Perth Amboy evening news. [volume], November 13, 1903, Image 5

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f SOUTH AMBOY"
THE OVERHEAD BRIDGE.
Superintendent ofR ilrocid Thought Majori
ty of People Wanted it.
The superintendent lor the P. It. R.
company says there was a great mis
understanding abont the overhead
bridge as planned lor crossing over
the P. R. R. He understood that it
was tho desire of the people instead
of only a few, and went to a great
expense and trouble in having tho
spot chosen where the bridge was to
cross, under that impression. '
Some ol the people think it would
be dreadful to have the ‘‘holo in tho
wall” closed anil the people forced to
go so far out of their way to reach
their homes when going from flic bor
ough. It certainly would, but an
overhead bridge at tho spot designat
ed, if it could be had without the
other being closed, would be a good
^ tiling for Bergen Hill and Meclmnics
vilie, as it would help boom tlie
growth of both places and enable the
pooplo to reach their homes easier in
tho upper part of the latter place
without climbing through a lot of
heavy saud, as it is ou a iiiil and some
of the people living there, when inter
viewed, claimed that even those who
brought vegetables in town, did not
drive up there and tliev were very
eager to have the overhead bridge so
that the venders could come in to
Mechanicsville in that wav.
EVERYBODY TALKS GUNNING.
Many from this Borough in the Woofs and
Meet with Much Success.
I If auyono is asked for nows at pres
ent, tliev bogiu to tell of someone
who has gone on a gunning trip or of
the number of rabbits shot by some
one. It is the principal topic of con
versation.
It was told that a party of three
had shot anil carried eighteen rabbits
through Broadway, another member
of the family was informed that they
had forty and still another member
was told that they had forty pairs of
rabbits, eighty in all. So we leave it
for the render to guess how many
were really shot by them, remember
ing that the figure eight was iu all
throe statements.
, Mr. Henry Petty wrote homo that
- ^ lio and Mr. Ryerson had shot sixty
rabbits the first day tliev were out
gunning at Wickatunk. We know
that a gunuor started out fifteen min
utes of 2 o’clock Wednesday, in this
borough, and returned home before -I
o’clock with a line rabbit ami would
have had the pair if a farmer’s doe
had not got after them. Tuesday the
local sports were out on time a great
many going out of town, so the early
trolley ear going out carried a large
number of them.
WELL LIGHTED HOMES.
A Cheerful Sight for those Passing—Resi
ilences in John S'reit.
There is nothing more cheerful
when passing through tlio streets,
than a well lighted house. The home
of Mr. auil Mrs. Willis Fisher, on
John street, is very attractive and
pretty, evenings. Brilliantly lighted,
i and with tlio [shades up, showing
«L the lace curtains, it soems a reflection
of tlio happiness within and causes
ouojn passing to exclaim, “What a
j nrnt.tv house and lovely home that
f is-”
| Tho homo of Mr. J. Smith is an
L other very attractive one on John
street. If only the peoplo would let
their lights shine with tho window
shutters open, how pleasant it would
be for those who are busy through the
dav and walk out evenings for recrea
tion. Liko the personal news items
in tho papers, it brings them in touch
with the social world and helps
brighten their life too. for it gives
tiiem something harmless to talk
about.
BURNED SCHOOL BOOKS.
Tho schools have been closed and
, school hooks burned, it is said, at
| Hoimotta, on account of a nnniber of
cases of malignant scarlet fevor, in
L that place. It has oreatod quite an
excitement in this borough, as so
many have friends there.
AJfat *1
in the coffee bin—not |
a pleasant thought, R
yet when coffees are R
kept open in bulk who |
knows what different i
"things" come climb
ing and floating in ?
Lion Coffee
put up in sealed packages insures
cleanliness, uniform quality,
freshness and delicious flavor.
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HOUSES ON MAIN STREET.
Mr. Deals’ Home is Progressing -Ihe 0!J
Stsver.’a Ma-slon.
Mr. Dents’ house on Mum street is
about ready for roofing. Mr. Car
uerry will put up tiie leaders and gut
ters, and Frame Jennings, of James
burg, will do the slating. Mr. Dents
has been a long time building his
bouse on account ot doing so much
work for others, hut lie is anxious
now to get it finished so lie can have
possession by winter.
