The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-09-27
Stockton, Sept. s2d, 1875.


MIR. EDITOR Thinking that few lines
might be interesting to your readers, | will
give you an account of the pole raising on
Friday last. The raising of the pole and the
programme had been published, and the first
thing in order was to keep the boss drummer
sober until fifer could be got on the ground
SO that the band would be complete. The next
in order was to call ont the " unterrified !"
with their axes and proceed to Kessler's
grove for pole, among whom we saw the
I" old war boss " who has grown grey in the
service of his party and once in a lifetime
was rewarded with the Office Of Freeholder--
one year only. Shame on such beneyolenee.
| But, the polo was cut, and arrived in due
time and was fastened to the derrick of q
now broom stuck in the top of it, which indi-
Gates the principles of the Confederate House
of Representatives of the late Congress to
sweep every honest official out of office and
fill their places with ex-rebel soldiers and Sc
cessonists BY the way, the pole was hick-
DRY one, indicating that the party, in its sink
ing condition have caught hold of the coat
tail of Andrew jackson. l said above that
the broom was new one. Now if the above
party had first used it and swept their own
doors clean the broom would have been pref
ty well worn out. But in the mean time the
dimes dropped into the landlords till and
quite number of red noses were visible, and
had it been dark would have. looked like fire.
works. But all of those who could get away
left before dark. Some had to be rolled in
the wagons by letting down the tail-board !;
some did not get home until near midnight
A good days work was done for the " Re-
form " candidates. WATCHER.
For the RECORD.
A new board awning has been built in front
of the storehouse, corner of Main and Coryell
streets, covered with narrow pine board roof,
which gives it q neat and substantial appear
ance. This old-established corner storehouse
has become at the present time a very central
and business location. 1t has recently been
taken and is at present occupied by Messrs.
Parker s. Servis, extensive dealers in country
produce, and are we'll stocked up with fresh
family groceries, flour, smoked hams, and pro-
visions of all kinds. This store house was
built for the grain and produce trade, and
among the first improvements made after the
opening of CoryeI street to the river, in the
year 1903, and being connected with an extern
sive lumber yard and saw MILL large bust
ness was done in grain and lumber. Flaxseed
and grain generally, were Brought in by tie
farmers and stored for the Bucks county oil
Manufacturers and mills in Pennsylvania.
The trade and business on the Delaware
river was very large in olden times. Pine
and hemlock boards and logs, and lumber of
all kinds in large quantities, were run down
the river from its head and it's various
branches, to the Philadelphia market, and dis
posed of along its streams. In the rafting
season, coal was run in arks from the Lehigh
region, where saw mills were established at
Mauch Chunk, Pa. and other improvements
made for the coal trade.
The river was navigated by Durham boats
for carrying produce, flour, pork, rye, apple
whiskey and other produce to markets. The
boats made their regular trips from this place
to Philadelphia, and returned with loads of
store goods for the country merchants, and
plaster and various articles of trade for the
country. In favorable weather trip was
made in four or five days.
AN OLD TRADER
Lambertviile, Sept. 10, 1876.