The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-03-02
NEW HOPE AND VICINITY.

visiting Conrad Fell and family.
Ray Coleman aud wife of Trenton
spent Sunday with friends here.
Miss Edna Slack of Upper Wakefield
visited Miss Mary Reber this week.
Calvin Boyer of boy lestown recent
ly called ON friends here.
Miss Margaret Ely of Chestnut Hill
spent Sunday with Rev. and Mrs. J.
S. Armentrout.
Albert Battye and wife of Trenton
spent Sunday with friends in this
place.
James Mcdonnell of New York is
visiting his parents here for ( few
days.
Patsy Kelley has moved his family
from s. Main street to the Reeder
property on Bridge street.
John Wildman and wife contemplate
moving to Yardley, where he is en-
ployed.
Mrs. Frank Kelly attended the
funeral of Mrs. John Ashton in Phila-
delphia last week.
William Slack and wife of Newhope,
announce the birth of daughter on
Tuesday, February 90.
Frank Foster and wife are spending
two weeks in Camden, Salem aud
Holly Beach, N. J.
Miss Alice Belts has been quaran-
tined in the Infirmity Mt Millersville
State Normal School with an attack of
French measles.
Those acquainted with Jacob HOOK
er, of Aquetong, will be pleased to
learn that he has recovered from his
recent illness.
Miss Lena Hampton who has been
employed in the Newhope telephone
exchange has been transferred to the
Bell Telephone Office ut Doylestown.
Clinton Oblinger, of Newhope, has
taken position with the Marshall
Hardware Company of Duluth, Mimi,
and left recently for the west.
Mrs. L. W. Turley WAS called to the
home of her mother, who is seriously
i'll in New York. She left Friday af-
ternoon.
Miss Rose Schermerhorn left this
week for Fairyiew, N. J where she
has accepted a position as teacher in
the public schools.
Miss Ida Peaker, a student of West
Chester State Normal School has
been spending short vacation at her
home owing to that institution being
closed on account of diphtheria.
A number of Friends attended the
quarterly meeting held Mt Wrights-
town Friends meeting house Thurs
day. The meeting was addressed by
Isaac Wilson, of Bloomfield, Ontario,
Canada, one of the most popular
speakers of the Friends religious So
ciety.
John s. Williams aud Mr.. and Mrs.
Mark Palmer are spending few
weeks with relatives in Florida. Mr..
Williams has two brothers who reside
in that State, one of whom is engaged
in the business of growing oran es
and tangerines.
AT the next meeting of the Citizen s
Literary Society to be held March II,
Prof. Paul nj. Pierson, of Philadel-
phia and Swarthmore, will give lee
ture. 1t will be Riley evening. Prof.
Pierson tells something of the life Of
Riley, the effect of his writings and
gives several of his best poems. No
one should miss hearing it.
Miss Florence Pickett entertained a
company of friends at her home last
Thursday evening. The invited guests
beside the members of the II. q. L..
were Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Taylor aud
Clarence Taylor, of Trenton. A very
enjoyable social time was spent by all
served by the hostess
The Odd Fellows Lodge of Newhope
celebrated its 62nd anniversary Tues
day evening, Feb. 90. in Rockers
Hall, and was attended by number
of members and friends. A short pro-
gram was rendered consisting Of re-
citation by Miss Anna Matthews, a
vocal duet by Misses Marion ObIinger
and Sadie Vert, and one by Miss Vert
and J. v esley Oblinger, DR.. Richard
G. Foulke read most interesting
paper, giving history of the order
from its beginning to the present
time. After the program was finished
refreshments were served. BaiIey's
Orchestra enlivened the occasion and
late in the evening the young people
enjoyed dance. The pleasant occa-
sion will long be remembered.
Lena. wife of John II. Ashton. of
Burbank, California, died at that
place on Wednesday, February 10,
from an attack OF typhoid fever. Mr..
Ashton is u brother to Mrs. Frank
Kelly. A few years ago he conducted
bakery in Newhope, and went from
here to California, where he engaged
in business and expected to make his
home. Mrs. Ashton leaves one child,
girl about eight years old. The
many friends of Mr.. Ashton feel deer
sympathy for him in his bereavement.
lAMBERTvILlE vIGlLANT SOCIETY
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING.