The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-10-15
Buy your coal of Geo. W. Massey.

buy your coal OF Geo. W. massey.
CHEAPEST Wall Paper in the
world at Holcombe's, 81 Main street.
Harry J. Pierson and family have
taken possession of flats in the Hol-
combe building,
Ford, nine-years-ol son of Her
bert ID. Van Solver, fell Thursday at
school and fractured his arm.
DON'T think of buying WALL
PAPER till you see Holcombe's very
large stock. 81 Main street
H. G. Barney, the temperance ora
tor, addressed meetings at the W. G.
T. U. hall Friday evening and Sunday
afternoon.
The Epworth League of the Cen
tenary NJ. E. church gave pleasing
entertainment in the church last
Thursday evening.
Lieutenant John X. Herr, son of
Prosecutor II. Burdette Herr, left last
has assumed his military duties.
The quarterly meeting of the Hun
terdon County Union OF Christian En-
deavor will be held at the Stockton
Presby terian church next Friday even
ing.
The Western Union Telegraph
Company has a large gang of linemen
at work stringing twenty new wires
ON their trunk line running in this
vicinity.
The bridge spanning the Wick
eheoke creek, near Prallsyille, has
been pronounced unsafe for travel. Its
condition will be called to the atten-
ton of the Board of Freeholders.
An August pippin apple grown on
the farm Of II. Hoppock, near Oak
Dale, measures thirteen and one
eighth inches in circumference aud
weighs one pound and one ounce.
WALL PAPER as low as Be 4c.,
and &C. apiece; 80 styles to pick from.
Holcombe, 81 Main street.
William Watson, formerly of Ra-
ven Rock, died in this city Monday
night, October 6, aged "a years. Flu
neral services were held at the Rose
mont NJ. T.. church Thursday at II A.
NJ. Interment in the adjoining Gem
etery.
Mrs. l.. ID. Temple, wife of the
pastor of the Pennington Baptist
Church, lost her valuable gold watch
while in London recently. An adver
tisement in London paper resulted
in the recovery of the timepiece, which
had been picked mp on the street.
The Clinton Democrat says that
big red auto went through that place
"at terrific rate of speed" Is it not
about time for the Bogrd of Freehold
ers of Hunterdon conhty to pass some
resolutions or ordinances restricting
the speed of these eontrivances? Or,
are we to wait until some one is killed
or crippled for life?- Hunterdon Dem
ocrat.
"A total eclipse of the moon will be
visible in this city tomorrow Thurs
day. night if the weather is favorable.
North and South America and the
western portions of Europe aud Asia
are the bounds within which this phe-
nomenon may be observed The moon
enters the earths shadow at 1l17 p.
NJ, and the total eclipse begins nine
teen minutee after midnight.
Sidney b. Hayhurst, the twelve
year-old son of Walter f. Hayhurst,
Esq, is keeping mp his habit of injur-
ing his arm Tuesday Of last week
yonng Huyhurst was playing with
some companions at the Hill public
school in this city, when he fell and
sprained his left arm. Five times he
has had the misfortune to break this
arm, aud now it is badly sprained
The recent discovery of coal
mine at Pleasant Valley, near Titus
vile, has been followed by the finding
pie in the vincinity think is species
of coal. 1t is said the material burns
like coal and throws out almost as
much heat Many of the farmers have
been putting in their spare time dur
ing the past week digging up the soil
in the hopes of locating "real" mine.
William Miffiin, driver of the de-
livery wagon of S. s. Van Horns store
went to Centre Bridge with load OF
furniture Monday afternoon. After
unloading the wagon he started to
turn around, when the wagon tilted
and he was thrown to the ground di-
rectly at the horses feet. As he fell
the animal kicked him in the right
side. Assistance was rendered the in.
jured man and he was brought to lis
home.
AT the Democratic caucus held il
this city Saturday William F. Mongar
was elected member of the county
executive committee from the FRS
ward; Henry Trefts from the Second
ward, and DR.. Frank W. Larson from
the Third ward. Delegates to thu
county convention at Pennington wer,
elected as follows: First ward, James
H. Reynolds and John Mullaly, Jr.
Second ward, Timothy Behan ant
John Kelly; Third ward, Alfred Wan
amaker and John L. Coryell.