The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-12-30
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Wednesday, Dec. 80, 1885.
The water was taken out of the Del.
aware Division canal last week.


The post Office will be closed on
New Years, from 10 A. NJ. until $50 P.
NJ, and will close for the day at 7 P. NJ.
An old-fashioned watch meeting will
be held in the Frenchtown NJ. E. Church.
on New Years Eve.
Mr.. David Neighbor was on Mon
day last appointed postmaster at High
Bridge.
George R. Smith, of Milford, dealer
in hides, recently had forty-five skunk
skins stolen from his premises.
Our public schools will open on Tues
day of next week, instead of on Monday,
as announced in our last issue.
The Frenchtown skating rink was
opened last week, under the management
of Messrs. Levi Brink and William Hoff-
man.
Mrs. E. G. Williams has purchased
the property on the corner Harrison and
Fourth Sts., Frenchtown, now occupied
by Mrs Lizzie Plum, for $3.50.
Rev. A. B. Francis, some years ago
pastor of the Baptist church at Lock-
town, has been visiting among his old
friends. Mr.. Francis resides in Virginia.
Mr.. John q. Wene has bought the
Charles Hazard farm near Asbury. 1t
contains 1876 acres and the price paid
was $105 per acre.
j Ross Lake, of Pennington, has
disposed Of bis farm of 90 acres in Del
aware township for "a, 500, E. L. Everitt,
of Reaville, being the purchaser.
DIR. A Shannon, who removed to
Pennington some months ago from STAN
ton, has purchased the fue dwelling
house of Mr.. w. G. Parker, on Branch
street, opposite the Presbyterian Church.
Some of our business men have
spoken to us of the advantage they have
derived from their advertisements of holt
day goods in THE RECORD. Judicious
and president advertising always pays.
The New Hope Band gave our citi-
zens the benefit of some choice music yes
terday afternoon, by playing through our
streets just before going to Pennington,
at which place they were engaged to play
at the Rink last evening.
"A dog, supposed to be mad, was shot
at the residence of Mr.. Lewis Hanson, in
Pennington, on Monday of last week
The dog was seized with sudden frenzy,
and ran wildly about the room, frothing
at the mouth.
Rev. John Scarlet has rendered his
resignation as pastor of the First United
Church of Amwell, to take effect in the
near future. He has accepted a call
from the Feura Bush Reform Church,
Albany county, N. Y.
On Christmas day ]. B. Kline, the
good-natured tobacconist of 30 Bridge
street, presented to his customers two
hundred and fifty cigars, each cigar
measuring 81 inches in length, manu-
featured expressly for the occasion.
IN. E. Slack, tobacconist, corner of
Coryell and Union streets, gave away a
large number Of choice cigars to his Gus
TONERS, on Christmas day. Judges of the
weed say that these cigars were excellent,
which is the general verdict given all
brands manufactured by Mr.. Slack.
Edward Kerr. aged about eighteen
years, in the employ of James Dean at
Rossmont, while exercising young horse
on Wednesday of week before last, by
some means fell off on the frozen ground
and fractured his skull. He was still
alive at the latest accounts.
--Catharine A. DeMott has sold her
farm containing so acres, situate in
Kingwood township, to John H. Park
for $1,000, and that Isaac s. Slower and
Jacob Slower have sold their farm in
Franklin township to Alva B. Cronce
for $1,950. 1t contained "a acres.
On Monday last, Hon. John G. Arm
wine, of Baptisttown, purchased the
Samuel Shaffer farm, near Point Pleas
ant, for sine. He sold off about two
acres of the standing timber to French
town party for SITS. Mr.. Arnwine has
cheap farm Of thirty acres with store
house and barn included.
MIR. Robert Grace. formerly of this
city, but now of Menoken, Dakota, has
just returned here on visit. He looks
in good health and speaks we'll of his
western home. He thinks that the push
and drive of the West is in striking con-
trast to the settled down quietness of the
East.
Mrs. Jerome Hartpence, residing near
Little York, in this county, awakened
her husband few nights ago, saying
that she had such strange choking in
her throat, which increased SO much that
he was alarmed, and raised window
and blew q horn for help from his neigh
bors, which was heard by John Hackett,
but before he arrived she was corpse.
Ladies who are anxious to please their
gentlemen friends by an appropriate
Holiday gift. would do well to read A.
J. Scarborough Sons new advertise
ment, in this issue.
Next Spring the dry goods and fancy
store Of Mr.. G. w. Rittenhouss, will be
removed from Its present location, 10 the
store, corner Union and Coryell streets,
formerly occupied by Mr.. T. E. Louden
as shoe store. Repairs are now being
made 20 the building preparatory to the
removal. The floor is to be lowered and
other changes made.
Buy your Hats, Umbrellas. Cabas,
&c., of SrAreER, Masonic Temple, Tren-
ton. NJ. April29-tf