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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-02-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Fenwick Pew enter
tanned number of friends over
Saturday and Sunday from Trenton,
and Hubert Lloyd of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hartley and
son Walter of Lansdale spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cosner.
Miss Lena Horn of Frenchtown
spent the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs. Clifford Oblinger.
Samuel Mathews of Philadelphia
and Percy Mathews of Jersey City
spent the week end with their par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Mathews,
Mrs. Michael Brahan attended the
funerals of her cousins in Newtown
on Saturday.
Mrs. Isaac VanPeIt and daughters
Kathleen and Margaretta spent We'd
nesday and Thursday with friends
in Philadelphia.
Miss Julia Scott of Philadelphia
who has just returned home from a
trip through Turkey and Egypt, was
week end guest of William l..
Lathrop and family.
Charles E. Foulke has been con-
fined to the house the past week by
a severe cold.
Mrs. John H. Ely spent Saturday
and Sunday with Mrs. Agnes S. Ely
in Solebury.
Mr.. and Mrs. William R. Mercer
and friends o f Doylestown spent
Sunday with William L. Lathrop and
family.
The thirty-second marriage ami
versary of Mr.. and Mrs. Asher Mat
tison was celebrated on Sunday at
their home in Solebury, when Mr..
and Mrs. Reuben Ely n d Miss
Dorothy Ely had planned surprise.
Fourteen guests were present to con-
graduate the happy couple, and a
dinner of six courses was served at
7 o'clock. Mrs. Mattison received
several remembrances, mostly hand
some flowers.
Mrs. Charles Leedom of Wayne
Junction was Sunday guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Foster.
Continued on page 8.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-02-15

Walter Hall heard no noises or
gunshots, but saw a light in the
Doughty home about 10 o'clock
that night.
Mrs. William Ham heard the dogs
barking and afterward the reports
of gun.
Alexander Fields heard gunshots,
and looking at a clock on the bur-
eau near his bed saw that it was
about 11.57. Mrs. Fields corrobor-
ated this, but only heard one shot.
She saw light in the house later
than usual, the night before.
Janney W. Farlee, merchant,
testified that Doughty bought
goods of him and always paid for
them.
Miss Mary Lane was the first wit
ness who raised any stir, when she
stated that she had been forbidden
the Doughty home by the husband
because he thought she was leading
his wife astray. She said that Mrs.
Doughty had called upon her the
afternoon before the crime to repay
a small loan that she had made her.
She also admitted that Doughty had
taken his wife home from the Lam
bertville station on New Years
Day when the two women were
about to board a train for Trenton.
Charles Morse and Jacob Sibbott,
two other witnesses. knew nothing
at all about the crime, and were not
cross-questioned.
Napoleon White, colored man,
denied any knowledge of the crime,
and said that he hadn't seen Shelly
Crum, who it seems once boarded
with the Doughtys, in more than a
month.
August Fife, near whom the
Doughtys lived before coming to
their last home, stated that they
were always peaceable, and good
neighbors, and that the man had
passed his home the afternoon be-
fore the crime. He said that
Doughty always carried plenty of
money with him. Never, during
Continued on page 8.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-02-15
LANBERTVILLE NEW JERSEY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY
FARM INSTITUTE
A BIG SUCCESS

