The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-12-19
Hunterdon County and Nearby

communicable diseases during the
month of September, according to the
report just issued by the State De-
partment of Health, distributed as
follows: Chickenpox, l; measles, 7;
tuberculosis, z; social diseases, 10.
The Pennington Common Council
purchased the large brick building be-
longing to Charles C. Smith, in Main
street, which will be occupied as a
fire house and municipal building.
The purchase price is $1,000, of
which amount the Fire Department
will donate $4,000.
Making a raid Deputy Sheriff John
W. Sharp and County Detective Ell
mer E. Ham, of Pennington, found
punch boards at the Annandale Hotel.
of which Alvah Lindabury is proprie-
tor, and at Julius Lusardi's in that
place The store of S. 4. Seals, was
also visited and chewing gum ma
chine was found there. The authori-
ties took the punch boards several in
number and of various kinds, as well
| as the gum machine with them, but
made no arrests.
What Clinton needs is woman's
civic club or organization to look aft
er those needs of the town the men
folks don't see, says the Clinton De-
mocrat. A recepticle for receiving
paper in front of the post office would
keep lot of stuff off the streets and
many other little things are often
suggested which would help give the
town well-kept appearance.
A branch of the American Legion,
the organization of veterans of the
World War, is to be formed in Clin-
ton.
After January LIST the pulpit of the
Quakertown M. E. Church will be fill
A meeting for the purpose of. or
ganizing cow-testing association
was held in the CourS House Satur-
day Afternoon at two o'clock, Messrs.
Funck ard Roberts, Of the Expert
ment Station, being present and as
sisting. The following were elected
directors for the ensuing year: J. P.
Bartles, ]. H. Van Doren, Martin
Smith, J. L. >Ellio., F. s. Funck, w.
U. Bohren and L. L. Schcmp. The
meeting sdjo i:ned, when the direc-
tors Immediately met and organized
by the election of ]. L. Elliott, iiesi-
dent; j. +. Bartles, vice president;
Leroy Schomp, secretary ard treas
urer.
led by supply until conference. Their
a regular minister will be appointed
for the pulpit.
At public sale Saturday the realty
belonging to the estate of Jacob Phil
hover of Mountainville was purchas-
ed by Leonard Philhower for $4,000.
The Califon Improvement Associa-
ton was Incorporated with these
trustees: John W. Beatty, Thomas M.
Neigh, B. R. Waldron, Isaac H. Hoff-
man and P. R. George. The present
officers will continue in office until the
January meeting, when the annual
election of officers will be held.
The Chancellor, on the application
of Prosecutor Stryker, has granted
the final decree of divorce to Harry
o. Person of West Portal from his
wife, Mabel Person, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Croft of Washing
ton, on the ground of desertion. The
parties were married by Rev. c. nj.
W. Lee at Asbury in 1914 and the de-
sertion followed in the same year.
Justice Pendreigh held court in
Odd Fellows Hall Hampton, having
jury trials both morning and after
noon. The first suit was that of
Daniel A. Connolly against Frank G..
Riddle for trespass by cattle. Prose-
cutor Stryker of Washington appear
ing for Connolly and Lawyer Ayers
for Riddle, The jury gave the plain
tiff a verdict for his full claim. The
second suit was by John A. Connolly
against Riddle. After the jury had
been summoned, the defendant made
settlement and the case was discon-
tinued
The Board of Education of Phillips
burg passed a resolution asking the
board of Estimate for $280,000 for the
erection of new high school in that
town and $4,000 additional to equipt
it. The proposed building would be
erected on Morris street, on a tract
recently donated by the Phillipsburg
Development Company. The tract
donated consists of eight acres, valu-
ed at $4,000.
Miss Emma Neighbor, who has
been teller in the First National Bank
of High Bridge for over three years
and a half, rendered her resignation
to the Board of Directors Saturday.
Miss Neighbor will become the bride
of Ira Apgar of Plainfield, the we'd
ding to be some time this month.
Levi Price of Belvidere was fined
81 one day last week by Mayor Scar
les for cussing at telephone opera
tor when she was unable to secure the
number he desired.
Adam r. Cashier, the well known
Changewater farmer, died at the