The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-06-17

News is as scarce as trade dollars
hereabouts.
Buy your ice of the Lambertville
Ice Company.
Wanted-A boy or girl to learn
typesetting. Apply at this office.
Smoke "Lambertville Puffs. " Take
no other on the statement that they
are just as good.
j. Frank Groman, formerly of this
city, has purchased the Hotel Kaier at
Mahoney City, Pa.
Rev. S. q. Pitt will preach the
baccaaureate sermon to the graduates
of the New Hope High School.
Glass Day will be heldin the High
School auditorium Tuesday afternoon
at three o'clock. No admission tickets
are required.
-Whooping cough is keeping the
youth of Quakertown so busy that they
havn't time to climb the June ripen-
ing cherry tree.
Rev. and Mrs. H. s. Smith en-
tertained the members of S. Andrews
choir and the Amwell Orchestra on
Wednesday evening last.
The commencement of the public
schools of Frenchtown took place on
Tuesday of this week. The graduates
were: Miss Ethel Cronce, Wilmer Scott
and Miss Ella Lequear.
Methodism will reach its 20Oth
year this month, and the adherents of
the faith of Wesley throughout the
country are preparing to observe the
day with fitting religious observances.
Beautiful bushes of Crimson Ram
bier roses are seen in many parts of
the town, but those in the yard of Miss
Torbert on Main street seem to beat
all others, both fol size End number of
flowers.
The American Press of the Both
ult., publishes the paper read by Mr..
A. kilgore, of Pennington, before the
State Editorial Association, together
with good picture of Bro. Kllgore's
pleasant phiz.
After service in St Andrews
church Tuesday evening of this week,
the Ephphatha Bible Glass gave re-
ception at the rectory, which was IA
very pleasing affair. Light refresh
ments were served.
Plenty of people now living will
see the handy trolley cars running all
over Hunterdon county and they will
not have to live very many years at
that. Lambertville, Stockton and
Pennington may be trolley joined
quite soon.
A brick, thrown in sport and with
the object in view of amusing several
children who were picnicing in n
grove near Washington, n. j., Mon
day afternoon, struck little Mary
O'Keefe in the forehead and fractured
her skull. Physicians say the child
will die.
The bans of marriage were publish
ed for the first time in st. Johns r.
G. Church last Sunday morning, be-
tween the following persons w. p.
Kiroy and Miss Susan Masterson
James Hogan and Mary Donahue
Daniel Finnugen and Alice Abraham,
all of this city.
Perhaps some people don't know
that the courts have decided that if n
person orders his paper discontinued
he must pay all arrearages, or the
publisher may continue to send it nm
til payment is made, and collect the
whole amount, whether the paper was
taken from the post Office or not.
A birthday party was rendered to
William r. Naylor, at his home on
Elm street, last Thursday evening, it
being his twenty first birthday. He
received a number of fine presents,
among them gold watch and chain
from his parents. Supper twas served
at 10. 80 and all present had very en-
joyable time
Col. Albert Brewer, millionaire,
died at Tiffin, Ohio, on Wednesday,
June 3. He was a native of this cOun-
ty. At one time his father kept ho
tel at Lambertvile. At the time of
his death Colonel Brewer was under
indictment for murder, he having
killed Luther A. Hershey, a milkman,
in saloon row. Colonel Brewer died
suddenly and it was reported that he
had committed suicide. The report is
denied by the physician who attended
him.
Rev. l.. b. England, who is about
to retire from the pastorate of the
Washington Presbyterian church, has
received call from the congregation
of the Asbury Presbyterian church.
At congressional meeting in Asbury
on Saturday afternoon, call was ex-
tended by rising unanimous vote.
Rev. England is not prepared to state
whether or not he will accept the call.
He says that he has received several
propositions and has not yet made up
his mind which he will accept.
On Thursday evening, June 18th,
a public meeting will be held under
the auspices of the Town Improvement
Association, which will be addressed
by Col. Alfredo Woodruff, of Prince
~
army surgeon and has occupied prom
inent positions in the service. His
address will doubtless be both enter
tanning and instructive. A general in
vitation is extended to every one to
attend. The meeting will be held in
the lecture room of the Presbyterian
Church, commencing promptly at 8
O'Clock. No admission fee, no collec-