The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-05-17

" pholu lever at HIS nome on MILL 81, ,
near Church.
B. H. Taylor is having new pave
ment laid in front of his property on
Bridge street.
Timothy Riordan is about to build
n new house on Buttonwood street,
adjoining his residence.
The regular monthly meeting OF
the Columbia Hose Company will be
held Friday evening, at $50 o'clock.
Col. Andrew Van Syckle, of Leba-
non, is seriously ill at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Richard Correll, Pen
Argyll, Pa.
One or two of our officers and a
would-be-o officer are reported to have
been at the cock fight last week in
West Amwell.
r. II. Liverton has built ii new
wharf at the foot of Coryell street, to
be used for a steamboat landing, the
coming season.
--Scrofula, salt rheum and all diseases
caused by impure blood are cured by
Hoods Sarsaparilla, which is Americas
Greatest Medicine.
Last Wednesday, at Ringoes, Mrs.
Rachel Sutphin celebrated her 99d
birthday amid the congratulations of
very many friends.
George Banchoff, Jr., of this city,
has been awarded contract to build
two miles of macadam road between
Bordentown and Trenton
Wilson Thomas, the treasurer ofth
Milford Delaware Bridge Company, has
held that office since 1856 and has never
failed to present his report personally.
Wanted, girl or young woman
to do housework in small family.
One who can sleep at her own home
preferred Inquire at THE RECORD
Office.
j Before you buy your coal or bar
gain for your ice, call on I. Z. Trim
mer, corner of Clinton and Button
wood streets. 1t means few dollars
in your pocket. Mayl0'99.
The NJ. L. Church Choir of this city
will give an entertainment i'll the
Taylorsyille Church on Tuesday even
ing, May 23rd. They will be assisted
by an orchestra of eleven pieces.
Capitalists have purchased thirty
acres of the McCrea farm at Pattenburg.
1t is said that $50, 900 cement man
ufacturing plant will be erected there
on. 1t isalso said that the cementrocl,
on the farm is superior to any in the
country with one exception.
The annual soeiable held by the
Hibernia Steam Fire Engine Co, on
Thursday evening of last week, in
their engine house, proved q grand
success. There was good music and
good order, and all who attended were
highly pleased with the programme.
Mrs Fred r. Parker, in company
with her sister, Mrs. Lillian Tibbels,
and Master Ewing Tibbels, took ride
up the road along the Alexsauken
creek, on their wheels, one morning
this week, and when in the act of dis
mounting Mrs. Parker found large
black snake wound around the hub of
her wheel. She dropped the wheel
and screamed, when the snake darted
away like flash. Both ladies were
badly frightened.
-Agariah Akers, so far as known, is
the champion rat catcher of this vi
cinity. On Friday evening of last
week he set trap in the barn at the |
corner of Ferry and Union streets, and |
when he went to the place the follow
ing morning he found twenty rats in |
the trap. The night before he cap
tured thirteen in the same place. He
took the quickest and surest way to
dispose of them, plunging them under
water and drowning them while still
in the trap.
Are you ruptured Mr.. Shamalia
has had 90 years experience applying
trusses. He will allow you to wear the
truss two weeks and then return the
money if You are not satisfied. Lady
attendant.
The Fourteenth Rally of the Hun
terdon County Union Epworth League
will be held in the NJ. f. Church,
Quakertown, n. j., on Wednesday,
May "a, 1S99 Afternoon session
o'clock, evening session 7 80 o'clock.
An interesting program has been ar
ranged and a cordial invitation is
extended to all who are interested in
the work Of young peoples societies.
At the evening session Rev. T. /.
Coultas, d. D., of Morristown, N. j.,
will deliver his famous lecture, "Ep-
worth, Oxford and City Road Chapel
three Epochs and Symbols of Metho
dism. y