The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-04-27


The annual meeting of the Mount Hope
Cemetery Association, will be held ia the old
Council room uyceum HAIL. on Monday
evening, bay ID, at o'clock.
CHAs. ScHuLHAUs, Secretary.
Last Sunday the Rev. 8. M. Htnddi~
ford, Of tho Thrill Presbyterian Church.
Trenton, preached bis 18th annual sermon.
On Friday evening be was presented with Z
solid silver dish With cover by tho young men
Of the Young Peoples Association attached
to the church.
THE Hunterioa Nurseries. iosated In
Sergeantsyills, under the charge OF DR.. l, 8.
Camer, are doing fine trade At this season
of the year. Teams driving to and from the
depot loaded with all sorts of trees and plants,
aud gang Of workmen on the grounds taxi
ing up and packing the stock, show that they
have plenty Of orders.
- Mr.. Joseph Smith and daughter, Of this
city, left on Monday afternoon fora six weeks
trip through Colorado and California. They
40 with special excursion party starting
from Boston. along with which two car loads
of excursionists 60 from Philadelphia. We
wish Mr.. s. pleasant trip and improved
health and vigor from his travels.
-" Lambertville, town where the boys
run off aud sell the steam fire engines, has
appointed a committee to see about lighting
its streets with electricity. Better see Jovc
first, and have the place struck with lightning.
30 as to wake her up a little"
So says the Trenton Daily Emorpium
Lambertville don't care so much about being
called sleepy, but to be called sleepy by Tren-
ton that's the rub.
AT meeting of the members of the Bap-
tist Church of this city, held few evenings
since, it was resolved to complete the main
audience room Of the church ediice, and the
trustees were authorized to go on with the
work. A very liberal subscription has already
been made by the members, and several
friends not connected with the church have
voluntarily offered subscriptions. Work win
20 begun In day or two.
You can buy furniture as cheap as IN the
cities, at Titus store, 40 Coryeil street., have
1t delivered at your door, and run no risk Of
damage ON the cars.
MIR. L. L. Miller, of this city, on Monday
set up for Mr.. Abram Skillman very
handsome monument In the cemetery at
Blawenburg, Somerset county, N. ]. It was
set off by splendid bronze enclosure, making
it 10 all one of the finest In that place. Mr..
Miller spares no pains to do a good job and
his terms are reasonable. His work speaks
for itself both IN his yard and in every ceme-
terry in our vicinity.
The run Of shad this week, as taken from
the Delaware at this point, is of larger
average size than for years. Some pairs
weighed over ten pounds, fat and fine and de
licious, and its far famed fact that the Delta
ware shad are hard to beat. Western people
visiting their eastern cousins often make their
journeys SO as to come in the shad season for
this rare treat.
Ladies' Cloaks, Coats, and Dresses, cut
ana made 60 order at short notice, at Mrs. M
w. Cooley's. d6.tf
-.
Scarlet fever, which has prevailed in this
vicinity for some time past has now seemingly
abated. Several children have had it
ia very malignant form, like those of
Mr.. John Burns, in Delevan street, Azariah
Akers, on York street, Elk. Mayor Sergeant,
on Clinton street, and others, all of which re-
covered after a long and desperate illness,
while those Of Mr.. Stone on Franklin street
died after being long sufferers. Its form
proved in this epidemic to be less contagious
than usual, but not less severe.
The telegraph operators ON the line OF
the United r. Rs. of N. j.. Div. aud Belvidere
Division of the Penna. r. II. and Of the w. J.
r. r., about year ago organized a Benove-
lent Association, which is principally life
ship Of 49,. At the annual meeting held at
Trenton on Wednesday of last week, ]. j.
Burleigh. OF Camden, was elected president
WIN. H. Wilmot, OF Lambcrtville, vice presi-
dent and w. e. Haverstick, of Jersey City,
Secretary and Treasurer.
LIST OF LETTERS REMAINING UNcALLED
FOR AT THE P0sT OFFICE AT LAMBERTvILLE
HusTERDoN Co., N. j., FOR 30 DAYS, APR.
%, 1851:
Mrs. Liddie Williams.
James X. Rogers.
Peter Phillips.
Mrs. Emma Naylor.
John Hongo.
William Danbury.
Mrs. Ella Bowman.
Miss Bridget Costello.
Chas. Wilson.
CLARK PIEnsoS. P. M.
The District Medical Society of Hunter
don county, held its annual meeting at
Forces hotel yesterday. DR.. Albert Shannon
of Stanton, President, and o. II. Sproul, OF
Stockton, Secretary. DR.. q. III /. Larson, Of