The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-02-20


Surprise parties are now the rage.
Our new p. M.-Capt. Chas. A. Slack.
Washington's Birthday on Friday of
this week.
See A. H. Titus new advertisement,
in another column.
The thermometer has not touched the
zero mark this Winter.
The days length this month increases
one hour and eight minutes.
A Lodge Of the Rebecca Degree, l. O.
o. F., is about to be organized in New
Hope.
"The hustle must go, says an ex
change. We observe that it is still
going.
The Home Visitor" of Clinton. has
been enlarged. 1t is now an eight page
paper.
The Frenchtown Knights of Pythias
celebrrted their twenty 9th anniversary
last evening.
1t is not denied that charity begins at
home. The great trouble is it is liable
to end there, too.
Young ladies who wish to be fashion
able, may now wear their great grand
mothers back combs.
Geo. W. Peabody has had the interior
of his boot and shoe store, on N. Union
street, neatly fitted up aud greatly i'm.
proved.
The annual supper of Major G. A.
Angel Women's Relief Corps, No. IL,
will be held this evening, at G.. A. r.
headquarters.
An exchange says that Tuesday, Feb
ruary 9th, was the twenty. eighth ami
vorsary of the opening of the Belyidere
Delaware Railroad.
Collector Carroll, of Kingwood town
ship, reports that there are no delinquent
taxpayers in that township, the tax hav
ing been all collected.
In q few weeks Mr.. Asa HockenburY,
OF Kingwood, will take charge of the
coal yard at Stockton, formerly run by
Mr.. William Rittenhouse.
AS is usual on election days, the Gus
tomary rain was on hand on Saturday
last, during the hours while voting for
candidate for Postmaster.
Messrs. Taylor & Kachline, of French,
town, have purchased a twenty.aere piece
of timber of John Shields, near the
Kingwood Presbyterian Church.
The new post office at Barbertown
went into operation last week. James
s. Kerr carries the mail between the
place and Frenchtown three times a
week.
While son of Daniel Case, OF Ever
ittstown, was playing with their shep
herd dog, a few days ago. he was sud
denly attacked by the dog and severely
bitten about the head and face.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has shipped the material for the building
OF two long sidings in the Belvidere
Delaware yard at Phillipsburg Eigh-
teen hundred tics have already reached
there.
A bill introduced in the Legislature
gives landowners or lessees of land
privilege to kill any dog found hunting
or running any rabbits, squirrels or hare
on their lands. How will dog owners
like this ?
1t requires the filling and signing of
10000 checks every month to pay the
employees Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. This is the principal reason
why the Company does not pay oftener
than once il month.
No presents must be printed on
every fashionable wedding invitation
these days. It's hard on the young
couple, rs they may be depending on
outsiders furnishing the house, but the
public has kicked over the Matchmaking
business, and it must go.
The American flag is rapidly finding
a place in all the school rooms of Penn
sylvania, and when it isn't in the room
it waves from the tower of the building.
1t should be the same in New Jersey,
and the trustees of every school ought
to see that it is soon started aud kept up.
The Clinton Democrat has a specimen
OF iron ore taken from the mine OH Mrs
Thomas McMahon's farm, near Norton,
this county. 1t is very rich, being about
eighty per cent. iron. This property
will undoubtedly be taken up and de-
veloped one of these days by some iron
company.
1t is said by harness dealers that the
horsewhip traffic is falling off, and this
is presented as an argument in proof of
the fact that man is becoming more hui
name in bis treatment of beasts. He is
an unwise man who will strike his horse
a blow before speaking to the animal,
rs word will almost always suffice.
e. b. Allen, OF Pennington, has 10
Gently purchased the old chapel building
in that place lately owned by Il, =.
Conkling, which building has OF late
been known as Gymnasium Hall. Mr..
Allen has commenced tho extension Of
the same aud intends that the building
when completed shall seat between 500
and 600 persons.
Valentines day was bright and beau~
tiful, aud the post Office was thronged
with the lads and lasses who expected
tender missives. Some may have been
sent that were not as tender as they
ought to be, but people don mind that
once year. A note that comes about
April LIST has far more depressing eff
feet than comic valentine.
A practical revivalist requested all in