The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-05-26
PICKED UP HERE AND THERE.
BIZ A SPECIAL REPORTER.

BIZ A SPECIAL kEPORTkks
Take flowers early on Monday to the
headquarters of Maj. Angel Post.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Excise will be held next Tues
day evening.
A Main street girl has been named
Earthquake by the boys, because she
has " shook so many of them.
Milk sold at cents quart pays about
the same net as butter sold for % cents
pound, says an Eastern expert.
Did you have cup of coffee at G. j.
Fishers store yesterday or to-day? If
you did not, you missed grand treat.
The fifth reunion of the surviving
members of the Fifteenth Regiment,
New Jersey Vols, will be held at Dover.
Now they say that the sting of bee
will cure rheumatism. 1t certainly has
a tendency to make man forget rieu-
matism for time.
The funeral of Dallas B. Robbins will
be attended tomorrow morning by Maj.
Angel Post, g. A. r., of this city, and
the Eagle Fire Company, of New Hope.
Is there any good reason why flower
thief should be regarded with any more
consideration than a chicken thief ?
Many good housewife would prefer
that her hen-roost should be robbed
rather than have her Spring flowers
trampled upon and carried away in the
darkness.
II. r. Poole, United States Pension
Agent, issues the following The Com
missioner of Pensions has decided not
to send the increase slip certificate to
those entitled under the act of March 10,
1886, until the checks for the June pay
ment are sent. All widows and depend
ent relatives, who have heretofore drawn
but IS month, and who will now be
entitled to $12 from March 10. will,
therefore, at the proper time, execute
vouchers new in their possession, max.
ing no alterations or changes of figures
whatever. All changes required will be
made at the pension agency"
Tho Indians have left town. They
gave their last performance on Monday
evening, in Holcombe Hall. when an
admission fee of 10 cents was charged.
A large crowd was in attendance. Among
the attractions was a Shoe Match" in
which twelve boys of this city took part.
The boys were required to take their
shoes off and place them in blanket,
when twenty-four shoes were shaken up
and then thrown in all directions upon
the stage. Each boy was to find his
own shoes, put them on his feet and lace
them up. The boy accomplishing the
act first to receive prize. II was an
amusing contest Master Harry A.
Joiner was declared the winner, aud he
was awarded the prize-25 cents.
Stand up. dudes Here is a point.
A Washington letter says The inexor-
able laws of fashion prescribe that the
dude must have crease running down
the whole length of each trouser leg
Now, this crease has habit of absent
ing itself after the trousers have been
worn several days, and making the dudes
heart sad as he contemplates the solemn
fact that he viii have to pay his tailor
half dollar to press it in again. Now,
half dollar is fifty big cents TO most OF
our dndes, and they were beginning to
feel the drain on their purses, when one
of them hit upon scheme which has Sc
cured him the grateful thanks OF his fell
lows Every night before he retires he
folds his trousers carefully and lays them
between the mattresses on his bed. He
sleeps on them, and TINS the creases are
preserved for the admiration Of the pub
lie next day. A capital idea, don't,cher
know
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