The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-08-12

The Mutual B. g. L. Association will meet
on next Saturday evening. The Mechanics
Association on Monday evening.
"A grand Harvest Home Picnic of the
Oranges Of Mercer, Hunterdon, Somerset and
Middlesex counties is to be held at Harrington,
on the Mercer and Somerset Railroad, on the
10Th inst. William Saunders, Esq, the found
er of the Order is expected to be present =
The grange at Ringoes will be represented
The public are invited.
The Press says the Eureka Waste Fac
tory at Frenchtown, has not been running for
a few days.
| The hotel at Kingwood, which is now
without license, has been rented by its own
er, G.. S. Trimmer, to VIM. W. Runyan. The
better class of people in that township are op-
posed to the licensing of this hotel
"A correspondent of the Hunterdon Re-
publican complains that the finger boards put
up in Kingwood township are incorrect as to
distances between places, and are so badly
painted as to be diffidhlt to read. The town
ship committee should make the ARTIST
who painted them do his work over again.
"A saw-mill belonging to Messrs. Slater s.
Hudnit, of Frenchtown,at Hickory Run, Pa,
no insurance on the property, the loss is
heavy.
The Hunterdon County Bible Society will
hold its annual meeting in the Reformed
Ch,,rcJ, IF RaaIspmfcn fbo
18th Of August Services will begin at 1890
A. NJ, when the annual sermon will be
preached by the Rev. Geo. S. Mott.
The County Teachers Association, which
meets on Thursday morning in Clinton, is to
have additional interest in two lectures-one
by the Rev. VIM. II. Shermer, in the Presby-
terrain Church, on Thursday evening, on :" The
Results of the Contact of Mind - and one
by the Rev. /. S. Dawson, in the Baptist
Church, on Friday evening, on the subject of
The First Free Government
Everybody is delighted with the unusual
richness of Snowden's Ice Cream. Call at his
saloon on Church ST., and try it. Private
room for ladies. Also, oysters, picked oysters,
picked CLANS, &c.
The Democratic Congressional Conven-
tion for this (the Fourth) district, will be held
at Washington, Warren Co., tomorrow
Thursday at 10 NJ. 1t is expected that Hon.
Robert Hamilton, the present representative,
will be re-nominated but there are intinla-
lions that wires are being pulled to place an
other person in nomination.
The Hunterdon Democrat and Clinton
Democrat, advocate the nomination of Hon.
John T. Bird of this county, as the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor. The White
House Cdsket suggests the name of Judge
N w. Voorhees,, Of Clinton, as candidate
on the Republican side. Judge Voorhees, is
an excellent man.
The corner stone of the new Presbyterian
Church at Mount Airy, it is expected, will be
laid about the first of next September.
The individual who attempted to get in
toxieated ON Days Fountain Beer has given
it up as an impossible job. He is now trying
to "eremato himself by eating Days choice
ice cream
The Mount Airy Presbyterian Sunday
School will hold a picnic in Bowne's woods,
to-day A pleasant time is anticipated
Tho apple crop in Hnnterdon County will
be light.
Two cases against Peter S. Robertson of
this city, charged with the illegal sale of
whiskey, which we're to have been tried on
last Wednesday, one before the Mayor, and
the other before Esq. Angel have been oerti-
oraried to the Supreme Court
The members of the Fleet Wing Hook
and Ladder Co., accompanied by number OF
their friends, paid visit to Judge f. ).
Holcombe, at Mount Airy, on last Tuesday
evening. They were very handsomely enter
tanned, and returned home highly pleased with
their visit.
The excursion of the Conductors of
the Belvidere Division, to Long Branch,
last week, was quite successful. There
was train Of twenty-four cars, and the net
profits amount to about Sl600-$200 for each
conductor.
The following delegates from Lambert
vile have been chosen to attend the Demo-
cratic Congressional Convention at Washing
ton. Warren Co. JAS. Bird, Saml. Lilly,
T. F. Skillman, Jas. Callen.
Rev E. Randalls, preached sermon on
Sunday evening in front of the old post office,
and again on Tuesday evening. On Sunday
evening a drunken man disturbed the exer-
cises, but after time he was arrested and
locked up. With this exception, Mr. K. was
listened to with great attention.
An Estey Organ, with imitation pipe Or
gan front, costing 5000, has been placed in the
Milford Presbyterian Church. Nine hundred
dollars invested in pipe organ would have
been infinitely better.
Company H., of Phillipsburg, was mus
tered into the 18th Regt., N. G. S. N. e., by
Col. A. w. Angel, last week.
WOODS MEErINe.--Rev. fE. c. Romine, of
Philadelphia, will preach in Bowne's Grove,
near Sergeantsyille, on next Sunday after
noon, August 10th, at o'clock. Rev. Mr..
Ruckman, will also speak. The singing Will
be led by the choirs from Sandy Ridge and
sergeantsvile. The public are cordially in