The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-06-09

MIR. Kenderdine Kerr, of Kingwood.
was stricken with blindness not long
ago, and has remained in that condition
ever since
The ladies of the Baptist Church of
Tins city will hold Straw berry Festival
in Lycenm Hall, on Friday and Saturday
evenings of next week. The Mikado Fan
Drill and other attractions will be of
fered.
"A ten pound salmon was caught in
the Delaware. at Moore's Station, one
day last week. 1t was sold to some hun
cry ''Flemingtou feller" So was a six
teen pourd rock fish, caught at this place
last Friday.
we are under obligations to Mr.. I.
Il. Louden, of Daytona, Fla. for copy
OF the HALIFAX Journal, published in that
town. 1t contains map of Volusia Co :,
IN which Daytona is situated, and gives
evidence Of the rapid growth of that part
of Florida.
The Milford Leader SAYS that
link Teets--everyhody hereabouts
knows "zink"-who some years ago kept
one of the Milford hotels, we understand
received $4,000 in back pension from the
Government, and is now living in Tren.
ton Some of our people who know his
army career are wondering how be did it,
Mr.. John Carpenter, Jr, of the Gin
ton Democrat, was nominated for Riparian
Commissioner by the Governor last week,
but no action was taken by tho SEN
ate. Mr.. Carpenter has since been ap
pointed to the position and will therefore
hold the office until the next session of
the Legislature. The pay is 81, 800 per
year.
One night last week some one pois
oned dog kept by DIR. l.. A. Reading
at his hillside Poultry Yards in this
city, and then carii ed off some valuable
dark brahmas, that the Doctor had just
contracted 10 sell to another dealer for
SEQ. If any one knows of any clue to
the whereabouts of these fowls, DIR. r.
will be glad TO hear of it.
Assembly No. 5,729, Knights of
Labor, of this city, will hold pic mic on
the Cricket Grounds, on Monday, July
9Th. Games and amusements OF various
kinds will be INDUCED in. Ice cream
and other refreshments will be offered
for sale. No intoxicating drinks will be
sold or allowed on the grounds. Full
particulars will be given hereafter.
Last Wednesday evening, large
number of relatives and friends of Mr..
John Dilts, of this city, gave him a sur.
prise visit at his residence on Jefferson
street, that day being the sixty-fifth
anniversary Of bis marriage. Mr.. Dilts
is ninety years old and his wife is eighty
four. Several of his children and grant,
children were present. besides many
from this city and tho surrounding
country. The evening was very pleas.
antly spent by all.
The "Try Company extend a cor.
dial invitation to its friends 10 visit them
on Saturday afternoon, in the Lecture
Room of the Baptist Church. They can
be seen in their camp works and other de-
lightful exercises. The Director will give
his first Natural History talk, which will
be illustrated. The children will give a
series of living pictures, illustrating the
soldier leaving home and friends, for the
battle field. A collection will be taken.
Come and bring the little folks.
The barbed wire fence ought to go.
Counting the injury it inflicts upon stock
from time TO time it is the highest priced
fence that eau be put up. One of Mr.. w.
II. Fulper's fine bay carriage horses was
severely cut in the shoulder a few days
ago by running into strip of this kind
of fence as it was passing into its stable
in Pennington. Last week one day a
horse belonging to Mr.. j. Waters, OF
Pleasant Run, nearly bled to death by
cuts received while tied to one of these
fences.
-Children's Day will he observed next
Sunday at the Baptist Church. The
church will be decked with flowers and
ornamental designs. The morning will
be given entirely to the children, it being
the first anniversary of Children's Ser
mons in that church. The subject will
be "a Prison Wall Text" This will be
an object sermon. At this service every
child in attendance will be given a little
book, as an anniversary gift. In the even
ing the Sunday School will have charge Of
the exercises, and there will be Rotations,
&c. The committee who have the pro-
gramme in charge, will do their best to
make the Children's Day of '80, day
long to be remembered.
The Hunterdon Democrat voices the
sentiment of its party on the "local OPP
tom and Prohibition question in man.
ner that cannot be m isunderstood. In u
reply to questions propounded by the
Somerset Unionist- Gazette, it says:
Eyes, we approve the course followed
by the Democrats because we do not be-
lieve in Local Option. We are not in
favor of the sale of liquor In Somerville
and not in Pennington. We approve Of
the course taken by the Democrats for
another reason, to wit: we are down on
hypocrisy. The Democrats, as q party,
assume no mock position on the temper
ance question for the sake Of votes. They
oppose as tyrannical any law that says
the people shall eat or drink certain
things and leave alone certain other
things. The greatest liberty TO the great
est Lumber is pretty good Democracy"
The Forty seventh Anniversary Exer
cises of Pennington Seminary will take
or NJ n an