The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-11-14
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Wednesday, Nov. IA, 1883.

at 4.30 sharp.
Robert ]. Burdett of the Burlington
Hawkege, will deliver lecture in Hol-
combe Hall, Dec It'll, 1883.
"A National Bank is to be started soon
in Pennington. Its capital stock is to be
$50,
The ladies of Pennington NJ. E.
Church will have Supper on Tuesday
evening, Nov. 90
Sheriff Geo. G.. Lunger has bought
the Aaron Van SICKLE farm near Norton,
116 acres.
The report that Reading NJ. Dilts,
ticket-agent at Stockton had resigned his
Office is erroneous.
Rev. Mr.. Kent, of the Ringoes Pres
byterian Church, has resigned his pastor
ate and accepted a call at Matawan, this
State.
Mr.. J B. Barlow, of Clover Hill, has
been engaged as organst in the Congre-
gational Church at Bound Brook, and
will remove to that place.
George Pidcock of White House Sta
ticn last week shot a gray crane that mea-
sured feet inches from tip to tip of its
wings, and when standing feet 81 inches
high.
--One day last week the drumming of
the Salvation Army scared horse along
one of our streets, which ran away, break
ing The carriage to pieces. The team, we
hear, belonged to the pastor of the Sole
bury Presbyterian Church.
We see it announced in some of our ex-
changes that D. S Quinton. Jr., of Tren-
ton, driver and trainer of the Baptisttown
trotter, Sterling, challenges the owner of
Gen. Knox, at Ringoes, to trot two races,
one for 81 900, and the other for $500.
VIM. H Fulper, merchant, of Flem-
iugton, don't mean the people to starve.
The Hunterdon Democrat says he has had
an agent travelling through Pennsylvania
buying potatoes lately, securing 10, 1886
bushels or twenty car loads. That is
several potatoes.
Elk, Sheriff and County Collector H .
c. Beldon was yesterday appointed Surro-
gate of this county, by Governor Ludlow,
to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Surrogate johnson. Beldon seems to have
a sort of mortgage on the Hunterdon Co.
offices.
On Saturday last Mr.. John C. Hope
well sold his farm now occupied by Geo.
Capner, about two miles northeast of
Pennington, to Mr.. w. N. Burgess, of
Bayonne, N. j., for 80, 500. There are
81 acres in the farm. Mr.. Burgess is a
fancier of fine cattle, he owning several
COWS that cost him 5000 each.
One day about week ago Mr.. VIM.
II. Pierce, of Reaville, was badly kicked
in the groin. His horse had been bridled
aud Mr.. Pierce had stepped out of the
stable for a few minutes. In going back,
he neglected to speak to the animal, aud
it having its binders on and being unable
to see who was behind it, kicked.
The weather suggests that the head
should be protected by seasonable hat.
Such hats can be found in profusion of
styles, qualities and prices at Hotels hat
store, 33 East State street, Trenton, where
also may be found a choice supply of
gents fur gloves, fur collars, fur caps,
&c. He is sole agent in Trenton for the
Dunlap hats-the best and most stylish
in the world.
John J. Ford, who was the proprietor
of the well-known hotel and restaurant,
known as "The Office No. 1l5 Greene
street, Trenton, died about half-past ten
O'Clock on Sunday morning, after long
illness from troubles of the stomach. Mr..
Ford was not only well-known in this city,
but throughout the State, and his hotel
was visited by all the politicians of the
State, during the session of the Legis-
lature.
The contempt case against certain
members of the Common Council of the
city of Lambertvile and others, arising
out of the sewer case, was argued on Fri
day last, before the branch court-Judges
Knapp, Dixon and Magee, sitting-by
John Lilly and James Wilson, Esqs., on
the part of the plaintiff, and j. N.
Voorhees,, Esq, on the part of the de-
PENDANTS. 1t is probable that the deci-
sion will not be given until the next rcgu-
lar February term.
Wilmington & Williams of Trenton,
the auctioneers, last week sold forty
shares of Mechanics National Bank stock
to J.H. Exton at $71 per share. They
sold to Mr.. Exton also ten shares of the
same stock for $7t.128 per share, and to
J. Aitken ten shares at $70'75 each aud
forty shares at $7l each. Judge Van
Syckel purchased fifteen shares at ST.
each, and ten shares of First National
Bank stock were sold to H. beats at $l42
per share.
From Kingwood we learn That some
fifty hands are at present engaged in con-
structing telegraph line near that place.
1t starts from Bools Island in this State
and goes to Rosemont, and from there to
Locktown. The route seems to be in the
direction of Clinton. The workmen are
very close amounted aud they will give no
information respecting it. Many people
are of the opinion that it is line being
constructed from Washington to New
York .-Hunterdon Democrat.
List of Letters remaining unclaimed
in the Post Office at Lambertville, Hun
terdon county, N. T., for 30 days, Nov.
10 1888:
Thomas Farley.
George Kirk.
CLARK PIERsoN, P. M.