The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-01-22

The peach crop is again reported to
be in danger.
The balance of January for bargains
at the Grand Depot.
-s'Gooscbone" prophets place January
9th as the coolest day Of the Winter. It
is as likely to be so as any other period.
Jesse Weller is to take charge of the
hotel at Stockton next Spring. He halls
from Trenton.
There were recorded during the past
year, ITO clear days, l08 cloudy and 81
fair days. The snow and rainfall amount
ed to SO. 81 inches.
March 18th, is the time fixed for
holding the fitty-fourth annual session OF
the New Jersey Conference Of the NJ. e.
church.
mir. l. F. Lauer, who has been very
i'll for some months, died last Friday
evening at bis residence on Elm street, 10
this city.
-Ex. Congressman Pidcock and others,
an exchange says, are contemplating the
erection of an Episcopal Church at White
House Station.
MIR. William Brewer and Mr.. Anthony
L. Case, were ordained and installed Rul-
ing Elders 10 the Larson Corner Church,
January 18th ult.
"A rose bush standing in the yard of
David Robertson, on Kingwood Avenue,
FrenchtSwn, is in bloom very unusual
thing for mid-winter.
There is report in circulation that
coal has been discovered near the old
Boarshead tavern, on the road leading from
Ringoes 10 Quakertowp.
The man who hasn't slime to read
newspapers is usually the chap who
walks FIVE miles to the village grocery
every evening to hear the latest gossip.
MIR. John L. Hortman started from
this city, on Wednesday last, to visit bis
brother, at Cherokee, Iowa. He intends
stopping there for two months.
-Auctioneer Riley, of Pennington,
states that the price per acre of farm lands
sold by him thus far this season has been
over fifty dollars. He says that this is an
increase over the prices obtained last year.
While returning from church on Sun
day night, Farmer Boyce, near Blooms
bury, was attacked aud robbed of $40
Later at night his barn was fred and de-
stroyed with all its contents.
The number of pupils In attendance
in the public schools of New Jersey dur
ing the past year was 800, 200, with an
average attendance of 1929
The President of the New Jersey Sen
ate announced his committees last We'd
nesday. We notice that Senator Everitt
is given place on Unfinished Business
and on Deaf and Dumb Asylum.
1t is fairly established that the COM
mon wart, which is SO unsightly and often
so proliferous upon the hands and face,
can be easily removed by small doses of
sulphate Of magnesia taken internally.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich recently had
the grip. He compares the sensation to
that of a ''misfit skull that is too tight
across the forehead and that pinches be-
hind the ears.
We understand that q swindlc was
perpetrated upon some of our people re-
Gently, by two men who sold "bloated"
hams. They carried along good ham
cut In two, as a sample, and unloaded
several upon our people.
&C. Fl. w. Van Solver is prepared to
do house painting and papering In con-
nec,ion with sign writing.
The 18th annual meeting Of the New
Jersey State Board of Agriculture will be
held at tho State House, Trenton, on jan
uary 30, 80 and 81, beginning at 10 A. M.
Interesting papers will be read and ad-
dresses made.
Several snakes In January are report
ed as having been seen and dispatched,
by our exchanges. On Monday James
Meyers, Jr., Of Frenchtown, killed snake
that measured nearly two feet, 10 the up
per part of that town.
1T is said that the contagion OF ''la
grippe may be conveyed by handling
bank bills, legal tenders, silver certifi-
Gates, &c. Nevertheless, we should like
to get the grip on some bank bills due us
for subscription, etc.
The former pastor Of the Valley
church has returned to that charge, and
the report that w. s. Voorhees,, Of French
town; was called is unfounded, for when
he recently preached there 1t was as a
supply and not candidate.
The ssClan MacGregor Order OF Scot
tish Clans" will celebrate the anniversary
of the birth OF Burns, the Scottish poet,
on Friday evening, Janusry oath, at Co
operative Hall, Trenton. Principal Kerr,
OF this city, has been selected to deliver an
address on "Burns.
Albert B. Duryea, the Great Mishine-
wa Of the State of New Jersey, was on
Tuesday OF last week, presented with a
handsome suit Of clothing by Wachusett
Tribe, No. 100, I. o. r. NJ, of Stockton,
in recognition OF his services in organic
ing the Tribe.
Mrs. Cstharine Rake, living near
Pennington. has been awarded back pen
sion amounting to about sl,700 and will
receive regular monthly allowance here.
after. Her husband, Elias Rake, was .
soldier 10 the late war and died 10 April