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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-09-09

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Mr.. E. B. Holcombc has furnished Capt
Jack and Latourette with complete draft of
all the roads in West Amwell Township
showing intersections Of roads and location of
posts and trees, where guide boards are to be
erected Also, distances, &C., all handsomely
drawn on paste board, for which they are un-
der many obligations and highly appreciate
Edwards ability as " draughtsman, es-
pecially during the cider season.
The drought in this vicinity is becoming
alarming. The late corn is entirely ruined
Buckwhcat and tomatoes are suffering. Pas
ture is drying up. People are obliged to haul
water from the brook which contains scarcely
water enough for the ducks Many wells
have gone dry, and many cisterns are giving
up their supply. Dust on the York Road in
abundance.
Independent candidate for Sheriff of Hun
terdon County, Mr.. Benjamin B. Wouldxill.
COW, of West Amwcll
Our horse tanners have subject on which
they are experimenting with probability Of
causing people to open their eyes and behold
with admiration the wonders that can be ac
complished by man and beast when both pow
ers are properly applied. Johnny holds the
strings while Andy holds himself in readiness
to jump.
Our friend Thomas, over the way, hal
prophecied much big rain the last of thi
week ehope his head is level, but the Bib,
! faaches ne IN beware of false nronhets anf
fortellers of future events. CAPT. JACK.
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cyr The people of New Hope are much in
debted to their Fire Department for the valu-
able services rendered on yesterday Tuesday
afternoon. At about three o'clock P. NJ, the
eagle steamer was unhoused for the pur-
pose of sprinkling the streets. The streets
were taken in rotation, each one receiving a
thorough drenching. The yards, and gardens,
also, along the route which were suffering
from the drought-did not escape the notice
of the obliging fremen, who spared no time
or pains to administer water in large quanti-
ties wherever suffering Nature seemed to de-
mand it. They labored until dark, and every
street in the town was sprinkled excepting a
portion of Mechanics street, the upper por-
tion of which, owing to the difficulty of locat-
ing tie engine and the near approach of dark
ness, was not sprinklcd. They labored until
about o'clock in the evening, doing work
for which the residents of the town were CRATE
full.
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gX- Miss FRANCES MAGILt will resume
her duties of School keeping on Tuesday, Sept.
1st, at her residence on Clinton Street. BIT

"a The water in the river Delaware is I'M
usually low, considerably lower than it has
been for years. The river is so shallow in
some places that it can be easily crossed by
horses and wagons. AT Brownsburg, they
without getting the wagon-body wet, it is
said.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-09-09

On Friday the Grand Jury reported A
"true bills" and were discharged.
Robert F. Moore, charged with Grand
Larceny, in stealing horse and wagon at
Lambertville, pleaded guilty, and was SEN
fenced to hard labor in the State Prison for 2
years.
jeremiah Gary, John Gary and Ephraim
Shepherd, pleaded guilty to breaking and
entering Wallis store at Quakeitown, and were
sentenced, jeremiah to 80 days in county Jail,
and John and Ephraim 60 days.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-09-09

No EXCUSE FOR BEING SIcK.-No person
can use Boschee's German Syrup without
getting immediate relief and cure. We have
the first case of Coughs, Colds or Consnmp-
ton. or any disease of the Throat and Lungs,
yet to hear from that has not been cured
We have distributed every year for thee years
over 100000 sample bottles "FREE OF
CHARGE" by druggists in all parts Of the
United States. No other Manufacturer of
Medicine ever gave their Preparations such II
test as this. Go to your Druggist, Robbins
& Severns, or G. f. Moore, and get bottle
for IS cents and try 1.-TWO doses will relieve.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-09-09

