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The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-07-31
Lambertville, July 20, 1861.
Growi1 6 Old.

Did you ever consult the mirror to
ascertain whether You we're growing
old-to detect, if you could, pair of
feet, and crows at that, at the cor
Ger of your eyes-to see if that gray
hair somebody charged you with hav
ing yesterday, was nothing but pc
culiar reflection of the light, and not
much whittier than the ace Of spades
after all But the mirror is nothing
to go to for information it reflects
to o very little purpose. If you
would know what age is doing for
you, look upon face of a friend you
have not seen for ten years, and the
story is as plain as a pike staff
There is something or other about
him you cannot quite understand
his features are sharper, the express
ion of his eyes little colder, of his
brow little harder, of his mouth a
little frmer. To be sure his laugh
hasn't gone, but tooth or two has.
He is the same, yet not the same, but
somewhat harder and rougher and not
so much of him as OF old.
But the straugest Of all is his hand.
That has grcwn old faster than his
face. How soft and smooth it used
to be, You remember, and plump as a
partridge. There was tracery of
blue veins upon the back Of it, and
you and he used to read each others
fortunes, and life-iourneys, in the
meandering currents that flowed on
so quietly just under the surface. But
it is more like a claw now, as if he
used it digging; then it is broan as
October; the full rounded muscle
has Slrunk away from the veins, and
they stand out like ridges in fallow.
Veins indeed ! they look like a hand
full of whipcord. There is a knotty
look and knotty feel about the joints
as if you were grasping handful of
walnuts. Then again, his hair has
grown wiry or bristly or gray, or
thin, or something that it was not,
for the truth is, it is growing on an
old head.
You think, as You look at him, is
it possible" and he keeps you compa-
ny with his wonder how can it be-"
and in that look, you have seen your
self, as he sees you, as they all see you,
as you are.
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Cheap and Fashionable Clothing.

IT'S we'll known fact that our
friends, Messrs Barber & Reynolds,
at the corner of Union and Church SITS,
have on hand or will make to order,
garments of all kinds as cheap as they
can be purchased at any other estab-
lishment. In point of style, they can
not be excelled, as they endeavor to
keep up with the latest fashions and
all goods made by them are Of the
best material and by the best of work
men. To be convinced In regard to
this matter, drop in and lea7e your or
ders.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-07-31
Reception of the Volunteers.

On Thursday evening q meeting
was held at the Council Chamber,
for the purpose of making arrange
ments to receive the Volunteers from
this place, whose time had expired and
were abont 10 return home. Mr..
Molineaux was called to the Chair,
and Chas. Roberts Esq, appointed
Secretary. The Mayor and Common
Council were authorized by the meet
ing to give the Volunteers recep-
ton.
On Friday evening most of the vol
unteers arrived about o'clock, in Il
special train furnished by the Bel. Del
r. R. Co., and were received at the
depot by the Authorizes of town and
large crowd of citizens A recep-
ton speech was made by Chas. A.
skillman. Esq, after which the SOL
liers under the escort Of the Scott
Infantry. the Anderson Guard, Union
Cadets, &c, marched about the town,
followed by a large number of per-
sons.
Everybody seemed happy. The
meetings between husbands and wives,
mothers and sons, sisters and broth
ers was in many instances affecting,
showing that absence had in no de-
gree weakened the bond Of affection
between them.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-07-31
EetteP from Honey HolIew.

DEAR PRESS AS the sun is sinking
behind the Western hills to give the
parched up earth rest from Its infuen-
css for few hours, will give you the
farming and other local news of the
week. Notwithstanding the heat of
the weather, and the excitement over
the afflirs of the nation, a great deal
of hard labor has been performed du-
ring the past week, and many drop
of Precipitation has been shed by the
honest yeomanry of the Land.
The oat harvest is drawing to a
close, and the bright ack-yards in
their usual order, look like squads of
well disciplined soldiers.
The health of the community is good,
though since the war broke out some
few of those once known as Hardy
Mount aineers, are afflicted with rheu-
matism, imperfect vision, crooked fin
gers, weak knees, &C., but they are
very few, and general good feeling pre-
walls.
We are told, Mr.. Editor, that there
is q time for everything therefore e
time to be divided, and time to be
united, time to be sarcastic and a
time to be discreet, and your cores
pendent thinks this the time to be out
spoken and firm, even if conflicting
with his nature, or at least with his
disposition, and while we are informed
Of the terrible events of the day, of
the great battle, the defeat of our
mighty army, the retreat Of the bear
ers of our national flag, the cruelty to
our citizens, the inhumanity shown to
our bleeding sons and brothers, let us
proclaim to all the world, that whether
in prosperity or adversely, in health or
infrmity, il the bright days of youth,
in mid life, or in old age, we will stand
or fall, conquer or die by the flag Of
our country. Yours,
HILL TOP.
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Friendship.


