The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-04-18
Brief Mention of Local items.


Mr. n. B Bennett. our eonsta
BILE elect, will please excuse the non
appearance of his name, last week
among the list of officers elected al
our late town election. 1t was ar
oversight we seriously regret.
Messrs. Stout & Bird. of this
place, are now building two fine brick
dwelling houses, on Union street be-
tween York and Delaware
We have had q slight "rise ,
in the Delaware, and if we should be
favored with a few days of warm
weather, we may expect an abundant
supply of that delicacy-shad.
- The bell which was thrown
from the locomotive Excelsior" at
the time of the latter's explosion at
Easton, has been made into finger
rings by some skillful mechanic, and
are now being circulated
The Leigh Valley Railroad
Company brought down for the week
ending Saturday, the 18th inst, 1888
tons of coal. against 1884 tons for
the corresponding week last year.
The 25th, 26th, 9th and 29th
of September next, are the days ap-
pointed for holding the next fair on
the grounds of the Hunterdon County
Aa.r;o,,1+ruo1 Coo;atv
The Gazette says Sheriff
Thatcher has moved into the Court
House. and ex-Sheriff Holcomb moved
to ReaVile.
The tonnage of the Delaware
Division Canal, for 1859, was 770,065
tons, being an increase of SO, 993 tons
over 1858. Of the tons carried,
3O7.418 passed through the outlet
lock at this place.
They do say John Reeves
takes photographs at his rooms, over
orr Office, which, for truthfulness and
beauty. are excelled By no city
operator.
1t is going the rounds of the
newspapers. that we quoted shad as
selling at this place for twenty cents a
piece. This is mistake, we said 80
Who has heard anything of an
elopement in Pennington ? The Re-
publican very briefly notices the fact.
Ont with the particulars, for we are
sadly in need of few sensation items.
THE Express saws the exploded
boiler of the steamer Alfred Thomas.
is now being wrought into No. IS
wire. at mill in that place, and spe-
cimens have been sent to the friends Of
those who were on the boat at the
time of the explosion. Rather sad
mementOes, we imagine.
A cow was killed by n passen-
ger train on the Belvidere Delaware
Railroad, a few days since, between
Point Pleasant and Bulls Island sta=
tions.
"A slight furry of snow fell on
aturday afternoon last.
We call special attention to
the several new advertisements which
appear in our columns this week.
THE r. Sands American Cir
Gus will exhibit in this place on the
30th inst.
From the report of the Presby-
terry meeting, held in this place on
Tuesday last, we learn that Rev.
Samuel Studdfprd son of the Rev. P.
O. Studdiford of this place, has accept
ed pastoral charge in Plainfeld.
"A Lazy Club" is about being
formed in this place. Unless the
members are too far gone already, an
adjourned meeting will be held Hext
Saturday. The President elect. is the
man that couldn't keep out of the way
of his own shadow The "never
sweats" have "dried up"
The Public School Exhibition
will take place at Coryel Hall, on
Wednesday, week from to-day.
"A Cricket Match will be played
to-day, at this place, between the
"married' and "single" of the Della
ware club. Murray for our side
Mr.. Joseph Justice, formerly
station agent on the Camden and Am
boy Railroad, at Trenton, died o
pleurisy, at his residence in that city
on Friday last.
--- At the Building Association
meeting, held at Union Hall, on Satqr
day evening last. two loans sold a
premiums of 1923 each.
- Franklin Mills. ESQ, has beer
re- elected Mayor of Trenton by thu
Democrats.
j ones the hosse thief, passed
through this place on Saturday morn.
ing last, en- route for Trenton, wher,
sle will spend three years at the ex
peLSe of the State
The largest number of shat
caught at a single haul, at this place
was "a. Caught at the Island.
The man was tightly slight,
who, jubilant at the probable success
OF a friend whe was running for Chose
Freeholder muttered 10 broken &C
cents: III bet one to two, that -
will be lected frozen cheese holder.
We advise every family in Hun
terdon county to have copy of TIKI
LambertVill Press. that they nav bt
posted in the news of the county.
- Harden's trial commenced YES
terday at Belvidere.