The Lambertville record., 1905-07-12
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street was purchased by r. B. Read.
ing for 81 $50 and the house on Frank.
lin street was sold to Joseph Finkle
for 81, *05.
The receiving of the morning pa
pers at six o'clock in the morning has
met with such favor generally that it
has been suggested that we receive
our mail in the same way. For a town
of our size to wait till ten o'clock for
the first morning mail is indeed slow
to say the least.
While coupling cars Wednesday
morning about 6:30 o'clock, Theodore
Lewis had three fingers on his left
hand badly Y mashed. 1t is thought it
may be necessary to amputate two of
them. The accident happened Just
after the drill crew went to work.
A travelling eptician who defraud-
ed several Pennington people was ar
rested in this city ON Monday evening.
He WAS given solid gold spectacle
frames by several to change the
lenses and replaced them with cheap
plated ones. He was arrested by
Constable Slack and locked IN the
city Jail till evening when Sheriff
Dilts arrived and took him to Flem-
lHSton.
About fifty members of the I'm
proyement Band, of the First Bap-
tist Church enjoyed trolley ride to
| Trenton on Thursday evening. The
party left this city at six o'clock and
ON reaching Trenton went sight seeing
for about two hours, visiting the State
House and Washington Monument
after which they were entertained at
the hong of Rand Mrs. Charles Tay-
lor
John +. Mangan has accepted a
position with Chas +. Martindell in
his clothing store Mr. Mangan will
be remembered as having been with
Conover and Conover for number of
years MIR. Martindell is indeed
fortunate to secure the services of such
an obliging, pleasant hammered
gentleman as Mr.. Mangan.
The following officers of Wash
ington Camp, No. |, 7. o. =. of A
have been elected for the ensuing
term; President George English;
vice president, VIM. Stryker; master
of forms; Alfred Crimson; conductor,
Arthur Hunt; inspector, Sylvester
ktoeson; guard, George Agin; trustee,
1S months, Samuel f. Moon.
The following officers have been
elected 10 serve the ensuing six
months in Lambertyllle Council, No.
81, Jr. O. L. A. NJ. Councillor, George
Warner; vice councillor, Harry w.
O'Daniels; recording secretary. Wat
son Dudbridge; assistant Theodore
Hull; financial secretary, Chas. Nay
lor; treasurer, Augustus Blackwell;
conductor, Charles Vert; warden,
William Lauderdale; inside sentinel,
George Lindsley; outside sentinel.
Robert Justice; trustee, eighteen
months, Charles Lear
On the farm of Cyrus Van Dolah,
of Sandy Ridge, the celebrated Van
Dolah turtle, 100 years old, again
made its appearance last week, after
having been in hiding for three years,
aud given up by the family as dead.
This turtle has been the special
care of the Van Dolahs since 1906,
when it was marked by Daniel Will
son, with his initials, 80. W., G.. v,
1906. sc. v" stands for Garrett
Van DClah, then boy of years.
Another turtle marked 1904 by Mr..
Wilson was crushed under load of
hay about thirty years ago.
II. Erwin Smith, clerk in Super
visor Harris office at the Pennsyl-
yania Railroad station i'll this city,
has accepted position as chief clerk
in the Delaware River Quarry and
Construction Company's Office at
Trenton. Herbert J. Pascoe has
been promoted to fill the vacancy.
Thomas Cunningham goes from Di-
vision Operator William ii. Wilmot's
office. William II. Joiner from tele-
phone clerk to Train Master Horace
NJ. Readings office, Emily Larison
from shop messenger to telephone
clerk Bradley O'Neill has been en-
ployed as shop messenger.
While standing upon the railroad
tracks at Rocky Hill quarry, Robert
Montgomery, father of Il. A. Mont
gomery, the owner, came near being
killed by locomotive. Mr.. Mont
gomery was watching the crusher
work aud the noise kept him from
hearing the approaching engine.
The engine was almost upon him
when by an act of Providence he look
ed up and saw it. Quick as a fash
he jumped from the tracks down an
incline and fell heavily to the ground,
striking his head and cutting deep
cash in it. Although better, he is
still suffering from the wound and
shock.
Sheriff Jacob Dilts is looking for
smooth stranger who passed
worthless check upon him few days
ago. Fred +. Lowell and Dennis =.
Hall, olothiers, are equally as much
interested in the fellow.
Abo1t two weeks ago the fellow
who gave his name as +. l.. Fullen,
purchased some goods of ID. S. Hall
and presented check for Si5, drawn
on the First National Bank, Of Fair
mount, West Virginia. Hall refused
to doliver the goods or accept the
check until Fullen brought two peo-
pie who said they knew him.
Hall delivered the goods and gave
the fellow the difference in cash.
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