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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-12-13
9O-YEAR OLDS
LIKE THE COLD

While this old fashioned Win
ter weather is keeping many of
the middle-aged and some of the
younger-aged indoors, it isn't af-
fecting Sergeantsville's colder
set," the health of which has
made this section famous.
James P. Dilts, who observed
his 91st birthday anniversary
last month, didn't let the week
end snowstorm keep him in, but
came down town and helped
clerk in one of the local stores
on Saturday. That used to be
his occupation half century ago
when he lived in Lambertville.
He is glad, though, that he COM
pleted some work on the roof of
one of his buildings before the
cold snap came along, because it
would have been too icy now.
Mrs. Sophia Besson, who re-
sides with her daughter, Mrs. |.
P. Shepherd, and is well past 80,
was out in the snow doing err
rands and discussing the latest
war topics that she had read in
the newspapers, with some of
the neighbors.
Mrs. Elizabeth Germon, who
is only 88, has gained wide fame
in the past few weeks because
she recently split up couple of
loads of wood for winter use.
The mere 70 and 80-year Odds
around this vicinity haven't even
stopped to think about cold wea-
Their yet, with the thermometer
keeping a degree or two above
zero.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-12-13
LOCAL PRICES
NOT SO HIGH

Members of the Lambertville
Merchants Association who COM
planned that they were unfairly
treated last summer when the
State Bureau of Markets gave
publicity to a charge that cab
bage heads cost more here than
in New Brunswick are now wear
ing a you see whether it's so"
grin, since the same bureau has
issued a quotation on the retail
prices of food products for No
vember %.
1t seems that Lambertville is
the cheapest city in the state on
corn meal, rye flour and buck
wheat flour, and second cheapest
on white -four. But three places,
Bridgeton, Vineland and Mill
vile, are cheaper on potatoes,
while many of the places are con-
siderably higher. Considering
comparatively reasonable rents
in this city, and the average cost
of living, it is not such bad
place to reside in, even for those
who became excited over the
cabbage situation last summer,
when it was alleged that the
dealers were making three or
four hundred per cent. profit.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-12-13
SOLDIERS BOX
INCITES VERSE

Andrew Workman, of New
Hope, has received an interest
ing letter, in verse, from his
son, William Workman, a private
on Co. B, 328th U. S. Infantry,
located at Camp Gordon, near
Atlanta, Georgia, apropos of the
receipt of a box from home:
| said to my pal, "Any mail for
me-"
He smilingly answered, "I'll just
go and see."
He was gone but moment, and
then returned
With his arms full of things for
which my heart yearned.
There were boxes and post cards
and letters galore,
Till l thought Santa Claus was
real once more;
| picked out a big box, when 10 !!
and behold!
| knew the handwriting as in
days of old.
With heart beating wildly, and
brain all awhirl,
| went at that box with both
tooth and NALL"
And when at it's contents | final
ly lunged,
| found there cakes of chocolate,
marble and sponge.
Then soon, when my equilibrium
| gained,
| found that a shower of pea
nuts had rained;
ooh, fudge!" said, as opened
a lid.
Soon some apples / spied that
someone had hid.
The next thing / did was to
Ward" off a cake,
Yes, i well know that jelly means
stomach ache;
And tonight when l climb into
my trundle bed,
I'll dream of that catsup, so sa-
worry and red.
"Uneeda Biscuit" someone then
cried,
And to grab both the boxes at
once / tried;
Great Heavens will wonders ne
yer cease?
A bottle of olives to crown my
feast.
Well, I've this much to say,
If l get in a "jam,"
It's Thanksgiving Day,
And | don't care "a
I'll eat all can.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-12-13
HAPPENINGS OF
LAMBERTVILLE

Mrs. Arthur Scheetz, of But
tonwood street, is spending a
few days with friends in Tren-
ton.
Miss Mabel I. Snowden, of
George street, is spending the
week with her friend, Mrs. Isaac
Bowkert, in Trenton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Carmo-
dy, of Church street, are the
proud parents of a young son,
who has been named Thomas, Jr.
About $4,000 will be distri-
buted by the two banks of this
city in their Christmas savings
funds departments during this
week.
The ten year lease on the local
postoffice property expires next
July, and the government is ask
ing bids for this month, for
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-12-13
POLICE
ARE FAVORED

