The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-03-24
PICKED UP HERE AND THERE.


PICKED UP HERE AND THERE.
BY SPECIAL REPORTER
Spring poetry is ripe.
Splendid weather last Sunday.
Court commences at Pennington April
18th.
The 4th of July this year will fall on
Sunday.
Next Sunday will be the Third Sun
day in Lent.
Exercise Board is what some of our
people call it.
Our charter election occurs on the
second Monday in April.
Nine out of ten persons you meet just
now complain of bad cold.
Mr.. Augustus Vanderbilt Of Milford,
has leased the Woodsville hotel, and took
possession to-day.
The Grand Army boys all over the
country are rising in indignation at the
way the Mt. Joy (Pa.) Soldiers Or
phans' Home has been conducted.
Everybody seemed to be cold at the
temperance meeting in Lyceum Hall
last Monday evening. There was no life
displayed. Even the stove sympathized
with the audience.
On the 18th inst Major c. A. Angel
Post, No, 20, G. A. H., of this city, paid
q donation visit to Comrade G. Dallas
Robbins, of New Hope, who has been
i'll for long time past.
Always on the alert to keep in advance.
Stockton. the undertaken, has placed on
the floor of his main furniture room
good quality of matting to keep the feet
of patrons warm while examining the
handsome display of furniture.
Bishop Scarborough will visit st. An
drew's Church tomorrow Thursday.
In the morning there will be sermon
and confirmation in the afternoon, at
O'Clock, infant baptism, and in the
evening sermon aud confirmation.
1t should have been mentioned long
ago--but "better late than never that
Mr.. William Swazey is in the employ of
Stockton, the furniture man. He is
known as general utility No. g." His
many friends are invited to cal, and see
him.
Mr.. H. L. Vanhorn informs us that
he found a ladies' kid glove on N. Union
ftree;, few days ago, and says 4" if the
lady who owns the mate does not return
IL 10 1855 days from date Of this notice, she
will be prosecuted to the full extent of the
law
Last Sunday morning, about 8 o'clock,
during the rain storm, the stone powder
house" on the south of the old Myers
property, on Franklin street, near Church
street, known to our Oldest residents, fell
with crash, and is now no more. This
old building had some woodwork about
tia roof, door frame and window
frame. After the fall of the building a
lady on Franklin street, who had claim
in the building, donated this woodwork |
to the children of her nearest neighbor,
on condition that the same be removed ON
Monday. Monday morning, at an early
hour, the neighbours children, reinforced
by a boy cousin from the First Ward, ad- |
vanced boldly upon the ruins andattempt- |
ed the removal of the wood work, when |
an enemy in ambush ordered them to de-
sist and threatened 'sfire'' il an instant re-
treat was not made. The boy force show
cd game and gave notice that they would
take possession of the old wood work ''if
It took all Summer. The enemy left the
ambush and presented gun loaded as
heavily as ever gun was loaded at Gettys-
burg or Spottsylvana, when the boys re-
treated in good order and fell back to the
protection of mother and aunt. A small
wooden gun was secured from the garrett,
painted black aud embellished with tin
ornaments, when another advance was
made, one of the boys pushing a wheel
barrow such as was used when the canal
was dug in this place Except that 1t had
no legs), and with loud shout from the
boys and great hurrah from the many |
spectators assembled the enemy was rout-
ed and the wood secured. Lost-dead, 0; !
wounded, O.; grand total, 0.
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Look out for the Mipstrels. at Hol- |