The Lambertville record., 1903-08-26
Buy your coal of Geo. W. Massey

A larger number OF campers thar
usual have located near here this sum
mer.
The changeable weather of the
past few days has caused many per.
sons to contract severe summer colds.
Many persons in this city have
been enjoying the fine boating on the
Delaware
The Hibernia Fire Company will
take part in a tiremen's parade to be
held at BordentoMn, October 10.
a dog belonging to William Cad
dis, supposed to be mad, was killed
by an Italian with baseball bat, last
Thursday.
The lima bean crop in this city
and vicinity is almost complete fail
ure. When near maturity the pod
whitens and the beans begin to wilt
The Merchants and Farmers Tele-
phone Co. and the Lebanon Telephone
Co. are extending their lines near
Whitehouse.
Wilson Wright, who has been
watchman at the Lambertville National
Bank for years, has resigned his posi-
tion there.
The Street Committee of Council
is experiencing some difficulty in OBJ
tanning crushed stone for use ON Della
ware avenue.
The Union and Fleet Wing Fire
Companies are making preparations
for grand carnival ON the athletic
field in the carly part of September.
With five dollars You can open an
account in the Savings department of
the Lambertyille National Bank and
receive three per cent interest.
Game Warden II. Eugene Park, of
Whitehouse, is endeavoring to secure
about 200 quail to be liberated in
this county next Fall.
George W. Massey has been ap-
pointed collector of the EambertNille
Gas Light Company, in place of Geo.
NJ. Holcombe, deceased.
Mrs. Mary Ann Schemp, widow Of
Peter d. Schomp. died at the home of
her son-in-l law, l.. 4. Schenck, near
Readington, ON Sunday morning Aug.
l6 She was St years old.
The postoilice department has deeld-
ed to abandon all rural mail routes
where the number Of pieces handled
each month does not reach three thou
sand.
Maria Fisher. aged "a years, died
very suddenly from apopleXy Mt the
home of her brother, James Q Fisher
Saturday morning last. Funeral and
interment at Larison's Corner, Aug.
10.
William Mongon, Henry Treftz
aud DIR. Frank w. Larson, of the city
Democratic executive committee, at
tended n meeting of the comfy com
mittee at Pennington last Saturday.
Liberty Band will accompany the
Fleet Wing Hook and Ladder Com
pany to Allentown, Pa, October 8,
and Winkler's Band of Trenton, will
accompany Union Steam Fire Engine
Company.
The closing Of so many stores and
a .. IL - ,,.l ,'.I,nL ayauinDg I'm q
Il tendency to make the town very
quiet. What model town we'd have
now should some one order curfew
rung at eight or nine o'clock.
Put your valuable papers where
you know You can get them when
wanted aud have privacy to examine
them. The Lambertville National
Bank will give You all this and rent
Won safe for three dollars year,
Twenty old homesteads in Delaware
township, Hunterdon county, are still
occupied and owned by the descen-
dants of their original owners, who
made settlement there one hundred
years ago.
Members aud friends of the Rose
mont NJ. f.. Church will hold a social
on the church grounds to morrow
Thursday. Music will be furnished
by "Susie's Hot-Air Band " of this
city.
Isaac Burk has twin cucumbers
raised in his garden on Ferry street.
They are ak inches in length, weigh
one pound and fourteen ounces and
are perfectly sound. They are com
pletely grown together aud of exact
size.
-Two strangers had some trouble
over horse Sunday eveningon Church
street, and before a peaceful settle
ment was reached, one was escorted to
the city Jail and the other to doctor.
Rather a poor and unsatisfactory way
to conduct business transaction.
Company +, National Guard, went
through a skirmish drill on the Il. A.
G.. grounds Thursday evening. Cap
tain Samuel Young had command and
thirty eight members reported. The
drill showed proficiency and was wit
messed by large number of people.
-Rev. S. b. Walsh, rector of st.
Joseph's Catholic Church at High
Bridge, who is spending his vacation
in Italy, was one of party OF fourteen
clergymen granted the first audience
by Pope Plus X. He will return next
month.
The Lambertville High School
base ball team went to Doylestown
Yesterday and were defeated by q
team from that place by score of 6 3.
Dudbridge struck ont eight OF the
Bucks county boys but the High
School batters were unable to hit