The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-05-05

ing off TO close business.
Tho dwelling house of Charles Rob
erson, a farmer living near Qnakertown,-
was burned down on Saturday morning,
oath ult.
The Ladies Missionary Society con-
nected with the Central N. J. Baptist As
ISOLATION, are holding a meeting to-day in
the Baptist Church in this city.
The Regular Annual Meeting of the
New jersey State Homeopathic Medical
Society was held at Newark, in Upper
Library Hall, No. lat Market Street, at
II o'clock A. M, on Tuesday, May 4th.
Rev. W. P. G. Strickland, former
pastor of the M. E. Church in this city,
and Rev. W. F. Herr, formerly practic-
ing Law here (now pastor at Farmingdale,)
visited this city yesterday.
Mr.. VIM. H. Manners, of Wertsville,
who lost his wife short time ago, lost
little child by death on Monday morning.
He has the sympathy of the community
in his double bereavement.
One day recently. Annie, an 11-year-
old daughter Of Mr.. John Smith, of Mt.
Airy, while playing about q corn shelter
trying to stop the revolving Wheel
caught her right hand in the cogs, badly
decorating It. 81
Charles F. Nixon, of Frenchtown, on
Monday received papers notifying him
that he had received q pension of 1885,
81 and win receive seventeen dollars a
month hereafter.
Rev. ID. NJ. Matthews, of French.
town, having resigned the position Of cor
responding secretary OF Hunterdon Co.
S. s. Association, W. II. Baker. of Clin-
ton, has been appointed to serve the re-
naming portion of his term.
On Monday last family of gray
foxes, eleven in number, was discovered
on the farm of tho late DIR. David Man
ners, in Kingwood township. Seven. Of
them were captured alive and four were
killed.
DIR. Theodore Balderston, Dentist,
has opened an Office over Solliday's jew
elry Store, in New Hope, for the practice
Of his profession. He is graduate of
dental college and fully competent to dis
charge the duties of his profession.
Mr.. VIM. Thatcher has greatly i'm.
proved his saloon on Church street, by
handsomely papering it. 1t Is enriched
by beautiful borders, corner pieces, etc.
He has also greatly improved his summer
garden, adjoining his ice cream saloon,
By enlarging the pavilion, setting out
trees, and sodding the grounds.
by some bad management, the street
lamps were unlighted on Saturday, Sun
day and Monday evenings. Lamp-lighter
Tyson's time had run out aud no temper
airy arrangement was made for lighting
them. On Monday evening, Council APP
pointed Mr.. H j. B. Kitchin, and hereafter
we may expect to have the lamps attend
ed to.
List of letters remaining unclaimed
in the Post Office at Lambertville, Hun
terdon county, N. j., for thirty days,
May /, 1886:
Thomas d. Marbacker.
Parick Trighee.
Susan Cooper.
j. s. Curtis.
JOHN FoRAN, p. M.
May 1, 1886.
The Democrat says that the old land
marks of Pennington are rapidly fading
away before the march Of Improvement.
Another OF them, the venerable frame
building late the residence of G.. Rartles.
deceased, and now owned by his son, DIR.
William II. Bartles, is about being re-
moved from the position 1t has occupied
on Main Street for nearly century. 1t
is to be showed back to the rear of the lot
to make room for q more modern struc-
ture.
"A splendid stock Of Dunlap's hats in
light colors, for summer wear, now on
sails at Hotels, 33 Z. State St., Trenton.
Also, straw hats, and all other reasonable
goods, not forgetting fine line Of um-
brelIas and canes.
Rev. q. II. Woolston will preach in
the Baptist Church, next Sunday, on the
subject, "The True Worshiper." To the
children will be preached the "Lion Ser
mon." In the evening The Pastor will
preach the second sermon to workingmen,
entitled "The Workingman and the
Church, or the Chicago Strikes and I'm.
Belief Workingmen and their families
invited. At $50 the Pastor will conduct
the Young Peoples Meeting and the .Try
Company" hymns will be sung.
The General Assembly of the Presby-
terian Church will meet at Minneapolis,
Mimi, May Goth. The Commissioners
from the Presbytery Of New Brunswick
are: Rev. Walter Brooks and Rev. 8. NJ.
Studdiford, Of Trenton, and Rev. Mr..
McCauley, OF Brunswick; Barker Gum
mere. Esq, of Trenton, DR.. English, of
New Brunkswick. and Chas. A. Skillman,
Esq, OF this city Mr.. skillman visited
Minneapolis In 1854, when It had but
four houses. In his coming visitto 1t, he
will see city Of one hundred and fifty
Thousand.
-"Arbor Day" was observed by the
Public Schools Of this city. last Friday.
At2P. NJ. a number Of our citizens. in
addition to tho scholars, assembled at the
Hill School, Tho exercises were as fol-
lows: 4
Address by the Rev. P. A. Stnddiford,
ID. ID.
Singing by the school.
Address by Rev. Q. II. Woolston.
Remarks by School Trustees DR.. L. A.
Reading aud L. Ii. Sergeant, Esq, and
by ex-P President Of this Board WEIGH.
Singing.
Planting Of the tree.
a.