The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-01-13
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Lansoertsilse, N. j., Jan. ~, 1875.


our Legislature, it furnishing the Clerk to
both the Assembly and the Senate.
.r4SeTices areNheing held nightly "a the
Presbyterian and M. E. Churches of this city,
to which all are invited.
"A Temperance Sociable will be held at
LARS Hall, on Friday evening of this week.
Friends of the cause are invited to attend.
The inquiry is " Has the Board Of School
Trustees yet selected lot in the First Ward
to build public school house upon, aud
where?"
MIR. Isaiah p. Smith, cashier of the Lam
bertville National Bank, is agent for the
American Line of ssteamships to Europe. He
also sells drafts on London, etc.
The Board of Directors of the Lambert
vile National Bank, at their meeting on the
18th inst, declared dividend of per cent.
out of the earnings of the last six months.
MIR. Isaac w. Clevenger, lon South Union
st., has been busily engaged lately in putting
up quite extensive hot houses on the t.rc's
lot. 1t is his intention to have plants and
vegetables early in the Spring.
Two young men from Trenton skated on
the Feeder from that city to this place, on
last Monday afternoon, iAtwo hours and fifty
minutes. As the ice was very rough in many
places aud broken in others, this was very
good time.
Senator Potts, of this county, will occupy
room 1903, at the Trenton House, during the
sittings of the Legislature. Assemblyman
Bird, of the First District, will occupy room
d at the National Hotel, and Assemblyman
Swayze, Of the Second District room 81, at
the samc hotel
An old lady named Mary Chamberlain,
living in Fest Amwell township, in this
county, was SO badly burned on the morning
of the Both ult., by her clothing taking fire
while asleep by the side Of stove, as to cause
her death the same evening.
On Monday evening last, the shoe shop
of Benz Rose, on the old turn-p pike, about
foir miles from this city, was broken into
and robbed of one side Of sole leather, one
side of upper leather, four pairs of boots
and four pairs of shoes Noclue to the rob-
beers can i,e obtained.
MIR. Chas. Green, residing near Sergeants
vile, was seriously hurt at Stockton, on
Saturday last. His team was standing along
side the platform of the railroad station and
he was standing on the platform. The horses
became frightened and started to go, when he
reached out his hand to catch them, missed
his hold and fell to the ground, striking on his
head cFgEn< g4rfss&s8
Extra Meetings have been held in the
Ringoes Baptist Church for some nights past,
and very deep interest is being manifested.
About twenty-five have professed conversion
and the work is progressing The meetings
are being conducted by Rev. NJ. N. Smith, of
Grocer Theological Seminary, assisted by
neighboring pastors. El94 -
= We hear the question asked by members
of the several Fire Companies. Who are to be
the candidates for Chief Engineer and AS
sistants at the coming Spring election? The
Fire Ordinance requires thai the Board of
Engineers shall call convention within
thirty days preceding tho annual election.
The time is not Car distant. We have not
been informed whether Chief Engineer
Gandey will consent or not to be a candidate
at the coming election.
Something ought to be done to protect pc
destrans from the danger of falling on the
icy pavements which are found along all Of
our streets. The pavement on the north side
of Bridge, from Union to Gordon's Alley, has
been particularly slippery during the past few
days. Several persons1iave fallen and on last
Monday lady was injured so considerably by
a fall on it as to require visit to a physician.
The reading rooms Of the Young Mems
Christian Association, opposite the Lam bert
vile House, are now open to visitors during
the entire day, and until 10 o'clock at night.
All persons-young and old-whether mem
bers of the Association or not-are invited to
make the rooms, their headquarters. The
daily papers, d number Of illustrated weeklies,
magazines, religious and secular weeklies,
&c, will be found on the tables.
The rooms have been very neatly fitted up
and the ladies have ornamented them with
pictures, flowers, &C., thus rendering them
very cheerful and comfortable.
rH "If by creating Board of Excise
whose duty it shall be to grant Licence, and
thereby take the supposed distasteful duty
off the shoulders of some of our Common