The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-07-17
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WEDNESDAY,, JULY II, 1889.

and Surrogate.
The recent heavy rains must have
damaged the item crop, as well as the hay
and wheat crop, for items are scarce.
Mr.. N. w. Young, of Clover Hill,
lost good mare few days ago from
paralysis of the throat. The animal was
unable to eat. and so starved to death.
Mayor Mcgowan, of Trenton, author.
ICES the statement that he will accept th
Republican nomination for Governor if
rendered him with sufficient unanimity.
The next regular meeting of the
Hunterdon County Board of Agriculture
will be held at Sergeantsville, on Satur-
day, August II, 1889. at 10 o'clock, A. NJ .
business in the Stockton stone quar-
ries is said to be very dull this season.
Work in one of the Twining quarries has
been entirely suspended on account of tn Q
limited demand for stone.
Geo. F. Hanson, DR.. l. S. Cramer, j..
Howard Lake and Andrew j. Green. are
prominently named as candidates for Sur
rogate at the coming Democratic County
Convention.
The Executive COMMITTEES of the 18th
Regiment, N. J. ", will hold meeting
in Newark some time this month, when
it will be decided when and where the ~
nual reunion will be held.
The Locktown Christian church pic.
mic will be held in W. S. Hawk q grove,
near the church, on July 31st. afternoon
aud evening. If it should be stormy it
will be held the next fair day.
The Pennsylvania road advertises
sleeping car service from Philadelphia
to Manunka Climax, where transfer is
made to the D., L. 6 W. road, the short
est and most direct route to Buffalo. etc.
The annual encampment of the
State National Guard closed ON Satur-
day after week of jollity and fun and.
perhaps, some profit for the militiamen.
They all returned home during the after
noon.
Over $1,000 worth of hams we're
burned in the smoke house in the rear
of Forst & Co. s wholesale establishment
on Academy street, Trenton. on Tuesday
afternoon of last week. The building
was damaged to the extent of 800.
"A good many roadmasters seem to
forget that there is law in this State
which compels Oyerseers 10 go over their
districts once a month aud remove all
loose stones from the road. The law was
passed last Winter aud imposes penalty
for noncompliance.
New Jerseys State Fire mems Asso-
citation will hold its annual meeting at
Long Branch on September 25th. Free
hold was originally selected, but it was
feared that rs the county fair was to be
lreld there that week it would interfere
with the meeting, and it was thought
iftSe VI CtihuBo Juo lOCublUu.
MIR. P. s. Moore, formerly of Rim
goes, in this county, is on the staff Of the
GIobe-Star, daily paper published at
Beaver, Pa. He is editing the paper at
present in the absence of its editor, who
Is on Western trip, and is receiving
praise from neighboring newspapers for
the ability he is showing in his new posi-
ton.
The death is reported of Mr.. Nose
Allen, aged 49, at his home near Wash
ington, Ind, where his father (Col. John
Allen removed from Hunterdon county
10 1918. Mr.. Allen married twics, bat
survived both wives. If any of his rela.
tives yet live in this county, they are re-
qnested to communicate with Hamlet AL
len, Washington, Ind.
--You can now get DR.. Readings
Tooth Powder at his office, from his
original formula. sept.5
The Rev. j. II. Boswell, pastor Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church of this
city, will preach next Sunday morning at
1890 o'clock, on the subject, "Gidaon's
Army" and in the evening", at 7:45, the
pastor will preach the third sermon on
the life of Jonah. Illustrated by large
oil paintings. Subject, "Jonah's Second
Call"
Those seventeen year locusts" pre-
dicted for this year by the New Jersey
State Entomologist are now month
overdue, and Prof. Smith is called upon
to instantly produce them, or else forever
remain mnte before the superior wisdom
of the 'sold observers. veteran farm
ers, 1" ETC., who took issue with him and
declared that the swarm would not show
up until 1894.
The College of New Jersey, at Prince
ton, will start off with over 700 students
on the roll on September 18th, the begin.
ming of the 143d college year at Prince
ton. The Number of young men to ente
will far surpass all previous years. About
300 have applied for admission to the sew
eral departments. Many are coming
from foreign countries and nearly every
State 10 the Union win be represented
The college will have the largest Fresh
man class in her history.
John B. Smith, Entomologist at tn,
New Brunswick Agricultural Experimen
Station, gives this remedy for the Texa
fly which Is said to have shown itself II
this county: Fish OH, with an admixtur'
of small percentage of crude carboti
acid (Squibb's solution the best, ant
enough oil of pennyroyal to give distinc
odor, will repeI the fly. 1t makes q coat
ing the fly cannot pierce, and is SO ia
valuable. Tar. IL applied to the base 0
the horn, is also good remedy.
Some oyer-wise fellow in this city
served notice last Friday on Walsh, th
Long Branch fish seller, notifying bin