The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-01-11
The sleighing is now fine and a great

The sleighing is now fine and great
many are enjoying it,
The thermometer registered about
zero last night. Yesterday was the cold
est day for some years.
There are 100 public school teachers
in the county of Hunterdon, the great ma.
jority of them being females.
All of the carpenters that were laid
off at he railroad shops in this city on
Saturday before New Years, went to work
again on Wednesday of last week.
Policeman W. B. Cummings, who has
been confined to mis- home for three or
four weeks. was sble to be ON duty on
Sunday last.
Regular meeting Of Union Steam Fire
Engine Co. No /, will be held at the en-
gioe house on Thursday evening, January
18th.
Extra meetings will be held every
evening this week in the Baptist and
Methodist churches OF this city, TO which
everybody is invited.
"A tribe of the Improved Order of
Red Men has been instituted at Califon,
in this county, with over one hundred
charter members.
The farm belonging to the estate OF
the late Matthias Apgar, in Kingwood
township, has been sold to Newton Search,
for $2,700. The farm contains 90 acres.
The days are lengthening slowly at
both ends. The sup will set at five o.
clock on the l4th, which will be almost
half an hour later than the earliest setting
in December.
The dog tax in Union township this
year is So per head, and the dog owners
of the township are protesting vigorously
against the payment Of this large assess
ment.
Sylvester Clark, of this city, had one
Of his fingers broken at the X. Il. shops
on Wednesday of last week, while helping
to put smokestack in position on loco
motive.
The party who stole the sled from in
front of Pew's store, on Tuesday evening
OF this week, must return it at once to
that store, or be dealt with TO the full ex-
tent OF the law.
Rev. Dr. Pogson, OF New Brunswick,
is expected to preach on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday evenings of next
week in the Baptist Church 10 this city.
He is a speaker OF unusual ability.
The anniversary OF the Presbyterian
Sunday school of this city, announced TO
take place on the lst inst, was postponed
on account OF the storm that day, and
will be held next Sunday evening.
Reports concerning projected bust
ness undertakings in this citylare circulate
ing. So far they are projects only, and
too early revelation of the details, etc.,
would be likely to do more harm than
good.
Provide yourself with bottle OF
Ayers Cherry Pectoral, and so have the
means at hand for contending successfully
with sudden cold. As an emergency
medicine, it has no equal and leading
physicians everywhere recommend it.
w.. for oral
years clerk in r. A. Montgomery's shoe
store on Union street, has left this city
and taken a situation In New York city in
large shoe store. Harry Montgomery
has taken Mr.. Hunts place here.
Young America has been busy for the
last few days stealing sleigh rides on
Stree hacks,' as they call them. A sled
from the country no sooner makes its APP
pearance in town than it is filed with the
small boys.
AS the result of the recent inspection
of the sections of the Bel. Del Division,
Michael Mcguire, of Riegelsville, N. j.,
received the first premium, and Samuel L..
Heller, of Frencbtown, received the first
important prize. Thomas Durham of sub
division No. 7, had the highest general
average.
Persons who wish to join Prof. Lea
sons singing class, should hsnd their
names to the committee, on or before next
Wednesday evening. The class will meet
in the rooms of the w. c. T. u, In
Thatcher's Hall. No one should miss this
opportunity to learn to sing under the
training of skillful teacher.
james Sullivan, of this city, died at
the house of Mr.. G. Prall Wilson, in Del
aware township, keeper Of the city poor,
on Monday morning of this week. 1t is
said that he was born in the year 1855,
making him one hundred and eight years
old. He was buried this "wednesday
morning in st. Johns Or. o. cemetery.
When his death was announced the bell
on st. Johns church tolled 108 times
one stroke tor every year OF his age.
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