The Jamesburg record., 1902-05-10


Squire ] NJ. Lncas. of Prospect Plains
"as been made Commissioner of Deeds
Mrs. r J Mount, of New York Citv
sspe nding few days with Hon. ]. G.
Magee.
Senator Theodore Strong, of New
Rrunswick, spent Wednesday at the
State Home for Boys.
MT and Mrs. E. V. Magpe. of East
Orange. N. ] spent Wednesday night
at the home of Mr.. ]. c. Mage.
Mr.. David Ashby has rented the old
bnckelew mansion, opposite the Bank.
and will make his residence there.
Our people are beginning to elamor for
electric lights and the trolley. We ought
to have these twin brothers of prooress
Miss Jessie V. Paxton will he one of
the graduates of the Freehold High
School. at the commencement on June
4th.
Mr. w. G. Rogers and family, of Cam
den. N j.. have been spending a week
with MIR. Lewis Hoffman, at Hoffman
Station.
One OF our citizens has figured out that
the new silk mill will have 154 windows
and doors Their motto should be s'let
there be light"
A stage load Of young people will go
from JamPsbnrg to the meeting of the
Local Union of Christian Endeavor. at
CraDhury. this Saturday.
FreehoIder Stults has had 16-ipch
iron pipe culvert put down in place of the
12-inch one. from Whslen's corner to the
swamp. at the end of Hooker street.
Wednesday and Thursday. of next
week are bargain days at s.. James Hall.
bargains in Strawberries, Ice Cream and
the other good things at the Strawberry
Festival.
1t is said Engineer Howard Conovpr,
Of the Fire Company, has the engins
looking finer than when it came to us
three years ago. He gets lots of praise
from the firemen.
The many friends of Freeholder C. A.
StuIts will bn sorry to see him retire from
"ffire AS far as lay in his power he las
done all he could for his Township, and
he has kept all his pledges.
Mr.. Charles Leidke has sold his 25-
acre farm at Federal road to Mr.. Chris
topbet Kilbourn. his son-in-law. The
consideration was 81 200, we hear. Mr..
Leidke is now living in his house on
Augusta street.
The new gravel road to Rhode Hall is
badly in need of repairs from Benefits
bridge to a point near Sidney Clayton g
farm the road needs scraping and some
mending IA stitch in time" etc.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S, Hammpl spent
Monday night in Philadelphia with their
son. Ned P Hammell. who has posi-
ton as stenographer with large whole-
sale dry goods concern in that city.
Commissioner OF Streets Reid has put
in a new terra Gotta pipe culvert at the
corner of Harrison street and Railroad
avenue, to carry the water from the
newly graded part of the avenue.
MIR. William Hauseman has leased sew
eral acres of land on Gatzmer avenue.
from Dawson Bros. and will plant it in
corn Mr.. H. is well on in years. but he
is active and industrious and never 81
hapny as when at work. He is good
citizen.
Rev ]. l.. Ewing on Tuesday evening
gave very interesting lecture III tht
PRESBYTERIAN Chapel on mission Work
IN Laos" The lecture was illustrated
by pictures shown bv Mr.. Fred + No
decker. while Mr. Ewing lectured. There
was full attendance.
Stults & Vandenbergh will open a
Whe-lmpn's Rest at Halt Acre. TINS sat
urday. twill fill long felt want ana
furnish the refreshment often coVe'eh oy
tired bicyclers in that locality iney
will keen all sorts of temperance bever'
ages, etc.
Contractor Kerbaugh has brought his
steam digger back to Jamesburg and Il
preparing to take more DIRT from 'he p''s
ON the Jamesburg Branch. Ii is sa'o
this dirt will be used to do the fllling ioi
,h. rack elevation soon to be commenced
through Camden.
the Jamesburg boom seems stu on
tha move upward. Mr.. Charles brtck'
wedel has bought the TWO Ieuia'ni"s
building lots on Harrison street. oetween
, house and Mr.. G.. E. Paxton