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

seph's Slovak Church in Raritan, was
in Whitehouse recently looking for a
site to be used as Catholic Church
| for the Slavish and Polish residents
of that place. He tried to purchase
several buildings but was unable to
secure one suitable to be converted
into Church and chapel. He had
plans with him for a. chapel and will
probably purchase enough land for
a chapel, church and rectory.
| Harry Philhower, newly elected
member Of the Board Of Freeholders,
has sold his general merchantile bust
ness at Cokesbury to Lewis L. Apgar,
of that place. who will take charge
next April.
John Henzler, a member of the
Hunterdon County Board of Elections,
suffered a broken collarbone while
playing football with the American
Legion team at Pennington.
| Capt. Ryman Herr, of Pennington,
has received notification that he has
been awarded the Croix de Guerre by
| the French government. The citation,
together with the French Cross, was
awarded in April last. Capt. Herr
also won the Distinguished Service
Cross while overseas and was twice
wounded.
/ The Landsdown Red Cross obtain
ed 118 members in the third annual
roll call. There We're eighty EIGHT
last year and, 103 in the 1917-1918 roll
call.
Nelson Opdyke, of Pennington, met
with an accident last Saturday, which
resulted in the breaking of his nose.
He was driving an automobile near
Pennington junction and when pass
ing truck an iron bar struck his
car. Besides the injury to his nose
the wind shield of the machine was
broken and the top damaged.
Postmaster Eugene Hoffman of
Whitehouse, has found $1O0 that was
thought lost in transit. Nearly a
month ago a $100 bill had been
placed in an envelope to be mailed to
the post Office department as re-
mittance from the post Office there.
It was thought that it had gone out
on a certain train. AS the post
office department did not receive it,
it was considered that it had been lost
in transit. But on Monday morning
of last week the letter was found as
it had been prepared for mailing, in
an unused portion of the money draw
err. 1t had apparently been placed
on top of the cash drawer and in
opening the drawer had been scraped
| in the far rear of the drawer, be-
You'd the depth to which the drawer
is generally drawn. In this posi-
ton it had lain for nearly month.
| The chicken house of Morris WEIGH
at Pleasant Run, was visited by chick
en- thieves, who failed to get away
with any fowls, for the reason that
Mr.. WEIGH heard them about and
shot in their direction once or twice
and they left more suddenly than
they arrived.
On Saturday, December 9Th, the
marriage of Grace E. Mellick to Ed
gar G. Colkitt, both of Vincentown,
N. j., took place at the home of the
brides mother, at eight o'clock, with
the immediate family present. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. ]. S.
Smallwood, pastor sof the M. E..
Church. Miss Mellick formerly resid-
ed at Rosemont.
Milford Common Council at the
last session moved that the street
electric lights be shut off at 1:30 A.
M. instead of midnight.
Edward Pegg brought two large
gray foxes to Pennington and Justice
George w. Durham made out the ne
cessary papers which will enable
Pegg to get bounty of three dollars
apiece from the county for killing the
animals. The animals were killed up
on the land of Green johnson, in Del
aware township. Justice Durham, in
compliance with the law, clipped off
their ears and burned them in the
presence of a resident of that town.
ship Isaac c.. Smith. In addition to
the bounty Hunterdon county will pay
him, he will be able to get SIS for each
of the pelts.
The Board of Freeholders at their
meeting last Thursday completed
the payment of the election bills. The
bills total SILL 1924. Sc.
A number of Whitehouse citizens
have become very much interested in
the Y. M. C. A. and have under con-
sideration the construction of a Y. M.
C. A. building here. 1t is large un-
dertaking for small community, but
prices upon lots and the kind, size
and cost of a proper building are be-
ing secured If it is considered at all
possible, it is very likely that steps
in this matter will be taken.
Mayor Samuel Stothoff, of Fleming
ton, has sold his farm of forty two
acres, known as the Voorhees, farm,
just outside the borough limits on the
macadam road to Pennington juno
| flor, RI Eronk Ear0ucon of RriUhton