The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-20
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Wednesday, May 90, 1885.

-OtraWDerry festival Tor the benefit OIL
the NJ. E.Church of this city, the second
week in June.
--"Columbia's Glory" and Cushman
vocalist and humorist, at Holcombe Hall
Friday evening
During the past week, several frosts
occurred in this vicinity, but no serious
damage was done by them.
The annual meeting of the Lambert
vile Gas Light Co. will be held at the
Office of the Secretary, this evening.
The Millville Baptist Church has
extended unanimous call to the Rev
7. G. James, of Hopewell.
MIR. John S. Green is about to build
carpenter shop near the old brewery, in
place of the one recently burned down.
William Abel, Esq, son of ex-Sherifl
Abel, of this county, has bought an in
terest in the Providence Sunday Dispatch.
On Saturday of next week, Decora-
tiou udJ viii oCCut. Arrangements dto
being made for its proper observance in
this city.
BY being thrown from wagon at
Sand Brook, druggist A. ]. Green, of
Pennington, had his leg broken last Sat
urday.
The number of children between the
age of and 16 years, in Frenchtown
School District is 200, loss of II since
last year.
MIR. G. j. Fisher is pushing ahead
his new stores, corner of Union and Ferry
streets. He will occupy them in the
course of two or three weeks.
The prospective short wheat crop
has advanced the price of the grain con-
sderably, and -four has gone up so cents
per 100 lbs. in this neighborhood.
Mr.. George w. Ellicott, of Croton,
has peach trees set out to the number of
10000. When they all come in bearing,
he will be one of the largest peach grow
ers in the State.
Two shares of Alexandria Delaware
Bridge stock, belonging to the estate of
the late Moses Robertson, was sold on
Saturday week, to Mr.. H. E. Warford
for $40 per share.
The Frenchtown skating rink has
been closed whether for the season, or
permanently, we have not learned. The
Frenchtown Independent says it has not
been paying institution.
The ladies of the Stockton Baptist
Church will hold a strawberry and ice
cream festival, on the lot adjoining the
church edifice, on Wednesday and Thurs
day, the 10th and nth of June next.
The three Republican police of this
city have resigned, and Mr. Tyson has been
employed to take charge of the street
lamps, as was done last year. He has
also been sworn in as special policeman.
Mr. Lawrence Mott has sold his con-
trolling interest in the Trenton Times to
Mr.. Edwin Fitzgeorge. Mr.. Mott, it is
stated, is about to accept an engagement
on one of the leading papers of the coun-
try.
The regular annual meeting Of the
Hunterdon County Temperance Alliance,
will be held in the Reform Club Room,
Pennington, on Tuesday, May Goth, at
10 O'Clock, A. M. An afternoon session
will also be held.
The Free Church Kindergarten will
be again open to the public on next Sat-
urday afternoon. This day will be call.
ed Parents Day." as all the parents of
the children are invited and will be ad /.
mitted free.
The Seventh Regiment of the Ma
tional Guard of this State will parade
and be reviewed at Freehold, on FIR iday
of this week. Co. G, of this city, will
leave here at 7:05 A. M. to join the regi-
ment at Trenton.
According to correspondence state
ment, 100000 lbs. of freight, consisting
of stones, flour, feed, cheese, butter, &C.,
were shipped from Byram Station of the
Belvidere Division, for the five months
ending February LIST.
Major G. A. Angel Post, G. A. r., of
this city, will attend divine service at the
Baptist Church next Sunday evening
The members will meet at their head
quarters at o'clock, P. NJ, and march
in body to the church.
AN asthmatic organ with lungs about
gone, which frequently got out of wind
and rarely got in tune, amused our citi
zens the other evening. The travelling
quack recently in this city who cured all
cases of consumption, ought to have tried
his remedies on the organ.
Mr.. Ross Slack, manager OF the Home
Visitor Office ever since that paper has
been published, has moved from Glen
Gardner to Trenton, where it is bis in
tention to engage in other business. 1t
is understood that the Home Visitor will
move TO Clinton.
-Maybee and English, the temper
ance evangelists," were at Bordentown
week before last. Their success was not
great only about forty having signed the
pledge. Maybee scolded because there
were not more, lust as he did while in
Lambertville, and made everybody feel
disagreeable. Last week they held meet
ings at Mount Holly.
Samuel Smith and Edgar Smith. Of
this city, have the lease of the fishery at
Moore's Station, four miles below this
city. One evening last week a horse
used by them in towing the fish-boat,
&C., wandered upon the railroad track
and was killed by passing train.
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