The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-05-17
Lan6ersvssse, MJ.. Mug ~. 1876
Don't put your flags away until after the
Fourth Of July.

somely ornamenting the front of their stores
ON Union Street, the woodwork being painted
green and striped with gold.
splendid variety Of Chairs at TiTus' store
46 Coryell st.
One hundred shad were caught at one
haul on Monday morning, at the Island Fish
cry, in this city. Large catches were made
the same day at other hauls.
--Dsring the shower Of last Wednesday
night, the lightning struck the rod upon the
spire of the Pennington Baptist Church, but
no damage was done.
AT the RepublicAn primary meeting, held
in Pennington last Saturday, Judge David
Van Fleet and Mr.. Jonathan Higgins were
chosen as delegates to represent Raritan in
the State Republican Convention.
"A colored boy named Middleton, aged
about ten years, was drowned in the basin, at
Trenton, on Saturday afternoon last He
and another boy we're engaged in fishing
when he fell in. His body was found on Sun
day morning.
The Frenchtown Press of the 10th inst,
says: Mr.. Josiah Rounsavell, residing on
Third street, in this place, attained his nine
tieth birthday on Monday last. The Band
rendered the aged patriarch serenade in the
evening.
Last Friday evening, three cows belong
ing to Isaac Robertson, living near High
Bridge, in this county, were struck by light
ming and killed while grazing in field dur
fbg the shower. The hair was completely
burned off Of one of them.
Acting through the pores upon the sourc-
es Of inflammation GLENN's. SULPHUR Soar
promptly relieves the burning, itching and
other annoyances caused by Salt Rheum,
Scald Head, Impetigo, Erysipelas, and other
skin diseases and ultimately removes every
yestige Of them.
AT Ward meetings, held on last Saturday
evening, the following delegates were chosen
to represent Lambertville at the Republican
State Convention, held to-day in Trenton -
list Ward-Clark Pierson I'd Ward=Chas.
A. Skillman, Esq. Sd Ward-Saml G. Ian
dis.
Boston has the most intellectual girls,
New York the most stylish, Brooklyn the
prettiest, Baltimore the most refined, Chicago
the smartest and st, Louis the most froic-
some Unlike as they are in characteristics,
the IS Domestic Paper Fashions" are the uni
versal preference of them all.
Excursion tickets will be sold from this
city to Phila. during the Centennial Exhibit
ton, for $3.50. Cannot the Penna. r. r. ar
range some accommodations for b. d. Divis-
ion passengers SO that they may get to the
Centennial grounds without having to take
the street cars /? The trains to and from Ken
sington station to the grounds do not run SO
as to accommodate passengers from the B. D.
Division.
The Democrats of this county will meet
on next Saturday, at 2 P. NJ, to elect dele
gates to the State Convention which is to be
held at Trenton on the 23d inst, to appoint
delegates to the National Convention at St.
Louis. In the First Ward of this city, the meet
ing will be held at Foran's Sd Ward, John
Corson's, sdwafd, v. r. Matthews Store
East Amwell, at Ringoes West Amwell, at
Mount Airy Delaware, at Sergeantsville.
-Itsw be seen by reference to the report
Of the recent meeting of the Board of Chosen
Freeholders that they have made some mate
rial retrenchments in the expenses of the
county, reducing the salary of the County
Collector $500, requiring the Clerk and Sur.
rogate to pay for their gas, water, Sc. The
Board deserves praise for this action, the more
so, as the retrenehment affects their own par
ty friends.
We are glad tcscc our contemporary of Che
Hunterdon Democrat taking a decided stand
against the opening of the Centennial exhibit
ton and the running OF excursion trains on
Sunday. No one thing more corrupting to
public morals could be inaugurated than Che
opening OF the exhibition on that day. If the
people Of this eoantry had supposed that this
exhibition was to be the means of inaugural
Jug ON grand scale the violation of the Sab
bath and giving eountenance to debauchery
by authorizing the sale of intoxicating drinks
on the grounds, the project would have been
crushed at che start.
On last Saturday night about twelve o.
clock, desperate fight occurred near the cor
ner of Union and Swan streets, between
crowd of twelve or fifteen roughs. In the
disturbance, one Of the party was stabbed in
the cheek. So far as we learn, no arrests have
been made. The crowd, we hear, had been
visiting disreputable house, in the lower
part of the town, (where, it is probable, whis-
key is sold) and the fight resulted from some
occurrence at the place in question. dis
turbance occurred at the same place a few
nights since. Would it not be we'll for the
authorities to give this roost some attention
Hot weather is coming on, and if you
want to sleep cool, get spring bed-bottom of
TITUS, 40 CoryelI ST., which only requires two
quilts to be laid on it, in order to sleep as
comfortably as on feather bed
For two years past Mr.. E. II. Holcombe
has acted as Chief of Police of our city, and
it is nothing but simple justice to say of him
that during that time he has performed the
duties of his Office fearlessIy and faithfully.
The hatred evinced toward him IN certain
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