The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-05-17
PHILADELPHIA LETTER.
An Awful Ghost Story-Something About
Brides-Telegraphic Reyolution-Here
and There Among the News
PnlLADEruIA. MAY II, 1882.

PHILADELPHIA, May IL, 1882.
Are you fond of ghost stories ? They
had nice little ghost excitement the
other day on Washington Avenue, next
door to coal yard There was haunted
house. From the upper story and garnet
of this abode of terror. came frightful and
unearthly noises. There were vocal
sounds which seemed to be the coarse
walls OF lost spirits. What business any
lost spirits should have in the garnet of a
Washington Avenue house was nobody s
business, and so the people in the house
did not investigate it only they were afraid
to go up stairs to see, that was all. IL
the night there were noises like gigantic
snoring, accompanied by what seemed to
be the tramp of eaptives loaded with
chains. The house is an old one with
lots OF rooms and passages. Cautiously
enough, little old mule was missing
from the coal yard, and it occurred to his
owners that there might be some coi.-
nection between his absence and the mys-
FERROUS ghost. Search was instituted, and
the wretched and hungry little beast was
found in dark passage on the upper
floor. Nobody knew how lie got there.
To get him down without breaking his
miserable neck, required a good deal of
engineering. He wanted to come down
hind-end- first, but this was considered
risky, so they coaxed him with n head of
lettuce tied to the end of n long pole.
There are now no more ghosts in that
house.
THE WEDDING SEASON.
The pleasant practice of having plenty
of weddings about this time of the year
keeps up gloriously. The science Of Civ
ing appropriate wedding entertainments
is now one of the advanced accompani-
ments of high civilization, The caterer,
the dressmaker, the upholsterer and the
florist, each has an important part. Each
bride wants to Guido every other bride in
elegance of entertainment and complete.
of bridal presents that brides and their
friends are most ambitious. OF course,
silver is the leading articles for wedding
gifts, but it is supplemented by 4 rich
variety of almost everything else. 1t is
remarked at most of the fashionable we'd
dings that large majority OF the pres
ents come from Bailey, Banks Il Biddle's.
1t is one of the pleasant features Of this
house. that whether you go with five
dollars or five thousand to procure some
thing suitable FOR gift, the article is
there, to please the most exaeting fancy,
and neatly ticketed with its unalterably
low price.
THE UGLY WIRES.
The underground telegraph system is
prevail, and the great forest of awful
poles with their net work of unpleasant
wires will have to so. The sooner the
| better.
There is a talk Of getting up a corner in
| Cinnamon, now that importations are to
cease.
The frightful red iron poles which sup
port the electric lights on Chestnut street.
are being painted a rich green. Great
improvement.
Grain spectators are closely watching
the "tickers this week, in anticipation OF
sudden and radical movements in bread
stuffs.
Thousands of people are catching cold
by leaving off some of their underwear
RAIPu