The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-08-16

A. o. X. of M. C.
Those l0c. cigars for DC. are just
grand, at Cox's, 81 Coryell st.
"A bunch OF common red clover hung
up in room will drive away more flies
in half day than all the patent fly-pa
| pers will catch in week.
| MIR. M. F. Scudder, of West Amwell,
found copper coin on his farm day or
two ago, OF the year 1740. Ii has on it
two crossed speara, crown, etc.
On Tuesday evening, at the corner of
Church and Main streets, two colored gen
tleman INDUCED in fist fight, which drew
quite large crowd before they were
quieted down.
MIR. Benjamin Loder, of this city,
who recently returned from trip to the
| Worlds fair, has been confined TO his
home on Cottage Hill for the past few
days by sickness.
Between fifteen and seventeen thous-
and dollars were paid out to workmen 10
the block quarries near this city last Sat
urday. Some OF the men had not been
paid for six weeks.
The paper mills of the VIM. Mann
Co., VIM. Ii. Candy and O'Brien Brothers,
have shut down for week, to allow the
the Water Power Co. TO repair the race
walls, which have fallen down.
There were l, 100 baskets of peaches
shipped from White House Station on
Monday night last. During the previous
week, 5000 baskets were shipped. -
Prices are low-50 to 70 cents.
Peter N. Todd, OF Delaware township,
died rather suddenly on last Friday, and
the funeral services took place on Sunday
afternoon. For years he had supplied
many of the people Of this city with milk
and he vas well-known here.
MIR. Levi Brown, executor of Huldah
James decd, sold at public sale on Mon
day four shares Of Amwell National Bank
stock at $l05-par value 800, and forty
six shares OF Lambertville National Bank
stock at from 500 to $1,000 per share
par value 500.
The Prohbitionists of Delaware
Township will hold picnic at Locktown
on the 23rd Of August. Eminent speak
ers will be present to deliver addresses.
A famous quartette OF singers from Phil
adelphia will add to the interest of the
occasion.
The block makers employed by Shan
ley Bros, below this city, and al the
Moore's station quarries, went on strike
last week, on account OF the cutting down
of the price of making blocks. The price
offered was 50 less per thousand than
heretofore. The result is that large num-
bers of men are idle upon our streets.
The regular Quarterly Meeting Of the
Hunterdon County Board Of Agriculture
will be held at Baptisttown on Saturday,
August 10, 1898. 1000 a. M, regular
Business Session; 200 p. M, Farm Sani-
tation by E. d. Leidy, M. D.; 800 p. m.
Organization by John T. Cox, Esq; 400
p. m Possibilities OF New Jersey Agri-
culture by Pres. V. r. Matthews.
Two Statesmen" OF our city, (who
show the effects of the recent Campaign
of education, y were sitting together day
or two ago, talking OF the Presidents re-
cent message to Congress. One OF them
said that Cleveland had settled the matter
and ''if congress didn't 60 TO work and re
peal the message, everything would again
be prosperous" To this the other very
heartily assented.
--Mrs. Matte e. Sham (nee Bosen.
bury) now on trial for murder, has many.
relatives living in Delaware township.
She is grand daughter Of the late John
Bosenbury, who was born and raised on
| the farm now owned by Capt. E. e. Hol-
combe at Mount Airy station; sister Of
DIR. Bosenbury, who used to keep the
drug store cor. Main and Church sts., and
alss sister to Mrs Vannoy, whose hus-
band used to keep the meat market now
kept by G. w. Yerkes Of this city.
| Young mao make no mistake. The
business college in Trenton that you
should attend is the Stewart Business
College, 10 and IL s. Broad street. 1t is
thorough in it's work, and turns out young
men not only with diploma, but with the
possession Of the business and commercial
knowledge without which the diploma is
of little use. II ether colleges "work you
through easy" remember that after you
get through you are unfit TO fill desirable
situation as accountant, etc., and your
time and money are wasted. Go to the
Stewart College.
Andrew Robertson, a native OF King
wood township, in this county, died In
Trenton, last Saturday morning. Mr..
Robertson had been engaged many years
in the mercantile business at Baptisttown,
Everittstown and Frenchtown. At the
latter place he conducted the "Big Gum
store until 1876, when he moved to Tren-
ton, where he resided until his death. He
was an active politician, a member Of the
common council several years, and was
the Republican candidate for sheriff In
1874. but was defeated. He leaves wife
but no children. Interment in French.
town cemetery.