The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1880-12-15
The starting Of a creamery is talked Of at


--Tuscarora Tribe, No, II, Improvd Order
Red Men, OF this city, win give their annual
supper on Christmas.
Lone Star Lodge, Z. of p, of this city,
will have supper to morrow Thursday eve
ming.
Preaching service and extra meetings are
being held at the Baptist Church in this city,
during this week.
The Locktown Christian Church win
give an Oyster Supper in the Hall at Lock-
town, on Thursday night, December %.
An extensive revival has taken place in
the Sergeantsyille NJ. E. Church. About
seventy have professed conversion and the
meetings are still in progress.
The Ringoes debating society discussed
the question :. Is dancing moral injury to
mankind" last week, but the judges deferred
a decision.
Eek. Sheriff Richard Bells made an appli-
to keep an inn and tavern at Junction, and
the application was refused by the Court
The architect who designed the new pas
senger depot of the Penna. r. at Warren
street, has succeeded in planning squatty
affair without proportion or beauty.
---Theo. f. Swearer, the Reaville wheel
wright, has a hard run of luck with his hors
es. Last Friday another one died Of putrid
sore throat.
Extra meetings have been held at the
Sandy Ridge Baptist Church for two or three
weeks. and considerable interest has been
manifested.
Several ice houses In this vicinity have
been filed during the recent cold snap. The
ice is Of good quality, being free from snow,
and is from six to seven inches thick.
The children will be pleased to hear that
"Uncle Feuny'' Boozer is expecting the
good ship aSanta Claus in port about
Christmas morning with stock of presents
Z for his 1900 children.
Some Of our citizens contemplate holding
a meeting in Lyceum Hall, Council Room
on Friday evening next for the purpose of
organizing Lyceum or society of that kind.
1t is to be hoped that they will be successful.
One day week before last, Isaac Robbins,
living at Bserittstown, had number of sheep
poisoned from eating laurel while in the field,
eleven Of which have died - Hunterdon Dem
0crat.
"a petition is being circulated for the es-
tablishmens of daily mail between Fleming
ton, Sergeantsville and Stockton The mail
is now carried between these points three
times week.
About three o'clock last Friday morning,
some person catered the house of Mr.. Frank
Kitchen, on Clinton st. Mrs. X. was aroused
and gave the alarm, and the thief left sud-
denly without taking anything.
One day week before last, Jane Wilson,
who was working for James Hummer, near
Baptsttown, fell down stairs and broke leg.
She has been conveyed to the poor house and
is in critical condition. She is about So
years of age.
"A meeting of the Representatives of the
Fire Companies Of this city, will be held at
the Fleet Wing Truck House, on Monday
evening next, the 2Oth inst. for the purpose
of electing officers to take charge of the Fire
Department Relief Fund, for the ensuing
year.
Notice is given that an application will
be made at the next session Of the Legislature
for new county to be formed out of portions
of the counties of Warren, Huptcrdon, Sussex
and Norris to be called the county of Mus
conetcoug, with Hackettstown as the county
seat.
CELERY. Celery for sale at Clevenger's
house, s. Union st., Lambertville. dec.63t
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company are
erecting neat two story building at Coal
Port for the accommodation of Yard master
James Gordon and his assistants. The tel
egraph operat,r and clerks will be on the
second, with Mr. Gordon's Office front on the
ground floor, and reading room in the rear.
MIR. Noah Blackwell an old and we'll
known citizen of Ringoes, died suddenly of
neuralgia of the heart on las Sunday. On
Friday last he attended the funeral of Mahlon
Schenck, Whose death was also rather sud-
den,) and comploined at the time of not feel
ing we'll.
The large locomotive built for the Phia-
delphia and Reading Railroad by the Baldwin
locomotive Works, has been purchased by
the Eames Vacuum Brake Company. On
Monday afternoon it went up the Belvidere
Railroad for Waretown, NJ Y. The Eanes
Company intend exhibiting their patent brake
through New York State, after which the
engine viii be shipped to England.
The new stock company chartered as the
"Sproat Manufacturing Company, of
which Ashbel WEIGH, Esq, is President, Mr..
Joseph Smith, is Sec'y and Treasurer, and
John Sproat is Superintendent--is now in full
operation. The company have charge Of the
mill formerly owned by John Sproat Sons,
and the prospects for business are favorable.
Rev. ]. P. w. Blattenberger, Pastor of
the Amwell LIST Presbyterian Church, at Rea-
vile, will preach an historical discourse relat-
ing to tie history of that Church for the past
4 one hnadred and fifty yearr, on Sunday, the
18Th inst II the weather proves stormy it