The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-03-12
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a copy of the Hanterdon Gazette of Dec 80,
1885. 1t contains many items which recall
the names of former residents in this vicinity
long since dead, and we also find in it mention
of some of our citizens who are still taking
part in the active duties of life.
An advertisement of "Coryell, Fidler &
Alcott" appears, which firm at that time had
stores in Lambertville and New Hope, and
also dealt in grain at the store-house at the
foot of York street. Mr.. Thos. B. Fiddler, still
resident of this city. was one of this firm.
They carried on very extensive business.
An advertisement of /" The Lambertville Drug
Store" kept by James Seabrook, also appears.
John S. Olcott, at the Lepanto Mills, New
Hope, offers $12 per ton, six months credit,
for flax. A. G. Britain & Co., New Hope,
offer Glass for sale at wholesale. Sam'l G.
Hill offers houses for sale "in the fiourishing
village Of Lambertville," and wants to buy
several hundred bushels Of buckwheat at 55
cts per bushel. Applications are published
for charters for the Belyidere Delaware r. r. !;
for railroad from Lambertville, Through
the township Of Amwell, to the South Branch
of the Raritan river thence to intersect the
contemplated railroad from Somerville to Bel
videre /" and for railroad "from some point
on the river Delaware between the Water Gap
and Milford, through Columbia, New Hamp-
ton, Pennington and Pennington, to the Della
ware river in the city Of Trenton" A call is
also given for meeting to secure charter for
"railroad from Taylorsville Bridge to SOM
erville." communication alpears condemn
ing the monopoly and exclusive privileges
of the Camden s. Amboy r. r. and report
of large railroad meeting, held at Ringoes,
to further the building of a railroad between
Lambertville and Somervile, is given, of which
meeting Samuel ID. Stryker was Chairman !;
Peter I. Clark, DR.. John Lilly, Isaac G. Far
lee, Jacob j. Young, Jacob b. Smith, Charles
George and JAS A. Simpson were on the COM
mittee on resolutions and the following were
appointed to circulate petitions Robert N.
Stout Robert X. Reading, Mahlon Hart,
Samuel Higgins, Jacob Rockafellow, Adams
C. Davis, Joseph West, John Mathews, Adm.
Kline, Jonas Moore, Richard Sked, Adm. T.
Williamson, Henry S. Hunt, John w. Lara
son, John Stout, John Dean, Wilson Weart,
Peter Lowe, Richard Lowe, Israel Wilson,
Joseph Matthews, VIM. L. Skillman, Samuel
Larowe, John Conover, Andrew b. Ritten-
house, Henry Fisher, John Lambert, VIM.
Hoppock, James Snyder, Asher Reading,
Richard Bennett, Leonard P. Kuhl Bishop
Kershow, John s. Prall James j. Fisher,
Jeremiah Gary, Asher johnson, Solomon Hol-
combe, VIM. Lanning John Barber, John
Lilly, James d. Stryker, Jacob B. Smith.
James A. Simpson, Jonathan Fisk and Samuel
Britton. So it appears that the people then
had their railroad excitements pretty much as
we have them at this day. Notice is also
given of application for charter for a COM
pany in the village of Lambertville, with
capital not exceeding two hundred thousand
dollars, to manufacture wool, cotton and flax.
We don't imagine that company went into
operation.
A report is given of the great fire in New
York, which destroyed, it is stated, property
on fifty-two acres, which reads very much like
recent reports of the Chicago and Boston fires,
minus the " Examinations" The declaration
Of the independence of Texas from Mexico
and the rule of Santa Anna, and the appoint
ment of Sam Houston as generalissimo of the
Texan army are given. The slavery question
looms up in mention of the introduction into
Congress of petition from Massachusetts, for
the abolition of slavery in the District of Co
lumbia and various other matters are touch
ed upon which we have not space to refer to.
The only "funny" thing in the paper that
we have been able to find is the announcement
that the editor (Chas. George) has been APP
pointed agent for the sale of pills and offers
them at 81, So and SO per package, and states
that orders must be accompanied by the cash.