The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-01-28
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Wednesday, Jan. %, 1885.
-Mabee and English began their work
at Freehold last Sunday evening.


Mr.. Fl. C. Hooker, of this city, has
leased store at Washington, N. j., and
will remove there about April list.
The members and friends of the
Rosemont M. E. Church will hold an en-
tertainment in the church edifice, to-mor-
row Thursday evening, Jan. Goth.
The half yearly examination in the
different departments of the public Schools
of this city, occurs next week, beginning
on Tuesday.
"A trotting horse belonging to W. S.
Smith, living near Pennington, and
valued at $1,000, was ruined last Tuesday
by injuries received in runaway.
The Presbyterian church of Mount
Pleasant will be re-opened with appro-
pirate services on Thursday, February
10th.
DIR. John Huffnagle, of this city, has
opened an Office at the corner of Union
and Coryell streets, second floor, for of
nee practice only. see cara.
The w. C. r. U. hold Sunday after.
noon prayer meetings, at their rooms, at
4 o'clock, which are largely attended.
The public are invited.
The twelfth annual meeting of the
Now Jersey State Board of Agriculture
will be held at the State House, in Tren-
ton, Supreme Court Room, on Tuesday
and Wednesday, Feb Sd and 4th, 1885.
"A new building and loan association
is being organized in Pennington, the
old one having been successfully carried to
completion at the end of six years, each
share being worth 800.
We call the attention of those wish
ing to purchase Carpetings and Uphol-
steiy Goods to the advertisement Messrs.
w. & ]. SLOANE, New York City, which
APPEARS In another column.
Revival meetings are still in progress
at the Baptist Church, and will continue
during the coming week. Considerable
interest is manifested and conventions are
constantly occurring.
ON Monday last, Miss Clara Solliday,
who is living with her sister Mrs. Rachael
Bayard, in this city, fell down the cellar
steps and was considerably bruised about
the body and limbs.
The Skating Rink drew a large
crowd last evening to see the remarkable
skating performance of the "boy skater. .
On Friday evening, there will goe
Carnival.
Tho Plainfield Times says Some
persons complain of the skating rink, but
they do not stop to think that it has been
blessing in one particular. 1t has driven
off the road most of the cheap and vulgar
travelling shows. Let the GROWER give
the skating rink its due.
David Crater, of Paramount, was
found dead in his bed on Tuesday morn
ing, January 6. He is supposed to have
died with heart disease. The deceased
was 76 years of age and had seemed to be
unusually we'll just previous to his death.
The people of Frenchtown are try
ing to induce the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Company to build branch road from
Landsdown to that place. 1t is said that
the Railroad Company is listening to the
overtures made, and that preliminary
survey of the proposed route is now
going on.
Says the Clinton Democrat Early
last Sunday morning, Mrs. William II.
Corson, of High Bridge, died very sud
denly. She retired about 10 o'clock on
Saturday night in her usual health. AT
2 o'clock she aroused her husband, who
Immediately went to another room for
some medicine, and upon his return she
was breathing her last.
The farm and wheelwright shop of
Henry T. Quirk, deceased, at Sergeants-
vile, was sold at public sale on the goth
inst. to Mr.. Asher Reading, for $41, Is.
There are 81 acres in the farm.
Ayers Pills cure constipation, improve
the appetite, promote digestion, restore
healthy action, and regulate every func-
ton. They are pleasant to take, gentle
in their operation, yet thorough, search
ing, and powerful in subduing disease.
One day last week Mr.. Atkinson ].
Holcombe sold his excellent farm of about
964 acres, near Pennington, to gentle
man named R. Cadugan, of Bayonne, N.
j., who paid 20, 500 for it. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Cadugan will keep large
lot Of thoroughbred horses and cattle
upon the place. It is situated within
sight of the Fair Grounds. fas
The Frenchtown Independent says
that Mr.. Wesley Stout, of that borough,
sis the owner of q young cock, mixture
of brown leghorn and game, that follows
him around like dog. He is as tame as
kitten and can be picked up anywhere,
but shows his spunk when a hat is held
out towards him. We wonder if this
rooster isn't brother to that one Of
Thomas Halls, at Mt. Airy, which lived
twenty-five days without food or drink
under pile of corn stalkss Some ROSTERS
are exceedingly tough-the same as the
stories told about them Democrat.
-On Thursday, before the Court of
Common Pleas, sitting to hear appeals
from the judgment of Justices of the
Peace, was tried case brought by Man
ming 8. Scudder against Henry Holcombe
for breach of warranty of a horse. The
defendant traded bay horse for flock
Of sheep and black horse, and gave $l5
to boot. It was claimed that the defen-
dant warranted the bay horse, which
proved to be a dummy" The defen-
daut claimed that he made the trade with
the son of the plaintiff, who was the