The Kalmia Club of Lambertville
was addressed on Monday evening
by Miss Delphine Duchamp. of Chat
ham, who spoke upon the rural po-
lice question, on behalf of the State
Chamber of Commerce.
The speaker went into interesting
details concerning the famous Penn
sylvania state constabulary, the re-
Gently organized body in New York
State, showing the special protection
they afford the rural communities.
The patrol system has given best
results, the speaker said. and it had
not only been very effective in ap-
pretending criminals, but had acted
as a powerful deterrent to the COM
hitting of crime, through the law
breakers fear of capture.
The cost has been held up as a
bugaboo, but even if it reached the
maximum figure of $500. 900 per
year and direct taxation became ne.
cessary, it would amount to but
cents on each 81, 900 of valuation. A
small householder, assessed on 81 ,0OC
would pay but 8 cents, and the man
with a $4,000 assessment would
pay but 80 cents year for protec.
ton.
So well did the Kalmia members
view Miss Duchamp's able presenta.
ton of the subject that they passed
resolutions endorsing the rural pc.
lice movement.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-12-13

quarters, but it is not thought
likely that there will be any
change in location.
Reginald Walker, Jr., of Newport
News shipyards. is spending a few
days furlough with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Reginald Walker, on
Bridge street.
Sergeant Harry Raphael, of Camp
Dix, spent Sunday with his father,
Elias Raphael, on North Main
street.
Burton Barber, of the u. s. Navy,
and Miss Della J. Barber, of Haddon
Heights, were weekend guests of
their mother, Mrs. Theodore Barber,
80 Bridge street.
Miss Emma Thorne, a nurse at
Mckinley hospital, Trenton, was the
Saturday guest of her father, Scott
Thorne, on Clinton street.
Lamar Quandell left Monday for
Fort Slocum, N. Y, and from there
will go to Texas, having enlisted in
the U. S. Cavalry.
Ernest Huber has recovered from
the effects of a fall, some time ago,
which necessitated his being treated
at the Easton hospital.
Miss Helen Sheridan has returned
to her home in Trenton, after visit.
ing her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Sheridan, on North
Franklin street.
Mrs. Isaac w. Holcomb had as
a weekend guest Miss Blanche War.
ner, of Duffryn Mawr. Chester
county, Pa.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-12-13
Y. M. c. A. Contributions.

The New Hope Committee in
charge of the Y. M. c. A. War
work Campaign thank all who con-
tributed so freely to the success of
the financial drive. The total
$1074 90 is a splendid contribution
from community that has no Y,
M. C. A. and that was not asked or
apportioned anything, A report of
the amounts given by each COM
munity and locality follows: New
Hope Borough $5Sl,55; Carvers-
vile $72.10; Lumherville $34.15;
Lahaska $25 so; Buckmanville $26.-
rs; TaylorsvilIe $500; Pineville
$2400: Wycombe and vicinity
$15755: Brownsburg $23.OO; Sole
bury $3.50; Buck ingham $4,000;
Wood Hill $4,000, Total $l074.Oo'
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-12-13
SERGEANTSVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Paugh have a
young son, born a few days ago.
Miss Rachel Clark has been
laid up by an attack of tonsilitis.
Lewis Miller and family have
removed to Bovine station.
Mrs. George Wilson is improv-
ing from her recent illness.
Rev. DeAlton Perigo, pastor
of the M. E. Church, spent Mon
day in New York city.
Augustus B. Larson has had
a pipeless heater installed in his
home, opposite the M. E. Church.
Mrs. Samuel Weber, of Pitts
town, spent the weekend with
Rev. and Mrs. M. L. Sands.
Miss. Sara Case, of the Am
well Church vicinity, has been
on the sick list with a throat af-
Fiction.
Lillian, the youngest daughter
Oh rev. ana Mrs. d. w. Forte, has
been on the sick list during the
past week.
Theodore G. Kitchin, of Lam
bertville, was the Sunday guest
of his aunts, the Misses Anna
and Lizzie Green.
Mr.. and Mrs.~~H. V. B. Cox
have returned from a visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Johnston,
near Pennington.
Lambert M. Hyde has been on
the sick list within the past
week.
The Amwell Church of the
Brethren Sunday school will hold
it's Christmas entertainment or
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-12-13

