The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-04-26


last issue as one of the persons recommending
tavern licenses. This was wrong-the name
should have been ]. w. Hunt.
The shad fishermen are doing a thriving
business just now, and some are catching
hundreds of small shad not fit for use.
"A new lot of Printed Cambrics, at No.
6 South Union Street. 1t.
"A man named Bovine who lives in Della
ware township was taken to our county Jail
recently for threatened assault upon an old
lady.
The Shirts you buy of Hooker Bovine
always fit. m. 20.
Miller P. Reading has opened an Office in
Baptisttown for the practice of Medicine
DIR. Reading is a graduate of the Medical
Department of Syracuse.
If you want Trunk, call at LouDEN's.
The ladies of the Baptist Church of this
city will hold strawberry festival in June
The time has not yet been definitely fixed.
AT the annual town meeting in Kingwood
township the regular Democratic ticket was
defeated by an sc Independent Ticket " COM
posed of Democrats and Republicans.
Another temperance meeting will be held
at Lycenm Hall, on next Sunday afternoon.
Last Sunday, Capt. J. Fl. Horn, Rev. Mr..
Knowles, Ashbel WEIGH, Esq, and others,
spoke, and the attendance was large.
The Juvenile Temperance Union will give
a free entertainment at Lyceum Hall, on Fri
day evening. The exercises will consist of
singing, Rotations, &c., and W i'll be very in
teresting, no doubt. All are invited.
The editor of THE RECORD has been
confined to the house by sickness for five
days past, and is still unable to be about
This will explain any deficiencies in this issue.
1T is cheaper in the long run to get good
Clothing, even at a high price how much
better to get it both good and at the extreme
ly low prices charged by Wanamaker &
Brown, 9th and Market, Philadelphia.
AN emergent Convocation of Wilson r..
A. Chapter, No. 49, will be held on Thursday
evening" at II o'clock, at Odd Fellows Hall,
in this city.
MIR. Jos. Wilson, residing near Kingwood,
died ON Wednesday of this week. He served
this country in the war Of 1912, and has been
receiving his pension from the Government
since then. He was over ninety years old.
The condition of our streets on Friday
last, ON account of dust was worse than we
ever remember before. The wind filled ones
eyes, mouth, nostiils and clothing with the
filthy street dirt. Water works are needed.
Let the new Council give us water as an Offset
to the whiskey.
The Board of Chosen Free holders met at
Kingwood on Friday last, at the place where
the drowning of Charles NJ. Blue took place
recently. A proposition to build wall along
the road so as to prevent the overflow of the
water or build a new Bridge was debated, and
both propositions voted down. Some dissatis-
faction exists in that locality at the action of
the board. -FreNchtown Press
He was very common looking old man
in very common looking light wagon, drawn
by very common looking horse but when
a Young chap, who trusted to appearances,
came along in a stylish livery rig and tried to
Lass him. the common looking horse, at a
word from his master, just twisted his mouth
into a smile of easy confidence and in forty
seconds was out of the astonished young
chaps sight going as light and free and easy
as I" ht-Running Domestic . sewing ma
chine.
1T you want Travelling Strap, call at
LouDENs. st.
The "Mud- Digger" of the D. & R. Ca
nal Co., passed up the Feeder, through this
city, on Saturday morning last. 1t moved
very slowly and had number of boats at
tached, one of which was loaded with coal,
all combining to make the small steam tug,
which had the concern in tow, act as though
it had an elephant :" on its hands. 1t was
ON its way to Bulls Island.
Handsome Lace Ties, at Mrs. Cooley's,
for sale cheap. 1t.
This "Wednesday evening, the 57th An
niversary of Odd Fellowship in the United
States will be appropriately observed by Le-
nj Lenape Lodge, No. Is, CT this city, and
Unity Lodge, No. 900, of New Hope, in the
Lodge room Of the former, in this city. The
exercises are expected to be of very inter-
esting character.
The New Jersey Legislature passed at its
last session just closed an act for the protec-
ton of Black Bass. 1t will be well for fisher
men to be careful how they take fish from the
river during April, May and June. Each and
every black Bass taken or found in posses
sion will subject the possesscr to fine of five
dollars.
Edward B. Holcombe, Of Mount Airy, is
making contract with G. Arnett, of this
city, to build a Presbyterian Chapel at Mount
Airy, 20x40 feet, 10 feet posts, to cost about
$1,000. Mr.. Holcombe is to bear the entire
expense himself, we are told 1t is pity
every church bad not as liberal man as
Mr.. H.