The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-09-12
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WEDNESDAY. SEPT. l2, 1900.

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The proposition to hold tiremen g
parade in Pennington this Fall has
been abandoned.
A gasoline stove exploded Friday
last at the residence OF w. S. New
man. Cause, filling tank when lighted.
No one was injured.
A garter snake worked its way in
to the chapel Of the Baptist Church in
Pennington during the prayer meeting
service, last week 1t was killed.
Six thousand Norway maple trees,
eight years old, are to be transplanted
on the 1200-aere plantation of the great
cigarette king, J. b. Duke, near Somer-
vile.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany is building track water tank at
Raven Rock, which, when completed,
will allow the engine to take water
while in motion.
Fish and Game Warden O, Z.
Chamberlin, Jr., of Pennington, calls
attention to the fact that the squirrel
season does not open until the first
day of November next.
The York Road at the east end of
York street has been improved by fill
ing in with stones and gravel 1t
badly needed it, as nothing has been
done on it for several years,
The annual meeting of the w. c.
T.U. for the election of officers will be
held on Saturday evening, September
18th. All members of the Union are
urged to be present II, d. SeHENeK,
p SHpt
1t the clothing store, corner of
Main and Chureh streets may be found
ID fine new stock of clothing for fall aud
winter. Just put in, besides gents fur
nishing goods, hats, caps, etc We
can't be undersuld 1. RAPHAEL
William Coryell, of this city, Who
has been employed as shipping clerk
at the Universal Paper Bag Com
pany' mill, New Hope, has resigned
his position for the purpose of at
tending business college in Philaael
phia
A supper for the benefit of the
Mount Carmel Baptist Church wall be
held IN Gymnasium Hall, foot of York
street. on Saturday evening of this
week. Tickets, - cts. Supper from
until . o'clock. Ice cream and cakes
en- sale Everybody Is invited.
ON Tuesday night of last week an
attempt was made by two men 10 enter
Wolfnger's store ON n Main street.
Frank Gregg saw them from the win
dow Of his honse, which adjoins the
store, and notified Mr. Wolfnger.
Upon going to the store, the burglars
ran down Clinton street.
The County Prohibition conven-
ton was held in the W. G. T. L. room
in Pennington on Wednesday of last
week The following nominations were
made Senator, j. =, Bodine, of
Pennington, Geo W. Hockenbury, of
Locktown, and Geo. f.. Sovereign, of
Lebanon, Aaaemblymen.
On Thursday morning last, Andrew
Harvey, residing on Delaware avenue,
met with an accident at the Lambert
vile Spoke Works. where he IL EN-
ployed While standing at the water
cooler obtaining drink, the cutter
head on tenoning machine broke,
and piece struck him on the side of
the head, making a painful but not
dangerous wound.
We regret that i'll health has oblig
ed Mr.. \. Durham Stiser to resign as
cashier of the Pennington National
Bank. Mr. Stiger is suffering from a
prostratiOn of the nerves. Teller ii.
h. Berkaw has been promoted to the
cashiers chair book keeper Il. Nj.
Conkiing advances to the position of
teller, and Nedwill Sutphin is taken
into the bank as book keeper = Dcnto-
cratddteifiSer.
The Milford papers report that
while Mrs. Godfrey Hawk, Of the
mountain, was going to the spring
house the other day she stepped on or
near a copperhead snake in her path,
which cooled itself around her ankle
She quickly called for help, and fort
unately her husband was near by and
soon killed the venomous reptile. 1t
measured three feet in length.
Up at High Bridge during one of the
recent showers, ball of lightning shot
through the air in front of Rialto Hall,
but lust before it reached the ground
it exploded with terrific report, the
GazeHe of that town says. Edward
McLain WAS standing i'll front of the
hall and was knocked unconscious.
His clothing was slightly burned, but
he soon recovered. Walter Pence was
also standing in front of the hall and
was badly shocked. He was badly
paralyzed for several hours afterwards.
Others who stood in front of the build
ing did not feel the effects. but horse
tied to post in the street was knock
ed to its knees and would have fallen
but for assistance given by those who
We're present.
IF there were any way to estimate
it, says the Long Branch Record,
advertisers would be surprised and
disgusted to find how much they throw
away each year in fake advertising
schemes. There is no doubt about
it, and yet business men will continue
to waste their money in that way when
it would bring them much better re-
turns invested in judicious newspaper
advertising. The way to reach the
people is through the columns of re-
putable newspapers, as nearly every