The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-12-02
The Winter term of the Hunterdon
Courts began at Pennington yesterday.

The w inter term oil the Hunteruoh
Courts began at Pennington yesterday.
Remember the Ladies' Sale, Friday
and Saturday. Pretty articles for Christ
mas Presents.
DIR. j. s. Lindsbury has removed
from Bloomsbury to Lebanon, where he
will continue the practice of medicine.
The Francis Robertson property, in
Frenchtown, has been purchased by Mrs.
Amy Case, for 81, 300.
Mr.. William NJ. Apgar has bought
the Augustus Vanderbilt farm, near Mil
ford, for $40 per acre.
Mr.. Jacob Slower has sold his 25 acre
lot near Barbertown, Kingwood town
ship to Mr.. Reuben X. Neice. We do
not know the price paid.
The new street crossings laid over
Franklin street and Brunswick Avenue,
were completed this week, making it con-
yenient to pedestrians in that locality.
The marriage of Suydam Van Horn,
of White House, aged so years, to Mrs.
Van Busen, of Mechanicsville, is an
nounced.
The Now Jersey Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church will be held
at Bridgeton on March 18th, 1886, and
will be presided over by Bishop Hurst.
Austin Fl. Swackhammer, son of
ex-County Superintendent Swackham-
mer, was among the successful appli-
cants for attorneys license last week.
Abraham K. Quick, of Kingwood,
who has been receiving treatment in
Philadelphia for some time past, has re-
turned home, greatly improved in health.
The house and vacant lot in Lam
bertville belonging to John G. Holcombe
estate has been purchased by Mr.. How
ard G. Pidcock for 1885.
DO not fail to get a reserved seat
ticket for the Library Course of lectures,
tho price of which is oaly $1.25. For sale
at Cochran's drug store, Lambertville,
and Throp's, New Hope.
"A colored woman named Jane Gray,
wife of John Gray, died at her homo in
Ripgoes on the 21st ult. after few hours
illness. She was stricken with apoplexy
the day before.
Slight changes were made on Mon
day in the time table of the Belvdere Di-
vision. A corrected advertisement OF the
times of passenger trains appears in this
issue.
The new curbing and paving in front
of the Hibernia Fire Engine House, or
dered by our city fathers, is finished, add
ing much to the appearance of the COM
pany's property.
The farm of the late Zebulon Stout,
near Clover Hill, so acres, was sold at
public sale last week by the executor.
Mr.. John P. Case, of Glover Hill, was
the purchaser at $40 Is per acre.
The National flag has been floating
at half mast for the past few days at the
station of the Pennsylvania Il. r., in this
city, in respect to the memory of the late
Vice President Hendricks.
The first lecture of the Library
Course, will take place at Holcombe Hall,
next Wednesday evening. Miss Helen
Potter, one of the finest elocutiJnists on
the lecture platform, will open the course.
A couple of weeks ago the farm of the
late Peter Fisher, in Delaware township,
was sold at public sale. Mr.. Theo. Fisher,
son of the deceased, was the purchaser,
at $50 per acre. The farm contains
about 90 acres.
On Friday week the farm of the late
Lemuel Young, in Delaware township,
was sold at public sale. Miss Achsah
Young, daughter of the deceased, was the
purchaser, at sos per acre. The farm con-
tains 30 acres.
Joshua Doughty, Jr., of Somerville,
has been appointed Civil Engineer for
the Third Internal Revenue District.
His duties will be to survey all distil-
leries and properties belonging to the
Government in the District.
The Van Dolah farm of 140 acres, stu
ate in Delaware tsp, between Sergeants-
Vile and Ringoes, and for several years
past occupied by Ely Kitchin, Esq, has
been sold to Mr.. Joseph Haines, of the
same township, for $42.50 per acre.
The real estate of the late John G. Mer
rell, one mile east of Pennington, has
been sold. The homestead, containing
SO acres, brought $3.50 per acre, DIR.
Merrell being the buyer. The farm ad-
joining, IS acres, was bought by 4. P.
Conklipg, Esq, at 5000 per acre.
The Postmaster General on Friday
last appointed the following fourth-class
postmasters for Hunterdon county:
Frenchtown-William II. Martin.
Pittstown-L. r. Stryker.
Rowland's Mills-Jacob q Kline.