The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-10-14
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Lans1crtoine, N. IT,, Oct IA, 1874.

Mr.. Henry Riggle, of Centre Bridge, has
picked from patch of pepper plants, $4,000
peppers during the season. One stalk alone
contained forty peppers.
IS. G.. Landis shipped the first lot of cram
berries to our merchants in this city, during
the past week. They are very fine and retail
at IA cts. per quart.
MIR. Trucking Expediency was nominal.
ed for County Clerk by the Republican Coun-
ty Convention, at Pennington, yesterday As
we do not like him, we have not put his name
at the head of our party ticket.
Mr.. John Sproat, Jr., brought to our
Office, on Thursday last, grey eagle, which
was shot by Mr.. Jas. Callan. 1t measured
four feet ten inches from tip to tip of wings.
Near Sandy Ridge, there are seven per-
sons living in three houses, within stone S
throw of each other, all of whom are eighty
years of age, and whose combined ages reach
nearly 575 years.
VIM c. Ely, of this city, has been APP
pointed a cadet in the service of the Pacific
Mail Steamship Co. Twenty cadets were
wanted by the Company, and there were one
hundred and fifty applications and examine
tions for the position.
Rev. F. A. Davenport, who for the past
year has been officiating as Rector of the St.
Andrews Church in this city, has gone to New
York He will still have charge of The Par
ish and services will be held in the church
on Sunday as usual. During his stay here
Mr.. D. has baptised 80 children.
Chief Engineer Candy has ordered an in
spection of the Fire Department., on next
Saturday, at P. NJ, ON York street. 1t is
hoped that there will be large attendance of
the members of the various fire companies,
so that fair test of their efficiency may be
had.
--On Sunday afternoon last, the sexton of
Mount Hope Cemetery caught some girls
stealing flowers from the graves, and followed
them home. The next morning they we've
brought before Justice Dean, who fined the
father ten dollars and costs. A few such ar
rests will probably put stop to pifering, from
that place, at least.
Two sections of the new Eclipse boiler
which is being manufactured at GOWNS Iron
Works, in this city, are being put UP at the
Amweli Mills, in this city, the boiler already
in use not being large enough. When not in
use for power, these two sections will, it is
believed, make steam enough to heat the MILL
without the use of the large fiue boiler
The rafters of the new Church edifee at
Mount Airy, were placed in position last
week.
The following conversation took place in
a store on Union street. not long since
Mr.. HI passed your strawberry bed on
the hill few days ago, Mr.. b., and they look
ed splendid. never saw strawberry plants
look so thrifty.
Mr.. B.-Strawberries Why they are tur-
nips.
Mr. H., who is somewhat of gardener, very
adroitly turned the conversation to another
subject,
The stone qnarries at Stockton and vi
entity are receiving heavy orders for stone, to
be used on the new railroad between Phila.
and New York, contracts tor the building oil
which have recently been given out. Reynolds
& Best whose quarries are in the rear of
the Stockton Hotel, have received orders
which will keep them at work for year or
more. Asher Wolverton has also received or
ders from some of the contractors, and we hear
that Kessler & Co. are negotiating with others
of the contractors on the new line. These or
ders for stone will make business quite brisk
in that vicinity.