The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-07-31
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Sometimes it is good thing to
rush into print and sometimes it isn't.
Don't ask him. 1t can never be
hot enough for an icemau in this
! world.
"A ground hog got into the cellar
of Peter +. Reilley's store on south
Main street one day last week Mr.
Kelley killed it.
Eighteen head of horses sold by
auctioneer Riley at Frenchtown Satur-
| day week, for f. w. Opdycke,
averaged $3.50, A per head.
Waehusett Tribe, No. 100, Red
Men, will hold a festival at Stockton
Thursday evening, August Sth. Good
music and novel attractions.
John McDermott's two brick
houses on south Union street are
nearly completed. They are very neat
buildings and an ornament to the
street
The Sunday school of the First
Presbyterian Church of this city will
hold its meetings in the morning
during August, beginning at $50
o o'clock.
While visiting at High Bridge,
George and Frank Cox of this city,
slept under quilt containing II, 43O
blocks. 1t was the hand work of
their aunt, Mrs. George Struble.
B. II. Joiner has been appointed
clerk in the Post Office in this city, in
place of Miss Oils Phillips, who in
tends to study in Philadelphia hos
pital for the purpose of becoming a
trained nurse.
I know how to cut and fit and
make gentlemen wear; and the fact
that have carried on business for
twenty years and not only held but
added to my trade, is proof that /
kno. Robert Butler, No. 6 n. Union
street.
The Democrat Advertiser. The
word is that Hunterdon's peach crop
will be short this year, but Just the
same the Central Railroad is prepaf-
ing for business. A train of peach
ears has been placed on the side track
between High Bridge and Amman
dale. "
John Brothers, Wholesale agents
of the Monarch Rubber Company, have
leased the rooms i'll Twomey's build
ing. ON Bridge street, now occupied
rs laundry They will fit up the
place as rubber boot shoe reposl-
tory, aud will also have their office
there.
Next week the Volunteers OF
America will hold series of meetings
III this city. Mr.. Augustus Pottiger,
noted evangelist, from Reading, Pa,
will speak every evening. Street
meetings will be held and also NEE.
ings at the Army headquarters near
the corner of Main and York streets.
During the shower Monday night
of last week lightning struck tree on
the farm of William f. Mathews, near
Mount Airy, and CHANGING off from the
tree struck and killed five hogs lying
near, The hogs lay close together
when found in the morning and ap-
peared to be quietly sleeping until Mr.,
Mathews discovered they were dead.
Rev. Mr.. MacKubbin, of the Pres
byterian Church of this city, will take
his vacation during the month OF
August. His pulpit will be filled the
first and second Sundays in August
by Rev. w. Ii. Wolverton, formerly
of Boonton the third Sunday, by Rev.
f. b. Everett, of New York, and the
fourth Sunday by Rev. DIR. Nudge, of
Princeton.
-Lambertvile won again from
Hopewell Saturday by the score of 10
to .. Murphy, formerly of Hamilton
Sauare. was in the box for Hopewell,
and while he did fairly well, Hopewell
made nine errors, which lost the game.
Pete Riley, as usual, pitched well for
the winners. Kline caught fine
game and slugged the ball hard. Case
was all to the good on second. Lam
bertyille had but two errors.
jacob Helms has Just erected a
derrick at his quarry on Helms Hill,
head of York street, and is getting out
some of the finest stone ever quarried
in this vicinity. They are not red
shale but hard blue stone, fit for build
ing purposes and some of the stones
may be dressed for step-stones and
curbs lie will sell these stones to
builders and others at very reasonable
prices. Call at the Hardware store
and learn particulars.
The Union County Standard, OF
Westfeld, in speaking of base ball
umpires, says: Empires must some
times err. The National League will
give fabulous money to any perfect
umpire. The man standing in direct
line with the plate is better able to
Judge balls and strikes than the man
out of line on the grand stand, with
his eye at more or less acute angle,
and with his head, perhaps, unduly
preiudiced. These remarks are we'll
worth thinking over by some of our
ball-rooters.
Low Fares to the Pan-Americsn Exposi
ton via the Lehing Valley Railroad.
Five o. day tickets good only in day