The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-08-19
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


-Horsemen are now praeticing on the track
of the Hunterdon Co. Agricultural Society.
VIM. Shepherd, of Pennington, fell on d
sharp axe on Tuesday of last week and cut his
hand severely.
The Presbyterian Sunday School of this
city will 60 on a picnic to BARRIERS Station
to-day Wednesday,
Have your slate roofs repaired while the
dry season lasts. Helms, IS Clinton st.. does
the work.
The Baptist Sunday School of this CITY
will go on picnic on Wednesday of next
week.
On last Wednesday, the Sunday School
connected with St. Andrews p. E. Church
went on picnic to Parsons Grove, New
Hope.
Mrs. Shenck Reed, about so years of age,
residing near Centreville, poisoned herself on
the Sd. inst. She had been sick for some
time.
The Aquetong Fire Co. have had their
hose carriage enlarged and reprinted 1t can
now carry considerably more hose than it
formerly could.
The Hunterdon Democrat says that the
farm Of John II. Capner, of Flemington has
just received call from the unwelcome
visitors known as Colorado potato bugs
Joseph w. Wood, who represented this
county in the Legislature during 1868, 1864
and 1860, died at his residence in Reaville, on
Thursday of last week, aged 81 years.
-Messrs. Hoppock & Everett have sold out
their store at Prallsville, Delaware tsp, to
Mr.. VIM. Sherman. of Baptisttown. They
will have sale of some personal property, ON
the 9th inst. See adv.
We notice that the Phila. Fire Depart.
ment, a few days since, made a contract with
the Para Rubber Company for 5000 feet of f.
ply gum hose, warranted to stand a pressure
of 400 lbs, for 62 cts. per foot. This is less
than one-half the price paid by our Council
for hose.
Prof. Geo. W. Gardner, of Kngwood'
will please accept our thanks for his present
of some very fine peaches The Professor in
his rearing of peaches gives practical DEM
onstration of the correctness of his theory as
to the causes of the failure to raise good and
continuous crops.
AT a recent down-Jersey Camp Meetings
number of colored people were present. One
evening they held a prayer meeting in tent
and one of our citizens who was present heard
a colored woman pray "Forgiye us our
daily bread as we forgive our trespassers.--
Paul may plant and polish the r,but Thou
nearest prayer"
The colored man Schanck, who was ar
rested at Pennington a short time since
charged with having stolen horse in Ewing
tsp, Mercer Co., and who was confined in the
Mercer county JAIL and then bailed out, es-
capped from the officers who went up to
Pennington to re-arrest him. Schanck is
said to be very slippery customer.
gB- Everybody who has tested Snowden's
Ice Cream is delighted with its superior quail
ity. Oysters-stewed and raw-furnished.
1T.
Tho first term of the ensuing school year
in the Seminary at Ringoes, commenced on
Monday, the 10th inst, when teachers and pu-
pills resumed their duties with their accus-
toned ZEAL This Institution now offers
facilities for mental improvement that it never
has before. Many additions to the already
large stock of implements for teaching have
been made.
On Sunday morning. as Mr.. Jos. Smith
and family were coming down Union street in
carriage, and while passing street cross
ing at Coryell ST., the sudden jerk on the har-
ness of the horse broke some parts of it, and
the horse was loosened from the shafts. The
carriage was run against post, and the horse
ran down the street a short distance, where
he was caught. Fortunately, no other dam
age was done.
Rev. Oscar Hugo, Hungarian, who was
driven from his native land by religious per-
secution some years ago, preached in the Pres
byterian Church in this city, on last Sunday
morning, in the Presbyterian Chapel, in New
Hope, in the afternoon, and i'll the M. b.
Church in this city, in the evening. His theme
was g The Bible, the Sabbath and the Public
School, the bulwark of our liberties" He
was listened to with great attention and made
a decided impression on the minds of his
hearers.
"A rather queer trial is reported by the
White House Casket as occurring in the up
per part of our county At the close of the
evidence, the jury asked for a recess of five
minutes. This the justice hesitated to give,
and SO the jury marched out in body, the
justice calling out "Constable, take care OF
that jury ~ The jury returned when they
got ready, and the lawyers commenced to
plead their cause, the jurymen getting up oc-
casionally and going out. 1t is possible they
knew just as much about the case as
though they heard the lawyers plead, but the
practice of going out at will, is rather unique.
The residence of H. G. Landen and g. ID.
Slater, in Frenchtown, were entered on Thurs
day evening last and some things of no great
value stolen therefrom.
: The Frenchtown Council has unanimously
voted to purchase the old Presbyterian church
and lot on Second street, for the Borough.
The building will be fitted up for council