The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-02-26

world at Holcombe's, 81 Main street.
Godfrey Stout, of Rosemont, will
remove to the Seabrook farm, near
Stockton, in the spring.
e. Raphael, the Main street
clothier, is continuing has special
sale. and sells seasonable clothing way
below cost.
John Reid and 'Natty Bill +"
Coffey will run foot race on Main
street. this city, IS side, March s.
Forfeits have been posted
CONGRESSMAN Salmon is sending
out the usual spr ing supply of seeds.
The variety comprises beans, onions,
tomatoes, turnips, and spinach.
Mrs. Honora Drudy, wife of the
late Martin Drudy, died at her home
on South Union street, last Wednes-
day, from pneumonia, aged about SO
years.
Twenty-Five shares of Union Ma
tional Bank stock, sold few days ago
at public sale, averaged $50. 6S per
share. Three shares of Alexandria
Delaware Bridge stock sold for 1921. rs
for one share and the other two for
$122.25 each.
Edward Weaver, we'll known in
Hunterdon and Warren counties as a
horseman and hotel keeper, was run
into by trolley car while driving in
Brooklyn and dangerously injured.
At last reports it was feared he could
not recover.
The first of series of class socials
by the First Baptist Sunday School,
was held last Thursday evening at the
house of Mrs. William G. Conover, on
Bridge street. About fifty people
were present. An interesting pro-
gram was provided, consisting of
charades, oornet solos and Rotations.
All present thought they had enjoyed
a very pleasant evening.
The four cases of small pox at the
Phillips house near Ringoes (includ-
ing that of DIR. @. W. Larson, who
took the small pox while treating some
OF the cases and who is also there,
are getting along satisfactorily, and
all the patients are believed to be out
q danger. With The careful arrange
ments of the board Of health, there is
no probability of any other cases de-
veloping.
Washington Camp, No. /, P. o.
8. of A., postponed their social, owing
to the storm, from last Friday even
ing until Saturday evening, when
about one hundred people were pres
emit and a pleasant time was enjoyed.
The program consisted of an address
by the Rev. @. s. Lawrence, pastor of
the Centenary M. e. church music
by Miss Stella Black, Leon Thornton
and George Groome, and recitations
and vocal solos by Miss Eva Gordon.
Last Saturday a great ice gorge
formed at Wells Falls, below this
city, but it partially broke away on
Sunday. Had it not done 80, it is
likely that great damage would have
been done by the backing up of the
water. No such gorge had ever been
seen before at the falls. William
Smith, who, with his family lives on
Holcombe Island, removed his belong
ings from the island Saturday, not
wishing such an experience as that of
the last high freshet, when he lost
horse, all his chickens and other
property.
Don't think of buying Wall
Paper till you see Holcombe's very
large stock. 81 Main street.
Franklin Castle, No. SO Knights
Of the Golden Eagle, held a "Bean
Eat and Smoker" Tuesday evening of
last week, which was attended by
about fifty members and invited
guests. instrumental music was fur
nished by d. G. Vansciver, violin
Charles Van Solver, cornet, and Will
Joiner, organ, and songs were sung by
the Van Solver brothers and James T.
Skillman. Games were played, in
Guiding cards and quolts. NJ. Thatch-
er Heath, of No. SO, and W. Howard
Austin, of Delaware Castle, No. 1906,
New Hope, were declared the cham
pion QUOT pitchers of the evening.
The success of the affair was due to
the efforts of the following committee
John W. Swallow, James Naylor,
Theodore Johnson, Walter Johnson
and William Fl. Lovett.
Wallace P. Thornton, agent of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals, gave supper to number
of his friends at his home on Button
wood street, last Thursday night, in
honor of his twenty-fifth birthday.
He was given handsome easy chair,
which was surprise to him. The
presentation was made by Marvin
j. Holcombe. Another surprise was
the presentation to him by his mother
of q pair of the latest pattern shoes.
There were numerous selections on
the phonograph, speech making, sing
ing, &C.. The party was nicely enter
tanned. The guests included Council
man Irwin B Randolph, DIR. G. H.
Fallon, Lewis K. Walton, Walter T.
johnson, Marvin J, Holcombe, John
E. Hoffman, Watson L. Dudbridge,
George R. Kline, Lewis NJ. Johnson,
Frank Slack, Mrs. Irwin B. Randolph,
Mrs. Leon Thornton and Miss Flora
Thornton.