The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-12-23
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Wednesday, Dec. 90, 1885.


Carver & Williams have beautiful
Christmas Goods. Go look at them.
"A reception was given at Trenton,
on Thursday evening, by Barker Gum
mere to ex-Minister Dayton.
The banks and all places of business
will be closed ON Friday next, Christmas
day.
-LambertviIle stands the twenty ninth
n population among the cities and towns
of New Jersey.
Miss Lizzie Silverthorn of French
town, has just finished bed quilt con-
tanning six thousand and eighty pieces.
The citizens of Junction give notice
that they will apply to the coming Legis-
lature for an act of incorporation.
The post office will be closed on
Christmas from 10 A. M. until $50 P.
NJ, and will close for the day at P M.
Our public schools will close to-.
morrow afternoon for the holidays, the
session opening again on Monday, Jan.
4th.
Charles A. Skillman, Esq, has been
very i'll for the past few days. at the
time of going to press, we learn that he
is improving.
Dropping into G. J Fishers store to-
day, we were surprised at the large stock
of Christmas Goods on exhibition, and no
less at the big supply of turkeys and
chickens. Give him call.
The Methodist congregation of
Pennington, expect to commence building
their new church the coming Spring. The
old property will be offered at public sale
on the End of January next.
-''Mr. Ragan's entertainments are just
~ popular. His voice and manner are
pleasing, and his discourse, interspcrsed
with historical incidents, with humor and
apt quotations, was entertaining and in
structive. Boston Transcript.
Next Sunday, Rev. G. II. Woolston
will preach in the Baptist Church, in the
morning, on the subject "0nly STEP
and to the children on "Joseph Dis
guised' In the evening he will preach
"New Years sermon to young men"
on the subject ga Young Mans Plans for
the new year." All invited.
On Saturday evening, in the Lecture
Room of the Baptist Church, the Sunday
School will hold their Christmas exer-
cises. The Children's Choir will render
the Cantata, entitled Catching Kriss
Kringle." Tho public are invited. Doors
not open until GAS. Exercises to COM
mence at 7:30.
Samuel d. Bancroft Gather of Oscar
Bancroft, whose death was announced
last week, died on Sunday evening,
the 18th, on the farm where he was born
in Kingwood township. He had been
quite prominent in his day on political
matters.
President Cleveland has appointed
Mr.. John Foran, the popular First Ward
Freebooter, of Lambertville, Postmaster
TO succeed Bro. Clark Pierson, when his
term expires. When Republican Legis-
lature met in grand joint meeting once to
dis-elect Mr.. Forau, they forced his i'm
portance as Democrat to be recognized
even in the Federal Capital &c Clinton
Democrat.
Congress adjourned on Monday even
ing last until January 9th. The Senate
has thus far confirmed but one presiden-
tial nomination-that of Assistant U. s.
Treasurer, at New York. The appoint
ment of Mr.. John Foran as postmaster OF
this city, goes over to the new year, and
it may not be reached by the Senate for
some days after it again gets in session.
If any young man wishes CONNER
cial education, let him attend the Bust
ness College in Trenton presided over by
Stewart & Hammond. They are able and
practical teachers, and men of principle.
They are decidedly in the lead as to the
thorough education they give their pu-
pills, and while not making the blow and
show of other schools, they excel in their
work.
"A dispatch in the daily press an
nounces that J. Newton Voorhees,, ESQ.,,
of Pennington, was indicted by the
Grand Jury of Somerset county, yester-
day. The dispatch says:
..The indictment is for perjury, and
grows out of a political fight between
Voorhees, and Democratic Congressman
Pidcock. Voorhees, bolted the Senatorial
ticket in Hunterdon county last month
and worked hard for Large, the Republi-
can candidate, who was elected. Voor-
hces also went before the Hunterdon
county Grand Jury and made an unsuc-
cessful attempt to have Pidcock indicted
for the corrupt use of money at the polls.
The Congressman was very angry in con-
sequence"
Go to BoRRoUeHs' for choice Sweet
Potatoes, packed and housed, especially
for winter use. Also for supply of
oranges, lemons, bananas, white grapes,
nuts, &c. Dec. 23.-2t.
The second entertainment of the Lii
brary Course will occur on Christmas
night, and will be Mr.. II. III. Ragan's IL
Illuminated Tour "Paris, the Magnificent. -
gbere have been two of these entertain
nients given in Philadelphia this Winter,
one at the Academy of Music and one I'M
der the auspices of the Y. NJ. G. A. The
pictures exhibited are of such perfection
and beauty that they cannot fail to de-
light all who attend, while the lecture is
said by the best authorities to be eloquent
and entertaining and to abound in wit
and humor.
at was superb entertainment. =
New York World, Dec. 9th, 1884