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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-08

CLUB MEETING.--At stated meeting of the
Grant and Wilson Campaign. Club, Of this
city, held on last Thursday evening, at Lyceum
Hall, the following officers were elected for
the campaign: s:sa s.a9s1 saa
President-Ghas. A. Skillman.
Vice Presidents Risler, s. B. Bray.
Secretary-C. H. w Vansciver.
Treasurer-Chas. Schulhaus
Finance Committee-W B. Niece, Jonas
NORMAN, j. W. Mcdowell.
A Marching Club is to be formed for the
campaign, and will appear in uniform in a
short time.
1t was resolved to attend the meeting at
New Eope on Monday evening and commit
tee of six was appointed to make arrange
ments to attend the mass meeting at Fleming
ton, on Saturday, the 18th inst.
The following resolution was unanimously
adopted
RESOLVED, That we hail with delight the
advent of the new Republican paper, THE
LAMBERTvILLE RECORD, which has recently
been started in our city, and we cheerfully and
earnestly recommend it to the support and
patronage of the Republican party of LAM
bertville and vicinity.
Remarks were made by A. G. Barber, DR..
J. Hayhurst. Col. A. w. Angel and C. II. w.
Vanscver.
Quite a number of persons added their names
to the list and considerable enthusiasm was
manifested
A Glee Club will also be connected with the
Club, under the leadership of Prof. c. p.
Hoffman.
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Reported for TIM RECORD

Reported for TIM RECORD
THE EXHIBITION AT DoYLEsTowN.-The
managers of the Doylestown Agricultural and
Mechanical Institute have reason to be proud
of the success which has attended their efforts
Thursday was the grand gala day and it is
estimated that there were $4,000 persons OF
the grounds during the day.
Everything which could be thought of fol-
the purpose of catching pennies was on the
ground, with the proper representatives, and
the people seemed as willing to be swindled
as the. parties themselves to swindle, and
whether you shot at the target, tested YOU
strength by pulling, striking, or lifting,
bought gold pens, perfimery, medicine, prize
packages, or rode on the velocipede, it was all
the same--you were so much out and they Sc
much in.
There were very superior specimens of cat
tie on exhibition, about 1873 horned cattle Of
all kinds, and they were not very often with
out visitors; especially the farmers and dairy
men evinced much interest in this department.
1t would be impossible to give AN accurate
account Of all the various machines which
WNiC oi SAHlpiIloii, Dut oHC HI pai ut-
tracted our attention, as it could beintroduced
in connection with some of the business in
terests of our city We refer to machine for
bending wagon boxes, rims, shafts, &c. 1t
was a new invention, and was in operation on
the grounds.
The trotting was unusually good and created
lively interest. A special premium of 81, 900
was offered for Friday, and the purse was won
by Doble's /" Hotspur" in the following time
first, 2:314 second, 2:27; third, 2:284 the
track was in fine order and the race was the
best ever trotted in the county. 49, -
General Hartranft, candidate for Governor
of Pennsylvania, was among the distinguish
ed visitors, who appeared on the grounds on
Friday afternoon, and was received with en-
thusiasm. He addressed a large mass meeting
in Easton in the evening.
But two or three trifiing accidents occurred
during the four days Of the fair, notwthstand-
ing there were so many horses and vehicles
present and so many thousands of men, wo-
men and children in attendance The band
engaged for the occasion was the Doylestown
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-08

CIDER-Tallking about cider the other eye
ming in one of our principal hardware stores,
one gentleman related a story of some work
men who were employed in the country some
time ago where there was plenty of cider in
the cellar. During the winter they finished a
barrel, and as it had remained SO sweet they
concluded they would examine the barrel and
find out what had been used to preserve it so
well. They were somewhat surprised to find
on examination that there were two dead rats
in the barrel which had probably fallen in at
the bung hole and drowned themselves They
have not been particularly fond of sweet cider
since. fsssEa
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-08

rs On the occasion of the mass meeting
at Pennington on Saturday next, the Clinton
Cornet Band will accompany the Clinton Grant
and Wilson Club +; the GAINESVILLE Cornet Band
will accompany the Clubs from that place and
High Bridge, and Carpenters Cornet Band
the delegations from Lambertville, West
Amwell and Delaware.
Arnett's big wagon has been engaged for
the Lambertville delegation, and it is expected
that there will also be a large turnout of car
riages, etc.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-08

~ Mr. Wilson Lugar, of Lumberville, Pa,
on Monday morning last, rowed a boat from
that place to Lambertville, distance of seven
miles, in forty-five minutes. The wind was
dead ahead at the time. This is not the fast
est time on record, but good for an ordinary
OaTsman.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-08

