The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-08-22
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WEDNESDAY, AUG. %. 1888.

Spell it.
The first Monday in September is
Labor Day, and legal holiday.
Iron ore has been discovered on the
farm of John @. Todd, in West Amwell
township.
The Stockton knights of Labor
cleared about $50 by their pic mic, which
was held last Wednesday.
The cheapest place in the city to buy
Mems Working Shoes, is at MoNTeoM-
RRy's, No. $ N. Union ST. Je 6.
No service win be held in the Bap-
list Church Of this city next Sunday.
Sunday School, as usual, at 2 P. NJ.
.-Messrs. Mabee and Read are con-
Quoting their temperance meetings in
Frenchtown, and are drawing large au-
diences.
j. Wilson Kerr has sold his farm of
forty-four acres, near Barbertown, in
Kingwood township, to Ellis Burket
for $4,000.
The electoral vote as cast for Presi-
dent in 1884 will be found in Scarbor
ough's Sons advertisement in this issue
of THE RECORD.
The new Rockaway Valley Railroad
is SO far completed as to run trains to
New Germantown to bring the peaches
down to White House.
Some grocers object to selling Tulip
Soap as is being strictly pure it will last
longer than adulterated soap and does
not pay as large profit.
"A baud of gipsies have been en-
camped for several days near " Georges
Hollow They were visited by large
number of our citizens on Sunday.
-E. M. Heath, Esq. of Lockiown,
has been chosen President of the North
Delaware Cleveland and Thurman Club,
in place of Robert Maxwell, resigned.
"A curiosity in Baptisttown is lady
So years of age who has never attended
pic mic or harvest home nor eaten
plate of ice cream. --Hlnterdon Demo
crat.
--County Clerk Voorhees, has 22.acre
field OF corn on his farm near White
House Station that the tallest man can
hide himself in, standing erect. A hard
field to beat.
One day last week we were shown
number of red cherries just picked from
tree in tho garden connected with the
Union House. Something unusual this
late in the season.
For the second time within year
the house OF Mrs. Britton Snyder, near
Sergeantsville, has been struck by light
mug. The latest shock occurred on the
evening of the 9th inst.
Beef steak, sausage, ham and eggs,
veal outlets, picked tongue, Goldfish
cakes, baked beans, coffee, tea, oysters in
every style; mince, lemon, cocoanut, GUS
tard and other pies, are to be found at
the Pearl Restaurant. feb.29-tf
-" Marcus, a fine young gelding, 6
years old. owned by Mr.. Cadugan, of
Bayonne, died on Monday morning of
this week, at W. Scott Smiths stables,
in Remington. +" Marcus made q
record at years old of 1921.
"A private picnic party, composed
of about forty couples from this city,
was held on the farm of Timothy Kielty,
near Larson 8 Corner, on Saturday last.
A floor was laid, music furnished, and
a good time was enjoyed by all hands.
ID. W. Housed, of Frenchtown, who
has been working in the yard of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company at Cam
dea for some time, went home one day
list week with broken ankle, the effects
of fall from the cow-catcher of an
engine.
The Prohibitionists of Hunterdon
county met in convention. at the Court
House, in Pennington, on Tuesday of
last week, and nominated county ticket
as follows: Senator, Willis Hunt !;
County Clerk, George M. Thornton
Assembly, First District, J. B. Sher-
man Second District, Elias Dalrymple.
The Frenchtown Harrison and Nor
ton Club was organized last Friday ev.
ening, with the following officers !:
President, Wilbur Slack: First Vice
President, Jacob O. Hawk Second Vice
President ]. B. Lyons Secretary,
Frank N. Slack Corresponding Secre-
tary, ]. r. Harden Treasurer, A. p.
Kachline.
On the 11th day of September next,
at the Court House. in Pennington, at
IL o'clock, A. NJ, Chief Justice Beasley
will hear applications for an order that
m election be held in this county to de-
termine whether or not any alcoholic,
spirituous, vinous, malt, brewed or in.
toxicating liquors shall be sold within
the limits of the county
"A wagon house and howell on farm
owned by George A. Rea, of Fleming
ton, and situated along the Branch just
to the east Of the South Branch r. r..
bridge, were struck by lightning and
burned to the ground, with their con-
tents, during The shower on Friday af-
ternoon last. Last Summer hay house
on this same farm was destroyed from a
like cause.
The Democrats of Frenchtown or
ganized Cleveland and Thurman Club
last Thursday evening. with the follow.
ing officers President, Hon. William
H. Martin Vice Presidents, Nathan
Shufts, Silas s. Wright, Daniel B. Lam
ming, Lewis Hagaman, William Britton /;