The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-04-04
NEW HOPE AND VICINITY.

Howard hooker who j. attendlne
school in Mercersburg. is home on Il
vacation. Mi hooker graduates in
June.
Miss Lillian ObIinger, the Aeal
old daughter Of Councilman Oblingcr
is suffering with fractured arm, the
result of an accident while aleddine
last Friday.
William Stackhouse, age 70 years,
died at his home "Wednesday evening
at o'clock. Tho young man was
taken sick last Saturday and pneu.
monia developed. which caused hiq
death.
An Easter social dance viii be- held
Easter Monday evening. April l6, in
Stintsmnn's Hall. The committee in
charge are \, J. Scarborough. Albert
hooker John Simon, II. Carroll
Cox aud Horace Roberts Refresh
ments will be served and thfee pie,ea
Of musie furnished.
The Young Mems SerHl club Of
Newhope, will give dance IN Stinta
mans Hall. Tuesday evening. April
l.. The proceeds viii be presented
to the Newhorc Base Ball Club for
The purpose of purchasing new uni.
forms. The tickets will hc sold for
fifty cents and can lac secured from
any member OF the club. The public
~ cordially invited to attcro
The Executive Committee OF The
New hope Citizens Literary Society
held n hnalness meeting last Wednes.
day evening AT the home of Mrs. Ed.
ward Rlackian. Before il had PRO.
gressed very far, Chairman j. +,
Scott, N. D, was Unexpectedly called
away on professional business and
John Simon was appointed 10 mel in
his place temporarily.
Ont OF respect TO tho absent char
man II was unanimously decided to
postpone any action relative to
GIVE improvements" until this
"wednesday evening". when the mat
ter will again he taken np nj Mrs
Hlaekfan residence.
The committee discussed Ill spelline
contest which took place III YardIey
Friday night. under the anspicca Of
the 1ardlev Literary Society and
those solicited 10 represent Ncwhape
went They were Miss kaie Maekey.
Miss Mary Schermerhorn. Mias Flor.
enee Whitley, Mias Annie Kelly and
Fred X, Simon.
The only other mattel tnLcn M nv
The committee waa the inter town ds.
bate to be hold Mt Yardley. The ae.
bators were chosen. bnt names of
some will be withheld until within n
few days before the event fakes place.
The meeting concluded its business
by unanimously adopting request
that tho Yardiey Society change the
date to somc other than that of April
II, on account of the Firemens In.
2aar ana Fair, which is to be held the
entire week beginning April 0. II is
quite likely that the local society will
chnrtcr II special ear and that the
lardlcy Newhope debate wall take
place on Friday, Arril 10.
The reenlnr March meehn" ii the
School Board was held in the Town
Hall on Wednesday evening with tho
following members present. presi-
dent Simon, Messrs. Batiye. McCnrt.
nev, Austin, fonlke and Wert.
The minutes of tho last regular
and special moeiinaq were read and
approved. The Treasurer reported Il
balance Of fl,G - on hand
The committees on tenehela and
bnilding reported rrogrem.
The following bills wore ,resentod
and orders drawn for ther qeveral
amounts
John Pickett Northumberland. ~ 90
G. s. Roberts. ................ II 50
hct 'lHHPll supply TO. --.-s--, = 10
Teachers anlaricg. ...-......... III 90
The Treasurer was nnthori2ea to
borrow the necessary Amount to carly
the Board over The halnh..s ol The
term
Communication from County Su.
pcriHtendcnt, i. NJ. Shelley. A. u.
Glenn and J IT, Hoffman were read
and placed on file.
The following visiting committee
waa appointed for the ensuing month:
Mrs. J. u. Slaughter, Mrs. William
Naylor, Miss Florence WhileIey, Miss
Sadie G. Wort, J, Eemin eton Fell
and Dir. j. T.. Scott.
The Newhope High School Literary
Soeiety will hold its annual public en-.
teriainmeni Friday evening, April 6,
in Siintsman's Hall. Tho partici.
pants in the debate have made ereat
preparations and stormy argument
may he expected. Tho program hns
been carefully prepared and parents
and others will have good oppor-
tunity Of finding ont Just how much
the younger generation has pro-
crossed since last year. The pro-
ceeds are for the benefit OF The sehool
library Tho program will he m fol
lows
Call to order, President Ohlinscr;
reading Of minutes. Secretary Nc,
Cartney; Instrumental aOlo, Florence
Boo2; Dialogue, Albert Hooker. Will
liam Workman and Eddie Austin, rec.
itation. Margaret Baldcrstone; vocal
solo, Professor A. |. Underwood; es-
say, Ethel Enstburn; recitation Ber-
nard Carlen; duet, Margaret Balder.
stone and Selma SchermerhOrn de-
bate Resolved, That Roman civil
ization has loft a more permanent I'M
preston on mankind than Grecian
civilization. Affirmative Robert
Mccartney, Joseph Lathrop, negative,
Clinton Oblinrer, Helen Bradley. in.