The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-18
The LAMBERTVILLB RECORD
JESSIE E. PERSON, Editor.
WEDNESDAY. JAN Is, 1905.
Buy your coal of Geo. W. Massey

Hotel licenses Will be granted by
the Board of Excise Commissioners,
Monday evening, January 80
-Lambeltville Puffs" are still going
mp in smoke, Kline X Son sells
them.
Lent will commence later than
usual this year; Ash Wednesday be =
ing on March and Easter Sunday ON
April 90.
The Stockton creamery, which
was closed some time ago, has gone
into new hands and was reopened for
business on Monday.
Electric motors give steady salts
factory power The Lam bertville
Heat, Light & Power Company are
anxious to give you estimates
Revival services were begun at
the Centenary NJ. f. Church on Sun
day and will be continued for several
weeks.
"A Parish Tea will be held at S.
Andrews tall on Thursday evening.
The Rev II. S. smith will give an ln-
teresting talk on Venice. "
Your deeds, leases, contracts,
and important papers are safer in our
ssfe- deposit vault than in your home.
Small COSTS year
The Lambertville National Bank.
The Lear trial has again been
postponed until the February term of
the U. S. District Court, on account
of the illness of George $. Graham.
the leading attorney for the defense
The Pennington National Bank
has declared semi-anuual dividend
of 81 per cent. The fiunterdon Coun-
ty National Bank has declared div.
dend of three per cent for the same
period.
The W. c. I. U. wish to thank
all who in any way helped to make
the 4 supper such "A success. aud most
cordially invite everybody To attend
their devotional meetings. held every
Saturday evening i'll their hall on
Church street Mt 40 o'clock.
The officers of Evening Star Cas-
tile, No. IS A o. X. of NJ. G., were
installed Wednesday evening by Dis
trict Deputy Select Commander Ed
ward White, of Frenchtown, assisted
by Past Select Commander Harry S.
Kroeson as select chaplain, and Past
Commander George Waldron az Sc
lect marshal
1t Is said more than one half of the
stock has been subscribed for the re-
building of the Delaware Bridge at
Point Pleasant The piers are all in
tact aud fifteen thousand dollars will
put an iron bridge there. One span
of the iron bridge remains firmly
upon the piers. a bridge is much
needed at that place.
Eighteen thousand quail are to be
released in New Jersey in the next
two months by the State Fish and
Game Commission. The birds are
to be of hardy western stock, and
surely should increase fast enough to
make fine cunning i'll few years.
Hunterdon county s share the birds of
will be 500
This year two eclipses of the moo
are scheduled, one of which is visible
in the United States, aud this ocelrs
on February 1920. In the early even
in. of August 14th partial eclipse
will he visible. OF the two ecliPses
of the sun. the first, on March 8, is
not visible here, but on August 30,
soon after it's rise the sun will he IN
total eclipse for nearly all hour.
A barn located in New Hope, the
property of Calvin Solliday, of this
city, was entirely destroyed by fire
Thursday night. Both the depart
meuts of this city aud New Hope re-
sponded promptly, but the fire had
gained too much Roadway be fore wat
or could be thrown upon the flames.
The building was empty exc ept that
number of boys used it occasionally
as club room.
The Rev. S. q. Pitt, pastor of the
Centenary NJ, f. Church and an hon
orary member of the Major G. A. An
gel Post, No 90, G.. A. r, visited
the post Friday evening, giving the
members short and interesting talk.
Remarks were also made by Com
mander William II. Laner, Senior
Vice Commander ID. S. Williams, Sur
geon John H. Chidister, Sergeant
Major II. N. Hartman, haplain Hen
ry Dubs and others
The following officers of the Ep
worth League were elected for tue n
suing year
President-John FOlkner.
LIST Vice President Mrs. Harry
Moorhead.
End Vice President-M L. B. Egg
CERT.
Bird Vice President-Mrs. ia. Pow
ell.
4th Vice President Edith Udy.
Secretary-Mrs. Eva Z. Bodine.
Treasurer -Chas. f. HoIcombe.
Jr. League Snpt.-Mrs. Chas r.
Holcombe.
One of the first bills to be intro
duced in the Legislature is bill pro-
viding for the abolition of the fee
system in the offices of sherlffs, county
clerks, surrogates and registers OF
deeds TIN oughout the State. The
bill proposed fixes the salary as FOL
lows: Where population is POO 900, sal
ary, 1880; less than 200. 900 and over
100, 900, So, 600; less than 100, 900 and
over 80, 900, $1,000; less than $4,000
and over 20, 900, $4,000; less than TO-
900, and over so, 200, $500; less than
20 oon - -. Or oon % fOO. l.aa