city and suburbs with DR.. Lyman Wright,
whom we had long been acquainted.
The lnebriate Asylum, built ON the summit
of Asylum Hill, is an imposing structure, con-
structed of Onopdaga limestone, in style
similar to the old abbeys of England. From
the lawn in front of the Asylum we obtained
our best view of Binghamton. The Susque-
hanna and Chenango rivers. which have their
confluence in the heart of Binghamton, are
both distinctly visible from this point.
During our ride we saw the Court House,
built in the Corinthian style Of architecture
and surmounted by tower the Water WerSs,
which are almost perfect; and most Of the
principal banks, stores, manufactures and
residences.
Only twenty minutes walk from the hotelis
the once celebrated mineral spring Of Louis
West. None Of the party save myself visited
it, and when reached the locality found
that excavations had recently been made
which completely cut off the stream. How
ever, my exertions were rewarded by some
specimens of fossils and very pretty view of
the city.
The Dwight House, at which we took rooms
during our stay, is the most handsomely
/ furnished hotel between New York and
Chicago. 1t is equal in every respect save
that of size, to the much-auded Windsor
/ Hotel, of New York City 1t is built in the
Franco Italian style, surmounted by an ele-
CANT French roof. Ten Thousand yards of
i the best English Brussels and French Moquett,
carpeting cover the floor.
| The furniture throughout tho Dwight
/ House, on the parlor foors is black walnut
upholstered with satin. On the other floors,
black walnut and silk. The Dwight house
stands in the centre of an elegant part Of the
city known as Dwight Place. Three years
ago the entire vicinity was dreary waste.
/ Col. Walton Dwight the present proprietor,
laid out the ground in streets, parks, and
avenues, and erected forty or fifty fine cot
tages to rent to people of wealth, and the
commodious structure which bears his
name. In this daring venture, which we are
glad to say is quito profitable, he expended
over 1906 dollars. Col Dwight gave us
letters of introduction to the proprietor of the
! Ottawa House, at MONTREAL Canada, at which
place we were expecting TO stay day before
reaching home.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-09-09

EB Mr.. John Foran, of Lambertville, is
working the stone quarries below New Hope,
and employs from fifteen to twenty hands in
preparing paving blocks and building stones.
He also has two boats engaged in transport
ing the stones to Philadelphia
Numerous quarries of fine building stone
are being opened in the hills along the Della.
ware, and this kind of property, which a few
years since was thought to be worth but little,
will prove to be Of great value, and that at
no distant day.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-09-09

ca The difficulty in regard to the dam
built across the Delaware, above Lumbervillc,
by the Delaware and Raritan Canal Company
Pennsylvania Railroad, has been temporarily
arranged. Some of the workmen employed
about the dam and vicinity have been arrest
cd, according to a previous understanding,
and have been held to bail by Justice Armi-
tage, of Solebury, to answer the charge OF
maintaining a nuisance. The question as to
whether the corporation has a legal right to
build and maintain this dam viii therefore
come before our Bucks county Court of Quar-
ter Sessions for determination. If the dam is
illegal the workmen will have to be found
guilty; if not, they must be acquitted. 1t is
hardly to be expected that the case will be
ready for trial at the term to be held next
week. The Company claims the right to con-
struct dam eighteen inches high "abovc
common low water mark" The opening or
shoot in the dam is no feet wide, and is said
to be ample for the passage of RATS and fish.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-09-09

~ John Coulton, of New Hope, was ar
rested on Tuesday, by Constable Solomon, and
taken to Doylestown. He was previously ar
rested on charge of having taken money I'M
lawfully from the ostler at Leaw's hotel, but
upon obtaining bail he was again allowed his
usual liberties The second arrest resulted
from the refusal of the person bailing the
Doylestown to await the coming session of
the Court, which will assemble on Monday
next.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-09-09

CO On Saturday afternoon last, the porch
of the Brick Hotel in New Hope, was the
scene of most disgraceful fight. The insti-
gators Of it were not residents of the town.
but persons from the country, who allowed
whiskey to be in the ascendant. The above
parties, it seems, had been trading horses with
some gypsies who are stopping in Parsons
Grove, short distance above the town, and
failing to agree upon some question in regard
to the horse trade, one of the party called his
opponent an offensive name and he sought re-
dress through blows, but being strongly under
the influence of liquor he was not able to vim
dictate Ills "honor, land got rather the
worst of the bargain. The last mentioned
combatant's brother, however, was present,
and was o witness Of his brothers misfortune,
and while thus standing the assaiant of his
brother started also for him, land we should
Judge rather to his sorrow,) for the pugilistic
skill with which this young man executed his
work--boded no good to his enemy--noth-
ing but evil and that continually. The assail-
ant abandoned the attack, after receiving sew
eral terrific " knock-downs" and seemed con-
tent to carry the battle no further. On the
arrival of Constable Solomon the smoke of the
contending forces had cleared away,-and as
no complaints were made, none of the party
was arrested.
We hear that other disturbances occurred
also at other portions of the day, in that vi
cinity, resulting from the effects of whiskey.
When shall VIC be free from the evil infiu-
ences of strong drink?
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-09-09