If tiie house, the old Stevens man
sion, was finished too, it would look
much better than as it is at present.
It rather spoils the appearance of
Main street. It is said.that it will be
lot to two families when finished, as
it is a double house. How the one
who had the house built at first on
the Steven property, would I'e aston
ished if they could know the fate of
tiie once fine mansion. It is far better
though, than for it to go to destruc
tion as it was fast doing.
SAVING THEIR MONEY.
People are Buying Lillie now Because of
ihc Approaching Holidays.
Sonic of our merchants say they
guess this must have been a poor pay
day as they have seen very little of
the money. Guess they forget that
tho holidays are approaching and
money must be on hand for that
Thanksgiving dinner and also to pur
chasojjbargains for Christmas gifts.
Mrs. Hunt has some lovely goods in
already and we hope her friends
won’t forget her this year with so
many of the surprise stores to choose
from, for she 1 as been one of tho most
obliging of storekeepers, always.
WAS BAD ADVICE.
A litllo boy was heard to say to some
girl companions on their way homo
from school, “Why don’t you make
believe Jvon have a headache, I often
do it. ‘ ’ That was bad advice my
little mnn and some day yon may re
gret tho deception yon make use of
instead of stmloing. You would bet
ter giv e it up and study while you
can, these false headaches won’t
help yon gain a position later in life
that a good education will.
OIL GOES UP.
Kerosene oil has gone up in price
again, one cent more a gallon. A
great many are using tho oil heaters,
but it is becoming rather expensive.
Chestnut coal is six dollars a ton de
livered, or live dollars and sixty cents
per ton in the ynrd, but even at those
figures it would seem that it would
pay bettor to use it instead of oil,
especially if the latter is going tc
continue to advance one cent a gallon
each week as it has been doing the
hist three weeks.
MAP OF IMPROVEMENT.
Clerk Birmingham has a map of the
proposed improvement, the straigth
euiug of Pino avenue etc., and it
done, it will niako the opening be
neath the P. It. It. bridge fifty feet
wide instead of twenty, by widening
it thirty feet, as stated in Wednes
day’s Nows. Tho company lias appear
ed to be willing to do this so it looks
encouraging at present.
MISSIONARY SPOKE.
A Macedonian missionary spoke in
tho M. E. church last night on mis
sionary work among his people. He
1ms told that he is from a uoblo family
and if he had not become a Christian
ho would have been holding a position
officially in his own country that
would bring him $10,000 yearly. He
hns a brother at Thesalonica at the
present time.
A GREAT SUCCESS.
Tho Fireman’s ball, Protection
Engino Company, was a great success.
There was a great crowd in attend
ance and ail had a very enjoyable
time.
SPECIAL MEETING.
A special meeting ol' the committeo
of the w hole was held at Borough
Hall, Thursday night. The granting
of two franchises was discussed and
some private business was goue over.
INVITATIONS OUT.
g Invitations are out for tho sociable
and dance at K. of P. Hall of the .Tr.
O. U. A. M. to lie hold on Thanks
giving eve.
NEWS ITEMS.
Miss Mamie Crough iias returned
lionie aftor spending a lew days with
h r cousin, Mr. D. M. Anderson, of
Brooklyn.
Mrs. A. Bushman and daughter I
Mrs. He nry Decker, of Ernston, me
visiting Mrs. Fred Bushman, who is
very ill at her home in New York
City.
Ouo of our fishermen said the bay
was foil of fish Sunday and that the
sea gulls were as busy ns possible cap
turing them. They mnst have disap
peared by Monday, for none of them
were caught it appears and the fisher
men are out of business again.
Mrs. M. E. Sexton, of Broadway,
and Mrs. Willis Fisher, of John street,
were Newark visitors Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smock, of
Second street, are out of town visit
ors.
Bobert Stratton lias returned home
from a pleasant visit at Lockport,
New York. It goes without saying
that “Bob” had a good time.
It is said that Cliailes Cox, of
George street, is going to move to
Snyroville where ho is employed.
Whitehead Brothers are loading a
two masted schooner with moulding
sand at their docks.
Mrs. Noah Furman, of John street,
was a New York visitor Wednesday.