LIBEL Survive notice by our exchanges
that Mr.. Geo. Housed, formerly of Milford, in
this county, Mr.. Augustus Pursell, formerly
of Bridgeton, Pa, Opposite Milford), and a
Mr.. Gibson, have been undergoing a suit for
libel i'll the Court of Lycoming county, at
Williamsport, Pa, 1t appears that they de-
tected minister of their church by the name
of Kerr in immoral conduct, and exposed him,
as they should have done, and for this he
brought an action against them The trial,
which lasted for six days, resulted in their ac-
quittal.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-08

POULTRY DIsPLAY.-The display of poul-
try at the Fair was the largest and best ever
witnessed. There We're several coops worthy
OF special mention, among them the Buff
Cochins and Brahmahs exhibited by Mr. John
Lare, of Lambertville. This gentleman is a
hard one to beat in poultry raising. Several
others whose names we cannot now recall ex-
hibited some very fine specimens of the feath-
cred family. Hunterdon Democrat
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-08

eB- A large and enthusiastic Grant and
Wilson meeting was held at Frenchtown on
last Wednesday evening. The Republicans,
and doubtful voters, were out in force, and the
greatest interest was manifested by all in at
tendance. The meeting was addressed by
Hon. Vim. H. Barton. We shall hear good
news from Frenehtown in November next.
The working men are alive and mean business.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-08

LoNG-NEEDED BEFeRM.-Mayor Mcdowell
has decided to put a stop to the mean practice
of blocking up the entrance to our public halls
and churches For a long time our citizens
have had to pass through gangs of roughs,
wade through pools of tobacco spit and vol
umes Of smoke, to obtain entrance to Holcombe
Hail. besides being subject to vulgar remarks +;
and lately theSparties had become SO bold as
to stand at the bottom step and throw rotten
tomatoes, &e., at persons who We're going in
Besides all this, the noise made by them out
side is often so loud as to annoy those who
are listening. Last Tuesday night, at the
Blind Tom concert, we noticed Policeman
Goodfelow on the premises also, His Honor
the Mayor, and the result was that order pre-
vailed inand around the hall. Mayor Mcdowell
has given instructions to the officers to arrest
any one who may be disordelly around such
public places, or in any way obstructing or
disturbing the audience.
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DIDN'T FIND OUT.-While two of our
prominent business men, S. and c., were travel.
ing on the cars the other day, vote was taken
by one of the passengers, and as the party
neared our two friends, one of them seemed
exceedingly delighted, for he thought it would
be fine chance to find out how the other
would vote, as there has been considerable
doubt as to whether he was for Greeley or for
Grant. But our friend S. was too sharp for
him, for when asked whether he was for Grant
or Greeley, he replied "neither one, straight
out O'Conner." 1t was damper on ourfriend
G. and he freely confesses he don't know any
more about it than he did before.
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THE INTERRUPTED IN New HoPE.-A
Democratic mass meeting was held at Purdy $
Hotel, last evening. Harmon Yerkes Charley
Jay called him Jerkus some time ago, he
swings himself SO vehemently) spoke, and
found it such hard work to get off his stale
pack of falsehoods against Hartranft that he
was compelled to take his coat off. He will
be remembered as the individual who four
years ago made a drunken harangue in front
of the Lambertvile Hotel on the occasion of a
Democratic torch-ight procession. A man
with no more self-respecti is just the individual
to SANDER men infinitely his betters.
Charley Jay who, in describing the Demo-
cratic torch-light procession above referred to,
said it required half an hour to pass one of
our hotels and it would have taken longer if
the whiskey hadn't given OUT was also an
nounced to make Democratic speech, but
did not arrive. Perhaps he was so long in
passing some hotel that he missed the train.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-08

eS Nahum w. Tomson, of Milford, has
gone into bankruptcy to the extent of over
sixteen thousand dollars. A meeting of the
creditors takes place at New Brunswick on
the 9th day of October, 1879, at IL o'clock A.
M-Frencht0aon Press.
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REPUBLICAN MEETINGs.--Th County Ex-
ecutive Committee have arranged for meetings
as follows, viz
Major A. B. Howell, of Easton, Pa, will
speak at Bloomsbury Monday, Oct 18th
Stockton, Tuesday, Oct, 18th; Frenchtown,
Wednesday, Oct. 18th; White House, Thurs
day, Oct. 18th Quakertown, Friday, Oct.
18th; Milford, Saturday, Oct. 10Th.
Major z. X. Pangbon, of Jersey City, at
Lyceum Hall, Lambertville, Wednesday, DC
tober 9th.
Hon. Geo. NJ. Robeson Gen. T. b. Van
Buren, and j. Sewer Page, Esq, at mass meet
ing at Pennington, Saturday, Oct. 10Th, at
p. NJ.
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WHITEwAsHED.-Prepa to attending
the recent Democratic mass meeting at Doy-
lestown, a wagon from New Hope was white
washed. Mr.. Pennington, at the meeting last
evening in New Hope, said he thought it en-
blematic of the party, which had been white
washed for the present campaign. As to the
wagon, we think it would have been better to
have whitewashed it on its return.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-08

