The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-01-20

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Gospel meetings in the Baptist
Church every night this and next week.
-Protracted meetings are in progress
in the M. E. Church in Frenchtown.
John c. Bloom has sold his lot in
Kingwood township, containing about s
acres, to Charles Leonard, for So, 900.
The name of DIR. jeremiah Hayhurst
was accidentally omitted from the list of
directors of the Lambertville National
Bank, published in our last weeks issue.
BERTHE, an eight-year,old son of An
drew E. Joiner, while pulling Jumper, J"
on Saturday last, slipped and fell on the
pavement, breaking his right arm near
the wrist.
Upwards of twenty persons have pro-
fessed conversion at the Milford M. E..
Church since the beginning of the revival
services, and the interest has not yet be-
gun TO abate.
Mr.. John Foran was confirmed as
postmaster of this city, by the U. S. Sen
ate on Thursday last. The protest"
and COLLECTIONS" did not seem to have
much weight.
Mr.. j. Ross Lake, left Pennington
last Thursday morning to accept Gov
eminent position as postal clerk on the
United States mail car running between
New York and Pittsburg. He will no
doubt make popular official
Mr.. J. NJ Wilson, of Stockton, re-
Gently lost a valuable COW in somewhat
peculiar way. She, in trying to extricate
her head from the straw house where it
had become fast, forced her nose down
into the straw and was smothered to
death.
1t has been officially announced that
Mr.. Frank f. Ellmaker, Assistant Civil
Engineer of the New York Division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, will, on Friday,
assume the superintendency of the Belvi-
dere Division, vice John A. Anderson,
Esq, resigned.
The festival held by the M . e. Church
of this city, on Friday and Saturday
evenings of last week, was success.
The New Hope Band entertained the
audience with excellent music, the ladies
provided tempting refreshments, and the
profits netted about 800
The officials of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company in Philadelphia con-
neoted with the engineering department,
state that the plans had been drawn for a
new depot to be built at Trenton. The
new station will be a very fine structure
and it may possibly be commenced before
the expiration of the year.
The members of the s'Busy Bee So
oiety," will hold musical sociable in
Thatcher's Hall, Thursday evening, Jan.
2Sth, from 7:30 to 10 o'clock, when they
will be happy to receive and entertain
their friends, and any of the ladies and
gentlemen who may wish to attend. Adj
mission, including refreshments, 80 cents.
-E. P. Conkling, administrator, sold
the David Hoagland still house and farm
of SO acres, at Pleasant Run, last week,
for 81, 405. John Schomp, son of Mr.. Hen
ry Schomp, was the purchaser. Mr..
Conkling also sold the Thatcher Trim
mer Frog Tavern property" near Gro
ton, to Mr.. Samuel Ruppell, for 1920.
There are 80 acres in the tract.
"A butcher named Ealer, hailng, it is
said, from Kintersville, Pa, was found
seated in his wagon, on Tuesday of last
week, on the road between Milford and
Frenchtown, in an almost frozen condi
ton. His discoveries brought him to
Milford, where restoratives were applied
and he revived sufficiently to be sent on
his way home. But for the timely dis
eovery of his condition, he would un-
doubtedly have persisted from the cold
Milford Leader.
Mr.. Joseph Lair, of Delaware town.
ship, died very suddenly at his home,
early Sunday morning, from paralysis.
At midnight his wife awakened and he
showed no signs of sickness, and appear
ed to be sleeping soundly. Early in the
morning, when she arose she found that
he was dead and that his body was cold,
showing that he had been dead some time.
Mr.. Lar was man of excellent standing,
peighborly and pleasant in his intercourse
with the people, and was generally liked.
He was quite advanced in years.
AT the annual meeting of the Alex
andria Delaware Bridge Company, held
at the Railroad House, Frenchtown, on
Monday of last week, the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year:
President, Jacob Slower Secretary and
Treasurer, Bryan Hough Directors, Jas.
Williams, Levi Ruth, Ishmael Brink, r.
w. Bloom, VIM. Fl. Eckel, N. D. Will
liams Toll Collector, Daniel Stahler. A
dividend Of ten per cent. was declared
from the earnings OF the past six months.