The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-04-01
Wednesday, April 1, 1885.

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usual deep interest, at St. Andrew IS
Church, in this city. 5E
Our public schools began weeks va
cation to-day. They will open again on
Wednesday of next week.
"A large and choice assortment of
Easter Cards for sale at tho Masonic
Hall Book store. Call and look at them
Mrs. Matthias Dilts, of Copper Hill,
fell from chair upon which she was
standing last Friday morning crushing
her shoulder badly.
"A new postoffice has been established
at what was formerly called Wyckoff's
store, in East Amwell township. The of
flee is called ''Amwell'
The lecture in the Baptist Church,
on Thursday evening, will be on the
Shield" one of the parts OF the Chris
tian Armor. The public is invited.
The manufacturing of parchment
paper is TO. be resumed soon in Hunts
factory, at Glen Gardner, under the d.
rection of Mr.. Newman, of Providence,
RI. - -
To-day is moving day, and GAIL
Fools day" We suppose the latter term
suggested itself by the yearly movings of
SO many people.
Franklin township, in this county, has
this year only three delinquent taxpa yers,
all good, and two of these are unsettled
estates. The total delinquency is less
than $50.
MIR. T. E. Louden, of Daytona,
Florida, has kindly sent us some fine and
luscious specimens of the oranges grown
In that vicinity, for which we return our
thanks. 80.
The revival-meetings in the Baptist
Church at Baptisttownare still continued.
Thirty-four persons have been added to
the church since the meetings have been
in progress.
Mrs. L. J. Titus intends to tear
down her present residence on Main
street, in this city, during the coming
summer, and build handsome new resi-
denoe on its site.
The Union prayer meeting will be
held this week, at the Nj. E. Church, on
Friday evening. Sermon by Rev. C. II i.
Woolston. Remarks by Rev. P. A. Stud
diford, d. d. This will probably be the
last one for the present.
Carlton, 9-year-old son of Judge ].
c. Durham, of East Amwell, received a
very bad scalp wound, on Monday week,
By falling againsta gate post, at the school
he attended, the fall being caused by a
ball-bat that had been carelessly left on
the ground.
-Messrs, Levy & Bauer, the drovers,
last Tuesday, shipped to New York, a
Durham bull weighing 1850 pounds
They purchased the monster of r.
Thatcher & Soma firm that is we'll up
In the matter of ra ising fine stock. This
bull was years d.-Hunterdcn Dem.
The City election will take place a
week from next Monday. We do not
remember time when it has been so lit.
tie talked about as at present or when SO
few candidates have been asking for the
honors. Perhaps they will turn up thick
during the next few days.
Mr.. II. q. Hooker has closed his
store in this city, and will remove to-day
to Washington, N. j. Mr.. H. is a good
business man, is an excellent judge OF
goods and is excelled by few in the taste
with what he selects and displays his stock.
He has one of the best locations in Wash
ington, and we hope be may meet with
great success in his new home.
On Thursday, the 10Th inst, the way
freight on the Belvidere railroad ran over
a man between Milford and Frenchtown,
and mangled him so as to make recogni.
tion impossible. 1t is supposed the man
was tramp, stealing a ride and falling
between the cars, thus came to an I'M
timely end. EsH
Mr.. G. j. Fisher expects to get into
his new store about the FIRST of May.
His new building has been delayed by the
cold weather, but it will now be pushed
ahead rapidly. When completed, it will
be very large building, and not excelled
for size by any other store building in
town.
"A special ira in on the Belvidere Di-
vision of the Pennsylvania Railroad left
the Asylum depot at nine O'Clock on
Saturday morning, having on board sixty
three lunatics from the Asylum who were
to be transferred to the Morris Plains
Asylum. They were all patients from
this county. and hereafter all patients
from Hunterdon will be sent to Morris
Plains. rifsss 61s5ssssF
The tower on the building occupied
by THE RECORD Office, is being removed
by Mr.. John S. Green, and an old Gland
mark" will soon have disappeared. We
cannot say that 1t was ever an object OF
beauty, but it has SO long been familiar
sight to our people that it's absence will
be quite noticeable. 1t has become some
what decayed by time, and it was con-
sidered best to take 1t down, rather than
repair it.
On Monday evening FIRE broke out
In the second story of the building at the
corner of Main and Coryell streets, in this
city. occupied by s.. r. Huselton as a
tailoring shop. The firemen were soon
on hand, and the fire was speedily under
control. Considerable damage was done
to the roof and the ceilings were injured
BY water. The loss will probably reach
$500. Mr.. Huselton also had some goods
slightly damaged by water and by re-
moval. The fire originated, it is sup