Friday evening, December 81,
and an excellent program is be-
ing arranged.
Hiram D. Hoppock and daugh-
ter, Miss Dora Hoppock, were
Saturday visitors in Fleming
ton.
Amos A. Smith and Emmert
R. Wilson were recently elected
as trustees of the local Brethren
church, to serve for three years.
Mrs. Catharine Warman, one
of our aged citizens, has been
suffering from blood poisoning
of the hand.
Rev. and Mrs. Rohrer, of the
Amwell parsonage, spent part of
last week with friends at Gar
denville, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Carr, who
occupy part of the farmhouse of
Amos A. Smith, on Pine Hill,
will remove shortly to the farm
of Alvah Daley, at Kingwood.
An old fashioned "Mock Init
alton" will be given at the meet
ing of the Sergeantsville Grange
on Saturday evening, for Grang-
ers only.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore M.
Horne, of Headquarters, spent
part of last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Buchanan, of the Fer
ry neighborhood.
The weekly cottage prayer
meeting will be held Thursday
evening at the home of Mrs. Kate
e. Merrill, and the subject will
be "Home Mission Work in Our
Communities" with Clinton B.
Wilson as leader.
Mrs. M. l.. Sands will lead the
Christian Endeavor Society of
the Brethren Church on Sunday
evening, and the topic will be
Christ Is Our Peace-National
Ideals, War or Peace, Which ?"
Miss Blanche Williamson will
lead the Epworth League of the
M. E. Church next Sunday ev-
ening, and the topic will be "The
League of Discomfort"
Despite the cold weather there
was goodly attendance of peo-
pie to hear J. Arthur Schlicter,
the Philadelphia evangelist, at
the Amwell church on Sunday
morning.
Rev. DeAlton Perigo, pastor of
the M. E. Church, will deliver a
lecture, "Around the World in
Thirty Minutes" next Sunday
evening. 1t will be Illustrated.
At the Amwell Church of the
Brethren on Sunday morning the
sermon will be delivered by Rev.
H. T. Horne, of Pennington, or
in the event of his being unable
- be present, the pastors wife,
Mrs. H. w. Rohrer, will fill the
pulpit.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-12-13
HIGH SCHOOLS
ATTENDANCE

Principal w. R. Smith. of the
New Hope schools gives US the fol-
lowing interesting statement; The
question of High School attendance
is becoming a very serious question
in every small town. In many places
it is being overcome by the adop-
ton of the Junior High School
Course, which seems to furnish a
sufficient incentive to keep the boys
and girls in the school,
When many youths acquire the
age of sixteen or even fourteen
years, the age required by the
School Code Pennsylvania, before
a work certificate may be granted,
have a strong inclination to leave
school; and only too often this desire
is not discouraged by the parents or
employers, for whom they work be-
fore and after school hours.
This brings about a deplorable
condition in the High School attend
ance. Many of these boys and girls
do not complete the grammar school
course, hence, the High School is
materially weakened.
New Hope should support High
School of at least thirty students,
but less than 2-3 of that number is
enrolled.
A good school is The pride of every
community and it should be, for it
is without doubt the main factor in
laying the foundation of good citi-
zenship. So much of this import
ant work is done in the High School
When every parent presents him
self squarely with this question of
school attendance, he will help ire
mendously in keeping the boys and
girls in the school. In turn a still
more suitable course of study could
then be established.
| most emphatically urge every
parent in New Hope to cooperate
with the Principal in helping to keep
the children in the school, thus
enabling the school to be more real
value to the average boy and girl.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-12-13
BIG PLANS FOR
WAR BAZAAR

