The Lambertville record., 1903-03-25

Stock for Spring is overfowing :"
is the heading of a new announcement
from S. A. Finger, in another column.
Read it.
Ernest Scott, son of William and
Alice Holcombe, died at the residence
of the parents on George street last
Saturday morning, aged l year, 5
months and IA days Funeral services
were held on Tuesday. Interment in
Riyerview Cemetery.
Henry L. Wall died at his home in
New Hope on Monday evening of this
week, aged 67 years. He was veteran
of the civil war, a member of Post 90,
G. A. R., of this city, and pensioner.
Funeral services Thursday afternoon,
at l 80 o'clock, from his late residence.
Intermept in Riverview Cemetery in
this city.
"A horse belonging to Joseph Fin
kle, the junk dealer, ran away last
Friday. In the wagon were seated
Mr.. Finkle's two small children. The
horse was about to make a short turn
from Union into Coryell street when
H. Jensen sprang forward, seized him
by the head and brought him to sud
den stop, thus saving the children
from accident.
The voting machine bill is now
ready for the Governors signature, so
that the State will see the first effort
made for the introduction of the
machine system of voting probably at
the next November election The bill
provides for the purchase by the State
of one machine for each of the 81
members of the Legislature, Senators
and Assemblymen, so that they will be
distributed to the several counties in
just the proportion of their representa-
ton.
Harry X. Reinert will remove from
Church street into one of George W.
Arnett's houses on George St, above
Perry; Overseer of the Poor Cyrenas
Slack will remove from Bridge street
to the house vacated by Mr.. Reinert;
George V. Hunt will remove from Cor
yell street to the house vacated by Mr..
Slack; Henry G. Savage will remove
from the Bellemont House to the house
vacated by Mr.. Hunt, and Mrs. Susie
Dobilinski will take possession of the
Bellemont House.
Erich Hall, farmer living near
Pottersville, Hunterdon county, was
held up by two masked highwaymen
and robbed of large amount of cash
while returning to his home one night
last week. One of the men grabbed
Halls horse, while another leaped into
his carriage and seized him. After
having rifled his pockets the highway
men tied their victim to the fence and
fled. After continued efforts Hall freed
himself and raised au alarm A search.
ing party failed to obtain any clew to
the robbers.
The bill which Assemblymen Will
liams has been for two winters trying
to get through the Legislature to pre-
vent the shooting of pigeons in shoot
ing matches has failed. This bill
would have been benefit to the morals
of the State. 1t would have kept from
the State the gamblers, who follow
shooting matches from New York and
Philadelphia. Shooting matches near
those two cities have become on a par
with cock fighting, and sooner or later
bill for the prevention of their using
pigeons will be passed.
Jonathan Barkley died at his home
on York street, west of Union, Sunday
afternoon, aged 60 years. He had
been in the employ of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company, at the shops
in this city, for the past thirty seven
years and resident of Lambertville
for thirty-one years. Previous to that
time he resided in New Hope. He
leaves a widow, one son and three
daughters. The funeral took place
from his late residence at 2:30 clock
Wednesday afternoon. Interment in
Cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Sergeant,
of Pennington, who recently celebrat-
oil tbair O yYiafh paJ 4, n r, opp,ya,oor,.
have both died since then. Both were
ill about the same length of time with
pneumonia. Mr.. Sergeant was SO
years old and died Monday. March ..
Mrs. Sergeant's death occurred Mon
day of last week. She was "a years
old. The couple are survived by four
children. Mr. and Mrs. Sergeant were
the uncle and aunt of Mayor l.. H.
Sergeant, of this city. They were the
parents of Mrs. DIR. J. Wildwood Car
rel, also of this city.
Mrs. Jane Gallagher, wife of Henry
G. Gallagher, former residents of this
city, died at her home in Philadelphia
last Sunday, aged go years. Deceased
was a sister TO George Pierson and the
late Clark Pierson, publisher of THE
LAMBERTvILLE RECORD. She leaves a
husband, two sons and two daughters.
Her remains were brought here on
Tuesday morning at 1920 o'clock and
after brief services at the First Baptist
Church, conducted by the Rev. II. A.
MacKubbin, pastor of the First Pres
byterian Church, were buried in Mt.
Hope Cemetery. Services proper were
held at her late residence on Monday
evening.
What does it profit woman if she
gain the whole world of knowledge
and lose her own health2 Young wo-
men students, and school teachers,
eager, ambitious, and full of energy,
very often neglect their health in the
to gain education. They eat
insufficient food, and at irregular