The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-03-29

of malt liquors, will take place before Justice
Hayhurst tomorrow Thursday morning.
Buy of TITUs, 46 Coryell street.
The firm of N. w. Grouse & Co. of this
city, has been dissolved. Mr.. N. w. Grouse
win remove temporarily to Milford.
Princeton will celebrate its Centennial in a
tent to hold 6, 600 people with astudents' choir
of 100 voices.
Mr. A. G. Barber has been elected a di-
rector of the Amwell Mills Co., in place of
John Groman deceased.
The " Guarantee . Wanamaker & Brown
give is not nominal thing, bnt signed con-
tract protecting those who buy at 9th and
Market, Philadelphia.
An old gentleman in Penna. has willed
100000 to a country editor as testimonial of
the benefit he has derived from reading his
paper. History" it is said, "repeats it.
SELF" therefore we wait /; and in the mean
time, those who haven't got $4,000 to de-
post with us can send on their $500 that
they owe us for subscription.
Volumes of Testimony in favor of
HALE's HONEY OF HoREHouND AND TAR, as
specific for throat and lung diseases are
pouring from all parts of the country.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one minute.
Last Friday afternoon boy in the lower
part of our city, about eight or ten years old,
was made beastly drunk by some workmen
who were engaged in putting UP building,
,l,a 10 xya hnt 10
which they carried. Men who would do such
a thing deserve the contempt Of all respec-
table people.
Charley Jay complains that the Republi-
can State Senate has Irishman for President,
an Englishman for Assistant Secretary, and a
Dutchman for Doorkeeper. That goes to
show that the Republican is not the "anti-
foreigner party that the Democrats repre-
sent it to be.
Frank Slack, (whose arrest for robbing
Hooker's store in this city, and escaped from
Jail twice, have been heretofore chronicled, J
getting tired, perhaps, of the stupidity of the
detectives in failing to find him, surrendered
himself on last Friday afternoon, and
has been returned to Pennington Jail.
He had been hiding in or about Bristol, Pa,
and was pretty well starved out, his appear
ance being pitiable one.
I'm this Centennial year all old relics,
which have been transmitted to us from form
er generations and all items pertaining to the
early days of our country, possess peculiar in
terest. Mr.. Jacob Reed, of West Amwcll
township, who lives on the homestead farm
that was decided to his great-g grandfather.
Richard Reed, 100 years ago, informs us that
he has in his possession, in a good state of
preservation, Bible 251 years old. Older
Bibles than this are rare.
On Sunday evening while Mr.. John
Cronce and Mr.. Wilson Housed, who reside in
Alexandria Township, were feeding and car
ing for their stock, Mr.. Cronce found Mr.. Hous-
ell lying senseless in the barnyard. He gave an
alarm, and called DR.. Kelley. Mr.. Housed re-
manned insensible until o'clock on Monday
morning. Since then most of the time he has
been conscious, and the hope is that he will
recover.-I',depcndemt 25M.
Park Sproat who was caught robbing the
post office in this city, last Spring, and who
escaped arrest at the time, although a reward
was offered for him, was arrested in Brooklyn
on Friday last, by Col. A. W. Angel and
brought to this city. He was subsequently
taken to Trenton and was held to bail before
the U. S. Commissioner in the sum of $1,000
for his appearance before the U. S. Supreme
Court. Sproat has been about Brooklyn all
winter, we learn, and was working at carpen-
tering at the time of his arrest.
The Martha Washington Festival, by the
ladies of St. Andrews Episcopal Church Of
this city, on last Wednesday and Thursday
evenings, was a very pleasant occasion, and
was well attended, the net receipts being over
$175. Mr.. Ashbel Welch and Miss Lille Will
lams, who personated General and Lady
Washington, performed their parts with grace
and dignity, while Il number of the ladies and
gentlemen were appropriately attired in old
style costumes which were very becoming, the
ladies in many cases enhancing their charms
by their quaint and ancient style Of dress.
Feeling called upon to serenade his dear
gazeIle he borrowed an acco rdeon and, after
getting so Clldt lie cOulu Squcc1c u lew uoiciui
noises out of it, he posted himself under her
window one night and began plaintively
bowling, "Oh, whisper what thou feelest ;"
She poked her head out Of the window at the
third line and said, "Oh, it's you, is it? /
thought it was cats. And you want me to
whisper what feelest, heyP Well, feelest
tired that's what. Been working hard
running sewing machine all day. Get me
Light Running Domestic and then I'll know
you mean business.
This being about the time when people
begin to think of changing their head-gear,
they are invited to test the new style of fine
silk hats with ventilators for sale at Geo. w.
Hottell's store, 27a q. State ST, Trenton.
Unless hat is fitted to the head by the Con-
formator it is generally uncomfortable. By
the use of the Conformation the hat is made
to feel as easy as soft hat. Prices low.
Names put in without extra charge. Also, a
big stock of soft hats, caps, straw hats, UNI
brellas, &c. Be sure to get the right number
-274 e. State st., Trenton. No stale goods