The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-08-20
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Wednesday, Aug. 20, 1884.

Taylor, for copies Of Western papers.
Don't forget the Blaine and Logan
Club meeting on Tuesday evening of next
week, at the club rooms.
"A new road is TO be opened from a
point near Ringoes, to Bovine Station
Joseph Williamson has contracted to do
the work for $685.
The Butler men have organized a
club in our city, and will meet regularly
every Thursday night, at their rooms on
Coryell street.
w. A. Cotter, Esq, of Pennington,
announces himself in a column article
last week, as an Independent Republican.
And who is Cotter?
The National Greenback Labor par
ty, we are informed, will call a county
convention early in September and put a
full county ticket in the field.
For sale very cheap-a heavy three
spring Carryall Wagon. Enquire of J.
G. Blackwell, at the Office OF the Singer
Mfg Co., No. 40 Union street, Lambert
vile, N. ].
The Pennington Temperance Reform
Club, will hold meeting in the Stock ton
Baptist Church, on Sunday night, the
24th of August, to which all are invited
Company c. left this city, on the
early train Monday morning, for the en-
campment at Manasquan. They will
have week of strict military service.
The Ben Butler men will hold mass
meeting in our city, at an early day.
Preparations are being made, and time
and place will be announced when COM
pleted.
AS we go press at . P. NJ, DIR. G. II.
Larison's thermometer stands at 9Gc in
the shade. 1t has only once before reach
ed that point this season, and that was on
the Goth day of June, at the same hour of
day.
Our city markets are moderately
stocked with plums, principally of the
Richland variety, and mainly from the
Pennsylvania side of the river, where this
variety abounds. The growers say they
have only half a crop this year.
The excursion of the M. E. and Bap-
list Churches of this city to Ocean Grove,
last Thursday, was not as successful as it
should have been. About four hundred
tickets were sold at the net profit is only
little over one hundred dollars.
Mr.. Abram Cray is just completing
the walls of his new buildings, on Jeffer
son street, and in few days will have
them under roof. They are well built of
good brick, and with the neat front he
has put on them, will addmuch to the 10.
eality as well as to the premises.
John S. Green is making valuable i'm
provements in filling his lots, recently
purchased on Franklin street, near where
it is proposed to have Jefferson street in
done much in filling his lots, which are
on the line of the proposed extension of
jefferson street, to tue same point.
The School Board give notice in an
other column that the public schools of
this city will open on Monday, Sept. 1st
For the present, the school win be run
with two less teachers than heretofore,
Miss Herr and Nj ISIS Annie Leach having
resigned their positions, and no teachers
having been appointed to fill the va
cancies.
Rev. c. II. Thomas, owing to the mn.
expected inability of supply to I'll his
own pulpit, was unable to fill his appoint
ment to preach in the Baptist Church in
this city, last Sunday. Consequently no
public services were held in the church
during the day. There will be preach
ing services in the church both morning
and evening, next Sunday.
There was an interesting meeting of
the Blaine and Logan Club, held on Mon
day evening. 1t was called to order by
the President and the minutes of the pre-
vious meeting were read. The commit
tees, as appointed, were approved by the
Club. Reports we're then made by the
various committees and other business of
Importance transacted. The meeting ad
journed to meet at s p. M. on Tuesday,
the Goth inst, when the committee on
unifor rms will show samples of various
kinds, and action will be taken about
them. 1t is desirable that all interested
shall be presented. G. L. W., Sec'y.
There arc sixty companies booked for
Taylor's Opera House, Trenton, this sea :
son. The season will open on Saturday
evening next with Mart Hanley's COM
pany in ''Dan's Trbulation. The follow
ing companies are booked for the month
of September I'd, "Bunch of Keys" ;
9th, Rentz Sautley, 9Th. Catherine Lew
is 10th, Tony Denier's; 18th, "Hoop of
Gold' 18th to Goth, Jacobs Opera Com
pany 92d, Harry Montague.
The sixty eighth anniversary of the
Hunterdon County Bible Society will be
held in the Lutheran Church, GAINESVILLE,
on Tuesday, August &c, 1884. The ex-
ercises will begin at 1890 O'Clock A. NJ,
when the Annual Sermon will be preach
ed by Rev. J. G.. Williamson. In the
afternoon there will be addresses and re-
ports from sister societies. Churches are
requested to have their collections ready
for deposit with the Treasurer, Jos. ii.
Higgins.
GEO. S. MORT, Cor. Sec'y.
John Foley, we'll known in this city,
where he lived for number Of years,
committed suicide at Stockton, on Satur-
day last, by taking laudanum. He had
become very incorporate, and had recent
ly been arrested for abnsing his family
He took the laudanum on Saturday about