The Lambertville record., 1899-03-01
WEDNESDAY. MARCH /. 1899.
Buy yonr coal of G. W. Massey

Buy your coal of G. W. Massey.
Harry Naylor, employed at the
Lambertyille Rubber Mill, is on the
sick list
William A. Abbott has resigned
his position on the "Morris Journal
AT Dover.
Former Freebooter Aaron 7. kaeh-
line assumed the duties of postmaster
at Frenchtown last week
Mrs. John Lilly gave card party
to number of her friends, at her
residence, on Friday evening of last
week
A new acetylene gas apparatus
is being exhibited at Cochran & Co.'S
store. Geo V. Hunt Is the local
agent.
There is said to be young man
in our city who purchases and eats a
quart OF peanuts every night in the
week, after supper.
Hoods Sarsapsrila never disap-
points. 1t may be taken for impure
and impoverished blood with perfect
confidence that it will cure.
The vendue season is at hand. Re
member The Record office is prepared
to print your bills, of any size, with
neatness and dispatch.
--Auctioneer Riley last Thursday
sold the Augustus Higgins farm, in
West Amwell township, of 176 acres,
for So, $50, the purchaser being a Mr.
HUFF
A. j. Hurschler will retire as
proprietor of the Union House, in this
city, ON the 22nd of March, and be
succeeded by James Pollock, of Doy-
lestown, Pa.
Lieutenant Commander ii. o.
Rittenhouse on Saturday last was de-
tached from the Miantonomah and
placed on waiting orders by the Navy
Department.
Owing to break in the canal bank
at the overflow, below the railroad
station, the water had to be drawn out
of the canal to-day, TO make the
necessary repairs.
II. Z. Deats of Pennington sent
few old coins to be sold ut auction in
New York some time. ago. A U. ).
silver dollar OF 1851 sold for S52 IS,
and one of 1858 for S32 90
Messrs. William Wenzel, George
Alyater and Israel Bateman, Of the
Sand Brook Farmers Alliance, were
delegates to the State Alliance Con-
yention, at Trenton, last week.
The annual meeting of the Union
Steam Fire Engine Co, No. /, will be
held at the engine house on Thursday
evening, March 9th, at 7,30 o'clock.
There will be banquet after the busi-
ness is transacted.
Rev. James l.. Hastie, of Croton has
accepted call to the Baptist Church,
Corinth, n. Y, thriving little town
at the southern end Of the Adirondscks,
and the site OF one of the largest paper
mills in the country.
Thomas Holcombe, an old resi-
dent of West Amwell, died on We'd
nesday last, at the age OF ~ years.
Funeral services were held at his late
residence on Saturday, with interment
in Riverview Cemetery, in this city
The Beacon Office has curious
sword about two feet in length and
made from bone 1t was found on
Holcombe Island, in the Delaware,
by James Skillman, of this city, and
is no doubt of Indian workmanship.
A Local Institute will be held in
New Hope Methodist Church, by the
public school teachers OF that borough
and Solebury township, on Friday and
Saturday, March and 4. The pro-
gramme of exercises is an interesting
one
A Willard memorial service will
be observed on Sunday, March 9Th, at
$3.50 p NJ, in the hall of the W. c. L.
T.. on Church street. A program
appropriate for the occasion will be
carried out. All are cordially invited
to attend.
Newton and George Hoekenbury,
aged IA and s years respectively, who
were brought to the county Jail some
weeks ago from White House charged
with stealing, were last week sentenced
by Judge Herr to the State Reform
School at Jsmesburg.
After lingering illness, Michael
Knowlan, one of our well-known citl-
zens, residing on South Main street,
died yesterday Tuesday evening.
He was &C years old. His funeral will
occur on Friday morning next. Inter
ment in ST. Johns Cemetery.
Frank Chesser, = young man OF
this city, again made himself notorious
on Monday last by assaulting Jacob
Roberts. Roberts was driving Mac
Kay's bakery wagon up Union street,
when young Chesser began yelling
whoa" at the horse. Roberts alight-
ed from the wagon to demonstrate with
Chesser and received hard blow on
the nose which required the services
of physician to put in shape again.
Chesser then ran off down the street
and threatened to do up Roberts with
brick bats, if followed.
When a man owns a blooded horse
heis always careful Of its health He looks
after its diet and is particular that the feed