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CHAUTAUQUA COMING TO
JAMESBURG IN JANUARY
Jauieeburg, Dec. 15—The citizens
of Jamesburg: and vicinity have af
last been guaranteed a three days
session of the well known Chautau
qua series of entertainment following
the meeting: of the guarantors, twentj
prominent residents of this place whc
have agreed to sell fifteen tickets and
insure the success of the affair thai
will mean so much to residents here
abouts.
At a meeting held at the residence
of the Rev. W. J. B. Edgar, on Church
street a representative of the Chau
tauqua to come this place, a Mrs. H,
M. Grigg met the local people and ex
plained Just what the proposed enter
tainments were to be.
Organization of the committee whc
will handle the affair, was perfected
at the meeting with the selection ol
the following set of officers:
General chairman, J. Rulon Dare;
secretary, Harry C. Groves; treas
urer, Condit M. l>avlson.
Next in order was the. appointing
Of the numerous committees: Tickets,
John H. Baremorc; advertising, Rev.
John Ehrenstine; hospitality, Rev.
Henry Johnson; decorations, J. Ed
mund Marryot.t; publicity, Ile v. W. J.
B. Edgar.
Dates have already been set nnd
the entertainments, miscellaneous in
nature, will be given both afternoons
and evening of January 16, 17, and
18, 1917.
Λ nominal price will be set for the
series of tickets and same can be
had by seeing any of the above named
committee. Already no little enthu
siasm has developed and this insures
the success of the entertainments by
the Chautauqua Association of Penn
tylvania, under whose auspices the
entertainments will be given.
ELLENDALE TERRACE
Mrs. Joseph Sharrott, of Perth
Amboy. visited at the home ot Benja
min I ). Kinsey, Thursday.
Mrs. Eisner was a Perth Amboy
visitor Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Irma Fennell, who lias been
111 at her home for the past few days,
is able to be out again.
George Barrett was a Carteret visi
tor Thursday
William Welsch, of Woodbrldge,
was noticed in town Thursday morn
ing.
George Munn, of Perth Amboy,
visited friends in town Wednesday
night.
Miss Rose Binder was a Keasbey
visitor Thursday night.
Benjamin Horowitz was a Perth
Amboy visitor Wednesday night.
Max Fennell was a Perth Amboy
Visitor Wednesday morning.
JA.YltùDUnû
All is In readiness for the big·
dance to be given by the Jamesburg
Athletic Association in Lange'e hall
tonight. A first class orchestra will
be present and this should insure a
food time.
Stanle^JStewart, who has made his
home wfrh Luther Ray les fo%* some
time, has resigned his position at
Helmetta and departed for parts un
known.
George R. Balles, of Oatzman ave
nue has disposed of his home on
Buckelew avenue during the past
Week. James Casey is the new own
er, having purchased the property.
The latter will take possession about
February first.
Tuesday night an entertainment of
more than ordinary interest to lov
ers of a miscellaneous character, will
be given In the Methodist church by
rrofeaeor Arthur W. Spooner, tTic
noted lecturer, author and poet. The
entertainment will be under the aus
pices of the Prpworth League of the
ChurcUaedthe funds donated to the
JbuildfiGÎHR&i wf Uit church.
Charles Noebels has purchased a
new Ford automobile and is using·
same m his business.
Miss Gertrude Wideberg, In train
ing in the McKinley hospital, Tren
ton, spent yesterday with her mother,
Mrs. Carl Wideberg, of Gatzmar ave
nue.
While at work at Helmetta yester
day afternoon, Andrew Kulbush suf
fered a painful injury to his foot
when a pick he was using entered the
foot to a considerable depth, necessi
tating the services of a physician.
Ex-Mayor Frank Jennings lias
been re-elected a member of the
Board of Directors of the New Jer
sey Fire Insurance Company at New
ark, this week.
Among the members of the present
grand jury from this place are noted
the names of Mayor-Elect Patten. Jo
seph M. Perrine and Frank Jennings.
They attended the organization of
that body on Tuesday and qualified as
members.
Mrs. S. M. Buckelew, of Buckelew
avenue, who has been seriously ill the j
ast month, is slowly recovering and
as been able to sit up for short pe
riods during the present week.
Paul 8. Davison has secured em
ployment at Helmetta.
The regular weekly session of the '
Bible class of the First Baptist church
will be held tonight in the Sunday 1
ftChooi room, followed by choir prac
tice, commencing at 8 o'clock.
