The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-05-14

Mrs. Julia Taylor, widow, of Borden
town, dropped dead Saturday night while
dancing in the parlor of the Washington
House.
Wall Paper, A. H. TiTus. If
Judge Van SICKLE on Friday was in-
jured in alighting from a train at Eliza
beth, but did not mind the injury until af-
ter he opened the Union County Court,
when be suddenly became so III that be
had 10 adjourn the court and take the first
train to his home in Trenton.
The largest turtle ever taken from the
waters of Lake Hopatcong was caught
there few days ago by Frederick Marvin
and w. Barnelte Smith, of Newark. 1t
weighs forty.seven pounds and was cap
tured after hard fight which lasted half
an hour. II was necessary to stab the
turtle in the neck before II could be bound
down in the boat.
Nearly all of the immense works at
Elizabeth of the Singer Sewing Machine
Company were destroyed by Are Tuesday
of last week, necessitating for time the
stopping of all work, thus throwing at
least 8, ZOO men and women out of en-
ployment. Fifty thousand finished ma
chimes and eighteen thousand needles were
consumed. The entire loss will foot up be-
tween 81 900, 600 and 81, 200,0
Colonel Ebeuezer W. Davis, the Under
sheriff of Essex county, who disappeared
some days ago with shortage Ia his ac-
counts, has returned aud settled the short
age. He says his accounts are all right
but he had over drawn his salary about
81, 800. When he went away, on April
22d, he was on spree and he boarded a
Sound steamer and did not regain his sen
SEES until he was in a New England town.
He started home at once, but his absence
had been noticed and the irregularity dis
covered. Davis friends will endeavor to
prevent his indictment.
The terrible loss of life caused by the
burning of an insane asylum near Mon
treal adds another to the many deplorable
disasters which have been recorded this
year. As too often happens in cases of
fire In institutions the character of which
makes II necessary that their positions
should be Isolated, the fire apparatus was
inadequate 10 control the flames. The
unfortunate mental condition OF the in
mates also made moro difficult the work
of rescue. The horrors of the scene should
never be effaced from the memories of
those whose neglect of proper precautions
has aided in bringing about such fright
full catastrophe.
Persons having old postage stamps
sometimes think they are rendered worth
less by the issue of new ones. This Is
not SO. The only obsolete stamps are
those of the issue OF l947 and 1861, very
few Of which arc now in existence In the
North and these are generally worth more
than their face value for collectors The
issues OF 1861. 1860 and 1871 are as good
In the payment OF postage as the new is
sues. Tho reason the issues of I847 and
1861 are not accepted is because large
amounts OF these were outstanding In the
South at the time OF the rebellion, and the
present holders OF them probably secured
them without rendering an equivalent to
Uncle Sam.
George Armstrong, farmer in Sussex
county, has discovered that worm re-
semblng the common grub worm is doing
great damage to the clover In that section.
He found by inspection that every stalk
of clover was tcnanted by from three to
five worms, about one-quarter OF sn inch
in length. He then walked over the en-
tire field, and found that millions of these
worms were voraeiously feeding upon the
young clover, and that 1t was only ques-
ton OF time when the newly formed leaves
and stalks would be devoured. Mr. Arm
strong will send specimens of the new
enemy TO the State Entomologst, whose
report he will await with no little concern.
The absurd Democratic hunt for Republi-
can frauds in Atlantic county has proven
ridiculous iasco. The s.rovlngn COM
mitteo fonnd some few little technical err
rors and irregularities, such as always ap-
pear In the examination of election re-
turns, but nothing more serious. The
special to the New York World says: $50
far the investigation has failed to indicate
the slightest traces OF fraud, and the non-
senscal hunt is expected to come to an
abrubt close. Thus comes TO lame and
impotent conclusion movement that new
or had fact 10 justify it, and that was in
stigated by the unworthy motive OF diver
ting public attention from the Infamous
Democratic frauds In Hudson county, and
of Furnishing their exposer, Senator Gard
ner.
----z=- s.---z@ ---==--