The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-06-14
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Wednesday, June IA, 1882.


The annual reunion of the Fifteenth
Nerr Jersey win this year be held in Nor
ristown on the 18th of August.
Mr.. James A. Quick has growing on
his farm near Pennington. piece of rye
that measures eight and half feet in
height.
-Messrs. Cooley & Miller, of Milford,
have purchased the hardware and tin
store of R. S. Correll, at Penargyl, Pa,
and will continue the business there.
-Messrs. Cochran & Co., druggists, of
this city, have put up handsome soda
fountain OF new design, and are dispens-
ing from it choice soda water of various
flavors.
Festival Wednesday, Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday evenings at the Baptist
Church.
The M. E. Church of this city has
arranged for an excursion to Ocean Grove,
Aug, oath The Knights of Pythias of
this city, the Hibernia Engine Co., and
the Baptist Church of this city, are also
talking of excursions.
The e Pennock Scraper, 2 ordered by
the Council last week, was received on
Monday morning, and was tried on one of
our streets in the upper part of the city,
and worked well. 1t will save a great
deal of manual labor
Ira G. Harvey and Lemuel H.
Phillips, Esqs., OF Pennington, were
licensed as attorneys by the Supreme
Court at Trenton last Thursday. Some
fifty others were licensed at the same
time. Getting too thick
"A suit of rooms in Masonic Hall,
adapted to Office purposes, is for rent.
Apply to G. Schulhaus.
Several of our citizens have arranged
to spend the Summer at Ocean Grove and
Asbury Park. Mrs. JOS. III. Titus. of
this city, has leased a large cottage near
Ross, and will receive few b0arders.
The location is fine one
The Union Steam Fire Engine Co..
of this city, have purchased the property
belonging to Mrs. Conover, on Church
ST., and intend to build an engine house
upon it. The Union Company have long
needed better accommodations, and we
are glad that they are now in a fair way
to get them.
Summer bed-hxtures in variety at
Titus warerooms.
Last Saturday night a fight took
place between three or four persons at the
corner of Union and Church Streets
Three of the same belligerents--Wm. II.
Wheeler, Edward Hurley and Geo. Fields
renewed the combat last evening, in
which Wheeler used pistol, but more by
luck than intention, it is said, failed to
shoot Hurley The case will come before
Justice Lyman tonight.
Co. C visited Mount Airy for target
practice last Saturday. The first prize
the Company badge and hat-was won
by Capt Slack. The second prize--a ton
of coal--was won by Private Thomas
Stockton. The third prize--100 TBS. of
fiour--was won by Lieut.. Beaumont, The
fourth prize--a bologna sausage--was
won by Musician Burroughs Parent, Jr.
"A fine stock of the best straw, ma
nilla and other summer hats also the
new light round-top stiff felt hats, be-
coming so fashionable--at Hotels 33
East State ST., Trenton. Buy where you
can get a large assortment of styles and
sizes, to select from.
The new smoke stack for Mr.. VIM.
McCreadys Perseverance Mills, in this
city, was completed last week, and four
American flags were displayed ON top to
celebrate the event. This stack is
handsome one, the design being original
as well as beautiful. 1t looks more like
a monument than a smoke stack. 1t is
square, built of red brick with white brick
trimmings, and is ~ feet square at the
base and 8 #. 1 inch square at the top.
Its height is over 100 feet.
The Citizens Cornet Band will play
at the Festival, and vocal and instru-
mental music will also be a feature.