The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-02-25


Peter OFT, the restaurant man OF this
city, moved to Lumbervlle, Pa, Monday.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Co mmon Council, next Monday evening.
MIR. Vim. A. Dobbins and family, OF
this city, moved to Trenton, on Monday
last.
Mr. Robert B. Lyons, OF Frenchtown,
has been granted pension of So per
month.
MIR. j. G. Phillips has sold his mar
BILE yard TO Mr.. Charles Strauss, of the
Union street marble works.
David d. Henderson,, of Three
Bridges and Walter Smith, of White House
Station, have recently been granted PEN
sions.
"A bill before the Legislature imposes
a fine of $40 on District Clerks for failure
to post notices of election for School
Trustees.
Among the old time pieces In the
State is clock owned by E. Tomson, OF
the Clinton House, Clinton. 1t is lit
years old.
Mrs. w. r. Smith, of Philadelphia,
and Mrs. c. II. Jones, OF Chicago, are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Phillips, on
Elm street.
james Butterfoss has removed from
Baptisttown TO Trenton, and the house he
has vacated will he occupied by Frank
Trout, of this city.
Mr. Frank Phillips has bought of
Stacy Johnson, the lot on North Union
street, adjoining the Presbyterian parson.
age, and expects 10 build next Summer.
Mrs. Mary Potts, of Baptisttown, was
seized with fainting spell one morning
recently and fell with her face upon the
hot kitchen stove. She was badly burned.
MIR. W. =. Black, who removed from
this city to Newton, a few weeks since,
gave Lanbeliville short call last Mon
day, and reports prospects good at bis
new location.
--Judson d. Hoff, of Baplistiown, has
sold his farm to Finley Ripple, of Lock-
town, and be expects to move on farm
near Sandy Ridge Church, once owned by
Joshua Prmmer.
Past Capt. Il. G. Carly, Samuel
Stockton, Past Div. Chaplain, and Chas.
Fl. DeLacey, represented Adjutant Josiah
Studdiford Camp, No. 80, Sons OF Veter-
ans, at their Council meeting, in Trenton,
last week.
Prof. Smock, the State Geologist, has
begun new survey of the State. 1t is
expected to take five years. 1t will deal
particularly with the surface, and aid in
opening the vast pine lands OF South Jer-
sey TO valuable uses.
Senator Cornish has offered an amend
ment to the car service act, which extends
the time for unloading cars for period of
FIVE days after their arrival, and that no.
tice in writing shall be given by the COM
pany TO the consignee or consignees.
The barn of G. G. Strimple, at Brook
vile, below Stockton, was destroyed by
fire ON the afternoon of the 14th inst, to-
gether with most of its contents. The
fire was caused by small boy playing
with matches. The horses were saved.
Frank Fisher was the victim OF Gu
rious accident the other day. He was
cutting down old peach trees on the farm
OF Lewis Dilley, in Kingwood township,
when the axe glanced and struck him in
the face, cutting his cheek to the bone.
MIR. Frank Ellmaker, formerly OF this
city, recently appointed Superintendent OF
the Camden and Amboy Division OF the
Pennsylvania r. r., was rendered COM
plimentary dinner at Williamsport, Pa,
on Tuesday evening of last week, by his
friends on the Sunbury Division.
One hundred shares OF stock in the
Huntcrdon County National Bank OF
Remington, were sold on Friday last, by
Auctioneer Riley. Seventy-fve shares
belonged to the estate of David Van Fleet,
deceased, and the remaining twenty-five
to party in Somerville. The whole lot
brought from S27. 70 to 1913. 90 per share.
Par value, $1,000.
Some three months ago, Charles
Housed, of Frencbtown, fell and bruised
his hand, and about three weeks ago the
hand was ampuiated at the wrist in the
hope that bis life might be saved. But
the hope was delusiye. Mr.. Housed died
on the 18th inst. He was native OF
Kipgwood township, but had lived in
Frenchtown for the past twenty years.
His age was about 70 years.
There are 292 newspapers published
In this State, this year, or six more than
last year. or this number rs are inde-
pendent in politics, So Republican, 70
Democratic, 45 politics not stated, re-
ligious, Z educational, labor, prohibit
ton, and one each Masonic, Odd Fellows,
Knights of Pythias, Manufacturing. Law
and Angling. Twenty-Five are published
in German and one IN the Holland Ian
guage.
&C. Fl. w. Van Solver is prepared to
do house painting and papering in con-