The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-07-31
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WEDNESDAY,. JULY 81. 1889.


wearing Grand Army button without
right
The Hopewell Presbyterian Church
win hold one of their old-fashioned har-
vest homes on Thursday, August 9Th.
The annual reunion of the Fourteenth
Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, win
be held in Trenton on September 10th.
The members of the Prohibition State
Executive Committee from Hunterdon
are these: J. F. Seibert, Julius johnson,
g. M. Shamalia.
Most of the quarrymen at the Byram
qnarries have been taken to Newark to
work in the quarries there. About if
teen are still working at Byram.
Rev. Asa r. Dilts, of Plainfield, oc-
cupied the pulpit at the Baptist Church,
Pennington, last Sunday. Mr. Dilts is a
brother of Oliver Dilts, of Pennington.
MIR. Edward Ashcroft, of Mt. Pleas
ant, is reported to have inherited $764.7S,
through the death of one Robert Haugh-
ton, a maternal uncle who died recently
IN England.
During June Hon. J. N. Pldcock sold
in New York IS, 1888 head of sheep and
lambs, for which the butchers paid $780,
>488. 20, an average of fraction over
81. 46 per head.
--UnsIacked lime placed 10 cellars and
other moist places is one of the best pre-
cautions against disease. 1t neutralizes
damppess and is good anywhere about
the house.
BY an act passed by the last Legisla-
ture each county 10 the State is entitled
to two detectives, who are to be appointed
by the Prosecutor. Each man will get
81 day for his services.
DIR. E. Hart Hill, of Titusville, left
home last week for the purpose of loca-
ting at Tunkhannock, Pa, where he has
gone to take the practice OF physician
who has removed to Scranton.
The school book publishers have
made combination. They will abolish
travelling statesmen, and the exchanging OF
old books of rival concern for new ones
of another publisher will be stopped.
-Messrs. Sutton & Moore have COM
pleted drilled we'll on the lot occupied
by Mr.. Hagaman, on Reading Avenue,
Frenchtown. They drilled to depth of
100 feet and occurred an abundant supply
of good water.
The Tide Water Pipe Company has
broken ground for their pumping station
at Changewater, this county. That little
town has also another new industry, viz !:
Tobacco and snuff works, which will be
carried on in the large stone mill there.
AT this time of the year the prudent
man is careful IN his eating and drinking
and moderated in all Indulgence. BY the
practice of little self-denial the ordinary
dangers OF the heated term may be
avoided.
1t is not likely people will tumble
over each other for the positions of Cen
sus Enumeration, soon to be given out.
The salary connected is insignificantly
small, while the work is hard and plenty
of it.
From overlooking upon clover a
valuable Attorney cow belonging to Mrs.
T. P. Forman, of Milford, lost her life on
Monday last. The animal was remark
able milk producer and hence her loss Is
more keenly felt.
III. L. Hartshorne, Assistant Quarter
master General of the Grand Army of the
Republic of New Jersey, announces the
total subscriptions to the Johnstown fund
from the Grand Army Posts of New Jer-
sey to be $1,019.55.
The acting Oversecr of Streets, Mr..
Timothy Riordon, is doing splendid job
on North Union street, which when COM
pleted will be a credit to our city. Mr..
Riordon takes pride in his work and un-
derstands what he is about.
William Fnlper, of Pennington, rode
from that place to this city, on his bicycle,
last Thursday afternoon, in one hour and
twelve minutes. That is pretty good 60
ing. Horses are not plenty that can cover
the distance-twelve miles-in the same
time.
The Military Order of Surgeons has
been organized in this State. Surgeon
General ]. d. McG'll is President, DR.. E.
L. b. Godfrey, Secretary, and DIR. j. ID.
Osborne, of Newark, Treasurer. Its OBJ
ject is to promote an interest in Military
Surgery.
-Housekcepers complain that there is
an unusual plague of moths this year
They are not only more abundant than
usual, but they seem to defy all the ordi-
nary remedies. They thrive on tobacco
aud fairly revel in camphor, while the
numerous patent sure deaths for them
merely give them better appetites.
The hens viii soon begin to molt and
will lay but few eggs during the process,
which requires about three months. Old
hens and early pullets begin to mott ear
lier than the pullets, but all Of them should
have their new feathers completed before
November.
We have received copy of the
sPrize List OF the great Inter State Fair,
to be held at Trenton, Sept. 80, Oct. ], 2,
and 4. The premiums offered are large
and numerous, and every effort will be
made 10 make the exhibition the best Of
its kind. Copies Of the list may be OBJ
: tanned by addressing John g. Muirhead,
Secretary, Trenton. N. ].
John G. Kitchen, Fish Warden Of