The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-06-20
Throughout Hunterdon County.

Quoted religious services for the in
mates one Sunday month, and or
these three Sundays there were nc
offenders to come to meetin'
At citizens meeting held recently
the Califon Improvement Association
was organized. Mayor Elston Beatty
was chairman. A permanent or
ganization was formed by electing P
r. George president, Mrs. Susan N
Wise, Thomas Neikh, Isaac H. Hoff-
man, B. r. Walden, vice presidents.
Joseph F. Pill is secretary and John
w. Beatty treasurer. Thirty-nine
members were enrolled. The object
is to raise funds for borough improve
ments.
There was heavy downpour of
rain on Wednesday afternoon of last
week. 1t was accompanied in some
places by heavy wind and hail. In
vicinity of Lebanon the wind uproot-
ed many trees and layed much grain
and garden truck low. At Oldwick
and northwest of that place the hail
cut much garden truck and fruit.
Willis Myers, who has been prin-
cipal of the school at Whitehouse for
the past seven years, and who recent
ly resigned to accept an appointment
as clerk of the Hunterdon County
Board of Taxation, moved to
Sergeantsville on Wednesday of this
week. His office will be in Fleming
ton.
Two deer were roaming about in
Whitehouse neighborhood last Friday
and were seen by number of people.
They were mainly seen on the Pidcock
farm near the Flatwoods. They went
from field to field and did not damage
any of the corn or other crops from
grazing, but appeared to be sight see
ing.
Joseph Mcbride, who has for a
number of years run on the Fleming
ton Branch Lehigh Valley train, left
Monday to take main line from New
York to Buffalo. 1t is an express
train. Mr.. Mcbride will allow his
family to remain in Pennington, and
while every one will miss Joe's kind
word, he will be in town when off his
runs.
Mrs. Gideon Williamson, of Newark,
formerly of Readington, who has been
visiting some time along Pleasant
Run, has been having some good sub
stantial improvements made in the
old Pleasant Run cemetery, where
some of the Coles, Biggses and Peter
Thompson and wife and Ross Haga-
man lie buried; also some Revolution
airy soldiers.
Sheriff S. D. Skillman, of White
house purchased fifty acres of land
from the George Stillwell farm south
of town. This land joins the farm
that is owned by Mr.. Skillman, which
he purchased from the Davis estate.
The newly acquired land is along the
macadam road.
Frank Gano, of Annondale, had one
of the prongs of steel fork run all
the way through the palm of his right
hand Friday afternoon while receiv-
ing hay on wagon that was being
loaded in a field on the farm of Will
liam G. Voegtlen, at Lebanon. The in
jury was sustained by Mr.. Gano as
he attempted to grab fork full of
hay that was being placed on the
wagon by Bolmer fellow workman.
Legal papers were drawn up by
Lawyer Harry J. Able, of Frenchtown,
to have Everittstown church incorpor-
ated, and at the congregational meet
ing held on Wednesday evening, June
4th, under the incorporation law the
church is called First Presbyterian
Church of Alexandria" The follow
ing trustees were elected to serve:
Orville Halsey, William B. Wean,
Uriah L. Keephart, Edward E. Bloom
Sherod D. Duckworth, Edwin J. Duck
worth.
The road from Whitehouse to the
Harrington bridge is being repaired
under the direction of the Readington
Township Committee.
Mrs. Sarah E. Miller, seventy-two
years old, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Adrian Sutton, at Cali
fon, on Sunday, from paralysis, after
a few weeks illness.
The funeral of Mrs. Charity T. APP
gar, about lightweight years old, wild
ow of David T. Apgar, of Mountain
vile, was held last Wednesday from
the Cokesbury Presbyterian Church.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Snyder of Rose
mont, celebrated their fifty fourth
wedding anniversary with Mr.. and
Mrs. Wesley Hawke, of Baptisttown
who stood up with them when they
were married.
Word has just been received here
that Charles Place, Jr., of Rosemont
had arrived safely in Paris May 3Oth
and expected to sail for the United
States June 10th, due to arrive il
Boston, Mass, about the goth.
/ Mrs. Hannah L. Dilts, one of Elem.
ington's oldest residents, died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Emily
Hyde, Wednesday of last week, aged