The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-07-19
Lansbertvisses N. III. July ~, 1876,


elected First Vice President of the New York
Board Of Trade.
The Republican County Executive Com
m'ttse viii meet ut Fiemington next Satur-
day.
The water hiss been so low ia the Della
ware for week past chat loaded boats have
to be lghtened before crossing the ferry at
Wells Falls. r
Large numbers Of dead fish, principally
suckers are found in the Delaware the past
few days.. It is supposed that the intense
heat has killed them, the water being unusually
warm.
The 9Th annual convention Of the n. j.
Dental Association convened yesterday at At
lantic City. DR.. J. Hayhurst, of this city, is
announced to read q paper on The History
Of Dentistry
The best fitting ready-made SHIRTS,
can be had at r.. H. VAN HoRN's.*
Mr.. Chas. Wsart, Of this city, while get
ting out railroad ties for Bray & Wilson, near
Bulls Island, on Friday last, cut his left leg
near the knee j,int. making wound nearly
an inch long. DIR. Rice dressed the wound,
which is not considered dangerous.
-Four young men, dressed in sailor garb..
arrived by boat in this city from Trenton yes
terday Tuesday, morning, having rowed
from that city through the canal feeder. They
were on their way to Water Gap.
Mr.. VIM. Lyman has purchased the
house and lot lately the property of Mrs. Ris-
Ter, on Coryell street, in this city, and designs
to remove his flower conservatory to that
place in few weeks.
Jos. III. Boozer, of this city, John L.
Jones' Of Pennington, John N. Pidcock, Of
White House and Eli Bosenbury, of Clinton,
are talked of as candidates for State Senator
at the coming Democratic caucus.
There was q girl in our town and she was
wcudtous lame, she ran heavy sewing ma
chine from which the trouble came, but when
she saw how lame she was, with all her might
and main, she bought new /" Domestic and
was soon all right again.
--Theophilus Bodine, a native of Alexan-
dria Township. this county, committed suicide
at Phillipsburg one day last week, by taking
arsenic Mr.. Bodine was about 65 years old.
He leaves several children.
--visscher & Halls Insecticide Powder
better than Paris Green and not poisonous-,-
for sale at Seyerns' Drug Store. j.21,tf
On last Saturday night, coat belonging
to Mr. VIM. Lyman, of this city, which by
oversight was leftsupon the back porch of his
residence on North Union Street, was stolen.
A pocket book containing sum of money
was in the coat. Some butter which was al
so left exposed, was also taken.
The 4th of July address Of Cbas. A.
SkiIlman,- Esq, of this city, at HopeweiL is
highly spoken of by the press and by those
who listened TO it. 1t was appropriate to the
occasion, being historical and patriotic, and
was not so lengthy as to weary the listeners
Our friend Anthony Fetter, formerly of
; Stockton. took quite an active part in the
Centennial celebration at Hopewell. He fit
ted up an immense wagon, which was gaily
decorated with national colors, &C.. and which
carried thirty-eight young ladies representing
the States.
For weil-made reliable furniture go to
Titus, 48 Coryell st.> t
ION last Sunday aftefnooH, while Mr.. P.
K. Hazen, editor of The Beacon, was return
ing home from the camp meeting at Beau-
mont Park, he was thrown from the wagon
by the breaking of side-piece on the seat
and fell bstwsen the body aud the Wheels
His left arm was dislocated and he was some
what bruised by the wagon passing over his
legs.
.-One Of the reasons given by one of our
county exchanges for the confirmation by the
Board of Chosen Freeholders of the appoint
msnt Of Mr.. Swackhamer as County Su-
perintendent of Public Schools, is that " he
is good Democrat" That is Democratic
civil-service reform, we suppose.
We will publish in our next issue an Ok
cellent original story, entitled Heartless;"
written for THE RECORD by LENA Ward
The story entitled The Peyton Girls" by
the same author, published in THE RECORD
some months since. was received with great
deal of favor by our readers.
A Free Methodist Woods Meeting will be
held in Updycke's woods, on the road be-
tween Palmyra and Eyerettstown, in this
county, commencing tomorrow and continu-
ing four days. 1t is to be conducted under
charge of James Markem. Speakers of note
from distance are expectedsto address the
sessions.
Some of our citizens seem to think that
the canal is the proper place in which to throw
all kiuds Of garbage. Almost every day num-
bers of dead animals, decayed vegetables, &C.,
float down the canal locks and into the race
way of the water power causing an intolera-
BILE nuisance to persons living in the vicinity.
Persons are liable to prosecution for throwing
such things into the canal.
Mrs. Hannah Apgar, an account of whose
remarkable efforts in pieciDg bed quilts We
copied week or two since from the White
House Caskst, is an aunt of Mr.. Job Silvers
of this city. Mr.. 6ilvers says he remembers
hearing his grandfather state that the tongs
lover hundred and seventy five years old)
which are in her possession, were purchased