The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-01-20
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Lambertvi,se, NJ, Jan. 20, 1875.

donation visits are now the order in
various parts of our county.
The Clinton National Bank has declared
a semi-annual dividend of per cent.
The Taylor Iron Works, at High Bridge
have resumed work and are running full time
Mrs. Samuel Kugler, of Tumble, fell up
on the ice on the morning of the 9Th inst,
fracturing an ankle bone.
Charity Concert by the Eagle S. F. Co.,
in New Hope, on the 9th inst.
Co. c. are arranging for festival and
entertainment in February. Vansciver, we
hear, has charge of the affair.
Extra meetings are being held this week
in the Presbyterian, Methodist and Baptist
Churches of this city.
Hon. A. L. Runyon State Comptroller,
will accept our thanks for copy of his annual
report.
A missionary box valued at over two
hundred dollars was recently made up by the
ladies of the Presbyterian Church of Clinton,
and forwarded to a destitute missionary in
Kansas.
Joseph Opdyke, an old resident of King
wood Township died few days ago, aged 76
years. He was a brother to Ex-AIayor
George Opdycke, of New York City.
Rev. John Vassar, a somewhat noted
colporteur of the American Tract Society, at
tended the union prayer meetings at Fleni-
ington, last week, and took an active part in
the exercises.
Work is progressing on the Delaware and
Boundbrook r. r. We noticed day or two
since that the abutments for the bridge on
the Delaware, below Greensburg, was nearly
completed.
MIR. w. H. Force, of the .County
House, in Pennington, butchered eight hogs
on Monday Of last week, which weighed,
when dressed and thoroughly caoied also
lbs.
John Lancaster of Frenchtown q few
days since, came near burning down his house
by raking hisistove with poker and throw
ing the poker into wood box. On his re-
turn some time afterward, he found the box,
mantle piece ETC., on fire, but fortunately put
the fire out before it had done serious damage
We noticed recently a witty paragraph
published as original III the local columns of
three of our county papers, and which we see
elsewhere credited to the Elnaira Gazette. The
Gazette ought not to copy from our contem-
poraries without giving them due credit.
Miss Sallie Walton, for some years
teacher of private school in this city, died
on Thursday of last week, quite suddenly
She had taught her school as usual the day
before her death
The house of Mr.. Mathew Guillick, on
South Main st., took fire ON last Saturday
inoi1fialg from defective chimney flue. The
fire was put oat before any serious damage
had been done. An alarm was sounded and
the fire department turned out, but its services
were not called into rcquisition-
On last Saturday morning, Mr.. Henry
Gallagher, foreman of the foundry of the
Lambertyille Iron Works, while lifting on
edge car wheel outside the foundry build
1ngs, slipped on the ice and fell, striking his
face on the fiange of the wheel, causing
compound fracture Of the nose, cutting deep
cash in his forehead and badly bruising his
eyes.
-Hopewell is trying to put on airs. We
noticed three new houses on Delaware Ave
nue. and four or five more in the upper end of
the city, a new steam saw mill on Railroad
street, and a banking institution is being
agitated, to say nothing of the Hopesoeu
Herald, which is flung from the centre of the
CITY, directly opposite the city hotel. Editors
It would seem, have an eye to convenience.
MIR. and Mrs. Ebert E. Coryell have been
spending the holiday season in this city. Mr..
c. has loug been, in the employ of the Penn
sylgania Railroad Co., and more recently en-
gagged on the Baltimore and Potomac Rail
Road. He left ON the 10Th inst. for the city
Of Baltimore. which he expects to make
his future home.
The following are the newly elected
officers Of Fulton Council No. 80, o. u. A. NJ,
of Frenchtown CLOS. E. Cook V. c.
John s. Curtis !; F. S,-John r. Harden; r.
SIS. S. Wright Treasurer. B. Lyons
A. R. S.--A. S. Haring I.-W. H. Stahler
Ex.-Wm-- Moser I. P.--7James S.. Mannus;
o. P.-Wm. Robertson; Trustee G.. L.. Peer
We learn from the White House Casket
that on Sunday week, man was found dead
near the Central r. r. track, at the entrance
to Cuchetunk Park On his person was
found tobacco box marked Levi Tice. He
was about 60 years old, and was respectfully
dressed. Esq Hoffman, of Lebanon, tsp,
held an inquest and the verdict was that he
was frozen to death.
AT the annual meeting of the stockhol-
dssifs of the Union National Bank, at French
town, cn Tuesday Of last week, the following
Directors were elected:
Philip G. Reading, Hugh E. Warford,
Ishmael Brink, Gabriel H. Slater David
Rittenhouse, William II. Martin, W.. "A.
Eckle, James Williams, and Michael Uhler.
A semi-annual divided Of per cent. was de-
clared. The old president, cashier, &C., were
reelected.
The firm and clerks of Messrs. Carver q
Williams store, in this city, few days ago.
made a very handsome birthday present to
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