The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-12-12
Wednesday, Dec. IL, 1888.

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in this city, continue this week. A num-
Der have been converted and others are
interested.
Always on hand Caskets, Collins, and
all connected with the Undertaking bust
ness. Night orders pnnctually attended
to. STOCKTON, IS Coryel street.
Jim Scovel was in town last week.
inn can put in more "cussr words to the
yard than any clergyman's son we have
ever met.
The case OF the executors of the Rus
ling will case against Stacy B. Bray, was
before Vice Chancellor Bird, yesterday,
and was adjourned until next Monday.
The Hunterdon County Prosecutor
entered nolls proseQui, on Monday, in
The Supreme Court in the libel case Of
Senator Carpenter against Lawrence S.
Mott.
Col George W. Taylor, of High
Bridge, has taken large contract in rail
road building in Cuba, from the Juragua
Iron Co, and sailed from New York with
force of workmen on Thursday.
The bulldogs and twenty. six acres
Of land, near Sergeantsville, owned by
Geo T. Bush, were purchased recently
by Asa Fl. Holcombe, for the sum of
S3,572
The homestead farm, containing los
acres, belonging to the estate of John
Sutton, in Kingwood, was sold at public
sale, on November 22d, for $45. 30 per
acre. Amos r. Sutton was the purchaser.
"A few days ago, Mr.. Horace Reading
found on the platform of the station at
Raven Rock, two handsome watches and
chain. They were tied in a box. Mr. R.
did not notice them until lie stepped on
the box and broke one of the crystals.
They are now awaiting identification.
As the result of weeks special ser
vices in the Reaville Presbyterian church,
Rev. Mr.. Blattenberger, pastor, ten were
received into the Church at the eommun-
ion Sabbath, December 2nd, eight OF
whom were baptised. The meetings con-
tinned last week Four asked for prayers
Sabbath evening.
Jonathan Dawes died at his residence
in Clinton township, in this county, on
Dec 1. He died on the farm where he
was born. The farm has been in posses
sion of four generations. He was mem
Der of Assembly in 1871 and 1912, and was
an active advocate of the Temperance
cause. His age was rs years. He leaves
wife, two daughters aud one son.
The lecture by Robert ]. Burdette,
on s'The Rise and Fall of the Moustache,
at Holcombe Hall, last Friday evening,
drew out large and appreciative audi
ence, and It is generally agreed that the
lecture was decidedly the best humorous
lecture ever given in this city. although
several well known humousts have APP
peared here. The lecture had the unusal
merit in humorous lecture, of carrying
with it an undercnrrent of sound sense
and wisdom, and scattered through it
were some very eloquent passages and
pretty pieces of 'word painting"
buy your holiday present of Edward
Rittenhouse, He will sell you piano or
organ on installments, aud you cannot
make more enduring and useful gift.
If any one can excel Mr.. s. +. Mar
tindell, the Union street baker, IN getting
up wedding cake. we do not know the
person. Those who have seen the cakes
large and small recently gotten up for
number of weddings, agree that they
were tastefully decorated and that the
designs were original aud artistic. Two
large cakes. in particular, were very hand
some. They were in pyramid form, well
proportional, iced with most delicate
ornaments and decorated with figures,
flowers, leaves etc., making them beauti-
full to the eye and leading one to feel that
it would be shame to destroy such at
tractive pieces of work by cutting them.
Mayor Jones called one Of our police
men rather unexpectedly one night re-
Gently, at a late hour, to act as special
police during the entire night. The po-
lceman did not have time to tell bis wife,
and Immediately went on duty. Early 10
the morning, his wife awoke and found
that he had been absent all night. She
told some of the neighbors, being some
what alarmed at his absence. Immedi-
ately, the tittle-tattles manufactured
lie, and told around the neighborhood
that the policeman had run away
His appearance an hour or two later, (as
soon as was relieved from duty some
what disconnected these tattlers. Here
after it will be best for these slan,lerers to
give man who has always been upright
and manly, the benefit of his good name
until it is proved that he has surrender
ed it.
1T is reported that Isaac NJ. Swope, of
Milford, has eloped with Mrs. Lavina
Schamp, of Bridgeton, Pa. Swope and
the woman have been on intimate terms
for a number of years past. He is aged
about so years and Mrs. Schamp is only
40 and is described as very handsome
woman. Some years ago Mr.. Swope was
member of the Board of Freeholders.
The Milford Leader says Not being
content with the amount of cash be had
realized from the sale of his effects, his
wife informs us that he had distracted
the contents of small savings bank be-
longing to his daughter. He also took
with him gold watch belonging to his
daughter, which was given her by her de-
ceased mother Where the parties now
are is not known and but few seem TO
care. Swope has been married three times
and is the father Of several children. His
deserted wife is lady respected by all
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