The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-14
STOCKTON.

visitor to Philadelphia.
Our school closed ON Friday for
vacation.
A. l.. Davidson's store is now fin
ished ON the inside, and the goods
will be put in this week or next.
Spencer Dilts il seen riding out
with his fine team Of black horses.
They are for sale.
Lambert +. Warman and William
Hilliardwere recent visitors to French
town.
Rev I. S. Fretz. of Philadelphia,
has been called to the pastorate of
the Baptist Church here.
Mrs. John Jones, of Philadelphia, IL
spending Il week as the guest of Mrs.
William Bills, Centre Bridge, Pa.
William Bard aud family have
moved from Sandy Ridge vicinity to
Solebury, Pa.
Mrs G.. N. Best, of Rosemont, is
spending week with relatives III
Philadelphia aud other places.
Mrs. John Reynolds and daughter
Mildred of Easton, have i cen spenl
ing few days with relatives here.
Samuel $. Horner's foundation of
his house is up and the frame will be
raiaaI i'm a faw laVa
Work is little slack in the stone
quarries nj this writing but it will not
continue to be so
Our churches were ON Children =
Day finely decorated with wild and
cultivated flowers. The programs
were well carried out.
The Sandy Ridge Baptist Church
will hold Childrens Day exercises
Sunday, June IL, morning and even
ing.
Mrs. Kettle Hunt went to Mrs. VIM.
Phillips home some time ago to make
visit there, and was taken very sick.
She seems to be improving.
Mr.. and Mrs Andrew Larson and
children, of Phillipsburg, recently
spent Sunday with his parents Mr.
and Mrs. John Larson.
Thomas Diamond, of Stockton, has
been employed IA conductor ON the
Trenton, New Hope and Lambert
Vile trolley road.
The Price Rubber Mill in Stockton
| il now u sure enterprise. In four to
1t will at first employ about fifty men
and boys.
On Saturday Howard l.. Hunt sev-
cred his connection as reporter for
| the Record and other county papers.
| He has the Records best wishes. He
goes to town near Pttsburg, Pa to
superintend stone quarry for the
Winnings.
Miss Susie ID. Slack after consid err
ing the matter declined the principal
ship of the Stockton school. 1t is
said the Board will now look for IA
male principal and he must hold a
State Certificate or First Grade Conn
ty license, aud under the law must
show it before engaging. 1t is said
the position will he filled by Jersey
man. and no doubt by a graduate of
the State Normal School OF New Jer-
| sey. Miss Slack is an excellent teach
er aud lady Of high and Influential
standing.
Some one presented Common Conn
| ell man John Scheiterly with large
| swapping turtle, and the city father
| not knowing what to do with it, offer
ed it to one of the leading citizens Of
| the borough. The latter who has al
ways an eye to business knew it was
| Just the thing he needed now to max e
soup for the twin babies. Tradition
| has it and not few of the medical
men verify it to wit, that young ba
bies fed few days upon such soup
are immune to petty diseases that
children are heir to. Joseph put off
going for it, until Thursday of last
week when he made up his mind to
insure the little ones from any com
ing attack of humps, or measles. He
started down Bridge street for the
prize, but found the city father and
family absent. lie nevertheless made
up his mind to take it home. Seeing
a burly looking dog in an adjoining
front yard, he took roundabout way
to obtain the prize. No sooner
had he lifted mp the ''tortle"" than the
"dorg" seized him in the seat of the
trousers and began the work Of de-
struction as completely on good
suit Of clothes AZ Togo did upon the
Russian ships. The trousers were q
complete wreck especially the portals
but Joseph came home with the prize