The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-02-12

who has been dangerously sick forsome weeks,
recovering.
On Tuesday of last week, James Pittman,
an employee at Arnett's mills in this city had
his foot mashed by plank falling upon it.
The Board of Freeholders will hold their
quarterly meeting in the Court House, to-
day.
Next Saturday is the time for the holding
of the annual meeting of the Hunterdon Co.
Agricultural Society.
"a few days ago, while driving by the resi-
dssce Mr.. Frank Wagner, near Headquarters,
up in tree in his yard.
Experience has proven that the best remedy
for Collie, Diarrh@a, Teething and other trou-
bles of Infancy is DIR. Bulls Baby Syrup.
Price 25 cents.
We will close out our stock of Clothing
Hats and Caps at so per cent. less than cost.
Bargains sure. Why not save money in buy-
ing2 f.12,t.f.
The farm of Clarrissa Hartpence, in Del
awaSe tswnship, was sold at public sale on
Wednesday last for 500 per acre. There are
$50 acres in the farm, and the purchaser was
VIM. C. Hartpenee.
Mr.. III. C. H0sket will begin the building
of handsome doaU1e-house on his lot on
North Union street, in the spring. Mr.. Geo.
w. Bird is making the drawings for these
buildings.
--Chas Ewing, for many years an Assessor
and weil-knowu citizen of East 4mwel
township, died at the resideace of his son,
John Emery, on last Wednesday. He was rs
years old.
The Taylor Iron Works at High Bridge,
are still running, giving the place quite a live
ly appearance, and saving many of the people
a great amount of suffering through tue Win
ter
IA chestnut tree that had stood tle blasts
of many Winters, on the Garm of Andrew
Holcombe, in West Amwell township, was
cut down few days ago and taken to the
saw mill. Two hundred and four posts were
sawed from it.
Mr. J. S. Everett is fitting up his farm
house residence in the upper part of this city,
for the accommodation of the poor, the keep
ing of whom was awarded to him by the
Council recently, and he intends to give them
as comfortable quarters as they have hereto
fore had.
in December last, the Rev. ]. P w. Blat
tenbnrger of the Newark NJ. E. Conference,
was called to. the Reasille Presbyterian
Church as its pastor. He commenced series
of meetings after New Years, and they have
been continued until the present time. So
far there have been fifty united with the
church and tie interest manifested continues
undated The meetings are being held the
present week.
Tie Hunterdon Democrat states that the
new Chapel ca Bloomfield avenue, which was
built for the Presbyterian congregation of
Flenington, has at last been accepted by the
trustees, AID night services were held therein
last Thursday and Friday nights. The Chapel
should have been ready for occupancy month
ago, but disagreeable hitch iu the proceed
ings caused a delay.
ford, Ct. Losses paid in 60 years, 0,000,-
600. Losses paid at single fire in Chicago
$780, 600 and at Boston, 81, 100000 Char
tered 1919. and doing business for go years.
Nocompauy in the United States can approach
it in the magnitude of its losses and the
promptness with which they have been paid
Assets Jan. /, 1879, $9.914.147.79. VIM. Ly-
man. Agent. Feb12, 1870.
The annual meeting of the Amwell Spin
ming Company was held at its Office Feb. 5tb,
1879. The following gentlemen were elected
Directors for the ensuing year:-Ashbel
WEIGH, Joseph Smith, Griffith Williams, j..
Hayhurst and j. j. Frazer. The Board was
organized by eiecting Ashbel WEIGH, Presi-
dent Joseph Smith, Treasurer and Superin-
tendent Ashbel WEIGH, Jr, Secretary /; and
Thos. Renouf, Foreman of the Mill.
The Hunterdon Democrat says -" Hon.
est men are SO scarce nowadays that when
we happen to find one we hasten to chronicle
dis nspse. Last Monday evening, the 3D. inst,
Mrs. AUrias w arman, of Pennington, attend
Cd the Eagle Minstrels' Concert, and when
handing thedoorskeeper her ticket accident
ally dropped a zen dollar bill. The bill was
found by Mr.. John Fl. Stockton, the restaur-
ateur, who CHANGED to go into the Hail. and
as soon as he heard to whom it properly be-
longed, promptly handed it over"
Send us the news. When anybody dies,
gets married, runs away, steals any thing,
builds house, makes a big sale, breaks his
leg or gets his brains kicked out, or does any
thing remarkable, and you know as much
about it as anybody else, don't wait for any
body else to report it, or trust to our instincts
to find it ont, but come to MS or send postal
card. Quick, brisf accounts. We are often
told by parties of items two or three weeks
old that never appeared in print. that would
have been valuable had the parties knowing
OF them sent them to the editor. Try 1t.
On Tuesday morning while David Lane,
of Readington, was on bis way to Somerville
in company with friend, when opposite the
above