The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-05-28

garden.
Theodore S. benson announces in
our advertising columns some new
departments added to his news stand
business. 1t will be found on the
second page.
Patent leather shoes should be
cleaned with milk, or little sweet oil
may be rubbed into them. The soles
and heels of such shoes are, of course,
to be cleaned with backing.
The Junior Epworth League will
hold a cake sale in the M. E. Church,
Friday afternoon, June 9th, from 8
until o'clock. Fancy articles and
home made candy will also be offered
for sale.
"A number of our old soldiers and
others intend to visit Trenton on
Decoration day afternoon, where a
parade and interesting exercises will
take place in connection with the dec
Grafton of the soldiers graves.
Chief Arnett, of our fire depart
ment, and ex-Chief J. Hart Stockton,
of the Pennington fire department,
were in attendance Wednesday at the
convention of the State Exempt
Firemens Association, in Trenton.
"A concert for the benefit of the
Stryker Library will be given on
Thursday ayening, June 8, in Lyceum
Hall. Some very fine attractions have
been secured, among them the Arion
Quartette of Trenton. Tickets on
sale at Cochran's drug store.
The home merchant who fails to
advertise should hardly grumble if the
trade of his town goes to the lively ad-
vertiser in some larger town nearby.
He should not only attract his home
trade to him, but be out after the
trade of neighboring towns.
The office of the Lambertville
Spoke Manufacturing Co. has receiv
ed thorough renovation. The walls
have been repapered, a new partition
put in, and it is now a model one of
its kind, containing all the conven-
fences end facilities for handling their
extensive business.
AT the Republican caucus held in
this city, Friday evening, the follow
ing delegates to the Congressional
convention were appointed LIST Ward
Michael Murray Cd Ward-Edgar
w. Hunt, j. d. MacKay Sd Ward
r. B. Reading, Geo. W. Arnett, w.
II. Wilmot
There is a growing feeling in ia
vor of county commission in place
of the present board of freeholders.
The Sergeantsville correspondent of
the Observation-Disclosures says: "Our
citizens are almost a unit in favor of
abolishing the present law under
which the Freeholders are elected,
and strongly advocate substituting n
board of commissioners instead"
An entertainment will be given in
the lecture room of the First Baptist
Church on Thursday evening, May
Goth, commencing at 7.30 o'clock, by
the Bible class, for the benefit of the
chair fund. The program will com
prise vocal and instrumental music,
charades, &c. A pleasing feature will
be music by new Edison photograph.
Admission 10 cts.
"A new industry which will be a
boom to the great meadows of Warren
county is about to be launched by Ca
leb Abner, of Danville, who few days
ago discovered an almost inexhausti-
BILE bed of moulders sand, an article
that is scarce and in great demand.
1t is used by the large foundries of
the country and Mr.. Abner will en-
ploy lot of hands and teams in get
ting the product ready for shipment.
There are 10 school houses in
Hunterdon county with q seating ca
pacity of 6,454. During the past year
four school houses were erected. The
average salary paid to male teachers
in Hunterdon county is $50.8S per
month female teachers, 1913 81. Dur
ing the past year there were 6,71S
children, between the ages of four and
twenty years, enrolled in the schools
of this county. OF this number, 1914
were girls and 3, 4O4 were boys. DEM
ocrat- advertiser.
The third annual picnic of the
Patrons of HusbaDdry of Hunterdon
county will be held on the Fleming
ton fair grounds August and Z. Po-
litics is tabooed at these gatherings of
the farmers, who flock together annual
ly for the purpose of securing infor-
nation that can be had for the better
ment of the farmers profits. The
race course this year is to be placed in
fine condition and many owners of
fast horses will add races to the attrac-
tons. There will be display of farm
products, too.