The pleasure and virtue of friend
ship Is so ennobled as to induce the
belief that it is only the offspring of
pure and virtuous hearts True
friendship is where the sunlight of
love exist, where precious confidence
and trust abide, and heart opens TO
heart and answers back again; where
the light of Joy shines out forever as
. bright and radient star. But, oh !!
how false the human heart-how often
It is found the abode of that madden
ed demon hatred, concealed behind the
folds of false friendship, ever ready to
ensnare the innocent and unsnspecting
and then pierce as with the fangs of q
coiling serpant, deep into the heart of
its victim.
Beware of the mellifuent tongue !;
It will proclaim a friendship that will
aealously shine forth, until perchance
Q thoughtless word, an action although
the most Insignificant and triAing, it
win then reveal base and most odious
of character capable of kindling a
FIRE that can never be extinguished
With its deceitful and slandering
tongue. Such is bat the bane of hap
piness and the execration of society.
L. T. L.
Oak Dale, July Is, 1861.
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A LITTLE DRUMMER SHOT. Sat
urday, drummer named A. j. Pettitt
seventeen years Of age, in the Third
New Jersey, was shot in camp. over
in Virginia, by the accidental discharge
of mnsket in the hands Of a com
rade, who was cleaning the lock of his
pie e. The lad was favorite. His
body has been sent TO his friends
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To Advertisers.

TO the advertisers of both City and Country
We now offer sheet that has larger circula-
ton among Merchants, Mechanics, Farmers
Laborers, and business men Of all shades, IMAM
any Of our county papers have, or ever attained J
and is, consequently, the best paying adveftis'
ing medium in this section. 70
Advertisements inserted at the rate Oh %
oants mar sonara Of ~ lines for the first week,
and IS cents for each subsequent insertion, as
fellows 49,
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Early Rising.
Oak Dale, July as, 1861.

1t is often remarked that there are
two sides to eye:y question, and after
reading the following we verify believe
that this is the case, for who suppos-
ed that it was possible to throw q
doubt on the benefits of early rising T?
The question, however, is thus salts
factorily disposed Of by genias
I'VE have watched those fellows
who are the early risers, and as gen
eral thing, they are the first chaps
who 20 tothe groceriesin the morning.
It Is all moonshine about the smartest
and greatest men being early risers.
It might have been so in old times,
bat now-a.days when you see a chap
moving about very early you may be
certain be is after drink"
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QnarterIy statement Of the n. J. Banks.

The following is a comparative state
ment of the condition Of the IF y
banks in this State, for the quarter
ending the first of July, with that of
the lst of April last :
Capital 1924, 227 5o-decrease $50, 1871.
Circulation SO, 651 ,726-decrease Si,573, 1874.
loans $I3, ga $50 l0--dscrsase $l,9l5 887.
Specie 81, 033, O58 65-inerease 4,l56 %.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-07-31

BARNUM, who always manages to
secure the latest curiosities, has on
exhibition, at his Museum, the negro
Tillman, who killed the three pirates
placed on the S. J. Waring by one of
Jeff's privateers. Tie is an object Of
great curiosity.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-07-31
Important Queries.

l Does it cost anything to print a
paper?
Q. How long can printer afford t.
furnish paper for nothing?
8. Do printers e Il, drink, and wear
clothing? Ifso, how do they get then
necessaries" of life ?
4. Do / owe for my paper?
s. Do ] owe for any job work OF
adverti-ing?
6. Is not this particular period a
frst-rste time to pay up
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-07-31

Brief Mention.
--4--- See advertisement ia another
column of korse for sale.
-- Butter is bringing ID cts per
To-, Potatoes rs cts per bus. and black
berries cts per quart in this place.
- A meeting will be held on
Thursday evening next, at Stockton,
(Centre Bridge Station for the pur-
pose of organizing military company
- Mr.. James Romine, who re-
sides near Stockton, picked over 8
bushels of pears from one tree, on
Monday Of last week. This may be
considered q large yield.
- The farmers, as well as those
residing in town, are desiring rain.
The prospect has been good on several
occasions, but 1t is said "ail signs
fail in dry time"
-- Local affairs are scarce, and
the weather is too hot to make des-
perate effort. But we will wait, Mi
cawber like, for something to turn
up"
- A new well curb has been
placed around the we'll at the corner
Of Union and Delevan sts' The work
was not done until it was needed
There are one or two more in town
that should be served the same way.
The track of the Hunterdon
county Fair ground was opened on
Saturday last, for the practice OF hor,
ses, and will be open On Saturday OF
each week for this purpose until the
time for the Fair.
ALL the members Of the Rifles
snd Feucibles returned home, except
Charles Stout, and John P Thompson
of the Rifles, and Anderson Slack, of
the Fencibles, who were detained BY
sickness.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-07-31
Teachers Institute.

