The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-07-11
From Milford.

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To redeem my promise, I must be
more punctual, and, though items are
scarce, here goes. July 4th, 1860,
the 84th anniversary Of our National
existence as a Nation, and of our in
dependence as people, passed OIL
here quite pleasantly. Things were
rather quiet, though, owing to a eel
ebration at Pennington, where the
Rev. Mr.. Levers oficiated as orator,
and another at Asbury which the Mil
| ford Cornet Band attended, and by
means of which our citizens were not
little thinned out. But though no
banners waved, music played, or bay
onets flashed, yet for all that, it was
to us no less the Glorious Fourth,
and the boys, Notwithstanding their
fathers absence, were exceedingly
joyous, and amidst their innocent
pranks and jokes, they exploded the
usual amount of squibs aud flre-crack-
ers. to say nothing of the sweetmeats
and gingerbread consumed, washed
down with lots of beer. The weather
was pleasant and the day passed of
with nothing to interrupt the general
good feeling.
The turnout at Asbury, az | was
informed, was not large; while the
festivities ct Pennington were inter-
rupted by the burning Of barn, in
which two loads of hay and four hor-
SEES were consumed, and the lamenta-
BILE rumor that human bling had al
so persisted in the flames.
Several days ago, curiosity YVES on
tip toe here to find out what was in
the wind. This was caused by seeing
on last Sunday eve, certain gentle
man from Frenchtown in close and
mysterious conference with our At
torney. On Monday it came out that
the Frenchtown gentleman wanted a
certain strange pedler who had been
doing business there without a license,
put through. To accomplish this,
early Monday morning the Attorney
and an overseer of the Poor, left here
for Freuchtown, but about noon came
back little chop-fallen, for the prey
being little too smart for them, had
departed. The constable at French
town however, not being discouraged,
followed on in the freight train to
Lambertville, and there succeeded in
making the arrest. The pedler gave
bail, and yesterday, Friday, the 9th,
being the day for his appearance be-
fore Squire Slower of this place, con-
siderable curiosity was evinced to be
present and see how things would go.
Accordingly on Friday morning, the
defendant, tall keen-cyed Irishman,
accompanied by q few select friends,
and his counsel, Chas. Skillman ESQ
Of your City, arrived by the cars. =
The same train brought the gentleman
from Frenchtown and few friends
DESTROYS of seeing the supremacy of !
the law vindicated, and the daring
pedler punished. Attorney S. q.
Hill, of this place, who appeared for
The Frenchtown party, or rather for
The Overseers Of the Poor of Ale7an-
lria township, for if I am informed
Alright, the Frenchtown gentleman did
not wish to appear on the record,
and so the names Of the OVersecrs were
substituted Quite crowd assembled
in and about the court room, and ev-
seemed to promise q grand
legal fight; quite an item to amuse
the people. However, instead Of GO
ing to work, rumor began to go
round that the expected sport was
likely to be spoiled by common place
compromise. Men from each side
held long conversations together, and
lastly the two lawyers INDUCED in
friendly chat. The result was, instead
of trial, and making the defendent
come do20n to the tune Of one han
dred dollars damages, the sum de-
the Frenchtown gentleman
his willingness to bury all
past grievances and the lawyers hav-
ing succeeded in bleeding the defen-
dant out of pretty good fee, told him
if he would now pay the costs, he
might go. This he readily did =
Many present were so dissatisfied at
the unlocked for course things had
taken that they grumbled openly, and
some even threatened to bring down
the law on the heads of the Overseers
for compromising the suit, and mike
them pay the part of the penalty the
township would have been eutitled to
in case they had given the suit. Dis
pite the sour looks and grumblings Of
a few, however, the whole party,
Judge, parties, lawyers, witnesses aid
lookers-on, adjourned from the court
room to the bar-room and took q drink,
and as it was moved and seconded be-
fore leaving the court room, that he
who had made the most money out of
the party should put the crowd
through, l looked on with some doubt
and curiosity to see who that individ
ual could be. l was soon satisfied
however the lawyers had the best of
it. as q moment after one of them
stepped up and paid the bill. Thus
ended our first trial on the new license
law.
Yours truly,
PHILos.