The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-04-25

MIR. Henry Harden has been appoint
ed postmaster at Raven Rock, this county.
The Pennington Fire Department
has elected Elmer Ham Chief Engineer
and Forrest A. Rice Assistant Chief.
Rev. Chas. II. Thomas. of Phila.,
will deliver the Memorial Day address
in this city, May Both.
William G, Apgar and Thomas NJ.
Warford have been licensed to keep hotels
in Frenchtown.
1T is said that 80, 900 peach trees will
be planted in the Middle Valley vicinity
the present season.
-Four or five new dwelling houses
will be erected in Frenchtown the present
Spring and Summer.
Last Monday a week Campfield
Con8ling, OF Pleasant Run vicinity, killed
blacksnake measuring A feet in length.
Frank A. Robbins show drew rather
small audiences in this city, last Monday.
The weather was too cool to gather a
crowd under tent.
The parish Sociable APP pointed for
tomorrow Thursday evening, at S. An
drew's Rectory, will be postponed, out of
regard to friends and neighbors in Attic
ton.
Tile Frenchtown Baptist Church has
called Rev. j. w. Taylor, of Severn, Va,
to become its pastor. He has accepted
the call, and will take charge about
May LIST.
The prohibition meeting at Lyceum
Hall, last Wednesday evening, drew out
a good audience. The address by f. C.
Smith, Esq, is well spoken of by those
who heard it,
1T is the law of development, that the
new shall succeed and displace the old.
This law applies well to the New Davis
Vertical Feed Sewing Machine. Have
you seen it +?
Gently purchased the Wesley Bird farm
in Alexandria township, containing 144
acres, for $4,000. Mr.. McConnell's son
Joseph, will occupy it.
Mr.. and Mrs. John s. Holcombe, of
this city, have both been dangerously
sick for some time with pneumonia. On
Sunday morning Mrs. Holcombe died,
and Mr.. Holcombe's death is hourly ex-
pected,
"A cricket match between junior elev-
ems, captained by Samuel A. Huselton
and George II White, will be played on
the cricket ground, on Saturday, April
asth. Wickets pitched at 2 P. M.
On Wednesday afternoon last, Edwin
Force, boy of IA years of age, was run
over by coal train on the railroad near
Frenchtown. His right leg was so badly
crushed that it had to be amputated be-
low the knee. His left foot was also badly
crushed.
Russell Barber, son of Mr.. Howard
Barber, who was injured week before last
by being thrown into an ash pit while at
play with some boys IAN account of which
was published in our last issue), died yes
terday from the effects Of his injury. He
was 10 years old.
Some of the cock-fghting crowd from
this town, who were arrested in Trenton
last Thursday night, did very near
thing in giving as their names the names
of reputable citizens of this town and vi
cinity. Not one of the crowd gave hi
real name.
The Rev. J. IL. Boswell, pastor o.
the Methodist Episcopal Church of thi
city, will preach next Sunday morning, a
1890 o'clock, on the subject, "The Mes
in the Rock, and in the evening, at 7:30
on ''Sports That Kill'-the subject an
nounced for last Sunday evening AL
are invited.
The large hotel at Bridgeton, Pa.
just opposite Milford, was burned or
Tuesday night of last week, with the con
tents that were in the upper stories of tn
building. The Milford fire engine wa
on the ground but could not extinguisl
the flames. The widow of the late job
Sellers was the owner of the hotel.
Mrs. Nancy Lawshe, whose maide
name was Rockafellow, native of Ser
geantsvilIe, in this county, died in Brook
ings, Dakota, April 9Th, in her S2d year
She married Isaac Lawshe, a preacher Q
the German Baptist Tor Dunker) denomi
nation. She was buried at Mt. Vernon
Ind, on the 18th inst. Mrs. Lawshe wa
related to number of people now re
siding in Delaware township.
John Fl. Clark, familiar figur
about Pennington, and one of the mos
generally known Democratic politician
in the county, died at his residence heI
ON Sunday morning from consumption
He had been confined to the house moi
or less since about the beginning Of th
present year. His age was about 4
years. a widow and two children su
yiye him. -Hunterdon Democrat.
-FoR RENT, from April list next, tt
store, corner of Union and Coryell street
Lambertville, now occupied by G.
Baumgartner. For terms, particular
&C., inquire Of CLARK PIERsoS