The First National bank is play
ing Santa Claus this week in the dis
tribution of their Christmas Club
fund. jDver five thousand dollars is
being sent out by Cashier Milton I.
Voorhces, and the radius covered Is
Indeed very largely represented
throughout the township and sur
rounding towns. Airs. Walter Strat
ton is also distributing her "penny-a
Week" club funds that has reached
Over the thousand dollar mark.
RUNAWAY HORSEDROWNS
Keyport, Dec. 15:—Raymond
Thorne, who resides at Keansburg,
near here, had the misfortune to
have his horse run away this week.
When found the animal was In the
cre<>k at Keansburg and drowned bo
f$r»i it could be taken from the
Wat* .ι·.
SOUTH AMBOY
Robert Reamer, of Main street,
was a visitor at Camden yesterday.
Mrs. Ν. B. Bloodgood spent yester
day afternoon in Perth Amboy.
Miss Battle Criatian enjoyed a trip
to New York City yesterday morning:.
Embley Gordon, of Jersey City, a
native of this city, was a local visitor
yesterday.
, Mrs. L. James and sons. Carmen
and Arthur, made a trip out of town
yesterday afternoon.
Miss Frances Gordon visited in
Perth Amboy yesterday afternoon.
James K. Morgan, of Cliffwood,
was a local visitor yesterday after
noon.
Mrs. Edward English, of Second
street, was an · out-of-town visitor
yesterday afternoon. ι
Miss Viola Letts was η New York
visitor yesterday morning.
Mrs. Lloyd Worthly, of Broadway, |
spent yesterday afternoon out of
town.
Mrs. Seaman Christian was a New I
York visitor yesterday morning. I
Barton Worthly enjoyed a visit to
Perth Amboy yesterday afternoon.
G. Frank Disbrow was a Newark
visitor yesterday.
Mrs. William Linberg, of George
street, visited out of town yesterday
afternoon.
Mrs. J. W. Mlnner made a trip out
of town yesterday afternoon.
Michael Griffin, of Marlboro, Mon- |
mouth county, was a local visitor
yesterday afteFnoon.
Mrs. T. Uugan, of John street, was
a Perth Amboy visitor yesterday af
ternoon.
Mrs. R. M. Kerr was a New York
visitor yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Charles Sprague, of Second
street, visited out of town yesterday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Ilaiumell were
visitors at Perth Ainboy yesterday
afternoon.
Jaeob Loesch, of Jacksonville,
Madison township, was a local visitor
yesterday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stratton were
Perth Amboy visitors yesterday after
noon.
UHANBURï
Mrs. Mary Jiake, of Gettysburg:,
T'a., who has been .spending some time
with Mr. un (I Mrs. B. S. Van Dyke,
has returned home.
Miss Minnie Sutton has been spend
ing: a few days visiting with rela
tives in Newark.
Mrs. Rebecca Duncan is at Trenton
where she is visiting with her son,
Furman Still well and family.
Mrs. George Ward, of Paterson,
has been a guest for several days
with Mr. and Mrs. C. H. WicoJf.
Mrs. William J. Campbell and fam
ily were visitors this week with. Mrs.
Applegate and family at Penning
ton.
Mrs. Albert Walters, of Prospect
Plains, and William Chamberlin, of
Princeton, were guests this week with
their father, Alfred Chamberlin.
Mr. and Mrs. James Ferris have
been visiting with relatives in Con
necticut for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bennett have
as their guest for a few days Miss Leh
man of Trenton.
Mrs. Sara Clayton, Mrs. E. C. Wil
son and Mrs. It. P. Still well, were vis
itors in Trenton on Monday.
The Schultz Memorial church con
gregation will give their annual dona
tion to their pastor, Iiev. Z. W. Wells,
next Tuesday evening. Kntertainment
for the evening will be given by tlic
"Sunshine Twins."
Miss Edith Symmes who lias been
confined to her home with chicken pox
is recovering.
Miss Gladys Snedeker, of Prospect
Plains, has been visiting with her sis
ter, Mrs. Samuel Bennett.
Mr. and Mrs. John Wilfert have
been spending a few days in Brooklyn.
While there they attended the wedding
of their niece. Miss Mildred Wunder.
Miss Edna O'Hara of Gloucester
City is a guest at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Stults.
! The Corona Club will meet next
Wednesday niglit, Dec. 20, with Mr.