aB- BY request of the congregation, Rev.
P. A. Studdiford's Historical sketch of the
First Presbyterian Church of Lambertville, is
to be published in pamphlet form. 1t is a
valuable paper, containing many facts respect
ing the early history of this section known to
but few, if any, of our citizens
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-08

eB- A daughter of Daniel Sharp, of Stock
ton, few days since, fell down stairs with a
lighted coal oil lamp i'll her hand. The lamp
was broken to fragments, but fortunately did
not ignite. Miss Sharp was terribly cut and
bruised.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-08

g8~ Groendykc, IS E. State street, Trenton,
has splendid stock of goods to which the
attention of persons from this section who
visit Trenton, is called. "The New York
Store" is doing tremendous trade, because
it has the goods, and sells low.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-08

GRAND MASS MEETING.-The Republicans
of Hunterdon will hold grand mass meeting
at Pennington on Saturday, October 18th,
commencing at / o'clock p. M. Addresses
will be delivered by Hon. George M. Robson,
Secretary of the Navy, Gen. T. B. Van Buren,
and others.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-08

Us There are large gangs of men at work
on the National Railroad between the Della
ware river and Bound Brook. The employ
ment of SO many men in the valley is making
good times for the people.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-08

"a Mr.. Stephen V. Hull, the Union street
market man, has put partition across the
market-house and made snug, cosy room,
where his friends can stop in and be supplied
with oysters, either on the shell or in stews
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-08

CALL AocEPTED.-Rev. Mr. Woods, of the
Pennington Baptist Church, having resigned
few weeks since, call has been extended to
Rev. Mr. Vassar, of Massachusetts. He has
accepted and viii remove to Pennington about
the first of November.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-08

sY- You cannot afford to purchase a Sew
ing Machine without first giving the edo
NESTLE" careful examination. I'm.
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~ Rev. J. T. Osler preached his farewell
Kingwood on Sunday last. He is making ar
engagements to leave for his new charge, the
First Presbyterian Church of South Bethle-
hem, Pa, in a short tine.-Hunterdon hide
pendent.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-08

eB- valuable horse belonging to Joseph
II. Wilson, near Harbourtown, was badly
gored by a COW recently, and died the next
day.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-08

"a Fritz, Photographer 464 Coryell ST.,
Lambertville, N. j. The latest and most inn
proved styles of Pictures always obtained at
this Gallery. If.
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"a Thomas J. stryker, for forty years con-
nected with the Trenton Bank as cashier, etc.,
died at his residence in Trenton on the 2Sth
ult.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-08

Amos Clark, Jr., was unanimously nomi-
mated for Congress by the Republicans of the
Third District.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-10-08

Us" w. T. Randall, the excellent organist
of the Baptist Church at Pennington, has re-
signed.
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Ia Ent sells the Domestic. 1t is taking
like wild-ire. If,
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gIs- HOLDEN, The Paper Hanger, No. 8
Union street. It,
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TERMS
So Per Annum, in Advance.

For the purpose of introducing it through
out the county, we will, for the present. fnr-
nish It to Clubs of twenty, or any larger nun
Der, by mail, for $3.50 per copy, cash in add
vance, vance and copy free to the getter-up of the
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Brass Band, which made fine appearance
with their new wagon and bright uniforms.
The premiums were awarded ON Friday
morning, at 10 O'clock in front of the Presi-
dents stand, and in the large brick building
which, it is claimed, win hold from ten to
twelve thousand persons. There seemed to
be growing disposition on the part of manu-
faotures and producers to bring to as great
perfection as possible their respective produc-
tons and the managers who offer the best
facilities for exhibiting and the largest pre-
miums, have the best display of goods, and as
natural consequence, the largest number OF
visitors. The Doylestown Fair was in every
way success.
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~ HOLDEN, The Painter, No. Unior
street. 1t.
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=. NOW % is the time for those who have promised
y. 70 ao .he undertaking, to "put their shoulders
to the wheel" and help run up the list.
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Every republican voter in the county should
nave the RECORD" and also every Demo-
ciat who wants to know about "'totler side,
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SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY 4 HUMOROUS
Reading. Matter!
I'D VNRZ.ZSERS

VIII find the RECORD an excellent medium
for calling the attention of the public
to their various businesses, SC.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-17
CHARTER BY SLOW STAGES.

