The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-08-28


john L. Wilson, a well known gro
ccryman and produce dealer, OF this city,
died last Thursday afternoon, aged 60
years Funeral services, conducted by
the Rev. j. H. Mickle, of the M. E.
Church, were held at his late residence
on Monday afternoon. Interment at Mt.
Airy.
One of the most reputable firms in the
country now advertises corn cutter and
binding machine with which two men
and two horses can cut and bind and
shock twelve acres of corn in one day and
the draft is very light. 1t is also war
ranted to cut and bind corn satisfactorily
that is considerably tangled.
Select Commander Harry s. Kroesen,
Select Treasurer Benjamin Keep, Sir
Knight William II. Moon and Sir knight
Joseph Charaker, of Evening Star Castle,
of this city, attended the annual session Of
the Select Castle of the A. o. X. of the
M. c. of New Jersey, at Gassboro, this
week.
Respecting the sad case of Miss Min
ME Frace, one of the victims of the light
ming stroke at the Quaker!own M. E.
church, on Sunday, August 4th, her ply
sicians say that the cause OF her death was
conclusion of the brain, though she was
greatly shocked by lightning. When she
with so many others, fell, her head struck
the stone step and cracked her skull.
The Post Office Department has is
sued special order to the different post
masters that all renters OF lock boxes will
be required TO deposit with the postmas-
ter within the next thirty days, fifty cents
for each key taken by them at the time of
renting said box. In case this order is
not complied with during the time speci-
fed, the box will be closed against the
holder.
The Hunttrdon County Epworth
Union will hold their next rally in the Ev-
erittstown NJ. e. Church, on Tuesday af-
tcrnoon and evening, Sept. 8. Among
other good things that the programme af-
fords are, ECHOES from Chattanooga,
and an address by a popular speaker.
Each Chapter is earnestly requested to
send as large delegation as possible.
The Pennington Gas Light Company
has been fined 800 by Justice OF the
Peace Kline, on complaint of Fish War
den George w. Durham. The charge
made by the Warden was that the gas
company discharged the refuse from its
plant in the Bushkill creek, which runs
near it, sin such quantities as TO be de-
structive of the life and disturbing the
habits of the fish therein" The COM
pany without entering any defense paid
the fine and costs imposed by the Justice.
The Somerset County Fair opens on
Sept. 10, and promises to be of more than
usual interest this year. The exhibits
will be better in quality and larger in
DeI t1du HGIGlOiOiC. A itOShot otiN"
ance of premiums will be melted out. The
racing will be feature Of great interest,
as the entries include some of the fastest
FLYERS Ia the country. There will be BIZ
cycle races on both Wednesday and
Thursday. Wednesday will be school
cbildren's day and Thursday politicians
day.
After living forty years in the frame
house fronting the outlet locks, William
@. Price has determined to vacate the
premises and come over on Main street.
In order to live comfortable the remain
ing days of his life he is erecting sub
stantial brick house and store-room on
Main street, near Weeden, which, when
completed, will be an ornament to that
part of the city. The store-room will be
occupied by his son Howard, who has
been conducting q grocery and variety
store in a frame building adjoining the
new building.
uC bCOpC vi thO NhNN
tory which we announced would soon be
published by Messrs. F. r. e t. ii.
Keough, has been greatly enlarged, they
having amalgamated their interests with
the Breed Publishing Co., of Newburgb,
N. Y, the largest directory publishing
concern in the country. The directory
will include all the towns between Tren-
ton and Phillipsburg on the Penna. r. r.,
also Pennington, making it much more
valuable book TO the business community.
The book will cost two dollars and will
be out in the course of three or four
weeks.
Persons who have been riding up
and down on the daily trains for the past
two weeks may have noticed at Mann's
mills workman painting white pannels
| on the front of it. They are to contain
letterings which, when finished, will read:
PAPER MILL.
WILLIAM MANN COMPANY,
PHILADELPHIA.
The work is done from scaffold and
needs steady nerve and clear head. In
| order that the letters may show from the
railroad, the artist, Van Solver, has to
take up every available inch of space be-
tween the windows of each story to make
them large enough. The largest letter
will measure three feet in depth, four feet
in length, with an average width OF eight
| inches. In the afternoon there is no
scarcity of sunshine and Winter over