The farmers and farm friends,
from both sides of the Delaware,
We'd with one another last Thursday
in making the first farmers insti-
tute ever held in the city of Lam
bertville complete success.
During the early part of the day
the assemblage was almost equally
divided between Bucks and Hunter
don counties, but later more farm
ers from Delaware and West Am
we'll townships arrived, bringing the
odds up to about two to one in favor
of Hunterdon.
The institute was held in St. An
drew's hall, and the Lambertville
Merchants Association bent every
effort to furnishing food for the
gods" BIO tn noon and evening.
Hundreds of rolls and biscuits, meats
cheese and other eatables, not to
mention the aromatic coffee, tickled
the palates of the visitors, who were
served in,the hall.
Genial Nick" Powers, manager
of the Strand Theatre, turned that
ediflce over to the farmers complete
ly from 4.45 to 6.15, and the visitors
saw Pearl of the Army" and The
American Beauty" II full. THIS part
of the days program was n.uch ap-
preciated by both visitors and the
: state speakers, who said it was a
courtesy never before given to a
farmers institute, anywhere.
Mayor Theodore Balderston, of the
city of Lambertville, made the ad-
dress of welcome, to which Egbert
T. Bush, of Stockton. president of
the Hunterdon County Board of Agri-
culture, responded.
]. E. White, of the Walker-Gor-
don dairy farms at Plainsboro, N. J.
spoke upon Alfalfa, Most Profit
able Crop for Eastern Dairy Farms"
and Charles N. Warner, owner and
manager of the Toms River Poultry
Farms, spoke upon Poultry Housing
and Feeding for Egg Production"
J Mr.. Warner made a strong appeal
for an organization of poultrymen
J in this vicinity, setting forth the
many advantages to be obtained by
such cooperation.
In the afternoon Alexis L. Clark,
, of the State Board of Agriculture
of New Jersey, spoke upon "A
County and State Program for the
Development of Agriculture an
Country Life" and also described
in some detail the methods employed
by Earl Dilatush, of Mercer county,
in renovating an old apple orchard
which was supposed to be worthless.
Mr.. Dilatush was unable to be pres
ent owing to illness.
Mr.. White spoke upon Some
Fundamental Principles in Profitable
Dairy Farming" taking the place
= of H. w. LETTERS, who was unable to
attend on account of personal illness.
Mr. Clark also spoke on Market
; ing" another subject of local inter
est.
In the evening Mr.. Warner spoke
upon Poultry Breeding and In
cubation," and Miss Edna B. Pratt,
of the state library commission. of
Trenton. spoke at length upon THE
Use of Books and Their Influence on
Home Life and Young People"
Both Mr.. Clark and Mr.. Warner
went from this place to Blairstown,
Continued on page 8.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1917-02-15
INQUEST HELD
ON MURDERS

Inc SOluLlOIl VI IIlS lIyoIS sui
rounding tn e murder IF Joseph
Doughty and his wife, Eva, at their
home near he Lambertville city
limits last Tuesday night, has not
yet been found, although detectives
are working upon the case.
Shelly Crump, who was arrested
Saturday evening and lodged in the
Pennington Jail on suspicion of know
ing something about the causes that
might have led up to the crime, has
been released.
The jury summoned at the inquest
held Saturday afternoon in the Lam
bertville commissioners rooms, to
determine the cause of the death of
Joseph Doughty and his wife, Eva,
brought in a verdict of homicide in
each case, with the perpetrator or
perpetrators unknown. Doughty's
death was decided to have been
caused by a blunt instrument, and
his wife's by both a sharp instru-
ment and gunshot wounds.
Coroner Alfred Shepherd, of Leb-
anon, presided, assisted. by former
Coroner James l. Bumster. The
Jury comprised Samuel E. Morse,
foreman; William j. Lauderdale, G.
Howard Carr, John M. Wilson, Will
liam Ham and Watson Dudbridge,
half being from this city and the
other half from West Amwell town.
ship, where the crime was COM
mitted. All saw the bodies and had
been to the scene of the crime. AS
sistant Prosecutor George w. Dun
ham and County Detective Elmer
E. Ham were present, and Consta-
BILE L. D. Larson had charge of the
jury. Albert w. Hamill acted as
official stenographer.
DR.. Edward w. Closson and DR..
L. C. Williams testified as to their
postmortem examination of the
bodies of Doughty and his wife, ex-
hibiting a skull to illustrate their
explanations. Doughty's skull was
crushed in the back, his face split
in front, and his left jawbone broken
and crushed, apparently by three
separate blows or attacks. Mrs.
Doughty had been struck on the
forehead by Ratchet or similar in
strument, had several Ratchet
wounds on right arm and on left
thumb, and the top of her head was
blown off by a gunshot. Both of
the victims had two or more fatal
wounds, and it was the opinion of
both physicians that it would have
been impossible for them to have
inflicted all these wounds upon each
other, or upon themselves if either
had first killed the other.
Alexander Page, the first witness,
was the discoverer of the bodies,
he having gone over to the Doughty
home on Wednesday morning to tell
the latter about the chances for a
lob of work. He notified the au-
thorities, and stated that he knew
of no trouble between the Doughtys.
Miss Naomi Page, a daughter of
this witness, testified along practi-
caIly the same lines.
Abram. Condit, another colored
citizen of Conard hill section, stated
that he heard the reports of gun
the night of the crime, but did not
know where the sounds came from
Mrs. Condit also heard the gun,
after the barking of dogs had
awakened her.
Milford chronicle., 1917-03-09
BLANCHARD,s STATION.

