The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-03-13
Miscellaneous JottIngs.
Moving day is rolling round.

Spring.
The ice men should give the ground
hog medal.
The days and nights will be equal on
the 2tst inst.
A Ladies' Aid Society has been formed
in connection with the Stockton NJ. E.
Church.
The w. G. T. U. of Hunterdon county
will hold convention in this city on
Wednesday Of next week.
A number OF young men OF this city
Withhold a social party in Lyceum Hall
on Friday evening Of this week.
Somebody says a man never appreci-
ates his wife until she has gone visiting
once or twice and he has tried to get his
own supper.
Gen. Van Camp says that his "silk
mill will be closed for the next two
weeks, in order to give him chance to
take account of stock.
Rev. Robert Van Amburg, of Lebanon,
whose funeral took place on Thursday
OF last week, was one of the oldest min
listers of the gospel in this county.
Asa Kugler, of Byram, has sold eleven
acres of land to Philadelphia party for
$1,675. 1t is expected that q new quarry
will be opened there in the Spring.
The Beatty family Of Warren and
Hunterdon counties are laying claim to
176 acres of land ON Schooley's noun
tain and part of the city of Trenton.
On Wednesday Of last week Governor
Green signed Senate Bill No. 43--the
Jury Commission repealer-and it is
now on the statute books of the State.
Casper Kaufman, Of New Hope, in
tends to build new barn in place of
the one destroyed by fire on the night
OF February 22d, but the new building
will not be as large as the one burned.
The "egg puzzle in The RECORD
last week, although an old one, set
great many Of our readers to figuring,
and we have heard of several who have
given the correct solution, while many
are yet in the dark.
Colonel e. Burd Grub has been ap-
pointed by the Supreme Court Man
ager Of the Soldiers Home, at Kearney,
to succeed the late #. A. Potts. The
vacancy by the death Of Mr.. veghte is
to be filed by Col. E. II. Wright.
Calvin Apgar, Of Lebanon, made
business trip to Brooklyn a few days
since, and bunco steerer got hold OF
him and fieeced him out of $40. The
swindler was arrested in New York the
next day and identified by Mr.. Apgar.
A bill has been introduced in the
Legislature re. organizing Boards of
Freeholders so that three members shall
be elected from each Assembly district,
and one from the county at large, who
shall preside and have extraordinary
power.
The Holcombes are talking up an
other grand reunion, to come OF in Au-
gust next. They expect soon to call
their committee of arrangements to-
gether and fix the time and place for the
great gathering. that is to surpass the
one held in 1887.
Every farmer is interested in good
roads. None but experienced road over
seers should be selected, and the tax
required for road repair, il properly APP
piled, is money well invested. Good
roads save valuable horses and avoid loss
of time by the farmer
The querist was a sprightly youth.
Why would a barber rather shave
three Irishmen than one German p"
asked he. You give 1T up! OF course
you do. Well, because he'd get thirty
cents from the three Irishmen and only
ten cents from the German"
H. Goldsmith. the veteran mail agent
on the Belvidere Division, Penna. r. r.,
will have finished twenty -four years.
consecutive service next September. He
made his first trip in 1866, after serving
four years in the army, having enlisted
when he was twenty.one years old.
The bill Incorporating the State Fire.
mems Exempt Association has passed
both houses Of the Legislature. BY its
provisions exempt firemen are exempted
from certain amount Of tax, jury duty,
etc., anywhere in the State, instead of
being confined TO the county in which
they had served.
The Frenchtown Independent says
A citizen of Alexandria township, who
has been over many Of the roads, in.
forms us that the lettering on many of
the finger-boards has become so obliter-
ated by time that they are almost USE
less for the purpose for which they were
intended. The Town Committee should
look after this matter and see that the
lettering is plain enough to read by
man with good eyesight without glasses.
The Newark Journal man rises to re-
mark that there is already law of the
State prohibiting the sale of cigarettes
to persons under Is years of age. Mr..
Hansell, OF Burlington county, has now
introduced bill extending the limit OF
age to 81. As the law has never been
enforced in any single case since it's en-
actment, about five years ago, the pass
age Of the new bill will make no differ
ence. 1t would have been just the same
il the age limit was placed at so.
There are number Of organ izations
composed Of both men and women, but
the latest one is perhaps the most unique.
1t is called the " Kindly Club" The
members pledge themselves i" to strive
earnestly to cultivate kindliness of
thought and word to resolve never TO