The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-03-13

this city who have been engaged in
stealing on an extensive scale. In one
instance $50 or $65 was stolen from a
private residence, $40 from another resi-
dence, and $40 from Watts bakery, on
North Main street. Three or four boys
have also been detected in carrying re-
volvers while attending school, which
were taken from them by the teachers.
We forbear Publishing names, for the
sake OF the boys parents.
Miss Hannah NJ. Schenck, elocution-
list, will give one of her pleasing enter
tainments. under the auspices of the W.
G. I. o. of this city, in Lyceum Hall, on
Wednesday evening, March 27th. Miss
Schenck viii occupy the entire evening,
interspersed with good music. All who
wish to spend very pleasant evening,
and at the same time aid in good cause,
should not fail TO be present. Price of
admission, 25 cents; children under 10
years old, Is cents. Tickets can be had
| ~ sAo 0A0H HtQkSo VI 1fAEs AUCuI6u anu
Mr.. Shamalia; also at the door.
The statements of Hunterdon's eight
National Banks, as made up at the close
of business on the 2eth of February, ex-
hibit very healthy condition. The loans
and discounts of the said institutions
amounted to 1905, 40i.s6; the amount
held on deposit and subject to check foot
ed up to the great sum Of $l,057, 4s0. 90,
while their surplus funds aud undivided
profits reached $317 ,SS2.s2. The banks
of Hunterdon were never seemingly in
moro healthy condition than now. All of
them are making money, as their divi-
dends, surplus funds, and undivided pro-
fits show.
Senator Everitt las introduced bill
to repeal the agricultural act of 1874,
which will take away the appropriation to
the State Agricultural Fair, and give it
to the various County Fairs. The annual
appropriation to the so-called estate
Fair" should long ago have been with
drawn. The Fair at Waverly does moth.
ing to advance the agricultural interests
of the State. Horse-racing and beer
drinking are the chief characteristics of
the Estate Fair and the appropriation
from the State merely helps swell the d.
vidends of the stockholders. - Hunterdon
Republican.
The people of Bloomsbury, this coun-
ty, are somewhat excited over the skull
of human being found near that place a
few days ago. Il was discovered near the
tracks Of the Central Railroad, east of the
town, near what is known to railroaders
as the told Chestnut Tree" How It
came there is mystery. The SUPPOSE
ton is that 1t was thrown from q passing
train. The top of the skull was broken
in fragments, while the bones of the face
remained intact. The skull was in a
good state of preservation, and evidently
had not been there any great length of
time, or it would have been discovered,
as parties are passing over the ground
constantly. The skull is in possession of
George Carpenter, Of Bloomsbury.
AT the old saloon building lately &C.
cupied by OFT s. Conover, on Church
street, this city, now torn down for the
purpose Of erecting new building in its
place, a number OF men were engaged
last week in digging the cellar somewhat
deeper, when Frank Price, one of the
men engaged, struck something unusual
with pick, and on investigation the
skeleton of small child was discovered
the skull, breast and back bones, ribs and
limbs. Teeth were found in the jaw,
show ing that the child must have been
three or four years Of age. The discovery
has caused not little excitement, and
how the skeleton got in the cellar is
mystery. Frank has the bones still in
his possession, and has shown them to
many visitors.
Everett G. Naylor, son of William H.
and Annie E. Naylor, died at his home at
Brookville, near Stockton, on Thursday
morning, March z, Of sarcoma 10 the
throat, after long period of suffering.
About two years or more ago he began
breathing hard aud for some time the
doctors could not explain what caused It.
When 1t was learned that tumor was
growing in his throat, probably origina-
ting from fall, he was taken 10 the Uni
versity Hospital, Philadelphia. DR.. d.
Hayes Agnew aud Prof. Carl Seller were
unable to improve his condition after
nearly three months, during which time
attempts were made to reduce the sarccma
by burning, and he went home In Sep
TENDER. Since then he gradually became
paralyzed until he was unable to move.
He was of cheerful disposition and bore
his sufferings with patience and fortitude.
There 10 considerable excitement
manifested in the upper part of the city
over the supposed existence of ghost. or
'spook,' that has been seen on the streets
nightly for some time past. u is de-
scribed as about six feet In height, long
dark dress, white apron, cloud over the
head, and 10 some instances wearing long
white whiskers. There does not seem to
be any disposition to injure any one, and
several times it has said, ''Do not be
afraid; ! will not hurt you" There are
wise ones who say that 1t is man dressed
- l. a.
watch his "other half" who sometimes
stays out In the evenings. Others say 1t
is woman who is suspicious Of her hus-
band, who taries out at night Tor no good.
The policemen have been on the alert and
have made one or two arrests, but upon
examination it has been found that they
were not the right persons. The nightly
wanderings are confined principally to
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