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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-03-28
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE

TNHE UNDERSIGNED HAV-
L ing qualified as Executor of
the last will and testament of James
Sutton. ST., deceased, hereby give
notice to all parties holding claims
against said estate tn present them.
Only authenticated, within twelve
months f'roni this date, or this notice
viii be plea IN bar of their recove-
ry. All persons indebted to said de-
cedent are requested To niake imme-
aiate payment.
w. Il. SUTTON, Executor.
NJ. =. RICHARDSON, Atty.
This 9th day Of March, 18S9.-4t
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-03-28
BARG AIN COUNTER
A GREAT MANY CHOICE PIECES OF

A GREAT MANY CHOICE PIECES OF
Double and Single width Cashmers,
Fancy and Solid Colored Worsteds,
Ginghams, Hamburg Edging, Main
sock Muslins Cambrics &C., at prices
that will astonish you!
JOB LOT---Ladies' and Misses Ho-
siery, Gloves, Button and Lace Shoes,
at prices that will be sure to take
them off.
Also few dozen Mems and Felt Hats at correspondngly
Low Prices.
STOCK
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-03-28

State Truckers Association.
To Meet in Clinton Thursday and Friday,
April 4th and 9Th.
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Do YOU like THE CAUCASIAN ::
Show it by extending you subscrip-
ton six months.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-03-28

Having finished my Annual Inventory and clearing stock
of all remnants and goods
Season, have MARKED DOWN and placed on the
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Extensive Sales of bennington Property.

Extensive Sales of bennington Property.
The Assignees of E. p. Conkling, Esq,
offered the following Pennington proper
ties on Thursday afternoon, in front of
the Court House, VIM. S. Riley being the
auctioneer:
No. IA dwelling on Pennsylvania
Avenue, occupied by Miss Louisa Capner.
Sold to J. b. Hopewell for $4,000.
No. "A dwelling occupied by B. W.
Ellicott, on the same street. Sold to
Geo. w. Ellicott for $2,250.
No. ga dwelling on Bloomfield Ave
nue., now occupied by VIM. e. Trewin.
Sold to Samuel Case for 81, 1000.
No. 4.-Dwelling on same street, oc.
cupied by Andrew T. Comet. Sold to
Mr.. Comet for $500
No. dwelling on same street, &C.
cupied by Ezekiel Williams. Sold TO Mr..
Williams for 1880.
No. 6.-Building on same street, known
as Gymnasium Hall. Sold to Z. b. Allen
for 81, $50. We understand that it is
Mr.. Aliens intention to enlarge this
building and make it more suitable for
the purposes of public hall, something
that the town is much in need of.
No. 7.-Dwelling on same street, now
occupied by Mrs. Hannah Nevius. Sold
to William Richards for $685.
No. 8.-Dwelling on Broad street, &C.
cupied by ex-Sheriff Corcoran. Sold to
Mr.. Cocoran for 50, 4S0.
No. 9.-Dwelling on same street. oc-
cupled by ex Senator Large. Sold to Mr..
Large for $4,000.
No. 10.-Dwelling on same street, &C.
cuped by George L. Bell. Sold to w. T..
Trewin for 1886.
No. 11.-Double dwelling house corner
of Broad Street and Pennsylvania Ave-
nue., now occupied by Jas. s. Fisher.
Sold to Mrs. Maria Schomp for So, 375.
No. 12.-Double dwelling house on
Branch Street, occupied by Isaac Agans
and Robert Storr. Sold to Mrs. Anna E.
Pickel for $2,525.
No. ia large brick blacksmith shop
and carriage factory on Branch Street.
Adjourned to Thursday, Jan. 10, at 2
o'clock in the afternoon.
No. 14.-Dwelling on same street, oc-
cupied by Prosecutor o. p. Chamberlin.
Sold to Mr.. Chamberlin for 2,490.
No. 15.-Dwelling on Mine Street, &C.
cupied by John II. Stockton. Sold to
Geo. w. Fulper for $3, 105.
No. 16.-Large dwelling on Main
Street, occupied by Mr.. Conkling. Ad-
journed to Thursday, Jan. 10, at Q o'clock
in the afternoon.
No. 17.-Dwelling on Spring Street,
occupied by Charles d. Fulper. Ad-
journed as above.
No. l8.-The house adjoining above
now vacant. Adjourned to same time.
No. 19.-Building on Main Street, &C.
cuped by butcher Corson and others.
Sold to Captain John Shields for "a, 725.
No. 20.-Vacant lots on Broad Street.
Adjourned to Jan. 10, Bpm.
The Jones farm, situated near Croton,
was struck off at the same time and place,
to A. B. Allen, for $43 .s5 per acre. There
are ISL acres in this farm Hunterdon
Democrat.
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rRENCHTowN ITEMS.


