The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-10-09
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Someryille. N. J.. Oct. 4th, 1e7s

Ed. RECORD Somerset County claims
that she has moro pretty girls than any other
county in the State, and had you been at the
Fair on Wednesday and Thursday, you would
have thought with us that she was justly en-
titled to that claim.
On Wednesday morning we visited the fair
grounds and found that we were minus our
q Record y ticket. We stated our case to
Hon. (q) Calvin Corle, who happened to be at
the Office, the gentleman (?) who misrepre-
scented Somerset county five years ago, in the
Senate at Trenton, and he said What do
know about the LAMBERTvILLE RECORD ? )"
We told him that We came to represent THE
RECORD and had forgotten our ticket. He
still insisted that he knew nothing las asuall
and then we dropped our money into the till
of the Somerset Agricultural Society, and
walked in. Afterwards we met Vice-Presi-
dent Col. A. F. Hoff and he, with his usual
hospitality, invited us to take dinner with him
which we did-and we want THE RECORD
to thank him for the kindness shownus.
On Thursday morning, with the many
thousands, we wendell our way towards Som
erville to see the show. At the Brick Hotel
we stopped and found Hunterdon County pol
iticians particularly the Democratic) as thick
as fleas on dog. Among them were the fol-
lowing candidates for Sheriff at the ensu-
ing caucus--Capt Jas. Bird, of Lambertville,
(the most prominent of them alp IL. G. Bel
den, John Ramsey, and others. Among the
candidates for the Clerkship of Hunterdon we
noticed John M. Hyde and Peter Voorhees,
DIETER known as little Pete.) Senator Pid-
cock was on the grounds and working like
beaver for Belden and Yoorhees-and Pid
cock.
A large number were in attendance from
Pennington and vicinity, headed by Brother
Calls of the Republican and Mr. VIM. III.
johnson, Secretary of the Hunterdon County
Col. Kershaw, of the Brick Hotel, that all
had good appetites for chicken. We arrived
ON the grounds on Thursday, at about o.
clock in the afternoon, and our credentials
from THE RECORD were all right-thanks to
ex-senator Veghte, President of the Society.
He, like gentleman, invited us to walk in
and we did, AS the representative of THE
RECORD we were fuViIeu 10 ulno Will ZIG
President, ex-senator Vechte, Vice-P President
Col. A. f. Hoff, Job Kinyon, Esq, and 9th
ers.
The pretty girls were all out again on
Thursday, and had it not been for the exceed
ing modesty of your reporter, coupled with
the fact that he is a married man, he would
have been inclined to strike up Irritation
with some of them
1t was estimated that on Wednesday 1000
persons were present and on Thursday 20, 600.
Taking it altogether, the Somerset Fair is
the best among the many that we have attend
ed this season. The grounds are nicely locat-
ed, the display of cattle, sheep, hogs, &c,
was good, and the ladies made fine display
in the main building, and we were very much
pleased that we were present.
EPH. SMOOTH.
P. S.--We forgot to tell you that we came
over from the grounds with Senator Pidcock,
Capt. Bird, of your city, II. q. Belden, (the
two latter candidates for Sheriff. and
John M. Hyde, candidate for County Clerk,
and with all respect for Senator Pidcock, we
NH 9, =, that ta ,otd fha hille E SNoOTH