The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-12-03
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Wednesday, Dec. 8, 1884.

poses spending the winter in Florida for
the benefit of his health.
e. W. Grant s. Son, of Trenton,
make a special announcement in this
issue.
MIR. c. I. Baumgartner, of Trenton,
gives notice in this issue, of some low
prices for dry goods.
ZIP .Conkling Esq, is having large
dwelling erected on the corner of Broad
street and Pennsylvania avenue in Flem-
ington.
The Citizens Cornet Baud of this
city, paraded through our streets Thanks
giving afternoon and treated our citizens
to some good music.
Tho Belvidere Division is doing a
large coal business. On Monday, twenty
one coal trains were run over the road
the largest number ever run in one day.
The Union Fire Co. will hold fair
in their new engine house, on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday evenings of next
week. Every effort will be made to make
it pleasant for their patrons
The Baptist Church OF this city have
extended call to Rev. B. a. Woolston,
of South River, N. j., to become their
pastor. He has accepted and will enter
upon his pulpit duties next Sunday.
There will be special meeting of
the Young Peoples Temperance Union,
on Wednesday evening, Dec. 10th. All
the young people are earnestly requested
to be present, as there is business of i'm
portance.
The sale of the real estate of Mrs.
Cornelia Sutphin, lately deceased, in
Ringoes, took place at her late residence,
last Wednesday week. The house and
lottogether with an adjoining lot, was
purchased by DR.. P. C. Young, for 81 700.
AN entertainment will be given by
tue Sunday School of the M. E. Church,
of this city, on Christmas Eve. which will
be quite attractive in character, the par
tiOuihio VI nbtCh VIII 10 auuOIuCCQ utlos
after. Admission 10 cents.
Purge out the lurking distemper that
undermines health, and the constitu-
tional vigor will return. Those who suf-
fer from an enfeebled and disordered state
of the system, should take Ayers Sarsa-
parilla to cleanse the blood, and restore
vitality.
Prof. Keller informs us that it is
his intention to give another concert in
this city about the first of January,
when he will have additional vocal tai
ent and will offer more popular class
of orchestral music. Particulars will be
announced hereafter
"A Pennington poultry fancier saw a
hen fiend take forty head Of fowls from
his roost the other night. The thief was
notified to return them next day. Two
of the lot had already found their way
into the pot, but the remaining thirty
eight were brought back in good order
Huaterdon Democrat.
r.. II. Van Horn & Brother, of this
city, have recently had their stores. fitted
up for steam heating, and last week put
in the steam boiler and got the apparatus
to work. 1t thus far works satisfactorily.
1t is great improvement over heating by
stoves.
"A musical entertainment of novel
character, entitled "Little Red Riding
Hood" will be given in Holcombe Hall
on Friday and Saturday evenings. Mat
inee on Saturday afternoon. Some thirty
or forty children will take part. The
music is good and the dialogue very
entertaining. Tickets % cts.
MIR. John Louden has recently en-.
larged his shoe store on Coryell street, and
has greatly increased his ready made
stock He has also secured the services
of boot maker from Philadelphia, who
has been working for years in one of the
most fashionable custom shops in that
city. Call and see the shop and look at
the goods.
Mr.. Isaac Mathews, of West Amwell
township, died rather suddenly on last
Thursday morning, at about 2 o'clock.
He had the typhoid fever, but was
thought to be better, and was sitting up
but little while before his death. Mr..
Mathews was well known in the county.
He was a man of considerable wealth,
and of good business ability.
We did not publish the price paid
for the Boozer properties at the recent
sale because they did not represent the
real purchase price by any means. The
store at the corner of Main and Coryell
streets, for instance, was struck off at
$4,000, while a gentleman present was
ready to bid $1,000, but understood that
it would not be sold, free of encum-
brances, for that sum.
The farm Of the late Amos " Hunt,
deceased, about two miles and half north
Of Pennington, WAS sold at public sale
on Tuesday of last week. 1t was struck
off to John A. Bullock, Esq, at $90.25
per acre. There are las acres in the farm,
which is considered one of the best in the
township. Mr.. Bullock bought the farm
for Captain John Shields, the railroad
contractor.
Last week the Friendship Social So
ciety, temperance organization that
has been in existence in this city for seven
years, disbanded. 1t grew out of the
temperance revival organized by J.. X.
Osgood, of Maine, and for years did a
good work in holding in the fold drunk
ards who had reformed. The principal
reason for its closing up was that many
of the temperance men who formerly con-
tributed to it, refused further donations
after the st. John movement was seen to
have furthered the election Of Cleveland.
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