The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-10-18

4 Company G, It'll Regt., of this city.
has been drilling nightly, preparatory to
taking part in the great m ilitary parade in
Philadelphia, on Friday of next week.
Over twenty thousand troops will be in
line.
The number of Democrats in this city
who do not intend to vote for Harris for
Congress is increasing, We are told. A
few weeks ago, a Democrat boosted that
he knew of but two. Now we heai of
dozens of them.
1t is expected that there will be big
attendance from this section at the BIZ
Centennial celebration in Philadelphia
next week, An article elsewhere gives
an outline of the exercises of the four
days set apart for the celebration.
There seems to be more winter ap-
pies in this region than many other places
and parties are bidding for them. Farm
ers win do well to retain plenty for homo
use and market, for if they get out, it
will be expensive to buy them this year.
Ion account of the iateness of frost
our farmers who have large crops OF to-
matoes win make full picking of that fruit
this season as the later setting is now
ripening, the warm weather being favor
able. Mr.. John Fl. Butterfoss, who is run
ming his works extensively will yet get up
near half million cans of tomatoes and
apples.
DIR. Geo. II. Larson offers large and
valuable building lots on the heights east
of Franklin street. These grounds are
high and near to the center of the city,
and easy of access by the completion of a
street running north of York street, and
parallel with Franklin street. The out
look from this location is grand and it is
only few minutes walk to the business
part of the city.
The Singer Mfg Co. s office, in
charge of J. G. Blackwell, has been re-
moved to No. 40 Union street, (Boozer's
Block, Lambertville, N. j., where full
line Of those world-renowned machines
can be seen. Call and see the new Singer
oscillating Shuttle machine, before you
buy. The Singer Mfg Co., G. E. NIB
LETT, Agt., Trenton.
We mentioned week before last that
a " large barn . was caught adrift in the
Delaware at Burlington, N. j., at the
time of the late freshet, and secured. 1t
turns out to be the wagon house belong
ing to VIM. Raft, at the mouth of Jacobs
creek. Mercer Co., which was raised by
the damming of the stream and fieated off
with its contents. 1t passed over the
canal banks and railroad.
The Penna. r. r. Co. will send one
hundred and sixty men from their shops
in this city to take part in the industrial
parade in Philadelphia, on Wednesday of
next week They will be under command
of Mr.. Henry C Hunt. They will be taken
down, we understand, in an extra train,
and will be furnished with free dinner
and have their days wages paid them.
The Penna. r. r. Co. will have four
thousand men in the parade, and will
make splendid exhibit.
The National Greenback Labor party
met at Pennington, yesterday Tuesday,
Capt. E. II. Holcombe, presiding, and
decided to put full ticket in the field in
Hunterdon county. Nathan S. Conoyer,
of Union township, was nominated for
State Senator by acclamation.
1t was fixed to hold the LIST District
convention in Lambertville, on Thursday
evening of this week. and the I'd District
in Clinton, on Saturday evening of this
week, to put in nomination members of
Assembly.