The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-04-29
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Wednesday, April 80, 1885.

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"A report is current that another
newspaper will issue in Frenchtow n
about the middle of May.
The Delaware Bridge Company, at
Milford, has declared dividend of per
cent. which is now payable.
-Assemblyman Wolverton, of the Sec
ond District, has entered into partner
ship in. law with offices in New York. The
firm is Wolverton & Stone.
On Thursday evening next the pastor
of the Baptist Church will give his second
lecture of ''Obscure Passages of Scrip
ture.''
First day of the Free Church Kin
dergarten, on Saturday afternoon, at $50.
All children are invited. This day for
children only.
Mrs. Kate Crook is materially en-
larging her residence on Union street, by
building an extension in the rear of the
present dwelling.
MIR. Moody, the evangelist, was in
Trenton on Monday evening, and spoke
at the Opera House. The hall was
crowded.
Joseph Plum, of Sand Brook, sold
one of the finest steers last Monday that
has been raised in that neighborhood
in long while. 1t weighed 1855 pounds.
The Spring Trotting Meeting on the
Pennington Fair Grounds, will be held on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
June 9th, 10th and 18th.
1T is illegal to kill any song or in
sectivorous bird 10 the State of New Jer-
sey, for any purpose whatever, under a
penalty of $50 for each and every bird SO
killed.
The Children's Musicale in the Lee.
ture of the Baptist Church, on Friday
evening next. Professional, musicale Sc
lections, readings. &C., will constitute the
programme.
The third annual convention of the
New Jersey S. S. Association for the
Second District (Hunterdon, Mercer, SOM
erset, and Warren countless will be held
in the LIST Reformed Church, Somerville,
Thursday, May 18th, 1885.
The Methodists of Pennington are
making an effort to raise sufficient funds
by subscription to build new Church.
A little over three thousand dollars have
been subscribed already, and the paper
has just been started around. Hunter
don Democrat.
Rev. Mr.. Barney, who is giving his
time to the temperance cause, has been
delivering series of lectures in this city,
under the auspices of the Woman S
Christian Temperance Union. They have
been we'll attended and very interesting.
The attendants at the concert at Hol-
combe Hall, last evening, particularly
those sitting in the back part of the hall,
were annoyed by the loud talking and
questionable remarks of some young men
upon the back seats. There ought to be
an easy way of protecting people against
such conduct.
During Saturday night, 18th inst,
the store of William Ballet, at Milford,
was entered and number of revolvers.
penknives and other articles were stolen
together with SO in money. Entrance
was effected by breaking pane of glass
in the door. An attempt was also made
to enter Smiths grocery next door.
An idle rumor that Mr.. John Foran
had been appointed Postmaster of this
city, gained currency two or three days
ago, and the story has been enlarged
upon until all sorts of wild stories are
current. AS neither Mr.. Foran nor the
present P. M. knows anything about it,
1t is fair to presume that the rumor is
untrue.
"A fire broke out on Wednesday of
last week, about 10 NJ, in the extensive
barn of Daniel Atchley, in Pleasant VAL
ley, about three miles south of this city,
which was destroyed together with it's
contents. IN this loss are included four
horses three calves, and some valuable
farm utensils. Mr.. AS loss is estimated
at $4,000. Partly insured.
Rev. G. II. Woolston will preach
next Sabbath morning on Loves Atone
ment," and will also give the hand of
welcome to new members. At this time
the ordinance Of the Lords supper W i'll be
observed. In the evening the subject will
be the ''Skillful Pilot" Young peoples
meeting at $50, 10 the church parlor,
conducted by the pastor.
JAS. W. Dignan, 14s Perry street,
Trenton, Nj, decorator of chinaware
and dealer in plumbing, gas and steam
fitting supplies, crockery and glassware,
lamp goods, &C., offers some unusual bar
gains in toilet, dinner and tea sets, at
very low figures. The Victoria oil burner
gives light equal to three gas burnere.
See advertisement in our columns.
The Hunterdon County Medical So
ciety held their annual meeting yesterday,
Tuesday,, at the hotel of Mr.. Force, 10
Pennington. There was good attend
ance. DR.. l. 8. Cramer, President, and
DIR. o. H. Sproul, Secretary. Drs. Oil
plant, Romine, Geo. Ii. Larson and F.
W. Larson, of our city, among others,
were present. New officers were elected.
Delegates were appointed to both State
and National Societies.
-" Basset's Yankee Singin' Skewl"
was well attended on Monday and Tues
day evenings, at Holcombe Hall. Such a
school will never suffer from truancy.
The performance was exceedingly anus
ing and entertaining, and with all there
was some excellent music. Mr.. and Miss
Basset are artists in their line, and have
rare faculty of getting great deal of