The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-01-15

at MAcKAY's.
See John c. Moore about you
Fire Insurance. He represents tn,
Union Insurance Co.
ALI kinds of home made pies and
cakes at E. T. Lowndes, Coryell stree
near Main.
Careful attention in every detail
is given to the production of THOMAS
Flour.
For monumental work, go to
Harry X. Kramer, Corner Bridge
and Franklin streets.
Can you use rubber stamp in
your business? Let us know.
THORNTON, 40 Buttonwood street.
Look for Raphael's Great Slaugh-
ter sale which begins Saturday morn.
ing, Jan. 18th.
First class Fire Insurance only,
in the leading companies OF the world
at the old established agency in the
Solliday Building.
E. II. HoLooMBE.
The funeral of James, the eight
year old son of James Meskill, who
was drowned in the Island Creek
Wednesday, was held from his late
residence Saturday afternoon. Inter
ment was in st. John cemetery under
the direction OF Carmody.
Charles Lodor of Westfield, N. j.
has been offered position as prin-
ciple in the public schools of Passaic,
N. j., Mr.. Lodor has accepted the
same and with his family will remove
to Passaic in February. His many
friends IN this city will be pleased to
learn of his rapid advancement in his
profession.
-Lambertville Council, No. $50,
National Union, will give public in
stallation of officers Jan. 10th, in Odd
Fellows Hall, Bridge street. All
members are requested to be present
ON account of important business.
Bring the ladies as we intend to make
this pleasant time for all. Music by
Mandolin Club and refreshments will
be served.
The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union of this city have engaged
Colonel George ". Balm, one of
Americas most popular orators. who
will deliver lecture III the First
Presby terrain Church on Tuesday
evening, Jan. 2lst, at 7:30 o'clock.
Subject, IA Searchlight of the Twen-
tisth Century." All are cordially in
vited.
Miss Statia Byrne. daughter of
John Byrne of this city and William
Gaskill of Camden, were united in
marriage at st. Johns r G. Church,
on Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock
Rev. W. H. Lynch performing the
ceremony. Miss ANNE LAWN, of
Trenton, was maid of honor, and
Thomas Byrne of Schenectady, N. Y,
was best man.
Stephen Arata, who a few gears
ago conducted confectionery store
in this city, died suddenly at his home
ir Trenton, Monday morning about
eleven o'clock from stroke of ap-
oplexy. A few months ago Mr.. Ara
ia had very slight stroke but seemed
to have fully recovered from it. He
was in the 5lst year of his age.
Funeral services will be held from his
late home, No. l19 West Hanover
street, Trenton, ON Thursday after
noon at two o'clock. Interment in
Greenwood cemetery.
Life Imprisonment at hard labor
would, in the opinion of the PLAIN
field Courier News, be as much of q
deterrent to the taking of human
life as capital punishment, if, indeed,
the laws could be so framed as to pre-
clude all chance of the communication
of that sentence. But there is always
a chance of justice miscarrying, when
that much overworked influence,
executive clemency," is allowed to
step in and undo the work Of the
tried and true, who heard the evil
dence and deliberated long and con-
scientiously before condemning their
fellow man--D emocrat Advertiser.
"A deci sion of far reaching import
ance was delivered by the Court of
Errors last week and means that our
public schools will get some S., 900, 900
of this verdict. The opinion was read
by Chief Justice Gummere and the
railroads were beaten on every point
except as to the manner of levylng
the tax assessments. The decision
sustains the constitutlonality of the
Perkins Tax Act, and the railroads
must now pan up the taxes for 1906
aud 1907, held back pending the
courts action.
This year Washington's Birthday,
Memorial Day and the Fourth of
July fall on Saturday, thus giving the
public three double holidays. Ordi-
narily these three do not come on
the sane day of the week, but by
the Intervention of February 29th,
this year Washlngton's Birthday falls
Just fourteen weeks earlier than
Memorial Day, which regularly comes
five weeks before the Fourth of July
The advantage to the busy public OF
having these holidays fall on Saturday
so that they have two days OF leisure
together is obvious.
New Hope is to have season Of
musical instruction. The Citizens
Literary Society which has carried to
successful conclusion several series Of
lectures, has now undertaken to push
the cause of music, besides, and te
provide the means of study ana in