The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-13
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Wednesday, May Is, 1885.

ferred the stockton L. U. to the charge OF
Mr.. Daniel Sharp.
Mr.. Charles Moore. of our city, is
planting very large peach orchard on
one of his farms in West Amwell, about
q miles south of here.
Mr. Theodore Van Marter, of Rim
goes, who is employed in Trenton, came
home Monday of last week with broken
arm.
The old Board of Freeholders of this
county wound up their business yester-
day. The new board will organize to-
day.
WIN. Voorhees, Case, formerly of
Stockton, now of Philadelphia, buried
his daughter Laura at Mt. Pleasant Oh
the 25th ult.
There will be a concert by the sing
ing class, in the Lecture Room of the
Reaville Church, next Friday evening,
May Is.
The Young Peoples Temperance
Union will hold their weekly meeting in
Thatcher's Hall, Church St., on We'd
nesday evening, May 20. All are invited.
Samuel Rinehart, Esq, has been ap-
pointed postmaster at New Hampton,
the former postmaster having resigned
and moved away.
There is project on foot to make a
borough of Milford. A special election
to decide the question of bo.ough or no
borough will be held next Monday.
"A son of William Cooper, aged s
years, living with his parents on Union
street, above Elm, fell off ladder, yes
terday afternoon, and broke his left arm
between the elbow and shoulder
Fourteen persons were baptised in
the Frencbtown Baptist Church on Sun
day, May 3, by Rev. Mr.. Walden. Four
were also added to the Church member
ship by letter.
1t is generally admitted that SO far
this season the catch of shad here is
much larger in size than for many years
past. 1t is common to have them weigh
from 10 to IL lbs. to the pair
MIR. W. H. Slater, the jeweler at
Milford, formerly of Frenchtown, was
taken to the Asylum last Thursday week.
He had previously been confined to his
room for several days by nervous pros
tration.
The Free Church Kindergarten will
be open to the public, on next Saturday
afternoon, at $50 o'clock. The children
can be seen at the Garten work and be
heard in musical selections from their re-
cent Musicale. Admission cents.
Next Monday evening the annual
meeting of the Centennial Building and
Loan Association of this city will be held
Every male stakeholder must be present,
or be fined, unless satisfactory excuse
is rendered.
More peach orchards have been
planted this Spring in this section than
usual. All the trees in the nurseries in
this vicinity have been used up. The
trees sold for 81 per 100. So far the
promise of crop is good here.
Mr.. G. Arnett has commenced to
build two new houses near the corner of
Main and Jefferson streets, on the old
brewery property. recently purchased
by him, nearly opposite the residence eff
DR.. Geo. Il. Larson.
Fisher Pidcock, of White House, in
this county, brother of Congressman
Pidcock, is thought to be the coming
man for Revenue Collector Barcalow's
place unless that District is consolidated
with Collector Hawthorn's, as is thought
probable may be done.
The services next Sabbath morning,
at the Baptist Church, will be in the ip
terest of the American Baptist Publca-
ton Society, at which time the pastor will
preach. In the evening, the subject of
the sermon will be Near Shore" Young
peoples meeting at 6:45, in the church
parlor, conducted by the pastor. All
invited
Some time since, Mr.. Atchley, who
resides about three miles below this
city, had his barn burned. We hear
that one Of his horses, which was so
badly burned at that time as to be sup
posed to be beyond recovery, is getting
well, under the careful treatment of DIR.
Hurley, of Hopewell.
AS convenience for those desiring
to attend Barnum's Show at Phillipsburg
the Pennsylvania Ra ilroad Co. will, on
Saturday, the 10th inst, run special
train from Lambertville at 7:25 A. NJ,
direct to the show grounds. Returning,
the train will leave at ;55 P. M. Excur-
sion tickets will be sold at greatly reduced
rates. The special train will make all in
stops, going and returning.
DIR. Geo. Fl. Larson is making a
decided improvement to his grounds ad.
joining his residence, corner of Main
and Jefferson streets, by pruning his
massive evergreen trees. They were
planted by the Doctor, with his own
hands, soon after he came to the city in
1859. and to him credit is due for many
of the large shade trees that adorn many
Of our streets in the Third Ward.
Conductors Petcr Young and A. Fl.
Horton, F. Cove and James Gordon, will
represent the Belvidere Division of the
Pennsylvania r. R., at the 14th Annual
Meeting of the Passenger Conductors
Life Insurance Company, of the United
States, to be held at Minneapolis, Mimi,
on May 20. They will be accompanied by
their wives. They will leave Philadelphia
on the 22d, with other delegates. in a