The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-05-28
FLEMINcToN ITEMS.

FLEMINGToN ITEMS.
The Pennington Reform Club will
visit Baptisttown next Sunday evening
and take part in temperance meeting to
be held in the Church at that place.
The Baptist Sunday School of this
place, will celebrate its fifty fourth ami.
versary on Sunday next, exercises CON-
mencing at P. NJ. An interesting pro-
gramme has been arranged.
Chief Engineer Van Solver of the
Lambcrtville Fire Department, and A.
B. Stockton, Of the New Hope Depart
meut, stopped over Sunday in our town,
on return from the firemans parade in
Bethlehem, Pa.
The w. C. 7. U. of this place, held a
sociable in the rooms of the Reform Club,
on Thursday evening of last week. Re-
freshments consisting Of ice cream and
cake were passed around, and an enjoy
able time was had.
No services were held In the M. f.
Church in this place on Sunday last, on
account of the death of the pastors little
boy, Tommy.
Mr.. L. w. Krymer, of this place, will
start for Minneapolis, Mimi, tomorrow
Thursday, where he expects to locate.
Rev. w. e. Wright, pastor of Calvary
Church, this place, who received call
from st. Johns hnrch, Somerville, has
accepted and will 60 to his new field in
June. He will preach his farewell SER
mon on Sunday evening, June 9Th.
The annual meeting of the Hunterdon
County Temperance Alliance will be held
in the Reform Club rooms, in this place,
to morrow Thursday, at 10 A. M. In
the evening a meeting will be held in the
Presbyterian Church, commencing at 7:30
O'Clock, which will be addressed by good
ptakers.
On Wednesday evening of last week
while Mr.. David Burd, of Franklin town
ship, was unloading some stock at the
South Branch depot in this place, his
horse became frightened at The @. Is train.
which just then arrived, aud ran away
When opposite tho residence of NJ X.
Everitt, on Main ST., the wagon came in
contact with a post, and Mr.. b. was
thrown to the ground, breaking his lower
jaw in two places, and otherwise brusing
and injuring him. lie was picked up un-
conscious and carried to the residence of
his nephew, Mr.. j.. G.. Burd, on Main St.,
where be still lies in a critical condition
The horses were stopped in front of
Masonic Hall. Neither the horses nor
wagon were much injured.
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Decoration Day.
The following ''0rder'' by the Con-
mander of Major c. A. Angel, of this city,
gives The particulars in regard to the ex-
ercises Of Decoration Day Friday of
this week:
HEADQUARTERS MAJ. G. A. ANGEL
--PosT, No. 90, G. r.,
p a. LAMBERTvILLE, MAY, 1884.
GENERAL ORDERS, No.2:
In conformity to general orders, pro-
mnlgated by the National Eucampment
Of the q. A. X. Of tho United States, set.
ting apart May Both as Memorial Day,
that occasion will be duly observed by
Major G. A. Angel Post, No. 20, Depart
ment of New Jersey, G. A. r., in the fol-
lowing prescribed manner: st, Comrades
will assembled at headquarters at /
o'clock, p. NJ, when the main line will
be formed. Column will move at 80 p.
NJ =, and proceed to Mount Hope Cemetery
and decorate the graves and salute the
dead; from thence will proceed to Hol
combe Hall, where the public exercises
will be given. Rev. j. A. Dilks of the
M. E. Church and others, will address the
assemblage.
IA I'd. The following detail is hereby an
nounced and will be obeyed and respected
accordingly: Comrade G. II. w. Van
solver, Grand Marshal OF the day; Com
rade Capt. O.. A. Slack, to command th o
firing party; Comrade John Ii. Chidster,
to receive floral offerings at headquarters
during the day; Comrades Morgan Stew
flags the graves in the cemeteries; Com
rades George G. Vancamp and Isaac Hoff-
man, TO mark and decorate the graves at
Rosemont; Comrades William Powell and
Lewis Everingham, to mark and decorate
the graves at Mount Airy and Rock
church; Comrade John Ii. Chidister,
Color Bearer; the firing squad from Co.
G, 7th Regiment, N. J.
Comrades will be in uniform as far as
possible. Any comrade unable to per-
form any duty assigned them, will so re-
port at headquarters soon as possible.
Comrades, It's the earnest wish of your
Commander, that perfect harmony may
prevail, and that each comrade of Major
Angel Post will exercise the true spirit of
the occasion and carry themselves with
that decorum of manner, of which each of
us as comrades may be proud, SO that we
may merit the esteem and approval of the
scrntinizing eyes of generous public,
and when we are called to sleep beside
our fallen comrades, there may be some
friends left to do honor to the day that
we revere.
An invitation is extended TO all ex-
soldiers, sailors and marines to join with
us in the excuses of the day.
CYRENAs SLACK, Commander.
OFFrcrAL:-WM. ii. Moon, Adjt.
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John Wanamaker has Bible class
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