The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-28

Mayor Holcombe has forbidden
the shooting of fireworks before or
after July 4th.
J. Wesley Crook has been elected
chaplain of Major C. A. Angel Post,
No. 20, G.. A. r., in place of Henry
Dubs, deceased,
The Rev. d. L. Van Dright,a for
mer resident or this city, and Miss
Kathleen Shaw, of Burlington, will be
married this afternoon at O'Clock.
Miss Bertha Mullineaux and
George Roberts were married on Tues
day evening in their new home on
Main street, the Rev. H. A. Macknbhin
officiating.
The Rev. Francis $. Church, of
| Worcester, Mass, has accepted the
call from the First Baptist Church, of
this city, and will take mp the pastor
ate on August LIST.
The picture of Sir Walter Scott
presented to the Lambertyille High
School by the Glass of 1905 is ON ex-
hibition in the window OF 5. W. Coch-
rants drug store.
The Town Improvement Associa-
ton will hold it's regular monthly
meeting on Monday afternoon, July .
at o'clock, in the Friends meeting
house on York street. This will be
the last meeting until September, and
ii large attendance is desired.
The Board of Education of King
wood township has appointed the FOL
lowing teachers: Union, William W,
V. Case; Independence, Miss Nellie
NJ. Warne; Spring Hill, Miss Ella Nj.
Lequear; SCOTS, Miss Anna Snyder;
Warsaw, Miss Edith Ham; Rock
Ridge. ]. Wilbur McAlone.
Watson Y. Harrison, of Philadel-
phia, a former resident of this city,
narrowly escaped losing an eye while
Mt work in the kensington railroad
Yards on Saturday. ln closing a
freight ear door he suddenly turned,
the latch of the door catching within
close distance of the sight causing a
dangerous and painful wound.
Seventeen laws passed by the
Legislature will go into effect July 4
because they have no section specify
| inc n certain time when they shall be-
come effective. State regulation
proyides that all such acts shall go
into effect July after their approval.
William Ii. Lauer has purchased
the store property on the northwest
corner of Union and Buttonwood
streets. occupied by Grocer j. M.
Bancroft, aud will tear down the old
| buildings aud erect in their stead n
modern structure, several stories IN
height.
After July 4 the dry goods, cloth
ing aud shoe stores Of our city viii
close Mt 9 o'clock with the exception
of Saturday evenings. Why not
follow this plan all year round? There
seems to he no reason why merchant
should he obliged to keep longer bust
ness hours than other trades. If all
would agree to this plan it would be
much appreciated both by employers
and clerks of our larger and better
stores.
The storm of Thursday afternoon
and evening worked havoc with the
Lambertvilla Heat, Light and Power
| Company. One of their new genera
tors was burned ont, wires torn down
and one arc lamp fell and was broken
! besides other damage done to the
plant. The lights were not steady on
Thursday evening and they were
compelled to shut down at o'clock
Friday morning being unable to give
the city light until Saturday evening.
The graduating exercises OF the
Reading Academy High School, OF
Pennington, were held in the Baptist
church Friday evening. The gradua-
ties were: Frederick Locke Bascom,
Asa Suydam Merrell, Clifford Earle
Snyder, Lillian May Hill, Eva Ruby
Lee and Marian Gray Nevius. The
Rev. DIR. William H. Morgan, of
Newark, made the address to the
graduates and former Senator George
II. LARGE, of Pennington presented
the diplomas.
The commencement exercises OF
st. Johns School were held on Mon
day evening and were unusually in-
teresting. Two dramas "Stand by
the Flag" and Through Darkness to
Light" were given by the school.
Miss Katherine Purtell delivered the
salutatory, Kindness. Joseph
Bloomer, read an essay HE
Conquers Who Conquers Himself
and Miss Helen O'Brien delivered the
valedictory "Seed Time and Harvest. p"
The Right Rev. Monsignor John H..
Fox made the address to the class.
The graduates were: Helen II. O Brien,
| kHtDeTlH6 IL. Il ufltil, hhi IL NhOoH
an and Joseph A. Bloomer.
A severe electrical and wind storm
swept over this section Friday after
noon. The barn on the farm belong
ing to John Zealsdorf near Rosemont
was struck by lightning and burned.
The barn of Anderson Reading, near
Raven Rock, WAS struck by lightning
and badly damaged, but not burned.
A large wagon and crib house on the
farm of William S. Warman, ST., was
blown off its foundation. At Brook
Vile. a suburb of Stockton, the house
occupied by Max Stryker and family
was struck by lightning the porch
being badly damaged. A hoy and
dog were badly stunned. Crops were
badly damaged by hail aud wind,
hail stones as large as walnuts falling.
The annual choral festival of st.
Andrews P. f. Church choir, assist