The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-12-17

the zlst OIL december, ana LASTS 81 Gays
and 81 minutes. Actually it began De-
cember LIST.
On Saturday last Mr.. Patrick CROUCH
en-, on Cottage Hill, lost valuable COW.
Death was caused by eating lard, left out
side to cool.
The cold weather of the past few
days has made considerable ice, and the
prospects are that there will be an abund-
ant ice crop this Winter.
MIR. George Stephenson, formerly of
this city, but now residing in Plainfield,
N. j., is seriously sick at his home with
hemorrhage of the lungs.
The farm of Rev. John P. Moore, de-
ceased, at Sand Brook, 100 acres, was
sold one day recently, to VIM. ]. Fisher,
of Rosemont, for $S7. 40 per acre.
While the clerk in Kugler's hardware
store in Frenchtown was engaged in an
other part of the room the other night,
some thief reached into the show case and
extracted revolver and two watches.
William Fisher, an old resident of
the Sergeantsville vicinity, who has been
nearly blind for number of years, has
recently had his arm amputated near the
shoulder, on account of malignant cancer.
Among the most dangerous speci-
poens IF oOuntarfo;t e;I.or ao1i..a x.k;.t
has ever appeared is one dated 1888 and
possessed of as good and sharp ring as
the genuine coin 1t is made of anthony
and glass.
The farm on the "Ridge Road" one
mile east of Frenchtown, belonging TO the
estate of the late Mahlon N. Thatcher,
was sold last Wednesday. TO William q.
Hiner, for $53 per acre. The farm con-
tains about SO acres.
"A delegation of Evening Star Castle,
No. 10, A. o. K. of NJ. c., of this city,
paid a fraternal visit to Capitol City
Castle, No. IA, of Trenton, on Friday
evening last, and pleasant time was en-
joyed by all present.
Hon. Z. o. Chapman, State Superin-
tendent of Public Schools, has declared
that ''children are not compelled by law
or otherwise to draw water, haul coal or
sweep out Public Schools at the com
mand of their teacher
The farm belonging to the estate of
the late Moses Robbins, of Bloomsbury
vicinity, situated near South Branch, con-
tanning 173 acres, was sold at public sale
last Wednesday, for the sum of $4,325.
James Bowman was the purchaser.
The New Jersey State Teachers AS
ISOLATION will hold three days. session at
Trenton on December 81, % and 80. One
of the features will be an exhibition of
manual training work by the pupils of
Public Schools throughout the State.
Corporal Charles Bailey, of the Uni
ted States Marine Corps, and now sta
toned at League Island, Philadelphia,
visited his sister, Mrs. George Appleton,
of this city, last week. He expects to 60
aboard of the new cruiser Newark, when
ready.
-Tiddledy Winks at A. II. Titus.
Lots of fun. OIL
Joseph Fisher, one of the oldest citi-
zens of Belvidere, died Friday afternoon.
lie had kept hotel at Frenchtown, Mt.
Pleasant, Bridgevllle, the American Hotel
at Easton and for eleven years was pro-
prietor of the Union Square Hotel at
Philiipsburg.
Persons having business with the
Hunterdon County Orphans Court should
remember that Monday is the regular day
for the holding of the Court. Anyone
having business pertaining TO the settling
OF estates will always fiud the Court in
session on that day.
The little homestead of the late Viii.
liam Hughes, situate about one mile east
OF Pennington and containing 20 acres.
was sold on Tuesday last, to Gordon Bu-
chanan, of Sand Brook, for 81, 800, or 500
per acre. The land is well adapted TO the
growing of small fruit and truck.
On Monday evening last, Post 90
Band, spent the evening with their Trea-
surcr, Warren B. Cummings, at his resi-
dence, on Perry street. A pleasant time
was spent in social chat aud the rendering
OF some music by the band. After re-
freshments were served the band returned
TO their room, highly pleased with their
visit.
"A correspondent of the Warren Re
publican tells of successful method of
destroying the Canada thistle, which is
by simply sowing corn on the ground and
turning pigs on il. In roofing for the
corn the pigs get taste of the thistle
root, of which they are extremely fond.
and 10 this way the noxious weed is
eradicatcd.
Meat should not be allowed to freeze
hard before it is sailed If it can be avoid
ed A small quantity of ground pepper
thoroughly mixed with the salt will i'm
prove the quality of the meat. A board
or shallow box or tub should be used to
avoid wasting the salt. With one hand
hold the piece of meat and with the other
rub well. This is important, and many
fail to have their meat keep because they
do not rub the salt in. With hams and
shoulders the ends should be well rubbed
and carefully filed with salt. Then lay
them down either in box or on shelves
and sprinkle with salt again let lay ten
days or two weeks, or even longer, de-
pending upon the weather.
Welcome
Santa Claus heads the procession to
such holiday attractions as YOU have