The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-02-23
We thank Prof. Geo. Fl. Cook. State

We thank Prof. Gee. Fl. Cook State
Geologist, for a copy of his Annual Report.
1t contains great deal of Interesting matter.
The Penna. r. R. Co. are repairing a
number of passenger cars at their shops in
this city, for use on excursion trains during
the Centennial exhibition.
THINK of it $40 pairs of pants cut By
one man, in one day, by the new machine
used at Wanamaker s. Browns, 9th and
Market, Philadelphia.
"A meeting Of the friends of the proposed
Rail Road, to be built from Remington to the
Delaware River, will be held on Saturday,
Feb. Goth, 1876, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, at John
s. Hockenbury's Hotel In Stockton,
DIR. ]. W. Hawk, Surgeon U. s. Navy,
formerly Of this city, who has been on a
three years cruise with the South Atlantic
squadron, arrived in the City of Richmond,
at New York, on Sunday.
The stop-cock of gas lamp at the corner
of Union and Perry SITS. was turned on most
of the time during Sunday last, and the es-
Gaping gas emitted very unpleasant odor,
Light Company.
MIR. T. E.sLouden is remodeling his build
ing iu this city lately occupied as a furniture
store by Wilgus5 and is fitting it up as a
dwelling house. 1t will be occupied by his
family. His store will be kept at the present
stand, corner of Union and Coryeil streets.
---Mr. C. H. w. Vansciyer reporter of The
Beacon lost a very interesting daughter on
Wednesday of last week. Its death was
caused by diphtheria. This is the second child
he has lost by the same disease within few
weeks.
Work, it is probable, will soon be recon-
menced on the Masonic Hall. in this city.
There is now nearly enough stock subscribed
to put up the walls and enclose the building.
Members of the order who wish to see the
work go forward should lose no time in TAX
ing a share in this undertaking.
Five or six young men were arrested on
Sunday night for corner ioafing and were
brought before Esquire Angel. As it was
their first offence they were discharged, but
the Squire says that he will enforce the law
to its full extent if they come before him
again.
"A valuable mare belonging to Messrs. E.
d. Fulmer s. Co., of this city, broke her leg
on Sunday afternoon, in some unknowa man.
while in the stable, and the fracture was
of such character that it became necessary
to kill her. She was insured for portion OF
her value Mr.. F. was offered 500 for her
some time since.
The corner Of Union and Coryell sts.,
where THE RECORD has the honor to hold
forth, exhibited the greatest amount of pat
riotisni yesterday (Washington's Birth
day of any other locality in town, The
display of bunting was very fine, and showed
been forgotten.
What is the Value of life ? Gold can
not measure-it- Yet when menaced by vo-
lent cough or cold, or any disease leading to
consumption, a single dollar invested in
HALE's HONEY or HoREHouND AND TAR
will unquestionably preserve it.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one minute.
Our Ringoes Letter did not reach us in
time for our last issue. 1t appears this week.
These letters are creating considerable inter-
est about Ringoes and people are inquiring,
who is Owen? In order to relieve their curl
osity we will state that he is our Rim
goes correspondent. ODen to circumstances,
his name is secret.
The freshet of last week brought down
from the upper Delaware large quantity of
ice. Several persons in this city who had fail
ed to get their usual supply, took advantage
of the opportunity to fill their ice houses from
the ice that had lodged along the shore Of the
river. At Trenton from fifty cents to one dol
lar per load was secured by those who had col
lected large heaps of ice along the shore.
MIR. James Sherman, young married
man, living near the Kingwood NJ. E. Church,
while attending the sale at Watson Dilts', on
Monday last, was seriously injured while
wrestling, SO much so that he could not be re-
moved to his home. He lay in commissions
during Monday night. The physician thought
that rupture had been caused in the region
of the heart. This morning he is reported as
better, and there are now some hopes Of his
rec overy.
~ mere is Srcdt Wdut VI JuuBmcHt tor
something else) oftentimes in the awards of
commissioners. In the recent opening of
road near Mount Airy, one property owner
had long strip of land taken from him and
it became necessary to fence in his land along
the road side The award did not pay him
for three valuable apple trees that stood a
long the proposed route, to say nothing of the
value of the land and cost of fencing. There
is no justice in saddling the cost of such
public improvement on one or two when the
entire community is benefited.
When you see man that shuffies loosely
along, with his knees knocking together and his
toes pointing in--whose eyes roll furtively and
whose hand is ever suddenly jerking itst If
above his head as if warding off a blow, you
can rely upon it that that man is haunted by
q mother-in-law--but when you see a party
who lifts his feet high. and holds his nose in
the air, and has one eye shut in knowing
manner, and whose mouth is distended with