THE RECORD ought to have more sub
scribers here.
A. b. Nash is the name of the new NJ.
ID. who has opened an Office here.
William Fl. Rittenhouse has sold part
of his farm on the north side to George
e. Slack.
Considerable of real estate is offered
for sale. but at the prices offered but lit.
tie is disposed Of
Alfred M. Brink, former resident,
who was located in Philadelphia, Newark
and other places, has returned with bis
family.
We notice in the Independent that Levi
Holcombe, Grand Patriarch, paid an Of
fetal visit to Lilly Enca mpment, No. 20,
last week.
Levi NJ. Huffman has purchased about
two acres of land between Harrison street
and Milford road, south of Sixth street,
for 70, 100. This is fine property and
few years ago sold for So, 900. Mr.. Huff
man will move there in the Spring.
Some stir was created last Friday when
it was announced that Adam Forepaugh,
Jr., and John O'Brien, the great show.
men, were here, and every train brought
showmen of more or less renown. The
cause of all this was the advertised chat
tel mortgage sale to be held by the Union
National Bank of the circus property of
Frank A. Robbins, the Snowman, who
has had bis quarters here for three or four
years past. A part Of the property was
sold and the sale was stopped, and 1t was
announced to take place the next day,
but it did not.
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[By Authority.l
Statement of Taxes

Made IN accordance with Section Cd Of Ordinance
passed September It'll 1888, as follows:
Sec. 8. The Common Council each month here.
after, commencing with the month of January
next shall cause q statement to be prepared from
the monthly statement presented by the Receiver
OF Taxes, charging the Receiver of Taxes with the
amount Of the tax duplicate for that year. together
with any additions properly made thereto and
giving him credit for all moneys paid to the Trea-
surer on account Of said duplicate, together with
all corr eetions or amounts Of which he may have
been relieved by the Common Council; and which
statement shall also contain the names and
amounts due from each delinquent, as to bal
ance the statement, which said statement shall be
continued and published in the city papers until
the duplicate Is settled Provided, that no part
of the interest received on account OF taxes shall
be used to balance said statement said interest to
be accounted for separately by the Receiver OF
Taxes.
Passed Sept. !, 1855,
President pre- ten. of the Common Council.
Attcst-GEo. NJ HoLcoAS n;,J Jr FL,
TORBERT CoRYELL, Mayor.
JOHN II, HORN, Tax Receiver In account with
City Of LambertYillei
To amount ofduplicates for 1883. S2S,221 II
BY amount paid 10 City Trea-
surer, S90I11 IL
By amount tax relieved, SO O2
by amount cash I'm Tax Re-
eeiver's hands, III IA
by amount delinquent tax list, 2.5O9 90
- 2S,22i II
JAS. o. BOVINE,
WIN. b. NIECE,
JOHN KEARNS
Finance Committee.
Lambertville, Jan. 4, 1882
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Post omces of 90 Years Ago.

Post Offices of 90 Years Ago.
We publish list of the post offices in
New Jersey in 1898, ninety years ago.
This list is taken from a publication
printed in 1904, and is no doubt correct,
for in that early day in our national his
tory people usually took time to get
things correct, especially matters COM
mitted to the paper We need not point
out the obvious fact that there have been
great changes, and startling increase of
post offices in the State and especially in
this end of the State, in thirty years.
BERGEN. -Hackinsac
BURLINGTON. -Atsion, Bordentown.
Burlington, Moorstown, Mount Holly,
New Mills, Tnckerton.
CAPE MAY.-Cape May Court House,
Cape Island, Dennis Creek.
CuMBERLAND.-Bridg wv Deer
field Street, Millville, Port Elizabeth,
Roadstown.
Essex Elizabeth, Newark, Spring
field.
GLOUCESTER. -Cooper's Ferry, Had
donfield, Mullica Hill, Sweedsbora,
Woodbury..
HUNTERDoN.-Coryell's Ferry, Fleming
ton, New Germantown, New Hampton +,
Pennington, Pittstown, Ringoes, Trenton.
MIDDLEsEx.-A New Brunswick,
Princeton, Railway, Woodbridge.
MORRIS .-Booneton, Morristown, Rock
away, Washington.
MONMOUTH. - Allentown, Freehold,
Middletown Point, Shrewsbury.
SALEM.-Pittsgrove, Salem, Woods
town.
SOMERSET. -Baskenride, Milestone, So
merset Court House.
SUSSEX Belvideie, Hackettstowp
Hamburg, Hope, Johnsonburg, Newton,
Sparta.
We may add, for the information of
young readers, that Hunterdon county at
that early period, 1898, took in all the
territory lying south of Pennington as
far as Trenton. "Coryel's Ferry" is
now the city of Lambertyille. - eloidere
Apollo.
The Rev. j. H. Boswell, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church of this city,
will preach next Sunday morning at
1890 O'Clock, on the subject, lessons
From Tabor" and in the evening. at 7:30,
subject, "The Unerring Detective" Re-
viva service to follow.
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rolstoI. the Russian Novelist.

