The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-12-24
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Wednesday, Dec. "a, 1884.

Milford, in this county, has lawyer
N. M. Eicke, ESQ.,, of Asbury, has To-
Gated in that village.
Call and see a fine assortment of Hair
Brushes and Soaps, just received at J..
Frank Groman's Drug Store.
The house and lot containing 10 acres
ofland belonging to Mary Kane, Sergeant
vile, was sold on the 18th to William
Conover Price, 1871.
Extra meetings have been in progress
for some weeks in the Everittstown M.
E. Church. Some twelve or fifteen per-
sons have professed conversion.
Full line of Ladies & Gents Slippers,
Ladies & Gents Rubber Gossamers-very
acceptable holiday presents, at VAN
HoRN's.
The Baptist Sunday School of this
city, will hold their Christmas exercises
on Friday evening, at 7;30 o'clock. They
will consist of singing, responsive read
ings, Rotations, distribution of presents,
&c.
Hines Restaurant in Washington
Market, Trenton, is the place to have
yourself provided with every delicacy in
season. The number of years the place
has been establi shed, is guarantee of its
popularity.
Charles Stephens, living on the farm
of Asher Wolverton, near Stockton, is the
owner of twenty. one Spring shoats of the
"Chester White breed, the average
weight of which is estimated at $50
pounds.
e. P. Conkling, Esq, of Pennington,
has sold his farm in Kingwood township,
known as the "Gano Farm" to Mr..
Peter A. Crater, of Union township, for
$1,000. The price is considered as very
reasonable.
The lecture of Mr.. Hans Adamson,
on Siam, in this city, last Friday evening,
drew out a large audience and gave great
satisfaction. His stereoptican views of
Siamese scenery, etc., were excellent
and his lecture entertaining, instructive
and amusing.
"Wednesday morning the 10th inst,
in Frenchtown Miss Lavina Rounsaville,
died, aged 70 years. In her case, no
doubt, death came in as a welcome visi-
tor. For more than sixty years this lady
was unable to walk, and had to be car
ried from her bed chamber to the family
table three times day.
Milford is making an effort to secure
the establishment of a silk mill there. A
gentleman has been there looking over
the field in the interest of one of the
Paterson silk mills, and last Tuesday
evening public meeting was to have
been held to ascertain what inducements
the town has to offer for the enterprise.
The banking house in New York
city, established by George opdycke,
formerly of Kingwood township, in this
county, many years ago, has failed. His
sons were conducting it at the time of its
suspension, he having died some years ago.
1t is said that the assets will nearly if not
quite cover the liabilities.
Tho fair of tho Now Hope Cornet
Band will begin this evening, at the
Lambert Store, on Ferry street, and con-
tinue every evening during the week.
Some pleasing inducements to attend are
offered, such as good music, an attractive
display, and choice eatables. Our Lam
bertville people should give them call.
-R. A. Donnelly s. Co., the popular
clothiers, of Taylor Opera House, are do
ing lively business. Their stock is
most advantageously displayed on tables,
a corps of polite statesmen are engaged in
waiting on the wants of customers, and
judging from the great activity, one is
led to believe that their endeavors to
merit the approval of the public by sell
Ing well-made fashionable clothing at
popular prices, have succeed.
John b. Case, the Baptisttown bee
man, took from 81 hives of bees, 2547
pounds of honey the past season, being
an average of over 68 lbs. He got very
little honey throughout the early part of
the season, the bulk of the crop being
buckwheat. His brother William took
594 pounds from 8 colonies. The weights
given above are the amounts of salable
box honey. and not what was left IN hives
for wintering, or what was not salable.-
Hunterdon Democrat.
"A German named Fritz, residing in
the vicinity of Woodsville, Mercer Co.,
visited Durling's hotel, Woodsville, last
Friday night, and got pretty badly IN
toxicated during the evening. About 0
o'clock he started for home, but laid down
along the road and was found the next
day badly frozen. One leg and foot were
so badly frozen that they swelled to twice
the size and turned black. The physi-
clan who attends him says the leg will
have to be amputated, and it is doubtful
IL he will recover from the shock to his
system.
The HunterdOn Republican has dis
covered that within the bounds of Read
ington congregation are now living eight
persons between eighty and ninety years
of age, and tsoenty -eight between seventy
and eighty years. In addition to the
above, within the last seven years there
have died, in the congregation, one aged
ninety -fvo years, one aged ninety-three,
one aged ninety, and four between eighty
and eighty-five years. In no case need
you 60 more than four miles from the
church to find these cases. Is any other
region known that can equal it?
The Union Fire Co., of this city,
housed their steamer in their new engine
house, on Church street, last Friday eve-
ming. About eight o'clock, members of
the Fleet WING Hook and Ladder Co.