The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-02-07
Wednesday, Feb. Z, 1888.

AN Odd Fellows Encampment is
about to be organized in Pennington.
Extra meetings are continued this
week at the Baptist and NJ. f. Churches.
Tho Friendship Social Society will
hold fair and festival on the 14th and
18th of March.
There is rumor abroad that the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company con-
template the building of branch road to
Pennington.
There were thirty-eight hundred cans
of milk shipped from White House Sta
ton last month J N. Pidcock was the
largest shipper.
Some members of the Society of
Friends have recently purchased the school
building on the city lot, for the use of the
Society for meetings.
An interesting revival meeting is in
progress at the Locktown Christian
Church. Over twenty persons have made
i public profession of their faith
The extra meetings in the NJ. Z.
Church, at Frenchtown, are still continued
and number have protested conversion
Eight probationers were received into the
Church on Sunday last.
WIN. Weleh, who lives in Blackwell's
Court, in this city, fell from ladder at
the freight depot, in this city, last Satur-
day morning, breaking his left arm at
the wrist and spraining the other wrist.
We are informed by railroad officer
that the newspaper talk about double
tracking the Belvidere Division has no
basis of truth. Neither has the story
about establishing machine shops at
Phillipsburg.
The real estate OF John Ramsey in
Bound Brook, consisting of large build
ing occupied by stores and residences,
near the depot, has been sold at public
sale, to E. P. Conkling and H. A. Fiuck,
of Pennington, for IS, 900.
County Clerk Hyde informs the Re
publican that the sum apportioned by the
State 20 Hunterdon County, to be paid as
bounty on dressed flax, is exhausted, and
therefore no more bounties can be paid
until another apportOnment.
John Hawk, son of II. b. Hawk, Of
Milford, while unhitching a team of
horses, slipped and fell striking one of the
horses on the leg. The animal kicked,
the shoe cutting his eyelid, but not seri-
ousy. 1t was narrow escape.
- Our wde-awake young friend, j.
Ross Lake, of Lock town, has been fortu-
nate enough to secure the clerkship of
the House Committee on contested
election cases. Good for him. He is
every way competent for the position
HuaterdoB Democrat.
Mr. David Lindabury of Paramount.
in this county, few days ago caught a
large bald eagle, measuring feet from
tip to tip of wings and weighing pounds.
The eagle was caught without being
wounded or sustaining any injury and is
in fine condition.
Great reduction in price Of Parlor
Stoves and Heaters, at ]. j. LARS, AZ
bridge st. Now is the time to buy.
Constable Bayard received the follow
ing telegram from Pennington last eve
ming "Man robbed of five hundred dol
lars near here since dark-five or six men
in open wagon with one horse, Two hun
dred dollars reward for arrest and convic-
ton and return of money.
GEO. w. CRoNcE."
The 9th inst. was the thirty
anniversary of the opening Of the Belvi-
dere Delaware Railroad between Trenton
and this city. The first locomotive that
passed over the road was in charge of
Robert Fleming, engineer, and Daniel
Fowler, fireman. Both of these men are
still living and in the employ of the Penn.
r. r. Co.
Says the Pennington Democrat-Ad-
eerttser ''Mrs. Corcoran, the mother of
our townsman Patrick Corcoran, and
grandmother of our Deputy Sheriff, John
Corcoran, was 104 years old on last Thurs
day. She retains her mental faculties
well, and is quite an interesting talser.
She is frequently seen upon our street.
VIM. Geary, son of Nelson Geary, of
Little York, has been arrested for the
robbery OF Abraham Cowell's residence,
some time since, when some $40 in money
and gold watch we're taken. By some
means Mr.. Cowell astertained that young
Geary had pawned the watch in Trenton,
where he had been working for some time
for his board.
-Amwell Spinning Company held its
annual meeting at the Office of the Urea
surer to-day--with the following result
President--Ashbel WEIGH.
Treasurer-Wm. WEIGH
Secretary. Hayhurst.
Directors-Joseph Smith, Griffith Will
lams, J. J. Frazer.
Foreman of MILO. c. Armstrong.
--Seneka Basam cures coughs, colds
&C., without constipating the bowels.
AT the last meeting Of the Lyceum,
the question Is Republican form Of
Government like ours the best, was dis
cussed by Messrs. WEIGH, Prall and DR..
Hayhurst on the affirmative and DR.. Wells,
Messrs. W. F. Hayhurst and Saunders on
the negative. This week the meeting viii
be held on Thursday evening instead Of
Wednesday as usual, and an effert is to be
made to make it specially interesting.
The subject for debate is, " Is Dickens
greater genius than Thackeray. The
disputants, on the affirmative, Messrs.
Cochran, Black and DIR. Wells, and on the
negative, Messrs. w. F. Hayhurst, Welch
and Saunders. In addition there will be
some select readings and probably some