The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-05-11

Col. Stahl, of Trenton, will delive
the Memorial Day address at French
town.
Potatoes are very expensive i'll thu
section at the present time, dealer.
paying $3.50 bushel for them.
The Dorcas Society of the Centen
airy NJ. L. Church, will hold a straw.
berry tea ON Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings, June s and o.
Y. NJ. c. A. Meeting on Frida,
evening, May 18th will be led by Ray
mond Fretz Topic; What Joseph and
Benjamin Teach About Brotherly
Care.
y competitive examination for free
scholarships in the State College al
New Brunswick will be held at the
Court House, Pennington, on Satur.
day, June 4th.
Peter A. Shepard has been appoint
ed tax collector and treasurer OF
Stockton, in place Of William j. Ledg
er who resigned on account of remov-
nj to this city.
Lambertville p. O. List of letters
remaining unclaimed i'll the Post
Office at Hambertville, n. j. for
thirty days ending May 9TH, 1904:
Henry Williamson.
CHAs. 4. SKILLMAN, Z. NJ.
The new postage stamps were put on
sale at the Elizabeth postoflice Sah,r-
day of last week The issue, which
Is commemorative Of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition, consists of five
stamps-one, two, three, five and ten.
The receiver of the defunet Sterling
Building, Loan and Investment Co..
formerly of Newark and later of Or
ange, has notified the stockholders of
n probable forty per cent. payment
soon. There are number of stock
holders in this county.
Ofthe ninety one committeeman who
have served iii that capacity in Della
ware township since its organization
sixty four years age, but eight are now
living, viz; Anderson Bray, VIM. Il.
Bearder, j. NJ. Dilts, J. NJ Hoppock,
j. I. Horne, \. r. Bearder, Albert
Johnson and Samuel Horner.
The Pennington Branch train leav-
ing here on Tuesday Mt SIG IN.
struck a team at the grade crossing
about one mile north of Copper Hill
Station, instantly killing the owner,
Joseph Sergeant, who was driving the
team; demolishins the wagon and in
juring one horse so badly that il had
10 be killed.
Mr.. Sergeant was brother of H.
II. Sergeant of this city.
During the past week considerable
progress has been made in the work
ON the new iron bridge.
The false work has been extended to
the first pier, and the erection of the
iron work, which was begun ON Fri
day last, is now going steadily for
ward. The repairs to the third pie,
are also being pushed, and will proba
bly, he completed before the iron work
is ready to be placed on it.
a new style of reply postal card ia
to be issued by the postoflice Depart
ment as soon as the supply of the
present series is exhausted. The card
will bear n portrait of General William
Tecumseh Sherman on the message
side and one Of General Phil. Sheridan
on the return side. Several millions
of the new cards are being prepared
for distribution.
A gold ring, lost two years ago,
was recovered by Miss Maggie Adams.
Of New Gretna, Burlington county,
last week under unusual circumstance
es. The family cat brought dead
rat into the house and the ring was
found around the rat s neck act
ing as tight collar. 1t is thought
The rat worked its head through the
lost ring when very young and was
unable to shake it off.