According to communication In the Rus
sian Courier from certain Mr.. Sci nndal,
who visited Count Tolstoi at his o. Of
Jasulai Pauliana, the novelist is at emit
occupied in building an uncomfortable ''i,ia"
tcottage) in place of one burned down. The
isha Is small, but commodious The )of 10
to be matched straw. Count Tolstoi and
Paul Ivanovitch were kneading clay In n
large tub, into which a peasant woman was
shoveling it. The counts daughter was spin
ming string for binding the straw. All the
party went in turns to get water from well
situated in an adjacent ravine. Every one
was busy at work, and apparently very
happy.-Chicago Herald.
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Bank Elections.

Bank Elections.
At a meeting of the stockholders of the
Amwell National Bank, held January 8.
1889, the following persons were elected
Directors to serve the ensuing year:
j. A. Anderson, A. d. Anderson, W.
A. Greene, R. II. Van Horn, c. Lake, R.
Il. Reading, Wesley Case, j. P. Smith,
Caspar Kaufman, w. V. Cooley, F. w
Van Hart.
At the meeting Of the Directors the fol-
lowing officers were appointed.
Pfesident-J. A. Anderson.
Vice President-J. p. Smith.
Cashier-W. Y. Cooley.
Assistant Cashier--F. W. Van Hart.
Clerk-W B. John.
Secretary of Board w. A. Greene.
Notary--A. ID. Anderson.
Exchange Gommittee--W. V. Cooley,
j. P. Smith, G. Lake.
A dividend of 8 per cent. was declared
January 4, 1889, payable to stockholders
on and after January Z, 1880,
The annual meeting and election of the
Lambertvile National Bank, were held
at their banking room, Jan. 8, 1889, and
the following Directors were elected for
the ensuing year:
Charles A. Skillman, A. G. Barber,
Griffith Williams, jeremiah Hayhurst,
Charles Phillips, John @. Holcombe, John
Finney, Isaiah P. Smith, John E. Mer-
snon, Joseph p. Stockton. Frank A.
Phillips.
After the close of the election, the
Board of Directors was organized as fol-
lows:
President-C. A. Skillman.
Vice Presidential. G. Barber.
Cashier-Isaiah P. Smith,
Assistant Casher-Frank A. Phillips
Teller-James S. Studdiford.
Secretary of Board--J. Hayhurst.
Exchange Committee-Isaiah P. Smith,
Griffith Williams, Charles A. Skillman.
At the close of the stockholders meet
ing, they adjourned to banquet at the
rooms of the w. c. T. T., where boun-
tiful collation. was tastcfully spread, to
which, amidst a pleasant aud genial flow
of good humor, they did ample justice.
The lady stockholders seemed especial
ly gratified to thus meet and mipgle with
their gentlemen associates.
The said bank had the day previous
declared dividend of Al per cent. out of
its earnings, payable on demand to the
stockholders.
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THIRD WARD PRIMARY.
"That DIaboiical Apparatus.

The stomach" is the energetic phrase
which Carlyle applied to his own trouble.
some organ of digestion. The great es.
sayist was dyspeptc from his youth;
but had he used DR.. Pierce's Pleasant
P9rgatiye Pellets he might have shaken
of The incubus of indigestion, like a
dewdrop from lions mane," and there
would have been more sweetness and
light in his writings and his home. All
druggists; 20 cents a vial.
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The Population of LambertyIlIe

The Population Of LambertviiIe
Is about A, 500, and we would say at least
one half are troubled with some affection
Of the Throat aud Lungs, as those com
plants are, according TO statistics, more
numerous than others. We would advise
all not to neglect the opportunity to call
on their druggist and get a bottle of
Kemp's Balsam for The Throat and Lungs.
Price so cents and 8 90. 7'rial size free.
Sold by all druggists.
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Tip" with one exception the largest
elephant in the country, has been presen-
ted to the Central Park Commissioners
in New York City by Adam Forepaugh,
and has already been provided with quar-
tiers there. He is IL years old, nearly
ten feet high, and has tusks about four
feet long. He has not yet stopped grow
ing, and it is thought that in time he
may equal Jumbo in size.
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Consumption surely Cured.

