The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-12-03
William Gethard, of Pennington, has

"A history of Hunterdon county and
its business enterprises is to be published
soon.
The State Tax Commission will hold
session at Pennington, on Friday of this
week.
Mrs. George Naylor, lately residing
on Bridge street, in this city, has moved
to Trenton, N. J..
The "Boss" pumpkin grown this sea-
son, was raised by James Dilts, French
town, and weighed 953 pounds.
Major G. A. Angel Post Band, pa
raded some of our streets on Thanksgiving
day and discoursed some fine music.
Lambert Beam, who escaped from
the County Jail short time ago, has been
recaptured and returned to his old quar-
tiers.
The farm formerly owned by Charles
Force, decd, near M cunt Airy, has been
sold to Cyrus Hoffman, for $31. 80 per
acre.
Rev. Mr.. Henry, pastor of M. E.
Churches at Milford and Little York, has
resigned his charges for some reason not
stated.
George Pedrick, of the firm of MENUS
& Pedrick, at Pennington, has sold his
farm in Raritan township, to Philadel-
phia party.
Geo. W. Arnett is building two brick
houses on Elm street. They are prettily
designed houses and add to the appear
ance of that vicinity.
The only mandatory lighted by
electricity in this city, is the sold Reli-
able Paper Mill, operated by William
Mann, of Philadelphia.
MIR. CORTLAND Cooper, in the employ
of the Lambertville Paper Company Mills,
had the fingers of his right hand severely
mashed on Saturday last.
The alarm of fire on Monday of this
week, which called out our fire Depart
ment, was caused by slight fire at Union
Paper Mills, at New Hope.
William Daley, brother of the late
ex-Surrogate Peter S. Daley, died at the
residence of his son, near Pleasant Run,
on the 18th ul,., aged SO years.
MIR. John R. Myres, of this city, in
the employ of the Canal Co., was very
seriously hurt on Friday last, in getting
on moving train at the depot in this
city.
-Judson B. Hof, of Baptisttown,
few days ago, plowed up on his place
number of old copper pennies. One is
dated 1774, another 1874 and the third
1877.
The extra meetings now being held at
the Sandy Ridge Baptist Church will con-
tinue, and Rev. E. G. Romiue, of Phila-
delphia, will aid the pastor in the SER
vices.
The "Boss Farm" near Pennington,
belonging to the heirs of Runkle Rea, de-
ceased, was sold recently to Geo. A. Rea,
for $40. 80 per acre. The farm contains
120 acres.
The Hataterdon Democrat says
Sheriff Lake will move into the dwelling
part of the Court House early this week,
ex-Sheriff Cox having vacated the premises
last Wednesday. The ex-Sheritf has gone
back to his farm in Readlngton township.
1T is safe to assume that not one per-
son in fifty is acquainted with the legal
fact that any one who mails a letter Or
dering lottery ticket, or sends postal
card relating in any way to lottery, is
liable to imprisonment for Is months,
or to be fined not exceeding $500, or both.
Vice Chancellor Van Fleet decides
that ga tenant of farm land, whether for
a term, certain or uncertain, has right,
after the expiration of the term, to enter
upon the demised premises and cut and
carry away all the grain he has sown, but
which was not ripe when his term ex-
pred"
Thomas Bush, of White House, is
suffering intensely from a bite of kitten,
and grave fears are entertained for his
life. He was playing with the kitten
when it took fright and ran under some
bushes. He reached in to pull it out
when it bit him through the thumb.
Blood poisoning speedily resulted.
On Thanksgiving Day VIM. Ruukle,
Theodore Fleming aud William Hillyer,
were cunning on the farm of Elijah Hol-
combe, at Sandy Ridge. Runkle had
double-barreled gun, and shot rabbit,
and while reloading the barrel, the other
exploded, tearing the fore finger of his
right hand nearly off. DIR. f. w. Lari-
son, of this city, amputated the finger at
the knuckle joint.
MIR. George Hunt, who has charge of
nAi. II. montgomery . suOc etoft, III THIS
city, on Thursday last went to visit bis
parents, who reside just outside of Mil
ford, N. j. At Milford he hired horse
and buggy and while on his way, the
horse, which was subject to the blind
staggers, plunged headlong over high
stone wall, but fortunately for Mr.. Hunt,
he escaped with few slight bruises.
james Thatcher, well-known char
acter and man of very dissolute habits,
died on the premises of VIM. r. Kuhl,
near Cherryville, last Monday morning.
The deceased had no permanent home, he
having been in the habit of working for
the farmers around Cherryville when he
chose 10 work at all. All through the
previous week he had been on ''spree,"
he having had access to a large quantity
of hard cider.