The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-12-17

Phoenix Pectoral stops a cough, breaks a
cold, aids expectoratiou, gives instant relief,
gives strength and brings rest Price 25
cents. ssaI my ID, ly.
--Femingion Lodge, No. %, |. 0. o. F.,
opened their Lodge Room last Monday even
ing, in Pennington, and invited large NUM-
Der of citizens to participate with them in
grand sociable.g Avery scholarly address up
on the origin, objects and principles of Old
Fellowship was delivered by Prof. II. L.
Pierce. This was followed by some excellent
vocal music by the Pennington Quinietie
: lub, and some instrumental music 10y Fish
er's string Band. Prof. Pierce also gave
couple OF humorous Rotations, +" Brother
Watkins Farewell +" and 1.-The Yankee
Gourtship," both of which were Rendered III
tine style and gave great satisfaction. Re-.
fssshlnel, sJwefe passed AROUND with a liberOl
hand, aud the entertainment proved very de-
ligh,fu. This Lodge is growing, aud gives
pron,ise of becoming an important body, re-
tlrcting credit upon the Order throughout the
State aud country. Hunterdon Democrat
Reported for ,THE REeoRp
| HUNTERDoN Co. CoURrs.--The case of
Wolf VS.. Slower which, at the date ofouf last
report, was still progressing, was concluded
last Tuesday. The jury brought in verdict
for the plaintiff FOR the whole amount claimed
with interest, amounting in the whole to the
sum of $l8lS.87.
The next case was that of VIM. II. Davis
Il a
fie case is probably we'll understood by many
of the readers of The RECORD. The plaintiffs,
trustees of the Episcopal Church of Lambert
Vile, brought the action to recover the mesne
profits Of u snialiot which had been bought
by John Sproat, now deceased. and subse-
qnen,ly recovered by The plaintiffs by an ao-
ito. of ejeclment. The chief questions were
as to the yearly value Of The property on the
one side, and the value of permanent improve
mens on the other. 1t was urged on he part
OF the plaintiff, that they We're entisled to the
whole value Of the property during the -four
years of Sproat's possession, he having taken
the lot with notice of he flaw in the title and
therefore was not entitled To the value of any
improvements which lie might have made.
Their witnesses estimated the yearly value at
from $50 TO S25. The defendants, on the
other hand, claimed that the possession was
obtained fairly, aud that the value of all the
permanent improvements, consisting of fenc.
ing. the digging of a well and the clearing of
the property of stones, should be offset against
the rental value. These improvements. they
claimed were of greater value than the rent
AL The jury rendered verdict for the PLAIN
tiifs of $40.
The next case was an action Of trover
brought by Am Pegg against Mary A. w.
Ellicott. The plaintiff. who is an old lady,
claimed that horse belonging to her, had
been levied ON and sold, under an execution
in favor of the defendant, against the plain
tiff' IS husband, now deceased. The old lady's
story was that the horse was gift from her
father TO her for nursing him. That she did
not know it had been levied on or sold until
some time after the sale, when The defendant s
son, BENZ. W. Ellicott, and Justus L. Nixon,
came TO her house one day to get the horse.
They then informed her Of the sale and that
the horse belonged to the defendant. Upon
her refusal to give up the horse they demand
ed Of her note, for the price the horse
brought at the sale. aud after much trouble
succeeded in getting a note for $40, which one
of her sons signed as surety. When the note
became due she went up to the defendant q
house with the money and interest, but found
no one at home. The next day she sent her
son down to Pennington with toe money, to
Benz. w. Ellicott, who refused to accept it,
saying that the horse had grown into more
money. According to the old lady IS evidence,
she thought the DOte was then in existence.
Her sou. however, testified that the note had
been destroyed in his presence by ELLIOTT and
Nixon, some time before. They came out 10
the field where he was working, one day, and
stated that his mother had agreed to the de-
s,ruction of the note. aud then, with his con-
sent, destroyed IL. The old lady further tes-
titled that she afterwards asked Elioott why
he did not accept the money, which her sor
had offered TO him, aud that he replied thai
he did not have to. Some time afterward ths
horse was taken by the Sheriff by writ O