The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-09-24
Ripe grapes.

How's your coal bin.
Lots of peach peddlers.
Buy your coal of Geo. w. Massey.
Days are growing shorter at both
ends.
Awnings and screen doors will
soon be stored for the winter.
-'Lambertville Puffs" are still go
ing up in smoke. Kline sells them.
There's only one thing a woman
don't want to be up TO date in-her
age.
The cool evenings begin to make
our people realize the serious side of
the coal strike.
Go. F, I'd Regt. N. G. n. j., of
this city. attended the funeral of Gen.
O,iphant, at Trenton, last Thursday.
The Amwell Orchestra will give a
concert from the second-story porch
of George NJ Holcombe's new build
ing on Union street Thursday evening.
Jacob Bowden, who for some time
past has conducted shoe store in
Easton, Pa, has disposed of the bust
ness and returned to this city.
George Fields, who lives near the
Rock" Church, has raised fine lot
of potatoes this season. He selected
twenty that filled a peach basket.
Who can beat it?
= Calvin G.. Strimple, of Stockton,
has sold his property known as the
Deals foundry property to lady from
Baltimore. 1t contains fortytwo acres
pleasantly located.
Mr.. and Mrs John S. Curtis have
returned to this city. Mr.. Curtis has
resigned his position as manager OF
the spoke works in Richmond, Va, as
his health was affected.
Edward II. Carpenter, brother
to Editor John Carpenter, of the Gin
ton Democrat, died at his home in
jackson, Mich, week before last He
was formerly resident of Clinton and
Cherryyille
Rev. J. H. Bailey, of the Mt Car
mel Baptist Church, has returned from
his vacation at Asbury Pcrk, and Is
now ready for vigorous work in re-
lieving the church of debt, and fur
thering its spiritual interest.
Joseph Smith & Co., owners of the
we'll known old "Hoppock Grist Mili''
at Stockton, are building large addi-
ton to it. A switch is also being laid
by which grist will be delivered to the
railroad, TINS saving wagon carting.
Samuel Stockton, former furniture
dealer, who returned to this city re-
Gently, after having been absent eight
or nine months, was taken sick at
Carkuff7s boarding house some days
ago, and was taken to st. Francis hos
pital last week.
The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union of Sergeantsville has
elected these officers: President, Mrs.
w. E. Cornog; recording secretary,
Mrs. /. II. Laws; corresponding sec
rotary, Mrs. A. W. Abbott; treasurer,
Mrs. b. f. Bovine.
LEM Lenape Lodge, No. Is, l. O.
o. F., was visited Tuesday evening of
last week by Grand Master Harry s
Pine, of Camden, and Deputy Grand
Master Chester A. Thompson. A
number of visiting members from near
by lodges were present. A collation.
was served.
M. V. B. Holcomb of West Am
we'll township, while fixing the body
of heavy stone wagon last Thursday
afternoon, caught his thumb between
the body and gearing and had it taken
off. He came to this city and DR..
Closson amputated the thumb, assisted
by DIR. Williams.
AT special meeting of Common
Council held Thursday evening, the
Mayor and City Clerk were instructed
to issue deed of declaration to Henry
lIeltL IOI Ifopctty pou5ht AiCHA ~ }
for unpaid taxes. The property con-
sists of three brick houses and lots in
Blackwell's Court.
Col. William A. Rafferty,, Fifth
Cavalry, died at San Felipe, in the
Philippine Islands. week or two ago
from injuries received by fall just
one week previously. Deceased was
son of the late Col. John G. Rafferty,,
of Pennington, and was born at New
Germantown sixty years ago. He was
prepared for West Point under DR.
Blauvelt. His father was State Sena
tor from Hunterdon thirty years ago
VIM. A. Rafferty, was graduated from
West Point in 1865. With the excep
ton of brief term as instructor a
Key West and his service in the Philip
pines, his military life was spent il
the west, where he was engaged in
number of campaigns against hostil
Indians.