41 ..ir r.
Church street it wouhl be a good time
for the trustees of the Presbyterian
church to bring up tlio mattor of
straightening the fcuco around on
Broadway and improve that street too,
as they have long talked about doing.
Rev. Joseph Garretson, of Keyport,
is to deliver a lecture on “The dark
side of life in Libby Prison” on Fri
day overling at the 11. E. cliurcdi at
Cheesequakes.
Joseph Fenton, Justice Robert
Mason and a number of other mem
bers of Goneral William B. Truax Post
No. 118, went to South River last
night to attend a meeting of tlie G.
A. R. of that town. They were anti
cipating a fine time.
Iustead of Mrs. Baker having sold
tlio house Mr. Martin resides in, she
is about to have it repaired. It is
supposed that parties whom Mrs.
Baker sent to see what repairs were
noeded on account of the ravages of
tlie storm, her daughter and husband
were seen to go there, and people
jumped to tlie conclusion that they
had purchased tlio property and told
it.
Robert G. Miller and George Kuhn,
of New Brunswick, were borough
visitors yesterday.
It is said that tlie laying of the
corner stone of tlio new Polish church
at South River, will take place on
Sunday, with tlie usual ceremonies.
f:i in.
’ At the beginning of Ibis year tber*
were altogether 1 ,>12 foreigners r, h
i::g it: To! :j. Tin y ir.ehulcsi C84 Chineee
Americans, JD8 ICrplirbrn v.. ! • Co
r?a:;y, Sd (it rman?. si Kr, r.chiv.t“i: li -
liir.ns, 10 Russians, 8 Canadian s, i Sv.Li
►and 0 Austrians.
Hopspm for Sorfli Afri n.
The shipments of remounts from
Hungary to South Africa amounted to
1.1,(141) in 1002, art; account for $5,i70.MM.
it. is said that the llungariar.-brcc
burst's ar;' wonderfully adapted to Liu
climate and soil of South Alrica.
Safety in Mt‘t*l».
A medical authority says that in
railway collisions nearly all the pas
sengers who are asleep escape to a
great extent the bad effect of shaking
and concussions, Nature’s own anaes
thetic preserving them.
Ame;*l<*j!» liiMik.il «tt .Ia?>:sn.
Japan has more translations of Amer
ican books than any other foreign na
non. (iidduig s principles or micioi
og;\” Mavo Smith’s “Statistics of So
ciology” anil “Little Lord Fauntlcroy”
have had large sales.
A Limited Industry.
Chemists' shops are limited to a cer
tain number in Germany, and new li
censes are rarely granted. A business
was sold for £9,600 in Danzig recently
including £5,000 for the license.
Gerniuiiy'n Glove Industry.
The glove industry of Germany has,
during ihe last few years, made such
strides that the output is now’ believed
to equal that of France. There are 1,100
glove factories in Germany.
Eyesight ami Tight Collars.
An authority on the subject declares
that many cases of defective eyesight
are caused by wearing tight, colors,
which interfere with the circulation of
blood to the head.
lie Makes X« ’Will.
\ Chinaman is compelled by the law of
l;ls land to leave his possessions to his
n.afe children. He can make r.o excep
tions in favor of anyone.
JiiptinoKC Prisoner..
According to an official Japanese re
port, there were, at the end of June last,
5: .779 persons in prison in Japan, in
cluding 3.249 women.
When Cocking Snnoe.
A too rapid boiling ruins the flavor of
any sauce. It must boil up once, but
should never do mere than simmer after
ward
i 1
Every new lot brings beauty
touches and these especially made
for us, those we have just received,
show finite charming effects most
unusual at these popular prices.
Waists of flannel.i.49 up
Waists of Staul Briliantine and
Mercerized goods.98c up
Philip Levine
Tha Hew Cloak Store.
351 State Street,
M ur Fnyeti o
When people want help they adver
tise in i lie Evening News. Those
looking for help should bear this in
mind.
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PHILEMON'S PROGRAM.
Literary Society will Me-t Montby Af; r
r oori in K. of P.Hall.
The Philemon Literary Society will
hold a meeting in the K. of P. Hall,
Amboy avenue, Monday afternoon.