I and Mrs. Samuel Bennett.
Mrs. John MacDonald and daugh
ter, Miss Edna MacDonald, have
gone to New York, where they will
spend the winter with relatives.
Milton VanUerveer is spending
several days at the home of Mrs.
Sarah Clayton in North Cranbury.
The food sale conducted by the W.
C. T. U. in the home of Mrs. E. S.
Barclay was a successful event and
they realized the sum of $10.
Henry Schnell has reopened his
bakery business in Cranbury and
will carry a line of bread, cakes, etc.,
as heretofore.
Mrs. Z. W. Wells is confined to her
home on Westminster Place on ac
count of illness.
Mrs. G. It. Wicoff has gone to Day
ton to spend a few days with Miss
Estelle VanDerveer.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Pcrrine and
daughter Rosella were recent visitors
with friends in Trenton.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Petty have
been spending a few days with rela
tives in New York and Elizabeth.
KbTPOHl
Mrs. Vadin Curtis of Atlantic street
Mill give a reception to Miss Esther
Klfreth of Haddonfleld, N. J. Presi
dent of the New Jersey State Wom
en's Christian Temperance Union and
M las Helen 1*. Strong of Mata wan,
who is an Interested worker for the
cause. The reception will ôe held at
7:30 P. M. Monday evening and a
large number has been invited.
Mrs. Martin and daughter of New
York have returned to their liome
after having visited at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred i'ost of Second
street.
Mrs. Charles W. Norvill of White
Plains lias returned to lier home after
having spent several duys with her
daughter, Mrs. W. li. Meslar of Sec
ond street.
Mr. and Mrs. John Peer of Church
street were the guests of friends at
New Voile on Wednesday.
Dr. Henry T. Hop'iina of Washing
ton street spent Wednesday as the
guest of friends at Rutherford.
Invitations are out for a dance to
be held at the Yacht Club on Friday
evening, Dec. 29. Cherry's orchestra
will furnish the music.
About $10 was cleared at the Tom
Thumb wedding held In the Library
on Monday evening of this week,
under the direction of Miss Gertrude ·
Selleck. Owing to over soventy re
quests for a repetition, the wedding
will be held again some time in Jan
uarv.
Mrs. Jei»ni* Seileck and daughter, j
Miss Gertrude, of First street, are
spending several days as the guests of
Mrs. Joseph Lahey of Jersey 01 ty.
Because of ill nos? of several of the
members the regular weekly bowling
match, being roiled by the members
of the Jersey Central Traction and !
Middlesex and Monmouth Company's
employees, wai not rolled on Wednes
day evening. Ί he match will be held
at a futur·) date.
Mrs. John Ί. Holianck of Main
street spent Wednesday with relatives
ac New York.
Announcement is made of the mar
riage of Miss Kstelle Tow 1er. daugh
ter of Mr. and Mr*·. William Towlor,
and Charles Young. The couple were
married on Mond.iy evening, Dec. 11,
by Rev. Mr. Askew.
Mrs. W Scott Hopkins of Washing
ton street was the guest of friends at
Perth Am boy yesterday.
Several new electric lights have)
been placed on Division street. Thej
borough has placed one, and the other |
have been placed by R. 8. White, who.
recently opened a butcher shop on the!
street. (
IDENTIFY DEAD MANAS
WM. BANNCH, OF KEYPORT
Keypo'.t, Dec. ]E.—The body fount
along the track» of the New York &
Long Branch Railroad on Tuesdaj
morning has been identified as that o]
William Bannck, known to his friend.·
as Victor. The man who is said t<:
be about twenty-seven years of age
was found at the number 7 crossing
mangled and with positive marks o1
having been hit with a train.
The man resided on a small farm
near the Harry Curtis farm at Soutli
Keyport and had left his home earl)
Monday night, not returning. Tlif
body was at the undertaking estab
lishment hero for more than a dai
before it was positively Identified. It
was thought the man was Georgt
Dangler, a demented man who mad(
his appearance In town on Saturdaj
and who was sent to Long Branch
where ho resided.
No arrangements have bene made
for the funeral of Bannck, the bod}
still remaining at Bedle's morgue.