Arrangements are being made for
holding Teachers Institute at New
Germantown, in this county, about
the middle of August, with Prof.
Phelps as principle instructor and A.
j. Doremus as conductor. The par
ticulars will be announced as soon as
the arrangements are completed.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-07-31
To the Ladies'.

Mr.. John DoIton, in Commercial
Row, Main street, has just received q
new lot of goods in his line of business,
which he has purchased at prices that
will afford him an opportunity to sell
cheaper than ever. Give him call,
and snit Yourselves.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-07-31
Tall Oats.

Mr.. Chas. Carthart, ST., near
Perryville, has sent to our. Office q
specimen of his oats, which measures
FIVE feet and eleven inches in height.
Can this be beaten, or even equaled
this year ?-Leoder.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-07-31
A tribute to the Departed.

EDITOR PRESS: - Since tho last
issue of your paper we have been most
sirnalIv reminded that none are ex-
enpt from the degree of Divine Prov
idence-that man is born to die. We
have been again and again admonish-
ed in the performance of the melan-
choly duty of conveying to the marrow
halls" of the dead one, who but yester-
day in full flush of health was with us.
that Gin life we are in the midst Of
death" Our long cherished friend
HENRY A. WILLIAMSON, is numbered
with the "pale sleepers !" his voice
and the echo of his music tones that
50 often yibrated 10 our mids', and
which still dwells and viii continue to
dwell in our memories, has been called
to silence by that stern officer from
whose decision there is no appeal this
side of eternity. Before the attack
of the deceased which suddenly ter
minated his existence, he was in the
fnll vigor of manhood-he had num-
bered % years-we knew him famil-
iarly-we shared with others In this
his native town, the honor of his
friendship and his confidence. 1t
would be safe appeal to truth to
ask it to testify that but few have
journeyed the sands of life as far as
he who could turn upon the retros.
pect as be, if living. with SO little re-
greet. But his withdrawal from us is
painfully felt and most deeply lamen-
ted. Oh ! if when the " stern archer"
raised the latch at the chamber door
Of the lamented, the prayers of rela-
tives and friends, and of his aged par
ents whose greet was as deep and pure
as hers of Main, or of that Mary
whose lament for Lazarus moved the
heart of a Saviour until his eyes
I" like an infant wept," could have
stayed the footsteps of the unwelcome
visitor, the shaft for the loved one
would have rested in its culver. But
a voice from the spirit land spoke /;
the arrow sped ; the bright mark was
struck
"Lffes' labor done
Serenely to his final rest he passed;
While the soft memories Of his virtue yet
Linger like twilight hues,
When the bright sun has set"
Nor the words of coincidence, nor
the wall of lamentation can call his
spirit bpc to reanimate the cold form
that rests beneath the verd1re of the
sod. That spirit would not reinvest
the perishing body if it could for the
faith in which he lived and practiced,
and the God he worshipped assures us
that the essential thing, the image Of
his maker, is clothed in Immortality.
LEO.
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Advertisements should be marked the length
af tine they are to be inserted, or they VIII be
HSpt In Until ordered out, and charged for ac-
c6fdingiy,
All yearly or hajf-ys9rly advertisements que
Quarterly, and all transient advertising must be
paid for In advance.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-07-31
Military.

uElHSdIyS .
Col. LARSON convened the regimen
tai board of the lst Regiment Of the
Hunterdon Brigade, at Ringoes, on
Saturday last. Quite large alton
dance of officers of both the staff and
line were present. After transacting
the business before them, they adjourn
ed to meet at the Armory of the Maj
Anderson Guards, "Coryell's Hall, !"
Lambert7ille, on the 9Th of August
next, at 10 o'clock A. NJ The Reg
mental Court Martial will be in Ses-
sion at the same time. During these
times of war our whole militia force by
the laws of the State are put under
discipline, and Hunterdon is not in the
rear. Brig Gen Sergeant was the
frs, through his promptness and ex-
ertions, to execute his orders and have
his command under drill, and his reg
mental officers are in time with the
requirements.
The Court Martial of the lst Regi-
merit OF the Hunterdon Brigade will
meet at the Armory Of the Major An
derson Guards, Coryelrs Hall, Lam.
bertville, on the Sd of August, at 9
O'Clock A. NJ. Maj. Charles W. God
own will conduct the court The reg
mental surgeons will be present, and
those who are either delinquent or dis
abled can have justice, by attention,
without further trouble.
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'gotal Affairs.

