The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-08-22
PAPER MILL BURNED.
Loss $4,000.

McDoWELLS' PAPER MILL BURNED.
Loss $4,000.
About midnight last Saturday, the
paper mill of Mcdowell & Son, in the
lower part of this city, was discovered to
be on fire. The alarm was slow in reach
ing the firemen, and before they got to
work the entire series OF buildings, the
larger part of which were frame, were in
flames. 1t was only the work Of few
moments to render this valuable property
a heap of ruins. The smoke stack and
the walls Of the engine room, are about
all of value that remains of the buildings.
The machinery. it is believed, will prove
an entire loss, as the heat and water have
cracked and sprung it beyond repair.
The fire, there is reason to believe, was
the work Of an incendiary. The Hibernia
Engine Company being the nearest, was
the first at the fire with their hose car
riage. But when seeking for spanner
to open the fire plug, neither Of the two
belonging to the company could he found
The first section of hose on the carriage
was also found cut. This would indicate
that there was not only incendiarism, but
purpose to prevent the fire from being
put out.
The total loss will reach about 500, 900,
n hauk &Q0 mn Of xrI, o1 "a H.. -
snrance.
Thirty persons are thrown out of en-
ployment by the fire.
Accident.
On Friday afternoon last, as Messrs.
Lambert Warman and Peter Voorhees,
perhaps better known as "little Pete,
of Readington township, an aspirant for
the County Clerkship, were driving with
horse and buggy near Mr.. Geo. Lari-
sons, on the Brunswick turnpike, about
two miles from this city, they met with
what might have been serious accident.
The horse for some unexplained cause
suddenly gave bound, as il stung by
hornet, throwing the occupants of the
buggy out in hurry, and stripping itself
of the harness. Mr.. Voorhees, was quite
seriously injured about the knees and
otherwise bruised. The body of the buggy
was demolished and the harness was left
in useless strips. The horse belonged to
the livery stables of George NJ. Hart.
Personal.
Elk Mayor Theo. f. Skillman and wife,
for the past week have been enjoying the
mountain breezes at the Delaware Water
Gap, making the Glenwood House their
temporary home.
Councilman John E. Kilroy, of the
First Ward, has just returned after
visit from the Water Gap. The noun
tain scenery, the cool breezes, the stop at
the Glenwood House and other attrac-
tions, has quite inyigorated and refreshed
him.
Mr.. Patrick Malone, while handling
some city crossing stone, one day last
week, had the misfortune to have one of
his fin sers badly injured by being jammed
between the stone.
Assessor Howard Vert, of the Second
Ward, few days ago, while handling
large box, one edge of the box fell upon
one of his hands, bruising that useful
member of the body quite seriously. The
coincidence of sympathising friends is
given until that hand becomes all right
again.
Mr.. Charles Abbott, a mason, working
on the new improvements at the locomo.
tive round house, in this city, decided to
quit work on Thursday last and enjoy
days sport at fishing in the river A
large stone was procured for an anchor,
but instead of the anchor being thrown
first into the river, Charley received its
weight upon the fingers Of his right hand
injuring them badly. An unexpected va
cation Of several days will intervene be.
fore he will be able to handle the trowel
again. tfF
A correspondent writes from French.
town:
For the past two or three years French
town has been noted for the drunkenness
and rowdyism that has at times prevailed.
Az the last town meeting an effort was
made to secure the election of a temper
ance Council, and it was successful in
electing five out of the six members.
Among their first acts was to take mea-
sures to suppress, to some extent at least,
these vices. Andrew Slack was appoint
ed special Constable and more arrests
have been made in the last three months
than there had been the three years pre-
vious.
Last Wednesday, John White, resi-
dent of old Kingwood, came to French
town, bringing the wife Of Daniel b.
Hawk and an aged lady, the mother of
Rev. G. w. ). Johnson, for the purpose
of going to Phillipsbnrg. John shortly
after his arrival, visited the gin mill and
then commenced q terrible abuse of the
ladies who had accompanied him here.
He was promptly arrested by office Slack,
and after some resistance was conveyed to
the Office Of w. T. Srope, Justice, who or
dered him committed to the sscooler.'
Mrs. Hawk preferred a charge against
him. John having cooled off, little,
was brought before the Justice again,
who committed him to the care of Sheriff
Lunger. Later in the day he found "a
friend in need was friend indeed" and
John departed for old Kingwood, swear
ing vengeance on the poor whiskey, al.
though he said he had drank but two
glasses of beer,