The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-11-02
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Lam5ertvsue. N. j., Noy. 2, 1881.
REV. G. s. Converse, formerly Of RiDgoes,

mas located az RaWllns, wyoming territory.
MIR. Nelson M. Lewis, Of Hopswell has
been nominated by the Republicans of the
First Legislative District in Mercer.
WIN. Lyman, Esq, of this city, is billed
to speak every evening this week, at Green
back meetings in Cumberland county,
Rev. w. E.. Watkinson. pastor of the
Baptist Church at Bapttistowu has resigned.
He will remove to Trenton.
Next Tuesday is election day. Every
Republican should turn out and vote. A Re-
publican Sheriff will be elected, if all will vote.
- Rock me to Sleep, Mother, on one of
Titus easy chairs, 46 Coryel ST., Lambertvie.
There is talk of starting Greenback
paper in this city. The Democrats should
also have an organ and then the wants of the
community would be pretty we'll supplied.
Rev. A. B. Francis, pastor of the Old
SCHOOL, Baptist Church at Locktown, has
Resigned, and intends to remove to Virginia,
his former home.
The corrected time table of the Belvidere
Division, appears on our second page. Trav-
ellers will do well to consult it, as some i'm
portant changes have been made.
We announced last week that Mr.. M. G.
Quick bad traded his property on Bridge
street for Mr.. VIM Pages farm, in West Am
well. Since then the trade has been annulled,
Mr.. P. paying a forfeit
Lebanon township has quite nice in.
come from the tax on dogs. There are $50
dogs in the township, the tax $150 head,
aud the assessor has found owners for all the
CANNES.
The stock belonging to Murray's Show,
which gave an exhibition in this place some
weeks ago, will take up their winter quarters
on the farm of Mrs. MCGEE, ON the opposite
side of the river from Frenchtown.
Biggest stock of furniture, best goods,
low prices, at Titus warerooms, 46 Coryell
street.
Mr.. Charles NJ. Servis, on N. Union
street, has enlarged his store room which
gives ample facilities to his growing trade
This store is we'll located and well calculated
to do good business.
Two barns were burned at Stockton last
Sunday morning. The fire broke out at
about two O'Clock in the morning. One be-
longed to Peter Rockafellar the other to
Harry billiard. The barns contained hay,
etc. Both buildings were an entire loss An
adjoining barn, belonging to John Finney,
was somewhat damaged.
The Trenton Coroner telegraphed ycster
day to Mayor Holcombe, of this city, that the
body of an unknown drowned man had been
found there. The description is as follows
Five feet seven inches in height full face,
brown hair and full whiskers, front teeth part
gone darked mixed suit. Supposed to have
been in water six days.
The Milford Leader has been enlarged
recently, and Campbell power press put in
The success of paper is phenomenal when
such extravagances can be INDUCED in the
second year of its existence. Perhaps, though,
the editor has struck mine outside of his
business, and is trying to spend it for the
good of the public.
Tho season of the year has come when
people usually gather together the falling
leaves and burn them. The p.actice of do
ing this is not to be commended. 1t fills the
atmosphere with disgusting smell and the
streets with smoke. Gather up the leaves
and put them in a heap in the garden. They
will rot during the winter, and make an ex-
cellent fertilizer the coming spring.
BE sure to call at Titus Furniture Store,
46 Coryell street, before buying any new fur
niture.
The Annual Convention of the Hunterdon
County Sunday School Association will be
morrow, Thursday. In addition to the
regular business there will be addresses by
Sunday School workers and other interesting
exercises. A praise meeting will be held this
evening.
"A Coryell street resident got up the other
morning somewhat behind time, and having
heard that it was dangerous to use the kero-
sene can in making fire, bethought himself
of new plan. He poured out cupful of the
fluid and poured it into the stove. The sud-
den explosion which followed threw off the
stove lids and DOORS threw down the stove
story and sent fame out of the chimney top.
That plan of avoiding the dangers of using
the kerosene can will not be patented.
Fancy and Toilet Articles in great variety Pcrfum-
ery-Mary Stuart and many other odors, same prices
as at Wanamaker's, at the New Hope Drug Store.
On Friday afternoon last, as one of the
coal trains was passing this place, and when
near Pennington Junction, Edward Thatcher,
son of Robert Thatcher, lad IA years old,
attempted to jump from the moving train,
when he slipped and fell under the cars, which
ran over his right leg, severing it just
below the knee. The leg was amputs ted
by DR.. Fl. G.. Wetherill, assisted by
his father, and Drs. Larson and Itomine. Up
to the present, the patient is doing well, with
full hopes Of an early recovery.
You cannot get the most suitable hat un-
less you have big stock and great variety of
styles to select from. This you will best find at
Hotels store, 33 Il. State street, Trenton.
Silk hats speciality.
On Monday morning last Enos Morris,