Mr.. EDITOR :-Lambertville has met with
a considerable loss-that is as regards its rep
resentation at our County Fair. Mr.. Phil.
Matthews has parted with his Sorrel Trotter
the owner at the present time being, believe,
one Nipper Lewis, of Stockton ; but look out
Nipper for Phils neiglbor here | You could
the wheels, and put it up stairs. Who has
got 800 to bet on the trotter? SIMON.
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If the Druggist Offers any kind of herb
favored alcohol for dyspepsia, biliousness, OF
any other ailment, tell him that You want
medicine, not bar-roons drink. Ask him for
DIR. WALKERS CALIFORNIA Buffers, the
best regulating preparation known, and which
you k,so,o is free from " Satan's Blsrir. y
Reject all the fiery "Tonics " and "Appe-
TIERS" and cling to that remedy. There is
no medicine that compares with it.
Aug. 90, 4-w.
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esy- We notice that the trees along Goat
Hill are putting on the ssere and yellow
leaf" already. This must be caused by the
extremely dry weather. as it is much too early
in the season for the change to be natural
Some of the foliage is of a dark brown color,
as If scorched by fire.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-09-09

A gentleman in Vineland has succeeded in
introducing the culture of figs into the tract.
On one of his trees he has grown this season
105 figs, all of as good size and perfection as
those grown in tropical climates. The second
crop now coming on bids fair to exceed this.
Two crops are grown in one season.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-09-09

" TIRED NATURES SWEET REsToRER
BALMY SLEEP. But there are times when
this sRenewer of strength " is denied us,
times when our minds and bodies have been SO
overworked and are SO worn out that we "woo
the drowsy god in vain" The Peruvian
Syrup Ian Iron Tonic renews our strength
and makes our rest sweet and refreshing.
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Total City Debt,

Report. accepted, and ordered nleu.
The Committee on Laws and Ordinances, to
whom was referred the petition asking Coun-
Gil to order the paving of Perry St, reported
against such order, the petition not having
been signed by majority of the property
holders along said street.
Report received and Recommendation adopt
ed.
The Street Committee reported the pay
roll of the Street Commissioner for August,
amounting to $145.s7. Ordered paid.
The following were also ordered paid:
Bill of Elweod Kay, blacksmith
ing, SS.oo
Bill of J. II. Horn, expenses, l.2o
T.. o. Kessler stone for streets, 'oo.oi
ohioin nv oo'' $500
n w s,co, fold or,1ers 400
The Street Committee reported an ordin-
ance to provide for the construction of a
sewer from the corner of Bridge and Lam
bert SITS. to the river. 1t was amended,
passed to second reading, taken up on It's
third and final reading, passed-s to o--and
ordered published one time in both city pa
pers.
A bill of Hazen & Roberts for advertising
and printing, amounting to $65.70, was pre-
sented, and referred to the Printing Com
mittee.
The Committee on Poor presented the Dill
of Overseer Of Poor for August amounting TO
$223.67. Ordered paid.
A claim was presented by Mrs. Henry Stout
for refunding of taxes paid in 1878 and 1874,
amounting to $2S.91, the said taxes having al
so been paid by the Building and Loan Asso-
citation.
On motion an order was directed to be
drawn in her favor for the amount, less one
third for state and county taxes.
The tax of Jas. NJ White and Jas. Petrie,
for 1878, 81 each, was refunded, they having
been illegally assessed.
The communication of the Chief of Police,
presented at previous meeting, was taken
up.
In answer to his question, Who should
attend to feeding tramps the police OF the
Oyerseer of the Poor?" the Council resolved
that the care of tramps belonged to the Over
seer of the Poor, but that in his absence, the
police should attend to them.
In answer to his second question, "Who is
the person in charge of the city Jail and
should the outer door be kept locked? :" 1t
was moved and carried that the Overseer OF
the Poor and the police be requested to keep
the outer door of the Jail locked.
The Street Commissioner reported three or
four streets that needed repairs and gave es-
Inmates of the cost of making them.
On motion, $25 were appropriated for re-
pairs to Weeden street $40 to fix crossing on
Swan ST., west side OF Main and S25 to re-
pair west end of Coryell street.
On motion, the Street Committe was au-
thorized to advertise for proposals for build
ing stone wall on Quarry st.-srecifications
to be furnished by the Street Commissioner.
The Police bills were ordered paid
The Street Commissioner with the assist
ance of the Surveyor was instructed to as
certain whether the fence at the foot OF Cor
veil street does not encroach on the street.
Adjourned.
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eBr Quite number of students from
Solebury left their homes for Swarthmore
College on Monday oflast week, it being the be-
ginning of the present term. Among the num-
Der are Carroll II. Williams, Edward Magill,
Edward Janney, Watson Reeder, Lizzie
Recder and Achsa Paxson.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-09-09

