The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-07-16

Mrs. John Stevenson and family,
formerly of this city, now residing in
Newark, are visiting relatives on Main
street.
There has been a large new steam
boiler put in at Butterfoss' canning facto-
ny, to increase the steam capacity, the old
ono not being large enough.
Maj. G. A. Angel Post Band was out
on Friday evening, and also on Monday
evening, serenading some of our citizens,
and discoursed some fine music.
Cut burdocks a little below the sur
face Of the ground with hoe, pour lit
tie kerosene on the roots, and the place
that once knew them will know them no
more.
The Board Of Health has provided
copperas for dlsinfectlng purposes, for all
wishing it, at 2 cents per pound. to be
had at r. II. Dilts' grocery store, N. E.
Cor. Bridge and Union streets.
Parties from Trenton have opened
new stone quarries on Brunswi lex avenue,
near Cottage Hill, in this city, for the pur-
pose OF getting out paving blocks, and
have eight or ten block makers at work.
MIR. Joseph Taylor, mason, residing
on Franklin street, in this city, while at
work in Trenton, on Friday, fell from the
scaifold and bruised himself very badly,
so as not 10 be able 10 walk. No bones
were broken. however.
General Clinton b. Fisk died at his
residence in New York, last Wednes-
day morning, aged SO years. He was the
Prohibition candidate for President in
1888 and candidate OF the same party
for Governor of New Jersey in 1886.
Joseph Miffiin, young man in the
employ OF Geo. w. Arnett, 10 West Am
well township, last week, fell from load
OF hay and broke bis arm badly between
the wrist and elbow. DIR. F. w. Larson
was summoned and set the broken bones.
The report of Internal Revenue Col
lector Geo. II. Large, Of the Fifth New
Jersey District, for the year ending June
goth has been completed. The report
shows decrease OF 500, 600 in the re-
ceipts compared with those of previous
years.
Ely Kitchen, well-known farmer of
Delaware township, died at his residence
near Ringoes, last Friday morning, after
severe and lingering illness. He was
native OF Bucks county, Pa, and came
into Delawa.e township when about 90
years Of age.
Mrs. Leiitia Lake, widow OF the late
Sergeant Lake, formerly OF this city, but
Of late residing with her son-in-law, Levi
Hunt, at Camden, was buried from the
residence of her son, Mr.. Cornelius Lake,
Ia this city, on Friday last. Interment in
Mount Hope Cemetery.
-Undertaker Stockton, OF this city.
has buried some quite aged people the
last ten days. They are ss follows: Miss
Mary Ann Lambert, aged so years; Mrs.
Pegg, aged So years Mrs. Hettie Peaker,
aged 76 years Mrs. Letitia Lake, aged
SO years DR.. VIM. WetherilI, aged 70
years, and Wilson Bergstreser, aged 81
years.
MRS. Joseph Niece, Of Kingwood,
miraculously escaped violent death dur
ing the cherry season. She was picking
cherries from thirty foot ladder when by
some mischance she lost her footing and
fell, landing OBJ stone wall under the tree.
No bones were broken and she was able
to walk home, though her fall was all of
twenty-five feet.
Disasters sometimes go through
neighborbood as II glad OF the opportuni-
~. 10 the Baptisttown vicinity within
week there were three mishaps. Ex-Free-
holder A. D. Chamberlin ran the tine OF
pitchfork into his foot, Peter Polhemus
cut his arm with the grading scyihe, and
Walter Bloom sprained his ankle, thereby
being incapacitated for work.
1t is reported that Leander T. stry-
ker, former citizen OF Pennington and
now an employee OF the Bound Brook
Chronicle, will start q paper at White
House Station in early Fall. The name
OF the paper will be the White House
Monitor. Hunterdon has eleven news
papers already, but perhaps there is room
for another, thus making full dozen.
The Post Office Department laws are
such that all stamped envelopes which are
spoiled by mistake committed in super
scribing will be redeemed by postmasters
at their stamp value. Postage stamps
damaged by sticking together In warm or
damp weather, or for other causes before
using, may be returned TO offices and their
value repaidto the purchaser or exchanged
for new stamps.
-On Thursday afternoon last as the
$50 train on the B. d. r. r. was on her
northward trip, between Stockton and
Raven Rock, the parallel rod OF the en-
CINE broke, striking fireman Callahan q
blow, which laid him senseless
for long time. Considerable injury was
done to the locomotive before the train
was stopped, as II was going at the rate Of
q mile minute. The injured man is still
living, with prospects of recovery.
"A harvest home will be held at San
dy Ridge on the 8Oth inst, beginning at
10 A. M. The Hunterdon County His
torical Society viii hold Its session In con-
nection with this gathering, in the morn
Ing, and interesting historical papers will
be read by John W. Lequear, VIM. T.
Srope, Rev. w. w. Bullock and DIR.