The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-11-22
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Wednesday, Nov. %, 1882.
John Ramsey, of Pennington, ha

at Thatcher's, Church st. Ct
The Pennington public school was
closed last week, owing to the prevalence
of diphtheria.
We were surprised last week. A
subscriber paid for his paper year and
half in advance |
The foundry at High Bridge, has
been running on half time for some
weeks back.
Mr. VIM. Maxwell, of Perryville, has
sold his farm to Mr.. Joseph Burd, of
Alexandria township, for 500 per acre.
Mr.. Samuel Hully, a well-kuown
resident of Delaware township, died after
a brief illness last Friday.
DO not forget the children's bazaar.
tomorrow night, at Lyceum Hall. 1t
will be well worth visit.
Nine head of cattle that had been
.respassing, were turned over to Pound
keeper clevenger, yesterday.
County Superintendent o. II. Hoff-
man is busy In visiting schools in the
county, and many are pleased with his
visits.
John G.. Stevens has been appointed
Commissioner of Water Supply by Gov
ernor Ludlow, in place of Ashbel WEIGH,
deceased.
The next session of the Newark M.
Z. Conference will be held at Phillips
burg, on March 28th, Bishop Foss pre-
siding.
MIR. g. W. A. C. Lundy, of Stockton,
is likely TO lose his eyesight. An opera
ton recently performed, has failed to
give him any relief.
MIR. George Eichlin, an aged resident
of Holland township, slipped and fell Oh
the porch of bis residence last Wednes-
day, breaking his arm.
Go to the Bazaar at Lyceum Hall,
tomorrow Thursday evening. Plenty
of good things will tempt the palate, aud
many other attractions will be offered.
After a good hearty dinner almost
every one loves to indulge in hearty
laugh If you attend DR.. yillers enter
tainmvnt you can get 1t.
=" Mastodon " impudence--to offer to
pay for show advertisement in show
tickets. A show must be pretty hard up
when it makes such an offer.
John Letter, one of the oldest engi-
neers on the Belvidere Division, has
resigned his position on the road aud pur-
chased farm over in Bucks county.
%. II. Hoffman, County Superintend
ent, has appointed Mr.. Edward Parks,
who teaches at New Germantown, one Of
the Examiners at teachers examinations.
The first snow OF the season heie-
abouts fell on Friday night last. The
Hunterdon Democrat states that the
country north and west of Pennington
was white with snow on Saturday morn
ing.
There will be meeting of the County
Board of Examiners of Hunterdon County
for the examinati ton of candidates for
teachers certificates at Reading Acad-
envy at Pennington, on Saturday, the
25th inst.
Some of the Harris Democrats in this
city are reporting that Harris is going to
contest Howey's seat in Congress. The
story seems too absurd to be true, but
absurd.
Just now you will find q splendid
stock of the very latest styles of hats at
Hotels, SO E. State ST., Trenton-such
as are not sold ia country stores-and in
variety only equalled by the largest stores
in the great cities.
The crayon sketches of Dr. Villers, in
our prominent store windows, we're exc
cuted by Mr.. Thomas Van Camp, and
reflect great credit upon the artist, as
they were done in very short time and
might be called lightning sketches.
The farm of the late Nathaniel Fran
els, deceased, near the Fair Grounds, at
Pennington, was sold at public sale last
Wednesday. Nathaniel Francis, eldest
son of deceased, was the purchaser, at
$s3 per acre. There are about As acres
in the farm.
The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton of Camden, has engaged a General
Secretary to take charge of the work.
This makes the fourth paid Secretary in
the State, one being at each of the follow
ing places Newark, Plaintield, Norris
town and Camden.
On Thursday morning last the widow
of the late George Forker died at her
residence in Pennington, in the Goth year
of her age. She was the mother of John
and Wilson Forker. The old lady had
not enjoyed good health for some time
previous to her death.-Democrat.
One day week before last while the
family of Mr.. Abraham Coles, near Mt.
Pleasant, were absent from home, some
one found the key, entered the house and
stole his gold watch aud some money
Mrs. Coles had put away in drawer. A
few weeks ago he lost about forty dollars
in the same way.
"A colored man named John Martin,
confined in our county jail on a charge of
stealing chickens from Samuel Johnson.
Pennington, made his escape from dur
ance vile on Friday evening, by scaling
the wall around the jail-yard. He had
only been put in day or two previously,
but evidently loneed to breathe the air OF
freedom. --Hunterdon Republican, 18Th.
The entertainment in this city by
ell Perkins" announced for Dec. 22d,
is "off, his agent, after having made
nositiva enUaoemsut for that date, having