Forty Years experience have tested the vir-
tines Of DR.. Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry,
and it is now generally Acknowledged to be
the best remedy extant for pulmonary and
lung diseases embracing the whole range
from slight cold to settled consumption.
Were it not for its merits, it would long since
have "died and made no sign"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-09-09

s9y- Miss Clara Rooms will continue to give
music lessons and offers a fine opportunity for
practice, at the Girls Select School on Della
ware Avenue. Terms $1,000 for 20 lessons.
Call and see the rooms.
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Is Rev. G. II. Larison, Of the Solebury
Baptist church, is advertised to deliver a lee
ture on temperance in the Grecnville hall, on
Saturday evening next.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-09-09

Joseph Sailor was taken with tit near
the corner of Union and Bridge sts., on last
FRIDAY afternoon. He was cared for, and soon
was able to return home.
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CORNER SToNE.-The corner stone of the
new Presbyterian Church at Mount Airy, will
be laid ON Wednesday, Sept. 10Th inst, at
o'clock, P. M. Appropriate services will be
held for the occasion. The public are cordi-
ally invited.
Mount Airy, Sept. 9th, 1874.
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n5g- Lasting Caters Solid Leather insoles
every pair warranted, only 81 So At
tf r. II. VAN HoKN's.
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~ House Painting, Granting, Glazing
Paper Hanging, &c, done by STEPHEN HULL
shop in rear of Main St. Market. A26-3m
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NEW noPE AND BUcKs COUNTY, IA

gT A large party was held at Leaw's no
tel, in New Hope, on Friday evening of last
week. A large number of guests were pres
ent and engaged in the festivities.
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eB~ Van Horn has Sausser's make of
Gents French Calf Alexis Shoe. For style and
wear cannot be beat. Price reducedto 1915
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az The only seamless, doublc-steel, pure
whalebone CORSET, can be had for $100, at
r. II. VAN HoRN's.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-09-09

