The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-01-18

Lent, this year, commences February ed
and ends April Btu.
The next holiday will be Washington's
birthday, Wednesday, February ED.
: The Methodist congregation at Sergeants
parsonage.
The heaviest snow of the season fell on
Friday morning last, reaching depth of
about three inches.
For rent, the dwelling house on N. Union
ST., now occupied by Mrs. Mary Q. Moore.
Inquire en- the premises.
Isaac Haines, of Delaware township,
killed thoroughbred Durham COW, 6 years
old, last Thursday, that dressed 1888 pounds.
The total coal tonnage on the Belvidere
Division, Penna r. r., for the year ending
December g., 1881, was $685. 1913 tons.
Mr. Lem. Warman, of Pennington, killed
hog of his own raising, last Thursday, that
weighed 100 pounds on the hoof and dressed
606 pounds.
Samuel Hartpence of Rosemont, will re-
tire from the mercantile business on the first
of April next, and Joseph G. Moore, of Head
quarters, will be his successor.
The New Jersey Annual Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, meets in the
First NJ E. Church, Millville, on the Sth day
of March, Bishop Andrews presiding.
The Debating Society at Stockton, meets
every week, and the debates are very inter
esting, being on current questions of the day.
The meetings are well attended.
People who wish to buy reliable rabber
stamps should call on John s. Taxs, % Perry
ST., (between Warren AM Greene) Trenton
He will supply you with good article at a
fair price.
Extra meetings are being held this week
in the NJ. Z. and Baptist huIches with eu-
couraging results. At the first-Lamed church
the religious interest and success exceeds that
of any meeting held by them for years.
The Clinton Democrat says that about
forty lazy, dirty vagabonds now toast their
shins aud chew tobacco around warm fires in
the county Jail. Give 'em stale bread an!
water, Sheriff.
MIR e. E. Bonham aud Mrs. Catharne
Barefoot, of Kingwood, took advantage of the
cold snap week before last aud filed their ice
houses The ice was from four to five inches
thick.
Senator Bosenbury will have rooms at the
Trenton House during the session of the Legs
lature Assemblyman Mathews at the Ma
tional Hotel, and Assemblyman Hipp at the
United States.
The donation visit given to Rev. Israel
Poulson, of Ringoes, Wednesday evening, the
7th inst, was very successful. About ninety
dollars were given. One hundred and seven
persons partook Of the supper provided.
-Ap exchange says Michael McDermott,
of Lambertville, says that while he was walk
ing through Pavpnia avenue, in Jersey City,
ON Thursday night, he was assailed by three
footpads, who robbed him of eighty dollars.
Mrs Gordon, wife of the pastor of the Nj
e. Church at Frenchtown, was presented with
a handsome sewing machine, by the memhers
and friends of the congregation, few days
ago. Mr. Gordon also presented with
sixty-fiye dcila,s in money, besides lot of
provisions.
Philip Southwick, who for many years
was an engineer on the B. d. r. r aud was
from that position promoted to be foreman OF
the Trenton rouud-house (Which position he
has held for some tme) has now resigned the
latter position, on account of failing health
Geo. Ellis has been promoted 10 the position
vacated by Mr.. S.
The Phillipsburg Democrat publishes an
extract from Massachusetts paper giving an
account of the crooked doings of Sperry, the
singer who accompanied Dave Frost in his
has forged notes on some residents of Wake
field, Mass, to the amount of 81 900 OF S., 600.
"A Kingwood correspondent of the
Frenchtown Independent saws 'Jesse Van
norman was in town a few days ago, and
denies the report that be had hanged himself,
about year ago near S. p. STRIKERS. He
says it is lie, gotten up by some one to in
jure his character"
We can, without hesitation, say that DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup has given the best salts
faction. We have sold an immense amount
of it during the past winter.
WALLACE, HILTON & Co.,
Druggists, Lock Haven, Pa.
Between and o clock on last Monday
morning the roof of the cleaning shop at the
Lambertvie Iron Works cangh, fire from an
iron stove-pipe, but was extinguished by a
number of the employees. The damage was
slight. No general alarm was given.
The measles have taken hold of Quaker
town and vicinity in real earnest, and few
families escape. OF nine houses between the
old Frog Tavern and Quakertown, only one is
free from the measles, aud in that house there
is no one to have them. The Quakertown,
Cherryvills and Franklin schools have been
closed on account of the prevalence of the dis
ease among the children. - Hunterd0n Repu6-
Lcda.
The recent lease of the quarries at Pralls-