The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-12-07

dows, ana INDUSTRIOUS tradesmen are display
ing their wares to prospective purchasers.
At intervals during the next few weeks,
pater-familias may be observed smuggling
suspicious brown paper parcels into the house,
but on such occasions wide-awake children
will look hard in an opposite direction and
innocently pretend that they don't know a
holiday present is in store for them.
"A land slip on the Belvidere Division of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, near Rieglesville,
on Thursday afternoon last, was discovered
by the track walker Just as the Elmira ex-
press train was rounding the curve. He
walked across the moving mass Of earth, and,
waving bis flag, stopped the train within a
few feet of thu obstruction. The passengers
had to be transferred across the Slide About
forty tons of rock and earth fell upon the
track. and travel was delayed about five
hours.
Samuel Keepheart son of Charles
Keepheart, of Mt. Pleasant, met with hor-
ribe death at Bethlehem, Pa, one day in
week before last. The young man was en-
ployed in machine shop at that place, and
on quitting work on the evening Of his death,
stepped out of the shop Immediately upon the
railroad track, insensible to the fact that a
train was at that moment approaching. He
was struck by the locomotive and horribly
mangled. His age was 81 years. The re-
mains were inferred at Mt. Pleasant. =
Democrat
The best remedy for bad cold is Seneka
Balsam. n30.
The Lyceum held their regular meeting
last Wednesday evening. There was good
attendance and much interest was manifested.
The subject for debate was, g Resolved, That
Hamlet was insanen That is, if 1t was the
intention of Shakespeare to represent him as
really insane or that he was feigning insanity.
Messrs Walter f. Hayhnrst and w. f. Herr
on the affirmative Messrs. Saunders, Wcth-
GRILL, Ryan and Lyman and Rev. E.. *. Smith
on the negative. The decision was given in
the negative. The next meeting will be held
on Wednesday, December IA, when the fol-
lowing question will be discussed, " Resolved,
That newspapers should be the secular read
ing for the public instead Of books" The
public is respectfully invited to attend the
exercises of this Society.
Tho December Term of Court began at
Pennington yesterday TUESDAY, The fol-
lowing persons compose the Grand Jury
DeIaware--Isaac s. Cramer (Foreman) Ga
briel Wolverton.
Frenchtown-Wil lillian T. Srope.
Upien--Conrad Sherman.
Alexandria Samuel Pickel.
Bethlehem lillian Ii. Drake, Moses Rob
bins.
Holand-Joln K Boileau.
Kingwood-J s. Tinsman.
Franklin--W lillian J. Case.
Clinton-Benjamin e. Tine.
Town of Clinton--W iliiam ii. Baker.
observation-disclosures Parks.
Raritan-Joseph II. Higgins, Gabriel IL.
Slater.
High Bridge-Isaac Hummer.
East Amweil--Ira Higgins.
West Amwell- John II. Wilson.
Readington-John r. Foster, Stephen X.
Lambertville-R. II. Van Horn, Charles
Reagan.
Lebanon-Daniel E. Anderson, Zephaniah
Hoffman.
COMMON CoUNcIL.-The regular monthly
meeting was held on last Monday evening.
All the members were present, except Mr..
Wilniot.
The minutes were read, after which PEE
tition was presented from a lumber of cti-
gems, asking that lamp. post be erected on
Main street, between Swan and Mount Hope
streets. Referred 10 Committee on Lamps
aud Gas, with power to act.
A petition was presented by the Lambert
vile Water Co, asking permission to widen
Quarry street. Request granted, provided the
work be done at the expense of the Water
Co, and under the supervision of the Street
Committee.
A petition was presented for crossing on
Clinton street, south side Of jefferson street.
Referred to Street COMMITTEES, with power to
act
The City Treasurer's report for the month
of November, was presented, read, received
and ordered fied-synopsis as follows:
Reed of A. J. Scarborough, Tax
Receiver. ................... $791 0C
OF which is credited to Municipal
Fund, 5000 .73; to Bounty Fund,
.
MUNICIPAL FUND-RRcEIpTs.
From Tax Receiver, as above. 500 7a
From w II. Hart, City Clerk,
licenses. -............-. $1,000. 20 w
$7l9 "a
Balance due this fund, Nov. H.. 7,Oo2 81
1882 04
PAYMENTS.
City ORDERS. $500 .....s......- BOO ~
Bal. dus this Fund, Dec. l........ 6.s28 81
$7,8l2 o.
BOUNTY FUND--RECEIPTs.
From Tax Receiver, as above..... 81 q
Bal. due from this Fund, Dec. L.. 3S9 81
$3.50 Q;
PAYMENTS.
Bal due from this Fund, Nov. T.. $3.50 o:
PUBLIC SCHOOL FUND-RECEIPTs..
v.on 1txa o;fv from gtofo