The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-08-13


FOR AT THE PosT OFFICE AT LAMBERTvILLE,
HUNTERDoN Co., N. j., FvB 80 DAYS, AUG.
9, 1879 a....
James Woodward.
Hugh Miller.
g. J. Agnew.
William Tharnon. 81
Drop Letter-SidDey B. Snook.
CLARK PIERsoN, P. M.
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Coles Great Show, soou to exhibit here,
is brilliantly illuminated by Bush's Electric
Light, the hest of all the electric lights yet in-
vented.
--To-asorrow Thursday the grand excur.
sion to Ocean Grove will take place. Let ev.
cry one take days pleasure. and at the same
time aid worthy cause
The Sunday School of the Baptist Church
of this city will go on a picnic, by boat, to a
grove near the Mercer s. Somerset Junction,
on Wednesday Of next week. i
Telegraph Hall has beeu improved by a
coat Of light paint It presents rejuvenated
appearance, and the northeast corner of I'M
ION aud Cosyeli streets Is now much more
slightly
The Delaware Valley Fair, to be held on
the 9th, 10th aud 18th of Sept, near this city,
is sure to draw out large crowd. The en-
tries are coming ia quite rapidly, aud fine
show may confidently be expected.
The police deny that they attempted to
enter Foran's Hotel duriug the disturbance
last week, and were deferred by threats of the
proprietor. They say no threats were made
to them, as reported by correspondent, in
last weeks RECORD.
We begin this week on our first page, an
excellent original story by Lena Ward, an au-
thoress who has written considerable for mag
azines, etc, and whose former contributions
TO The RRcoRD have been read with great
pleasure The story will run through several
numbers Of the paper-
r.. Mcdowell Esq. intends to raise h is
eight dwelling houses, on Clinton street, be-,
tween Buttonwood and Perry am additional
stcry ia height, and place French roofs on all
of tisen,- This will be great improvement to
theas, and will add much to their convenience
and beauty
Mr.. Ben Rice, Of this city, while out
with his horse and wagon yesterday, met with
a runa way His horse started at Ringoes end
ran TO Mount Airy, where it was caught and
put into stable, soou after which it broke
into heavy sweat aud died in a short time.
The wagon. we hear, was badly broken.
-'rLe sale of refreshment stands for the
coming fair took place on the grounds of the
Delaware Valley Farmers and Mechanics Ag-
ricultural Society, near this city, on last Sat-
urday afternoon. The prices were not equal
to those obtained last year, and after selling
a few, the Committee withdrew those unsold
and propose TO sell them at private sale.
-On Saturday night some young men in
dulged themselves in the idea that they we're
having fun, the supposed fun consisting in
the turning over into the street of number
of stepping stones ia front of various resi-
dences. La tho eyes Of the law, such actions
appear as Amalicious mischief"
Mrs. Grace Britain, OF this city, who will
be one hundred and four years old next Octo-
Der according to her statement, took car
rage ride last Friday with Mr.. Harrison Car
yer. and made call at THE RECORD Office
We regret that we we're absent at the time.
She is in good health aud is more vigorous
than many persons Of eighty.
-Elwood 8. Stout, of Stockton, in this
county, was on the road last Friday, peddling
light family wares, IMMINENT &c. Near Hol-
land he was set upon by two ruffians, knocked
down, chloroformed, and robbed of $7.75 10
money, and his basket of wares. He was
found lying insensible in the road sometime
afterwards by two gentlemen who were pas
sing.
On Thursday of last week. as Mr.. John
Dilts and wife, residing on Jefferson street,
in this city, were engaged at work in their
garden, they were surprised by the COM
ing Of a number of wagons containing their
children and grandchildren, to pay them
visit on the occasion of Mr.. Dilts' 83d birth
day. Mr.. ID. has seven children-all living
and all present. The day was very pleasantly
spent. Such surprises " are worthy of i'm
itation.
WIN. r. Srope. Esq, of Frenchtown,
writes us that the item in THE RECORD of
last week, stating that John Cavanaugh was
sheriff of Hunterdon County in 1882, is in
correct. Mr.. Cavsnaugh was elected Sheriff
in the FAN Of 1918 and served three years
In 1922 be served one year as member of the
Council (now Senate) from Hunterdon Coun-
ty. Mr. srope also states that he has compil-
ed from the official records list of all the Of
ficers of Hnnterdon for the past one hundred
years.
After the adjournment OF the Democratic
Convention, on Monday, the delegates and the
crowd Of g unwashed y In attendance adjourn
ed to one of the hotels, where couple OF
prospective candidates kept "open house .
and dispensed freely the liquids SO grateful tc
the throat of the average Democrat. The con
sumption of liquor was immense, and it il
safe 70 say that more fire water" was put
away in Pennington that day than at an,
time since the last Democratic gathering
Hsnterdon Repubsican.