The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-12-29
Sensation al Milford

Sensation at Milford.
The following dispatch appears in some
of the city dailies. As it is of a local char
acter We give 1t for what 1t is worth:
MILFORD, Dec. 23. This usually quiet
town was excited Tuesday evening by
the reception of letter inquiring as to
the whereabouts OF Miss Mertie Hover,
daughter of DR.. II. G. Hover, of Blooms
burg, Pa. The letter stated that she had
been summoned to this place by tele-
gram from George Vanderburk, of New
York City, to whom she was engaged to
be married on the following Thursday, in
which he said that while on his way TO
Bloomsbury he had been taken suddenly
Ill, and would be Obliged to stop of at his
grandmother's In this town until he was
better. On Saturday morning, the letter
continued, another telegram had been re-
ceived announcing that he was worse and
summoning her to his bedside. Miss
Hover started on tho first train, arriy-
ing here in the evening to find that "the
end had almost GOMEZ" the letter said;
but he fingered, however, until Sunday
evening, when he breathed his last, and
the funeral took place on tho day that
was to have been his wedding day. 1t
now turns out that there was no death
here at that time, and no messages were
sent to bloomsbury from this place. Miss
Hover, however, came here aud was reg
istered at the Gibson House on Dec. Q
and a, and on the 9th inst. she bought
ticket for New York city, and left ON the
1902 noon train, since which time she
has not been seen or heard from. AS to
George Vanderburk, of New York, moth
ing is known except that book agent,
representing himself as ii. w. Sldler,
registered at the Milford House and pre-.
tended to be selling books for flrm loca.
ted at 1875 Chambers street, New York
city. He was seen In Miss Howcrs com
pany on Sunday evening and on Monday,
when she made her departure. II is in
ferred that he Is the man represented as
dead. Slider Is about twenty. one years
of age, smooth-faced, aud free and easy
talker.
Ii reference to this report the Milford
Leader says:
Setting about to unravel this strange
aud hitherto unknown happening in our
midst, we were soon confronted with the
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