The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-09-14
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
L.snoersvs1e. N. j.. sept; ~. 1881.
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DIR. Geo. P. Rex, of Reaville, has beer
attending the Reunion Of Illinois Soldier.
and Sailors, at Bloomington Ill.
--As we go to press, the Delaware Valley
Fair is open, With the prospect of a success
full exhibition.
larging the brick hotise CD the Corner q
Jefferson aud George streets. ~
--switehback excursion, Sept. 18th. Tick
cts, $500. = -
"A meeting or the Hunterdon County
Teachers Association win be held in Reading
Academy, Flehington, on Saturday next,
18th inst, at ten o'clock A.. M.
Mr.. John Fl. Kennedy has sold his resi-
dence on Bridge street to Miss Sallie Y. Ely,
and has purchased the Megill property on
Clinton street, facing Jefferson.
-Mulray's Circus and Menagerie exhibited
in this city last Friday. It was small affair,
and rather poorly patronized. Perhaps, how
ever, il was as good as some of its larger
rivals.
MIR. John Lawless, of this city, died in
St. Joseph's Hospital, Philadelphia, on Sun
day last. He had been an inmate of the hos
pital for some weeks, confined there by an
attack of hemorrhage of the lungs.
Rev. B. F. Myers, of New London,
Chester County, Pa, exspects to take charge
of the Ringces Seminary Oct. 10th. Ho will
be assisten by his daughter, Miss Mile r.
Myers.
We are told that full grown young men
and boys have for weeks been bathing in very
improper bathing suits practically, no suits
at alp in the'canal in the vicinity of the Cor
yell st. bridge. Our authorities, it appears,
have takea no notise of this.
while Mr.. wm- F. Hocombe of Mount
Airy, was unloading sheep at the freight de-
pot in this city, this morning, the iip-up y
of a locomotive scared his horses, and they
ran away. going up Union street short dis
lance. One Of the wagon wheels was broken
to pieces. No other damage was done.
"A union prayer meeting in accordance
with the Governors proclamation, was held
on Thursday Of last week, in the Presbyterian
Church in this city, to pray for the recovery
of the President. Appropriate remarks were
made by Rev. p. A. Studdiford, ID. D., Rev.
w. NJ. Mick and Rev. W. P. c. Strickland.
4-f'he Nations, Greeaback Labor Party
will hold their annual coeaty convention at
Clinton, on Monday, Oct. Sd, when they will
pvt full county ticket in the field. Hon.
Gilbert De La Matyr, Of Indiana, late mem
BET oT Congress from that State, win speak
the4s at mass meeting in the evening.
On Monday a hundred men were put to
work on the branch of the Eastou q Amboy
Railroad fran Landsdown to Clinton, tue
right Of way having been secured. The
branch will be about two miles in length, and
will be completed in about sixty days. by
following the banks Of stream the road can
be constructed with comparative ease.
: The 10th annual exhibition of the
Farmers aud Mechanics Institute will be
held at Easton, on Sept. 90, 81, %, and %,
aud during its continuance the Penna. r. II.
Company will sell excursion tickets to Phil
iipsburg from all ticket stations on the Belvi-
dere Division; good to return until Sept a.
inclusive.
Tho twenty sixth Annual Fair of the
HunterdJn County Agricultural Society win
be held at Fleinington, on the 9th, 2Sth and
Both of September. The Society has made ar
ENGAGEMENTS to make this the finest exhibition
ever held on their grounds. The ttotting
schedule is the best ever offered by them
For catalogue, send to Willard G. Parker,
Corresponding Secretary, Pennington, N. J.
Last week tie public schools Of this city
had to be closed on account of the excessive
heat and the dry weather; the water being
out of the school cistefnis. The rain of suns
day night aud the more pleasant weather
Since then, has had happy effect, and the
schools are now in operation and in comforts
BILE condition.
Last Friday afternoon team of mules
belonging 10 G.. Arnett, attached to wagon
containing a large fly wheel came near being
run over by passenger train while attempt
ing to cross the railroad track at the Coryell
street bridge IN this city. A fagman is
badly needed at that point.
DIR. Geo. H. Larson has over 200, 900 silk
worm eggs Of this years production, having
succeeded in growing two crops of worms
He will exhibit eggs, moth, cocoons, &c. at
the State Fair, next week, at Wavcrly. The
Woman's SIX CULTURE Association, Of Phla-
delphia, have done much to introduce this
enterprise iu our country. Dr. Larson has
proved successful as grower of silk aud WIN
be one to represent the new interest in our
State. The importation of raw silk into the
o. S. last year amounted to over SIS, 1000, 000
Why not grow 1t here on the osage and mui-
berry trees, which are abundant
SAD ACCIDENT AND DEATH.- About half
past seven o'clock this Wednesday, morning,
sad accident occurred at tho repair shops of
the Penna. r. r. Co., in this city, which re-
suited in the death of Willie N. Kennedy,
aged about eighteen years, (son of Mr.. John
a. Kennedy, of this oity). While he was
working on coal car in the repair shops, the
Blocking upon which the car rested gave
way and the car in It's fall caught
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