The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-09-01
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Lansbertcisie, N. j.. Sept. 4, 1915.

Thursday.
The editor of the White House Casket
has been shown hens egg which measured
81 inches one and 81 the other.
Don't forget the constitutional election.
on next Tuesday. The polls will be opened
and closed at the usual hours for election.
: Barber & Reynolds are now selling off
clothing at cost. Now is the time for bar
gains See advertisement in another column.
The Committee of Readington township
have issued orders that begging tramps shall
be treated as Migrants.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Common Council of this city, will be held on
next Monday evening.
Flour, Feed, New Process Flour, &C., at
w. L. Hoppock's new store, No. 1, Church
ST., Lambertville.
The Baptist Sunday School of this city
went on a picnic to Holcombe Grove, on last
Thursday and spent the day very pleasantly.
notwithstanding the croakers, the Am
well Mills, in this city, are now running over
time to fill the orders that have been received
for their cotton yarns. This establishment
pays out for labor $1,000 per month, and this
certainly is of great benefit to our city.
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Ryan
(mother-in-law of Mr.. Thos Bailey, of Goat
Hill took place yesterday. She was one of
the oldest persons in this section of county,
being nearly So years of age at the time of
her death.
Two vacancies in the Board of Directors
Of the Clinton National Bank were recently
filed by the election of Messrs. Fisher Pid-
cock, of White House Station, and Edward
Humphrey, of GAINESVILLE.
THE State Convention of the Young
Mems Christian Associations of New Jersey
will be held in this city on the 18th, 18th
and 14th of next October. Arrangements
are being made for an interesting series of ex-
ercises.
Mr.. II. w. Case, Of the firm Of w. v.
Case & Bro, of Stockton, sailed for Europe
few days since. He expects to be absent
about two months. He goes on business of
the firm, which is extending to all parts of
the world.
The population of Readington township,
by it's late census, is 8, 043, as follows Native
white males 1442 native white females, 1899;
foreign white males, 40 foreign white fe-
males, % colored males, is colored females,
20.
The Public Schools of this city will open
on next Monday, The principals are anxious
tliatlaH tile scholars should report on the first
day. Parents will see the Importance of
this as it will save great deal of trouble in
forming classes and grading the schools.
+ The. walls of the Hibernia Engine Co.'S
house are up. The front of this building is
the handsomest we have seen on building of
this character in town or city, and reflects
credit on the designer, Capt. JAS Bird, of this
city.
-On last Saturday morning, Mr.. Oliver
Case, Of this city, met with painful INJURY
while at work at Phillipsburg In using
punch; by some means it was driven entirely
through the palm of the right hand, but
fortunately without breaking any of the
bones,
I'VE saw at Siacks barber shop in this
city, day or two since, a remarkable cluster
of tomatoes. 1t was composed of seventeen
tomatoes, of fine size; and weighed about six
pounds. They were raised by Mr.. John Slack,
on his lot in the lower part of the city:
=Gldef Engineer vansciveri in his report
to Council two months since, called attention
to the fact that there was not sufficient hose
to reach from the canal to the east side of the
city. No attention has been paid to this state
ment, and the question arises, Is it safe or
economical to leave the fire department in a
partially inefficient condition?
Attention is called to the card of Miss
Clara Rooms, in another column. Miss Rooms
is competent teacher of music and is improv-
ing her own opportunities for study. She has
recently returned from attending the New
England Normal Musical Institute, at Green
wich, Il. L, presided over by the celebrated
DR.. Eben Tourjee and other eminent Boston
teachers.
On last Monday forenoon as Mr. Theo K.
Todd; of this city, was passing along the road
in front of the residence of Mr. Ed. Hol-
sombe, at Mount Airy, his dog sprang over
the fence and, before e Dory" was aware of
the CANNES intention, seized him by the leg,
tearing hole through both his pants and
shoes, and what is worse, tearing the flesh
above the ankle in manner quite too painful
to be soon forgotten. He is the third per-
son, he says that has in a like manner been
attacked by this dog in passing along the road.
eB The Clinton Democrat, in reply to the
article in recent number of THE RECORD,
on the fall campaign, is stupid when it tries
to be funny, as the following win show
"Perhaps The Record better be allowed
to get up little ballot-box battle of its own,
in one of the Wards of Lambertville. 1t can
then sit up night with its own TELEGRAPH re-
turns from the rest of the County. 1t then
can go to bed contentedly, we suppose, and
keep the peace"
How we are to get our Gown telegraphs
returns of one of the Wards of Lambert
vile "from the rest of the county" for that
is. what it means--if it means anything) we
are unable to imagine. - tS2sS
That papers assertion that Senator Potts
voted for tho Protectorv bill does not alter