The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-25
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LAMBERTVILLE, n. J.
FEBRUARY 25, 1903.

are just as good.
Two gentlemen boarders wanted
who will room together. at 50 Coryell
St., at So so per week.
Those blue birds that were report
ed from various sections of the coun-
try last week were little previous.
The Daughters of Pocohontas were
given a social party at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. John Sebold, on Wednesday
evening of last week.
The anti-pigeon shooting law has
been turned down in the Legislature
and the genuine sport may be con-
tinued for another year at least.
While we are still thinking of over
coats and furs the advertisers are put
ting in spring ads and talking about
straw hats and summer dresses.
DIR. John L. Chamberlain, of Bap-
tistown, has purchased the property of
DIR. W. f. Carnog at Sergeantsville
and will practice his profession in that
village.
Miss Berger, of Raven Rock, n
member of the graduating class of the
State Normal School, Trenton, is hav-
ing her practice work in the schools in
this city.
"A bill has been introduced in Con-
gress which, if it becomes a law, will
make October 2lst legal holiday in
celebration of the discovery OF America
by Columbus.
Every day of the week occurs four
times this month. This has happened
but fifteen times in the last 1872 years,
while in the next fifty years it will
occur five times.
"A stereopticon and Photographic
entertainment will be given in the
lodge room of Franklin Castle, No. 33,
Knights of the Golden Eagle, Thurs
day evening, March 8.
AT the February meeting of the
Board of Freeholders bills to the
amount of about $3.50 were ordered
paid, of which S45s 95 was for sudden
destruction of bridges.
The festive side of country life is
at hand 1t consists in attending
public sales, eating peanuts aud oyster
soup, talking Spring elections and en-
joying the witty sayings of the auc-
tioneer.
The State Teachers Association
has taken up the question of pressing
the needs of increase in teachers pay,
and bill will be presented to the
Legislature asking that the minimum
pay shall not be under $40.
Have Won seen the new 1903 WALL
PAPER at Helms Hardware Store
The prices are lower than last season S
and the patterns very pretty. You
will miss it if you do not look at them
before papering your rooms.
1t is reported that not less than
fifty employees at the repair shops of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
in this city have been laid off from
time varying from two weeks to three
months for getting intoxicated after
pay day. The company is determined
to put stop to the intoxication.
"A German savant has discovered
bug that destroys the mosquito, and
proposes to introduce him into civiliza-
ton and turn him loose in those quar-
tiers where he will find the most game.
This sounds mighty comforting, but
here in New Jersey we may be pardon
ed for not throwing our wire screening
away just at present.
Make varnish of one part of shellac
to two parts of naphtha and cover the
damp part thoroughly with it. The
varnish has disagreeable smell, but
it soon passes off, aud the walls COW
cred with coating become perfectly
impervious to damp. The wall NAV be
papered or treated in any way when
once the varnish is dry.
The freak calf born on the farm of
Edward NJ. Wilson, in Delaware town
ship. died and was dissected recently,
when it was found to have two per-
fectly formed heads and necks, part of
two bodies, four legs, one tail, two
sets of lungs, two livers and one large
heart. Mr.. Wilson has it mounted
and it appears quite natural.
BOYS with their hats on the back
of their heads and long hair hanging
down on their foreheads, with smutty
words and cigarettes in their mouths,
are cheaper than old shoes-nobody
wants them at any price. Men will
not employ them, sensible girls will
not marry them, they are not worth
their keep and they will not keep them
selves, and they are not worth the am
munition it would take to shoot them.
"A very pleasant birthday party was
given NJ ISIS Ada Mathews nj her home
on Perry street n few nights ago,
Those present we're Misses Ada Ma
thews, Marion Oblinger. Sadie Vert,
Davena Gordon, Eva Gordon, Anna
Scarborough, Bertha Sehermerhorn
and Frances Schadel, Erwin Smith,
Arthur Smith, Andrew Scarborough,
Oscar Holcombe, Samuel Clark, Will
liam Coryell, Herbert Pascoe and Fred
Roe.
The third annual ball of the Lam
bertville Athletic Club was held in st.
Johns Hall last Friday evening, when
one of the largest crowds enjoyed the
eight fantastic until the small hours
of the morning. Visitors were present
from Philadelphia, Trenton, Doyles-
town, Pennington and other nearby
towns. The music was furnished by
members of the Amwell Orchestra. A
neat sum was realized, which will go
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