To THE EDITOR Please inform your
readers that have positive remedy for
the above named disease. By it's timely
use thousands of hopeless cases have been
permanently cured. / shall be glad to
send two bottles of my remedy FREE to
any of your readers who have consump-
ton if they will send me their express
and post Office address. Respectfully.
T. A. SLocUM, M. D.,
1871 Pearl street, New York.
ca,,t tQa.ty
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January 9, 1889.

We take this method
ofthanking the people
of Lambertville and
vicinity for the liberal
patronage bestowed
on us the past season,
and by strict attention
to business, and keep
ingonlyreliable goods,
with a disposition to
make all just claims
right, we still hope to
merit your patronage
for the New Year.
Now is the time for
bargains, as we take
inventory of stock, on
Feb. LIST, and goods
desired to be closed
out will be sold regard
less of former prices.
Come out for bar
gains.
S. A. FINGER, Agt.
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A Renntifni Pnsp,

A Beautiful Poem.
A gentleman--a member of the Society
of Friends-hands us the following poem
which he thinks is worthy of reproduc.
ton. 1t was written by Mrs. F. Gorton
for the society of "Mound Builders of
the First Baptist Church of Omaha, Kan.
sas, before whom it was recently read.
Introductory to the poem is this bit of
striking soliloquy:
dream? Our highest, purest. noblest thoughts
are born ofdreams
The soul need not of necessity be drugged with
sleep TO receive
The touch of lofty ideas-of future hopcs-or hu-
man ambitionsl
In the grave only, are there no dreams
The following is the poem:
cHR1sT's SPIRITUAL TEMPLE.
beautiful temple the Lord would erect
On the shore of the Crystal sea
Who viii bring gin for the building
He is calling to you, and TO me-"
Not II Only pebble-what use
Can the Master make of me,
In the beautiful temple He's building
on the shore of the Jasper sea ?
There are blocks of granite, and marble,
And pillars so smooth and white,
Set with pearls, and diamonds, and rubies
That fash in the soft puro light;
While I have only pebble,
The Master win never use ma
In the beautiful temple He's building
On the shore of the Jasper sea.
was Watching the workmen while dreaming,
And standing aside all alone.
And SOW that they clipped and chIseiled
The granite, and marble, and stone,--
Preparing them all for the Master;
And thought. can my pebble be
Thus fitted for place In the temple
On the shore of the Jasper sea-
And more / saw the names written
OF each on smooth, polished stone,
Engraved by the Master Workman,
As He fitted them one by one
I wept-as cried in anguish,
'NO room-no room there for me.
In the beautiful, beautiful temple
On the shore of the Jasper sea
turned, for form stood beside me,
And He asked in low, sweet tone
"Have you brought me gift, my daughter
Shall l write your name on stonee'
ats only pebble,"I faltered
TOO small and too worthless for thee,
Thou wilt give it no place in the temple
On the shore Of the Jasper sea-"
He smiled, as he took the Offering
Still wet with the tears had shed.
az would like my name written on 1t.
Though small and worthless" said,
"Your gift is right royal" He answered
"a pearl of great price unto me:
None richer In the beautiful temple
On the shore of the Jasper sea.
Thou hast done thy best. my daughter,
Loves makes no greater demand
Thy tears have set 1t with rubies,
It needs not the scuptor's hand
Thy name shall be written upon 1t,
As cheerful co-worker with me,
On the beautiful temple I'm building
BY the side of Jasper sea ~
Had dreamed9 My soul was awaking
"Dear Master" cried--"o forgive
Take me for tho hand of the sculptor,
II is all that have to give
Though pebble so small and worthless
Thou wilt not reject even me
For the beauti full temple thou art building
On the shore Of the Jasper sea-
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No-LIcENsE VICTORIOUS.
Hunterdou Votes Against the Sale of In
tOxicating Liquors.

The Local option election held yester-
day in Hunterdon County resulted in the
success of the No-License ticket by a
majority of GIG. The vote everywhere
fell considerably behind the presidential
vote. The following are the majorities
given in Pc different polling places
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Beef steak, sausage, ham and eggs,
veal outlets, picked tongue, Goldfish
cakes, baked beans, coffee, tea, oysters in
every style; mince, lemon, cocoanut, GUS
tard and other pies, are to be found at
the Pearl Restaurant. feb 29.tf
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Nov, 81. 1888. -3m
THE INDEPENDENT.

