The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-09-16
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Wednesday, Sept. 16. 1885.

Co. c, of this city, went to Sea Git
yesterday, for target practice.
Rev. NJ. Long, of Kentucky, has &C.
cepted call from the High Bridge Re-
formed Church.
Van Horn Bros. has an article on
Dress Goods, that will interest the
Ladies.
Richard DeMott and his son William,
of Stanton, have lost five good farm horses
with spinal meningitis, within two weeks.
Mr.. George L. Gano, who went from
Pattenburg to San Francisco, Cal, some
years ago, has recently been chosen Chief
of Police of the Golden City.
Rev. M. B. Laning having resigned
the pastorate of Sandy Ridge Baptist
Church, will preach farewell sermon on
next Sabbath morning, Sept. Goth. Ser
vice at 1890 o'clock.
Pennington claims to have beaten
Trenton on raising big sunfl overs, Ogden
Robertson, of the county seat, having one
in his garden over nine feet high with a
flower 10 inches across its face.
The Reformed Church at Lebanon,
which was damaged by lightning a few
weeks ago, is being repaired. The insur-
aece companies allowed the Church $3.50
for the damage done.
On Sunday evening next, at the re-
quest of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union, Rev. ]. A. Dilks will preach
sermon on the subject of temperance
Services at 1880 o'clock. All are invited.
The well-known contractor, Captain
John Shields, has just secured a fifteen
mile contract from the Chicago, Burlng-
ton and Northern Railway Company,
which is about building an additional
line close to the Mississippi river.
The Pennsylvania State Fair will be
held in Philadelphia, Sept. 23d to Oct.
18th. 1t will be an unusually attractive
exhibition. See advertisement in another
column. A premium list may be seen at
this office.
The peach season is about at its
height now. Thousands of baskets leave
the South Branch depot, Pennington.
daily. Prices are getting better, we un-
derstand, some fine fruit selling for SO
per basket in New York.
George Smith, son of Asa Smith, of
Stockton, received compound fracture
of an arm and leg, few days since. 1t
was caused by fragment of rock which
was thrown in the air by blast and in
falling struck him in such manner as to
inflict the injuries described
AS next Sabbath will be "Temper-
ance Centennial Day. instead of the
usual address, there will be singing and
speaking by the young people in the hall
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, at $3.50 o'clock. All are invited
to be present.
MIR. John Kelly, who has carted coal
for Mr.. Asa Heath for many years, in
forms us that last Saturday he carted
eighteen tons of coal, nine of which were
delivered on Cottage Hill, and carried in
to the houses in baskets This Is pref
ty lively days work for man of Mr..
Kelly's age and build.
Tho farm of N. W. Tomson, of Mil
ford, for which Sheriff's deed was held
by the Northampton County National
Bank, of Easton, has been sold to Easton
parties for $4,000. The purchasers can
derive no benefit from the premises until
after the demise of Mrs. Tomson, who is
now upwards of So years of age.
Business is improving-thati is, some
kinds. Yesterday one of our storekeep-
ers told us that the day before he had
had calls from fifteen drummers, and in
the ten minutes that we were at the store,
three more called, so that it is probable
the average was kept up.
The State Fair at Waverly opened
yesterday and will continue until Friday.
The managers expect, if they have fair
weather, that this will be the most sue
cessful in the history of the Society.
There are more entries in every depart
ment, and the amount offered in pre-
miums is greater than ever before.
John P. Schomp, alias "Johnny L."
was recently arrested for violating the
State law in selling liquor without license.
His shanty was on the opposite side of
the Branch to Packer Island, and he was
apprehended at the instance of the Rail-
road Company. He is under bail for 5000
to answer any charge that may be
brought against him.
On Saturday afternoon, the Free
Church kindergarten will be open as
usual. The public are cordially invited.
The Oriental Children will give an illus
tration of an Oriental wedding, and on
this day and hereafter, Mrs. Marie E..
Hoffman, teacher of vocal culture, will
sing for the children and give them their
first lesson in vocal music.
Mr.. s. B. Bray, of this city, has pre-
sented us with some choice specimens Of
orange peaches, large and fully ripened on
the treet before being picked. Their flavor
is a superior to those picked while green
and dead-ripened, (if ripened at all,)
that there is little comparison. We re-
turn our thanks to him.
Two men tried to effect an entrance
into the Cottage Hill store in this city
last Monday night. Mr.. Montgomery, the
proprietor, heard them and fred two or
three shots at them, but failed to hit.
He recognized one of the men, and came
down to town and notified the night po-
lice. During the night man was arres-
ted, who answered to the description, but
when Mr.. M. saw him next morning, he
proved not to be the man, and he was
discharged.
The free concert given in this city,
by the New Hope Cornet Band, on last
Wednesday evening, was an excclle ut
one. and, it is hardly necessary to add,
drew big crowd. The programme was