The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-08-14

lone, on Franklin street
The tax rates in this city for 1895 is
81. 40 per 500. Last year it was $3.50,
so that there is slight reduction.
--Aijnanl Van Solver, Of the 7th
Regt, has been spending two days at
camp looking after the rifle practice.
Policeman Cummings arrested Mar
tin (alias Buck) O'Neil last Thursday af-
ternoou, on complaint of his wife, for
assault, etc.
The Rev. F. II. Cooper, of Bingham
ton, N. Y, will preach in the Baptist
church in this city, next Sunday morning
and evening.
The NJ E. Church excursion from
this city to Ocean Grove left the station
this morning with ten cars, nice of them
well filled.
-Epworth League prayer meeting Sun
day at 7.90 P. NJ, led by Mrs. M. II.
Pascoe. Toric-"The Healing of the
Centurion's Servant.
Notwithstanding previous rumors, the
annual reunion of the veterans of the 10Th
N. ]. Regiment will be held at Dover, on
Thursday, September 10.
The Sabbath schools of Milford, Lit
tie York and Mt. Pleasant will hold
Union picnic at Ellmaker Island, on
Wednesday, August 18th.
Whenever money or freshness OF
goods is an object, get it at Shamaiia's.
Squire John II. Horn, of this city,
had an attack Of paralysis last Thursday
and another this week. He has been un-
conscious most of the time and shows no
signs of improvement.
Two OF our town boys went off with
a party of young men who had been
camping on the Island in this city, un-
known to their parents, but returned
home after being absent one night.
The dwelling of Captain Andrew ID.
Everitt, mile and half west of Flem-
ngton, was badly twisted aud torn by
stroke of lightning Sunday afternoon last.
None of the inmates was Injured.
Miss Mary Mutually, daughter of John
Mutually, of this city, while laughing at
the antics of bicycle rider, swallowed
II tah ha hal in hos III
stuck in her throat, and she was taken 10
hospital in Phila. for treatment.
"A Pittstown correspondent says:
"We have twelve octogcnarians that get
their mail from this office, their combined
ages being 9S5 years an average of 80
years. All of them are remarkably
smart, many of them doing their own
house work and farming their own farms"
j. w. Crook, OF this city, met with
quite a painful accident on Monday OF
on bicycle, and while going down hill
he met team coming up. In turning oil
too short he was thrown from his wheel,
his collar bone broken and otherwise in
jured. He is about again.
MIR. II. Ii. Liverton has something of
a novelty in the window of bis eating sa
loon on Union street. It's handsomely
finished refrigerator with beveled-g glass
windows, which takes the place OF the
window and sash. In il he will keep meat,
game and other things he wishes to pre-
serve, which will be open to the inspec-
ton of passers by The interior of the
refrigerator is fitted up in the best and
most modern style.
American Day of the Junior Order
of United American Mechanics will be
celebrated at Asbury Park to morrow
august 49, Arrangements are already
being made. State Councillor Packer
says that the parade this year will be
larger than any ever held, and he predicts
that at least 5000 Juniors will be in line.
Senator Maurice A. Rogers, of Camden,
was selected by Junior Mechanics as
grand marshal of the American Day
parade. He will have four aides.
Poultry farmer John e. Barber, of
Oak Dale, found his flock OF over two
hundred young chicks growing smaller
day by day, and he was sorely tried to
locate the cause. Twas the cat This
discovery was made one day last week by
Mr.. Barber's father, William H., and
now the chickens are safe for the feline
was promptly removed from temptation
with a club we'll swung. HunterClOrs
Democrat.
The lightning played curious prank
at White House Station on the afternoon
of the 4th inst 1t struck one of the
chimneys on Mrs. MAYORS house, about
half way between the top of the chimney
and the roof, loosened the upper part from
the base, and turned it around about one
fourth of the space of the chimney and
let 1t remain on the base In that position,
and threw only one brick to the ground.
q. V. Strikers barn was also struck and
ignited, but the heavy rain fall extinguish.
ed the flames.
Mr.. Frank Titus, of Delaware town
ship, showed us this week rare speci-
men Of fruit, called the prunis-semini-
of the general shape of tomato, smooth
skinned, with purple blush on it, and
the under side yellowish 10 color. The
tree has been planted two years and this
season bore three samples, two of which
failed to ripen. The odor of the fruit lie
rich and the appearance very pretty. The
tree is now about 8 feet high and looks
like an apricot tree. Mr.. Titus promises
to give the editor taste when the crop
comes in.
September 23d will be big day for
Philipsburg, when the annual field day