The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-08-09

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agent for The REcoRDs
The Aquetong Fire Co. are still willing to
take that team.
"A Mr.. Bush has been appointed princi-
pal of the Frenchtown schools.
"A Hayes s. Wheeler Club is about to be
organized in Pennington.
&C. w. Angel Esq, of this city, has re-
signed the Office of Justice of the Peace.
The Baptist Sunday School Of this city
are holding their annual picnic at Parsons
Grove, to-day.
The Central Railroad Company reduced
the wages Of all its employees 10 per cent. on
the LIST of August.
The Frenchtown Foundry and Machine
Shops are to be sold by Assignees, on the 22d
of September.
One of. the piers of the Frenchtown
Delaware bridge is leaving the perpendicular.
So are the whiskey drinkers.
Another new lot of Furniture at TITUS
store. All kinds of Furniture fine assert
ment of every. article-for sale at low rates.
The Locktown Christian Sabbath School
will hold picnic at Locktown, August 10th,
1876. A general invitation is hereby given.-
Music and speaking on the occasion.
MIR. BENZ. II. Joiner has started weekly
paper called the Lambertville News The
second number was issued last Saturday.
Ben. has the ability to get up an interesting
Sheet
According to the Democratic platform
that party is opposed to "sumptuary laws %
which is a bid for the beer and whiskey vote.
They are likely to get it. E
Base Ball still affects portion of our
county. A game was played between Flem-
ington and Clinton club few days since in
which the latter won the game by a score of
80 to "a.
Main SITS, is undergo repairs. The 10 ch,
has also been handsomely re-painted, and is
a great improvement to the outward appear
ance Of the House.
"A little child of Mr.. Silas La Rue, who
resides on Readings Hill, in Frenchtown, fell
down the side Of the Hill, one day recently,
and very proyidentially was preserved from any
injury. So the Press states.
The old Carpenter Cornet Band in this
city is to be revived, we are told. A number
of the members of the organization have had
meeting and decided to get up band that
shall be a credit to our city, if proper encour-
agement is offered.
JOB Pcdrick, young man Of Pennington,
met with serious accident on Friday week.
He was engaged in hauling water and fell off
the wagon, the wheels of which passed over
one of his legs, breaking it in two places
Hunterdon Republican.
Two stacks of wheat belonging to Wilson
Leigh, living between Pennington and Three
Bridges, were burned on Friday afternoon,
the I'd inst. The stacks stood little distance
from the railroad, and the dry grass and stub
BILE being set on fire by sparks from locomo-
tive, the flames soon communicated to them.
Seven cars filled with Pennsylvania State
troops, bound for the encampment at Fair
mount Park, passed through this city on last
Friday afternoon. The men composed the
9th Regiment of Pennsylvania National
Guard, made up of persons from Scranton,
Wikesbarre, Berwick and Shickshinny. Col.
T. ID. Lewis is the Colonel of the Regiment.
"A little son E ~. Latourorette, of White
House, the Casket says, died suddenly, on
Sunday of last week. Some three or more
I've, and before its mother could get to it, it
had drank some. It fingered along, living
skeleton, until Sunday, when, while being fed,
it chokeds oyerits food, and in spite of all eff
forts to save it, it died.
-Lambertvlle is calling for the establish
ment of water works. The late drought
learned the people that wells and cisterns
were not safe-to depend UPON large numbers
of them having given out, and causing no end
to inconvenience. A little effort on the part
of two or three enterprising citizens would
probably result in the building of water works
without which cityis not much of q city
to brag of.---Hunterdon Democrat.
That is so.s Let us have water works.
Capt G. w. Kitchin, few days since re-
ceived warrant for the pay of the members
of Co. c, who were engaged in the terrible
:. Frog war; some months ago. The pay is
not very heavy, the amount being only Sc
cents for Privates for two days service, Cor
porals received ST, Sergeants SLIP, I'd Lieu
tenants $776, 1st Licutenants 1915, and
Captain $40. Quite difference in the sums.
"A new barn just erected by Mr.. Anderson
J. Probasco, at Young's Mills, was burned
down on Thursday of last week Mr. Pro-
basco was sleeping in the barn, and was
awakened by the fire, barely having time to
escape. A horse and buggy and two loads of
hay were consumed with the barn. The
origin of the fire is not known, but as the
building was near the railroad, twas probably
caused by sparks from a passing engine. =
Republican 3D. inst.
"A fight took place in Savage's Saloon, on
Main Street, on Monday afternoon. 1t APP
pears that young man in an intoxicated con-
dition entered the place and quarreled with
the son of the proprietor, finally ending in a
small " scrimmage" A great deal of noise.
and some terrible swearing we're INDUCED in.
But no one ought to object, since the more IL