The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-05-13
NEW HOPE AND VICINITY.

new fire house on their vacant lot OIL
Main street, which they have been il
need of for long time. The plan.
call for a brick building 60x2l feet
two and ene-half stories high. Con
tractor George Arnett, chief of the
Lambertville lire company has beer
awarded the contract and will begin
work at once on the new building
The house will cost $500. The
money will be raised by members OF
the company going among the people
OF the town and our nelghbors oil
Lambertville, n. J.
Postmaster Watson Belts. who has
been confined to his home for some
time, is able to he about the office
again.
Miss Susie Wigton, of Norristown,
was the guest of Mrs Martha Hamil.
ton and family for few days recent
ly.
Clinton Oblinger, who has been in
the Mercer hospital, at Trenton, for
some time, is able to be out again.
Harry Smell and wife, of New York
visited William Lathrop and family
the first of the week. Mr.. Smell is
the most noted water color artist in
America. He is now about to sail for
England with class of students that
he will teach during the summer.
Rev. r. X. Beatty, of Germantown,
Philadelphia, who but recently grad
uated from Princeton Theological
seminary, will preach in the Presby-
terrain church on Sunday.
Morgan Colt, Of New York City, has
leased the Worthington cottage on
the tow-path above town and is NOV
ing his family in this week. This
adds another to our colony of noted
artists. Mr.. Colt is young man but
his reputation as an artist is well es-
tablished.
William Lathrop went to Cleveland,
Ohio, on Monday. where he will he
engaged for some time in painting a
portrait.
Mrs. William Holden, of Trenton,
N. :, WAS the guest of her parents,
Lewis Yos and wife, the first of the
week.
Miss Ellen Munich, of Hatboro. was
the guest of friends in town the first
of the week.
Samuel ). Horner, of Stockton, N.
j., was in New Hope on Tuesday last.
Deputy Register George W. Rad
cliff. of Doylestown, was in New Hope
on business in connection with the
office of register of wills on Thurs
day.
George Slack, of Bridgeport, Pa,
visited his mother, Mrs. Martha
Slack, of Brownsburg, the irst of the
week.
Joseph Closson spent the middle of
the week with his parents in Doyles-
town
Miss Bessie Yerkes was with friends
in West Philadelphia II few days last
week.
Mrs. Arthur j. Kindred and child
rem, G Philadelphia, are spending
the spring and summer with William
s. Worthington and family, just
above town.
Mrs. Fred Schermerhorn and
daughter, are visiting Mrs. A. II.
Schermerhorn
Mrs Lewis N. Pe2e was among the
Philadelphia visitors on Thursday.
RINGOES.
Countless complaints are being
made by local people OF the manner
in which automobilists run their ma
chimes through the village. The
roads here afford an excellent oppor-
tunity for speeding, and as no for
nal objection has been made, the
speed laws. it is commonly reported,
are constantly disregarded. People
living along the route taken by the
automobiles are fearful of serious ac-
cidents.
Wallace Wilson, who has had an
evening paper route for some time,
has disposed of it. aud in the future
the papers will be delivered by Mon
roe SchiIIinger.
The milk station il paying 81 60 per
100 pounds. As an indncement for
farmers to improve their grade OF
cows they will pay 81 SO for milk that
tests $40 and cents additional for
every tenth per cent. above this.
Charles Simerson spent Sunday nj
Bridgeville.
Mrs. William Burns has been
spending the last few days at Spring
town, Pa.
WI n. NAcoi &c iioIIIbch, VI j. leHllup
ton and Mrs. John Bennett, of Yard.
Vile, spent Friday with Ira Mnnson
and wife.
Master Charles Dilts, Of Trenton, il
being entertained by his grandmoth
er, Mrs. Mary f. Dits.
Quite number of the farms in thi.
section have, within the past few
years, been sold to city people. Tn,
sales in nine cases ont Of ten perhap
denote transfer of personal occupa
ton, the city purchaser taking pos
session of the farm and the farmel
entering into new business or take,
up his residence in the town for re
tired life. This change of industry il
no doubt going on in all sections o
the state, creating new life in man.
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