The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-11-07

soNAI sNuNo POWDER CO.. NV Now
Some people talk about the demon.
alizing influence of the theater be.
cause it costs more than going to
church.
According to the report presented
at the State Council of the Jr. O. [.
A. Nj. held ut Trenton recently the
organization had membership of IA,
3d9 III this State October I, gain of
3, li9 for the year
A statement prepared by james T.
Morgan, of the Bureau of Labor aud
Statistics, shows that Caliron is the
cheapest place i'll New Jersey to live
that is, the neeessaries of life can be
purchased there cheaper than any
where else in the State.
In the 50 mission churches conduct
ed by the association there is mem
bership of 3, 597, with Sunday School
enrolment of 1901. Debts amount
ing to nearly 3d. 900 have been paid
and a06 persons were received in the
church by baptism.
Invested capital in the industries of
New Jersey increased nearly fifty per
cent. III the five years between 1900
and 1905, and proportionate strides
were made III every industrial de-
pertinent according TO statistics for
State just issued by the L. S. census
bureau.
The contract for the construction of
water system for the new Sanitori-
um near Glen Gardner, has been
awarded to Marcus s. Wright. of
South River, for $l3,9i9. Tho COLI
tract for the sewage disposal plant
was awarded 10 the New York Sewage
Disposal Company for So, 40.
While Aaron Nnnsvckle and Hugh
ely Shook were working ON the for
mer's farm fawn deer made lis MP
pearance within 90 yards of them,
paasing on through the farm i'll
southwark course. 1t was seen the
next day in A. i. Holeombe's mead
ow near the village Of Mount Airy.
Where it came from no one knows,
but ii il supposed to have wandered
away from the herd III the northern
part Of the county TINT we have been
reading about.
A horse belonging to Howard Hong
land, driven to Lambertville by his
farmer, John T. Bannon, last week,
was tied under the shed of Ryan,
Akers Il Smith while the driver was
doing his shopping, when some sneak
thief took the horse and wagon and
drove it away leaving the farmer to
walk home. Some time during tho
night or early morning the horse was
returned to the sheds. Policeman
Morse is ON the trail and if the mis-
creant is caught he will be severely
punished.
Last week tho State Fish and Game
Commission commenced stocking the
streams of the State with 40, 600 young
front procured from Flatbrook Club
hatcheries near Beyans. They will
stock the streams in Sussex, then will
follow the counties of Warren, Morris
and Hunterdon. The planting of the
streams in South Jersey will be left
until colder weather. The young
trout purchased from the Flatbrook
hatcherles are what is known ms finger
fish. running from three to six inches
in length, some even running over
six inches. Some of them have been
known to have grown large enough to
be caught in year after they are
placed in the stream. After winter
sets in the lakes in the State will be
restocked with black bass and pick.
erel.
Within the past few weeks seyernl
houses have been destroyed by fire in
various sections Of the State, in each
case the fire originating from de
fective flue. IT is believed TINT these
fires woud seldom occur if people
would give their chimneys thorough
examination before the cold weather
sets in, when the fire in tho stove is
pushed to a greater heating degree
and causing fire where there is n de
feet in the chimney. The many fires
which take place from this cause,
show that too much attention cannot
be given in seeing that the chimney
is safe. II would pay every one TO
have "A good mason examine the chin
neys every fall.
For stealing horse belonging TO
Frank MessIer Of Trenton and driving
it to death George Parks was senten.
ced to seven years in the State
Prison by Judge Rellstab. This is
the seyerest penalty the law allows
for this crime. Perks was empl Dyed
In the livery stable of Archibald
Updyke on East Front street, and be-
he took the horse, wagon, harness, a
lot OF boots and blankets and q re-
volyer and drove away. AT first he
drove around the city and then a cross
the bridge to Morrisyile wher e he
was halted. This seemed to brighten
him 80 that he put the horse TO its
greatest speed and never stopped
until the animal dropped dead at
Coatesville, Pa. Local horsemen
were consId erablY incensed over the
matter as well as the County Vigilant
Committee, and for this reason the
prosecutor and his assistants exerted
every effort to capture Parks. The
man was finally caught near Coates
vile, from which place he was extra
dited and brought to this city. The
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