The War Work Bazaar, to be
held in St. Johns hall on Thurs
day and Friday, December 20
and 81, promises to be the larg-
est affair of the kind ever held
in Lambertville, judging from
the number of organizations now
planning an active part in it.
The First Baptist, St. Johns
R. c., st. Andrews Episcopal,
Centenary M. E. and First Pres
byterian churches are represent
ed, as well as the Kalmia club,
Lambertville schools, fire de-
partment, Suffragists' organiza-
ton, Reliance Club, Catholic
Club, w. G. T. u, the manufac-
turers and countryside friends.
The departments will include
everything off of the farm;
chowder, mush and "eats" plain
sewing, candy, fancy work, par
GELS post, fancy articles, war
bread, pies and cakes, Fairy
land" fish pond, ice cream and
cones, Chinese Laundry, liquid
refreshments, stationery and no.
velties, something good" Lam
bertville products.
There will be a Peddler's Pa
rade, and Popcorn Girls, Pro-
gram Girls, Flower Girls, Christ
mas tree with Santa Claus and
the Candy Girls, and the decora-
tions by Mountford and Bair will
be sure to attract attention.
New York's- "four hundred"
attracted much attention for
years, but the bazaar promises
to produce a "four hundred" that
mean more to Lambertville than
their social predecessors did to
the metropolis, there being at
least the above number engaged
in the promotion of this local
Red Cross benefit.
The Christmas tree will reach
to the ceiling, and will be loaded
with all kinds of good things,
with a real Santa Claus to hand
them out. 1t will be gorgeously
Illuminated, and the ladies of the
Kalmia club are looking after it's
attractiveness.
The countryside booth is being
boosted by many from Delaware
and West Amwell townships, and
it will contain such articles as
sausage, eggs, chickens, turkeys,
geese, potatoes, apples, fruit cake
and all the things that grand
mother used to make.
The ladies of the Episcopal
and Catholic churches will have
the candy kitchen, which it is
said will surpass anything here
tofore seen; the Presbyterian
church will have the 'Spotless-
town Booth" with war bread,
pies and cakes.
The Citizens band will play
each evening, and there will be
solos, duets, quartets, readings,
recitations and other attractive
features of entertainment every
half hour or so, and 'The Fun
ny Little Man" will really be fun
ny.
The management say there
will be no extortionate charges,
and there will be no gambling
nor games of chance. The net
proceeds will go to the WarWork
Committee for the Red Cross.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-12-13
MAY help COAL
SHORTAGE HERE

The coal dealers and city COM
missioners of Lambertville will
meet together this afternoon to
consider the coal situation, hop
ing thereby to devise some means
by which sufficient coal can be
secured this winter to relieve the
shortage.
Some of the places further up
the county apparently have no
trouble securing sufficient sup
ply, and in Washington, Warren
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-12-13

First Baptist Church, Rev. George
Boddis, pastor Services for next
Sunday: Morning service IL, sub
ject, The Mighty Heritage of Gods
People,; Sunday school 9.45; prayer
meeting Tuesday evening at 7.45;
evening worship 7.30, subject, Sing
ing in Prison" All are invited to
these services.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-12-13

Alexsauken Council, No. 1109,
Royal Arcanum, nominated and
elected the following officers at the
annual meeting on Monday evening:
Regent, Theodore G.. Kitchin; vice
regent, Harry w. Davis; orator,
William Morse; past regent, William
B. I.odor; secretary, Horace w. Will
hanson, collector, Harry M. Dilts;
treasurer, Lewis p. Bodine; chap
lain, Joseph w. Cooper; guide,
Thomas B. Naylor; warden, c..
Spangler Stiles; sentry, A. Ely Coop
er; trustee, Lambert Reed (the
other two being C. Walton Green
and Maurice A. Marjarum; trustees
to hospital bed fund, Harry W. Da-
Wis and Joseph w. Cooper. Brother
j. M. Arnold, of Princeton, county
superintendent of schools in Mercer
county, was a visitor during the
evening.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-12-13

Centenary M. E. Church, Rev. E.
A. Wells, pastor Services for next
Sunday: Sunday school and Mems
Bible Glass 9.45; morning worship
10.45, subject, The Ministry of
Jesus; Epworth League $50; even
ing worship 7.3O, Mystery of the
New Birth; prayer meeting Tues
day evening at 7.45; class meeting
Friday evening at 7.45. All are
welcome to these services.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-12-13

First Presbyterian Church, Rev.
Theron Lee Minister Services for
next Sunday: Morning worship IL.
Rev. w. H. Woolverton, of Stock
ton, preaching; evening worship
7.3O, subject, The English Cru
SADIE, Jerusalem Retaken, Prophecy
Fulfilled; prayer meeting Tuesday
evening 7.30. All are welcome to
these services.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-12-13

