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


Some scamp carried of the coal-vauli
CRATE from the pavement in front of Mr.. ia
cob Seftis' residence, on Union St.. on last
! Wednesday evening. 1t was fortunate that
no one fell into the opening while passing
along the street during that evening.
Two lines Of stages wlll run from New
Hope to the Deer Park, on next Saturday, on
the occasion of the Lyceum Convention. =
The exercises on this occasion will be very in.
teresting, and our people win find recreation
and instruction by attending.
The Beividere down train on Tuesday
morning of last week. when within two blocks
of the Kensington depot, ran into a horse and
wagon crossing a street, knocking the horse
on one side Of the track without injuring eth
er the horse or driver, but entirely demolish-
ing the wagon.
Some persons attempted to steal water
melons from Holcombe's patch, above this
city, on last Wednesday evening. Mr.. H. de-
tected them and fired at them, but with what
result he is unable to say, as no evidences
were left of the shot taking effect. But the
men decamped in hurry It is melan-
choly fact (no pun intended of course), that
many people do not consider it as bad an act
to steal melons as to steal necessary food or
clothing.
Simple and inexpensive as it is, GLENN
SULPHUR SOAP is most efficient remedy for
certain obnoxious diseases, to be cured of
which those afflicted with them often spend
thousands of dollars to no purpose.
The Democratic Congressional Conven-
tion for this (the 4th) District, win be held at
Washington, Warren Co., on the 31st inst. at
II A. M. The meetings in the townships of
this county to appoint delegates to this con-
inst.-East Amwell at Young's, Ringoes /;
West Amwell at Mount Airy (; Lambertville-
LIST Ward at Foran's, I'd Ward at Kitchin's,
Sd Ward at Wilson's Delaware, at Sergeants-
Vile.
The Democrat states that six year old
son of Mr.. E. s. Wyckoff, of Pennington,
has become blind from the effects of scarlet
fever. The sight of one of his eyes is entirely
gone, and the other is in such condition that
very little hope is entertained of its restora-
ton. The little fellow had the fever in it's
worst form. We are extremely sorry to note
this terrible result 1t is said to be pitiful in
the extreme to hear the suffering lad long for
the daylight to come, and wish that the te-
dious night was over.
"A day or two since we stepped into
Mr. John ]. Germans shoe shop, in this city,
and saw him pegging away at his business.
This rather naturally introduced the subject
of shoe pegs, and our friend German related
All amusing anecdote respecting pegged
boots Some years ago, when pegged wear
was first introduced, Mr. G. was living at
Newtown, Pa. A storeheeper there got his
first supply of the new-fangled article-some
fifteen or twenty pairs of pegged boots.
The bootmakers did not understand the peg
ging business as well as at a later date, (for all
have to learn by experience and had used
unseasoned wood and made large holes in the
leather before driving. The storekeeper
hung up his stock of boots near the stove and
one morning a short time thereafter he was
lying on the floor. The pegs had shrunk by
the action of the heat aud the soles had fallen
off. The storekeeper felt very much disgust
ed with his venture in the new style, and sent
the boots to shop and had the soles sewe d
on.