The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-09-17
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Wednesday, Sept. II, 1884.

Rev. J. b. Graw is announced to lee
ture on temperance in the NJ. E. Church
this evening.
Mr.. George W. Bum, of French
town, had four of his fingers badly mash.
ed by being caught between a door and
door-jam on a railroad car, last Monday
The remodeling of the main audience
room of the Presbyterian Church of this
city, it is expected, will be completed
about the first Of November.
Ely Tagger, of Lebanon, in this coun-
ty, raises peaches 104 inches in circum.
ference one way and % the other, which
he thinks is about as large as they grow
EN- in this State. 4
The Blaine and Logan Club and the
Junior Blaine and Logan Club, of this
city, will parade tomorrow Thursday
evening. The two Republican Clubs of
New Hope and the Stockton Club have
been invited to join with them.
The recent grand jury of this county
collected tho usual 'fiues," &c, from its
members. The money was paid over to
the Hunterdon Co. Bible Society by Mr..
r. II. Reading, of one of the jurors, by
direction of the jury. 1t amounted to
over &c.
Attention is called to the card of DIR.
II. G. Wetherill, in this ISSUE He has
opened an Office at els e. State Street,
Trenton. DR.. Wetheril has shown him
self to be skillful physician and is a
close student, constantly growing in the
knowledge of his profession.
The Twenty fourth Annual Conven-
ton of the Hunterdon County Sunday
School Association will be held in the
Presbyterian Church at Frenchtown,
Wednesday, October LIST, 1884, preceded
by a Prayer and Praise service on Tues.
day evening.
Mr.. VIM. F. Holcombe, of Mount
Airy, is about the most successful grower
of peaches in this section, both as to
quality and quantity. Some of his peach
es have sold as high as sees per basket
in the New York markets. This price
a few selected baskets. He has also
sold large quantities for the Boston and
Chicago markets.
BY request of the pulpit committee Of
the Baptist Church, Rev. p. A. Studdi-
ford, ID. d., of the Presbyterian Church,
will supply the pulpit of the Baptist
Church the coming two Sundays, morn
ing and evening. No preaching service
will be held in the Presbyterian Church
on these two days, the two congregations
worshiping together.
We received yesterday morning two
rather unreasonable presents ono bunch
of fresh ripe blackberries, the other, a
vine Of raspberres with ripe fruit on it.
The first was.raised by Mrs. Bloomfield
Black well, of Mount Airy. The second
by Mrs Augustus Blackwell, of Mount
Airy Blackberries and raspberries ripen-
ing out-of-doors in the middle of Septem-
Der is rather rare thing.
-Mullineaux, auctioneer, will sell at
public sale, in Mathews Hall, Church
street, in this city, on Friday afternoon
of this week, at 2 o'clock, q lot of house
hold goods, consisting of one chamber
suit, 80 or 40 yards of brussels carpet,
ingram carpet, rocking and other chairs,
dishes, sewing machine, and many other
articles. Most of these goods have only
been in use year, and are practically
new. sit.
Jacob p. Holcombe and George
Cherry, Jr., two Ringoes boys, never
did anything to bring them notoriety
until last Saturday morning week. At
that time they got on track of a mad
dog and fortunately put him beyond
the possibility of doing mischief by de,
posting a load of coarse shot beneath
his hide through the happy medium of
n gun. -iIunterdon Democrat.
Rev. VIM. M. Mick preached his clos
ing sermon as pastor of the Baptist
Church in this city, last Sunday evening.
No service was held in the Presby terian
Church on that evening, and the pastor,
Rev. r. A. Studdiford. d. d., and large
part of his congregation, were present, as
we'll as numbers Of other congregations.
At the close of Rev. Mr.. Mick's sermon
remarks werc made by Rev. DIR. Studdi-
ford, and by Rev. Mr.. Chapman of the
Wertsville Baptist Church, expressing re-
gret at tho closing of Rev. Mr.. Mick g
pastorate.
An exchange says 'There are in
dications that Congressman Howey may
be returned again from the strongly
Democratic Fourth District. There is
lively fight going on there between
the Harris and anti-Harris men. The
Warren county Democrats held their
primaries on Saturday, when majority
of Harris delegates were chosen. His
nomination is opposed by many leading
Democrats of his county, who claim that
Hunterdon or Somerset is entitled to
name the candidate. Having secured his
own county, Mr.. Harris will now devote
his attention to the others, the primaries
of which will not be held until the lat
ter part of September.
The Hunferdoa Democrat says: "Tht
Court of Common Pleas at session held
on the 9th inst, granted license to Mr.
John Stryker to sell liquors at his hotel in
Pittstown. We understand that no IL
cense has been had at this hotel for the
past thirteen or fourteen years, but Mr.
Stryker having proved such an excellent
landlord Of the hotel Gas temperance
hotel there was no opposition presented