The Lambertville record., 1904-01-06

John Simon, a young man EN-
ployed at the Lambertville Rubber
works. started about o'clock Satur-
day evening in row boat TO cross the
Delaware river to his home in New
Hope. After getting out into the
stream good distance it was found
difficult to control the boat, owing to
the large amount of slush running, but
he worked hard, and after drifting
down stream To II point below the ferry
ropes, managed to get the boat inside
the wing near the Union paper mills
and made fast there. A number of
men from the Pennsylvania shore
went out on the ice n short distance
and succeeded in throwing rope To
the man and then pulled them safely
10 shore
The Epworth League of the Cen
tenary Nj. +. Church have elected the
following officers and they We're duly
installed last Sunday evening by the
Rev. S. G. Pitt:
President John IL. Folkner.
First Vice President Mrs Clara
Tomson.
Second Vice President Theo-
dore Hull.
Third Vice President Mrs. William
Powell.
Fourth Vice President Miss Sarah
Fields.
Secretary Mrs Lewis +. Bodine.
Treasurer-Charles +. Holeombe.
Junior League superintendent Mrs.
Charles +. Holcombe.
James McKeever, for n number of
years trackwalker in the employ of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
died about $50 O'Clock last Saturday
evening. He leaves two sons and two
daughters. One of the sons, James, Is
studying for the priesthood nj st.
Charles college, Maryland, and one of
the daughters is Miss Katherine Me
keevef, II teacher in the First Ward
school. The funeral took place ut $3.50
O'clock Tuesday morning, services be-
ing held nt ST. Johns Church. In
terment III st. Johns Cemetery under
the direction of undertaken James p.
Garmody.
%. {. Holcombe, the music deal
er Of North Union street, recently sold
10 Nj iss Stella Black, II prominent mu-
sic teacher of this city, one OF the
handsomest grand Mathushek pianos
aver sold in this part of the country.
Miss s. Mabel Hoagland also purchns-
Both ladies accompanied Mr.. II to the
factory in New Haven, Conn, and
made the selections Sales of these
celebrated pianos have also been made
to William John and several parties in
Trenton, Flemington and vicinity.
At the regular semi-annual meeting
OF the Mutual Aid Society of the boot
and shoe department of the Lambert
Vile Rubber Company, held last week,
the following officers were elected;
President, George Chappell; collector,
Watson f. Dudbridge; Relief commit
tee, First Ward, William Conway;
Second Ward, Augustus Netter; Third
Ward, George Cox; New Hope, An
drew Workman and James Corrigan.
-Amwell Circle, No. 4S, Brother
hood of the Union, have elected the
following officers:
c. W.-Harry Shepherd
G. "A. J. Voorhees,
G. Edward Deberow.
H. II. Samuel Kline.
W of D.-John Hunt.
w of N.--George w. Slack.
Installation next Friday evening.
fair of St. Johns Church were closed
last week and the lucky contestants
announced as follows: Misss Mary NJ.
Malloy, lady's gold watch; Miss Mag
gle Croughin, diamond finger ring;
Miss Mary Wolverton, large and cost
~ doll; William #. Ledger, bicycle.
C-The severe cold weather has made
bridge work both unpleasant and ris-
ky The ferry has had much trouble
with the ice In the river, and hasgreat
difficulty in crossing at times, ns the
ice clings TO the boat and formed a
mass that it was hard to move.
&C. Fred Schermerhorn returned
New Years day from II trip through
the South, stopping at Old Point Com
fort, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Richmond
Va. and Baltimore. He reports good
time taking in some old sights Of the
ftf,Yfi AVar aud hiatnrip bIIiibinUs