The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-05-15
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town, says the EtectT5edt W0rtd.
DIR. Osiah Stovell, 50 years of age,
who lives III Atlanta, recently married
a woman sixty years his junior. This
is DR.. Stoyells third matrimonial ven
ture.
Frank Sherrick, farmer, living
near Westlield, Ind, was recently
kicked in the stomach by horse and
has since been unable to speak above
a whisper.
Bishop Foster of the M. E. Church
regrets that the ministry of to-day is
in some respects a hireling ministry,
and does not think that any minister
is worth salary of $4,000.
About three thousand brakes have
been. invented and patented. One of
the latest is described as beautifully
simple in its working. Push button
and the brakes are set on the entire
train.
Among some old papers in London,
recently, genuine likeness of John
Bunyan as he appeared in his prison
cell at Bedford has just been discovered,
for which the owner demands 1000
guineas.
The Dacca Shabtt-an Indian paper
AYERS that there is living at Baruda,
near Dacca, n Yogi who is more than
one hundred and fifty years old. He
is strong and able-bodied. He talks
with ALL
jean Patient Manure wrote his own
will and died in Philadelphia in 1922.
Dispute and litigation have followed
ever since, the last point at issue be-
ing settled only recently, after lawyers
and court fees have swallowed up
nearly the entire estate.
. A peculiar accident happened to
William Fisher, Lima, Ohio, youth.
He was standing under astreet lamp,
when the glass broke. He looked up
ward to see what was the matter, when
a large fragment of glass hit him in
the eye, cutting the ball nearly in two.
Mrs. James G. Blaine has never had
but one photograph taken, and that
was in group when she and Mr..
Blaine were on their coaching trip in
Scotland. Members of the family
have repeatedly besought her to sit for
o photograph, but she has always
refused.
A little boy who lives at Sparta, Ga,
met with. a singular accident. In rum
ping after robin he stepped on some
object which gave his foot q twist.
This caused the bone in his leg to split,
from the consequences of which he has
suffered very much. 1t was some time
before the cause of his trouble was
found out
A Portland, Oregon, man refused q
Chinaman 10 cents, due for washing.
The Monaghan closed the door and
gave his delinquent customer a severe
la Kilrain. When the
police arrived all the satisfaction they
gave the white man was to advise him
to pay his bill hereafter He will
probably do SO.
A prosperous soap agent, who has a
fine residence on the Hudson, writes
to his wife every day. She keeps the
envelopes in a scrap book, which
shows where her husband was on any
particular day for years back. This is
probably the only device yet heard of
by which wife could keep tab on a
drummer husband.
Isaac Pitman, the inventor of phono-
graphy, although rs years of age, is
still in vigorous health and works at
his Office from o'clock in the morn
ing until o'clock at night, and has
only recently shortened his hours from
8 or 10 o'clock at night. Since 1S43
Mr.. Pitman has devoted the whole Of
his time to developing and promoting
shorthand.
At recent beggars' ball in Vienna
there were 5000 persons present. all
in beggars' costume. The more beg
carly the costume the greater the APP
plause that greeted it, and at the Close
prize was awarded to the person WHIT
was adjudged to have made the mos
successful hit in costume and manner
Aperson who caricatured a well-knowr
actress won it.
The fine compact.sand which give:
such firm footing upon the beach a
Anastasia, Fla, is scarcely half ar
inch in depth. Below it lies bed Of
loose broken shell. Under the micro
scope pinch of this debris from the
ocean bottom is transformed into 6
myriad of grottoes, towers and minar.
cts, built of glittering crystals ant
gems of every hue.
A recent alleged translation of {
popular French novel changes "colC
roast meat with mustard" into "mus
tard toast" makes ga pure Parisienne
in fact, the very essence of the gay
capital" read ga genuine and pure
Partisan, an essence" and contains
similar plumbers on almost every page
although issued by leading firm in
the publishing business.
j, Odom, while firing the woods
near Reidsville, Ga, recently, found
rattlesnake over five feet long near ;
gropher hole. He sent his boys &c
bring his gun while he kept the snake
away from the hole. In the meantime
another RATHER of about the same size
appeared and entered the hole. He
shot the first and procured assistance
and dug out and killed the second.
Dumas two children inherit the
dramatic and literary talent of theil
parents. Jeannine, the youngest, is q
violinist of talent Colette, the eldest
daughter, is now Nine. Lippmann
wife of wealthy manufacturer. Nc
French girl.has been brought up more
severely than Dumas daughters; unit
her marriage only once had Colett,
seen ball, and, there she met her hus
band.
In the Gaiety Concert Hall at Birm.
ingham, England, few nights ago 6
dramatic sketch was being presented
in which sailor was represented a;
being drugged and murdered. A real
sailor at this point leaped from the
gallery upon the stage, exclaimins
that he would not see a, comrade sc
misused, and it took all the stage
hands and four policemen to remove
him. The funniest part of it was thai
in court tho policeman testified thai
the man was cold sober when he did it
In tho ElbertonS Ca, fire Johr
Bailey lost over 1,400, including two
$500 bills. Mr.. Bailey collected tn,
charred fragments and ashes of this
money and sent them to tho United
States Treasury. Last week he re