The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-09-19
An adjourned regular meeting OF the

soft hats just received at John R. Trewin
& Co. s Call and see them.
The tax rate OF East AmwelI town
ship is 81. OF per 500 and the dog tax is
so cents per dog.
"A new Methodist Church is being
built at Hopeweii. The corner stone was
laid on Tuesday of last week.
A number OF women and girls of this
city are employed at the tomato canning
establishment at Titusville. They go to
and return from their work by train on
the Belvidere Division.
"A. B. Stockton, of this city, is in at
tendance at the annual convention of the
fremen OF the State OF Pennsylvania, in
session at Norr:stewn. Mr.. Stockton is
ex Chief Engineer of the New Hope Fire
Department.
The Peoples Party mass convention
will be held 10 the Court House, Flem-
ipgton, next Saturday, 22nd init, at IL
o'clock a. M, TO nominate candidates for
State Senator, Surrogate and Members of
the Assembly.
M. L. Trimmer, Esq, and wife, of
this city returned home from atwo weeks
driving tip through Bergen and adjoin
ing counties of the State, last week,
and highly pleased with their trip and
method Of travelling.
-Hervey 8. Holcombe has just com
pleted the painting Of the new addition
to the boot department of the Lambert
vile Rubber Co. 1t is scarcely necessary
to say that the work was artistically done
and in the best manner.
Peter s. Parker s. Son, the skillful
builders, last week completed the new ad-
dition to the Lambertvilie Rubber Works.
We learn that the work has been so well
and substantially done as to merit and re-
ceive the praise of the company.
From the garbage heaps dumped at
the head OF Franklin street several pump
kin vines have sprouted this past Sum-
mer, and during the past few weeks GER
tain parties have picked a number of
pumpkins therefrom and report that they
made excellent pies.
While handling calf one day recent
ly, Joseph d. Case, OF Oak Dale, was Sc
verely bruised about the shoulder by
kick from the animal. This is the second
time Mr.. Case has been injured by hand
ling calves. He previously had two ribs
broken by vicious calf and had barely
recovered from that accident.
Have you seen the new hats just re
ceived at John r. Trewin & Co.'s9 Stiff
and soft, latest styles, prices right.
AT the Butterfoss canncry, in this
city, Messrs. Everett & Scarborough, the
lessees, are driving on business vigor-
ously. So far about one hundred thou
sand cans have been put up, and they
hope to can between four and five hun,
dred thousand before the season closes.
Over one hundred hands are employed.
"A First Ward man says: It's fun
ny thing to have neighbor come 10 and
want to borrow your new false teeth with
which to make presentable appearance
at funeral Sometimes the loan of
dress or hat is permissible, but the line
must be drawn when teeth are required.
There is growing in the garden at the
residence of Holcombe Green, corner OF
Delevan and George streets, in this city,
a large canteloupe, and watermelon has
also just made its appearance, while in
the adjoining garden, at the residence OF
John Sebold, is fig tree, on which are
several ripe figs.
r. II. Van Horn & Son announce
some important reductions in their lines
OF goods in this issue. They desire their
friends to carefully examine their prices
before being carried away by the pro-
fsesedly great reductions in the city stores.
In many instances, after their great So
called reductions, they have not yet got
down to Grand Depot prices.
When you find three or four able
bodied men standing around and drinking
in the escaping aroma from pot of clam
chowder under process of cultivation,
thus alternating the pangs of hunger, you
may make up your mind that this same
chowder is good when 1t is done and
ready for distribution. Such was the case
on Ferry street few days ago.
in Clinton, on the afternoon of the
9Th inst, the residence OF Joseph b. Burd
was struck by lightning, and Mrs. Bird,
Mrs. Kels and Miss Nellie Swick, who
were in the room together, were startled
by an electric flash there; but they were
only slightly stunned, and quickly extin-
guished fire that bad started in store
room, to whick the lightning had torn its
way through the roof.
III the Pennington ball players and
their sympathlzers wanted to know what
fair and honorable umpiring is, they should
have been present at the ball game in this
city last Saturday afternoon, between the
Doylestown and Lambertville clubs. The
umpiring of Messrs. Clark and Green gave
perfect satisfaction to both clubs and to
the spectators, and there was not the least
"kickiug." Aud 1t isn't at all likely that
either umpire prepared himself to give un-
preiudiced decisions by placing bets on
the game.
The annual meeting OF the Fleming
ton Hook & Ladder Company was held
on Tuesday evening last. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing year;
President-E Edgar 8. Sheppard.
Vice President-Henry b. Green.
Secretary-W. A. Abbott.
Treasurer-B. Fl. Berkaw.
Foreman-O. p. Chamberlin, Jr.