The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-10-29

The Amwell orchestra will give a con-
cert on Wednesday evening, November
10. Special soloists have been engaged.
and fine program may be looked for.
Invitations are out for the marriage
of Margaret, daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Peter Conover, TO Albert Canning We'd
nesday, November u, ut 81 Franklin
street.
The Delaware Valley Quarry and Con-
struetion Co, Of this city. have a large
contract with the Lehish and New Eng
land Railroad Co. for new work consist
ing of ballasting, etc.
The Volunteers of America in the flu
ture will hold their meetings every even
ing at 7;S0 p. M. and Sundays AT II 90 \.
NJ. $3.50 p. NJ. and 7:S0 Z. NJ. All are cor
daily invited to attend
Jos. Smith & Co. have awarded con-
tract to Fred Parker. of this city, for the
erection of large grain elevator in con-
nection with the firms srist mill at Pralls-
vile. 1t will require 10000 feet of lumber
to build it.
The special religious meetings at the
NJ. f. Church in this city are proving very
interesting. Good audiences attended last
week. and there was one conversion. Rev.
Mr.. Pitt is conducting the services this
week. A general invitation is extended to
the public to attend these services.
The golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs
John l.. Slack was celebrated at their
home in Frenehtown on Wednesday, the
18th inst 1t proved a most happy occa-
sion to many participants Among the
presents to the couple was a purse con-
tanning one hundred gold dollars. Mr..
Slack also received a very handsome gold
headed cane.
Franklin Dye Secretary. has arranged
a list of Farmers Institutes to be held
throughout the State during November
and December, Those for Hunterdon
county are as follows: Loektown, on Mon
day and Tuesday, December and .; Gin
ton. on Monday. December s: Three
Bridges. Tuesday. December Q Annual
meeting of State Board on January II, Is
and lG 1903
Horace r. Hunt and his sister Miss
Rita X. Hunt. of this city. and Henry G,
Hunt and Miss Susie b. Hunt. of Camden.
n j., start this morning on trip to Call
fornia, spending about six months there.
They expect to make Los Angeles the
principal point of their trip. En- route
they will stop in Kansas for a week or
two with their uncle, George Hunt, Hor-
ace b. Hunt intends To take up his resi-
denee permanently in California.
Everett 4 Scarborough. of this city.
have closed their canning operations for
the season. one hundred and eiehty-six
thousand cans of tomatoes have been put
up. The latter crop was a failure, else
they would have reached ut least 80 000
cans. The quality Ia excellent. They have
been more fortunate In the quantity pack
ed than any other establishment In this
section. The pack at the Hopewell can
merry is reported at Go 900 cans that at Rim
goes. 50.ooo. and Titusville still smaller.
r.. A Montgomery. OF this city, repre-
senting the Delaware Valley Quarry and
Construction Co. made Il contract few
days since with the Superior Cement Co.
to erect foundations for their immense
buildings at Martins Greek, Pa. These
will require $4,000 yards of concrete The
buildings cover six acres of ground. Steam
shovels will be used in digging the foun-
dations Mr.. Higginbotham one of the
chief officials of the st Louis Worlds
Fair. is the president of the Superior Ce-
mcnt Co.
Rev William c. Stockton. retired
Methodist Episcopal minister, died at
Nneland. last Thursday morning October
o. aged ~ years He WAS well known
here. having been born In New Hope Pa
where he grew up, and where he was for
time in business. He entered the NJ. Il.
ministry many years ago, beginning his
work at Sergeantsvile in this county. He
filed a number of appointments and sub
sequently became an evangelist. Nj
Stockton was Il man of strong physique
possessing powerful voice and quite emo
tional He was known as "shouter."
and he delighted in revival work. No one
who knew him doubted his sincerity or
piety. lie was a good man. He was a
brother of the late Rev. John IL. Stock
ton, of the New Jersey Conference and OF
the late Joseph Stockton and chief A. r.
stockton, of New Hope.