The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-09-01

oh ouhoay' his remains were brought
home on Monday and will be buried to-.
day.
Mr.. Will A. Abbott, graduate of
THE RECORD office, but now an employe
in the Democrat-Adcerttser Office, Flem-
ingtou, gave us call on Monday. lie
spent last week in soldering at Camp
Mott, Sea Girt, and gave us glowing ac.
count of the encampment.
The Republican State Executive
Committee met in Taylor's Hotel, in
Jersey City, on Thursday last and ap-
pointed sub committee to select a date
for holding the Gubernatorial Convention
in Trenton. The committee is composed
of Carrot A. Hobart, State Comptroller
Z. j. Anderson and Charles A. Skillman.
1.-THE Little Tycoon" will be played
at Taylor Opera House, Trenton, on Sat
urday evening of this week, by the origi
nal company that played 1t in the Temple
Theatre, Philadelphia. Arrangements
have been made, we are informed, by
Supt. Ellmaker, of the Belvidere Divi-
sion, so that persons in this city who wish
to attend will be returned home after the
performance.
The Rev. John Fl. Boswell, pastor of
the Lambertville M. E. Church, will
preach next Sabbath morning, Cd. W at
1890, on "Backsliding,' and in the
evening at 7:45, on " Banks for Los
iDgs-Open at all Hours-on Every Day
of the Week-Nothing Taken on Deposit
but Good Money -Stockholders, Direc-
tors and Depositors. Sabbath evening
prayer meeting at 6:45.
Doctor ]. O.. Hoff, of Bloomsbury,
was bitten by a copperhead snake one
day recently, while on visit to patient
on the mountain. He attempted to kill
it, and during the battle it struck him on
the inside of the hand with its fangs.
His hand and arm were very much swol-
len, and panied him exceedingly before he
reached home, and applied severe RENE.
dies to extract the poison.
The Neao Jersey Herald, published at
Newton, the organ of the Democracy of
Sussex County, came out last week under
the editorial management of Thomas
Rays, lawyer of that county who is con-
siderably talked about as candidate for
Governor Mr.. Rays takes decided stand
in opposition 20 the denomination of Pid-
cock for Congress, and says that If nom.
mated he can't be elected. Evidently, we
are on the eve of lively political racket.
John Curen, boatman, of Bristol
aged 81 years, was drowned in the canal
near the lock, in this city, last Friday
night. He was seen at several places 10
town in the evening, and it is thought
that while he was stepping from one boat
to another to reach his own boat he slip
ped and fell into the canal. The body
was found, and was sent to his home in
Bristol ON Monday by Undertaken Master
son.
"A farmer named Lewis Ball, aged
about 65 years, living near Centreville,
was found hanging by the neck in his
barn, last Wednesday morning. He had
gone to the barn to do up his morning
work-and which he had performed Mr..
Ball buried his wife about one week pre-
viously, and it is supposed that her loss
L. l. hi m
end his own life. He leaves some grown
up children - unterd0n Democrat.
Sun. flower items are in order. Here
is the first for Lambertviile b. II.
Joiner has two sun flower stalks growing
in his yard, on Franklin street, one of
which is III feet in length, 81 inches in
circumference, and contains between 80
and 60 flowers. The other one measures
10 feet in length, Al inches in circumfer-
ence, and contains as flowers The cir
conference OF tho first mentioned plant is
Is feet and that of the second 16t feet.
Both stalks are still growing. Next!
-Easton is to have Gland Army day
on Friday, September 18th. 1t is expect
ed that 5000 veterans will parade during
the day aud will attend the camp fire in
the skating rink in the evening. Ex-
Governor Curtin is advertised to be pres
ent, and General Daniel E. Sickles, Gov.
ernor Pattison, Gen. r. Beath, Gen j. c.
Black, and Governor Albeit, of New Jer-
sey, are expected to attend. Major c. A.
Post, of this city, will be present and take
part in the parade.
Jacob Anderson, Of Spring Mills, near
Milford, is suffering with a disease known
to the medical fraternity as shingles. :"
His flesh raised up like rope from his
hip almost around his body and became
very sore and rough, having the appear
ance of shingles on a roof; hence the
name. The oldest physicians say that
very few cases have ever been known in
Hunterdon county. The only fatal case
in recent years was that of Samuel b.
Hudnit, in Frenchtown, in 1873 or IA
Hunterdon Democrat.
The canning season has now fairly
started at Mr.. ]. II. Butterfoss' factory
in this city, but the height of the season
will not be reached for two or three
weeks. Mr.. B. has just put in five
horse power steam engine to drive new
pulp machine, which does its work rapid
ly and perfectly. He has made over AGO.
600 cans for this seasons trade, and will
I'll them easily unless the present dry
weather should cut the crop short. EN-
ployment will be given to large number
of hands
Mr.. Geo. NJ HoIcombe, Jr, deserves
the thanks of pedestrians along North
Union street. For years the projection
of the porch of the dwelling near Delevan
street, on Union, recently bought by him,
has been a source of annoyance to all