The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-02-12
Next Friday is ST. Valentines day.

this city to-day.
The biggest excitement at present 10
this city appears to be between the two
rival hacks.
A valuable farm is for rent near
Titusville, N. ]. Read advertisement in
another column.
The average salary paid Government
employees, including soldiers and sailors,
is 1926 year.
The Clinton National Bank has for
eight years paid an annual dividend OF
sixteen per cent.
-Clinton's electric lights do not give
satisfaction, and the insurance companies
will not stand the risks.
Samuel Stout, Jr., of Everitisiown,
this county, recently butchered two hogs
that weighed 1,077 pounds.
The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge
of Masons of this State, Chas. Fl. Mann,
will visit Amwell Lodge, in this city, to-
night.
The growing wheat looks well at this
time. The open Winter has allowed the
late sown grain TO get good start, and
the fields are green.
The Baptists in the United States
now have 16 theological schools, with
1875 students, which is nearly 200 more
than has any other denomination.
"A House for Rent. Apply TO WILSON
BRAY. Feb. IL If.
The Gath Annual Meeting of the
Lambertville vigilant Society, will be held
at the W. C. U. Room, on Friday, Feb.
2Sth, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
We hear that P. s. Moore, who is
now engaged on the Pttsburg Daily
Times, last week drew prize in an in
vestment of his to the sum Of So, 500.
A bill is before the Legislature to 10
crease the salaries of Vice Chancellors 10
$4,000 year. They now receive $4,000
and per diem allowance, making about
$1,000 year.
There are $500 members of the g.
A. r., in this State. Two new Posts
were instituted during the year, making
total of 1l3, and 20 deaths occurred
among the members.
Rev c. Bannster has rendered his
resignation as pastor of the Methodist
churches of Asbury and West Portal, War
rem Co., 10 accept the principalship of
female college at Nyack, N. Y.
The coolest morning during last Win
ter was that of Sunday, Feb. Oath, the
mercury standing at 10 below zero.-With
this precedent the prospect for ice is not
altogether hopeless.
Tho State of New Jersey has been di-
vided into three census districts, and the
following persons have been appointed:
A. b. Pearce, for the first district, John
Bumstead, second, and II. T. Star, third.
Rev. NJ. T. Conkling, pastor OF the
Reformed Church at White House Station,
has rendered his resignation, and accepted
call at Waikiki, N. Y, and expects to
remove to that place about March LIST.
john Woodruff, of Pottersville, is an
other old war veteran who has cause to
arise aud bless his country. John has
just received $685. back pay and an as
surance of $40 per month for the future.
Chancellor McGill has decided that
when Master in Chancery recommends
the sele of property by an auctioneer, the
Master must give up part of his fee or
cry of the property himself.
Mrs. Peter Young, of Junction, was
on Wednesday last, relieved OF seventy
FIVE dollars while she was alighting from
the cars at Junction Station. The wallet
which contained the money was found
near Bells crossing.
"A scientific authority says that roast
ing coffee Is one of the very best disin-
fectants known. Besides its healthful
benefits 10 the atmosphere of house, the
aroma of roasting coffee is healthful and
exhilerating.
--Tecter & Van Dcrvoort, of White
House, have secured an order from J. N.
Pidcock for fifteen lumber trucks to be
used at Quitman, Georgia. Mr.. Pidcock
owns 10, 900 acres OF timber land and en-
ploys 400 men at the above place.
We learn that the VIM. Mann "Old
Reliable " Paper Mill, in this city, is TO
be enlarged and doubled in capacity, and
that there is talk OF manufacturing their
copying books in this city. A large new
building will be erect'd adjoining the
present mill
Persons generally are cautioned
against a fraud, who sells packages of
note paper at houses with the representa-
ton that many OF them contain large
amounts of money. None OF the pack
ages contain money, and the paper in
them Is dear at half the prices he charges.
Joseph Clark, stranger 10 these
paris, recently found employment at the
Goat Hill Quarries. Last Wednesday,
while loading q large stone on car, his
left hand was badly injured, and he was
sent TO the hospital at Trenton, where it
was found necessary TO amprtate the
hand.
senator Everitt has introduced bill
10 the Senate making the legal time for
catching brook trout from March LIST TO
July 10Th. It is sensible limitation OF
time and ought to become law. The
Senator is something Of a fisherman him.
self, and it is expected that he should
made an effort TO protect the fish.
Mr.. E. r. Stout, who is employed al