The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-05-12
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ganized at Pennington to-day.
"A Teachers Institute will be held in
Pennington on.the 10th and 2ist inst.
House for Rent. Apply to s. F. Mar
tindel, Union St. Bakery. ml2tf.
Carver s. Williams have some hand.
some new styles of Summer goods on sale
and are doing fine trade in carpets and
house furnishing goods
lis there a member of the Excise
Board that thinks that four or five hotels
and two or three drinking places are me-
cessary and will conduce to the public
good?
Van Horn Brothers are selling large
quantity of furniture, and they are SO
busy they have not had time to write an
advertisement about their fine stock of
seasonable dry goods.
"A fine opportunity is now offered to
our people to secure a mandatory EN-
ploying four hundred persons. Let there
be an organized and persistent effort to
raise means to bring this establishment to
this city.
MIR. J. Frank Groman has improved
his drug store, corner Main and Church
streets, recently, by repainting 1t, and by
charging the main store, the compound
ing Office having been reduced in size to
accomplish this.
On Sunday evening, May %. Maioe
G. A. Angel Post. No. 20. G.. A. R.. the
Ladies' Auxiliary. and Company G.
National Guard, will attend the M. E.
Church, and on Sunday evening, May
80, will attend the Baptist Church.
1T is to be hoped that our citizens
generally will interest themselves to give
good reception to the 7th Regiment
upon their visit here june 9Th. 1t is pro-
posed to give them dinner at the Rink
or some other suitable place.
lis there a man 10 town SO big fool
as to believe 1t is necessary to license men
to entertain the travelling public? Amy
body can do that without a license. Men
are licensed simply and solely to soil In
toxicating drink.
The members of st. Elmo Comman-
derry, No. IA, Of this city, are pleased at
the honor conferred on their Commandery
by the elevation of Past Commander
Isaac s. Roberts of st. Elmo to the posi-
ton of Grand Commander of the Grand
Commandery of New Jersey.
"A tramp, called "Big Mac" was SEN
fenced by Judge Stewart, last Friday, to
state prison for three years, for robbing
Andrew Riley, of this city, of So, about
two weeks ago. Riley was in Trenton and
was going to take the night freight for
this city, but found II had gone, when he
was attacked by "Big Mac and five
other tramps, choked and robbed of
five dollars.
Our Excise Boar d is providing very
literally for entertaining "the people who
come down the York road from Ringoes"
aud sthe people who come down the river
from Stockton In fact we didn't know
there was so much of them, until lawyer
Sergeant portrayed the necessity for hav-
ing hotels licensed for their accommoda-
ton, before tho Excise Board, last Friday
evening. We trust these Ringoes and
Stockton people are suitably grateful.
List of letters remaining unclaimed
in the Post Office at Lambertville, Hun
terdon county, N. j., for thirty days,
May 8, 1886;
Geo. III. Smith.
VIM. I'll. Fisher.
Henry Lauer.
VIM. Shook.
Joseph Davis.
M. Brick.
Miss Emma M. Foster.
Miss Charlotte Black.
JouN FoRAN, p. NJ.
May 10, 1886.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of School Trustees was held on
Wednesday evening of last week. Re-
ports of Standing Committees we're called
and heard, and the Finance Committee
we're instructed to meet the Finance Com
mittee Of Common Council, to confer 10
relation to appropriation Of 81 800 asked
of Council to meet current expenses Of
Board the coming year.
Aspecial committee on Commencement,
consisting of Messrs. Sergeant, Reading
and Callan, was appointed by the Presi-
dent.
Bills were ordered paid, after which the
Board adjourned.
"A festival, and ceremonies attendant
upon the laying of the corner stone of the
Baptist Church at Washington, Pa, will
be held in the new church there, on the
afternoon and evening of Friday tho 18th
inst. The festival TO be continued on
Saturday afternoon and evening. The
address will be delivered BY the Rev. G.
II. Woolston, Of this city. Supper and
refreshments and music, will be provided
Invitations to prominent guests have been
given, and good time is expected. The
Pastor, Rev. Geo. II. Larson, Of our city,
is having the church erected according t.
his own plans. 1t will soon be compile
ted. The public arc cordially invited.
On Saturday evening last. Charles
Trait, while intoxicated, amused himself
by throwing stones at the windows Of
the saloon OF Peter Smith, Jr.. 16 and IL
Church street. and at last succeeded in
throwing large stone through one Of
the front windows. demolishing part Of
the sash and several panes Of glass. he
then ran away, but shortly afterwards
was arrested at his boarding house by
Policeman Gregg, and taken before Jns
tice Kitchin, who gave him o hearing
and placed him under bail in the sum Of
1900 for his appearance at Court. Being