The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1912-04-12
Arbor Day today.

jonathan Groome, her house and lot
on North Union street.
By new law, just signed by the
Governor, Arbor Day is fixed at the
second Friday in April
J II. BUTLER, who conducted the
Crown grocery at IS N. Union street
tor short time, has removed to Bel
mar
Easter was observed in all the
churches of our city, many of them
were beautifully decorated and had
provided special music.
Rev. Henry Barr, of Princeton Uni
versity, will preach in the First Pres.
byterian Church on Sunday next,
April IL.
he shipments from the Lambert
vile Rubber Co. for the last two
months have been much larger than
for the same two months in any year
recently.
The funeral OF Marie, the infant
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs Dennis Cav
in, who died Sunday was held from the
home of her parents on Coryell street
Tuesday morning Interment was in
St. Johns cemetery.
Charles ID. McCracken has purchas-
ed the residence of Miss Emma 4. b.
Runk at s Jefferson street Miss Runk
has purchased the property at IS and
50 North Union street and will erect a
residence on the same.
The following persons from this city
have been drawn to serve on the grand
jury of the April term of court, which
commenced at Pennington Tuesday:
Robert II. Dilts, Watson Dudbridge,
Augustus Blackwell and Frank j.
Cleary.
The two auto trucks recently pur-
chased by the Lambertville Rubber
Co. were put into service on Wednes-
day of this week and present fine
appearance in their trips through the
town. Chas. Price, VIM. Akers and
Ed, Shiek are learning to run them.
The annual Hunterdou County Con-
vention of Christian Endeavor will be
held in the First Baptist Church of
this city. on Thursday, April 18th,
with sessions in the afternoon and ev.
ening. Keep the date in mind and
attend if you can as these meetings
are sure to be interesting.
A very successful dance was given
in ST. Andrews hall, Monday evening,
by the Reliance Club. The committee
in charge comprised Theodore Skill
man, Donald Park, Russell Van Camp,
Egbert K. Price, John II. Johnson,
Frank l.. Kramer and Herbert s. Hol-
combe. The hall was tastefully dec
Grated.
Isaac w Holcomb was taken sud
denly i'll a few days ago with symptoms
closely akin to peritonitis. The at.
tending physician deemed it necessary
to call Dr. Somers in consultation,
which was done Mr. Holcomb is
improved at this time, and
his many friends are looking for
speedy recovery
A small cyclone tore things around
in the vicinity of Mt Airy on Sunday
evening. 1t blew in the end of the barn
on E. Holcombe's farm, tore up sever
al apple trees by the roots, carried off
a steeple on the property of Henry g.
Holcombe, and overturned many small
frame buildings. Much other damage
was done but this seemed to be the
centre OF the storm.
The body of homas II. Beck, of
Boston, who was found dead along the
towpath of the canal last Thursday
morning as result of row with two
companions, was inferred in Riverview
cemetery Saturday afternoon. The
coroner's inquest to investigate the
death found that the wounds on the
body were not Of a serious nature.
The verdict was to the effect that
death was caused by exposure, super
induced by alcoholism
James N Pidcock was in town on
Thursday and announced that him
self and William J. Ledger, of this
city would be candidates for al
ternate delegates to the Baltimore
Democratic National Convention
From recent reports it would be pre-
sumed that they would be Wilson.
The Democratic State Committee have
selected Senator William e. Gebhardt
and Assemblyman o. e. Holcombe as
the regular Wilson alternate delegates.
--Hunterdon Democrat
On Monday evening, April 9Th, the
music lovers of Lambertville were
given the opportunity OF listening to
a most delightful song recital by Mich
olas Douty, of Philadelphia. The
entire programme, which included two
of his own compositions, was rendered
in the most artistic manner. Mr..
Douty has a tenor voice OF beautiful
quality, and sings with the greatest
ease, his vocalization being of the
highest order. 1t is seldom that this