The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-06-03
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Wednesday, June 8, 1885.

ValulnB the real estate IN tnlS CITY.
The Taylor Iron Works, at High
Bridge, are running little at present.
Mr. Samuel Britton, of Pennington
junction, fell from car one day recently,
dislocating his shoulder.
The Wertsville Baptist Church will
hold Strawberry and Ice Cream Festi-
val, on Saturday, June 9th, 1885, after
noon aud evening.
Five hundred extra copies of THE
RECORD are issued this week, for special
distribution. All advertisers secure the
benefit of this increased circulation.
I'm two days recently Frank Hartwell,
son of Mr.. P. II. Hartwell, of West
Amwell township, captured twenty-eight
opossums near his home.
The public will be made welcome at
the exercises of the Free Church Kinder
garten, on Saturday afternoon, in the
Baptist Church.
Rev. Mr.. McKensie, of Pawtucket,
r. l., the gentleman who had been chosen
by the congregation of the Croton Bap-
fist Church as their pastor, died on the
I'd ult., from an attack of disease.
The best country butter IS cents, at
CARVER & WILLIAMS. i.3.-tf.
MIR. Garrett II. Wilson of this city,
has obtained a situation as telegraph
operator with the Reading R. r. Co., at
Bergen Point, N. j., and is now at his
post.
County Superintendent Hoffman is
preparing the annual financial report of
his department. He says that Districts
with over 10 scholars will receive S. OF
per scholar.
Saturday week, while Frank
Knowles, of Ringoes, was engaged in
making fence for Peter o. Holcombe, he
became so badly poisoned that his eyes
were sweled shut for few days.
The second public entertainment, for
the benefit of the Free Church Kinder
garten, will be held in the Lecture Room
of the First Baptist Church, this city, on
Friday evening, June 5, at 7:45. Admis-
sion 10 cents.
The family of Mr.. Lewis Cline, resid-
ing near Barbertown, in Kingwood town
ship, is sorely afflicted. One son, bright
boy years of age, died on Monday eye-
ming, and six others of the family are
sick with scarlet fever. So says the Han
terdon Independent.
The sermon at the First Baptist
Church, next Sunday morning, will be
consideration of the question, "Will there
be any saved outside of the Church." In
the evening the subject will be the "Use
of ADJUSTMENTS. Young Peoples Meet
ing at 6:45 P. NJ, in the Church Parlor,
conducted by the Pastor.
st. Elmo Commandery, of this city,
has accepted the invitation of Palestine
Commandery, of Trenton to attend the
dedication of the now Asylum of Pales-
tine Commandery, in the new Masonic
Temple, ON the oath inst. Several other
Communicates will also be present, and
it is expected that there will be one
thousand Sir knights in line.
Recently, Mr.. Henry Hunt, of
Ringoes, was out collecting his black
smith bills, and on returning home in
the evening found that he had lost a
twenty dollar bill. On the next morning
he made diligent search around the
places he had been in, but without avail.
Later in the day Van. Nixson, clerk for
David Williamson, found it ia the dirt
which he had swept from the store.
Major C. A. Angel Post, of this city,
desire to return their sincere thanks to
Mrs. Lue Strimple, Miss Smith, Miss
Mamie Lair. and Miss Minnie Kennedy,
for preparing floral decorations to
Rev. c. II. Wooston and Rev. p. A.
Studdiford, d. D., for services rendered;
to the members of the Salvation Army
for the use of Lyceum Hall; and to all
those who contributed flowers or in any
way assisted the committee, 10 the exer-
cises of Decoration Day.
AT the meeting of Common Council
last Monday evening, Patrick Smith was
granted license to keep hotel on Swan
street. License fixed at $75. Mrs. Nc
Namara was given license to keep an ale
and beer saloon, at $40. Lemuel Bowers
application for saloon license, was re-
fused. Messrs. Wilmot, Mellick and
KEEPER voted against Smiths license, and
Messrs. Wilmot and Mellick against Mrs.
McNamara's. Bowers license was OPP
posed by Wilmot, Mellick, Warmau,
Wanam aker, KEEPER and McEntee.
- Ice Cream Soda at Gromans Drug
Store, every day. 10 cts. per glass. jun 8.
While some of the newspapers are
Dragging week after week about double
yolk eggs and other monstrosites of the
chicken yard, it will DO right and proper
for us to merely mention Buff Cochin
hen belonging to our friend Joseph Smith,
Jr., of Amwell, near Lambertville. The
size of this hens daily egg is remarkable
as being uniformly the size of two ordi-
nary eggs. Mr.. Smith brought us sam
pie of a half dozen which weigh eighteen
ounces. And old Buff don't put on any
airs over it either -Hunterdop Democrat.
Messrs. Wanamaker & Brown, of Phila-
delphia, show quite conclusively that the
material which they offered in their bids
for the militia overcoat contract was up
to the "army Standard the standard
prescribed in the advertisements for bids,
so that the Commonwealth is out about
$1,000 more than was necessary to secure
coats of the grade specified. 1t may be
as well to admit the fact that it was never
intended that the contract should 90 out