The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-12-22

The Postmaster General has appoint
ed VIM. G. Bloom, postmaster at Valley,
in this county.
Twelve members OF the |. O. @. F.,
residing at White House, have made APP
plcation TO the Grand Master for lodge
TO be located there.
The meetings in the Bethlehem Pres
byterian Church under the pastorate of
Rev. J. G.. Williamson have closed and
nearly thirty conversions are reported.
The amount Of ore taken out at the
Swayze and Turkey Hin mines is steadily
increasing. At the latter mine about
carload is shipped every day.
Look at the fine display of Christ
mas Candies in Mrs. Geo. Raisch's WIN.
dow, Church street.
David K. Hoffman, a wellknown and
useful citizen of Clinton township, died at
his residence last Wednesday night, after
a long illness. He was aged Sc years.
The person who talks about building
pottery employing 500 bands with
$40, QUO capital, hasn't studied the pot
terry business, We imagine.
Mrs. Mary f. O'Driaeoll, widow Of
Patrick O'Driscoll, of this city, has just
been allowed pension by the govern.
ment
Talented preachers are supply ing the
pulpit of the Presbyterian Church in this
city every Sunday. No action has as
yet been taken toward calling a pastor.
Our Full Cream Soda Biscuits are
the best. G. ]. Fisher
IF you want to know what the Scrip
lures mean when they say at is more
blessed to give than TO receive" seek out
the poor and deserving and give them an
appropriate Christmas present.
Rev. G. II. Woolston, pastor of the
Baptist Church in this city, has received
call to one of the Philadelphia churches.
His decision as to the acceptance has
not yet been made.
We issue with this number of our
paper Christmas Supplement, filed with
interesting reading and appropriate ad
yertising. People who want to know
where to get holiday goods win find full
particulars in this sheet.
The pulpit of the First Baptist
church of this city. will be filed next
Sunday morning and evening by Rev.
q. W. Clark, d. D., author of tClark's
Commentaries" and Harmony Of the
Gospels.
AT the sale of the Eye property, two
miles below this city, last Saturday, only
part was sold. Mr. Gershom L. Eye
bought the Homestead portion and Mr..
Wesley Case a tract adjoining Mr.. Cor
nelius Roses.
Mr.. Abram Hoppock of Raritan
Township came to our city on Tuesday
and had large tumor taken from the
back of his neck The surgical opera
ton was performed by Dr.. Frank W.
Larson DIR. Geo. Fl. Larson giving
the anaesthesia to relieve pain.
The Baptist Sunday School of this
city will hold their Christmas entertain
ment on Wednesday even'g OF next week,
in the lecture room. The exercises will
coosist Of dialogues. tableaus, singing,
ETC. Presents will be distributed to the
children of the school An admission
fee Of 10 cents will be charged.
The Presbyterian Sunday School of
this city will hold Christmas service on
Christmas Eve friday, at Z o'clock.
The exercises will consist Of q service of
song, an address by Rev. Mr.. Lindsay, Of
Wilmington, Del, and the presentation
of gifts to the children. The services
will be held in the main audience room.
The Methodist Episcopal Sunday
School of this city will hold their usual
Christmas festivities 10 the church on
Christmas Eve. There will be dialogues
singing, &c, and Kriss Kringle, fat and
funny, will be present to present gifts to
the children. The main room will be
decorated for the occasion.
From personal inspection in many
cases, we can say that our advertisers
nave choice stocks of holiday goods and
that their prices are reasonable. Our
readers should look over the holiday ad.
vertisements in this issne, both in the
regular issue and in the Supplement-, be-
fore they purchase. 1t will give them
some suggestions as to goods needed.
1T is proposed by some person or per-
sons to secure a charter for an iron bridge
to be built across the Delaware at this
place. As the old New Hope Delaware
Bridge Co. has perpetual charter, and
no bridge, according to its terms, can be
built within three miles Of the present
structure, there is slim show fora second
bridge.
Physicians prescribe Ayers Sarsa-
parilla in cases Of scrofula, and In every
form Of chronic disease, because this medi-
cine is safer to take, and is more highly
concentrated, than any other preparation.
1t can always be depended upon as an
effective blood puriisr.