Lewis L. Hildebrand, of York
street, has taken final examina-
lions preparatory to entering the
United States Navy as first-class
fireman.
Albert w. Holcombe, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob H. Holcombe,
of Lincoln avenue, has entered
the aviation division of the U. S.
Army, and has gone South.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Alpaugh
and son Lloyd, of Barbertown,
spent Friday with Mrs. AL
paugh's brother, Leroy Fisher,
and family, on George street.
The Lambertville High School
basket ball team went over to
Hopewell Friday evening to play
the team of that school, and was
defeated by score of 19 to Is.
Emilio Dilione and Miss Lucy
Rosso, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Angelo Rosso, of 81 Ferry street,
we're married in st. Johns R. C.
Church last Wednesday after
noon, the rector, Rev. William H.
Lynch, officiating.
T h e Lambertville Catholic
Club has elected the following
officers for the ensuing year:
President, William Meehan; vice
president, Frank X. Moonan; Sc
cretary, Joseph Cunningham !;
board of directors, William Dur
borrow, John Meskill, Christie
pher Pidcock, Francis Leary and
Thomas Kilroy.
The Seniors and Juniors of
the Lambertville High School
had a debate on Friday after
noon on the subject, Resolved,
That Municipalities Should Own
and Control Their Lighting Sys-
TENS" in which the Seniors, tax
ing the affirmative won. Their
speakers we're Robert Hoppock,
Marion Schenck and George
WooIever, with Grace Strine as
alternate. The Junior speakers
were Trudeau Salmon, Mildred
Kachline, George Arnett. The
Judges were Walter F. Hayhurst,
ESQ.,, Rev. DR.. George Boddis and
Prof. John H. Herring.
Miss Gretchen Helms was rendered
a pleasing surprise party on Satur
day evening, and those present were
Mrs. John Cotton, Misses Margare
Mcnamara, Katherine Wilcox, Eliz
abeth Mcnamara, Florence Wilson
Margaret Mangan, Mildred Hol
combe, Margaret Daniels, Gertrud
Reynolds, Elizabeth Helms, Ann
Helms and Gretchen Helms; Messrs
Leon Foy, Richard Reading, Harold
Burke, Jacob Dilts, Robert Cotton
Raymond johnson.
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A WEEK WITH
THE RED CROSS

DR.. j. E. Scott, chairman Of the
membership committee for New
Hope and vicinity. announces that
everything is ready for the big
drive" of the Red Cross, to begin
next Monday morning.
The Christmas gifts for the New
Hope men in khaki were sent by in
dividuals, or by contributions made
to the Christmas funds by the Citi-
zens' Literary Society. but all such
gifts were sent through the Red
Cross. This follows the precedent
established in the branches of the
S, E. Pennsylvania Chapter
K. E. Hooper, inspector of the S.
E.Pa. Division of the Red Cross, has
sent letter to Mrs. A. r. Ramsey
congratulating the New Hope branch
upon the high quality of work on
the surgical shirts, splendidly made
and correct in every respect"
A special demand for surgical
dressings has kept the women of
New Hope busy during the past
week.
The workrooms have been open
each day. and will be open all this
week. The assignment from head
quarters was l 900 pieces, to be sent
away by December These and
more will be ready for shipment on
Saturday next.
Free wool will be received each
week for the use of the local branch
and it is hoped that supply will al
ways be ready for the knitters when
they are ready for it.
The Red Cross headquarters will
be open every evening from s to
9 clock during next weeks drive, "
to receive reports from all the COM
mittees. The chairman, DR.. j. E.
Scott, and secretary, George M
J Haushaulter, will be there.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-31
ITALY'S PART.

One among the many fine things to be noted
in Italy's war conduct has been the quiet eff
cheney with which she has done her part. She
began by facing the necessity of attacking po-
sitions which military teehnic pronounced i'm
lpregnable. To attack them meant great la
bor great expense of war material and
great risk of troop losses with only slow and
apparently small advantage In territory gained.
But she has attacked the supposed mpregnable
defenses of Austria; she has stormed heights,
carried her artillery over mountains, forced
her way directly up the highlands and down IN
to the valleys beyond, and she has done this
under generalship which has conserved her
troops and her military equipment. Unques-
tionably the help given her by her allies IN the
present offensive has meant greatly added
strength, particularly in artillery equipment.
The italian mission to this country made plain
its country's need of steel and coal and this
need meant demand for material for which to
add to war supplies. But not since she en-
tered the war has Italy gone backward from
her offensive; never has she ceased from the
push against Austria which has been major
factor in reducing that nation to its evident ex
haustion and disbursement. There has been
nothing spectacular in the press reports OF the
italian fighting, beyond reference to the enor-
nous difficulties of the terrain where 1t was go
ing on. In thought Of the west front 1t Is
France and Belgium that are generally In
mind But there is no theater of the war where
more effective work for winning is being done
than where the Italians are pushing back the
Austrians to Trieste. General Cadorna has not
been acclaimed among the entente command
ers, but he and his troops are looming large
among the foes that are breaking the courage
and cohesion of the central powers.