THE LARGEST, THE ATTEST, THE BEST
RELIGIOUS AND LITERARY WEEKLY IN
THE WORLD.
zone Of the ablcst weeklics in existence."-PaH
Mall Gd-ette, London, England.
1.-THE most influential religious organ in the
States"-7he Spectator, London, England.
"Clearly stands In the forefront as n weekly
religious Ene."-Suaddy School Times, Phila-
delphia, Pa.
Prominent features of THE INDEPENDENT dur
ing the coming year will be
RELIGIOUS AND THEOLOGICAL ARTICLES,
by Bishop Huntington, Bishop Coke, Bishop
Doane Bishop Hurst Dr. Theodore L. Cuyler, Dr.
Howard Osgood, DIR. Howard Crosby, Dr. A. j.
Gordon. DR.. George 7. Pentecost, and others;
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ARTICLES,
BY Prof VIM. q. Sumner. Prof. Herbert b.
Adams, Prof. Richard T. Ely, Prof. r. G.. Thomp-
son, Prof. Arthur t. Hadley, and others;
LITERARY ARTICLES,
by Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Maurice
Thompson. Charles Dudley Warner, James Payn,
Andrew Lang, Edmund Gosse, II. II. Stoddard,
Mrs. Schuyler Van Rem sseaer Louise Imogen
Quincy, II. II. Boyesen, Isabel +. Hapgood, and
POEMS AND STORIES,
BY L. C. Stedman, Elizabeth Stuart P helps, Ed
ward Everett Hale, Harriet Prescott Spohord,
Julia Sehayer, Rose Terry Cooke, Edith NJ. Thorn
as, Andrew Lang, joaquin Miller, Lucy Larcom,
John Boyle oReilly and others.
There are twenty-one distinct departments,
Biblical Research, Sanitary, Fine Arts, Music,
Science, Pebbles, Personalities Ministerial Regis
ter, School and College, Literature, Religious In
tellIgence, Missions, Sunday School, News of the
Week, Finance, Commerce, Insurance. Stories,
Puzzles, Selections and Agriculture Thirty-two
pages In all.
THE INDEPENDENT is family newspaper of the
first class, and is recognized as one of the great
educators OF the land. Every one who wishes to
be well Informed upon great variety Of subjects,
should subscribe for It,
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Are You Going

To travel? If SO you must be very careful
of your health, or your doctors bills will
cost you more than your travelling ex-
penses. A bottle of Sulphur Bitters will
protect you from all sickness incident to
a change of climate = Ecening TELEGRAM.
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Winter Pleasure Tours to Old Point Com

Winter Pleasure Tours to Old Point Com
for via Pennsylvania Railroad.
1n order to afford the people of New
York and vicinity the opportunity of
spending short holiday at the fam Gus
winter resort, Old Point Comfort, the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company has ar
ranged series of personally conducted
pleasure tours to that point, to be run on
January nth and 3lst and February 7th.
These tours will be made by special train,
leaving Philadelphia, Broad Street Sta
tion, about 900 A. M, and arriving at
Old Point in time for supper. The Tour
list Agent and Chaperon will accompany
each party. The nd.trip tickets, good
for ten days, and including days board
at the Hygeia Hotel, will be sold from
Lambertville at $40 90, going and return
ing direct, Or at $1295, returning via
Richmond and Washington, with privi-
lege of stopping over in each city within
the return limit of the tickets.
Regular train connecting with the
Special at Broad Street Station, Philadel-
phia, will leave at TOO A. M.
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Several days ago a lady's plain gold
ring was lost on Main street On the
inside of the ring is engraved "B. to
s." An owner for the same can be
found at THE RECORD office.
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Col. Morris r. Hamilton has been re-
elected State Librarian for term of five
years. This is one of those cases where
no possible change could have been an
improvement. The Colonel in the State
Library is the right man in the right
vatona
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The Hunterdon Democrat ia a warm
supporter of ex-Gov. Albeit for U. s.
Senator, and says ''if he is defeated 1t
will be by the power of corporation
Doodle and trickery."
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You can now get DR.. Readings
Tooth Powder at his Office, from his
original formula. sept.5
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wanted. 10000 pIsabled Men,

Must be in poor health and unable to do
good days work. A disordered liver
or any disease caused by scrofula or bad
blood will be considered qualification,
but preference will be given to those hav-
ing obstinate affections of the throat and
lungs or incipient consumption. Apply
to the nearest drug store and ask for a
bottle of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery.