The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-02-19


"A number Of persons were baptized at
Locktown, on Sunday morning last, by Rev.
]. Rodenbaugh.
-Four years ago the coming 21st of March
the Delaware was closed by ice during sud
den cold snap" 34T
The Friendship Social Society of this
city, will hold an anniversary this evening.
A pleasant time is expected.
The Frenchtown Cornet Band will hold a
festival soon to procure funds to purchase
new instruments.
Valentines day passed off rather quietly
in Lambertville. There was not half the u.s.
ual number of missives sent, and the children
appeared to monopolize the day.
The Taylor Iron Works at High Bridge
shipped on Wednesday a car load of new
also received six car loads of old wheels for
repairs from California.
Mr.. Fred Dalrymple, near Little York, in
this county, ran. a pair of scissors nearly
through his hand one day last week, while
cutting young mans hair. The wound
The horses and cattle of John Cronce
near Ringoes, refused to drink the water from
the cistern at the barn. An investigation in
to the cause developed the dead bodies of two
rabbits, four rats, two mice, and two toads
floating on the surface of the water.
WIN. Fl. Force, of the County HOTEL in
Pennington, killed twenty-one head of hogs
last week that were hard to beat. The com.
bined weight of the porkers was $3.50 pounds.
Eleven head were July pigs, and the average
weight Of these wss 223 pounds.
-J.R Harden & Co. have assumed the
publication of the Hunterdon Independent
since the death of its late publisher, S. D.
Slack. We wish them success in their under
taking. One paper in Frenchtown ought TO
succeed. Two could not hope to.
"A meeting has been called by the stock
holders of the Frenchtown Building and Loan
Association, to take steps to have a receiver
appointed. Owing to bad management and
the failure of number of parties, the stock
has deprecated fearfully.
Last Thursday afternoon, Moses Burd
photographer. was very seriously if not fatal
ly injured while walking down the railroad
track near Glen Gardner Station. He was
struck by locomotive, one of his legs was
cut off, and his head very badly cut. His re-
covery is reported doubtful.
On Wednesday of week before last, Mr.
Michael Crot Slew a blacksmith of Bethlehem.
while carrying home some iron from the
freight house, complained OF not feeling wen
He called at neighbours and asked for some
stimulant, when he sat down aud died almos,
Instantly from heart disease .-Hunterdon Re
publican.
The Concert on last Wednesday evening,
by the Citizens Cornet Band of this city, was
a good one. The programme was varied and
the selections pleasing. The piano solo of
Miss Annie Horton, the violin solo of Prof
Geery, and the vocal solo of Mr.. E. C. Gala
CHER were particularly pleasing, while the
quartettes were the best that our citizens
have heard from home talent fora long time
The selections by the band were also credit
ably performed. The net receipts were about
$50. Hfk Y 3tR
city election, but it is time TO be thinking
about the candidates. flour people, ofeither
party, want the taxes kept down and our CITY
debt paid off, they must see to it that proper
men are nominated for the Common Council
and for assessors. Too much carelessness Us
often shown in the selection of the latter of
ficers. A great deal of property has escaped
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SCISSORS to properly understand their business
and it is to be hoped that men of intelligence
will be selected. who are competent to under
stand and willing to obey the tax laws. s.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Hunterdon Board Of Freehulders, was held at
the Court House, ia Pennington, last We'd
nesday number of bills were approved,
and the usual routine of business transacted,
after which the following re-a ljustment of
the county fund was made !: f
Taken from Bridge Appropriation and add
ed to Asylum, So, GOO.
Taken from Jail Appropriation and added
to Courts, ST. 900.
Taken from County Debt Appropriation.
and added to Courts $4,000.
Taken from Bridge Appropriation and add
ed to Courts, $500.
Taken from Public Buildings Appropriation
and added to Freeholders, $500.
Taken from Jail Appropriation and added
to Coroners, $500.
No other business of particular interest was
transacted.
The good people throughout the vicinity
of Sand Brook, Ringoes and Copper Hill were
somewhat excited week before last, by the
appearance of a steer running wild, to whose
horns was attached long rope. The animal
leaped fences as easily as lawyer goes for
his clients and he fed upon grain and hay
stacks which he encqunteredYin his travels
In going through the woods Of Jonathan Hig-
gins near Ringoes, the rope caught fast, aud
the animal was a prisoner. Some school
children went to its release, and it paid them
for their Kindness by poking out its horns an
other foot, twisting it's tail over its back, and
making after them. They ran for dear life,
and escaped. The beast was finally captured,
and IL was ascertained that Hermann Dabn,