The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-03-05

Buy your coal of Geo. w. Massey.
"A fine stock and big variety of
smokers goods, at Kline's, 90 Bridge
street.
The feeder is full of water again
and all the mills are running to their
full capacity
The annual ball of Division No. 3,
A. o. H., will be held at st. Johns
Hall, the evening of March 81.
George W. Kroesen represented
Red jacket Tribe, No. 40, Imp. O. r.
M, at the Great Council held in Tren-
ton last week.
The damage done to the peach
grove of John G. Haynes, of AMMAN
dale, by the recent ice storm, will
amount to $1,000.
The Town improvement Associa-
ton will hold meeting Monday,
March 10th, at $50 P. NJ, in the
Friends Meeting House on York
street.
The Rev. Herbert S. Smith, rec
tor of ST. Andrews Church, of this
city, opened the legislative proceed
ings at the State House, Trenton,
Wednesday morning, with prayer.
Wall Paper as low as &c., 4c.,
and &c. piece. 80 styles to pick from.
Holcombe, 81 Main street.
Company F, Second Regiment,
National Guard, which moved its ar
mory some months ago from Holcombe
Hall to G. A. Twomey's building, on
Bridge street, has again leased Hol-
combe Hall and will occupy it in a
short time.
The Rev. William /. Campbell,
pastor of the kirkpatrick Memorial
Church, of Ringoes, spent some time
at his home in Washington, d c.,
while there were no religious services
being held at Ringoes on account of
the Phillips cases of smallpox.
William Cunningham, of this city,
in the employ of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, has been trans
ferred to the assistant engineers Office
at Jersey City FL. Erwin Smith has
been promoted to Cunningham place
in the supervisors Office in this city
and Thomas Cunningham has been
given the position of messenger in the
latter Office.
"A social was given by Mrs. Charles
Lindsey, last Wednesday evening, to
the members Of the Degree of Pooa-
hontas, No. 0, L. o. r. M. Among
those present were Charles Lindsey
and wife, Jacob Handy and wife, John
9. Sebold and wife, Edgar Kroesen
and wife, Mrs. Flora Scheetz, Mrs.
Wismer, George Lindsey, Miss Lucy
Joiner, Miss Flora Lindsey, Mrs. Da-
vid Roberts, Mrs. Charles Helms, Miss
Anna Helms, Miss Jane Kroesen and
Miss Lilly Kroesen.
Don't think of buying Wall
Paper till you see Holcombe's very
large stock. Oh Main street.
Though Friday was not very
good day as to weather for horse
sale, E. W. Opdyke, of Frenchtown,
went ahead with his public sale and
disposed of 1S head of Western horses.
They were all sold to the halter under
cover with a warranty. The prices
realized were $3.50, $176, $l67. so, $3.50,
$1sl, two for $822 so, $40, two for
$s07.50, $l67, $174, $i72, $174, $1s1,
S188, $139, $3.50. Horses taken in ex-
change sold as follows: sl04, two for
$3.50, $1s, 500, $67, $l45.
-'Iambertville Puffs" are still go
ing up in smoke. Kline sells them.
Asa B. Reading and John McPher-
son, electricians of Pennington, came
near being drowned in the Neshanic
river Friday night. They were repair
ing the telephone line to Wertsville
and attempted to return to Fleming
ton. While crossing the stream a
large quantity of fence rails and un-
derbrush came down the river and
carried them away. Both men jumped
from their vehicle and succeeded in
swimming ashore. The horse was
carried down the river for long dis
lance and out into the meadow, where
it escaped from the raging torrent.
The suit between the Commercial
Union Insurance Company Limited
and the New Jersey Rubber company
of Lambertville, was decided in favor
of the former by vote of seven to
FIVE, last Monday. The suit was the
outcome of the cancellation of policy
held by the insurance company after .
fire at the Lambertville works, and the
supreme court decided against the in
surance company. The damages
caused by the fire were paid proper
tionately by several companies, and
the Commercial Union handed over
its share and then returned the un-
earned premium, canceling the policy.