The roads in this vicinity are so bad
they are almost impossible for teams OF
automobiles. People can scarcely get
TO Greenwood to market and it has rain
ed so much since last Wednesday that
some OF the fields look like mill ponds.
Harvey Short and Howard Todd had
to kill their valuable fox hounds on ac-
count Of being bitten by a mad dog.
People are almost afraid TO travel on
foot after night on account Of mad dogs.
David H. Reed Of Glendale was a
Greenwood visitor on Thursday last.
Miss Myrtle Collins Of Slaughter Neck
visited her sister, Mrs. Bessie Wiley
and also while here visited Mrs. Harry
Rogers.
Mr. and Mrs Norman T. Webb OF
Harbeson attended the funeral Of his
brothers wife. Mrs. George Webb, Jr.,
at Lincoln City. on Monday last.
Milford chronicle., 1917-03-09

be fought from a different angle. Again. il is Of
little use 70 go into the coops and search for the
mits during the daytime. as they are then in bid
ing. With the break Of day they leave the bodies
Of the birds and hide themselves until darkness
again settles. and it s then that they renew their
attacks
ls il any wonder then that lice infested chicks.
compelled 70 occupy mite infested coOpa or brood
ers. lay down and die when they should be grow
/ ing and developing.
All lice will eventually kill the chicks II allowed
10 go unchecked. but probably the most dangerous
is that known as the head louise, or the large grey
variety. These lice lurk in the down about the
I head and can only be discovered by careful and
quick parting Of this down. They are thoroughly
proficient at the game Of hide and seek. which
makes il difficult to find them True, the body lice
are very quick Of action. but not as much 90 as
those OF the grey variety head lice. Their pres
enee can be detected more readily than the head
louse.
II you desire success in the raising Of young
chicks il is necessary that you keep the birds and
their quarters free from this sort Of vermin and
this can only be done by giving the business your
undivided attention. II this part Of your work is
attended to you will have little trouble with
the birds flying of when they are apparently in
healthy condition. In nearly every case where the
youngsters lay down and die, you will find It due
to the presence Of these deadly parasites.
Use kerosene oil literally about the plant. as i
is one Of the best known disinfectants and will do
much toward keeping away lice and mites.
Let US. however look for minute at the other
and also dreaded cause Of mortality among chicks.
This s white diarrhoea or bowel trouble. This is
due to many causes. and while we have not space
at this time to enter into a discussion as TO the
various causes. will for the sake Of my readers,
say something Of its prevention.
This dreaded disease matter from what
source II may come. can be prevented i you are
willing to devote little attention to the young
sters. From the very beginning. be careful what
you give the chicks to drink. Milk should be boiled
and allowed to cool in order to destroy any poss-
bic germs il might contain. When you begin 70
give the little fellows drinking water place eight
drops of white carbolic acid into each quart, and
continue this method until the youngsters are
fairly well grown. You will then find that your
fowls will never be troubled with this dreaded dis
ease. Tlis is a simple but sure preventative and
has had my personal testing.
Time and energy are the keynotes Of success in
the poultry business. and IL these are given yeu
will attain the desired results if not you will
surely fail II you not willing TO put your best
into the industry, get out now. before you are
forced out.
Milford chronicle., 1917-03-09
GREENWOOD.

Owing to the heavy rains Of the pas
week, business has been practically a
standstfll in Greenwood. Both Sunday
and Monday evenings the streets were
in total darkness as a result Of the po-
wer plant being flooded thus causing a
shut down of that place.
Howard Todd had a very narrow es-
cape from being bitten by a mad dog
last week, when he loosened his dog
which had been tied. The dog had de-
veloped rabies, but Mr.. Todd did not
notice anything strange with the dog
until after he had let 1t loose. At that
time it dashed after him, but he man
aged to escape from it. The dog went
to the woods nearby where pack Of
hounds were chasing a fox. There it
bit a number OF dogs. some Of which
have since been killed. This dog was
also killed. A hog weighing 100 pounds
and owned by Mr.. Todd was also bitten
by the dog.
Mr.. and Mre. Lester Wingate, Of Will
mington, have announced the engage
ment Of their daughter, Alverta, to VIII
lard H. Salisbury, the wedding to take
place in the near future. Mr.. sauls-
bury is a resident Of this town and is a
son Of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Salisbury.
He has been employed in Wilmington
since graduating from business college
there in 1910.
While working at the furnace at the
school house last week. James White,
the janitor. became overheated and has
been i'll since that time.
Mrs. Daniel Murphy. Of near Farm
ington, and daughter. Kate. Of Hurlock
Nd. visited her daughter. Mrs. Spence,
last week.
oysters and fish are very scarce in
Greenwood at the present time.
Mrs. Elizabeth Long was a Milford
visitor last week.
oscar Spence and child. both Of whom
have been on the sick list for the past
three weeks, are slowly recovering.
Mrs. Alice Joy and daughter are suf-
fering with the whooping cough.
oscar Draper visited Wilmington rel
atives and friends on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Beebe, Of Ches-
ter. Pa, are visiting their parents here.
Mrs. Samuel Scott. who was taken i'll
very suddenly. was rushed to a Will
mington hospital. where 1t was found
that she was suffering from appendicitis.
At the present time her condition is not
known.
Mrs. W. s. Hunter is rapidly recover
ing from her recent illness.
II you break your glasses, see
Stokes, jeweler, in Windsor Block,
SELLING OUT.
I will sell the remainder Of my second
hand stock Of clothing, regardless Of
price; no reasonable. offer refused. Mems
and Women's clothing.
CHAS. B. PORTER,
3-2-st Greenwood, Del
Milford chronicle., 1917-03-09
POTLTRY POINTERS.

