The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-09-23
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Wednesday, Sept. %, 1885.
George H. Fisher has beeo appointed

"iii 10 PO ~ pei tuouSdiius tuiS year.
-Baumgartner's store, Trenton, offers
some special inducements this week. See
double column adv, 2ud psge.
New culver,s are being put III on
Union St at the crossing of Ferry and
at Buttouwood street.
Thatcher Trimmer has been appoint
ed Postmaster at Quakertown, in this
county.
The Baptist Church at Croton has ex.
tended a call to Rev. Mr.. Gerald, of Rim
goes.
-Readington Township reports 251
dogs within its limits. The tax rate upon
the same is 81 25 per head.
"A fair has been organized in Mercer
County. Its first exhibition will be held
at Trenton, October 7th Sth and 9th. See
adv.
The railroad section hands, on the
section from Frenchtown to Tumble, re-
Gently killed fifteen copperheaded snakes
in one day.
Richards, the Frenchtown butcher,
bought seven-weeks old ,calf of Mr..
Lambert Race, one day last week, that
weighed 2S6 pounds.
The HopeaoeH Herald has been bought
by P. Ward Hartwell, lately of this city,
and son of Mr.. P. II. Hartwell, of West
Amwell. We tender him our best wishes.
Rev. W. E. Wright, rector of St.
Johns Episcopal Church, Somerville, and
lately of Pennington, has received call
to parish at Cedar Rapids, Nebraska.
This issue begins the fourteenth year
of THE RECORD. 1t has lived long enough
to show that it has right to live, and it
hopes to grow better and grow stronger
as it grows in age.
John P. Brothers, of White House
station, who has been sick for some weeks
past and who was thought to be on the
road to speedy recovery, had relapse
last week and is again very sick.
Nine shares of Union National Bank
stock, at Frenchtown, belonging to the
estate of the late Rev. N S. Aller, were
sold at public sale, recently, at an aver
age of $43.0l per share.
Rev. Mr.. Decker, of the NJ. E.
Church, at Frenchtown, administered the
ordinance of baptism to five candidates;
four by immersion and one by sprinkling,
on Sunday morning week.
MIR. Charles Robinson, of Clinton St.,
while fishing in our river near the falls,
one day last week, caught with his hook
and line, pckerel weighing % lbs. and
measuring 81 inches in length.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of this city, gave an excellent sup
per last Saturday evening, at their rooms,
and were we'll patronized. We have not
learned the amount realized.
The sporting house, which was de-
signed to be opened at the corner of Main
and Ferry streets, by Philadelphia
sport" and for license for which official
notice has been published, has been
abandoned, we hear.
Calvary Episcopal Church, of Flem-
ington, has lately been the recipient of a
handsome present in the shape of dor
sal from its former Rector Rev. Edw
Warren, now an Assistant Minister at
Old Trinity Church, New York City.
This week will nearly close up peach
picking in our county, and the finest fruit
Of the season is now ripened. The late
Rareripes, Crawfords and Shocks close
out the season.
Carver &c Williams are receiving this
week an immense stock of Dress Goods,
Gentlemen's, Ladies' aud Misses Under
wear, Blankets, Cotton Flannels, NC, at
prices that will surprise you.
Lambertville, Sept. 23, 1885.
Mr.. ]. Frank Groman, our enterpris
ing druggist, is making fine exhibit at
the Pennington fair, this week. He also
has a soda water fountain at Raisch'i
stand, in the fair grounds, where his ex
cellent soda water may be obtained.
Mr.. II. B. Kitchin, of this city, has a
novel exhibition at our county fair this
week, it being the manufacture of soda
water and sarsaparila, the entire process
being gone through with on the grounds.
The stock manufactured is also sold to
the thirsty.
Mr.. Samuel Stockton, Of this city, is
making a success of his furniture polish.
Messrs. Paxson, Comfort & Co, of Phila-
delphia, the well-known wholesale deal
ers In undertakers' goods, have taken
hold of its sales, and the demand is quite
active. 1t is first-rate article.
r. A. Donnelly & Co., of Trenton,
offer Fall stock at low prices. At Don
nelly's you can buy clothing just as low
as at any store 10 New York or Philadel-
phia. Mr.. Rhineman of the firm, has
been connected with some of the largest
stores 10 New York, and knows all about
goods and prices.
"A discouraging accident befel Mrs.
G. B. Higgins, in Frenchtown, few
nights ago. A shelf in the cellar upon
which nearly one hundred cans of fruit
were resting, broke down, causing one OF
the worst mixtures of broken glass and
smashed fruit ever seen. All but about
fifteen cans were totally wrecked.
The Milford Leader printing office
was sold last week to Mr.. John Shafer for
SO, 500. Mr.. Shafer's son, who has been
employed in the Leader office for three
years, will conduct the paper, assisted by
B. H. Joiner, of this city. Mr.. M. d. l..
Shrope, the late editor and proprietor,
has accepted position on the Omaha
tNeb.) Daily Bee. We wish him success