The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-11-05

MAIL auu OWdu SlTeets, III LnlS city.
The old paper mill at Stockton is be.
ing partly rebuilt and remodeled for the
use of the firm that was recently burned
out there.
MIR. Alexander Watt, is identifying
his property on the corner of Main and
Weeden streets, in this city, by putting in
double bay-window.
Mr.. Harry V. Swallow, in the employ
of the Lambertville Rubber Co., on We'd
nesday last, cut his right hand quite seri-
ously while cutting boot straps.
WIN. Cole, who has been In the
''store" business at Milford for over a
quarter of a century, has made an assign
ment for the benefit of his creditors.
1t is reported that the parties who
have leased the FROST farm, near Croton,
in this county, are making arrangements
for drilling an oil well, as we'll as mining
for coal.
The Comptroller has declined to pay
the messengers who took the returns from
the Constitutional election to Trenton,
and the officials are out of pocket unless
the Legislature passes an act for their
relief.
MIR. Frank Buchanan has taken the
blacksmith shop formerly occupied by
Mr.. Zeph. Sutphin, in Lambertville, and
is prepared to do all kinds of work in his
line in the best manner and at reasonable
prices.
Hall, Trewin s. Rittenhouse, dry
goods merchants of Pennington, have been
awarded the contract for furnishing the
New Jersey State Prison authorities with
5000 yards of sheetiug and 1000 of
ticking.
We have some experienced hunters
in our city. Mr.. Theodore Field and his
two sons were out on Monday and report
the capture of twenty five rabbits. Others
icPois enC SopeuiO VI II jill ufo W ten us
one days sport.
John Bulger, son of James Bulger, of
this city, was killed in New York
City by falling from a building on We'd
nesday morning last. He Was a Sergeant
in the New York Fire Department, at a
salary of 81, 400 per year.
AT the Republican meeting at New
Hope, last Wednesday evening, VIM. G.
Ryan, of Doylestown, Formerly of this
city,, made an excellent speech Mr.
Ryan is talented young man and has a
bright future in prospect if he improves
his opportunities.
Five gentlemen from Ne wark, N. j.,
came to this city on Friday last, for cou-
pie of days cunning, stopping at Clos
sons hotel. They were out Saturday and
Monday, capturing sixty-one rabbits.
They returned home on Monday evening,
we'll pleased with their success.
Since the sale of horses at the Belle
mont house, on Saturday and Monday,
October 18th and 9th, we have been fav-
ored with variety of wild West perfor-
mances on our streets with some OF the
horses. Yesterday one of them ran away
and came down Union street at the top of
his speed.
Under law approved April 8, 1890,
Public School Trustees in this State are
obliged to purchase all books needed by
the school children, providing the people
of the district so vote at meeting held
for that purpose. We do not believe that
it is generally known among the teachers
and school officers throughout the State
that such law is in force.
The official report of the Department
of Agriculture says that the frosts of last
Winter and the drought of last Summer
caused loss of about 5000, 900 bushels
of wheat, about fifth of the corn crop,
and about 200, 900, 900 bushels of oats in
this country. With a short crop of corn,
hog products are naturally higher, but tie
supply of hogs has been so large that the
effect is as yet but little felt.
The Annual Chrysanthemum Sociable
of the Stryker Library will be held at the
Library Rooms on Bridge street, Lam
bertville, N. j., on Saturday afternoon
and evening, November 9Th, 1890.
New and beautiful varieties of the flow
ers will be on exhibition and for sale.
Homemade Candy, Cake, Ice Cream,
&C., will be for sale, aud in the evening
there will be singing and recitations.
Perennial weeds are the worst of all
weeds on the farm, as a rule, for when
they are once in the land they hold their
own, and yearly produce a new crop of
seeds. To get rid of them they must first
be kept from yielding seed, aud then the
plant itself must be eradicated. If large,
they must be pull up if small, keep
ing the leaves cut will eventually kill
them but the best practice of all is to
get rid of them by thorough and repeated
tillage, with some hoed crop, on the land
infested.
Among other "reminiscences of the
late John Souders, of Riegelsville, N. j.,
it is said that when he enlisted in the
army at Pennington he was sixty-two
years old. The recruiting officers doubt
ed whether they could receive him. Show
old are you 2" said the surgeon. "Forty-
five strong, replied John. expose your
teeth" required the officer. He complied
readily, for they were all perfect and
sound-remarking, "They are all right
for biting off cartridges or chewing hard
tack" Some other question being asked
he said, 'sWell now see here, there's no
use wasting your time on me, for I am
going anyway. My two boys are going,