In order that the progeny be good it is necessary
that the females. as well the male bird Of the
breeding pen, be Of good stock. A good male will
not produce good birds from inferior females Nor
is the reverse true. Both must be good II good is
desired
Milford chronicle., 1917-03-09
Poultry Editor. The Chronicle

Q.-What method do you use for distinguishing
the fertile from the infertile eggs Of a hatching7
A Always test you eggs on the seventh day
after being set Place the egg before q light and
you can readily see whether or not il is infertile.
II the egg is perfectly clear II s infertile and will
not hatch II fertile the germ readily be seen.
Milford chronicle., 1917-03-09

Having trouble with wing feathers? We will
devote our article 70 il next wesk.
Milford chronicle., 1917-03-09

Weed out the lazy or non-producing hens and
send them to market-they are hindrance 10 sue
cess. II costs money to keep them and you get
nothing from them in return.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-07-07
NATURE HOLDS BALANCE EVEN
Creatures That Prey, and Those That
Are Preyed Upon, Have Natural
increase Limited.

However smart and awake to the
frequent dangers that may at any
time assail them, the creatures that
are preyed upon are often caught; the
preying ones get them from time to
time, and If this were not so they
would increase beyond all bounds. 1t
is true also that those that prey often
go hungry, and they, too, have enemies
or diseases, which later amount to the
same thing in the struggle for exist
ence and the limiting Of numbers. So
nicely is nature balanced as gen.
eral thing between the killers and the
killed that If but an unusual influence
enters in, as an additional number of
carnivorous creatures In any neighbor-
hood, or the growing up Of an addi-
tional amount of cover, there will be a
falling off, on the one hand, or con-
siderable increase, on the other, of
those animals that are preyed upon.
Thus is seen the influence, both
ways, of mans part in natures COM
plicated contest. The gunners and
trappers weigh heavily In overbalanc-
ing the otherwise normal balance
against both flesh and vegetable eat
ers, and where, in the unusual good
ness of his heart, man has endeavored
over considerable areas to protect
nearly all wild life, the result is
shown by a rapid increase among the
protected animals.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-07-07
TOKYO STREETS A PUZZLE
Even Old Residents Are Said to Find
II Hard to Make Their Way
About Them.

Tokyo is made up of group of small
towns which expanded until, like the
old lady's two teeth, they hit. 1t is the
most conservative city in Japan, and is
the one most lacking in unity Of spirit.
Each district has it's own market and
its own shops. Homes and stores are
mixed together in bewildering confu-
sion, and even old residents find it
hard to find their way about the
crooked streets.
On my motorcycle, the only way i
have mastered the problem Is by men,
orizing the numbers of the tram lines
and then riding till see car. Then
/ know where / am. The city is
grouped around the imperial palace,
and segments, like dehorned pieces of
pie, radiate from the center of the cob
web. AS one cannot start from the
center Of this mixup, due to the fact
that that is where the sacred person of
the emperor holds court, he must play
ring around the rosy" at some dis
lance from the center. IL he is near
the outer circumference, two miles on
his speedometer mean one thing. If he
circles the inner moat, they mean an.
other.-ChriStian Herald.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-07-07
Fire Loss In United States.