~pEgsoys KNOWING OR HEARING OF Ac-
cIDEETs, BURGLARIEs, THEFTs, OR OTHER
MATTERS OF LOCAL OR GENERAL NATURE,
WILL CONF Err FAVOR WHICH WILL BE DULY
APPRECIATED BY ADyAScING Us THE SAME.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-07-31
Arnett and Boots and Shoes.

Arnett and Boots and Shoes.
Commodore Arnett, of Boot Hall, !"
is now in the full tide of success in the
boot and shoe line, and is able and
willing to supply any quantity of these
articles at low prices. The excellence
of the Commodores' work commends
itself to all Understandings, and
therefore needs no putting to make it
appreciated. Give him call.
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On tho 4th of July several seces-
sion flags were displayed on American
ships lying in the docks at Liverpool.
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Kingwood Union Guards.

Kingwood Union Guards.
The Kingwood Union Guards, met
on Thursday, tho 25th inst, at Ed
ward Beans Hotel, Kingwood, and
elected the following officers
Captnin--Nathan Shurts.
1st Lieut-Simeon P. Stryker,
I'd !" Aaron Bancroft.
This company already numbers some
40 men, and are in prosperous con-
dition. The Guards will meet at
Beans Hotel on Friday next, for the
Purpose of selecting uniform.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-07-31

A son of VIM. chamberlain, fell
from hay wagon in Railway last
week, and was run over and killed.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-07-31
/" Stars.o


Zone star differeth from another
in glory" so the most careless eye will
discern in glancing at the evening
sky. All are not silver stars )"
and especially in a northern nemis-
phere do the different hues,-violet,
purple, green, crimson, and yellow
fash ont their varying splendors.
Astronomers have viewed them and
poets have ascribed to them charac-
tiers /; as Longfellow when he sings
There is no light in earth or heaven
But the cold light Of stars
And the first watch of night is given
To the red panel, Mars.
:" Is it the tender star of love?
The star of love and dreams?
Oh, no from that blue tent above
A hsro's armor CLEANS"
Then again, people see stars differ
ently.-Some men can see them In the
anytime, after sudden motion has
been carried, and the bill is laid under
the table. Some young men can see
stars in their lady-loves' eyes The
stars which shine most conspicuously
on the Fourt of July, are those which
spangle " our national banner.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-07-31

- A meeting will be held on
Thursday evening next, at Stockton,
(Centre Bridge Station for the pur-
pose of organizing military company
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-07-31

Butter is bringing ID cts per
h., Potatoes rs cts per bus. and black
berries 6 cts per quart in this place.
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Brief Mention.
--4--- See advertisement 10 another
column of korse for sale.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-05
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE COMING ATTACK.
From Our Own Correspondent

From Our Own Correspondent
CHARLESTON, Jan. 81 1861.
Movements denote stirring times near at hand.
Last evening there was hustle in and about the
Governors Room, which is the headquarters rs
well, and this morning at an early hour soldiers
in great numbers were on their way TO the har-
Dor defenses. These movements were all of an
unusual character, and are supposed to be in
consequence of intelligence privately received from
Washington. The Revolutionary authorities have
learned lately to observe uncommon secresy,
which has arisen, / am confident, more from
the presence of your correspondent than from
any other single cause.
The purport of the secret adyices from Wash.
ington is such as to render the attack on Fort
Sumter at an earlier day than the moderates
have expected exceedingly probable, if not abso-
lutely certain. The ReyolutiOnists have not all
their arrangements for the siege of Fort Sumter
quite completed. The water batteries, which
they have been constructing in great privacy for
upward Of month, lack at least ten days OF
completion. These batteries are two in number,
and are made of timbers, securely bolted and
framed together. The sides, and those parts ex-
posed to the shot of the enemy are Six feet in
thickness. The covering or roof is to be Of rail-
way iron laid on and secured as flooring
which will be bomb aud ball proof. In
side, powerful preaching batteries are to be
placed with large force of men, securely pro-
tected from the shots of the enemy. These bat
teries have been constructed with express refer
ence to the enterprise against Fort Sumter, and
will be anchored within preaching distance OF its
walls 1t is maintained that the large guns to
be placed on these batteries, brought within two
hundred yards, or even shorter distance, OF
Fort Sumter, will not be long in opening the
way for an assaulting party. 1t is expected that
the two rifed cannon shipped from England will
arrive in time to be brought into service in this
way There is nothing which the Revolutionists
have 80 much at heart as the taking OF Fort
Sumter. But for the loss Of life, they had rather
take it by regular siege than to have it surren-
dered into their hands without struggle. The
army prefer fight to peaceful surrender.
OF course there are fixed theories and definite
plans by which tho enterprise 10 to be accom-