The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-08-31
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Rittenhouse
For Sale, Glass Store front with
double doors, at the Grand Depot.
The Lambertville Public Schools
will be opened on Tuesday September
6 tn
William Ledger is having the
binding on the corner of Main and
Deleyan streets torn down.
THERE'S great deal of political
discussion going on around town at
the present time.
Trimmer and Field have received
the contract to furnish the coal to the
schools of West Amwell townships
this winter.
The Rev. john William Cooley, of
Philadelphia, occupied the pulpit at
the Centenary NJ. T.. Church morning
aud evening.
William b. John, had an ankle
sprained on Wednesday last by being
thrown by his horse while examining
its foot i'll search of a stone.
DC. Lambertyille Puff sc. An hon
est cigar. The fayorite brand of fas-
tidious smokers. j. b. Kline X Son.
No. % Bridge ST., Lambertville, n. j,
The annual harvest home of the
Linyale NJ f. church will be held in
George Van Kirk S grove, near Woods
Vile on Wednesday, Sept. 18th.
AT the 10th annual session of the
State Camp of New Jersey, Patriotic
Order Sons of America, held at Ocean
City, S f.. Moon was elected State
Trustee.
The employees in the freight car
department at the Pennsylvania Rail
road repair shops were ordered to re
port for work Monday, after being idle
for about ten days.
About fifteen hundred people as
semhled on the l.. A. G. grounds Fri
day evening for the open mir concert
given Ivy ''Susie's Hot Air Band. "
This closed the series of concerts for
the season.
Extensive repairs have been made
to the building and grounds of the
First Ward school.
The iron fence has been painted and
granolithic walks placed in the
grounds.
"A petition is being circulated, to
he presented to the Board of Free
holders, for stone road between Rim
goes and Pennington. The petition
has been signed by almost every prop
erty owner on the line of the road.
"A Ieaky oil stove came near cans
ing n serious fire at the residence of
Peter Swaasey, North Union street
Wednesday. The chemical engine of
Columbia Hose Company responded
quickly, but was not needed, as the
flames were snbdued by neighbors.
--Rntledge Scarborough, of this city,
on Wednesday of last week sold to
his brother, Isaac Scarborough, of
New Hope, the tract of land known as
Holcombe Island, down to n portion
of land termed the Clipper Fishery,
containing therein seventeen hundred
perches The land was sold for 5000,
the sale being private.
Francis b. Lee, the wellknown
historian and orator, of Trenton, has
been secured az speaker on Labor
Day. At the meeting on Wednesday
evening the finance committee report
ed 1850 in hand and stated that 81, 100
would be secnred in all. A large arch
will he erected Mt the corner of Union
and Bridge streets. 1t is expected
that from eight to ten fire companies
will be in line.
The Board of Registry and Elec
tions, recently appointed for this city
are rs follows:
First Ward-W. F. Mongon, John
F. Hunt, James Moonan, Winfield s.
Ent.
Second Ward-Israel H. Huselton,
Charles Treftz, II A. Joiner, Frank
Mitchell.
Third Ward-Geo. II. Cook, Il. H.
Dilts, Eugene Fox, II. G. Thatcher.
Buckley famous comedians will
be at Holcombe Island on Labor Day
September 9Th, both afternoon and
evening. Among them will be Chas.
Conover, the human hooking bird ;
Billy Buckley, the we'll known black
face comedian; George Butler, the
Famous Atlantic tenor singer and
Smith and Gordon, clever song and
dance artists Don't fail to come,
nothing else will be so bright, so wit
ty, so catchy in the days programme.
The colored people had gala
day in this city Thursday, celebrating
the anniversary of Prize of Life
Lodge No. 34i9, Ct. L. o. of O. L.
Lodges and visitors were present from
Trenton, Princeton, Newtown, Flem-
ington, New Hope, Doylestown and
elsewhere.
At . o clock in the afternoon a pa
rade through the principal streets was
held, headed by the Stryker Excelsior
Cornet Band, of Princeton.
At 4:30 o'clock game of baseball
was played and at o'clock refresh
ments were served at the rooms OF
Prize of Life Lodge. In the evening,
at Holcombe Hall, dance was held.
-About one o'clock Thursday night,
a horse thief entered the stable OF
Richard Janney, farmer living be
low New Hope, and stole fine horse,
rubber tire runabout wagon and sci
- bornaee Tho thief left no cine