The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-07-04
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Lansbertviste, n. y. Jsty 4, 1877.

Matched and turned into the Delaware.
The Erie Railroad Company has reduced
wages all round ten per cent.
Our public schools closed on last Friday
morning. The vacation win last until the Sd
of September.
REV S. woodward has resigned his pas
torate Of Che Baptist church, Frenchtown,
on account of failing health.
---The New Jersey Educational exhibit ct
thsspermanent exhibition in Philadelphia pre-
sents very good appearance. Il win soon
be completed.
Picture Frames at very low rates, at
Fritz's Photograph Gallery, No. 50 N. Union
strest, Lambertvi]le, N. J.s1S, St.
The Rev. Geo. B. Young has accepted
the cali to the pastorate Of the Clinton Bap-
list Church, and win occupy his new pulpit
next Sunday morning.
About one hundred and fifty children
were confirmed by Bishop Corrigan, at the
st. Johns Church. on Monday afternoon Of
this week.
The conductors and fagmen Of the coal
trains on the Belvidere and Delaware Divi-
sion will hold picnic at the Delaware Water
Gap on the 10th Of July.
NE. d. ". i. schenck, of Delaware tsp,
presented us last week with a quart of the
finest ox-heart cherries that we have ever
seen. It took only 1875 to make the quart, and
they were Of unusual flavor.
The store belonging to the Stryker estate
lately occupied by H. E. and J e. Smith,
which was damaged by fire few weeks since,
is now being repaired by Mr. G. L. Titus. It
is to be hoped that its outside appearances
will also be improved. It is an eye-sore to
that part Of the street.
CLOSING OUr.--I am selling dry goods at
and below cost prices. Call and secure great
bargains. Seth Ely, No. 46 Greene street,
Trenton.
P. ST. am not in the sensational line,
mean all of it. j. Is.
The recent Beer Congress, at Milwaukee,
Wis, resolved that no temperance man should
be voted for by them, and that all legislation
in favor of temperance should be opposed.
And yet the anti-temperance men are con-
stantly deprecating the mixing up of politics
and temperance
Thousands Of Flat Dutch Cabbage Plants
and Celery-Cabbage twenty-five cents a hun
dred-Celery, forty cents. At Cleyenger's
Gardens, South Union street. je.27,st
During the storm ON Thursday evening,
21st ult., the dwelling house of Miss Juda
Ann Van Doren at Readington, was struck by
lightning in the roof and pretty badly shat
tered. The family were absent at the time,
but flames were seen to issue from the build
ing soon after, and the neighbors rallied and
put out the FIRE. Insured inthe Hillsborough
company.
"A neat and convenient small house for
rent cheap. Inquire Of s. g. Lands. Ct
We last week overlooked report received
by as, announcing the attempted burning Of
the residence of Mr.. Eugene Wheeler, the
efficient Constable of Bethlehem, while he and
his family were asleep, on the night of the
9th inst Elaborate arrangements had been
made to insure the thorough firing of the
house, but they Providentially failed, as was
found in the morning. The fends had not
yet been discovered at last report. Clinton
Democrat, 2sth ult.
On last Wednesday evening, the Model
School Commencement was held in Taylor
Hall, Trenton. The following notice of one
of the essays by young gentleman Of this
city, appears in the Trenton State Gazette.
"war and Its Advantages, by Mr.. Griffith
L. Williams, was theme Of deep interest,
and undoubtedly its composition was the re-
Cul M nd ardu Ind Ha
by saying, tsIu early ages physical strength
and courage were considered the highest at
tainmentss', He then branched off into
sketch of the wars of the last twenty-five
years. He alluded to the causes of war,
wars horrors, the Franco-P ussian war the
Turko- Russian war, where Russian hosts and
Turkish myriads meet each other. All of
these subjects he pictured wildly and in
manner at once instructive and interesting.
He was loudly applauded.
Now is the time to buy Singer Sewing
Machine. They are sold at $50. Lower than
any other first class machine. For sale at
Schulhaus', s.. E. corner Church and Union
streets
Purchase your Brussels and Ingram Car
pets Of Van Horn Bros. Prices very low "A.
From all appearances, the introduction
of water into this city is a fixed fact, as the
subscriptions to the stock of the Water Com
pany have been quite liberal--enough SO to
warrant the organization of the Company.
An opportunity is still open to persons to take
stock, and all who can afford to do so should
at once subscribe, SO that the success Of the
undertaking may be placed beyond doubt.
Some newspapers of this state are throw
ing stoneSat Col. J. R. Freese, on account of
his speeches in favor Of tax reform. 1t may
be that the Colonel shirks his tax dixie great
many others) as is charged, but the fact re-
mains that he has ably shown up many gross
frauds in the manner in which taxation is i'm
posed upon the people for the benefit Of rings
and political adventures.
The Pennsylvania r. r. Co. have issned
beautiful book Of Summer Excursion
Routes y for 1877, handsomely illustrated with
views of some Of the most picturesque scenes
along the various routes described in It. This