Tuesday morning County Physician
Neafie of Freehold came to Keypori
and viewed the body, but at that timi
It was thought the man was Dangler,
Bannck is said to be of Polish blrtli
and of a peaceful disposition. How
he came to have been struck by the
train is a mystery, as he had resided
In that locality for some time and waf
perfectly familiar with the railroad
crossing. \
MATAWAN
The regular monthly 'meeting of
the Ladies' Guild of the First Metho
dist church was held in the church
last night at the close of the revival
service.
Mr. am' Mrs. Gustave Voelcker
have stored their household furniture
in the 1"). E. Mahoney building and
have gone to Baltimore, Md„ where
they will make their homo for the
present.
The address of Miss Kempthorn
of New York city, to the home de
partment of the Women's Club and
the Camp Fire Girls of Matawan, at
the residence of Mrs. Jacob Ii. Eef
ferts Wednesday afternoon, was very
interesting and well attended.
Mrs. Daniel E. Van Wickle was an
out of town visitor Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Stern have
returned to Newark after upending
the summer ninths on their farnc
"Mldflelds," neW Matawan.
Ex-Mayor Sidney Bruce Egglestor
has returned after spending severa
days in New London, Conn., visltlnj
his mother and sister, Mrs. A. C. Eg
gleston and Mrs. Fltcli.
Mrs. John A. Greenwood, of Lynn
Mass., Is spending the Christinas hol
idays with her daughter and son-in
law, Councilman and Mrs. Cleveland
E. Watrous.
Jacob Λ. I.ewis was a Manhattar
visitor yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Van Brun!
have returned after an extended wed
ding· trip. Mr. and Mrs. Van Brunl
will make their home with Mr. Van
Brunt's parents. Mr. and Mrs. William
L. Van Brunt, until their new home
In Broad street Is completed.
Mrs. Stuart It. Audsley, of Perth
Amboy, was a Matawan visitor Mon
day. Mrs. Audsley is third district
I vice president of the Women's Clubs
and made her annual visit to the
Matawan organization on that day.
Mrs. C. B. Sutpliln has rented one
of the apartments over the stores In
Commercial block and with her son,
Mayor William il. Sntphin, will make
that their home. Mrs. Sutpliln only
recently returned from an extended
visit with her daughter in South
Bend, Ind.
Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Deats have re
turned to their home in South Am
boy after spending the summer 011
their farm near Matawan.
Mrs. Samuel Bower and son, Sam
uel, Jr., have returned to their home
in Baltimore, after spending a few
(lays at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Sturt. Mrs. Bower is the
wife of Rev. Samuel Bower, a former
< pasto\ of the First Baptist church.
Mr. and Mrs. Levi H. Botce left
Matawan yesterday for Miami, Flor
ida, where they will spend tho winter
as usual.
Miss Beatrice Wason was tho Sun
day guest of Miss Irenn T5olte.
The members of the Matawan Sew
ing Beo were Newark visitors Wed
nesday.
Mr. and Mrs. fî. I,. Tanner have re
turned to Nc^Yoi'k after spending a
few days in Mitawan as the guests of
1 Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Schoclc.
POSTPONE JWEETING
The adjourned meeting? of the
Board of Éducation which was to
have been held last night was indefi
nitely postponed.
SEWAREN
Mrs. Theodore Beam and Mrs. A.
C. Walker were New York shoppers
yesterday.
The meeting of the auxiliary of St.
John's church at the homo of Mrs.
Thomas Zettlemeyer, Tuesday after
noon, was well attended. Rev. Mr.
Little, the rector of the church, was
present and gave a most interesting
talk. +
Mrs. Smltli and Mrs. R. O. Acker
were out-of-town visitors today.
Mrs. F. H. Turner spent Wednes
day in New York.
The "Community Sing" at the li
brary, in preparation for the Com
munity Christmas tree exercises
Christmas afternoon at 5 o'clock in
the park, was so successful that the
young people begged for another
"Sing" which doubtless will bo held
Friday night, December 22.
The Chrietmas meeting of the His
tory Club will be held next Wednes
Iday at Mrs. Walter Jackson's homo
in Holton street.
Mrs. Felix Layat was a New York
i shopper yesterday.
WOODBRIDGE
Λ
Mrs. John Reilly was an out-of
town visitor today.
Mrs. Kugene Ijipo is recovering
from her recent operation in the
itahwny Hospital.
Miss May Williams Is Raining every
day and many of her classmates
have been able to see her.
Mrs. J. C. Williams was an Arnboy
shopper this morning.
Miss Grace Walton will spend the
week-end at her home in Springfield.
