The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-04-30
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Wednesday, April 80, 1884.

Hall, Friday evening.
New Furniture constantly arriving at
GA Coryeil street--TiTUs' Store-and sell.
ing off rapidly at low prices.
Mr.. Ashbel WEIGH, of this city, has
recently secured patent for balanced
slide valve for steam engines.
Robbins Circus showed here last
Saturday. 1t drew good audiences and
gave satisfaction to its patrons.
If you want to be interested, go to
the "Old Folks Concert" at Holcombe
Hall, Friday evening of this week.
The railroad fare to both the nomi-
mating conventions at Chicago, will be
$23.25 for the round trip from New York
city.
Jacob Grouse, the baggage agent at
the Milford depot, is said by the Leader
to have filed that position more years
than any one in similar position on the
Belvidere Division.
Mr.. Levi Brown having declined the
position of City Treasurer, of this city,
the Common Council held special meet
ing on Friday evening and elected Mr..
c. Hunt to that position.
The Assessor this year.will, under the
provisions of recent act of the Legisla-
ture, exempt all soldiers who served in the
late war from tax on property to the
amount Of five hundred dollars.
Two hundred shares of stock in the
lIunterdon County National Bank, at
Pennington, belonging to the estate Of C.
Bartles, deceased, were sold at public sale
last Saturday afternoon. 1t brought an
average of 5000 per share.
Thomas NJ Walfield, of Frenchtown,
and George T. Srope, of Lambervlle,
have been appointed Fish Wardens for
Hunterdon county, in place Of Richard B.
Reading and Andrew ]. Scarborough,
whose terms expired last week.
In the case of Jacob w. Gebhardt
against Isaac w. England, publisher OF
the New York Sun, for libel, "A writ ofer-
ror has been allo we'd, and thereupon the
case goes to the United States Supreme
Court for argument next October
The recent Legislature passed bill
extending the time for catching shad to
the 10Th day of June, five days later than
heretofore allowed by law. The additional
time will be especially valuable this year
when the season opened much later than
usual.
Last Thursday, Edward Mershon,
aged rs, well-known resident of Woods
vile, after eating dinner, and while walk
ing over to his farm near by, had an at
tack of apoplexy and died instantly. He
had been in good health up to the time OF
his death.
The standard articles Of Furniture,
and many new and fancy devices, at
TITUS Store, Coryell ST., Lambertville.
Last Saturday evening. Lewis Pax
son, fson of Mr.. II. l.. Paxson) news
agent on b. ID. Division, jumped from
the midnight freight above Coryell street,
in this city, and found himself in the
raceway leading from the canal TO the up
per grist mill. Fortunately he could
swim, else he would certainly have been
drowned.
I'VE Old Folks Concert by the Og-
LIVE Mission Band, will be given at Hol-
combe Hall, on Friday evening, May I'd;
there will also be tableaux and readings.
Ice cream and cake will be on sale in the
hall. Doors open ut : o clock. Admission
10 cents. Proceeds for benefit of the
Band. A full attendance is hoped for,
that the young people may be encouraged
in their good work
Paul X. Dilts, an old man Of SO years
died at his home near Glover Hill. on
Wednesday last. We think he was born
in this township, near Copper Hill, and
once lived at Quakertown, removing from
that place many years ago TO Clover Hill.
the use of all his faculties, and was noted
for his fine conversational powers. -Han-
terdon Democrat.
Governor Albeit, on Thursday even
ing last, sent to the Senate the name Of
Henry P. Cullen, of Delaware township,
as Lay Judge for this county, and the
nomination was conf rmed. This appoint
ment is not satisfactory to many in the
townships composing the Second Assem-
bly, District, as all the Judges in the
county are now in the First District.
They think, with good reason, that at
least one Judge should be accorded to the
upper part of the unty.-Hunterdot
Republican.
AN exchange says: "After living in OBJ
security for several years past, Rev. Hugh
Murphy, once the resident Catholic pas
tor at Lambertville, has turned up again.
At a conference of the Catholic clergy of
Newark diocese, held yesterday (the 22d)
afternoon, Father Murphy was present,
bur twice the Secretary failed to call his
name among the clergy of the diocese. He
demanded an explanation from Bishop
Wigger, and said he had been treated I'M
fairly. No satisfaction was given him.
Father Murphy has of late been at St.
Joseph's Hospital, Paterson. He was
pastor at Lambertville for ten ears, but
becoming addicted to drink, was removed.
and, it is said, suspended from priestIy
functions.
The State Prohibition Convention at
Trenton, on Tuesday of last week, elected
the following delegates to the National
Convention which meets at Pitisburg on
July 80: At large Solomon Parsons, of
Warren DIR. I. Edgar Hunt. of Hunter
don; s. B. Ransom, of Hudson /; General
Fiske, of Monmouth. By counties-D.