The following is the program: Life
of Washington Irving, by H. G. Stiles;
Music, Selected; Influence of the
Sketch book upon England and of the
Conquest of Granada upon Spain, Mrs.
W. D. French; Reading from Irving,
Mrs. H. II. Chapin; Music. Selected:
Life and Work of James Fennimoie
Cooper, Miss Funny Joline.
WILL HOLD A BALL
Fnrl Qnrial f.liih Annniiifnrl a
Committee to Wake Arrangements.
At tlio meeting of the West Eml
Social Club, Wednesday nignt, it was
deciacd to hold tneir ball and recep
tion in K. of P. Hnll ou Thursday,
December 10. The following commit
tee was appointed to make all the
necessary arrangements: .lames Jlc
Caffeiy. William Gaul, Hicham Hur
ley, Louis Dougherty, Theodore
Lnhey. William Blooclgood is to be
Moor manager, assisted by William
G.iul.
REPAIRING STATION.
Carpenters have been at work all
this wtek repairing the railroad
stition at Princess Hay. Many new
improvements will bo added, and
when the work lias 1 eeu completed
the commuters will iiarldy recognize
the old place.
JERRY IS DEAD.
Tiie people of Tcttenville who have
t aveled back and fortii to New York
for years, wero greatly shocked to
hear of the death of old Jerry Rear
don, the retired special policeman of
the S. I. R. T. railroad. “Jerry”
was well known and very popular.
RALLY TONIGHT. ~~"
Tonight will be a great night for
t io Epwortli Leaguers of Bethel M.
E. church, Amboy avenue, for it is
their grand rally. Visitors from many
places will be present, also many
speakers.
WON GOLD METAL.
Miss Ida Mickel lias won tHe gold
medal, offered for oratory work ly
the Woman’s Christian Temp.ranee
Union ol' Staten Island.
I.ort! Conor.'* ‘ot o-3 Pa?:'.
Id!." so ;•..?• . ;. • n who a Move ; reat
i ess in after life. Lor.': Carso:'.’a school
r puta:iunyr-'as rot of the inogtyiromis
insr. "He was clove r • • ouch." on< <rf his
old masters said recently, “but he was
incorrigibly lazy and was far more im
mersed in mischief-and practical joking
than in hi- books. Ar.d yet. although he
never did a stroke of work he ccv.ld by
any exercise of ingenuity avoid, he could
always somehow manage to hold his own
with the other boys of bis form.”
It I» the I.rrseat.
The movl extensive wire cenarinme
world is owned by the Roumanian gov
ernment. A railway tunnel 2.GuO l'eet
long between Galatr. and Barboshi couid
not be used for railway purposes because
of inferior construction. It was leased to
a wine dealer, who has turned it into an
iminensf wine-cellar.
Costly Kook.
The per?'ra! e-tate cf JIcber R
Bishop included manuscripts on jade
which are to be published at an outlaj
of at least $75.cub. The copies are to b<
limited to 100. and it is stiplated tbai
they shall be distributed only to cer
tain museums and libraries in this coun
try and Europe.
Considered of Ynlwe \on,
There are immense forests of Alep
po pines in Algeria, which have up tc
now been considered of little value;
the suitability of ibis wood for road
paving and for timbers for mines and
tclegrruh posts, may have ihe effect of
enhancing the value of these forests.
After Over-Indulgence
get your stomach and liver
into proper condition by us
ing this renowned old family
remedy
Beecham’s
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I Sold Everywhere—In boxes 10c. and 25e.
WOULD HAVE EiG PARK. j. 51
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Lorn nisb oner Willeox wants an Appropria- j ^
t;on of SI 500.000 for Park on Island, [lyn
- P.l
Tirl: (’ommisMoncr Willeox intends ret!
to nsk tlii; Board of Estimate next! A
i'n lav for it I .fiW/.OiKi to pnrrhaee 4,000 • on
i aer*'S i,f land on the southern shore of Ha!
j Staten Island for a big park. The. woi
|h,t: *'as a large frontnee on tliu water, elm
^nnd it is Mr. Willoox’s idpa to build j
a park that will he a recreation centre ! „ae
for people of all parts of the greater
city. "aI
DOUBLE WEDDING Mal
_ Mr.
