The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-05-15

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A new law makes it unlawful to
erect poles or string wires without
obtaining permission of municipal
ties and property owners.
The Socia lists of the State will hold
their State convention at Trenton on
Memorial Day to nominate candi-
date for Governor
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Hunterdon Fruit Ex-
Saturday, May lS.
One hundred years ago call the Or
anges" was set off from Newark and
during the week June . to II this
event will be celebrated.
The Committee on Arrangements for
the County Grange Picnic has
selected Locktown as the place, and
Aug. 20, as the time for holding the
same.
The postoflice department has forbid
newspapers publishing reports OF
drawings or prize contests under
penalty of revocation of the use mail
facilities heretofore enjoyed. Euehrs
parties aud others please notice.
There seems to he nm epidemic of
measles throughout the county. From
almost every village come reports of
decreased attendance Mt the schools
on account of the children being de
tanned at their homes by measles
Gordon Phillips, nm old negro of
Burlington, who has been in the
because he was unable to pay dol
lar poll tax, has been released. The
publicity recently given to the affair
brought many offers of money
The Vice Chancellor has refused to
appoint receiver for the State
Mutual Building and Loan Associa-
ton, declaring that the wishes of the
stockholders IA expressed by their
vote III favor of having the society
spected
To Judge from the appearance of
some OF the paper money that goes
floating around over the country. it Is
safe to say that it is responsible for
disease. Some of it resembles old
rags brought out of dirt heap, the
design being scarcely distinSuishable.
Uncle Sam should devise some plan
whereby the people could have clean
money. The old worn out and dirty
bank bills can he justly termed filthy
lucre.
State Road Commissioners +. c.
| Hutchinson savs thnt he hus 800, 600
on hand derived from automobile
license fees, and allotted to be ex-
pended ON rond repairs in New Jersey.
lie IN now engaged III going over the
state i'll order To learn how tho money
can be spent to the best advantage.
He has found that the roads showing
the most wear are those used by auto
mobiles as through means of travel
from one town to another.
Governor Stokes has signed Senat,
bill No. i0l, which is of interest to
lodges aud secret societies 1t pro
vides that persons who wilfully ns,
the designated title of any incor,
, porated fraternal organization of this
State, or the emblem of such organ
ization, for the purpose of advertising
my public gathering or entertainment
Of any kind without consent of such
organization, shall lie guilty Of II
mlsdemenuor
"Llttle New Jersey, said the Cleve#
land Leader. beat any Western Stnte
on the list in its growth during the
five years succeeding the last nation
al census" New Jersey may be little,
but il will cross the line on the next
national census above ., 500, 900 and
within five years thereafter it will
come close to 5000, 900. II may be
little, but it will crowd the biggest
State i'll the population column before
many years. 1t led thirty five of the
States aua Territories III the last cen
sus, and IN 1910 it will be II few pegs
nearer the leaders.
The following fsh story comes from
Port Jervis. N. Y. "Cabe Winters
fishing for pickerel in Long Pond,
Saturday, dropped his gold watch out
watch and rowed mp the pond to on Joy
few hours fishing The frat strike
was an eight FOUNDER He was aston
shed upon landing the fish to find
his time piece lodged in the pickerel's
mouth. The watch was running aud
it being stem winder, il il supposed
that in masiicatiug it's food the fish
had wound mp the timepiece as the
time WAS correct.
While blowing few days ago,
Jacob Cakes, who farms for John
Van Syckle on the old IIonnaa farm
near Glen GardDer unearthed II ston,
axe and n flint spear head. Several
specimens have been found in this 10.
I cality, but none Of them are AZ per
feet M that found by Mr.. Oakes
The stone axe had been made from Il
greenish gray stone, almost as hare
, AZ flint, and the cutting edge is near
, ly as sharp as n steel tool, aud al
smooth IA glass The spear head il
Of hardHint, Of rich brown color
and its edges are as sharp as IA knife
The implements were found on II hill
side in Buffalo Hollow. The number
of specimens found in this immediate
vicinity leads one to believe that /
fierce battle between the aboriginei
ragged here III the long ago, says thu
( Avalanche Of Glen Gardner town.