The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-01-23
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WEDNESDAY, JAN. %, 1889.

ont on April Goth.
There were 339 marriages, 5S4
births and 469 deaths in Hunterdon
county, during the past year.
Rev. ]. II. French will close bis pas
torate of the Locktown Christian Church
the first of April next.
The Clinton post Office was changed
on the first inst, from fourth class to
Presidential office.
The rainy days in 1888 numbered
121, or about one third of the whole num-
Der.
George II. Parker, late bookkeeper
in the Clinton National Bank, has &C.
cepted like position in the Mechanics
National Bank, of Trenton.
The Alexandria Delaware Bridge
Company have declared dividend of
ten per cent from the earnings of the
past six months.
George Burgess and Lemuel War
rick, of Sandy Ridge, have removed to
Trenton, where they will engage in the
grocery business.
The Union National Bank of French.
town pays dividend of four per cent.
from the earnings of the past six months,
and adds a considerable amount to its
surplus fund.
John Schomp, Esq, late of Somer-
vile, well-known law practitioner in
Somerset and Hunterdon counties, has
gone West and opened an Office in Oma-
ha, Nebraska.
The Philadelphia Record has sensa-
tional account of a man who has two
hearts. This fact may have been dscov-
cred by his attempt to make love to two
women at the same time.
The SUSSEX Regular says that ex-
Senator Large of this county is working
to secure his appointment as Collector of
Internal Revenue for this district. The
office is worth $4,000 per year.
We understand that Mrs. Robert
Smith, Jr., of Reaville, was knocked
down and run over by some sort of vehicle
while crossing q street in New York city
last Saturday afternoon.
In the list of members of the U. s.
Grand Jury 10 session at Trenton, last
week, we notice the names of John Lilly,
Esq, and John Jones, of Lambertville.
Who John Jones is, nobody knows.
The Frenchtown Independent says :
There will be a number of changes in
that town in the spring, and from pres
ent appearance. there will be no empty
houses.
Why does washing day come on Mon
day? Because cleanliness is next to god
illness. Use Tulip Soap.
John B. Slack, employed at the Penn
sylvania Railroad shops in this city, had
tie misfortune on Tuesday of last week,
to let heavy piece of timber fall on his
right foot, crushing and displacing sever
al bones
"A post Office has been established at
Barbertown, in Kingwood township, and
Charles A. Butterfoss appointed POST
master. The route will probable be from
Freuchtown to Barbertown, Idell, King
wood, Locktown and Sergeantsville.
The newspapers are reporting the APP
pearance of "White Caps in this city.
This is absurd. The thoughtless pranks
of few boys bear about the same re-
semblance to the acts of the White Caps
as sham battle does to real one.
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, "Christ's
Eternal Mediatorship, aud in the even
ing. at 7:3o. subject, "a Thorn in the
Flesh" Revival service to follow.
Van Sewers Pes are giving entire
abstraction. Orders left at THE PEARL
will be filed promp ly. Je 8.
The annual report of the Treasurer
of the Pennington Building and Loan As
ISOLATION states that the receipts during
the past year were $l4,2s6 IS, and pres
ent assets $37, 100. SS. The number of
shares is 700, valued at $53. OIL each. The
shares have increased $l4.34 since the
last annual report.
The official board of the N. E.
Church of this city, has requested the
Bishop to return Rev. j. II. Boswell for
the fourth year. This is decided com
pliment to their warm hearted and excel
lent pastor. The annual Conference will
be held at Salem In March next.
"A young man named Phillips, en-
ployed by Joseph Williamson. of Ser.
geantsville, was smoking pipe, a few
days ago, while at work Telling tree.
When the tree toppied over a branch
struck Phillips pipe and drove the long
clay stem through his tongue and into the
back part of his mouth.
In the House of Representatives on
Tuesday, Mr.. Hires introduced a joint
resolution authorizing the Secretary Of
War to purchase tract OF land, consist
ing of Is, 375 acres, 10 Atlantic and Cum
berland counties, in this State, as suita
BILE site for testing heavy ordnance ant
making experiments in gunnery. Tit
price paid is not to exceed $225, 600.
The timely discovery of fire III
Theodore F. Swarer's carriage factory
in Reaville, few nights ago, prevented
q disastrous confagration. That thil
fire was of incendiary origin there car
be no doubt, as quantity of shaving
had been punched together with th'
evident design of destroying the prop
erty.-Hunterdon Democrat
Rev. j. W. Van Dyke, for son'
years a successful missionary in Siam
L. ahxy