The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-01-27
LOCAL. AFFAIRS.
LambertviIle, N. IT,. Jan. 20, 1875.


Hon. John T. Bird, it is said, is looking
after the Attorney -Generalship Of this State.
Revival meetings are being held at Gro
tol, and great interest is manifested.
Chicken thieves have been visiting the
coops of some of our citizens in the Third
Ward.
The stock of the Savings Bank is being
taken quite rapidly, and there is no doubt of
the successful establishment of this institu-
ton.
w. Fl. Shiveley, late publisher of the
Yardleyville Luasiaary,'died on the 21st inst,
of consumption.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad Company has discharged 300 more
of its employees, principally quarry hands.
We are glad to see that r. Mcdowell,
Esq, who has been confined to his home for
some time by sickness, is again about.
The Reformed church at Three Bridges,
was dedicated with appropriate exercises on
Saturday.
We desire to secure copy of THE
RECORD of Nov. 18th, 1874. Any one having
a paper of that issue will confer favor by
sending it to this Office.
AT a recent examination in spelling in
Sergeant's School, No. 95, in Delaware town
shin, but nineteen words were misspelled out
of difficult list of five hundred words.
Yesterday afternoon, coal train ran ov-
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it in two. A coal car was thrown from the
track by the collision" but no other dam
age was done.
We are indebted to Geo. w. Childs, Esq,
for copy of :" The Public Ledger Almanac"
for 1875. 1t is full of interesting and useful
information, and is given to every subscriber
to that paper.
The Eureka Waste Factory having run
out of coal, and not being able 20 obtain any,
on account of its scarcity, has shut down for
a few days. rsnchtoUn Independent.
Inquiry meetings are being held at the
Mount Airy Presbyterian Church, Rev. G. H.
Asey, pastor. Seven persons have sought the
prayers Of the church, and the interest con-
tinues.
Mr.. Philip Hinkle, quite an aged gentle
man, living about mile and half below
Frenchtown, went out TO feed his cattle on
last Thursday evening, and while at the barn,
suddenly died.
Teams, as well as pedestrians, have been
crossing the Delaware, at this place, on the ice,
below and above the bridge, for several days
past. Tho ice is said to be about twelve inch
es thick
On Thursday last Mrs. Mary Holcombe,
living on Union street, below Delevan, in this
city. while standing on a chair in the cellar OF
her residence for the purpose of hanging up
some articles, fell and broke one of her arms
near the shoulder.
"A horse belonging TO Oliver Slower, of
New Hope, WHALE standing at the depot at
tached to sleigh or sled, ran away this morn
ing and took route across the river on the
ice We hear that the horse ran the sleigh
against lamp-post in front of johnson &
Pursell's store, on the New Hope shore, and
ran to the mill-race of Mr.. Stovers mill where
lie fell and rolled into the water. The horse,
we hear, was taken from the water with much
difficulty. The horse was pretty badly hurt.
"A false alarm of fire was given GA Friday
evening last. These false alarms are becom-
ing too frequent. Efforts should be made to
ferret out and arrest those who make Them
Is there not q standing reward for the arrest
of any one VINO is guilty Of such an offence ?
The water is to be let out of the Delaware
s. Raritan Canal Feeder on Saturday. This
will stop all our mills taat depend upon the
feeder for water power. 1t is not expected
that the water will be kept out longer than
two or three weeks.
Over thirty mechanics were discharged
from the shops of the Penna. r. r. in this
city, on Saturday last. Most, if not all, of
them, are men with families The prospect
is not very encouraging during these dull
times that they win obtain work elsewhere.
Extra meetings are being held the pres
emit week in the Methodist, Presbyterian and
Baptist Churches of this city. At the Bap-
fist Church, Rev T. Swain, D. D., preached
on Tuesday evening, and rs expected to
preach this evening and tomorrow (Thurs-
day. evening"
Complaint is made that the ashes is not
removed from our streets by the contractor.
The reason is, persons neglect to put it in
proper boxes, of a size for handling, or else
put the boxes on the ground in such man
ner that they freeze fast SO that they cannot
be lifted. Throwing ashes in heap in the
streets is against the ordinance, and the con-
tractor is not bound to remove such accumula-
lions. w
Some excitement was created at Mount
Airy, on last Saturday, by the seizure by
Sheriff Bells, Of sleigh and one COW, belong
ing to Nicholas Williamson, at the suit OF w.
W. Bloom, of this city. Mr. W.. we learn, is
inclined to run an independent line,' and
has no idea of being interfered with by officers
of the law. 1t was therefore expected that
the sheriff would have some difficulty in OBJ
tanning possession, but there was no inter-
ference, and sall is quiet along the lines.
We have received copy of the Decker
soOn Independent, calling our attention to the
difficulty between the editor of that paper