Two Couples from Pleasan! Plain-, will be ^
Marritd this Month.
giv.
The invitations are out for the tine,
doable wedding of Miss Mabel Mnneo
to William Androvette, and Miss Maud II
Manee to Edward Shea, all of Hens
ant Plains, which will take place this Ha:
ii onth.
CLOSED EARLY.
eve;
Merchants Trying a New Idea and Way fruf
Adopt It Gene ally. ^
lane
On Wednesday night some of the f°
Tottenville stores closed at »i o’clock *rea
and others at b o’clock in the evening ‘,':J2
to try a new idea, that of i nrlv clos- \,‘K.
ing. The merchants seem to like it, a*e
and it may ho kept up all winter long, ;-r:j
OBITUARY. a»v
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Mrs. Clariss Lavand died at the Ian
home of her daughter, Mrs. Ida Blood- V1
LC£ii
ooud, of Johnson uvenne, at 4 o'clock ag t
Wednesday afternoon at tho age of ora,
seventy-nine years. The funeral was jus
held at o'clock this afternoon from
her late residence. Rev. John C. scri
Fair, cf St. Stephens church, ofliciat- "Th
c l. Interment was in the Moravian ten
cemetery at New Dorp.
_ the
Walter Marshall, thirty-seven vears inn|
old, died at his home on Amboy nve
’ , . , _ -cun
nne, Pleasant Prams, late yesterday of .
afternoon from pleurisy, caused by a alei
heavy cold. The funeral arrangements
are being made. Mr. Marshall was
well knovu in Pleasant Plains, he
h iving been Postmaster nuder the first
mTjr/A».iIf.i<11. 11 *~' *■ - ^ ?.’
NEWS ITEMS. it
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Mrs. William Scrvenhaven, of East of s
Broadway, who has been ill, is irn- linP
proving. tha1
oec
Harry Killmeyer, of Stapleton, was ^a»
iu Tottenville yesterday. v.rdi
Mrs. H. Reed anil daughter Lillian, Iccl
of Broadway, were New Yort visitors f’ov
Wednesday. They saw “The Lights inB
HQr
cf Home," at tlie 11th Street Theatre.
RESCUING THE PATIENTS. :'r;e
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FIrp is? :» Hon»c ( RiiNpd ( onuii r
Q f
nation AmunK Uttlc Min.rrasoi
in Nev. York I II}.
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At a recent fire in a large flat house
in New York, when all 'he tenants st
had been safely accounted for, says lr *!
.he New York San, and the firemen *° 1
were at work on the tire, a little girl tnc
ran into the ruadivay and shouted: ’uri
“O Nellie! Poor Nellie will get 50n
burned up, 'cause she’s still in the s*st
house!'’
‘‘Didn’t Nellie come out with you?”
ujquu ru inv uauuium vmci. ^
"No.” answered the child. ‘'Nellie ,
and Minnie, too, are stiii up thei“* on ^
the second floor on the parlor sofa.
My mamma don't know miltin’
about it.” In
The battalion chief sent some men (ver
up a ladder to the scccnd floor, but ^us
they returned with the information
that there were no children tlicie.
Then one of the firemen questioned T1
the child who tailed about Minnie aas
and Nellie. per
“Why, they're my dolls,” she ex
plained. "They were in the hospital,
, yet tine new leys on.” N<
Several other children had gathered :an
on the block and were begging the
firemen and police to rescue their
dolls. .
It was learned that the janitor of !
the building had for the Iasi 20 years 1
conducted a doll's hospital in the I
neighborhood, and that there were 24 j_
crippled dolls in his infirmary when *****
the fire was discovered.
When the firemen had got through
with their work the children male in
quiries as to whether any of the pa
tients had been burned. Fifteen dolls,
which had fuliy recovered and were S
well enough to be taken home, were
turned over to their owners.
In England.,
The lord chief justice is. by virtue of
his office, the principal coroner of Eng
land. ___ jobbl
Servant* In I ondon. ^
Only 11 percent, of the families of Lon
don employ a servant, but there are 205,
858 persons of the servant class.
Pins of Ancient Muke.
Pics have been found among the |v
Egyptian mummieii and in the pttkis
' tone caves of Switzerland. fur