The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-04-11
Next Sunday is Easter Sunday,

John 5 hall on Easter Monday night.
1t is proposed to have n Fireman's
Parade in Pennington some time
next fall
Palm Sunday was observed in st.
Andrews and st. Johns churches on
Sunday last.
-Shamalia has a number of Guinea
pigs in his window ON Bridge street
that attracts considerable attention.
-"An Infinite Jest, . for the benefit
of Lone Star Lodge, No. 10, X. of P,
at Lyceum Hall, on Thursday even
ing, April Goth.
S. W. Cochran 4 Co. have pur-
chased a handsome new soda fountain
and will be better prepared than ever
to serve soda water this season.
The common council of French
town has increased the license fee
for hotels in that borough from 500
to 5000, the highest figure it has ever
| been i'll that town.
DR.. Blossoms drug store window
has been turned into temporary
chicken coop, and hen with her brood
of chickens ''holds the boards" to the
delight of passers by.
The Republicans of this city will
hold delegate meeting at Lyeeum
Hall, on Saturday evening, at s o'clock,
to appoint delegates to attend the State
Convention at Trenton April 10th.
Hugh Hillpot, the tonsorial artist,
has put in two beautiful and most con
venient chairs, which are the admira-
ton and delight of his customers.
They are of recent invention and con-
tain all the latest improvements.
DO not forget the supper at
teh First Baptist Church to-mor-
row Thursday evening. Tickets,
25 cts. The ladies have great repnta
tion for getting up excellent suppers,
and they will endeavor not to disap-
point by their efforts on this occasion.
The Lumberville granite quarries
have been leased by Fitzgerald & CO.,
of Philadelphia, and work has been
resumed, with about 40 men. More
men will be employed as the season
advances. Instead of getting out
paving blocks, as heretofore, the pres
ent operators will crush the stone for
maeadamizing purposes.
The managers of the new Quaker
town and Eastern Railroad Company
report great increase in both passen
ger and freight business. Freight
business is very good since the large
Cooper u Hewitt furnace at Durham
went into operation. The road will
be extended at once from Durham to
Reigelsyille.
John Manning, of Pennington,
has received an increase in his pen
sion from the government from IS to
$12 per month; also, Samuel Van
Syckel, of Whitehouse, from SO to So
per month; also, Nelson Pidcock, of
this city, from SO to So per month;
also, Henry Blackburn, of Clinton,
from $12 to $i4 per month.
The pupils Of the High School
will give an entertainment in the
High School building, on Monday
afternoon, April 10th, for the benefit
of the piano fund. Tickets 10 cents. |
We can guarantee fine program.
Russell, the youngest son of eyre |
mas Slack, was badly hurt on Sat !
urday evening last, by accidentally |
falling down the cellar steps, near
the corner of Union and Church Sts.,
the door over which had been careless
ly left open. Hereceiyed several severe
cuts abont the head and face and was
otherwise badly shaken up.
The Spring Opening at II. H. Van
Horn & Sons Grand Depot was usher
ed in by musical ON last Thursday |
evening. The Amwell Orchestra play |
ed nicely, and over five hundred people |
were present to listen to the music and
look at the cloves of bonnets" that |
were on exhibition. Everybody decid-
ed that the Grand Depot had made
chit" both as to the music and the |
display of goods.
Representatives of the Doylestown |
Railway Company, which proposes to
build the trolley line to New Hope,
met the Directors of the Lahaska and |
New Hope Turnpike Company at Van
Harris hotel in New Hope on Saturday. |
An offer to pay per cent. on the CAPT |
tai stock and keep the road i'll repair |
was made by the trolley projectors for
the right of way over the turnpike.
This offer the turnpike company re-
fused, but decided TO give the railway |
company the option to purchase the
road.