If one could imagine all the build
fngs destroyed by fire in the United
States in year arranged along one
highway, each building occupying a
lot 65 feet wide, the highway would
extend from New York to Chicago,
and the buildings would line it on
each side. Such is the calculation of
the department of interior. Further
more, person travelling this scene of
desolation would pass in every thou
sand feet ruin from which an in
jured person has been taken. At every
three-quarterss of mile he would en-
counter the remains of a human be-
ing who had been burned to death.
For years, It is estimated. the
value of actual property annually
consumed by fire in this country
reaches $250,O00,0OO, and another sum
of about like proportions is spent for
the maintenance of fire departments,
waterworks, insurance premiums, etc.,
to prevent still greater losses.-Cleve.
land Plain Dealer.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-07-07
OCALA SOCIAL AFFAIRS
Continued from Third Page,
Comfort Bags

Mrs. Rex Todd has asked Miss Blair
Woodrow to secure ten complete COM
fort bags to send to the soldiers from
the Red Cross. Miss Woodrow is
making five herself and the girls at
the industrial school are making the
other five. These bags are made of
half a yard of heavy blue material
and are filled with "1uxuries" for the
soldiers. Miss Woodrow was around
asking small donations from the Ocala
boys this morning and needless to say
each did his "bit." Each bag con-
tains the following: Darning cotton,
needles, pins, thimble, safety pins,
black and white cotton thread, wash
cloth, pencils, writing tablet, envel-
opes, drinking cup, comb, mirror,
black and white buttons, toothpaste,
a pair of socks and a deck of cards.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-07-07
Snuff Upsets RuraIays Plans.

When Miss Jennie McAlpin of
Doyle, La, was confronted by a bur-
glar in her home the other night she
outwitted the intruder, who demanded
money, by leading him into her
grandmother's room, catching up the
elderly Woman's snuff box and quick
~ dashing the contents In the aston
ished miscreant's eyes.
She then grappled with him and
Wrested the revolver from his grasp,
but when she marched him toward the
front door, calling for help, the rob-
Der leaped blindly down the steps and
escaped.-New Orleans Times-Picay,
une.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-07-07
Dealing With Troubies-

We shrink instinctiveIy from troubles
as we shrink from hard and painful
tasks; we cannot escape the suffering
they bring; but we decide whether they
shall weaken or strengthen US. 1t lies
with US to receive them as enemies or
as friends. They offer us fortitude, pa
thence, courage, strength, growth or
cowardice, bitterness, despair; we can
not prevent them from coming to US.
but we can decide whether they shall
help or hinder US in our life purposes.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-07-07
sEABOARD LOCAL SCHEDULE
SouthbOund

No. 9-Leaves Jacksonville 1920 p.
M; Ocala Ais p. m. Arrives Tampa,
7:35 p. m.
No. LEAVES Jacksonville $50 p.
M; Ocala, las a. m. Arrives st. Pc
tersburg, 7:45 a. m.
No. 3-Leaves Jacksonville $3.50 a.
M; Ocala, 1859 p. m.
NOrthbOund
No. 10-Leaves Tampa at l p. M;
Ocala; Ais p. m. Arrives Jackson
vile, 7:15 p. m.
No. 2-Leaves Tampa 9 p. M;
Ocala, 1855 a. m. Arrives Jackson
vile, 6:45 a. m.
No. 4-Leaves Tampa, 9:10 a. M;
arrive Ocala 1:10 p. M; arrive Jack
sonville $40 p. m.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-07-07
Suited All Parties

The proprietor of a Georgia seed
store adopted a novel method of ex-
tracing the seeds from a special va
riety of watermelon which he wished
to Introduce, and of which he had a
number of specimens. The melons
were cut and great crowd of negroes
were invited in from the street to eat
their favorite fruit free. All that was
required Of them besides eating melon
was to save the seeds.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-07-07
Good Advice Wasted.

The Life Extension institute issues
statement advising girls and young
women to go to bed early every night,
to shun cake and In no circumstances
to eat ice cream. They will be glad
to follow this advice, beginning on the
same day they stop talking about
clothes.-New York Herald.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-07-07
Soldiers Had Gone On.

AS the British transports poured
forth their freight of Australian-N New
Zealand troops at Gallipoli, a young
ofncer on one of the battleships no.
tlced that the men went only little
way, then stopped. "Why don't they
advanceg he cried. An older officer
by his side looked through his glasses,
and remarked quietly, "They have adj
vanced Nothing more pathetically
beautiful has come out of the war.
Surely the Anzac troops could ask no
finer epitaph.-Youth's Companion.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-07-07
Adam Exonerated.

The minister was preaching on little
things, how great events from trifing
causes spring, and an obiter dictum
was: did you ever reflect that sin
gle man was the father of the human
racer" Several members of the con-
gregatiOn subsequently assured each
other that they regarded Adam as mar
Guardian