The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-11

i nOmaS .. Murray, OF trenton,
former well-known resident of New
Hope, was visitor in this city and
welcome caller at THE RECORD Office
one day last week.
Among the bills passed by the
House of Assembly is one which per-
mits licensed attorney at-law to act
as justice of the peace, and practice
before other justices.
The house and lot recently occu-
pied by Samuel Stockton, on North
Main street, was sold by Sheriff Dilts,
on Tuesday afternoon, to Oliver l.
Blackwell for Sl,975.
There are quite few people around
Lambertville who seem to think there
will be no hereafter, but some of them
will be disillusioned in the near future
or we have another guess.
Our advertisers solicit your trade.
They have bargains for you and they
want you to know it. They invite you
to examine their goods at your leisure
and to buy at your pleasure.
The Pennington National Bank has
declared semi-annual dividend of
three and one-half per cent, and the
Hunterdon County Bank its semi
annual dividend of three per cent.
The Grand Lodge, Knights of
Pythias of New Jersey, will hold its
annual meeting in Trenton, February
1s and 10. Grand Chancellor p. Hall
Packer, of Seabright, will preside.
Everybody puffs "Lambertville
Pufs"-even the newspapers They
are the best scent cigar. Kline makes
them aud sell them, Wholesale and re-
tail, at 80 Bridge street, corner of
Commerce.
Out in Kansas school teachers
union has been formed aud the organ
izers are urging all the teachers in the
State to Ioin the organizations. 1t is
feared that this is to be the forerunner
of wisdom trust.
-Have you seen the new 1902 WALL
PAPER at Helms Hardware store
The prices are lower than last seasons
and the patterns very pretty. You
will miss it if you do not look at them
before papering your rooms.
When Won stop to think of it, shad
will make their appearance in the Del
aware in about six weeks. Aud then,
too, will come daffo lis, asparagus aud
st NV berries In the meantime don't
forget to keep your sidewalks cleaned
from snow.
The County Board of Examiners
was in session at Pennington Friday
and Saturday for the purpose of grant
ing teachers certificates. TIL board
is composed of County Superintendent
Hoffman and Principals Kerr, Glazer
and Radcliffe.
An exchange says that an old resi-
dent asserts that eating onions, at
least once day, is a safeguard against
smallpox. There may be something
in it. We know lots of confirmed
onion eaters who never had the slight
est attack of smallpox.
What is the use of having an ordin-
ance requiring the removal of snow
and ice from sidewalks when with few
exceptions the walks all over town are
in most disgraceful and dangerous
condition. A few cents worth of elbow
grease might save many dollars in
damages.
AT recent meeting of the Execu
tive Committee of the Good Roads
Association, held for the purpose of
closing up the business of the organ
ization, a small balance in the treasury,
amounting to 1888, was voted to be
donated to the Orgsnized Charity AS
ISOLATION of Lambertville.
On plot of ground adjoining Bar
ber's cemetery, near Oak Dale, fifty or
more negroes, once slaves of the early
settlers, are buried. In years long
past rough, unlettered stones marked
their graves, but these are now down.
People of the present day hardly realize
that New Jersey wcs once slave hold
ing State.
Frank S. Cordo, of Chicago, ILL.,,
made visit to his father, Rev. DIR.
Cordo, on Saturday and Sunday last,
leaving Monday on business trip to
New York. Mr.. Cordo is the general
manager of the Griffin Car Wheel Co.,
which is the largest plant of its kind
in the world He is also member OF
the firm. The business of the COM
pany is very prosperous and highly
remunerative.
One of the oldest newsdealers in
the United States in active service, if
not the oldest, is James Mullineaux, Of
Lam bertville. James Mullineaux was
born in Lancashire, England, June 5,
1928. He distinctly remembers the
coronation and marriage of Queen Vic
toria. On both occasions he partici-
pated as a Sunday School scholar He
also took part in the Queens first visit
to the north of England. He came to
this country in 1854, landing in Phila-
delphia.
If you are superstituous about the
number 10, you ought not to carry in
your pocket or use in any way silver
quarter dollar. Do you happen to
have one about you now? If so, take
it out and see how it teens with 1875.
For instance: 1t has 13stars, 10 letters
in the scroll in the eagles beak, IS
feathers in the eagles wing, 10 parallel
bars on the shield, 10 horizontal stripes,
10 leaves on the olive branch, 10 arrow
heads and 10 letters in the word "quar-