The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-02-16

of three acres. in CherryvilIe, to Mr.. Joseph
King, for $500.
Hamilton Barefoot, 8 prominent citizen
of Kingwood township, died on Friday of
week before last, after brief illness.
Mr.. Joseph Haines, of Delaware, has
butchered heifer only two years and ten
months old, which dressed 668 pounds.
The Common Council have very properly
reduced our police force to two. These ought
tn be sufficient for all ordinary requirements.
Jacob West, Of Franklin township, re-
Gently killed young hog which weighed 1854
pounds.
Bloomfield Blackwell of Mount Airy, has
q wind mill or fan, which is one hundred and
seventeen years old.
We are under obligations to Mr.. ]. Hart
Brewer, member of Assembly from Mercer
Co., for public documents.
Mary had a little dress, all ruff1ed, pulled
and braided, Domestic Fashions" gave it
shape, the New g Domestic made it.
Mr.. E. R. Solliday represented the Lam
bertville Board of Trade at the annual din
uer of the Trenton Board of Trade on Thurs
day of last week.
A man named VIM. Conover was arrested
a few days since and confined in our county
Jail. charged with stealing horse and wagon
from John Coll.
The annual meeting of the Lambertville
vigilant Society will be held in the Council
Roomgon Friday of next week. This society
has BENIN existence thirty-eight years.
Mr.. VIM. johnson, of this city, has se
cured an allotment of space in the Centennial
buildings for the exhibition Of his Universal
Lathe Chucks.
A great revival has been going on for
some time at junction, in this county, and
over a hundred have professed conversion,
majority of whom are men.
The Hibernia Fire Co. have got up the
walls of their engine house which were blown
down by the late gale, and the roof is being
put on.
Benefit of the Hibernia, at Lyceum Hall,
tomorrow Thursday evening. Help the
Company and get your moneys worth at the
same time.
"A revival of great promise is now going
on in the Pennington Baptist Church. More
than sixty persons have asked for the prayers
of the Church, and yet the interest continues.
MIR. Cornelius Wilson has sold his house
and lot ia Stockton to Mr.. George Mason for
$4,000, and has already begun to erect anoth-
er, on Risler street. 1t is to be Of frame.
1T was Mr. George z. Lauer, and not L.
F. Lauer who rescued the little girl from the
cistcrn at the Perry st. school house, last
week.
"A young man named Lewis Vansickel
living near Centreville, was badly shot in the
hand one day last week by the accidental dis
charge of a revolver, when in the act of shoot
ing dog.
"A remarkable religious interest ispre-
vaiing in the Glen Gardener NJ. E. Church.
About forty persons have professed CONVEX
sion, and the work seems but just to have be-
gun.
DO not forget the Concert at Lyceum
Hail. on Friday evening of this week, by
Hutchinson and Kittredge. This entertain
ment will be fine musical treat, and Kit
tredge, "the Man of Fun" knows how to
make the people laugh.
"A fine musical entertainment for the
benefit of the Good Templars, will be given
in Lyoeum Hall, on Friday evening. Tickets
rs cts. Children under 10, Is cts, Hutchin
son and Kittridge sing.
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known that peanuts can be grown in our
county, but such is the fact. Mr.. VIM. II.
johnson, of Copper Hill, last season succeed
ed in raising quito quantity of very fine
ones upon his excellent and handsome farm
No Man or Woman is Safe while the least
remnant of cough or cold, or any symptoms
of pulmonary disease fingers in the system
Expel the cause of danger with HALE's HON.
EY OFF FOREGROUND AND TAR.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one minute.
Mr.. E. ID. Fulmer has purchased the
house on Bridge street, belonging to the es-
tate Of John Runk, decd, and is thoroughly
repairing and refitting it, When completed
tile improvements will render it fit residence
for our worthy miller-friend, who, unlike the
Miller of Dee, cares for others and therefore
others care for him.
The fact reported by Chief of Police
Holcombe, at the last meeting of Council
that the number of tramps visiting this city
had been materially reduced since they had
been required to break stone in payment for
their food-shows that a large number of
these fellows are decidedly averse to work and
would rather beg than earn their support. =
Tie tramp business is becoming an intolerable
nuisance all over the country and steps are be-
ing taken to abate it. A very stringent bill
on this subject was introduced into our State
Legislature last week.
DR.. U-ta-wa-un, the great Indian physi-
clan, whose wonderful success-in taking in
printers-is acknowledged by our exchanges,
was in town again last week. He came, per-
haps, to pay his printing bill at The Beacon
ofice-and perhaps he didn't We invested
in him five or six years ago to the amount of
several dollars, and have thus far left the
sum with him on interest 1t appears that
he defrauds the hotel keepers as well as the
printers. He recently visited Bloomsbury