The Girls' Club of the Congrega
tional church will hold their Christ
mas sale at the home of their presi
dent, Miss Rue Osborn, tomorrow af
ternoon. The ladies of the church
will have a table where aprons and
cake will be for sale.
Cheerful Surrounding·.
Uncle Josh—"Here's η letter from
Nephew Harry, thnt's gone to Africa,
nm] says Mat within S""> rods o' his
house there's a family o' laughing hy
enas." His Wife—"Well, I nm glad
he's got pleasant neighbors, anyway—
thnt's something."—Tib-Bits.
MORGANVILLE
Mrs. Κ. Mnthews, of Vorganvllle,
1 visited her brother, John C. Ellison,
ι of Spring Valley, Sunday.
Edward Ri/th has moved to Oak
. Shades.
j Mrs. I,. Wolley, who has been vie·
! itlng her sister, Mrs. E. Mathews, lias
returned to her home In Dunellen.
W. Cf Phalen has returned to his
(position In Ne\tf York after being on
' the sick list for several weeks.
'continue play in billard
TOURNAMENT IN HAZLET
'special to the EVENING NEWS.
I Hazlet, Dec. 15—The Hazlet Fire
; Company and Liberty Howe Compuny
of South Koyport, played their third
game of pocket billiards at the Hazlet
Are house last night. Hazlet won six
games and Liberty two. Hazlet is
still In the lead with 627, and Liberty
498. The scores were as follows:
Hazlet.
Marcus D. Leroy, 2»; Charles X.
Crawford, 17; Hoy Clark, 2 5; Koy
Lambertson, 25; John Phillips, 25;
Herry S. Cowles, 19; Frank E. Follng,
25; Clarence Fedee, 25: total, 186.
Liberty.
Fred Walling, 15; Uaniel Clark, 25;
Justa Camp, 11; Fred Croes, 20; Wil
liam Wheeler, 21; Kussell Availing,
25; Everett Walling, 23; Hudson
Walling, 20; total 160.
FARMERS' INSTITUTE
TO RE JELD TUESDAY
Red Bank, Dec. 15—A farmers' in
stitute will be held at the New Mon
mouth Baptist church next Tuesday.
It will last all day and there will
be sessions in the morning, after
noon and night. No admission fee
will be charged and all the people of
New Monmouth and vicinity have
been Invited to attend. The morning's
program will cmnprlse an address of
welcome by John N. Hillyer, of Mld
dletown village, an address on "Truck
Crop Problems" by E. A. Sexsmlth of
Belmar, and a report on recent mar
ket investigations In New York city
by C. D. Clark of the state depart
ment of agriculture. In the afternoon"
Revi Alplionso Dare of Haddonlield
will give an address on "The Country
Church and its Relation to Agricul
ture;" Victor G. Aubrey of the etatp
agricultural college will give an ad
dress on "Making the Farm Klock
Pay;" and W. B. Duryee, Jr., county
superintendent of farm demonstra
tion, will give an address on "Some
of Our Local Farm Problems." At
night Mrs. Rose Morgan of New York
will make an address on "Songs that
I,lve." During the noon and even
ing intermissions, demonstrations In
grading and packing apples will be
given by C. D. Clark.
JOHN KR1SZT1AN, come home or
write to your parents. 743i-12-13-4t
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FLORIDA SCHOOL TEACHER
Anaemic, Run-Down, Nervous
—How She Recovered.
There are so many caso* like thin
fight here In Perth Amboy that we are
publishing this interesting letter with
the hope that some of our customer*
•rill try Vinol and get the same happy
result that Misa Baer. did.
Key West, Fia.—"I am a teacher and
became anaemic, nervous, run-down,
Bo energy or desire to do anything:. I
eould not sleep and had that languid,
gervous feeling that made me a bur
den to myself. I had taken various
tonic» without benefit. I heard of Vi
nol and tried it. Soon I had a good
appetite, could sleep all night and it
built me up so Ihavo the ambition to
do any kind of work." Mary L·. Huez.
Key West. Fia
The reason Vinol was bo successful
In this case Is because it la a constitu
tional remedy that goes to the seat of
trouble. The cod liver and beef pep
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revitalize the blood, while the strength
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the iron a d manganese peptonates
and glycerophosphates aid in building
Up the tired, overworked, run-down
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Dept.. Perth Amboy. Also at the
leading drug store in all New Jersey
towns.—Adv.
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