The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-12-23

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The Legislature of New Jersey will
assemble on January u.
Lambert Everitt, of Frenchtown, has
been granted a pension of $l2 per month,
dating from July, 1890.
The Baptisttown Baptist church has
presented their pastor, Rev. G. NJ. Owen,
with purse of $s2 so.
We hear that over one hundred hands
were discharged last Thursday, at Twi-
ning's quarries, Prallsvlle.
William II. Pittinger, of Bapiisttown,
has been granted a pension of $l2 per
month, dating from July 1890.
The keeping of the poor of Kiugwood
township for the next year has been
awarded to William Search, for $3.50.
The census shows that in 1890 New
Jersey was the tenth pig iron producing
State. whereas in 1880 she was the fourth.
Rev. Frank H. Cooper, of Mansfield,
Pa, will preach in the Baptist Church in
this city, next Sunday morning and even
ing.
The Frenchtown cornet band will
hold their holiday festival on Friday and
Saturday evenings, December 25lh and
26th.
-Frenchtown has two flne wing shots
in William e. Apgar and Watford John
son. 1t takes good men TO beat either
one of them.
Have you tried "Lambertville Puffs2 Z"
If not J. B. Kline, Bridge street, sells
them. n. 20
Another child of Robert Reardon, of
Pennington, died on the 18th, Of diph-
iberia, making the third he has lost with
that disease within few weeks.
The citizens of Glen Gardner have
raised 1916 with which to equip reading
room. DIR. Hunt has given the use of one
of his store rooms opposite the depot for
this purpose.
DIR. c. W. Larson, of Ringoes, has
just published history of the LARSON
family. The book contains 475 pages,
and is illustrated by photographs. The
price b So.
The Republicans of this city have
rented the second story of the building on
the corner of Bridge and Union streets
Uhe old Democratic headquarters) for
club room.
The wife of Rev. Mr.. Townsend, of
Everittstown, died last Thursday MORN
ing, also child of George Race residing
near Mount Pleasant, on Wednesday tven-
ing, both of diphtheria.
The game laws of New Jersey will
probably be amended at the next session
of the legislature by the insertion Of
clause to prevent hound dogs from running
at large out of the cunning season.
An exchange says; "If parents gen
orally would resolve to allow the children
all the fruit they wanted and cut off part
of the candy ratiens at Christmas the
would probably be less for the doctors to
do in January"
john Slack, former resident of
Kingwood township, died on Monday at
his residence at Milford, Pike county, Pa.
He was brother to Andrew and Abra
ham Slack, of enchtown, and was in
the 74th year of his age.
Mr.. II. E. beats, of Pennington, has
been made member of the New Jersey
Society of the Sons of the Revolution
None but those whose ancestors served in
the Revolutionary War are eligible TO
membership in this Society.
The Grand Jury adjourned sine die
on Tuesday afternoon of last week, after
a six days session, having found fifteen
bills of indictment. Eight OF them are
understood to be against parties implicat-
ed in the tarring and feathering OF Julia
Beam, at Glen Gardner. The trial of in
dictments will commence on the 26th inst.
Burroughs Parent, Sen, of Stockton,
was hurt on Wednesday last while work.
ing on the new Episcopal Church in this
city. Mr.. Parent, not noticing an open
ing in the scaffold, stepped backward and
fell through to the cellar, a distance OF II
or IS feet. While no bones were broken,
he was severely bruised and Jared
The Hunterdon Democrat says that
it is reported that A. s. Woods, for some
time past station agent for the Central
Railroad, at Three Bridges, has taken
walk for his health. The walk was sug-
gested by the Railroad Company. 1t
seems that the financier has for long
time been charging about two prices for
all freight shipments from his station, he
pocketing the excess.