The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-12-16
MAILS RECEIVED.

Over forty conversions have occurred
at the revival meetings in the M. E.
Church at Paramount.
MIR. Josiah Butler was sworn in on
Monday as first assistant postmaster of
Frenchtown, under Mr.. w. Fl. Martin.
The Pennington M. E. Church peo-
pie are making arrangements for Fair,
which is to take place about the Holi-
days.
On Wednesday last the Postmaster
General appointed Mr.. B. H. Berkaw
postmaster at Stanton, and P. s. Shurts
at Junction.
For five hundred and fifty dollars,
Mrs. Hannah Sutton has agreed to keep
the poor of Kingwood township for the
ensuing year. Mrs Sutton performed the
same service last year.
Rev. Mr.. Owens, of High Bridge, this
county, has an old bulPs-eye watch which
the famous Bishop Asbury had given to
his mother on the eve of his departure to
America.
The Common Council of Clinton has
appointed John S. Madison to represent
that Borough in the Board of Freehol-
ders, until the coming spring election, in
place of John S. Creager, deceased.
Mrs. Alice Rittenhouse, widow of the
late Abijah Rittenhouse, who taught
school in Pennington some twenty years
ago, has been appointed postmistress of
the town of Spartansburgh, Pa.
On Sunday morning, 9th inst, Rev.
A. B. Still handed in his resignation as
Pastor of the Bethlehem Baptist Church,
to take effect March 81, 1886, thus COM
plotting eight years of pastoral work.
-Messrs Van Horn Brothers have a
fine stock of holiday goods ON exhibi
ton. AT their extensive stores large
variety of goods may be seen, both USE
fnl and fancy. and prices rule low.
The exhibitions given by Prof. Erni,
the one-legged skater, gymnast aud
bicycle rider, were really wonderful, and
those who failed to see him missed one
of the best entertainments ever given at
the Rink.
The commission of the present post
master in this city expires to-day. Mr..
John Forap, freebooter in the First Ward,
has been appointed by the President to
succeed him. His nomination was sent
to the Senate on Monday.
BY reference to the Bucks county
court proceedings, in our New Hope
column, it will be seen that Jacob Funk,
Of this city, has been convicted of SELL
ing liquor at the Doylestown fair and
fined $500 and costs.
Arrangements are being made for
the organization in this city ola lodge of
"Order Of Tonti," which is a recently
established order with the object OF pay
ing sick and disabled persons weekly
benefits, and all members an endow-
ment.
People are now having their little
joke about going down to the First
Ward for their mail matter. The First
Ward is the "banner ward y of the city,
and we don't see why il shouldn't have
q Postmaster and Post Office.
Miss Josephine Gardner, at the Ma
sonic Hall book store, has fine stock of
Christmas presents on exhibition to VIII ich
she invites the attention of buyers. They
are both useful and ornamental and at
prices to suit the times.
The first entertainment in the lii
brary Couise of Lectures, held last
Wednesday evening, was highly success
full, both as to attendance and the enter
tainment. Miss Helen Potter charmed
all by her excellent readings and imper.
sonations.
The people of this city were consid-
erably surprised by the announcement in
yesterdays dailies that Mr.. John Foran
had been appointed postmaster Of this
city. 1t was generally supposed that Mr..
F. had been knocked out ia the first
round' last Spring, bat he has ''come up
smiling" and is the successful man. John
don't seem to be one of the easily-to-beat
kind.
"A jnry trial was held before Justice
Lyman last Monday afternoon, the case
being in relation to note for $25 given
by Mrs. Patrick Kelly to Geo. Renouff.
Mrs. Kelly denied that she had ever
signed such note, but several witnesses
swore to their belief that the signature
was hers. Verdict for plaintiff.
--FoR SALE CHEAP, lot of Pigs, eight
weeks old. L. L. MILLER, Agt.
Ladies who are anxious toplease their
gentlemen friends by an appropriate
Holiday gift. would do well to read A.
j. Scarborough's Sons new advertise
ment, in this Issue.