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


single in advocacy of the Soap ant
Candle business. Publication and
Light on all subjects, he believes are
sure remedies for the diseased state O.
the public mind-f'present writing.
See advertisement in another column
The new Iron Bridge over TIE
Pequest in the village of Belvidere is
now completed. It was built by oul
enterprising Machinist, VIM. Gown,
and the piers and abutments were put
up by another of our entcrprising me.
chanic's, Mr.. Alexander Grant
The Clinton folks are about to
establish a Lyceum. A Mr.. W. D.
Holt will open aprivate Singing School
there soon. The Singing School IN
der the direction of DR.. Barclay, is
progressing finely. A musical set the
Clinton folks.
- Owing to the stringency in
the money market Mr.. Boozer was
constrained to forego his usual habit
of distributing Presents to the child
rem on Christmas day By the
next visit of Santa Claus however, it
is to be hoped his ship will arrive.
- An attempt was made on Sun
day night last to rob hotel at Betlde-
hem, by saving off the lock bolt of the
door. The robber was interrupted by
a young man who happened to be sit
ting up with his phoebe Ann Matilda, ;
as young men do some times, and on
going to the door the robber dug"
- The year 1861 will be the first
of the 660th Olympiad. There will
be an annular eclipse of the sun on the
18th of January, another on the 7th
of July, and a total eclipse on the 3lst
of December. There will also be
partial eclipse of the moon on the 18th
of December.
- The Clinton Times man in a
dun to his subscribers, bemoans his
"sad phate" in the following suggest
i've lines
t'Like some lone bird without mate,
My weary heart is desolGts."
And we guess his pocket-book is down
with the same complaint
DR.. VIM. Rice, a learned physician
from Upper Wakefield township, Bucks
CO., Pa has associated himself with the
extensive practice of DIR. Rosenberger
of Frenchtown, this county. We well
come the gentleman to the isle" Of
Jersey, and are certain lie will find
genial companion in the person of our
friend DIR. r.
- Phe f'Fencibles," s. S. Hus-
sleten, commanding, paraded in all
"the pride, pomp and circumstance of
glorions war;" on yesterday Christ.
mas.) Altho' their ranks were thin
ned by first attack of the Holidays,
they exhibited an imposing front.
Long may they wave" to defend the
right and subvert the wrong
- 1t will be seen by reference to
the Prospectus of The New Y ork
Ledger, which will be found in another
column, that the proprietor of that
popular weekly has secured an array
of distinguished contributors for his
paper for the New Year such as has
never been equaled by any publication
in the world The Ledger is always
by high moral tone,
and has circulation larger than
any other ten literary Journalism the
country.
- We had thought owing to the
financial crisis that people we're incli-
ned to retrench in every department
of their domestic concerns, but it has
proven to be fallacy-our foresight
has received severe shock by the
presentation of an enormously large
Pie, on the part of Mrs. j. K. Zeigler,
the friend of printers in distress, it
measures about As inches in circum-
ference, and there are plenty more we
are quite certain at the Rail Road
House where she presides 1t is the
first time this season that we have had
the pleasure of being pie ously incli-
ned. and like man ont west "we'll jine
the meetin' house"