The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-05-14
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Wednesday, May Il. 1884.

another meeting in the Croton Church on
Sunday evening last.
Last Sunday was the fifteenth ami
versary ofDr. Motifs settlement over the
Presbyterian congregation of Pennington.
We understand that Col. r. A.
Donnelly and staff will inspect Co. G.
Seventh Regiment, on tomorrow Thurs
day. evening.
John tanning killed blacksnake, at
Norton, in this county, few days ago,
that measured feet 6 inches in length,
and was a trife over six inches in circum-
ference.
We learn that the Penna. Railroad Co.
have declared semi annual dividend of
per cent, the stockholders to have the
privilege of taking one-half their dividend
in stock.
I'VE suggest to our young lady readers,
the use of little saltpeter. or carbonate
of soda, in the water in which flowers
are placed. 1t will keep them fresh for
several weeks.
The annual meeting, for the election
of officers &C., will be held by the Cen
tennial Building and Loan Association of
this city, in Thatcher's Hall, Church ST.,
on Monday, 10th inst, at Z P. M.
The underground on Pickles Noun
tain, near White House Station, was set
on fire in some way on Friday, and
large portion of the mountain was burned
over. The damage, however, was not
very great.
The Mechanics Institute will, in
future. hold their evening sessions in the
Third Ward School House in this city.
The time of meeting at present, is on
Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings,
at 2. 45 P. M.
Now is the season when the young
ladies of the household should examine
the hinges on the front gate of the pater.
nal premises, In order to see that they are
in proper order to prevent the incursions
of cattle upon their flower plants.
Alexander Akers, porter in one of
our hotels, was arrested here on Thurs
day last, by two constables from Tren-
ton, for making disturbance and resist
ing arrest, when at Forepaugh's Show,
which exhibited at Trenton recently.
The question of paving is being
again agitated, and there are many peo-
pie in favor of matchmaking. We have
had about enough of that. Leave turn
pike roads for enterprsing country peo-
pie, but in towns and cities something
better is wanted.
"A gang of men under direction of
Mr. David Wilson of Clinton St., during
the past few days, has been clearing off
the mud from the surface of the maead-
amized portions of Union street. The
job is good one, and Mr.. Wilson APP
pears to be the right man to boss it.
"A number of the members Of LEM
Lenape, aud Uuity Lodges, |. o. 0. F., of
this city aud New Hope, Pa, attended
the services of the Rev. w. NJ. Mick, in
the Baptist Church, on Sunday evening.
Their attendance was surprise to the
pastor, who knew nothing of their CON-
ing.
1t is necessary TO use caution in
discarding heavy clothing, now that the
warm season is approaching, This
changeablc weather is more trying to the
susceptibilities of the system than an even,
cold emperature-keep the children's
feet warm and dry, and do not rut away
the little overshoes.
There was quite little misunder-
standing recently, it seems, between tw o
of the citizens of the 3rd Ward in re-
gard to line fence--one party tearing it
down, and the other at once rebuilding it.
We hope the matter may be amicably
settled without result to legal means.
The easiest way is sometimes the best.
The cold brewery property in this
city was offered at public sale last Thurs
day, and was bid up to four thousand
dollars, and withdrawn. The owner
btdteu tudb lOuE tnOubdUu uuhutp1
dollars was the lowest price at which it
could be sold. That is very low price
for the property, and it should find
buyer
Mr.. Patrick MCGEE, who had the
contract for building the Lohigh Valley
Branch to Pennington, commenced oper-
ations at Pennington Junction on Monday
morning of last week, as we learn from
the Republican, and expects in few days
to have one hundred men at work. The
terms of contract require the work to be
done in sixty days.
AT the meeting of the students Of the
Mechanics Institute on last Friday eve
ming, q resolution was passed conveying
vote of thanks from the Institute and
class to the Board of Trustees of the
Public School OF this city for
their kindness in offering to the Insti-
tute the use of one of the rooms in the 3rd
Ward school house, in which to hold their
evening sessions.
The Legislature passed bill which
will cause great deal Of grumbling on
the part of persons who pay off mort
cages. Under the present law when
person pays a mortgage he takes receipt
on the back of the mortgage to the County
Clerk, who tears the seal off, which renders
the mortgage worthless; the Clerk then
enters on the margin Of the book where
the mortgage is recorded that 1t has been
paid. The Legislature apparently thought
that this law was too simple to be in force
in New Jersey, and so passed another
law. Now when person wants to pay
off a mortgage he has to get regular
mortgage discharge and other papers,
which can be drawn up only by person
well versed In the law, so that it is al