The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-10-03
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Wednesday, Oct. 8. 1888.

ton, received $4fo In premiums on the
stock they exhibited at State Fair last
week.
Business il dull at present with the
spoke and wheel manufactures Of
Frenchtown, and the factories are only
run portion of the time.
Edgar NJ. Woman. of Rieglesville.
has sold his Birch Oil Factory, located
near Pattenburg, to Erasmus L. Riegel
and William Johnson, two Young men of
Frenchtown.
Owing to an unavoidable delay, il
was found impossible to have the new
Presbyterian Church in Pennington req.
dy for holding service last Sabbath. It is
thought. however. that services will be
held there next Sunday.
The total number of tickets sold q
Z the entrance gates to our County Fair last
week was 1858. At the grand stand
about 800 tickets were sold. The amount
of money realized from the sale of tickets
exceeds sales of 1882 by several hundred
dollars. So we learn from the Democrat.
Elsewhere we print call for meet
ing Of the Young Republican Club.
Every one without regard to membership,
age, or other distinction, is invited to
be present, and it is hoped that there will
be such an attendance as to encourage
the club and tend to advance the interests
of the party.
Mr.. A. Y. Scarborough, formerly of
this city, who has been conductor for
some years on the Penna. r. r. between
New York and Phila., is now acting as
an officer on the new road between New
York and Buffalo-having received bet
ter position than formerly, with increased
pay.
The annual convention of the State
Firemen's Association was held at Dover
Morris Co., on Wednesday of last week
Lambertville was represented by Chief
Engineer Austin Green and Messrs. w.
F. Hayhurst, j. j. Warman and J. E.
Kilroy. The next convention will be held
at Hoboken.
The work Of rebuilding McDowell's
paper mill in this city, is progressing rap
idly and it is expected that the mason
work will be about completed by the close
of this week. The building is under con-
tract to be completed in six weeks from
the time of beginning the work. The
machinery will be gotten in as rapidly as
possible, after the building is ready for it.
Mr.. John Hilliard, highly respect
ed farmer living near Croton, fell out of
his hay NOW last Saturday evening,
striking his head with such force as to
cause his death on Sunday morning.
He had gone into the NOW for the pnr-
pose of throwing down some hay, and
fell through the pol He was aged
about % years.
The Pr ,ytery of New Brunswick
met in the Prospect Street Church. Tren-
ton, yesterday morning. Rev. s. M. Stud
diford of Trenton, the retiring Moderator,
delivered sermon, and the Rev. G. S.
Conkling of Stockton, was elected Mod
orator. Last evening addresses we're de-
livered by the Rev. Messrs Nudge and
Hinsdale, of Princeton, and Rev DIR. Nc
Knight, of New Brunswick.
The Clinton democrat says
there lives in our midst an old gentle-
man whose hair has changed three times
during his life. When young it was black,
then itlturned gray, and now at the age
Of 70 it is Q sort of yellowish green--re-
sembling::a rainbow in color. This woun-
derful phenomenon causes the curious
mind to wonder and puzzles medical
Skill"
On Friday morning, Elizabeth Dean,
residing in Kingwoed township, in part
of the dwelling house of Joseph d. Lara
son, was found hanging by the neck dead
in her room. She had made string of
strip of muslin and hung herself to the
bed posi-. William T. Srope, Justice of
the Peace, was notified and in company
with DR.. E. K. Deemy, visited the place
and after careful inquiry decided an in
quest unnecessary. Her age was nearly
IS years. She was never married.
"A boatman named Jacob Arnold,
whose home was at Lehigh Gap, was
drowned in the Feeder of tho Delaware
and Raritan Canal, about three miles be-
low this city, on last Friday night. He
was alone on his boat, and was getting
some horse feed ready and it Is supposed
that the boat had turned out Of its course,
and that he, while running to the helm to
put her straight, stumbled and was thrown
into the water. The boy who drove the
tow-horse heard the splash, but 1t was so
dark that assistance could not be given
him. Mr.. W. c.. Price on Saturday morn
ing found the body after dragging the
canal for two or three hours. Squire
Steel, of Titusville, held an inquest on
Saturday afternoon, but owing to his
failure to send o certificate of death to
the undertaken, the body could not be
forwarded home until Monday morning.
1t is good thing to have luck on your
side. Mr.. c. W. Hetzel, the Baptisttown
organ man, was undoubtedly born under
lucky star. A year ago he got posses
sion of stallion which did not altogether
please his fancy and he offered to sell him
for 1925. Bnt nobody would buy him,
nor would they trade q lame mule for
him. After few months the horse be-
gan to show some speed as trotter, and
Mr.. Hstzel was offered $500 for him.
But be had got to thinking better of the
nag by that time and refused to sell. A
little later the $400 offer was increased to
5000, but even that did not induce his
owner to part with him. In the stallion