois. China, India,
Persia, Africa have had their repre
sentatives within these walls and from
our country there were those who had
lived among the negroes, the Indians,
the Mormons, those who had been
pioneers out on the faraway frontier,
gathering the children into mission
schools, founding churches, laying
deep and broad the lines of a civiliza
non which nave maue possioie rne
great states beyond the Mississippi
The faithful wives of these toilers
have been with them, those who
shared with them the hardships and
dangers of these campaigns.
“The remini-cemes of these warriois
were not only interesting, but helpfnl !
ana inspiring. As we go into homes !
provided for the veterans of onr Civil ,
war and sit down with them aud hear
them tell the story of their battles and I
marches; as we go to Snug Harbor aud
hear the sailors tell of their voyages,
so to us were told stories, by these
veterans, of suffering, trial, hardship
which showed marvellous endurance
tVe do not realize what these men
have made for our nation. As our
jwn Whitman gave to ns Washington
and Oregon as Marquette, that brave
Roman Catholic, who blazed the trail <
to Wisconsin, Michigan and Minne- ;
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sota, so in the davs of onr Hthers the
veterans to whom we have said good
bye, opened other paths and laid Other
foundations for civic righteousness.
“In our church they have helped us V
with prayer, Jwith counsel and
out of their small income and now
their old home is deserted. You
wander through the rooms and your
steps awake the echoes. You go into
rooms hallowed witn song and prayer
and only the^bare walls look at yon.
The room which was hallowed with
the presence of the dead is gloomy
ami emDty and faces we learned to
love have gone and they will live only
as our pure minds are stirred to re
membrance as we look upon this
building.
“Then there come baca to us other
scenes as we torn the pages of history,
when there gathered within these
walls the elite and fashion of New
York oity in the summer time. Only
the other day a friend was telling of
the eminent persons met in this city
who were guests in the Brighton
House. Long before the popular sea
shore resorts south of us were opened
this hotel was famous for its guests
and its hospitality. Then as we go
back farther still we see them come
in their luxurious coaches with their
many black servants, for long before
the clouds of civil strife hung down
upon the horizon, the southern beaux
and belles came to this city for rest
and recreation. While the auction
block had long ago been banished
from our borders, the evidences of
the sorrows of this labor were here,
freely was money expended and soraes
of revelry were often witnessed with
in these rooms. It was the Virginia
reel and the Kentucky hoe-down then,
with old black Joe and his fiddle for
the orchestra. What stories could be
told of the innocent joys of these
davs, of the midnight drinking bouts!
of the troth plighted beneath these
great trees, of the political schemes
talked over on that great porch.
“Even these have all gone and we
know not whither they went. Our
imagination can picture much of it as
we look up at the old house, swarthy
with age, and call these reminiscenses
from twenty to fifty years back of us.
Men have come and men have gone,
but that old house still stands, while
multitudes might reveal many secrets
we knew not where to find the living,
and the dead long ago took their
secrets with them.
“Then our minds can be stirred up
by way of remembering it as a private
residence. Winding up among the
trees on the high knoll at the north
3ast corner of the grounds can be seen
traces of the carriage way, which Mr.
Biuen used. Out on the grounds
were placed pieces of marble brought
from Italy; in the room which was
Continued on page 2
WEATHER.
The forecast received at the local Sigaal
station is for clear and cooler.