The Lambertville record., 1898-10-12
WEDNESDAY. OCT. 12. 1898.

lie BLOOMSBURY iHtR'i '
employs seventy-fiye hands
The increased freight business al
the depot, now requires the services
of two drill engines.
Pierson Williamson recently found
a copper coin on Wesley Bodine's farm,
Stockton vicinity. bearing date tis3
Edward Rittenhouse is having a
third story added to the rear of his
residence on York street.
The fair of Post 20, C. A. r., will
be held during the week beginning
December l2th aud ending on the 18th.
Life insurance is good thing but
health insurance, by keeping the blood
pure with Hoods Sarsaparilla, il still
better
The Improvement Band OF the
FIRST Baptist Church, will hold a
Bazaar on the 10th and 18th of Nov
ember
Our local foot ball team play a
game with the Pennington team, at
Pennington. on Saturday afternoon of
this week
-" Meadow Bel, promising
young horse owned by Col. W. n.
Burgess of this county, made record
of = 194 at the Trenton Fair
Stoves, Ranges, and Heaters
latest patterns at Helms Hardware
House
Martin Corcoran, of Milford, son
of ex Sheriff Coreoran, has been hon
orably discharged from Capt White
heads company, Fourth Regiment
The State Board of Education, at
meeting held last week re appointed
Jason S Hoffman as Superintendent
OF Public Instruction for Hunterdon
county for term of three years
-Lemuel and Elisha Kline, Of Idell
vicinity, We're arrested by Constable
Ham recently ON the charge of shoot
ing squirrels out of season The case
was settled in Justice kline's court at
Flemingten
It's fact, Geo w Massey sells
the best coal
The C. NJ Parker Concert Co,
which pleased our people some months
ago with their fine music, have been
engaged by the NJ. T. Sunday School
oi this city, to give one of their choice
concerts on the 18th of November
Full particulars hereafter.
Trouble with the furnace at the
electric light plant caused a shut down
on Sunday night last. and as a con
sequence onr streets were III darkness.
The trouble was remedied on Monday
and the lights burned as usual ON
Monday night
The Hunterdon County ProhibI-
tiouists have nominated the following
candidates For County Clerk,
George W Hook enhury, of Loektown
for Members of Assembly, David C..
Sharp, of Lebanon, and Rev. Samuel
H. Potter, of Ringoes.
Heaters. Stoves, Ranges az good
as the hest in the market, at low
prices, at Helms Hardware House
Coryell ST.
Miss Webster, missionary from
Utah, will speak on Mormonism i'll the
lecture room of the First Baptist
Church of this city, on next Saturday
afternoon, Oct. 18th, at 3 o'clock.
Every one is cordially invited to he
present, which invitation, of course,
includes the men A collection will
be taken.
The following ilunterdon Co,
scholars won prizes for compositions
on Cuba at the Inter State Fair
Mamie T.. Clark, Readington Nellie
c. Brittop, Copper Hill Fred. Dilts,
Ringoes; Myrtle T. Holeombe, Mt
Airy, Blanche Hunt, Riegelsville ;
Cornie NJ Schenck, Wertsyille T..
II. Snydam, Locktown.
Daniel Clark, an iron monlder of
Remington, was arrested and commit
ted to Jail recently for brutally treat
ing horse belonging to Charles f.
Felmly, the liyeryman. Clark hired
the horse for the purpose of driving to
Sunnyside, and it is alleged that he
drove to Clinton and thence to Lam
bertville The animal was almost
I 4 4. 1
terdon Rep"biicaa.
William Mettler, of Little York,
keeper Of the poor of Alexandra town
ship, drove over to Frenchtown Sat
urday afternoon, Oct LIST, accompanied
by his wife, to do some shopping Mrs,
Mettler went into one of the stores to
make purchases. and Immediately
after entering she fell to the floor in
an apoplectic fit. Some hours elapsed
before her identity was discovered -
not until after her husband had be-
gun afsearch for her about the town He
had her removed at once to the home
of relative, where she fingered until
Tuesday morning, the 4th, when she
died
The greatest match race that has
taken place in North Jersey, unless il
be that between Leota G.. and Fanny
Blair two years ago. in many year,
was that which was trotted at Dover
on the 30th ult. between George
Richards Carrie and Alex. Kanouse s
Rather. The latter was driven by
William H. Covell, of Three Bridges,
and Carrie by Ed. Decker, of Dover.
Carrie won the race, taking first heat
in 2:17s, fourth heat in e:1st and fifth
heat in eco. Rather taking second
heat in 2:17i and third heat in 21St.
Alex. Kanouse. the owner of Rather,
is out with challenge to make another