The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-07-30
CRY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The Lambertville Rubber Mill is run

1t is reported that large reservoir
is to be built at Point Pleasant for the
purpose of storing water for Philadel-
phia.
The Sergeantsville NJ E. Church
people will hold a Harvest Home in the
grove of Hon. Gardner Bovine, near Ser
geantsville, on Wednesday, Aug G.
Jacob Weaver, formerly proprietor
Of the Gibson House, Milford, died sud
denly in Easton on the morning of the
22nd inst
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of The Court of Appeals. Persons
who want to appeal from their assessments
should attend this Court.
Mr.. John Finney, of the Lambertville
Spoke Manufacturing Co., left home this
morning on an extended business trip to
Europe.
Don't forget to visit Titus Furniture
Store when you intend to buy furniture
of any kind He will sell good stock at
bottom prices.
Excursion Lambertville to Long
Branch and Ocean Grove, Thursday, Aug.
14th. Tickets $175. Go and urge your
friends to go.
--Silas G. Hawk, of Union township,
this county, has gathered this year over
sixty tons of hay from Geld of twenty
five acres.
-Bayonne Prince, Hunterdon county
horse, owned by Mr.. Cadugan, of Bayonne,
won 81, 500 prize at Pittsburg, Pa.
on Friday last, tlotting one heat in 2:21s
Mr.. Simon Myrcs, one of the oldest
citizens of Delaware township, died at
his late residence, four miles north of
this city, on Friday, in the Goth year of
his age.
Mr.. John T. Leigh, of Clinton, and
Dir. L. +. Hunt, of Glen Gardner, repre-
scented Hunterdon county in the Prohibit
ton National Convention in Pittsburgh
on Wednesday.
The Presbyterian church of Mount
Pleasant is to be remodeed during the
summer, and will go into the hands of
the mechanics next Monday. Service
in the meantime will be held in the lee
tnre room of the church.
-Jnhn Thompson, of Pennington, ex
hibiis an egg, laid by one of his hens,
which measures So inches around one way,
and u the other. Inside Of it is another
egg Of ordinary size. Both eggs have
hard shells.
William Smith (son of SamueD, Of
this city, caught a cat fish in the Della
ware last Thursday, that weighed five
pounds. This is one of the largest we
have heard of that has been caught in
the Delaware.
The Sergeantsville church will hold
another Harvest Home in the beautiful
grove of Hon. Gardner Bovine, IN We'd
nesday, August 9th, 1884, for the benefit
of their new parsonage property. Sup
per will be provided; good music and able
speeches.
We were pleased to receive visit
this week frolp Mr. T. E. Louden, for
merly of this city, who now resides in
Daytona, Florida. Mr.. l.. is in good
health, likes his new location. and speaks
in praise of the climate and country.
His old friends are glad to see him.
Mr.. William Slverthorn, freight
agent at the station in Frenchtown, was
severely injured on Wednesday. He was
in the act of wheeling box of goods
from a car on planks from tho depot to
the car door, when one end of plank
slipped down, throwing him and break
ing one of his ribs.
The Methodist and Baptist excursion
to Ocean Grove and Long Branch, on the
14th of August, promises to be well
patronized. The fare is low, and the
route pleasant. Besides, excursionists
have the choice of two of the most fa
nous watering places in the country.
You will enjoy yourself if you 60.
--Decmy, son of Samuel d. Meyers, of
this place, was found along the railroad,
just below the jumper house, on Wednes-
day last, with q cut on his head and one
of his arms injured. just how he receiv-
ed his injuries is not certain, but it is
very probable that he had attempted to
board or alight from moving coal train.
The injuries are not of a serious nature.
Frenchtopn Independent.
Mr.. John S. Green is grading his lot
on Franklin street, preparatory to build
ing, and Mr.. G. Arnett is filling up in the
rear on his brewery lot, which adds much
to that locality. Franklin street is to be
extended about six feet further north,
and jefferson street extended from north
Main to Franklin, when much valuable
property can better be improved.
Our Board of Health is doing much
to clean the city before the cholera makes
it's appearance. We are in hopes that it
will not visit our shores yet in every
city ON our coast our qnarantlnes are con
stantly Watching every vessel That comes
into port, and any day may bring the sad
news of its arrival. Let every house be
put in order at once.
Tho barn of Dennis Van LEW, in
Hillsborough township, Somerset county,
one mile from Neshanic station, was dis
covered to be on fire between IL and 12
O'Clock, on Sunday evening last, and was
burned with all the contents, consisting
of hay, grain, farm wagons, machinery,
four horses and four mules. One of a pair
of match horses is missing. No remains
of the body can be found, which leads to
the conclusion, that the horse was stolen
and the barn fred by the thief.