The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-03-27
From Head-Quarters.


From Headquarters.
MIR. Ep1ToR-Since the return 0
I" Rarey, the horse-tamer," to thi
country, number of gentlemen have
taken up the business in imitation o
the great original" fact which ne
doubt many of your readers are aware
In some cases, however, the reflacto
~ equine subjects have resolutely re-
fused to be tanned" and inflicted Sc
rious injuries upon those who attempt
ed to operate upon them.
We have acase at hand from which
no serious injury resulted, and must be
considered in any other than serious
light to be appreciated. A gel
tleman residing near the quiet and ro-
mantle village Of H O
having been under instruction for sons
time in the art Of horse tanning and
breaking vicious horses. took it in
hand to operate on horse at home,
to test his skill and show the people
that 1.-THE thing could be did. F" A
large number of gentlemen from the
village collected to witness the per
formance. Having procured the ne
cessary Implements which consisted
of cotton cord, arranged it around
tie neck and into the mouth of cold
Bill. Z" Then the "tug of war; com
menced tfe horse-tamer gave the
cord phil "Old Bill stood unmoved
he gaze the cord another phil, but
it was no go-another long and a
strong pnll, when the cord snapped,
and instead of bringing cold Lfll'' to
the ground. the performer turned some
twelve or fifteen back summersanlts,
landing on the seat Of his pantaloons.
cold Bill, not much frightened, took
quiet survey of the scene, ran round
the yard, kicked up his heels, aud NOV
ed off to his corner, as much as to say
"come to time. " AS his adversary,
who had by this time had picked him
self mp, did not 'toe the scratch, J"
cold Bill was declared victorious, and
thus ended the performance
NOBODY.
Business Notices.
BY references to q card in another
Colnmn, our readers will observe that
they may ob ain clans in large or
small quantities, by applying to Mr..
J. K. Zeigler, near the Depot. who
intends running beat, during the
season.
Mr. Barney Egan, who, for many
years has been in the business, will al
SO continne to run his boat during the
season, and furnish clans to hose who
may desire them, at the usual rates.
Barney is an Institution that our
citizens could no. spare during the
clam season"
Messrs Degraaf & Taylor, whole
sale and retail dealers in Furniture,
No 81 and al Bowery, and No IS
Christie street, New York, call the
attcn; ion of citizens of this place and
the surrounding country to their large
stock, which will he sold at low prices.
See their advertisement
In another column will he found
the advertisement of Mr.. A. j. Scare
borough, who is always prepared to
furnish his customers with segars, to-
bacco, &c, of the best quality, and at
as reasonable prices as any other es-
Enlistment Mr. S. is well and ia
vorably known in this section of
country, as fair dealer, and we have
no doubt but that the liberal patronage
heretofore enjoyed by him will be con
tinued if not largely increased. His
establishment is at No 90 Bridge
street, near R. R. Depot
The National Hotel" at Eas-
ton, is now kept by Mr.. Peter S, HUI
sizer, who makes tip-top landlord,
and his numerous friends on the Jer-
sey side will find him always at home
to minister to their wants and comforts.
Mr.. H. keeps first class house, and
charges moderately Everything about
the establishment is neat, clean and
just as it should be, and patrons are
not taxed heavily just to keep up APP
pearances. The National F" is the
first Hotel over the Bridge on the left.
See his card in another place in this
paper.
While on visit 10 Frenchtown last
week we dropped into the Harness
mandatory of Mr.. Chas. A Slack,
and found him driving business in an
enterprising, and we shonld judge from
the large number Of hands employed,
very profitable manner. He politely
conducted us through the various de-
partments Of his business, the harness
mandatory, the carriage trimming
shop, the wheelright shop, the saw
mill, &c, all of which WILL after Mon
day next, be in successful operation
Mr.. Slack by his industry and perse-
verance, has built up an extensive bus
mess, which we are pleased to state is
increasing rapidly He deserves sue
cess
During our short stay we called mp
Oh our friend, F. G. Flick, of the
American House, who provided us
with an excellent dinner, &c. Mr..
Fluck's establishment is situated in
the central part of the village, near
the principal places Of business, is well
kept in every department., and will be
found convenient stop ling place or
those having business in that neighbor-
hood See his card in another col
umn
Sabbath School Exh ibition at Milford.
On Wednesday evening Of la week