The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-10-03
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Lanabertvstle, n. u, oct. 20, 1877.


ed home few days since for two-montha'
trip to England.
White Shirts, good quality, Linen Bos-
oms, 75cts Wamsntta LOO at Van Horns
Mr.. John Massey. son of Mr.. Chas. Mas
sey, Of this city, sailed for England on We'd
nesday of last week.
If you want Note Heads, Bill Heads,
Cards, Envelopes, Circulars, or Job Printing
of any kind done cheap and with neatness and
dispatch, call at THE RECORD office.
wv. F. Herr, Esq, Of this city, has been
appointed Notary Public by Governor Be-
die.
The annual inspection of Co. @, of this
city. will take place on next Monday evening,
at tho armory, corner of Bridge and Union
SITS.
Now is the time to buy Singer Sewing
Machine. They are sold at $780, Lower than
any other first class machine. For sale at
Schulhaus', s. E. corner Church and Union
streets.
The greatest curiosities at the Hunterdon
Fair last Thursday were the two candidates
for Governor of this state. If it hadn't been
for them, the show wouldn't have been half
lively.
Rev. w. H. Shermer, late pastor of the
Baptist Church at Clinton, has accepted a
call from the Third Baptist Church of Phila-
delphia.
Rev P. A. Studdiford, D. D., of this city,
10, HOO, tsn,a Et1rora
took passage on the Illinois on Wednesday of
last week and is expected home the first of
next week.
--Thos. S. Fly, of New Hope, who had his
fingers so badly cut and mashed while operat-
ing coal derrick, at the rubber-mill, IN this
city, on Thursday last, is doing as well as
could be expected. An arnica and water treat
ment is doing good work for him.
"A horse belonging to Frank Horn, of this
city, while being led along Church street, on
last Friday noon, fell down and died in short
time. The cause of it's death, probably, was
overdriving.
Writing paper, 10c. to 8Oc per box, at
Anderson's Drug Store. mar. 81.
The Beacon tells about the editor of THE
RECORD being sold y on that big pear, but
it forgets to state that its editor started out to
see that great sight and was only deferred
from proceeding by being informed by one of
his employees that the "goak was greater
than the pair . of pumpkins.
The dam of the new water works is fast
approaching completion, and the trench for
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tance from the dam to the intersection with
Swans Creek, near the g Hook" 1t will be
but short time now before the pipes will be
laid.
AS this city has been the family residenceof
the Newell family for more than half a cehth-
ry, and for other reasons which are not neces-
sary to specify at this time, it is probable that
the Republican nominee win do better in
Middlesex than in any other county in the
State.-Nep Brunssojck Times (Dem.)
Mr.. Warren Vansickle, of near Milford,
lost valuable horse on Sunday week. He
drove to Frenchtown on Saturday aud tied
his horse under the sheds at METERS Hotel.
A short time thereafter the horse was seized
with some sort of fit or paralysis, and died
carly on Sunday morning. Press.
We have had considerable respect for the
Hon. J. T. Bird as man, but if the speech
he made at the Newark ratificatson meeting a
day or two since is correctly reported, he made a
demagogue of himself and told an awful
story He is attributed with saying among
other silly things that Hunterdon from APP
pearances, WON'T give Dir. Newell 70 votes
Ladies' Cloaks, Coats, and Dresses ell
and made to order at short notice, at Mrs. M.
w. Cooley's. d6tf
MIR. Eastburn Reeder, of the Rabbit Run
Farm, Solebury tsp, Bucks Co, Pa, recently
had photographed at Fritz's Gallery, in this
city, the bronze medal and diploma received
by him at the Centennial Exhibition in Pha
last year, he having received the first premi-
UNI for butter, it being marked SO in posi-
BILE 10O The originals are quite handsome
and the photos are in Fritz's best style. Mr.
r. probably has the best butter in this section,
as he pays unusual attention to its manufact-
ure.
We were shown day Or two since by
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weekly newspaper, entitled " The Austra1-
asian,n published at Melbourne, Australia.
1t is something Of curiosity. as 1t is OF unu-
shal size, containing forty fair-sized pages, a
large part of which is reading matter. TWAS
sent to Mr.. Barber by his brothcr-in-law Mr..
Harry Martindell, who is in Australia on bus
mess connected with the Lambertville Spoke
Manufacturing Co.
"A day or two since Tom O'Neal was ar
rested upon the complaint of one of our citi-
kens for cruelty to mule. The case has not
yet been heard. O'Neal has pair of mules
which have been badly treated for long
time, they having been driven to heavy loads
when their shoulders were worn quite sore
Besides, they give evidence of not being half
fed. Recently one of the mules with terribly
sore shoulders was driven through our streets
with heavy load, a loose collar chatting the
sores at every step and two or three boys beat
ing the animal. which showed strong evidence