The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-06-13
LETTER FROM RINGoES.
RINGoEs, N. j., June II, 1888.

RINGoES, N. j., June IL, 1883.
Laziness was at ''fever heat" last week.
The overseers of the roads have made
an improvement in the road leading to the
station.
The corn has generally come up well
and is growing nicely. The farmers are
now found busy cultivating it.
A fine shower or two last week and a
cooling one Sunday night, have had a
beneficial effect upon the growing corn
and oats.
We hope the plank walk enterprise is
not at an end. Let others tear up their
old, dilapidated walks and put in their
places new and better ones.
Strawberries have made their appear
ance and will tickle the palates of our
citizens for few weeks. d. B. Kirk
patrick has the best and larger varieties.
The shower of last Wednesday after
noon, brought misfortune to James j.
Fisher, ST., of this vicinity. A cow be-
longing to him and valued at over $50,
was struck by lightning while pasturing
in the field and instantly killed. Other
cattle in the field with her escaped with
out injury.
We are glad to see among us again the
familiar and pleasant face of Miss Lizzie
Young, who left our village the latter part
of last November, to visit her brother,
Franklin Young and his wife, living at
Durango, Col She speaks highly of her
trip there and back and of the great plea
sure and enjoyment she experienced dur
ing her visit at her brother. She pro-
nounces the climate of Colorado to be
healthy and very inviting to strangers, and
Of the country itself, she speaks In pleas
ing terms. We were glad to learn from
her that her brother, Franklin Young, is
meeting with fine success in his harness
and saddlery business and that he is en-
joying good health and full share of the
comforts of life. In the employ of Mr..
Young is Mr.. Isaac Cherry, one of our
former citizens and we are pleased to
learn that health and prosperity are also
his to enjoy. He still remains single, but
it is said he has not entirely given up all
ideas or hopes of future marriage.
During a light shower last "Wednesday
afternoon, our" Sun1ower" unfortunately
(for Ringoes) escaped total destruction.
Lightning struck telegraph pole, stu
ated about one hundred yards east of the
station. The electric fluid followed one
of the wires to pole at the side Of the
station where the wire is run off into the
ground. Following this wire thither
the fluid tore up the ground and shattcr-
ed one of the posts or piles on which the
building rests. This caught on fire, but
after smoking little ceased to burn
Fortune seems to follow the railroad com
pany, for if this building had been a val.
liable one it might have suffered destruc
ton, but the present ono escaped such
destruction, which is perhaps very un-
fortunate thing, at least it seems so to the
minds of our citizens. This is the third
or fourth time that tho ssSunfowern has
been attacked by the electric fluid and all
these things seem to indicate that it Is
destined to be destroyed by it, unless
soon removed. If the company wish to
save the loss of few dollars they will re-
move this old building and erect new
one in its place, or the next thunderbolt
may paralyze the old thing. PoP.
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The sure effects of Ayers Sarsaparila
are thorough and permanent. If there il
lurking faint of scrofula about you
Ayers Sarsaparlla will dislodge it, and
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