The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-04-07
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


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Don't forget the Ward Caucus meetings
on Thursday night.
Plain and Fancy Chairs at Titus Furni-
ture store.
The masons and bricklayers at Musconet.
cong Tunnel struck last week for higher
wages.
MIR. L. S. D. Kerr has removed his store
goods from Frenchtown to Raven Rock, where
he will carry on business.
"A handsome arm chair was presented to
Rev. P A. Studdiford, d. D., of this city, on
Friday evening last, by some of his friends.
John B. Rockafellow, of the Hunterdon
Mills, near Pennington, recently butchered a
beef that weighed 1850 lbs. standing, and
dressed over 1900 lbs.
1t is of the utmost Importance that every
citizen interested in the nomination of good
candidates for municipal offices, should at
tend the primary meetings.. Do not fail to be
present.
lis it not strange that it is necessary to
use effort to convince men that business
ought not to be licensed which makes one
man rich while causing the poverty, degra-
dation aud ruin of many
Mr.. E. B. Holcombe, of Mount Airy, has,
in addition to very liberal subscription, do
mated very fine bell to the Mount Airy Pres
byterian Church. 1t weighs $50 ibs., and has
very fine tone.
The Frenchtown Independent says: Mr..
Thomas Holland, residing near Everittstown,
has something Of a prodigy in the way of a
pig. 1t has six perfect feet-two attached to
each fore leg-branching out from the second
Joint. 1t is now four weeks old.
John Foran and his brother James, both
of this city, got into a quarrel about some
business difficulty, one day last week, and
John was knocked down and kicked, his
jaw bone broken in two or three places, and
he was otherwise injured. For a time he was
considered in dangerous condition.
The Delaware was pretty high last SUM-
day The ice from the upper Delaware pass
ed off on Friday night, and the river continu-
ed to rise until Sunday afternoon, since which
time it has continued to recede. Notwith-
standing predictions, no serious damage
has been done.
MIR. VIM. @. Ely, of this city, who re-
Gently resigned his appointment as cadet in
the Pacific Mail Steamship service on account
of i'll health, died at the residence of his
mother, this morning. He was taken with a
hemorrhage few days since, and has been
gradually sinking ever since that time.
The new Savings Bank is fitting up its
room, under THE RECORD Office, very hand
somely. 1t has just got in large safe capa-
BILE of holding all the money due us for sub
scription, and more besides. T he bank will
open in few days. By an advertisement in
this issue it will be seen that second INSTALL
ment is called for. &ts
"A young man named Akers, who lives
with Farlee Fisher, near Rocktown, while en-
tering the stable one day last week fell near
the heels of one of the horses. The horse
kicked him in the forehead the cork of the
shoe breaking the skull and causing the brain
Ito exude At last accounts he was alive but
his case was believed to be hopeless.
--Wilgus s. Landis have opened their new
undertaking and furniture store in the build
ing on Coryell street, lately occupied by 7.
E. Louden. They are now ready to receive
calls from their friends and the public. They
will have for sale all kinds of furniture and
intend to make it an object to buyers to call.
Their advertisement will appear next week,
giving full particulars.
--Groendycke, the well-known Trenton
merchant publishes Spring advertisement in
this ISSUE Read it. He has special facilities for
purchasing bargains, and has the reputation
of selling goods unusually cheap. His store
is one Of the largest in Trenton, and is stock
ed with every variety of dry goods for the
ladies and gentlemen.