The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1880-09-11

harvest home and clam bake at Morris
Island on the 18th inst.
aDr" J. w. Stevenson, formerly of
this city, was graduate" of Buchan-
ans Eclectic Medical College.
The delegates elected at the Fourth
Ward primary last night were all
Brewer men. This gives him ma
jjOrity of the delegation.
The Trenton Garfield and Arthur
Club received their new and expen-
siye uniforms last night. The boys
are very proud of them.
A Republican pole and flag raising
is in progress at Birmingham this
afternoon. Several of the Trenton
Republican Clubs are in attendance.
There has never been a colored
man Chairman, Vice President, or
Secretary of Republican mass meet
inc in Taylor Opera House ; nor has
single one ever been invited to
occupy seat upon the platform.
The City Invincibles parade on
Monday night was highly creditable
to the organization. The marching
was exceptionally good and the gen
eral appearance of the company more
like body of veterans than a newly
formed campaign club.
This evening the Democratic prim-
aries will be held in West Windsor,
Ewing and Hopewell townships, for
the election of delegates to the Demo-
cratic Second Congressional District
Convention, which will be held at
Turner Hall, in this city, on the 10Th
instant
Vim. S. Sharp is just now running
one of the heaviest contracts ever
handled by Trenton printing house.
It is the printing of 100000 alma
macs for Philadelphia firm. The
press work is done on a double cylinder
perfecting Potter press. This press
is marvel in itself 1t is the fastest
book press ever made The one used
in Sharp's Office prints over 5000 COM
plete 32-page almanacs per hour.
A Democratic State official with a
fat Office worth $4,000 per year, has
generously Contributed the sum of S.
to the John p. Stockton Association,
and for some reason or other the boys
don't seem to feel right about it. They
had counted on fifty, anyhow. 1t was
mean, but then they shouldn't get mad
about it. We know a political club
In this city whose finance committee
called by invitation upon an equally
wealthy man aud received the magnif-
cent contribution of ST.
The Seventh Ward Republican Club
had large and enthusiastic meeting
on tuesday evening, the occasion be-
ing a friendly visit from the Lawrence
vile Garfield and Arthur Campaign
Club Charles j. Durham of the Sew
enth Ward Club and f. A. Potts of
The Lawrenceville Club, furnished the
oratory. At the conclusion of the
speaking key of beer was tapped, to
which the boys paid strict attention
until approaching midnight and the
exhausted condition of the key warned
Them that it was time to adjourn.
LIE STATE PRISON FIRE. The fire at
!ne State Prison on Wednesday morn
ing resulted in total loss of about
SooOoO, divided as follows A. G.
aDloert, on stock, $4,000; insurance,
sao on machinery and fixtures,
s-ooOO; insurance, SO, 500. State of
New Jersey, $4,000. William Nc
might X Co., $4,000; fully covered
o w insurance. Downs & Finch, $1O,-
wv covered by insurance. The en-
.9fced ldleness of the convicts until
ou buildings are repaired will also
' L a further loss upon the State of
about $4,000.
A. our nelghbor of the Chambersburp
I IN IS appears to get wrathy at times
a. ~ This afternoons paper he urges
b lle prosecution of the committee who
h gouS1t the Chambersburg fire engine
81 4e changing of the name of Elmer
u M 10 II St., and the closing of the
o unlicensed drinking places in that
n oaa',erprlslng borough. In the same
PAPER he complains that there is
o iucn CAB and little brains in the
!; atua1lnoersburg Common Council. that
Isn upes not aid the officers of the
tb a, out ties their hands behind them:
hn a: people don't mind their own
n rmle s over there, that they have
a mUFe Sunday drinking, more arrests
Of ofu ~ more crime than the whole CITY
mna trenton. Truly, Chambersbure
s' De delectable place to - in.