The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-08-31
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 81. 1898.

The New Hope public school
OPENED on Monday of this week.
If a man doesn't think right, IL 5
impossible for him to behave right
4. B. Stockton has been seriously
i'll with pneumonia for several days
past.
Jacob Holeomhe, of Delaware
Township removed to this eity on last
Friday.
The Pennsylvania shops closed
down on Thursday last until the sixth
of September.
Most of the flags flying about the
city begin to show the ravages ofwind
and rain.
Some of the most disgraceful acts
are performed lay the most graceful
sinners
-Alexsauken bridge has been great
" improved by fresh coat of white
wash, both inside and out
Ferry Street Is at last receiving
the attention of the street Commits
sioners that it has SO long needed.
A new porch has been erected in
front of the residence of Jacob
Sehenck, ON North Main street.
When man accepts a public office,
and is sworn in in legal form. he should
fulfill the duties of the office
The reunion of the first New Jer-
sey Brigade will be held al Boonton
on September l4th
1t is said TINT ex Freebooter q. z.
Wilson will gather 1000 baskets of
peaches tins season.
Heavy rains up country caused
the water In the river to be very mud
dy for few days past.
The Presbyterian Sunday School
OF New Hope held their picnic in Della
ware Grove, on Saturday lust
A school from Lahaska, Pa,
pienieed in Delaware Grove, New
Hope, on Thursday of last week.
W T. Thornton Of this city, has
ellsted in New York regiment and
left home on Monday morning, for
Tampa, Fla.
When you cut your advertising You
tell outsiders that there Is something
the matter with the INSIDE of your
business.
The new brush factory at Glen
Gardner is crowded with orders, and
an electric light plant will be installed
to facilitate night work.
The Hillsborough Mutual Fire IN
surance Co, recently paid Miss Kate
kuhl So. 900 for which her house at
Copper Hill was insured.
The Amwell Orchestra are engag
ell to play at harvest home at Titus
vile TO morrow Thursday afternoon
and evening.
VIM Phillips, better known as
Baltimore Bill, who was in the EN-
ploy of Geo w. Arnett, has re
moved to Baltimore, Md
The war tax of $40 il payable by
all baseball clubs, professional, semi
professional or amateur. where an ad-
mission fee is charged.
Cyrenas Slack, of Post 20, q. A.
r.. has been appointed an aide de camp
on the stall of the Department Com
mander OF the G. 4. X. of this State.
The land and bindings recently
used by Z. c. Hon, decd, as coal
office and livery stable, are offered at
private sale They are i'll a good locar
tion for business.
1t is remarkable what II large
crowd of our citizens can assemble on
the streets in a few seconds after an
alarm of fire 1t reminds one OF bees
coming out of their hives.
Some of our sporting men attended
shooting match at Frenehtown on
Thursday of last week. About one
hundred and fifty sportsmen were
present from different points. II 81
The Ordnance Department at
Washington, ID. C., opened bids for
shells worth $500, 900 on the 10th.
The High Bridge Steel Company was
awarded the contract for the ten and
twelve inch shells.
A strange disease is killing hogs
IN the vicinity of Readington A. w
Hall has lost about forty head and
Isaac Disborough about twenty head.
Many hogs are afflicted with the
disease
-Odell Blackwell, a young son of
Walinford Blackwell, Of Woodsyille,
narrowly escaped drowning III tub
of water into which he plunged for a
bath, last week He was rescued by
his parents
Mrs. Thomas C. Naylor died sud
denly at her home in this city, ON Sat
urdav morning last, of apoplexy. She
was apparently in the best of health
up to an hour or two before her death
Her funeral took place yesterday.
Rev. DR.. James Roberts officiated.
Thomas Ingham, Walter Ennis
and Frank Silvers, of this city, went
on fishing trip to Barnegat on Fri
day. of last week In two hours fish
ing they caught over one hundred weak
fish, which they brought home with
them and distributed among their
friends.
About 1000 baskets of peaches
were shipped from Pennington on
Monday night About 400 baskets
were sold to buyers, who have already
established quarters here. One far
mer carried home with him over 800,
which he secured for one wagon load
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