"a Take your knives and scissors to G. II.
CLARKE, 50 York street, and have them sharp
ened.
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sey- The best fitting ready-made SHIRTS
ran he had at r. II. VAN HoRN's.*
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"a The Best Seamless Double-Steel Pure
Whalebone Corset can be had for $1.0O at
iy. 29.-tf. w. w. PERFUMES.
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ESCAPE OF SENTENCED PRIsoNER.-On
Saturday afternoon last, shortly after six o.
clock, quite an excitement was created in town
by the ringing of the Court House bell and
the announcement that Robert Moore, the
pious horse thief, had escaped from Jail in the
simplest manner imaginable. Moore, it will
be remembered, is the sanctimonious worthy
who stole the horse and wagon at Harris lv-
cry stable in Lambertville, in June last, and
whose arrest in Philadelphia, some weeks Ia
ter, has been duly reported in these columns
The particulars of the escape are briefly as
follows The Sheriff was away from home,
and Just before six o'clock two well-dressed
strangers called at the Court House and re-
quesed to be let into the Jail to see /" Johnny
and Jerry" indicating two young fellows who
are imprisoned FOR breaking into Wallis store
at Quakertown. The girl who assists Mrs.
Rittenhouse in the house work accordingly let
them in. They remained about half an hour,
and when they signalled to be let out the same
girl unlocked the door and they passed out,
Moore, disguised as hunch-backed old man,
boldly walked out with them. 1t does not ap-
pear that the fact Of three men passing out
was noticed by the girl at the time, and it
may be that she had forgotten that she had
only let taeo in. She had been living there but
few days and was not much acquainted with
the business. No censure is attached to her
at all.
Mrs. Rttenhouse was at the front door
when these men passed out, and she noticed
that while two of them walked leisurely down
the steps, the one representing the deformed
old man walked to the south end of the porch
and jumped down into Court street with re-
! markable agility for cripple, and her suspic-
ions were Immediately aroused. Hurrying
into the Jail she discovered that Moore had
escaped, and the alarm was at once given.
1t is said that he was seen walking rapidly
out Bonnel street towards the Mines, and that
his accomplices followed quickly after him in
buggy wagon driving dark gray HORSE
Parties who went in pursuit. however, could
learn nothing of any such conveyance.
A reward of 800 is offered for his capture.
This Bob Moore, since his confinement has
pretended to be very devout singing and
praying in an extravagant manner No doubt,
the smiling, cantng hypocrite belongs to an
organized gang of thieves in Philadelphia,
and his part is to do the praying and the fine
work. stealing horse once in while by way
of advertisement. He certainly is the most
gigantic religious fraud that ever deceived
honest people. He had been sentenced on
Friday last to two years hard labor in the
State Prison. He is native of Bellville, N.
J.-F1ensington Democrat.
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sB- DR.. c. w. Larson, Principal of the
Ringoes Seminary, has been appointed Pro-
fessor of Natural Sciences in the .Lewisburg
(Pa.) University. He has accepted, and en-
tered upon the duties of his position. DR..
L. has made the Natural Sciences special
study, and he is well fitted for the position to
which he has been appointed.
The Doctor, it is probably known, was the
author of the interesting series of articles re-
Gently published in THE RECORD, entitled
" A Trip to the Catskills.
The Seminary at Ringoes will be continued
as usual, with competent corps of teachers.
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PENNSYLuANIA RAILROAD.

BELVIDEF1E DTVTSIOJTN-
On and after June i, 1874.
TRAINS FOR NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA
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WEATHER REPoRT.

La,nbertville, September 9th, 1874.
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is calculated to produce such devout belief.
For in the first place the representatives of
the divine attributes wisdom, power good
ness in the Bible harmonic with those
which a thorough study of the material
world would attribute to that first
cause 1t must in all its investiga-
tions assume. And in the second place
the strict scientific habit of not filling up
the chasms of its ignorance with magma
tions, but of stopping when the evidence
stops, and beyond that neither affirming or
denying aught creates in the mind con-
scious want of some supernatural enlight-
enment to answer those questions of the
unknownable that the advancing knowledge
perpatually conjures up in the conscious
ness, but can never lay; and in case it have
evidence that such special revelation of
the Invisible has really been vouchsafed to
man dispose him to sit down to the study
of its pages with the docilty of little
child, and to yield implicit faith to its au-
thoritativc declarations
the truly scientific spirit aillllates with
the religious and a study of nature creates
a sense OF the need OF and encourages faith
in divine revelation.
There is one more moral use of
science that | can only mention--it bcgets
charity. II science teaches men humility
and the fear of God it must also bear the
fruit of bcnevolcnCc. y
1t is a grand perversion Of intellectual cul-
ture when it cXals a man in the conceit of
his own wisdom above his fellows, retires
him from sympathy with the toiling, ignor-
ant masses of mankind
unless learning makes man compassionate
of the ignorance of others and prompt TO
spread his knowledge and 90 down into