The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-12-31

"A happy New Year to all our read
ers and patrons. May 1908 be pros
Porous year to all.
The annual Christmas festival of
st. Andrews Sunday School was held
last evening. The exercises consisted
of carols, an address, &C., and the
scholars were presented with candies,
dolls and books.
Mr.. Alonzo Hatch, whose reputa-
ton as a superb vocalist is worldwide,
and whose songs are accompanied by
beautiful panoramic explanations, will
be at Lyceum Hall on Wednesday ev-
ening, January IA.
The editor and publisher of THE
REcoRd, who was taken suddenly i'll
on Monday night of last week, is still
confined to the house and at this
writing "wednesday EVENING" his con-
dltion is considered serious.
Rev. O. P. Gilbert, of Augusta,
Georgia, will preach next Sunday in
the Baptist Church. Morning theme,
1.-The Race for the Goal !" evening
theme, 1.-THE Great Question" Com
munion at the close of the morning
sermon.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Lambertville National
Bank will be held at the banking rooms
on Tuesday, January 18th, between the
hours of 10 and 10 o'clock, A NJ. A
dinner will be provided for stock
holders.
Speaking of trusts, an exchange
remarks that "the biggest trust on
earth is the newspaper trust. 1t trusts
everybody, gets cussed for trusting,
mistrusted for cussing, and if it busts
for trusting, gets cussed for busting.
So there you have it."
The annual and semi-annual cleo
tons of the various lodges, fire COM
panies and other societies are now at
hand. Secretaries or other interested
members will confer favor by send
ing the returns of the elections to THE
RECORD for publication
The Lebanon Telephone Company
has just been incorporated with capt.
tai of S., 900. The company, it is said,
will begin Immediately the construc-
tien of telegraph and telephone line
connecting Warren, Hunterdon, Som
erset and Morris counties.
The regular meeting of the Fleet
Wing Hook and Ladder Company will
be held at the truck house on Friday
evening of this week, at 1880 o'clock.
Election of officers, presentation OF
yearly reports, &c. Refreshments will
be served after the meeting.
You cannot take your wealth with
you when you die is an adage as old
as the hills, and yet isn't it funny that
men reputed to be worth thousands
before death seldom have hundreds
after their estates are settled up? Per-
haps they take it along after all.
John T. Cox, of Readington, this
county, requests US to ask the follow
ing Can any of your readers give me
any information in regard to the des
pendants of William Britain or John
Silyers, formerly of this county, who
patented a fax-pulling machine in
1898
John II. Sinclair, of Everittstown
vicinity, is said to be the champion
corn husker Of the season. He has
cut ten hundred and sixty eight shocks
of corn, and husked seventeen hun
dred and sixty-three shocks in five
weeks and never remained il the field
after shutdown.
There is more truth than poetry
in the following excerpt from one OF
our exchanges 1.-THE man who doc
tors himself with cheap patent medi-
cines when he is sick, and uses rub
Der stamp for printing his stationery,
is not the fellow who is helping to build
up your town.
Jeremiah Todd, former resident
Of this city, died at the residence OF
his daughter, Mrs. Alfred Paxson, in
Solebury township, Bucks county, Pa,
on Sunday last, aged n years. Flu
neral services will be held in the Cen
tenary NJ. L. Church of this city to-
morrow Thursday, at l P. M. All
are invited.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders dot owners) of Barber's Bury
ing Ground Association, for the cleo
ton of trustees and other business
that may be presented, will be held at
the office of David w. Hoppock, on
Church street, Lambertville, N. j.,
on Saturday, January 31st, 1908, at 10
A. M. JNo W. SMITH, Sec'y.
"A certain Lambertville woman, it
is said. informed her husband that she
had never told him lie and never
would. He told her that he did not
doubt her word, but hereafter he would
cut a notch in her new piano every
time that he knew she had deceived
HIM. "No, you won't" she cried I;
"Im not going to have my piano
ruined I"
On both sides of the Delaware
river between Lambertville and Tren-
ton river front properties are being
bought up by Philadelphians as coun-
try seats. Good prices are offered.
These properties make beautiful sites
for country homes: and within a few
years it is quite likely that all the pro-
perties advantageously situated will
be bought up.
Samuel Curry died at his resi-