The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-05-03
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Lambertvssse, N. r.. May 3, 1876

--Shad are being sold at our fisheries for
from 80 to 40 cents each, according to size.
Now does the gentle tiller Of the soil turn
over the sod, and look for the innocent potato
bug.
The foundry at Frenchtown is g starting
up % FOR business, this week.
--Lacey's vendue, of Miscellaneous arti-
cles, on Friday, May 18th, 1876. It.
Stockton is having some new dwellings
put up near the railroad. This little town APP
pears to be growing very nicely.
The Rubber Mill Company of this city,
lost valuable horse few days since. The
horse was valued at 5000.
--Messrs. Carver s. Williams have just COM
pleted two fine brick dwelling houses on Elm
street, in this city.
The new Board of Chosen Freeholders of
this county, will hold their Annual meeting at
Pennington, the Second Wednesday in May.
improvements are being made in the
brick house formerly owned by P. G. Hofr,
corner Union and Jefferson sts., in this city.
Even a nine-penny calico can be made to
look neat and tasty by using the Domestic
Fashions"
Two persons were baptized in the Della
ware on last Sunday morning, by the Rev. G.
II. Thomas.
We enter now upon the most delightful
six weeks of the year--the gem of all natures
handiwork.
The Shirts you buy Of Hooker s. Bovine
always fit. IN. ~.
A-Obediah Stout, of Frenchtown, has just
completed the building of the new M. E.
Church, at Allentown, in this county.
MIR. Ashbel WEIGH, sr., is greatly improv-
corner of York and Union streets, in this
city.
Tomorrow Thursday evening, the new
Common Council, of Frenchtown, will assem-
BILE. The granting of licenses is expected to
be one OF the important features.
While they were granting licenses, on
Monday night last, one of the city officials
was overheard to say that Mr.. Ely talked
as ifthe almighty was running that Council"
On Monday last regular passenger trains
commenced running on the Delaware and
Bound Brook Railroad between New York
and Philadelphia.
BE sure to visit TIrus, 40 Coryeil street,
before buying your furniture. I
AT the temperance meeting in Lyceum
4Iall, on Sunday afternoon last, addresses were
delivered by Rev. Chas. FL Thomas G. Frank
Moore, and others. The meeting was well at
tended.
aB~ The Eagle steamer was employed
on Thursday last to fill large tank with
water, at Mr.. Geo. A. Cooks house in New
Hope. 1t does considerable work of this
kind, especially during the Summer months
The appearance of the "Street Sphinx
lers'' at work on the streets of our city, was
hailed with no little delight by those who felt
themselves imposed upon by that pulverized
element--called dust.
Mr. Samuel Stockton, who was engaged
in the undertaking business In our city few
years ago, is about 10 resume the business.
Mr.. Stockton wishes to inform the public that
he is prepared to attend to all kinds of work
pertaining to his line, at greatly reduced rates
MIR. John Finney, is making some altera-
tions in the fine new residence recently occu-
pied by Mr.. Job Silvers, on Union street, in
this city. Mr.. Finney is making these altera-
iions with the expectation of removing to this
city, from Stockton. III a short, time.
Our skilled Photographer, Mr.. Frank g.
Fritz, has been taking stereoscopc views of
a number of the business places in our city.
A number of "views have also been taken
from Goat Hill, and other points In the neigh
boring vicinity
"A wonderful reviving influence is especi-
ally noticed in vegetation since the refreshing
showers of the past week. The cold wind
and hail storm, however, of Sunday evening
last, was a very unexpected visitor, although
we have not heard of its doing much harm in
this vicinity.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
advertised for sale all their movable property
at the Prallsville stone quarries, work having
been suspended there. The Company is not
constructing any great work of stone at this
time, and hence the cessation of operations at
the quarries for the present
The old darkey house, in east French
town, the property of David Rittenhouse,
was destroyed by fire on Wednesday last.
Considerable excitement prevailed when the
alarm was first given. The property was UNI
occupied and not very valuable. The fire
was undoubtedly the work of an incendiary.-
Press.
-O'Briens circus and caravan left Trenton
about one o'clock last Friday night for Frank
ford, Pa, they got on the wrong road and
came near having trouble, while the den con-
tanning the lion was being turned around in
the road near Samuel Aliens, it upset, and
the lion escaped but was recaptured. 1t was
after daylight before the caravan got under
way.
The editor of THE RECORD is at present
suffering from the effects of very severe at
tack of erysipelas. He has been confined to
the house for the past two weeks, and during