The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-07-01


Hazel, the daughter of Joseph
Bayard, of Bridge street, is i'll with
scarlet fever.
R. II. Van Horn & Sons are show
ing some really beautiful pictures Mt
the low price of ten cents.
A granolithic pavement has been
recently laid in front of the residence
of Mrs. Emma Paxson on York street
The Lambertyille National Bank
is removed from its temporary place of
business into its new building
The Junior +. L. of the Methodist
Church of this city will hold picnic
in Banchoff"s Hollow on Thursday of
this week.
Edgar Hunt, of this city, has been
notified that he has successfully pass
ed the examinations required to be an
attorney
Major \. c. Angel Post, No. 90
q. \. r., will attend services at S
Andrews Church next Sunday even
ing. Company +, N. !. y. G., will
also attend.
"A graphic account of the recent
floods i'll Kansas and Missouri, with
photographs of high water scenes, is
contributed to the Rerjctp Of Reejcws
for July by Charles NJ Harser.
A proclamation forbidding the
shooting of fire arms, fire crackers
and fire works of any kind except ON
the Fourth of July, has been issued
by Mayor Sergeant.
Last Wednesday afternoon Willie
Smith, who lives with his grandmother,
Mrs. Rebecca Smith, on N Union St,
fell into the canal while trying toreach
ball He held on to a piece of lum-
Der supporting himself by il until re-
scued.
All sorts of bouquets are being
thrown at Miss Edith Ellis. the Bor
dentown ''hello girl, who doesn't
mind little thing like small poX.
Next thing We reckon there will be
shower of marriage offers coming her
way
Fred Il. Parker is suffering from
badly bruised eye which he received
while at work ON the New Jersey Rub
her Works on Thursday afternoon.
A wedge struck him III the left eye and
had 1t been little closer would have
entered the eye.
\ meeting of the Town Improve
ment Association will be held in the
Friends Meeting house on York street
tomorrow THURSDAY evening There
will be an address by Colonel Alfred
A. Woodruff, of Princeton, retired
army surgeon of note The meeting
is open to all who wish to attend
Clarence McGdn of this city, pass
ed both the mental and physical eX
aminations of the Naval Academy nj
Annapolis, Md, in highly ereditable
way and entered the regular course on
Monday of this week. The examina-
tons are most rigid and he is to be
congratulated on his success.
Miss Mary T. Donahue aud james
+. Hogan were married ut St John 3
Churchat o'clock last Thursday after
noon, the Rev. W. II. Lynch, the pas
tor, officiating. Miss Jennie McQuil-
Ian was bridesmaid and John II. Know
Ian best man. After wedding supper
the happy couple left town to ENJOY
bridal tour of few days.
Notwithstanding the published
statement that the frosts had ruined
the peach crop, it may be said that
present prospects indicate an average
yield A man thoroughly familiar
with crop condition says that while
many buds were killed, enough were
left to insure a good crop, and that the
quality of fruit will be better than
usual, because the trees will not suffer
from overlooking.
The Post Office Department has
sent out notices bearing information
that hereafter rural mail carriers shall
not act as agents for any firm. This or
der is the result of complaints made by
country store keepers all over a Union
who make the complaint that the city
department stores are running their
business. The department has refused
to supply the city stores with names of
the people along the mail routes.
Jacob, the seven year old son of
Walter Helms, poured quantity of
powder on the ground in the rear Of
his grandfather, Jacob Helms, hard
ware store and set a match to it.
When it went OFF, the little fellow was
standing directly over it and was bad
ly burned. 1t was feared Mt first that
his eyesight was gone, but, although
he is still suffering severely, it is
thought that the sight can be saved.
because of the persistent Opposi-
ton of a few moneyed men who own
summer homes along the upper river
road. the Delaware Valley Traction
Company has abandoned its purpose
of building a trolley line over that
route from Trenton to Lambertville
and the granting of a franchise by
Ewing township, Mercer county, has
been delayed until another route can
be decided upon.
The following is the report of the
June Number enrolled, 81; average
daily attendance, 1913; per cent. of at
tendance, $40. Those who have come
every day are Anna Poulson, Miriam,
Grace and Emily Rittenhouse, Mary
Runkle and Eleanor b. Hoff. Absent
one day, Hannah Johnson. Blanche
Poulson absent two days on account
of sick Gess. Number enrolled during
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