The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-01-23
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Wednesday, Jan. %, 1884.
Extra meetings are in progress in the
Frenchtown Baptist Church.

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Extra meetings are in progress in the
Frenchtown Baptist Church.
The largest line of Seeley's Hard
Rubber Trusses in town, at Johuson's
Drug Store.
james L. Kise, of Kingwood, fell on
the ice last Saturday night, receiving a
bad cut over the eye.
Mrs. Joseph H. Reading, of French
town, has arrived from Africa, and is visit.
ing friends in that place.
Mrs. Charles w. Leigh, of Clinton.
was robbed of her purse, while in New
York, some two weeks ago.
Mr.. Levi Able, of Bloomsbury, has
leased the hotel at Annandale for term
OF three years from April list.
The Stockton Baptist Sunday School
recently presented their Superintendent,
Mr. A. j. Hunt, with new overcoat.
Rev. S. J. Rowland, of Fayetteville,
N. Y, has been unanimously elected pas,
tor of the Clinton Presbyterian Church.
-Ex-County Superintendent Swack-
hamer has been appointed Principal of
the Bloomsbury Public School, in place
of VIM. G. Freeman, resigned
Senator Carpenter introduced bill
in the State Senate, on Monday of last
week, reducing the rate of interest on
mortgages from 6 to s per cent.
The thermometer in this city, accord
ing to Dir. G H. Larisons record, reach
ed Sc below zero last Thursday morning.
The day before it was 10 above.
Strawberries from New Jersey hot
houses sell for one dollar dozen in New
York. Peaches may be ordered for three
dollars each in very small quantities.
The Camp Olden affair at Princeton
junction cost the Grand Army S2,555. 94
more than the receipts, and the members
are to be assessed sixty seven cents each
to make the amount good.
Mr.. F G. Fluck, of Marlborough, Pa,
who some years ago kept the American
Hotel in Frenchtown, has sold his hotel
property, known as the Railroad House. to
Jacob Lenhart, of Pttsville, for SIS, 900.
The American Grocer, of New York,
which has made a point of investigating
all reported cases of poisoning from the
use of canned goods, says it has thus far
failed TO find a single case wherein the
charge was true.
Last Saturday evening, Miss Sallie
Gallagher, who lives with her brother-in-
law, Mr. George Pierson, on Clinton St.,
fell on the icy porch of the house and
broke one of her hips near the socket.
The injury is very painful one.
The funeral of Ex-Sheriff Wesley
Bells, last Thursday, was the largest that
has occurred in the neighborhood of
Baptisttown, for many years. Elder Jacob
Rodenbough preached an impressive SER
mon. Interment at Mount Pleasant.
There was sad coincidence in the
death of Mrs. Struble, in High Bridge.
Her husband died on the 9th of January
last, so hat she survived him within just
one day Of year. Both husband and
wife were buried on the first Monday of
the year.
Mr.. III. L. Weaver, recently with the
Lambertville Rubber Co., has taken a
position as travelling salesman for White
head Bros, Trenton. Mr.. A. d. West
brook, of Trenton, formerly of this city,
is now travelling for New England rub
Der honse.
Jeremiah Huff died at his residence
near st. Thomas Church, in Alexandria
township, on Sunday last. He had been
for many years, one of the deacons of the
Baptist Church at Baptisttown AMI one
of its most liberal supporters. He leaves
a wife and one son.
Mr.. VIM. E. Stryker, of this city tson
of the late Jas. D. Stryker) died rather
suddenly early last Sunday morning, from
paralysis, which attacked him the day
before. For some months his health
had been declining. His funeral, which
look place this morning, was largely at
tended.
Ono day last week, DR.. Hart, of
Ringoes, caught his coat sleeve in
threshing machine and had his over coat
and his under coat twisted up and torn,
but fortunately the thickness prevented
any injury to his arm. It was incorrectly
reported in this city that he had had his
arm taken off.
"A fire !roke out in the State House
at Trenton, last Thursday morning, origi-
mating in defective flue in the chimney
leading from the Executive Chamber.
The damage was slight amounting TO not
over 5000, but the firenlen were with
great difficulty restrained by the Gov
ernor and the Comptroller from deluging
the building with water and thus occa-
sioning a very serious loss.
There is one entire square of ground
10 Philadelphia where the people snap
their fingers at the street contractors and
Highway Department and have a good
time, weather or no, aud that is John
Wanamaker's Thirteenth and Chestnut
streets store. Such clearance sale as is
now going on could not draw crowds but
for the wonderful convenience of access
and comfort when there. -Philadelphid
Record.
Very unexpectly, Mr.. VIM. Doggert
has resigned the principalship Of the Lam
bertville public school, to accept posi-.