The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-11-25
+ 0L0CAI AFFAIRS. II
Lasssoertcisse, N. T., Nou. 20, 1884,
The Sunday evening services in our
churches will hereafter begin at o'clock, in-
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The Sunday evening sefsices in oul
churches will hereafter begin at I o'clock, in
stead Of II ~ vi s.
Tho meetings at the Rock Church
continue and the interest is still maintained
Mr.. Henry Wood, of Stockton, man Of
considerable wealth, aud well known in this
section of the county, died on Monday last.
MIR. Coombs now has his brass founury,
recently erected in this city, in readiness to do
all kinds of work in his line.
Our friend, ]. A. Bachman, of this city,
has received contract to put up handsome
monument and enclosure in Cedar Hill Gene
terry, Philadelphia.
While in church, OH Sunday evening
week, Robert Godfrey, of Bloomsbury, had a
horse and buggy stolen from the front of the
church.
We regret to learn tkat Councilman o.
Driscoll, of the First Ward, who has been
sick for several weeks, is in very critical
condition.
Get your leaky roofs mended by Helms.
Britain & Stone, at their store in Church
street, are selling goods for cash or produce
at low rates. Read their advertisement.
Another slight change has been made in
the railroad time table. The evening train to
Pennington leaves Lambertville at $40 in
stead of 7:17.
Mr. Richard 6. Morse, Of the Interpation-
al Young Mems Christian Association, will
a.; a;tx Mo-
day evening. Particulars will be announced
from the different pulpits.
st. Johns Catholic Church, in this city,
is being enlarged, SO as to afford one hundred
more sittings- This will scarcely afford room
for the large congregation that gathers at the
church.
The Lambertville Spoke Manufacturing
Co. (Messrs. Finney, Van Dixie g. Closson) are
doing fine trade in spokes rims, felloes, etc,
considering the times. Considerable of the
stock manufactured goes to foreign countries.
= Two new housesL Of fair DIMENSIONS are
going up on Buttonwood street, and will be
ready for occupancy about New Years. These,
with number Of other new houses erected
this year. show that our city not at any rate
on stand still, but progressing.
The nav mansion now being completed
by Mr.. Rooms, at the corner of Union stree
ance and will add much to that locality, where
so many fine residences are located.
Our neighbors at Stockton are profiting
by their mineral wealth. All the sand stone
qsazFiSes asa now being we'll worked with ad
vantage The new quarry near the Stockton
House is proving to be one of the best in that
section, and large quantities of stone are
shipped from these qaarries.
Never before have we seen at this season
of the year the farm work done up so well, i'll
readiness for Winter. The fine autumn wealth
er has been favorable for cleaning up the corn
fields and doing up other work that is so Of
ten left over until Spring.
Co. C. will observe their annual target
practice tomorrow, (Thnrsday,) at 0 A. NJ,
in the lot adjoining the old brewery. The
prizes are a ton of coal, 100 lbs. of flour, a
ham, and link of sausage. These are sensi-
BILE prizes for hard times-much better than
silver cups.
Chosen Freebooter Reynolds is superin-
tending the erection Of an arched stone bridge,
on South Franklin street. near Knowlan's.
This bridge will be the full width of the
street and will take the place of narrow
wooden bridge. 1t will be great improve
ment to the street.
q LMr Anderson Reading. former resident
of this city, but more recently living near the
Bear, in Mercer Co., had his barn struck by
lightning ON Monday afternoon and De-
troyed, together with some live stock, &c.
John Carpenter, Esq, editor of the Clin-
ton Democrat, is candidate for Clerk of the
House of Assembly. Mr.. G. would make a
good officer and we hope the Democracy may
remember his claims.
For short time on last Monday after
noon, our city was visited by very heavy
wind It blew down two sections of the
smoke stack at GOWNS Foundry, a small shed
on Clinton street. number of signs, and did
some damage to roofs Of buildings. The
blowing down of signs shows the Importance
of having them fastened more securely than
is usually the case.
e--Edward Thomas, of the firm Of W. s. E.
Thomas, of Milford, met with painful acct
dent ON the afternoon of the 14th inst.
While directing his men, who were drawing
logs from the river and piling them, bis foot
slipped and he fell directly in front of rolling
log, which dislocated his hip, injured his
shoulder, and but for block which lay by
would have crushed his head.
Mr.. Peter c.. Hoff, of this city, met with
very serious accident on last Friday morn
ing. While engaged in saving some wood
with circular saw at his coal and wood yard,
his hand slipped, owing to the wood being
wet, and struck the saw, cutting his left hand
severely, injuring the third and fourth fin
ger, and penetrating in q zig-zag manner
nearly to the wrist. DR.. Stiles dressed the
wound. We are glad to report that the
wound is healing, and that tho danger of
1ock-jaw which at one time was feared, APP