So much faithful work has been spent by
competent and honest men in preparing the
draft for a new Charter for our city, submitted
to the Legislature by our Committee of Sew
enty, that we are grieved at the blum
derng and offensive way in which its
claims have been presented in the
Legislature. That the Seventy's Charter was
perfect we have never suggested; but we said
at the outset, what, in the face of the amend
ments and discussion of the week, we
are glad to repeat, that it embodied
many improvements; and we still trust
it may in the main meet with favor.
On the motion to order it to the third
reading, its friends had q majority of four
votes; but all the indications we receive from
Albany are to the effect that it has little
chance of passage.
We regret that representative, enjoying
such marked leadership as Gov. Alvord,
should array himself IN opposition to the pin
cple of Complete Representation. We do not
insist on the Seventy's plan for attaining
this end-there are several Others some
one of which may be found more prac-
ticable-but the principle itself should be
embodied in the Charter and given
fair trial. as apparently the best
means, thus far devised, for curing the enorm-
Gus ills to which the tyranny of majorities has
reduced us in this city. The prohibition of
appropriations for sectarian schools is good
On the whole, the proposition for Journal
of the City Government is not OBJ
jectionable; but we warn the Legisla-
ture that the most stringent measures
must be devised for preventing thirty five
all manner of other percentages and frauds, in
the printing contract. There is no more
elastic opening possible for thefts than
in Government printing. The amendment
giving the Mayor authority to re-
move Commissioners seems to us a
step in the right direction, as is that of con-
centrating responsibility on a single officer, of
whom the people can claim good government,
and whom they can punish for bad government.
Changing the time of elections from March
to April appears judicious and the require
ment that the sessions of the Board of Alder
men should be open is plainly needful.
Many points which still seem to us desir-
able in the Charter have not yet been pro-
vided for. Why can we not have an alb
soute limitation for moneys to be cx-
pended in City and County advertising,
wherein there has been and is unlimited ex
travagance9 Why can We not have the pay
ment for advertising made to de-
pend upon the circulation of the
journal publishing the advertisement
Why shall there not be a decent reduction of
salaries We pay to-day Police Justices
more than the United States pays the
highest Judicial functiOnaries in the Ma
ton, and all our city salaries are
on the same monstrous scale.-But the Char
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-17
UHERE TO END HOMES.

We receive more letters than we can find
time to answer from persons meditating
migration, and naturally anxious to select
that section which proflers the greatest in
ducements. These letters indicate widespread
and earnest inquiry for new homes. We re-
spond to their several questions, so fully and
clearly as we may, as follows:
|. There is no one spot of earth which COM
bines every desirable characteristic with the
absence of all that are undesirable. Where the
soil is richest, the pioneer is apt to be exposed
to Fever and Ague or some other form of
bilious disorder; where you have no forest to
clear away, you will probably pay dearly for
fuel and fencing; where you have short, mild
Winters, you will have long, dry Summers,
with a superabundance of insect life. The
Garden of Eden, we infer, must have been
located in the other hemisphere.
III. A healthy atmosphere is hardly less
essential than fertile soil. In vain shall your
fields be black with vegetable mold, if you
must lie shaking when you are badly needed
between the plow-handles. Do not forget this
in choosing new home.
III. You can live with less labor in the far
South you can do more labor with less exhaus-
ton in the North. Wejudge that one can work
seventy hours per week in Minnesota with
less fatigue and exertiOn than he can work
forty hours per week in any of our Gulf States.
w. Vicinity to Coal is an important con-
sideration, even though no mines should be
opened for ten years to come. Even though
you mean to live wholly by farming, you should
give more for land partly underlaid with Coal.
So value Iron or other Ores, though you may
expect never to dig and smelt them. The same
is true of Water-pOwer.
V. The diverse attractions or recommends
tons of various localities may be roughly
indicated as follows:
MICHIGAN: Abundance and excellence of Timber
largely White Pine ready access to navgable water
climate tempered by bordering Lakes.
ILLINOIS: Soil exceedingly fertile; Timber rapidly
growing where il has been defcient multiplicity
of completed railroads; central location.
INDIANA: A very fair distribution of Timber and
Grass; abundant deposits of admirable Block
Coal" in the west, favorng rapid and vast develop
ment of Iron and Steel production.
WISCONSIN Much poor but also much good land (;
Timber abundant and good. nearly covering the
north half Iron mines of great promise in the
no. th-ea5t fax State ~, Wheat, midIliug for