The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-06-28
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Wednesday, June 90, 1882.

"A GreenDack meeting was held at
Stockton on Wednesday eyning.
The 4th of July will occur on next
Tuesday Lambertyille patriotism is not
equal to celebration.
About $135 were cleared by the re-
cent strawberry festival held by the ladies
of the Baptist church.
"A wire mattress, with simply quilt
upon it, will make sleeping comfortable.
For sale by Titus, 46 Coryell st.
The Model and Normal School Com
mencements win be held at Taylor Opera
House, Trenton, on the 28th and goth
inst.
Hotel, 33 E. State ST., Trenton, has
some beautiful styles of Summer hats not
on sale in smaller towns. Call and see
them.
Lost, between 'Coryell street and the
post office, dotted Swiss waist. The
finder will please return it to the post
Office.
Our thanks are due to Mr.. w. w.
Perrine for copies of Texas Sittiags and
other papers. Mr. P. is agent for the
Siftings
The Taylor Iron Company of High
Bridge on Wednesday treated their nu-
merous employees to an excursion up the
Hudson River.
1T is reported that black bass are being
caught in large numbers at the shad fish
cries on the upper Delaware and in many
instances the bass are larger than the
shad.
The Frenchtown Independent appear
ed last week in new dress. 1t adds much
to the appearance of the paper. The
Independent is good paper and deserves
success.
Quite a number of rockfsh were
caught at the Blackbird and Rush Island
shad fisheries last week, some Of which
weighed twelve pounds each Hantesdon
Independent.
"A suit of rooms in Masonic Hall,
adapted to Office purposes, is for rent
Apply to G. Schulhaus.
Mr.. J. w Snyder, of Kingwood, has a
three-year-old heifer which gives thirty
six pounds of milk per day He has only
been milking her about wee French
room Enterprise.
Rev. c. Clark formerly pastor of the
NJ E. Church of Frenchtown, and Rev.
c. s. Conkling, of Stockton, will deliver
addresses at the Frenchtown NJ. L.
Church festival, on the 4th of July.
DR. William J. Poulson, of Fleming
ton, has received the appointment of
Veterinary of the United States Army.
He will be attached to the 18th Cavalry,
which is stationed at Fort Lincoln, Da-
kota Territory.
Miss Lanning, of Sandy Ridge, in
this county, will take charge of the Pri-
mary Department of Peddie Institute, at
Hightstown, next Fall She is a graduate
of the State Normal School, and an ex.
perienced teacher.
The Phillipsburg Democrat states that
Esquire VIM. Smith, of that borough,
"passed his sixty-fifth mile stone last We'd
nesday and is good for fifteen more" Mr..
Smith, who is brother Of Messrs. Amos
aud Stephen Smith, is native of this city.
-Watermelons--t first of the season
made their appearance in this city
last week and were ON sale at Burroughs
market. Burroughs generally manages
to keep up with the city markets in the
way of securing early fruits and vege-
tables.
During the shower ON Monday Of last
week, the barn ON the farm lately occu-
pied by Jacob Sebold, in Kingwood, was
struck by lightning, and burned a horse
in the barn was killed. The property be-
longed to Rev. J. w. S. johnson, and was
occupied by Amos Carver.
An extensive robbery took place at
Frenchtown last night. A jewelry store
and Reading s dry goods store were enter
ed, and jewelry silks &C., taken, to the
value of several hundred dollars. The safe
in the latter store was also blown oben.
A reward of $500 is offered for the arrest
of the burglars.
George Johnson, engineer on the
Belvidere Delaware Railroad, has been
transferred to the Lehigh and Hudson.
His fireman, V. Bowden, has gone with
him. Lorenzo Lewis, for many years
fireman on q passenger train on the Belyi-
dere Delaware Railroad, has been pro
NOTED to engineer on the Lehigh and
Hudson road
The Board of Freeholders met last
Saturday at Frenchtown, and after view
ing the old arched bridge near the upper
hotel in that borough, voted almost unan-
imously not to grant the petition for a
new iron bridge at that point. Petitions
were presented and speeches made by the
citizens for, and against, the new bridge.
The question excited considerable inter-
est, and no little feeling.
The case of VIM. S. Wheeler and Ed
ward E. Hurley charged with assault, in
which pistol was used, came before
Justice Lyman. They were each fined So
and costs, making the amount for each
about SO.
On last Monday, Geo. Fields and w H !.
Wheeler were arraigned before the same
Justice on charge of fighting on Satur-
day, week ago. Fields wrs fined 80 and
costs and Wheeler, 81 and costs.
The Frenchtown Enterprise says
So The Union Steam Fire Co. of Lambert
vile, have purchased lot aud intend
erecting a suitable building in which to
house their apparatus. The Unions are a
noble set of fellows, rs was instanced by
their nromnt rasnousa IN tho call for