The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-07-15
Wednesday, July Is, 1885.

teacher Of the Riegelsville public school.
The wheelwright shop Of E. r. H.
Teeter, at White House Station, was
struck by lightning and considerably dam
aged, on Sunday afternoon week.
The residence of Mr.. James NJ. AL
Ter, near Clinton, was struck by light
ming on Sunday afternoon, of last week.
The building was but slightly damaged.
The Free Church kindergarten has
its Summer closing on Saturday after
noon. A fine programme has been pre-
pared and all the people are invited to
come.
The Methodist and Baptist Churches
of this city are arranging for joint ex-
cursion to Ocean Grove, to be run about
the middle of August. Full particulars
hereafter.
Recently the peach crop was reported
to be failure in Delaware. An item in
another column shows that the estimated
crop for shipment, will reach over 2, $780,
600 baskets.
The season of county fairs is brought
to mind by the reception of pamphlets
containing respectively the list of premi-
ums of the Monmouth and Burlington
County Fairs.
Some of the papers report that the
hay crop is failure in Hunterdon. In
this part of the county, the first crop was
light, but the recent rains will undoubt-
eddy cause second growth that will make
the years yield about an average one.
Mrs. Euphemia Dilley, aged SO years,
died on Thursday last, at the residence of
her son-in-law, MI. Samuel Curry, on
Clinton street. She had been resident
of Alexandria township, previous to TWEEN
ty years ago, when she removed to our
city.
Mr.. Thos. C. Horn showed us Curl
osity in the shape of double egg, a day
or two since. A perfect egg with shell
was enclosed within another egg, the en-
closed egg being surrounded with the al
buminoid of the outer egg. This double
egg was large one.
The New Jersey State Dental Society
will meet to. day at Asbury Park. DIR. ].
w. Scarborough, of this city, is the Pres
ident. DIR. j. Hayhurst, of this city, will
read q paper on the History of Dentistry,
this being No. of a series prepared for
the Society by the Doctor.
The damage done by tue fire that
broke out in a tenament house belonging.
to Wilkinson Holcombe, and occupied by
John Hoppock, on Franklin street, on the
Goth ult., has been repaired at the expense
Of the Mercer County Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company, with satisfaction to all
concerned.
Our property owners will do we'll to
read the Mayors notice in our advertis-
ing columns respecting the trimming of
trees. The requirement is reasonable
one and for the comfort of all persons
who go out at night. The limbs of trees
are allowed to grow so low, that they
hide the rays of the gas lights.
Last Friday the Amwell National
Bank, of this city, declared semi-annual
dividend of per cent. On Monday last
the Lambertville National Bank declared
semiannual dividend of per cent.
These dividends are little smaller than
heretofore, owing to the dull times, and
the want of demand for money.
Don't forget Louden's Shoes. He
will sell you hand or machine made of his
own work. Cor. Main and Coryell streets,
Lambertville. Jy 10.
The M. Z. Sunday School Of this city
will go on their annual picnic, to Jacobs
Creek, near Somerset Junction, to-mor-
row, by boat, the canal steam tug doing
the towing. For the accommodation of
the friends of the school who prefer the
cars, the down train on the Bel. Del. Di-
vision, leaving here at 12:4i, will stop at
Somerset junction.
Assessor Banghart has completed the
census of Lebanon township, which shows
the population to be ISIS. Males 1857.
Females, 1,45S. Population of Glen
Gardner, 543: of junction, 1880. The
oldest man in the township is John Orts,
81 years. The oldest woman is Margaret
Bum, aged 80 years. Oldest married
couple, Jacob Swackhammer and wife,
both So years of age, and have lived to-
gether 60 years.
Rev. G. H. Woolston will preach next
Sunday morning, in the Baptist Church,
on "Church strength" The sermonette
to children will be on the "Young Mer-
chant A collection will be taken at
this service for the Baptist Educational
Society. In the evening the pastor will
preach on the question, SIS sin punisha-
BILE beyond the grave ' A short praise
service will be held and Ocean Grove
hymns will be sung.
We most sincerely thank our edi-
torial brethren for the opinions they
have expressed in relation to the false
reports that have been made respect
ing shortage" OF the Lambert
vile P. O., at which Office the editor of
this paper is postmaster. Especially do
we feel grateful for the manly way in
which our Democratic editorial friends
have written. We had intended to pub
lish number of these comments, but
want Of room compels us to omit them.
We may publish them hereafter.
"A terrible rain on Monday of last
week, did great damage in the upper
end of this county 1t seemed like
cloud burst. The water came down ap-
parently in solid body. The principal
damage was done in the vicinities of
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