The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-02-20

has, Charges moderate.
Mrs. Andrew Curtis, formerly of this
city, died in St. Francis Hospital, Tren
ton, last Thursday. Her remains werC
brought to this city and buried in Mount
Hope Cemetery. Deceased was a resident
of Trenton for several years past.
p. Fl. Hartwell and wife desire to say
to their many neighbors and friends who
SO kindly and faithfully ministered to
their necessities during their late sickness
that their kindness is appreciated, and
they hereby return thanks for the same.
"A woman residing at High Bridge, in
this county, sent dollar in answer to an
advertisement which promised for that
sum to inform her how to keep the smell
of boiling sauer kraut from being per.
ceptible. The answer came, Don't
boil it.
Flank Hinkle, a resident of Revere,
Pa, was committed to the Pennington
Jail last eek for stealing a wolf robe
from the Gibson House sheds, at Milford,
and also taking horse blanket belonging
to George Kinney Hinkle confessed to
the theft.
BENZ. II. Joiner, CT this city, has been
appointed a Notary Public by Governor
Werts, and will soon open an Office for
business. He will give special attention
to all pension matters, will do copying,
correspondence and letter writing, give in
formation, &c.
Assistant Adjutant- General Andrew
T. Connects report 10 the recent annual
encampment of the g. A. II. of this State
showed that during the year two new
Posts were instituted, one disbanded, and
a total of Id Posts, with 1917 members
in good standing.
=" Lambertville Puffs " are still going
up in smoke, and KLINE's Bridge street
store keeps them exclusively.
AT the recent encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic of this State,
in Trenton, Department Commander John
Shields was presented with badge OF
solid gold by his staff. The gift is Past
Department Commanders badge, the star
points all being set with diamonds. 1t is
valued at 1925
Mrs. Josephine D., wife OF Amos
Johnson, died suddenly at about o'clock
yesterday morning. at her residence, cor
ner of York and Clinton streets, In this
city. She had recently suffered from an
attack of the grip, but had greatly i'm
proved during the past week. She was
about AZ years old.
1t is proposed TO amend the election
law by doing away with the So per diem
of election boards and paying them fixed
sums for their work, as follows: Mem
bers of Boards of Registry and Elections
to receive $25 for their work each and
Poll Clerks to receive $3.50 each. This
will make the expense of each district
$l35.
The value of property in this State,
as shown by the annual report of the State
Board of Taxation, is 1909, 244, 2l5.
OF this amocpt, 1920, O59, ST. is railroad
property and $72, 1856, 57l is exempt prop
erty, leaving the real estate and personal
property amounting to STA, 99S, 327. The
valuation of Hunterdon county is &c.,
S61, 635.
The new law prohibiting the sale of
cigarettes to boys under sixteen years of
age is being enforced in various parts OF
the State. II is law that should be en-
forced everywhere, as the cigarette habit
is one of the worse to which young boys
are subjected. 1t destroys their vitality
and sows seeds of disease that wrecks
their manhood.
-Hoarseness and tickling, Shamalia' s
Throat Tablets. 10 cts.
Charles Heath, of the Raven Rock
vicinity, Jared badly during the late biz-
zard. Towards night he went out to care
for his horse and during his absence the
cabin in which he lived caught fire and
in an Incredibly short time fell in ashes.
So rapid did the flames do their work
that he was unable to save anything, not
even his faithful dog
On Friday evening of this week Cap
tain Van Solver, having been detailed by
Captain Reid, Inspector Of Rife Practice,
will present to the members of Company
@, of this city, the marksmen's badges
won during the season of 1894. There
are nineteen in all, among which are three
silver Crosses of Honor. After the pre-
sen,ation banquet will be served.
On Saturday week George Burroughs,
of Long Branch, started for Lambertville
by way of Pennington. The train stuck
| in the snow when several miles from the
latter place. Finding there was no pros
pect of the train getting through, he walk
ed all the way from there to bis brothers.,
where he arrived about A. M. The dis
tauce Travelled was about twenty-five miles.
Bargains in Books, at Masonic Hall
| Bookstore.
The very excellent and choice stock
of Mr.. Morris May, the well-known Treu'
ton jeweler, corner Of State and Broad
streets, is being sold by public auction
every day until the whole is disposed Of.
Watches, clocks, diamonds, jewelry, sill.
verware, &C., are being sold for what
people offer for them, and as might be
expected, some very great bargains have
been obtained. No goods have been
specially introduced for the sale-they art
all the regular first-class stock kept by Mr.
May, whose twenty years reputation ant