The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-04-28
LOCAL AFFAIRS:


Thursday evening.
The regular monthly meeting of the Com
mon Council win be held next Monday even
ing.
DIR. J. " Robbins has disposed Of his in
terest in the drug business to his late partner
DIR. I. M. Severns.
Go to Hooker's for the best makes of
Kid, Silk and Lisle Gloves. ap. %.
AT Hooker's you you can and all of the best
tnakes of Corsets, cheaper than the cheapest.
ap. 2S.
The Lambertville Savings Bank isnow in
full operation. The bank is kept open every
Tuesday night until o'clock for the accom-
mediation of depositors.
AN alarm of fire, caused by the burning
Of some garden rubbish at the Hook, was
made about clock on last Friday evening.
The new Board of School Directors Or
ganized on last Wednesday evening by elect
ing Mr.. Miles Matthews as President and Mr.,
John II. Black, Secretary.
MIR. s. B. Britain will sell a fine building
lot on Buttonwood ST, at the close of the sale
of Mr.. John Groman's house ana lot, on next
Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. II. G. Hooker has a, splendid display
of artificial flowers in one of the windows of
his store. 1t is the prettiest display we have
yet seen in this city.
The annual meeting of the Mount Hope
Cemetery Association will be held on next
Monday afternoon, at ? o'clock, at the Office of
G. A. Skillman, Esq.
The annual meeting of the Hunterdon
Co. Mutual Fire Insurance Co. will be held at
Che Office Of G. A. Skillman, Esq, on We'd
hesday evening, May 9th.
Some of the bridge piers for the new rail-
Asylum have proven very poor structures,
having cracked, settled, &c. They are being
taken down.
j. H. Butterfoss has disposed of his in
terest in the stove and tinware business to his
partner Mr.. j. w. Crook.
An additional number of dailies has been
added to the list at the reading rooms of the
Young Mems Christian Association of this
city All are invited to use the rooms freely,
and especially the young men of this city.
Mr.. A. J. Scarborough has bought out the
cigar store of Mr.. Samuef Green, adjoining
the Lambertville House. Mr. S. is compelled
to seek new quarters owing to the building of
the new Masonic Hall on the lot now occupied
by his cigar store.
The Frenchtown Independent states that
on Tuesday evening of last week attempts
were made to enter J. w. Slack's confection-
cry store and j. W Savage's saloon,in French
town. A robe was stolen from carriage at
the National Hotel sheds, but was afterward
recovered.
Lewis Moore of Trenton conductor of
freight train, was killed at Holmesburg juno
tion on Saturday, by being struck by an APP
preaching train, just as lie was stepping off
the train on which he was engaged He was
killed instantly. Mr. Moore was formerly a
resident of Lambertville.
On Tuesday evening of last week, a fare
well meeting was held in the Presbyterian
Church Of Frencht6wn, on the occasion of the
departure of Joseph H. Reading and Mary NJ,
his wife, for Gamboo, Africa, as missionaries.
Mr.. Reading is the oldest son of Philip G.
Reading, and has been until recently engaged
in the mercantile business.
We return our thanks to Hon. Samuel
Lilly, of this city, one Of the Commissioners
Of the new Lunatio Asylum at Morristown,
for copy of the handsome photographic pic
ture of the buildings and grounds of that in
stitution. The buildings are not equalled,
probably, by any other similar institution in
the United States.
-Messrs. w. G. Moore, of this city, and
Wilson Thatcher, of Frenchtown, have enter
ed into co-partnership in the manufacture of
spokes, at the empire Spoke Works +" in
this place. Mr.. Thatcher will have the gen.
eral superintendent Of the business. They
intend to increase their facilities fof the man.
,ifacture Of stock
Frank McNally had hearing before JUS
tice Hayhurst this morning, on a charge of
having voted Illegally in the Second Ward at
the late city election. After a tedious exami-
siation, he was bound over in the sum of 5000
to appear at the September term of court,
John Corson being his security. G. A. Skill
man, Esq, appeared for the state and L. II.
Sergeant, Esq, for the defendant.
An attempt was made on Friday night to
fire the barn belonging to the York st. hotel,
in this city. Mayor Sergeant has offered a
reward of $500 for the arrest and conviction
of the guilty party, or one hundred dollars for
information that win lead to the arrest and
conviction:
"A union temperance prayer and confer
ence meeting was held at the M. E. Church,
in this city, last Sunday Afternoon. Remarks
were made by number of laymen, showing
determination not to rest satisfied with the
work already accomplished but to carry it for
ward. Thanksgiving was offered to God for
His blessing on the work and the success which
He had vouchsafed.
"A full line of White Goods and Hamburg
Edgings, at Hooker's. ap. %.
The Managers of the American Institute,
New York, are considering the question of
putting in 200 Horsepower Eclipse boiler,
from the Lambertville Iron Works, to furnish
steam for driving the machinery at the COM
ino axb;k;t;on IfttYa hdilar NOW II, the build-