The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-12-20

he nau liiied many puDfc POSITIONS oil honor.
He'was member Of the Legislature, and one
of the Commissioners to frame the Constitu-
ton Of the State iuls4A twice Chief Justice
and once ChaneelloE rcsigning the latter posi-
tionson account of in health. 80
Y. NJ. G. A.-Tho annual meeting of the
Young Mems Christian Association Of this
city, was held at the Baptist, Church. on
Monday evening last. Aselect reading wa
well given by Mr.. l. P. Smith, subject, 9 In
timations,' " by Dr.. j. G. Holland.
The following officers were elected
i Presidential. WEIGH. Jr.
1 Vice Pfest.--Clark Person
i Sec'y Jos. Brown.
Treas. -Wm. Johnson.
Executive Conn. r.. Thatcher, +. B.
Colby, Jas. Petrie, John Ii. Horn and $. e.
Large {. 5r Is
The Traasurer's report showed balance
of cts. in the Treasury Dec. LIST.
I The Executive Committees report was
made as follows:
Dear Brethren On looking over the pa ct
year your Committee feel that they have reason
t, be encouraged. They feel THAI we have won
i in a greater degree than heretofore the SYM
4 pathy and cooperation of the pastors and
people, mainly because the, work is better
understood, and that as the Association and
its true work come to be fully understood
this sympathy and cooperation must increase.
Vita regard to the work of the past year
we w,'nld SAY that last Spring a prayer meet
ing Was l,ol.t ,atathe rooms to pray for in
dividual cases.
During the Summer two services were held
in the open air each week, one at the Out
O a. r.
street corners on Saturday evenings
When the cool weather commenced,
these were discontinued. A Bible reading
was started at the roomsssto be held every
Wednesday evening, and is still being.contintl-
| ed. The plan Of this meeting Is to have every
one who wishes, read passages of Scripture
bearing on the subject, thus as far as possible
making the Bible its own commentary and
i that the leader shall have no more privilege
than anyone else. i's s't
On the second Monday in Nov. gospel meet
ings were commenced in the Mount Range
School House and continued four weeks. The
ATTENDANCE was good and the interest seemed
deep and cannot we think fail to do good both
to the members of the Association who took
part in them and to the people who attended
them. Two at least that we know of were led
to give themselves to the Lord Jesus Christ.
During the year delegates were sent to the
international Convention at Toronto. Canada
and to the State Convention at Madison.
At our monthly meetings we have had a
number of interesting, lectures and two ser
vices of song, one conducted by Mr.. John
son of Phila, the other by the Orphean
Musical Asso
A few weeks ago we were visited by Mr. ].
w. Meeker. of Elizabeth, the State Secretary,
who gave the Committee some valuable sug
gestions with regard to work. Arrangements
were also made for Gospel Meetings to he held
here under the auspices of the State Commit
tee. during the first part of next year.
Financially, in common with almost all in
stitutisus Of this or any other kind, the Also
citation has felt the pressure of hard times and
has only been able tosmake both ends meet
through the liberalty OF a few members.
/ Finally we would earnestly request the
members and friends of the Association to aid
the committee for the coming year by con.
tributng as literally as they feel able of theii
money,-by their personal effort in the work
and by their prayers in the church and il
the closet We are sure that God has work
in this place Tor the ~ nj. C.,A., but it can
not be accomplished without self sacrifice ant
it cannot be, accomplished by the committee
alone they must have the assistance of every
individual member.
Respectfully,
n THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
A. Welch Jr, Chairman.
I 5-4.>.z-
CouRT.-Ons Monday of last week the tria
Of the indictments was commenced in til,
Court of Quarter Sessions, the Chief-Justic'
not being present. The following were tried
The State Vi Melick Stats. Jacob slStone
butcher at Bloomsbury. had stolen fiom hi
slaughter honse four beef hides three cal
skins and q sheep pelt, and it was ADMITTED
that the defendant sold them to one Davit
W. Howell az Easton, Pa The story'o TIN
defeudant, as detailed by him upon the stan;
was that. he sold them for man who broueh
them to the squaresat Easton in wagon, and
asked bin, If lie knew where they s:could be
sold that he, borrowed a yLeebarrow OF
some one-he could not tell who-and tool,
them oliiit 70 the hide house Of Howell, whore
he sold them and returned the, money to the
stranger, receiving $1,50 for his, services He
did not know the man ofiwbowg she procured
them, sand could not describe either his APP
pearance. or that Of the horse and wagon.
Verdict, guilty. dsssiI igsig N. n 1 sc
sThelc Stateorv.Sa ohm Dempsey. Augustus
Cowdrck and Fl. az Goodwin, Of Dilts' Cor.
ness went,to Lambertyiile and while, there
drank at two or three places with y crowd OF
young men, of whom the defendant was one
When they backed their. wagon out ~ Will
sou's sheds and started to go home, Dempsey
and JanesASweeney jumped in theswagoni and
roda,wih them as far as the Alexsauken
BRIDGE dDnringdt time Gpwdrick says
Sweeney demanded to see his pocketsbook,
which lie Slowed HIN : when theyaeached
they bridge Cowdriclt got out and jumped OF
tumnbled over the FENCE into Z field and ran off.
Godown, Sweeney ana Dempsey then turned
areund and went back to I.arnbertyille. AT
JONI Foranisl Sweeney and lDempsey got out
and bought quart of whiskey, leaving Go
down in the wagon. When they again got in
tthey, started down the river road, drinking
Frequently. After going some distance Co
down jumped out and started back home bare
headed. The next morning. Sweeney and
Dempsey were found, driving the horse aud
wagon back to Lambertville.A The defend