The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-01-30


dition was barred, and for one day al
least, nobody was hungry IN the city
of Lnmhertyille Letters came pour
ing in through the mails full Of con-
gratulations. Message came tlyiua in
from telephone and telegraph, convey
in% words of cheer 10 the household
and to grandfather Helms in particular,
for beside his three SONS. Elmer, Charles
and Walter he has three lively
grandchildren to comfort and bless his
declining days
At ninc o'clock, H. NJ, friends and
neighbors began to drop in and till late
at night they came dropping in. Two
hundred and forty of them wrote down
their names in a remembrance book,
prepared for the occasion physicians,
merchants. nrtizans. milk men, law
yers and farmers There were also
one nudge and three eN-mnyors. In
the evening, the crowd was augmented
10y number OF ladies'. some with thor
lords and some without amy I'm anti
cipation Of their coming nj night,
extra preparations had been made, So
/ three long extension tables were filled
with choicest dehcaeies for thor
especial benefit, and made way with
/ during the evening. AS the writer
WAS one of the "favored few around
| the board. it is no more than his duty
to remark that Mrs. Helms really out
did herself in hospitality. Never II
the history of this city was there such n
feast and never in my recollectien
/ Over ! ,000 fried oysters were dispatch
/ ed, not to speak of other delIcacieg.
| BE il remembered that much of this
grand entertainment WAS due to- Mr.
Helms son. Elmer, the gcntlcmanly
manager af the hardware establish
ment.
\ little before twelve O'Clock nj
night the festivities had ended, good
nights exchanged, aud if there il any
thing i'll good wishes. he and his FAM
ly will live many n dry yet. but none
26th, 1901, which rounds out his half
century i'll the hind where Gen Wash
ington fought for Liberty and indie
pendenee. s. h. h
IInmbeftsille. Jan. ii, 1901
The following persons placed then
their names on the remembrance
book when calling upon Mr.. H. \
few fniled to register
Cleo. V. Hunt, VIM. \. Ely, NJ j
John Bye, Clark 7. Hunt Thomna
Mills, n Y, \. W. Lambert, Edward
NJ. Wilson, lessee T. Fish. J. c.
Lambert, Elisha Il. Wilson, Aaron ".
Smith, +. s Holcomhc Mount Airy,
Fred. X. Parker, Geo. s. Cronee,
Charles T. Holcombe, Mount Airy, \.
J., !. G. Warner, VIM 5. llolcombe,
Geo. Pierson, Abrnm StryIer, John
n. Hurley. Chaa. A. Skllmnn, I4euis
Guilck. Joseph Il, Luke, Joseph
Witt, Peter H. Swallow. Fdw. T.
Holcomhe. Noun, Airy, \. ! H. N
Tltns, Mount Airy, !, J. I. I.m
bert, W T.. Wage, W. Il. Bodlne,
Stockton, n J., Riley G. Gardiner,
Joseph Phillips. George Prall Wilson,
Thos. Dnrlmple, Sand Brook, \. j.,
+. W. Larson, NJ D., George L..
Titus, Mrs. Wesley Bodine, Stockton,
n. j. William KEEPER, Hurry +. Hoil
Stockton, y J., ID. b. Sehold, !. +.
Leigh, A. j. Dalrymplc, Pennington,
n. j. Thomas IL. lmgar, George Ban
ehon', ,Ir, Cyrus NanDoloh, Onla Dale,
N. j., J Monroe llagaman, Nngoea
n. j., +. Raphael, Robert Park, c. NJ
Pettee, George \. sylvester, Immber
IImtpence, George IIolcomhe, Albert
j. Phillips, Samuel l. Hall, Martin \
Il. Holcombe, W j. Schanek, Gins.
: G. Belts, Lahnskn, Pa, Jnmes Nnylor,
A. 4. Hunt, Alfred b. llolcombe, :,
A. Finer. Daniel Moore, John +.
Compton, lIoratlo Il. Van Horn,
Stockton, y J., Heonadna Jones,
John X La Baw, Mary T.. Creed, John
B. Creed, John +. Barber, VIM. y.
lIolcombe, T.. f.. Vert, W. $. New
man, Jordan Mathews, John NJ. smith,
Charles Lnning, +. G. Rocknfcllow,
+. Y. u. Fisher, VIM. W. Krewson,
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