The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-08-16

agent for HE RECORD.
Navy Blue Percales, at Van Horns.
The Fall term of our County Courts will
commence September 9Th.
Mr. Ephraim Shook, formerly of this
city, landlord Of one of the Pennington
hotels, died on Saturday last of consumption.
If "Usufruct y Tilden is elected. people
will have to digest some very big words, judg-
ing from his letter of acceptance.
The Crock " M. E. Church and the Rok-
town Sunday School, will hold picnic on
Thursday of next week, at the grove adj
joining D. B. Bonds farm.
buying your furniture at Titus Warerooms,
4e Coryell street. He will guarantee to sell
all articles as low as they can be bought in
the cities.
The baggage car on the up morning pas
senger train on the Belvidere Division this
morning had its roof torn off by coming in
contact with the canal bridge at the Warren
st. station.
-Chas M. Sloan, of Mount Holly, has
been chosen as Major of the 18th Regt in
place of Major Stratton, who has been placed
on Gen. Motifs staff. Major Sloan was the
Paymaster Of the 7th Regt.
Notwithstanding the " hard times there
is considerable travel. According to the hotel
arrivals in the "Lambertville News" one
of our hotels iii one week entertained seven
ty-one guests.
--Judson Fleming, son of Mr.. Elijah Flem-
ing, of Pennington, was drowned in the bay
at Elizabeth, on Monday evening of last week.
He leaves wife and two children to mourn
his sad and untimely end.
MIR. Samuel Large, of this city, has been
appointed train agent on the Penna X. K.
He is, we hear on one Of the Centennial
trains running between New York and Phila.
The Penna. Co. is to be congratulated on Sc
curing so excellent an agent.
We'll made Wamsutta Shirts, -oniy $iOo
at Van Horns. aug16.
The Democracy OF this city are getting
new flag made in Trenton. In addition to
the names of the nominees, we suggest that
they put on it, Tilden's big word 9 usufruct. I"
1t will sound nice aud the masses Of the par
ty will know all about it.
An error occurred In the name of one of
our advertisers, III our last issue, by which
Mr.. Titus Tettermer was given very new
maine. It is now correct and he will be pleas
ed under his proper maine, to receive and wait
upon customers at his meat market, A N.
Union Street.
On Friday night last the store Of Ander-
son s. MENUS, in Pennington; was broken in
to and robbed of small quantity of goods,
chiefly clothing. Entrance was effected
through the cellar window-the same way
that the place was entered a few months
ago.-Huntsrdon Democrat
bloomsbury in this county, had fire on
Friday night, which burned the railroad
freight house. The sparks were scattered
over town and set several roofs on fire, caus-
ing much CONSERVATION, as everybody was
bent on saving his own property by wetting
the roofs and spreading thereon wet carpets.
The freight was saved.
yard wide Cambrics 10 cts. at Van
Horns. aug. 49,
There having been some doubt as to the
propriety of holding our County Fair this
year in view of the Centennial exhibition
at Philadelphia, a meeting of the Directors
of the Society was held last Saturday, at
which the subject was discussed, and the de-
cision arrived at that there would be a Fair
this year as usual.
Last week, complaint was made before
Justice Young against woman and three
young men who had late the night before
driven through our streets in noisy manner
and otherwise acted disorderly. On Friday
evening the case was tried and resulted in the
firing of Kate Thompson, $40, VIM. Ely
So "a, Josiah Rounsavill, 1924, and Jona-
than Miller $4.24, including COSTS
While in Trenton last week we noticed
recent improvement in that city, it being
new city railroad through Greene ST This
road will prove great accommodation to
many persons from this section who wish to
visit the lower part of that city. The road
runs from Millham, in the northern part of
the city, through Green and Broad, to the
canal bridge near the state prison, in south
Trenton. The cars run every 10 or 10 minutes.
On Thursday afternoon Of last week, Mr..
Andrew Sherman, of Pleasant Valley, called
at Holcomb & Niece's grist mill, in this city,
and while there. his horse, attachedto wa
pon, started off g on his own hook" up the
railroad track. After striking the track, he
went at rapid gait and soon the cross ties
tore off one of the wheels. Some men COM
ing down the track stopped him near the
Pennington R. R. junction. 1t was near
train time and a collision might have resulted
seriously.
On the 4th and 9Th of September Con-
vention Of the Chief Engineers of the Fire
Departments of the United States, will be
held in Philadelphia. As this convention is
called in the interests of the public and the
protection of property, the cities generally
are bearing the actual expenses of their Chief
Engineers while attending it, and we hope
that this city will not be an exception. The
Chief Engineer receives no pay for his servi-
ces, and it is asking too much to expect him to