The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-06-01
FIRST WARD ITEMS.

FIRST WARD ScHooL-The improvements
to the grounds of this school, we understand,
are finished for the present. They consist of
the following In front of the building the
yard has been graded and on each side of the
main walk it has been sodded, and large
flower bed made which is well filed with
many choice selections of flowers. On the
north and south sides of the front foundation
there are beds for flowers neatly sodded
around. On the north west corner of the
yard, around maple tree, neat mound,
walled around, is made, and it is filled with
choice ferns and hanging baskets with plants,
gracefully droop from the branches above
over the mound. Only parts of the yard are
sodded, aud it is somewhat regretted that it
was not all completed at this time, but we
understand that an unexpected expense pre-
vented it at present. In opening a covered
sewer on the south side of the grounds it was
discovered that it was full of soil and refuse,
and it was thought best by the school trustees
to put in a large terra Gotta sewer, which has
been done. Drains have also been made all
around on the back grounds 1t is to be
hoped that in the fall the balaLoe of the
grading and sodding will be completed.
Great credit is due the lady teachers and the
scholars of the school, for they furnished and
planted all the flowers and are caring for
them. The scholars are priding themselves
by saying that they furnished this flower or
that plant The Trustees have the thanks of
the parents of scholars attending there, for
encouraging these improvements as far as
completed.
A MILKRIG RuNAwAY.-Quite an excite
ment occurred on Sunday morning last. Mr..
A. B. Holcombe, while driving his milk wagon
near Benjamin Lodor's, on Cottage Hill, his
horse by some means became frightened and
to mend matters thought best to have good
square gallop down Studdiford street, regard
less of the drivers wishes, thence turning
down Swan street past the Cottage Hill store.
The horse became interchangeable and Violent
ly threw Mr. Holcomb out of the wagon the
milk cans and contents soon followed and
were scattered promiscuously down the hill
ON Swanst. Arriving at Mr.. Chas. Massey's
residence, the wagon caught on an iron tie
bar, bending and pulling 1t out of shape, and
the shafts were. wrenched from the wagon. The
horse was finally caught and held by Jimmy
Hamilton, the Union st. boot maker. The
serious part of this affair was that Mr.. Hol-
combe was badly bruised, and the horse was
injured considerably. The shafts were siS1-
tered to pieces. and the springs and other
parts of the wagon badly broken. W
INpRoyEMENTs Mr. VIM Mc(traadv fba
Perseverance Mills paper manufacturer, is
having extensive improvements made to his
mansion on South Union street. A large and
handsome piazza is to be erected on the north
side, the full length of the building. It is to
be hoped that Mr.. McCready and family will
have occasion to long enjoy the comforts and
recreation that this Improvement is intended
to provide for.
The Freeholders are erecting a new sewer
on the east side of the South Main st. bridge.
1t is to be hoped that good Judgment and
care will be used, 30 that there will be sufi-
cient fall and large capacity to carry off as
rapidly as possible, large quantities of water
that may happen to flow by unexpected heavy
storms.
LIST OF LETTERS REMAINING UNcALLED
FOR AT THE Posi- OFFICE AT LAMBERTvILLE,
HuNrERDoN Co., N. j., FOR 80 DAYS, MAY
2S, 1881:
Abram Thomas
John g. DeGroot,
Catharine German.
CLARK PIERsoN, P. NJ.