The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-11-24
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WEDNESDAY, NOV. "a, 1886.
1T is reported that new wheel manu-

Is dangerously sick. with an attack OF an
apoplectic character.
Thanksgiving Service and Sermon,
1890, Thursday morning, at S. Andrews
Church, York street.
The young men of ST. Johns parish
will hold sociable in st. Johns Hall,
in this city, on Thanksgiving evening.
The time for holding the Newark
M. f. Conference has been fixed for
March 18th. Bishop II. W. Warren
will preside.
See Baumgartner' new advertise
ment of Holiday Goods. He has many
choice and cheap articles suitable for
presents.
In order to observe the thanksgiv-
ing season, our public schools will
close to day. and will not open again
until Tuesday morning next.
--Ex. President Arthur died last
Thursday morning. His funeral took
place in New York on Monday, and was
attended by "a large number of distin-
guished men.
Attention IS called to the advertise
ment of Mr.. John Louden. Mr. L. is
thoroughly posted in his business, is care
full not to misrepresent his goods, and
asks only n living Drofit
REV. J. ] Summerbell, OF the Chris
tian Church, at Milford, in this county,
thinks of resigning, his time being occu-
pied in filling the duties of Secretary of
the American Christian Convention.
The dwelling adjoining the Masonic
Hall in this city, belonging to the estate
of Jacob Probasco, decd, was put up at
public sale last Monday, bid up to 81, 540
and the sale adjourned.
Freebooter Arnelt is building cul-
vert at the corner of Clinton and Perry
streets, in this city, which is expected TO
be completed this month This corner
was low place aud in wet times was
often under water.
The ladies of the Baptist Church of
this city, will bold an entertainment on
Thursday and Friday evenings, Dec. 10th
and nth, entitled 1.-TWO Evenings in
Lapland, particulars of which will be
given hereafter.
We have had for year or more in
THE RECORD Office tableting machine,
and have been tabeting bill heads, note
heads, etc. We make the announcement
again because some customers may have
forgotten it.
In the door-yard of Mr.. William K.
Heath, near Barbertown, is small
dwarf pear tree that on one limb, five
feet long and one inch in diameter at the
trunk, there grew A pears, weighing %
pounds, the past season.
Augustus Black we'll, died Sunday morn
ing, suddenly, at her late residence at
Laiison's Corner, in the CID year Of her
age. She went to bed after midnight APP
parently as well as usual, Mr.. VIM. Hoff
and wife having spent the evening with
her. About one O'Clock she gave an
alarm and died in very few minutes.
The Hunterdon County Historical
Society will meet at Baptisttown on the
Etl of ~
will say that old deeds, wills, or
other papers. throwing light on
the history of the county, will be thank
fully received by and preserved by the
Society. They should be sent to Mr.. E.
Vosseler, Pennington.
The Ringoes Cornct Band was down
in the vicinity of Mount Airy on a sere-
made, last Thursday evening, and the
Mount Airy Calathumps as we'll. The
latter put in their first appearance on the
occasion. Each band did it's level best,
and the generous good folks lulled their
notes by giving all chance at the supper
table.
Hundreds of attractive Wedding
Gifts, at A. II. TITus'.
N.H.-2t. SO N. Union street.
Rev. C. II. Woolston will preach in
the First Baptist Church, next Sunday
morning, 90 "The Cost of the Gospel
Pitchers The subject of the second
little ''Star Sermon" to the children, will
be "a Single Cent" At $50 the pastor
will conduct the prayer meeting 10 the
Bethel Room. At the evening service the
pastor will preach on "The Dangers of
Winter Nights"
During the severe wind and rain
storm of last Thursday morning, large
tree which stood by the side of Mr.. d.
V. L. Schenck's residence, in Delaware
township, was blown over against the
gable end Of the house, breaking the roof
and cornice and some Of the windows in
the side of the house. 1t took Mr.. s. and
his assistants tie whole day to remove the
tree and temporarily repair the damage.
MIR. Joseph Smith, an old and we'll
known resident of Delaware township,
died last Friday night, the 18th inst, OF
pneumonia, at his residence near Ser
geantsville, aged " years. He was at
one time quite prominent Democratic
politician of that township, and held the
Office of Chosen Freebooter for six
years. He was also County Collector
for term of three years.
1t issnot cieditable to a Christian
community that the morning thanksgiv-
ing service is usually so shiny attended.
As but few work on this day, there is no
excuse for the non attendance OF large
majority of church goers. Certainly on
a day set apart especially for thanksgiv-
ing, almost any one can devote an hour
and q half to the religious services of
the day.
Mr.. Joseph Van Pelt. living near