The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-04-12
BOROUGH OF STOCKTON.


The continued cold weather is max
ing late spring. We notice that some
farmers are ploughing. but that little
work has been lone in the gardens in
town
Mason y Robertson have arranged TO
run their grocery wagon in Sandy
Ridge and oakdale vicinity, Mr.. Phil
lip Rockafellow, their general clerk,
will drive the route on Friday of each
week and will carry with him Il good
line Of fine groceries that will be sold
at low prices
Mason y Robertson have taken the
Agency for the II NJ Johns As
bestos, ready mixed paints They
intend making separate department
of their paint business and will give it
special attention. Like other goods
handled by these reliable dealers.
these paints are the hest on the mark
ct.
Holcomhe Mcllenry died nj his resi-
dence near Sandy Ridge ON Thursday
=. NJ. Mr.. McHenry has been in ill
health for some months and on this
account had decided Ia sell his stock
and farming utensils During the
sale he was taken suddenly i'll and
died in few minutes. II ia supposed
that the excitement Of the crowd nj
the sale brought ON an attack of heart
disease and caused his death.
Fishermen are catching few shad
but the river is SO high that it greatly
interiors; with their work.
james Hunt having sold out his
store business, will remove to Orange.
y. j.
4 family OF Evries arc encampcd
near Center Fridge. PA, and have
string Of dozen hard looking
horses that they ATE offering To sell or
trade
1t is rumered that the Board of
Education OF Delaware township will
call another election to vote for $3.50
special appropriation for Stockton
school and ii is stated that unless the
appropriation is voted, the state money
will he withheld md all the schools
closed
During Friday, parties noticed that
the horse and wagon belonging to Wm.
< Wop,aon rnann4l,. A. caoI ,Iaolor -,
Stockton had been left standing along
the WarmRn road for some hours.
late in the afternoon the matter was
reported to his father Lambert Il.
Wnrman, and on investigation il was
learned TINT young Warman could not
he found The fact TINT he was ex-
peeted al his fathers with consider
able sum of money which he was to
pay him, caused suspicious that War
man had met with foul play \ search
ing purity wns Immediately organized
and the woods in the vicinity of where
the horse had been left standing were
secured but no trace of Wnrman conld
he found About two . clock Saturday
morDiu. Wmman reached his fathers
house and informed him that he had
been robbed of 1890 which he had in
his purse but that $50 and his watch
which were in his vest pocket had not
been taken
The story TINT Warman tells OF his
adventure is as follows:
About 1870 o'clock A. NJ. he WAS
driving through the woods on the way
to his fathers when n man came out of
the bushes, stopped him and demand
ed his money. Young Warman gave
battle 10 the highwayman but second
man came up behind and placed n
handkerchief over his face after which
lie became unconscious and knew no
more until he found himself in bar
rack near his fathers house Az soon
rs he was able, he mndc his why to his
fathers house and informed his folks
of the robbery.
A reward Of $50 Inns been offered for
the capture of the robbers, who are
described ~ Americans with dark
clothes mud derby hats but no over
coats. One was about 3 fl. 10 in. and
Ind dark mustachc. the other about
= fl. /; in, but was smooth faced. Two
men answering the description of the
robbers We're seen in Stockton, ped
ding jewellery on the day before tho
robbery, their principal stock in trade
being gold rings that they offered to
sell at an extremely low'price