The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-02-10
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, PA.
Have you had sleigh.ride?
-Minee MES are still in favor

The W. c. t. q. of Bristol is doing
great work.
Open your cutters and allow the
water 10 haste away
The coal. bin is suffering from the
recent cold weather.
-" Have You rented yet?" is COM
mon question just now.
The Spring elections will occur on
Tuesday, February 16.
The Union Paper Mills have been shut
down on account of the ice in the river.
Life is short-only four letters in it.
Three-Quarters of it is /" lie, and half
of it an elf
DIR. J. S. Bryan, of Newtown, talks
of removing his drug business to Had
donfield, N. j.
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the Lambertville RECORD.
Ice boats on the Delaware, between
Bristol and Burlington, on Monday
skinned across the ice with lightning
rapidity.
The backbone of Winter is not
broken. Oh, no 1t gets up on its hind
legs and bowls fiercely, every now and
then, as it paints noses red.
There is not such vast difference in
some of the habits of the boys and girls
In this vicinity after all The boys chew
tobacco and the girls chew-gum.
The township elections in Pennsyl-
vania will take place on Tuesday of next
week. The New Hope people are getting
their candidates ready for the contest.
Prof. Saml J. Pickering, of our town,
is agent for Law renee Bros, OF Easton,
for their fine upright organs. They are
said to be of fine quality and very rea-
sonable in price.
-Charlcs Bowlby, late proprietor of
the Court House Hotel, Easton, has
rented the hotel property of William s.
Barron at Centre Bridge, and will take
Possession April LIST.
Mr.. A, w. Taylor, of Philadelphia,
was severely attacked with rheumatism,
while on a visit at his father-in laws,
Hiram Scarborough, Esq, in New Hope,
on Sunday last, so that he had to be help
ed to his home in the city on Monday.
3 "A select promenade concert will be
given'hy the New Hope Cornet Band,
in the Lambertville Skating Rink, on
Thursday evening. February 18th inst.
Dancing at $50 P. NJ Cards of invita-
ton have been issued. and the affair is
to be choice one.
The revival meetings in our NJ. E..
Church are doing grand work. Scores
OF converts are hoeking into the Church
and the spiritual interest continues to
increase. May it last until those who
are still in the world shall have confess
ed the Saviour before men.
Some time ngo we read an article in
the Doylestown Democrat descriptive OF
cave having been discovered many
years ago in Buckingham Mountain y
We have not seen any cart-loads OF dy.
Mantle going out the pike as yet
Who will be the first to open hole il
the old mountain We would rathel
come in last.
"A Virginia Concert y was given a
Solomon's Hotel, in New Hope, on,
evening lust week, by number of col
ored folks. Jump Jim Grow F." wal
danced 10y colored lady and gentleman
and among the attractions presented wal
colored girl, Is years of age and weigh
ing 375 pounds. The attendance wal
very slim, owing no doubt to the higl
price of admission-35 cents.
According to the grounding
theory, we are to have five weeks still
remaining of cold Winter. 1t is neces
sary that extreme care should be used
in watching over the children during
these slushy, sloppy days. The great
liability of the little one to wet shoes
and stockings, so productive of severe
sore throats, colds, etc, and worse di.
senses, must be borne in mind What
great suffering can be saved these dear
ones by using simply plain common
sense, adopting the same precautions fol
them that we do for ourselves, who are
tender plants, and not the hardened
oaks that we are.
--On Monday evening of this weel
the I. o. 0. F. OF orr town held soci
able in their hall. Prayer was offered
by the pastor OF the M. E. Church, the
Rev. F. B. Lynch highly interesting
recitation by the same gentleman, ant
one by Chas. Haigh, Esq. singing b,
Messrs. Chas. Schermerhorn, Thomas
Werts and G.. V. Clark, aud music BY
the New Hope Orchestra. The speecl
by Thos. l.. Naylor, Esq, was good ant
rendered in his usual fine style. Al
important feature Of the affair was th,
banquet. 1t was real treat. Every
thiuU r,aeaad off plaaeantlv and ali xvar,