The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-01-30
Wednesday, Jan. 80, 1884.

DO not forget that we print sale
bills at very low rates.
-Catharine Ann Wanamaksr has sold
her farm OF go s3-100 acres, in Kingwood
township, TO William X. Heath.
DIR. Ribble, of Milford, is recovering
from the injuries he received from an I'M
lucky fall some weeks ago.
Several new fonts of type, &C., just
added to our already very large assort-
ment.
Good Butter at 24c a ID, and Pure
Creamery Butter CSC. 10 :, at KILRoY's.
N. E. Cor. Bridge and Union SITS.
Mr.. Zebulin Fly, who lives on But
tonwood street, in this city, fell on Mon
day morning on the icy porch of his
house, and broke three ribs.
John S. Holcombe & Co., of this city,
have some choice fancy fowls on exhibit
ton at the great poultry show in progress
at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Fifty shares of stock of the Lam
bertville National Bank, par value SEQ,
were re,ently sold at public sale, in this
city at $34.70 and $s4.75 per share.
The annual meeting of the Hunter
don Co. Agricultural Society will be
held in the Court House, Pennington, on
Saturday, Feb. 10th, at II o'clock,
A. NJ.
Mr.. Geo. M. Shamalia, the Bridge
street Druggist, is extensively introduce
ing his cough remedy sSeneka Balsam."
1t gives good satisfaction and meets with
steady sale after being once introduced.
The township Committeeman elected
this year will serve under the new law,
one for three years, one for two years
and one for one year, and hereafter only
one Committeeman will be elected each
year.
The Alexandria Delaware Bridge CO.,
at . late meeting of their stockholders at
Frenchtown, declared IA dividend of six
per cent, or IS on share, for the last
six months, after paying ont about $500
for repairs. xse4ms
Several members of St. Elmo Com
mandery, Knights Templar, of this city,
accompanied Palestine Commandery, of
Trenton, on visit to St. Johns Com
mandery, of Philadelphia, last Friday
evening. They report that they had
Splendid" time.
Several accidents have occurred to
boys and others while coasting OH Cot
tage Hill. This amusement is a danger
GUS one, and must result in some serious
accidents sooner or later. 1t is especially
dangerous to vehicles crossing Swan street
at jefferson or Main streets.
The New Hope drug store is under
sole ownership of Mr. Frank Throp, who
took charge on Monday of this week. Mr..
Throp has had considerable experience in
the drug business and has also the adj
vantage of having attended medical lee
lures for two or three years.
"A despatch from Phillipsburg states
that it is now definitely known that Dan
p. Hill, of G len Garden, who claimed
to be wounded by masked burglars, shot
himself. He is in critical condition.
1t is said he was insane. The store has
been closed by the Sheriff upon judg-
ment confessed to Hills father for So
800.
Mr.. Miers Coryell, civilian member
of the Naval Advisory Board, has tendon
ed his resignation to the Secretary of the
Navy, as he says he finds himself unable
to give the necessary attention which the
position demands. Secretary Chandler,
in accepting it, expresses the thanks of
the department for the zeal and fidelity
with which he had performed ali hts du-
ties as member of the board. Mr..
Coryell is brother of Martin Coryell,
ESQ.,, of this city, aud of Col. Ingham
Coryell, of Florida.
Mr.. w. H. Force, Jr., of the County
House. Pennington, has the reputation
for heavy weighted pork each Winter.
Wednesday of last week was annual kill
ing with him. Our popular butcher,
Herman Dahn, killed eight shoats that
Mr.. F had been feeding for the occasion.
We learn that seven of them, Chester
Whites, were the heaviest, the lightest
being Jersey Red. The weights were as
follows: 5e4, 5es, 500, $40, 5l2, 512, ATS
and 39S. Total, 4,107 average, 513
each. This was indeed fine lot of pork
and our enterprising merchant, VIM. II.
Fulper, had his eyes open to the chance
and purchased the whole lot.-Democrat-
Advertiser.
The Hwnterdon Democrat says
There was larger crowd of people in
Pennington last Saturday afternoon than
we have seen here at one time since the
last Fair. The most of the crowd came
to attend sale of personal property of
G. w. Hetzel, an absconding debtor,
made under a writ Of attachment issued
by the Pennington National Bank.
Fifteen horses and colts brought about
$1,000. The trotting stallion, Mambaret,
brought the most money, $4Os, Scott
Smith, of Cliuton, was the purchaser, in
behalf of another party. Hetzel owes the
Bank about $4,000, we understand. As
to the matter of his debts it is said that
he owes ''pilss of money everywhere,
different ba nks being the heaviest losers.
AT the afternoon session Of the New
Jersey Historical Society. last Friday, in
Trenton, Rev. DIR. Mott, of Pennington,
exhibited the first English Bible printed
in New Jersey. 1t bears the imprint of
Isaac Collins, Trenton, and is dated l76l.
For GO years it was used in the pulpit of
the Pennington Presbyterian church.
Adjttant Gen. VIM. s. Stryker read
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