The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-08-01
Throughout Hunterdon County.

where services were held at 2:3O. in
charge of Rev. Amos Anderson. In
terment in adjoining cemetery by the
side of her husband, who died several
years ago. Mr.. Haggerty was a mill
er by trade and conducted the mill
at Stephenburg for several years.
Peter P. Schomp, seventy-four years
old, well-known and successful farm
er, died very suddenly at his home at
Whitehouse. He had been suffering
with rheumatism of late, and it sud-
denly affected his heart, and he died
of apoplexy some days ago. He was
a son of the late Peter Schomp, who
was known as Corn Pete," due to
his large success in raising corn.
The peach exchange will open at
Oldwick on Monday, August 4th.
Auctioneer Frank Moke will be in
charge. The growers of that vicinity
expect about $4,000 baskets this year.
Meadow Brook farm, between An
Mandate and Clinton the home of the
late Isiah Fritts has been sold by his
widow to George W. Morgan, whose
country estate, the Spring Brook
Farm, adjoins. When Clinton town
ship, named after the town of Clinton
was organized by an act of the Legis-
lature March II, 1841, from a portion
of Lebanon township the inhabitants
held their first annual town-meeting
in the stone house still standing on
the Meadow Brook Farm, then the inn
of John C. Vert.
Repairs at the old Stoddard mill
at Glen Gardner, which Howard Mains
of Clinton will use as branch of
his Clinton silk mill, are being rushed
and the new concern hasalready start
ed the wheels moving. An oil engine
is being used at present for power
An instance showing how long can
ned fruit may save if properly taken
care of was induced when Mrs.
Joseph H. Exton of Clinton received
a card from Mrs. Edgar H. Ribbans,
thanking her for can of white cher
ries put up sixteen or seventeen years
ago and which the later had just
eaten. They were declared delicious
The Clinton Democrat says: ANY
shortages of personals this week we
will lay it to the Lehigh Valley Rail
road. The windows on the branch car
are getting so dirty our reporter can't
see who is going away if passengers
get into the car before he gets to the
station"
The dedication of the memorial tab
let to have been held at Whitehouse
Saturday was postponed until Mon
day, then again postponed until some
time in September.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Am
well Church is making big prepara-
tions for it's social on the parsonage
lawn, Sergeantsville, on Wednesday
evening of next week. All the usual
features will be provided, in addition
to which good entertainment will be
furnished, including recitations by
Mrs. H. W. Rohrer, of Ardmore, Pa.
The dwelling on the Raritan Town
ship farm was struck twice during the
thunder storm early Sunday morning.
The lightning did less than 500 worth
of damage.
The annual reunion of the Reed
family of Somerset and Hunterdon
counties will be held on the farm of
George R. Alpaugh, near Clinton, on
Labor Day. The members of this
family are descendants of the late
William Reed, near Whitehouse.
Miss Georgiana Rake, aged 26
years, daughter of George Rake of
Pennington, died Sunday morning at
the N. J. State Village at Skillman,
where she was taken last March for
treatment.
A very hard shower passed over
Little York on Saturday evening.
Quite some hail and heavy thunder
and lightning. The barn and grain
stacks of Arson McCrea was burned
to the ground. Another shower after
midnight with much lightning and
thunder, also hail there, and about
three o'clock large fire again was
seen which proved to be the barn and
wagon house on the Enock Williamson
farm near Mount Pleasant.
The Odd Fellows will dedicate their
new building at Lebanon on Labor
Day, Sept. LIST, and in connection will
also hold a carnival. The dedication
ceremonies will be at 1890 at the new
building and the carnival will be held
in a field near town. Dinner and sup
per will be served. In the evening mu-
sic will be furnished for dancing
Prominent Odd Fellow speakers will
be present.
The funeral of Charles Plum, sixty
four years old, was held "Wednesday
from the Methodist Episcopal Church
Clinton. Rev. Thomas j. Clark will
officiate, and burial will be in Ever
green cemetery at that place. Mr.
Plum died Sunday night at his home
in Clinton.
August 14th, is the date for the
Rosemont Harvest Home.
: John Rupell, fifty-six years old
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