The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-06-02

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The Lambertville Rubber company
is unusually busy with its spring ship
ments, which commenced to-day.
-Lambertville Puffs, ale ever
growing in public favor Kline 4 Sons
sell them.
During heavy downpour OF rain
here Wed. morning lightning struck the
residence of George Prall. Two of
the chimmeys were slightly damaged
and several holes were torn in the slate
roof
The regular meeting of common
council will be held Monday evening,
June S. The board OF excise commits
sioners will meet Tuesday evening, and
the board OF education Wednesday eve
ming June I.
Grant Davis, county engineer, and
his assistants, are located III this city
for the present they are making a
survey tor the boulevard to be built a.
long the Delaware TO Port Jervis, N.
Y.
The regular meeting of Town I'm
provement Association will be held
at the home of Mr.. J. A. Anderson on
Monday, June 8, 1911 at O'Clock.
Miss Bessie Petrie, principal of the
Second ward school, gave her scholars an
outing at Cutalossa, Pa, Monday after
noon.
Major c. A. Angel Post, No 20, G. \.
r., and Lieutenant G. Wesley Afnett
| Camp, No. 10, decorated the graves of the
veterans in Rivervew cemetery on Sun
day afternoon.
| The ladies of Rosemont NJ. +. Church
will hold a fair and festival on the
church grounds Wednesday afternoon and
evening" June 9TH, In the evening the
choir of the Epworth League of Centenary
NJ. +. Church of this city will give a con-
cert in the church.
The body of Mathew Kearns, who was
drowned at Perth Amboy Saturday, was
brought to this city Tuesday morning
and funeral services were held at St
Johns r. c. church. Rev William Fl
Lynch, rector of the church, conducted
the services. hterment was in ST. Johns
cemetery.
AT meeting of the members of the
Welles Falls Canoe Club last evening il
was decided to hold a carnival on the
afternoon and evening of July 4th. A
program will be arranged at an early
date.
On Tuesday, June Q, Mrs. Paul Vet
ter will offer at Public Sale her house
and store property, situated on Union
street as well as her household goods.
This property is finely located for
business and should bring a good
| price.
The minstrel show given by local talen
in Rockers Hall, New Hope, Monda,
evening, for the benefit of the New Hop
baseball team, was largely attended anC
was highly appreciated. After the per
Torrance dance was held, which wa
well patronized A neat sum was realizeC
for the clubs treasury.
About 800 children from the various
public schools of the city, the girls arrayec
in white and decorated with their clIs
colors and each carrying flag and headed
by the High School Fife ard Drum Corps
paraded the principal streets of the city
Friday morning They presented a beau
tiful appearance. A bounteous display OF
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honor of the occasion.
Miss Mary Banahan was rendered a
birthday surprise party at her home on
| Brunswick avenue Friday evening The
evening was pleasantly spent in music
| and games. Refreshments were served
! Those present were: The Misses Veron-
lea Brown, Agnes German, Mary Casey,
Annie Petrie, Julia Brady, Jennie Muir
ray, Anabel Morgan, Margaret Banahan
and Kathryn Banahan.
On Thursday evening last delegation
of twelve members of New York Lodge
No. /; FIVE from Somerville, No. 1868, and
two from Trenton Lodge, No. los, were
present and witnessed the initiation OF
two candidates into Lodge No. 1910, Il. p
O. Elks of this city. After the ceremony
banquet was spread in the dining roor
of the home. Baked Delaware .had wa
the principal dish, and was a great trea
to the visitors, who highly praised thu
efficiency of the chef Deputy Cr0wle,
was the POSTMASTER, and all departed wei
pleased with their entertainment and will
well wishes for the success of tbei
brothers of Lambertvlle lodge.
Commencement exercises at Lehigh
University will be held next week,
ginning with June 0. Elmer Mac
Dowel. Conover, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Conover, of our city, will re-
ceive the degree of Mechanical Engin-
eers- He will make an address upon
that occasion. the subject of which
will be: "Oxy- AcetyIene Flame and
its Use in Autogenuous Welding"
Trains on the Belvidere division oil
the Pennsylvania railroad were five
hours late Tuesday, owing to wreck
on the road near Milford. A freight
car loaded with cement was thrown
from the track and the passenger :ser
vice was delayed for five hours
When the wrecking apparatus arrived
on the scene it also got out OF order
Trains we're held up from about
o'clock till noon.
While MIR. and Mrs. ID. A. Hamake
and son, Charles K. Hamaker, wife anC
two small children were driving in
carriage Sunday morning out North Mali
street, on their way to their farm nea
Rosemont, they met an automobile driver
by William Burd, of this city, near PER-,
street, and for some cause the auto col
lided with the carriage, throwing the oc
cupants into ditch along the roadsid
and demolishing the carriage. The horse
were torn loose from the carriage ant
were caught some distance from the plac
of the accident. The elder Mr.. Hamake
was considerably cut and bruised abou
the head, and the younger Mrs. Ha
maker sustained a sprained leg. TIL
others escaped injury. Burd claims tina