The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-08-19
Base ball Saturday on home grounds.

Base ball Saturday on home grounds
Big reduction in prices of good
honest Bicycles. Prices OF sundries cut to
pieces at the Lanihertville Bicycle Agency.
See adv. At.
Gilbert A. Wilson, an old resident OF
Frenchtown, died in that place last Sun
day evening. He was the father OF
George V. Wilson of Lambertville.
The Freeholders of Hunterdon and
Warren counties have decided to repair
the Shurts bridge at Asbury at a cost of
about 5000. The lowest bid for new
bridge was $1,000.
The contract for the thirty, five stones
necessary to monument the line between
Hunterdon and Morris counties, from
Pottersville to the Musconetcong, has
been awarded to r. Y. Ward, of
Schooley's Mountain for 1856. 90.
The Pennington club will play our
local team in this city naxt Saturday af-
ternoon. An unusually fine game is
expected as the Flemingtonians are going
to do their very best 10 win this game.
Halls Hair Remover renders the hair
lustrous and silken, gives 1t an even color,
and enables women to put it up in a great
variety of styles.
The 'Lambertville Good Roads Asso-
ciation," has elected the following off,
GERS President, VIM. Ii. Wilmot; Vice
President, Thomas Hull; Secretary, Geo.
W. Prall; Treasurer, William E. Wagg.
A bicycle path from Lambertville TO
Trenton is one of the projects talked
of.
Last Sunday night an attempt was
made to effect entrance into the store of d.
D. G. NJ. Britton, in Frenchtown. The
robbers bored holes in a rear door OF the
store and when about to make an entrance
they were alarmed by belated young
man and fled, leaving an anger aud chisel
behind.
Best of all-"Lambertville Puffs"-
an up.to date segar. Kline's. Bridge
street.
During a shower at Hamilton Square,
near Trenton, on the night of August Q,
lightning struck heard OF nine Jersey
cows on the farm of of II. Frank Ander.
son, killing eight of them. They were
worth about $4,000. There were insared
for 81 900. ALI the animals killed had
won prizes at cattle exhibitions. Mr..
Anderson is Pennington boy, he being
a son OF the late VIM. E. Anderson, for
many years a merchant there.
Five cents worth of solid enjoyment
In "Lambertville Puffs"-Kline's popular
street.
-Enock McGlnnis, Jr., young man
of this city, was arrested on last Saturday
charged with the larceny of money at
various times from the toll-gate office of
the New Hope Delaware Bridge Co. We
have heard all kinds OF stories respecting
this affair, but it is stated that Meginuis
denies taking any money, except that
which he was induced to take by the de-
tective who was the means Of his arrest.
No doubt the facts will be brought out at
the trial of the case, which is likely to
take place at the September term of court.
Benjamin Bodine, son of Charles
Bodine, of Stockton, aged l6 years, died
on Wednesday last, of diphtheria. A
brief outdoor service was held on Satur-
day morning, after which the remains
were inferred ia the cemetery at Sandy
Ridge. Miss Irene Walton, a young lady
residing near Centre Bridge, Pa, also
died on Wednesday last, Of the same dis
ease. Her remains were inferred in the
Sandy Ridge cemetery on Saturday after
noon. Rev. Charles Mott officiated at
both burials. Mrs. Bodine is very sick
with the same disease, aud there is con-
siderable excitement in the neighborhood
for fear of the spread of the disease.