The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-02-17
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LanitsftriSte, N j.. Feb. ~, 1875.
MIR. A. G. Barber has been appointed

ot. Saiehethe LAY uiu not appear x
be very generally observed in this section
Rev. Mr.. Caldwell has resigned the pas
torate Of the Stockton Baptist Church.
Attention is called to slight change in
the advertisement for proposals to lay Belgian
Block pavement
The pupils Of Clinton Institute gave the
Principal, w. D. L. Robbins, asurprise party
on Wednesday night of last week.
-0n Friday of next week, the annual
meeting OF the Lambertville yigilant Society
will be held at Lyceum Hall.
Quite reduction on the price of telegraph
messages has been made by the Western
Union Co. This is owing to the opposition
of the Automatic Telegraph Co.
"A short time ago a man named Hoff was
arrested and brought before Samuel Rocka-
fellar, J. p, of Frenchtown, for disturbing a
religious meeting at Everittstown, and fined
ten dollars and costs.
Our city has been visited recently by
quite a number of shows and entertainments,
few of which have paid expenses. We
advise showmen to give this place the go-by
for the present
m. I. Trimmer, Esq, agent, recently sold
the farm Of Gershom L. Melick, in Delaware
tsp, to Peter N. Todd, of Lamington, Som
erset Co., for 5000. The farm contains 70
acres Mr.. Melick intends to remove to Lam
bertville.
The severe cold weather has led to such
calls on the charity fund in this city, that it is
running low, and more money will be needed
in order to bridge over the time that will in
tervene between this and the Spring, when,
it is hoped work win be found. Cannot
another concert be gotten up
Extra meetings are stiii being held in the
Presbyterian and Baptist Churches of this
city. The attendance and interest, we are in
formed, is encouraging at the Presbyterian
Church At the Baptist Church ten have pro-
fessed conversion, three of whom were bap-
tized in the Delaware on Sunday last.
The celebrated street preacher, Andrew
jackson Canary, who has travelled all over the
world,' this he announced himself held
forth in New Hope on Sunday and on Mon
day in Lambertville. He appeared to be a
little demsnted, but had method enough in
his madness to take collection.
"A public meeting, irrespective of party,
is to be held at Clinton tomorrow evening,
to express their sentiments respecting the re-
cent removal Of John Carpenter, Esq, from
the clerkship of the House of Assembly
The Calls signed by number OF prominent
citizens, among them the pastors of the
Clinton Churches.
On Wednesday evening of next week, a
lecture viii be delivered at Lyeeum Hall, by
the Hon. j. G. Fitzgerald, of Newark, on
Il Odd Fellowship Leni Lenape Lodge have
the undertaking in charge, and invite all their
friends to be present. Admission free. Mr.
Fitzgerald is speaker of considerable talent
and will without doubt well entertain his
audience.
When is Lambertville to have water
workse Bristol, Pa, has just put its water
works In operation, anda test made as to their
usefulness in fires. The system, we presume,
is the Holly. An inch stream of water was
thrown horizontally through a one-inch
nozzle 104 it., through $50 it. of hose. A
stream was also thrown so #. high. With
such system of water works, fire engines
would not be needed
The roa1 along the canal between Stock
ton and this city is not cared for as well as it
ought to be. Ratings or walls should be
built in some places where there is danger of
driving over the embankments either owing
to the darkness at night or to the soaring of
horses by railroad trains. One day last week
peddler's team went over the embankmcnt,
distance of several feet, but fortunately the
driver and team received no injury. The
wagon was slightly broken.
Mr. S. G. Landis, of this city, and Mr..
Wilgus, of Frenchtowp, have decided to OPP
en- an undertaking establishment in this place,
and have leased the building now occupied
by Mr. T. e. Louden, on Coryell st. The
firm name will be Wilgus & lands. They have
employed Mr.. W. T. Bum to take charge of
the establishment and Mr. Wilgus viii give
his personal attention to funerals. Mr.. Lam
dis wishes it understood that he will continue
TO give his personal attention to life insurance,
still representing that excellent Company, the
Continental Of Hartford.
"A meeting in favor of the proposed rail
railroad from Pennington to the Delaware
River was held at Stockton on Saturday after
noon last. The President, Wm.V. Case, re-
ported that nearly 700 shares of stock had
been subscribed, and that he had every as
surance that the remaining 800 shares would
soon be taken. Hon. James Bird and others
spoke in favor of the road The meeting
was quite a spirited one. Another railroad
meeting will be held at the same place next
Saturday afternoon. One thousand shares of
stock are asked for at $50 per share.
The "Societas Literarum, " held debate
at their room in this city, on last Wednesday
evening" the question being Resolved, That
dancing is seductive to the morals of the
young" On the affirmative were Mullineaux,
Hayhurst, Skillman, and Jos. Bovine. On
tie negative, johnson, Wetherill and Miller.
The decision was given in the negative. To
Aight the question for discussion will be " Re-
solved, That conscience is a better preventa-
tive, Of wrong than statute law" Affirma-