The Lambertville press., 1860-06-13
Brief Mention.

- The eighteenth monthly meet
ing of the Building and Loan Associa-
tion Of this place, was held at Union
Hall,on Saturday evening last. Loans
were sold at premiums Of S22, so and
$23.
- The Camden Democrat. of last
week, contains the yaledictory of its
late ed itor, Mr. John Hood, aud the
inaugural Of his successor, Gel. NJ. r.
Hamilton, formerly of the Sussex Her.
aid.
--~--- The Post Office at Washing
ton, N. J., was robbed short time
since Of $50 worth of clothing and So
in money. The Post Master traced
the robber to Phillipsburg and there
lost him.
- The Camden & Amboy r. r.
Co. have put on an additional train
between Bordentown and Trenton in
the afternoon, lesying Bordentown on
the arrival of the P. NJ. train from
New York, and connecting at Trenton
with the afternoon train up on the
Belvidere Railroad. BY this arrange
ment passengers from this section can
go to New York and return the same
day.
No doubt it will be gratifying
to our citizens to learn that Mr.. Pc
ter Richings and his accomplished
daughter, Miss Caroline Richings, con-
template visiting this place again for
the purpose of giving concert. The
many who attended their last enter
tainment given in this place will hail
this premature announcement with JOY,
and we trust none will miss this OPP
portunity of listening to the most ac-
complished vocalist in America.
- On Thursday evening last IN
extra train passed over the Bel. Del.
r. R., having on board number of
our Legislators and Editors, who avail
ed themselves of the kind offer of our
several railroad companies to take an
excursion to the coal regions Of our
Sister State.
- Should we have the bad luck
TO have a fire in our midst, and any
ore wishes to run to it, they viii find
the "Globe" and other fixtures in the
engine house on Union ST., between
, \ ork and Delevan Sts., unless the boys
are running it around town. The
hnilding has been moved in order to
give Mr.. Blackwell room for the cree.
rion of building of more stately di-
mensions and imposing appearance, in
which to keep the mashten," the re-
port of the Beacon 10 the contrary
notwithstanding. If our learned
friends will procure q copy of Worces-
ter's last Pictorial Unabridged, they
may learn the difference Of the mean
ings ofthe two words accepted - and
adopted
- Cookies -Amphitheatre, from
Niblo's Garden, y. Y. City, viii ex-
hibit in this place on Tuesday next,
the 18th inst. Among the most promi-
nent features Of the performance viii
be the appearance of Madame Zoyora,
the renowned Equestrienne. See adj
yertisement in another column.
--- The Somerset Messenger, one
Of our Democratic exchanges, appears
now in new garh. The appearance
Of the Messenger is no doubt credit.
able TO the taste Of Brother Donaldson,
and 2re admire II
- Our cricketers will 60 to Phila-
delphia on the 2Tth inst, the match
game having been postponed to come
of at that time.
--- Some robbers made two diff
ferent attempts to enter the residence
of Mr.. Samuel Green, in Franklin St,
one night last week, but were frighten-
ed away before they had succeeded in
doing any mischief.
- Counterfeit three dollar bills
on the Phillipsburg Bank were offered
in New York recently.
- The second Troop of Cavalry
of the Hunterdon Squadron met at
Baptisttown on Saturday, June Cd, at
2 o'clock.