The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-04-20
JESSIE E. PERSON, Editor
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1904.

Spring and command good price.
Lam bertville Puff" are still going
up in smoke. Kline & Son sells them.
WANTED Boy to learn printing
trade. Apply at this office.
-Johnathan NJ. Hoppock, of Ser
geantsville, is about to take charge of
the same school which he taught AZ
years ago.
The next district convention of the
Hunterdon County P. O. S. of A. will
be held at Milford on Saturday night.
April 30.
One of Sergeantsyille citizens is
the owner of a "bull's eye, watch
which was made in London two hun
dred years ago.
When you want to advertise don t
forget that THE LAMBERTyILLE RECORD
is an old established paper with a
large circulation.
Joseph Curtis, clerk at the York
Street House, cut his hand quite Sc
verely while opening clans ON Satur-
day evening last
Invitations to take part in fire
mems parade at Pennington on Octo-
Der 9th have been sent to twenty four
fire companies.
-Shad seem to be more plentiful
here than in some places. At the first
haul made at Smiths fishery on Mon
day twenty eight were caught.
Henry Carkhuff who has been en-
ployed in the Lambertyille Spoke
Works, has accepted position in
York State and left here Sunday even
ing.
The monthly business meeting and
social evening of the Brotherhood of
Andrew and Phillip, of the Presby-
terian church, was held on Monday
evening.
William Silvers, former resident
of this city, died at his home in Jersey
City ON Saturday last. at the age of 70
years. Mr.. Silvers was brother of
Elwaad Silvers of this city.
Contractor Arnett has commenced
work on the remodeling of Mr.. Calvin
Solliday's building corner of Union
and Bridge streets, and is pushing
the work with his Characteristic en-
ergy.
The Hunterdon County Board
of Freeholders will give a public hear
ing to the question of building a
macadam road from Pennington to
Pennington Junction on Thursday,
May 10.
The public schools of this city are
arranging an exhibit to be sent to the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition. The
prominent feature is the collection of
maps and other drawings by the
students of the high school.
For a thousand reasons yon'd like
cooking with Gas "
-Itwas evidenced at the sale of Geo.
Robinson at Baptisttown last Thurs
day that the price of horses is rapid
ly increasing. One horse 30 years
old was sold for $50. Another ami
NAL 10 years old, brought S65. An
old relic in the shape of sword that
had Il me service at Valley Forge
found bidder at 81
A Special Train will be run from
Pennington to Lambertville April 2lst
on account of the Annual Convention
of the Hunterdon County Local Union
of the Y. p. S. G.. +. This train will
leave Pennington at 9:45p p. m. and will
stop at all stations between Fleming
ton and Lambertville Round trip
tickets so cents; good ON any regular
train.
AT meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Pennington Athletic
Association held few evenings ago,
Robert Miller was elected manager of
in healthy financial condition and the
indications are that an exceptionally
strong team will be placed upon the
diamond this season.
The body Of an unknown man was
on Fabian's Island at Frenchtown
Monday evening'pa resting in the
water of the Delaware river. The
corpse was badly decomposed and
bore evidence of having been in the
water long time. 1t was that of a
man about sixty-fve years old and
thought to have foated down the
river from Bethlehem, Pa. A burial
permit was granted by the coroner.
The yearly meeting of the Hun
terdon County Union Society of Chris
tan Endeavor will be be held Thurs
day next, beginning at 3 o'clock, In
the Baptist church at Pennington on
p. m. the evening session being held
at 7:30 o'clock. 1t is expected that
delegations from the societies OF the
Baptist and Presbyterian churches in
this city will attend, returning by
by special train.
-Rev. H. A. MacKubbin aud MIR.
Calvin Solliday represented the Pres
bvterian Church of this city at the
meeting of the Presbytry OF New
Brunswick, which was held in the
First Church at New Brunswick last
week. The opening sermon was de-
livered by Mr.. MacKubbin, former
Moderator of the Presbytery. Mr..
Solliday was elected one of the Com
missioners to the General Assembly
which will be held at Buffalo, n. T.,
early in May.
1t is announced from Pittsburg
that Mr.. Andrew Carnegie has created
an endowment of 100000 to be