The Lambertville record., 1899-02-22

OF SlSl,
Mrs. Frank Thompson, OF kuck-
Vile, Orleans County, n. Y, is visit
ing her brother, Chief Morse, on Elm
street.
Mayor Wagg attended n dinner
at the Waldorf Astoria hotel III Now
York city on Thursday evening of
last week
A young son of Gaddis Skillman,
living below the city limits, died of
diphtheria on Saturday morning Of
last week.
All forms of scrofula, sores, boils,
pimples and eruptions, are quickly
and permanently cured by Hoods
Sarsaparilla.
The banks and public schools,
also the Pennsylvania railroad shops,
are closed to-day in honor of Wash
ington4 Birthday.
Newton Laubenstine, of the 4th
y. J. Vols, a resident of this city, has
received his discharge and reached
home last Saturday.
The ice in the river broke up on
Monday afternoon of this week and
went out with a noise that could be
heard for long distance
Henry Rodgers, Paul Gorman and
Orion Miner, cath L. S. Infantry,
residents of this city, have received
their discharge and have arrived home.
John Huber, a farmer living near
Ringoes, has leased the farm owned
by Casper Kaufman, near the New
Hope school house, and will take
possession next month.
DIR. H. A. Cordo, pastor OF the
First Baptist Church, has been ap.
pointed to deliver the Annual Sermon
before the Theological Seminary of
Colgate University, at the coming
commencement in June.
Hugh, the eleven month old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John I. Hunt, ON
South Main street, died suddenly on
Sunday morning last. 1t was attack
ed with spasms on Saturday evening
and died in few hours.
The wife of Rev. Geo. G. Mad
dock, chaplain of the N. J. State
Prison, died very suddenly on Thurs
day last She was in her Goth year.
Rev Mr. Maddox has many friends
in this city who deeply sympathize
with him in his great loss.
"A meeting was held yesterday at
Stockton to organize canning comp
any. 1t is proposed TO start stock
company to can tomatoes and other
fruits. The Stockton Board of Trade
is pushing the undertaking
Jack" Glennon, who lives Mt
Moore's Station, was arrested by
officer Morse for being drunk and dis
orderly on Friday last, and placed in
the lookup. He was given hearing
before Justice Lyman the next morn
ing and released after paying the
costs, two dollars.
Washington Camp, No. /, F. o. s.
of A., of this city, will celebrate Wash
ington's birthday in an elaborate way
at their lodge room, Odd Fellows
Hall, this evening. The committee
having it in charge are doing their
best to excel anything that has been
heretofore done by the Camp.
Co. c. 9TH Regt n. G. n. j., of
this city, will celebrate its twenty.
eighth anniversary by a sociable at
Holcombe Hall, this Wednesday
evening Several of our prominent
citizens have been invited, and it is
expected that the occasion will excel
that of any previously held by the
Company.
Travelling through the country
districts, since the blizzard OF last
week, has been in some instances e1-
tremely dangerous. In a number of
places the roads have been drifted
full, to the tops of the fences, and in
order to get to town farmers have been
compelled to go across fields. In
many instances, sleighs were upset
and the occupants thrown out. Since
the thaw, the roads have been full of
slush and travel has been almost i'm.
possible.
Mrs. B. II. Joiner was overcome
by inhaling coal gas from parlor
heater on Friday evening OF last week.
When she swoke, she noticed the pre-
senee of gas in the bedroom and get
ting out of bed, she started down
stairs. Arriving at the bottom she
was overcome and fell to the floor.
Some fresh air soon revived her, but
she was confined to her bed all day on
Saturday last. Some other members
of the family were also slightly affect
ed by inhaling the gas.
Since the heavy fall of snow,
teams of horses for each fire engine
have been engaged to proceed to the
several engine houses, in case of an
alarm of fire, to haul the engines to
the scene of the fire. This was a good
precaution as the fremen could not
possibly have pulled their engines
through the deep snow. Fortunately,
so far the services of the horses have
not been needed. The members Of
the Eagle Fire Company of New Hope.
also took the same precaution.
HOODS PILLS cure Liver Tile, BIi.
iousness. lndIRestIon. haAdAcha.