The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-03-19

the time OF the regular monthly meeting,
when dues are payable from till SIS o'clock.
Buy your coal of Geo. WMassey.
"A fine stock and big variety of
smokers goods, at Kline's, 90 Bridge
street.
Wall Paper as low as &c., 4c.,
and &c. piece. 80 styles to pick from.
Holcombe, 81 Main street.
1t is estimated that it will be
necessary to expend between $4,000
and $4,000 to repair the damage done
by the recent floods in this county.
christopher Bowers, employed at
the Lambertville Spoke Works, had
one of his eyes badly cut and other
wise injured last Thursday, by fly
ing spoke.
The Rev. j. l.. Hastie, formerly
pastor of the Croton Baptist Church,
died at his home in Croton, N. Y,
February 81. A widow and three
children survive.
Mrs. Hugh Z. Smith has pur-
chased the residence of Edward Sou
ders, on Elm street and will remove
there in short time. Mr.. Souders
will remove to farm near Brookville.
An entertainment consisting of
illustrated Poems and Tableaux, will
be given in the lecture room of the
Presbyterian Church, Thursday even
ing, March 90, at o'clock. Admis-
sion 15c.
"A cylinder head blew off in the en-
CINE room at the New Jersey rubber
works Wednesday of last week, and
went crashing out to the railroad
track, carrying away one side of the
engine room. No one was hurt.
Easter Millinery, Ribbons and
silks, Special display this Thursday,
Friday and Saturday. We welcome
all. Our pattern Hats and Bonnets,
will, we trust, exceed in beauty all
former openings. R. II. VAN HORN &
Sons.
-sLambertville Puffs" are still GO
ing up in smoke. Kline sells them.
The proposition submitted to the
voters of High Bridge borough, to
raise 81, 900 for a school building, was
again defeated week before last by a
vote of $40 to 90. This is the third
election on this measure that has been
held, and loses the State school aid to
the borough.
Mrs. Amy H. Blackwell, widow of
Bloomfield Blackwell, died at her
home at Blackwell's Mills, near Mount
Airy, last Sunday. She was the mo-
ther of Augustus B. Blackwell, of this
city. Her funeral will take place
this "Wednesday afternoon, from the
Mount Airy Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Blackwell was highly esteemed
in the community where she lived.
Major J. J. Habecker, of Philadel-
phia, will speak in the Armory of The
Volunteers of America, on Saturday
night, March 22d, at eight o'clock,
and at the two services on Sunday, at
$50 and eight o'clock P. M. MIR. Ha-
becker is a well-known business man
of Philadelphia, and actively engaged
in Christian work. He is most inter
esting speaker, and all are invited to
attend the meetings on dates above
mentioned.
Cheapest Wall Paper in the
world at Holcombe's, 81 Main street.
The charge that our butchers are
keeping up the price of beef when the
Wholesale price is lower than it has
been, is not proven by the market re-
ports. The fact is that the wholesale
price is now higher by from 2 to 81 cts.
per pound than the average for ten
years past, western dressed beef being
now quoted at from y to 10 cts. per Id.
by the carcas. Notwi thstanding the
price has advanced, our meat dealers
have not increased the price proper
tionately.
DVA buiuh VI OuJihH w &Ah
Paper till you see Holcombe's very
large stock. 81 Main street.
The Republicans made a gain of
one in the Freeholders elected in this
county on Tuesday of last week, cleo
ting q Republican in Holland town
ship in place of Democrat. In Beth
lehem township Geo. E. Opdyke,
Democrat, was reelected; in Clinton
township, VIM. Mcconnell, Democrat,
succeeds Austin Cramer, Democrat
in Holland township, Robert Sinclair,
Republican, succeeds Solomon Hawk,
Democrat in Union, J. Fl. Hawk,
Democrat. succeeds F. v. Sinclair,
Democrat /; Kingwood elected Jos. Ku-
gler, Democrat, to succeed Jos. 8.
Warne, Democrat. Successors to
Joseph G. Hoffman, Republican, of
Frenchtown, and Isaac Creveling,
Democrat, Of Clinton Borough, will
be elected next month.