The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-12-26
Brief Mention


from those who advertise in the PRESS
and you will get bargains.
- Gordoa & Dilts' is the place
to get your Lumber, Coal and Slate
and everything in that line.
: - If you want your clothes made
good and neat, take them to Olwell's
in Chureh-st He can suat you.
- The NJ. E. Church in Blooms
bury will be dedicated on Thursday
the 9th of December.
The season of dancing has
come. We can do the necessary print
ing for such arrangements in tip-top
style.
THE Brigade parade which was
20 come off at Frenchtown yesterday.
Christmas, has been postponed until
the 22nd of February
"A Donation visit was paid
Rev. Mr.. Opdyke, at Clinton, on
Thursday afternoon and evening of
last week.
- A Donation will be given to
Rev. j. S. Colt, at the Parsonage in
New Germantown, on Thursday Ito
morrow the 9th, inst.
There were Religious services
of an interesting nature held in the
Catholic church in this place on Christ
mas morning, at II O'Clock, M.
- An exhibition of the Sabbath
School of the NJ. Z. Church at New
Germantown, was held on Christmas
evening.
The friends of Rev. j. Kirk
patrick of Ringoes, are invited to at
tend a Donation visit, at his residence,
on the afternoon and evening of the
2Tth inst, Tomorrow
- The friends of 3he Rev. P. A.
Strobell, of Spruce Run Lutheran
Church, intend making him a Dona-
ion visit at the Parsonage, on TO-
morrow Thursday the 9th
II is said Messrs. Throp &
Murray of New Hope, are taking into
consideration the erection of an extern
sive establishment for the manufacture
of their farming implements.
- Those who have receptacles
for the preservation of ice, should take
of the present propitious
weather to have them stored There
is 6ne,ice on our creeks.
- st. Johns Day, December 81,
win be appropriately celebrated by the
Masonic brethren of this place. A
supper at Moore's hotel will be prom
inent feature.
- DR.. Harvey's interesting Lee
ures were brought to a premature
close on Tuesday oflast week. Cause,
want Of proper public appreciation
at large.
The Sabbath School connected
with Rev. P. A. Strobel's Church, at
Spruce Run, enjoyed the pleasure of
a Christmas Tree, on Monday evening
the oath inst.
- A Concert of Vocal anG In
strumental music was held in the NJ.
e. Church, Washington, on Christmas
day, under the direction of Prof. w.
F. Kennedy. The proceeds were ap-
propriated to the benefit of the Church.
- The child of Mr.. Sylvester
Rocks of Baptisttown, whose clothes
caught FIRE from the stove, an account
of which appeared in our paper two
weeks ago, died on Monday evening of
last week from injuries received.
Mr.. Geo. Harrison, living on
the road leading to Woodville, slipped
on the ice in front of his dwelling and
broke ore of his legs, on Wednesday
afternoon of last week. The fracture
we learn is serious but not compound.
"Uncle Zeke," our favored
Stockton correspondent, will be out
in an article on village Fire Depart
ments, in our next, it came to hand toe
late for this issue, Be ready to
laugh.
- Mr. O'Byrne, of Philadelphia
delivered a discourse on Fanaticism
before the Lyceum in this place, or
Monday evening last. The hall was
well filled. We have not the time to
give an extended notice, but it was in
the speakers usual happy style.
- A meeting of the friends favor
able 10 the extension of the Millstont
Rail Road, to. some point in Hunter.
don, will be held at the hotel of J. M
Stevens, in Neshanic, to-day, (Wed
nesday the 26th.) John P. Jackson
Esq, will address the meeting.
A number of young men in up
per Jersey have associated themselve
under the name of "Zouave Oddities,
for the purpose of saving and splitting
wood for destitute families. This kin(
of military glory, however, don't ap.
pear to be very contagious.
To keep ice off windows, take
an ordinary paint brush or Spong'
and rub over the glass, once or twice {
day, a little alcohol, and it will keel
the glass as free from ice as in the mid
die of summer, and viii give as good |
polish as can be got in any other way
-D.J. Blackwell, near Sergeants
vile, showed US yesterday a potato
the prince Albert" which measured
nine inches in length and entirely fire.,
from rot. BE informed us that b,
raised 90 bushels of them this yea
from one bushel of seed
The potatoes they grow large, over there, owe
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