The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-01-30
LOCAL AFFAIRS. b


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The Temperance Reform Club in Nights
town is in prosperous condition.
If you want to laugh, buy Samantha al
the Centennial, book that is exceedingly
funny and popular: u "A -
AT any time after Saturday, you can Sc.
cure seats for the exhibition of the telephone
and pheppgFaph,zat Apdsssen's Drug Store.
--1DIssstos AiH b elected by the stock.
holders of the Belvidere Delaware and Flenl-
ington railroads next Monday, at meeting to
be held In Trenton.
Doctor VIM. Purssll, Of Mschanicsyille,
clipped his valuable horse to make him fash
ionable. But it didn't pay. The horse took
cold and died the next day.-Dcmocrdt.
1T is said that Charles Peterson, man
who has worked for many years in the tile
works of Fulper s. Sons, Pennington, has
fallen heir to about $50. 900 by the death Of
his uncle. II,
Hon. George G. Ludlow, President of the
State Senate, Is native Of Hunterdon ooun-
ty, having been born at Milford IN 1880, and
removed to New Brunswick Eve years after
Christian Huber, of Trenton, whose wife
was killed in the railroad disaster at Milford,
Hast October, has brought suit in the United
States Circuit Court against the Pennsylva-
mia Railroad Company, for $4,000 damages.
Rev. VIM. H. Pittman, for the past six
teen years pastor Of the Christian Church At
Hopewell, has accepted i can sxtsnded BY
the Christian Church at Gainesville (Pa,
and will enter upon hisdutiss on April fret.
"A box of gilt edged paper and envelopes
best quality, only 25c. at Anderson's Drug
Store. nov. 81.
"A few nights ago burglary was attempt
ed on the drug stsNsef Titus g. Lewis, at
PsnniHefop.l ~. Lewis happening to be in
the store At the time, scared the burglars
away.
One of our Pennsylvania exchangcs
boasts that Pennsylvania is the champion
hanging state, over twenty haEiag been hung
there during the past gear. 1t needn't put
on airs. IL all the mon in New Jersey that
ought to have been hung had been, we. could
equal that and not half try.
Jacob johnson, Jr., of West Amwel who
was arrested by detective a few days since,
on suspicion of being the murderer of Isaac
Smith, of Neshanic Mountain, had hearing
before Judges Garretson and Vossellsr, of
Somerset County, and as there was no evil
dence against the prisoner, District Attorney
Bergen ordered him to be Immediately dis
charged .si'4a,kg ls.iI4e Haaie ae Hia
The Fourth ANNUAL Meeting of the New
Jersey Sabbath Union will be held at Newark,
in the Lecture Room CT the First Presbytsr-
ian Church, on Broad near Market St., on
Tuesday, February 5tH, 1878. at / 80 A. NJ,
and S:30 P. N. Delegates from Ecclssiasti-
cal and Local Sabbath Committees, Animal
Members (by contribution of 49,, and all who
desire to prumo.e the observance OF the Christ
ian Sabbath are cordially invited to attend.
IL. NJ Birch has obtained the agency for
f1autcrdou County. FOR % Wetherill's Lamp
Safety Valve, an attachment to lamps which,
1t is elaiusod, renders tisew practically nonex-
plosive jadging from the experiments that
we have witnessed, We arc led to believe that
this is the case. The gas in a lamp was Cred
a number of times without any injury what
ever to the lamp. Had It not been for the
safety valve, the lamp must have burst. The
"valves" are applied alta cost Of % cts. for
one or five for si.Oo. .psI
The Street Committee are invited to ex-
anime large number Of pavemeats ia this
city which are, in Fact no payements at all,
being fiat, full Of hollows, (in' which the wat
er gathers during every rain,) and out of
grade with adjoining pavements. Some pave
meuts. also, have loose brick in them which
work out and cause pedestrians to stab their
toes at night and to say bad words and in
some instances people have had falls owing to
these traps. Persons who allow their pave
meuts to remain in this condition for days
without repairing them, should be compelled,
IL necessary, to repair them under penalty of
fine.
New is the time to buy a 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.
--On Monday afternoon Cyrus Lodge, No.
14s, A. F. A. NJ, Of Pennington, N. j., was
regularly constituted, and the. officers install.
led by the NJ W. Grand Loag sf RI d. G 1f.
Nathan Haines acting as M. w. Grand Mas
ter. The officers for the remaining Masonic
year were as follows Rev. B. G. Lippincott.
P. NJ, w. M. John G.. Muirheid, P. NJ, s.
W.; William B. Muirheid, ]. w.; E. p.
yelling, Secretary II. Muirheid, s. D. j..
Clarksen,. J. d.. There were visitors from
Trenton Lodge, No. s, ApwelL No. 10, Of
Lambsrtvills,s and Ashlar, No. 7e, Of Trsaton.
After the lodge was closed the visitors were
taken to hotel near by, where sumptuous
dinner had been provided, to which ample
justice was sons Esssr sfgss ~
"A large audience was present at the meet
ing Of the Reform Club last Friday evening.
An Increased interest appears to be shown in
the temperance work, and additional names
are being secured 70 the pledge. The Re.
form Club is doing great deal Of good, and