The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-06-18

Vigor, the hair began coming, and, in
three months, he had fine growth OF
hair of the natural color. Up. ]. Cullen,
Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
Thursday nights storm showed its
awful power in Readington township,
also. The dwelling on the farm OF Peter
Schomp, and occupied by Peter H. La
tourette, was struck by lightning and one
end of it completely wrecked. Fortunately
no fire was communicated, nor was any
person 10 the house injured in the least.
Sunday evening, June 18th, the
Pennington Reform Club, forty strong,
went to Sergeantsville to hold Gospel
Temperance meeting. One hundred and
twelve signed the pledge, and delegation
of the Reform Club will return to Ser
geantsville on Thursday evening to assist
in forming Reform Club there.
Secretary Dye, of the State Board of
Agriculture, states that the oat crop is be.
lug terribly devastated by louise. This
Is especially true in Sussex county, but he
finds that the same insect has appeared in
other places, and in this county its rava-
ges are extensive. The oats turn yellow
and die. Clover is being destroyed in
some sections by small worm which cuts
off the top. Wheat is suffering some
what. ,f-R
Some very important changes In the
time table of the Belvidere Division will
be made next week. We hear that the
early morning train down is discontinued
above Lambertville, and 10 addition to the
second train, leaving here at 1888, u later
fast train will be put on. Other trains
are also changed. 1t will be well for
travellers TO consult the time tables for
details.
The storm last Friday night was favor
able to the work of burglars and at Gin
ton they improved their opportunities
The store Of Hoffman & Duckworth was
broken into and robbed of some four hun
dred dollars worth of goods OF various
kinds. We understand that reward of
800 dollars is offered for the arrest and
conviction of the thief, and $50 for the
recovery of the goods.
Mr.. Thos. r. Hunt, of this city, beats
all the strawberry growers at raising large
berries. He had one on exhibition last
Monday which measured ten and a half
inches in circumference and weighed two
and half ounces. The berry was fiat, else
it would have been much heavier. This
berry is Seeding, the name of which
Mr.. Hunt does not know. He is gather
ing some exceedingly fine berries from
his fruit farm near this city.
The lecture of II. ]. Burdette. at the
Baptist Church in this city, last Thursday
evening, was considerably interfered with
by the severe thunder storm which pre-
vailed up to the hour when the lecture was
announced to begin, but the attendance
was unexpectedly large, considering this
circumstance. The lecture was an ex-
cellent one, containing many eloquent
passages, fine sentiment, and, of course,
was ''chuck full'' of wit and fun. Mr..
Burdette has promised to give another
lecture for the church, next Fall.
Charles Cronan, OF this city, has been
committed to the County Jail of Mercer
county, in default of 5000 bail, on charge
of breaking and entering one of the Penn
sylvania Railroads sealed freight cars.
Cronan on last Thursday night, with three
or four others, entered car of the mid
night freight and was arrested, the other
three escaping. He says the car was not
sealed when he entered it, and that he
was simply securing a ride home. He
was brought to this city, and was taken
to Trenton on Friday morning by Consta-
BILE Srope.
-Children's day exercises came off at
the Sandy Ridge Baptist Church on Sun
day last. The house was neatly trimmed
and at the hour appointed, 2:30 p. NJ,
the audience room and gallery was packed
SO that some could not gain admission.
James Cox, the Superintendent, conducted
the exercises and the choir sang. Rev.
Mr.. Randolph lead In the opening prayer.
DIR. Geo. III. Larson addressed the aud
fence on extra mission work, after which
a good collection was lifted for that pur-
pose.
Upon the afternoon of June 26th
(Thursday), the graduates of the Normal
and Model schools will assemble in Trcn.
ton, the occasion being the second annual
meeting Of the State Schools Alumni AS
ISOLATION. The organization comprises a
membership of three hundred in all parts
of New Jersey. Literary exercises will
be held at three o'clock in the Normal
Assembly Rooms, where Professor Anstic
G. Apgar and William G. Platt, OF the
New York Mail and Express will be the
leading features. Nathan G. Horton, edi-
tor Of the Insurance NeDs, OF Phiadel-
phia, will deliver the alumni poem. Din
ner will be held In the Model.
Last Saturday afternoon, Mr.. Hiram
E. Scarborough's little son, aged 90
months, ran out Of the segar store on
Bridge street, TO go to tea. HIS father
followed, and not seeing him outside,
searched for him and found him sitting on
the canal wall, below Bridge street, with
his feet hanging over the wall As he ap-
preached him, the little fellow turned
over, as II to get away, and fell into the
canal. Mr.. Scarborough was in the canal
about as soon as the boy, and was for