The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-08-23
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Wednesday, Aug. %, 1882.


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The Lambertyille Seminary, Miss NJ.
c. Carpenter, principal win reopen
Sept. Goth.
There was large crowd at the Lock
town Harvest Home, on Thursday, and it
was a success financially.
The grandest trip of the season will
be the X. of P. excursion to the Switch
back, Sept. 14th Tickets, $2.10.
Twenty-Five persons were received
into the membership of the Pennington
NJ. E. Church on Sunday week.
William J. Rockafellow, formerly of
Pennington, has been appointed post
master at Slateford, near Portland, Pa.
On the question of getting new fire
engine for Clinton, the taxpayers of that
borough voted nay by small majority.
Our public schools will reopen in
September, with the old corps of teachers.
all having been rc-appointed by the
Board
The profits of the M. E. excursion to
Ocean Grove last Tuesday, are larger than
we reported last week. They will amount
to $500 net.
On Sunday, July esd. there were
twenty-six persons given the hand of
fellowship in the Baptist Church at
Wertsville.
-Ex-S Sheriff Wesley Bells Baptlsttown,
has suffered a sad bereavement in the
death of an interesting -year--old
daughter.
The Republicans Clinton reporter,
last week, found thirteen book and tree
agents stopping at the same time at
Weller's Hotel.
Mr. William Fl. Larue, of Sand
Brook, has sold his farm, containing fifty
seven acres, to Mr.. Samuel Fauss, Of
Newark. Price, $500.
Rev. A. Cauldwell, who recently ac-
cepted call to become pastor of the
Stockton Baptist Church, will begin his
duties the first of September.
The mother of Mr.. Sipes, editor of
the Frenchtown Star, died on Tuesday
morning of last week, at her home in that
town, after long Illness.
The eighteenth anniversary of the
Fleet Wing Hook and Ladder Co. will be
held at the truck house, this evening. A
large number of invited guests will be
present.
Some miscreant on Tuesday night of
last week threw a stone through one Of
the large plate-glass windows in the front
of the store of Nevius & Comet, in Flem-
ington.
Col. F. S. Holcombe, of Mount Airy.
and some members of his family, have
been suffering from malaria. This is the
frst time that disease has shown itself in
his neighborhood.
The hearing in the Daniel Stout
bigamy case did not come off last week,
before Justice Hayhurst, it having been
postponed. 1t is believed that the case
will be compromised ~ in some way.
THE RECORD printers are under obi
cations to Mr.. Amos Burroughs for o
present of large and excellent water
melon. Mr.. B. takes pride in having the
earliest fruits and vegetables and in keep
;n,r n 81, oiaa efoal,
The State Gazette of last Saturday
says: DIR. VIM. A. Newell, Jr., and
Judge Rutgers yesterday caught thirteen
good sized black bass between Stockton
and Lambertville, and it wasn't very
good day, either, for bass.
The trees and distractions on North
Union street, on the line of the extension
of the street, have just been removed.
This adds much to our city in the con-
tinuation of one of our best streets for
nearly quarter of mile.
The bridge crossing the south branch
of the Aleksanken Creek near Daniel
Stouts property, in West Amwell, having
become insecure, workmen have COM
menced the erection of a new bridge, with
an area of IA feet span.
On Thursday of week before last, a
son of Mr.. VIM. Probasco, farmer living
near the Branch, while riding horse had
the misfortune of dislocating his shoulder
by the horse becoming frightened and
rearing up and falling on him.
MIR. Ira Stryker, formerly baggage
master, succeeds Mr.. Williamson, deceas-
ed, as conductor on the Pennington
Railroad. Mr.. Samuel S. Shepherd,
brakeman for number of years. takes
the position of baggage-master.
Tomorrow Thursday the Eagle
Fire Co., of New Hope, will hold their
grand picnic, afternoon and evening, at
the Solebury Deer Park. Seddon's or
chestra will furnish the music. Good
order will be maintained. The Eagle -
boys do not allow disorderly OF intoxi-
Gated persons at their pic-nics.
BY direction of the State Superin-
tendent of Instruction, the County Boards
of Examiners will convene on Friday,
Aug. 25tb, and Saturday the 26th, in
their respective counties. Applicants for
the first and second grade certificates will
attend both days. Applicants for third
grade will attend only on Friday, the
Goth.
The Clinton Democrat states that the
Baptist parsonage at Baptisttown, occu-
pied by Rev. Mr.. Young, had narrow
escape from burning few days ago. The
timbers that had been put in for the sup
port of the chimney were left exposed and
took fire. Fortunately the family were
at home and put it out before much
damage was done.
The following item is published in
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