The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-08-01
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Wednesday, Aug. /, 1883.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Common Council will be held next Mon
day evening.
Mr.. Lucretia Hise, of Milford, will be
one hundred years old on the 18th day of
August next.
WIN. G. Gebhardt, of Clinton, has
been commissioned Notary Public by
Gov. Ludlow.
The High Bridge Iron Works have an
order for 500 car axles about one fourth
larger than the usual size.
The State Convention of Firemen's
Relief Associations will be held at Dover
on the 26th of September.
The Rev. Louis Fl. Waller will preach
next Sabbath morning and evening. in
Stockton Presbyterian Church.
MIR. Isaiah NJ. Swope, of Milford, has
hive of bees that has produced four
young swarms the present season.
An engine is being put in the Forge
of the Taylor Iron Works, at High Bridge,
with fly wheel 90 feet in diameter.
The picture frame factory at Milford,
is in full blast again. They stopped a
week or two to take harvest vacation.
VIM. B. Johns, son of G. G. B. Johns,
of New Hope, has been appointed clerk in
the Amwell National Bank of this city.
ID. B. Sherman, of Kingwood, lost
his valuable young black horse from
putrid sore throat, couple of weeks ago.
Mr.. W. S. Pittenger, of Titusville,
caught 1T6 perch in two hours and half,
with hook and line, on Tuesday of last
week.
Aunt Nancy" Wolyerton, of Sand
Brook, is SO years old, has never used
glasses, and is able to read print with
perfect ease.
The Alexandria Delaware Bridge Co.,
owning the bridge at Frenchtown, has de-
clared dividend of eight per cent, from
the earnings of the past six months.
"A young son of Mr.. Brewer Ritten-
house, of Pennington, fell while at play,
on Tuesday of last week, and broke is
arm. He is not more than three years of
age.
The Citizens Cornet Band, of thi
city, are engaged to play. tomorrow at
the harvest home in Kingwood, and on
the 9Th at the harvest home at Sergeants-
vile.
Senator Carpenter of this county, has
brought civil suit for libel against the
Trenton Times. His criminal suit is pend
ing in the Courts. The Senator asks
$4,000 damages.
"A rockfish weighing seven and half
pounds, was caught in the Delaware re-
Gently, by Mr.. Moser, of Phillipsburg
one of the coal train conductors on the
Bclyidere Division.
MIR. Benjamin Rice is having fash
ionable new dress made for the fair Indian
maiden that stands sentry, in front of his
tobacco store on Union street. The dress
maker happens to be an artistic painter.
"A match game of base ball was play
ed on Thursday afternoon last, between a
club of Lambertville players and picked
nine from the p r. X. station, resulting
in victory for the former. Score % to g.
On the 9Th of August grand Harvest
Home is to be held in Dilts' grove, near
Clover Hill. Robert Voorhees,, ESQ.,, the
famous Rocky Hill orator, will be present.
Prof. Bartow's Orchestra will furnish
some fine music.
During recent shower, Mr.. Absalom
Apgar, living near Mt. Pleasant, had two
cows killed by lightning. Mr.. Cornelius
Apgar, living on an adjoining farm, also
had three cows killed in the same manner
a day or two afterwards.
---"Who is the heav lest man in town -
This question is asked. Now let every
body that has a heavy weight friend,
send in the weights to THE RECORD, SO
that they can be published and let this
weighty subject be decided forever.
About forty persons, from the town
and vicinity, visited the fax field Of
Rothermel Brothers, on the farm of Mr..
Iantz, q short distance south Of town,
and pulled about three acres Of flax for
the firm on Friday evening last French
toion Independent.
The merchant at Wertsville lef. his
store open and unattended while he went
to breakfast, one day week before last,
when tramp walked in and helped him
self to what money was in the drawer,
about see, and got away with it, last be-
ing heard of taking train at Ringoes.
The Reaville Presbyterian Church,
will hold Harvest Home Festival in
Mrs. Robbins woods, at Voorhees, Cor
ner, between Reaville and Three Bridges,
tomorrow afternoon and evening Thurs
day, Aug. 3D. The bennington Band
has been engaged to furnish the music.
There is a large pile of excavated
earth that has been lying on the pave
ment on South Franklin street bridge, for
several weeks past. If it is the Free
holders duty to remove that earth,
everybody that crosses that bridge will
say let the Freebooter remove it at once.
The New Jersey State Dental Society,
in session at Asbury Park, elected the fol-
lowing officers week before last Presi-
dent, E. H. Bunting, ST., of Newark
Vice President, j. w. Scarborough, of
Lambertville Secretary, Chas. A. Meek
er, of Newark ; Treasurer, G. Carlton
Brown, of Elizabeth.
Some of the good work of the new
school janitor, LOUIS Rush, lately ap-
pointed by the school trustees, can plain
ly be seen. The fences and out-buildings
of the LIST, I'd aud Sd Ward school houses,
have been neatly white washed and the