The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-03-12
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Wednesday, March IL, 1884.

"For Rent''-for sale at THE RECORD
office.
Mrs. Marsellcs, widow of the late Rev.
A. Marselles, of Kingwood township
died on the 2Sth ut.
MIR. F. w. Larson has returned home
from Baltimore, where he has been study
ing medicine. He will complete his studies
next Fall.
The annual meeting of the Lambert
vile Water Co. will be held at their of:
flee, tomorrow morning Thursday at
10 o'clock.
-We shall this week send out bills to
all subscribers to THE RECORD who owe
US for year or more and we hope for
prompt remittance.
MIR. Peter Shepherd, of this city, has
been appointed D. D. G. c. for Hunter
don, by the Grand Chancellor of New Jer-
sey Knights ofPythias.
Asa H. Holcombe, of Sergeantsvile,
has purchased the farm of thirty acres re-
Gently owned and occupied by Charles
Warrick. Price, $4,000.
Titus has laid in a good stock of we'll
made, nicely designed furniture, for the
Spring trade. Call and look at it. 46
Coryell street, Lambertville.
The organ factory machinery at
Frenchtown has again changed owners,
Mr.. II. c. Robertson having purchased it
from L. S. d. Kerr, and he purposes to
manufacture organs and furniture.
"A few days ago as Mr.. Edward Hort
man, of Woodsville, formerly of Rock
town, was cutting wood, he made an un
lucky blow, striking his foot with the AK,
which passed between his two first toes,
cutting his foot entirely in two half way
to the instep. .5z-.ss=
An entertainment for the benefit Of
the Baptist Church of Stockton, will be
given in the church ediflce, on Thursday
evening of next week, by Rev. G. Ii.
Woolston, of Washington. 1t will con-
sist of "Ten Nights in a Bar ROOM"
Views, Music, &c. Tickets 10 cents.
1t is said that the ice which formed
on the fruit trees during the cold rain of
last Sunday, seriously injured the fruit
trees in some sections of our county. Ia
the immediate vicinity of this city we
have not learned ofany damage. A branch
of peach tree which friend examined
had only one bud killed out of twenty
five.
Col. Ingham Coryell, who has been
sick at the Lambertville House, for some
weeks, we are glad to know, is improv
ing. The Colonel has rented a house in
Pennington and will take up his residence
there about April LIST. lie retains his in
terest in the Florida Land Improvement
Co., although at present incapacitated
from active work.
The colored people of Pennington
held an "Old Folks Concert on Friday
evening in the village school-house. An
interesting matter in connection with
the entertainment was the presence at it
of an old colored woman named Silvia
Dubois, aged 116, and her youngest
daughter, aged rs, both of whom reside
on Sourland Mountain, some miles north
of Pennington.
--"Frank A. Robbins New Show
Circus and Menagerie-will exhibit at
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we understand, is the show that has
wintered opposite Frcnchtown, the past
season. 1t has been reorganized and en-
larged, and several of the valuable fea-
lures from Nathan g. Co.'S Circus have
been recently purchased.
Mr.. II. o. Woodwork, lately Super
intendent Of the Union Paper Mills at
New Hope, has Withdrawn and has ac
cepted similar position in the Centen-
NAL Paper Mills in this city, now owned
by Mr.. VIM. McCready. Mr.. Woodwork
is thoroughly posted in his business, and
win no doubt, make the Centennial Mills
shows the results of his experience and
skill.
In the cases Of Henry Cook v. Will
liam Van Horn, and John Cowdrick v.
William Van Horn, tried before the
Court at the December term, 1888, the
Chief Justice has rendered judgment.
The plaintiffs brought action of ejectment
to secure small strips Of land alleged to
have been appropriated by the defendant
building new fences on the sides of his
property. The judgments are in favor
of the plain tiff, whose attorney was r
s. Kuhl, Esq.
AT the closing sermons of his min
istry in this city, by Rev. w. P. G. Strick-
land, at the M. E. Church, last Sunday,
large audiences were present, notwith-
standing the stormy weather. Rev. Mr..
s. has done good work as a pastor and
preacher while stationed here, and he
leaves with the esteem not only of his
own church, but of our people generally.
We understand that he has been asked
for at Trenton, and at two or three other
places, but the place of his appointment
is as yet uncertain.
For Rent, nice house on Weeden
street, in the First Ward, containing six
rooms, and in good order. Apply to B.
II. Taylor. m.5.-f.
Two new railroad companies have re-
Gently been organized for the purpose of
building a railroad from \ point on the
Belvidere Delaware Railroad, short d is
lance south of the Musconetcong Creek,
in this county, across the Delaware River
to the Durham Iron Works in Bucks Co.,
Pa, for the accommodation of which
works the road is to be constructed. 1t
was necessary to organize company in
each state to construct this short road,