The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-02-27

any other first class machine For sale n,
Schulhaus', s. E. corner Church and Union
streets.
There appears to be a misunderstanding
on the part of many concerning the p. o.
regulations respecting the forwarding of let
tiers. A letter directed to a person at any
post Office, may be forwarded free to another
place where the person to whom the letter is
addressed has removed or may be temporarily
stopping, provided that the letter is not TAX
en- by any one from the Office to which il was
first directed. II it is taken ont of the Office
before re-d directing and forwarding. it must
pc paid for at the regular rates. Another
regulation concerning which there is misun-
Outstanding is the rate for drop letters. Drop
letters are one cent for each half ounce. Many
suppose that drop letter of any weight is
only one cent.
The following commissioners of Deeds
for Hunterdon Co. were appointed by the
Joint Meeting of the Legislature held on the
18th inst; George Y. French, Clinton town.
ship; Jas. 8. Clark, Clinton township !:
George P. Holcomb. East Amwell township: :
Reuben Pierson, Franklin township Charles
Y. Trimmer, Franklin township; William r.
Savage, Franklin township David B. Huff.
FIenehtown borough; Joseph c.. Wright,
Frenchtown borough; John NJ. Voorhees,,
Frenchtown borough George w. Honness,
High Bridge borough William C. Alpaugh,
Holland borough Peter Hart, Holland Dor
ough John III. Horn, Lambe,tville 1st Ward:
Derrick A. Sutphin, I'd Ward George H.
LARSON. Sd Ward George Smith, Raritan
township David Durham, Raritan township;
Hawley G.. Plumstead, Raritan township !;
John N. Sharp, Readihgton township; Sam
uel Clark, Tewkesbury township; Charles E.
Barker, Union township; John s. Drake,
West Amwell township; Andrew Holcombs,
West Amwell township.
-Licorice Lozengers for coughs and colds
at Anderson's Drug Store nov. 81
between Senator Pidcoek and the Hun
terdom Democrat, the tramp question is likely
to be worse mixed up than 1t is ut present
On Monday, the Senator introduced an act
concerning vagrancy. 1t provides that the
expense of arrest, conviction and impris-
onmcnt of Migrants shall be borne by the
town, township, or borough wherein they are
committed. This is simply stupid, or worse.
1t leaves the tramp" law just as it is in
other respects. thereby permitting the arrest
of all tramps, and as the larger the town the
more tramps, so any volunteer can run an in
c0rporated place to a vast amount of expense
without any power to prevent it, the law be-
ing mandatory as to the justice before whom
the tramp is brought. If these tramps were
natives Of the place from which they are sent
to Jail, perhaps there would be some justice
in the Requirement that it should bear the ex-
pease, but as they are not and their arrest
prevents them from annoying surrounding
neighborhecds, the attempt to compel town.
ships and cities to bear the expense is unjust
and ilI-ads'sed. Rather, let the law be en-
tirely repealed.
The store of Ely, Hunsberger 6 Ely, has
been removed to much more commodious
quarters, at 1920 Chestnut ST., Philadelphia.
Their ftieads in this section will be pleased to
see this evidence of their prosperity. The
Daily Eceatag Telegraph thus compliments
the firm
That the "darkest cloud has silver lin
ing - is forcibly illustrated by the removal of
Ely, Hunsberger g. Ely, to their new, beauti-
fub and cOmmodi0us store, No. 1920 Chest
nut street. While the majority of our bust
ness houses are complaining Of "dull times, -
the time-honored firm of Ely, Hunsberger e.
Ely is compelled in order to suit the wants of
their Numerous customers, to seek new and
more extensive quarters Tor their varied aud
beautiful assortment of wares which are class |
ed nnder the general appellation of Dry |
Goods. Their new establishment, like its To- |
cation, is first-class in every respect. 1t has
a depth of 235 feet and extends clear back to |
SAMSON street, and is four stories high, all of
which floors are entirely devoted to the wants
of this popular firm. Messrs. Ely, Hunsbcrg-
er & Ely have been in the dry goods business
for twenty-five years, and their wsll-known |
character has made their name a synonym for |
dealing throughout the city and
county.
Messrs. E., II. s. E. have stocked their new
edifice with full assortment of staple fab
rios, which, having been bought at the pres
ent depressed state of trade, they can afford
to dispose of at prices that are astonishingly |
low. They also make feature of opening
daily all the latest novelties in Spring attire |
We predict a golden future for them in their
new quarters, and advise our lady readers to
accept their cordial invitation to call and in
spect their new building at No. 1920 Chest
nut street, south side.
is it exactly fair to our merchants to H.
cense at nominal sum some outsider to sell
stale goods at auction to our people, while
our business men are taxed to maintain our
municipal government Auctioneefs come
to our city with remnants and stocks of goods
that are unstable over a respectable store
coulter and manage by jokes and that spirit
of competition which bidding begets, to sell
much of their stuff for more than full value,
while now and then a nice bargain is bid off
to bait the bidders. A remnant of some
choice goods is supposed to be cheap because
it is got 1t half Its regular retail price, but
such stock Is dear at any price wheu; as is u.s.
ually the case, it Is not large enough to make
any article of clothing or, ii it will make
soms small article and leaves useless rem
nant, it makes the price of the article made
up more expensive than If goods had been
bought at our stores. This is true when peo-
pie buy something they may want but when,
as is generally the case, people buy something
a.