The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-05-23
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WEDNESDAY. MAY %. 1888.

this city, win hold strawberry festiva
on the evenings of June 10th and 10th.
Hon. Frederic A. Potts and famil,
have removed frsm their city home t.
Pittstown.
Col. Murphy inspected Co. C, of thil
city, at their armory, on Tuesday evening
of last week. The inspection showed the
Company to be in an efficient condition.
The trial of Nef, the murderer, i.
now in progress at Doylestown. The cast
Of Gettys is before the Grand Jury. 1t /,
not likely that he will be tried for some
days to come.
Our newly organized brass band was
out serenading on Monday evening, and
did itself great credit by its performances.
1t certainly showed that it has the ma.
terial in it to make FIRST class band.
Mr.. G. W. Huffnagle is refitting his
place near New Hope, with the view OF
taking city boarders the coming Summer.
The location is an excellent one AMI the
house admirably adapted for the purpose.
The McCready Paper and Bag Co.,
after having been shut down for six
months, have again started up their mills
in this city. Formerly they employed
about sixty persons. We hope they may
sail on prosperous seas.
1.-THE Lambertyille House. has been
improved by new colnice, which adds
considerably to the appearance of the
house. The interior has also been ma
terially improved since the property came
into the ownship of Mr.. Zeigler.
Next Wednesday is Decoration Day.
The exercises in this city will be of un-
usual interest, as several societies, in ad.
dition 10 the Grand Army and Co. c.,
will join in the exercises Particulars
are given officially in another column.
Black bass cannot be taken 10 any of
the waters of this State prior to May 80,
Decoration Day.. On and after that day
they can only be taken with hook and
line. The penalty for not observing the
law is SIS for each bass illegally taken.
County School Superintendent Hoff-
man has just issued his annual report of
the school money appoitioDments, in plain
and compact form, as usual. The aggre-
gate apportionment for the coming year,
among the several districts of this county,
is 500, 627 05.
Mr.. M. G. Quick, who for so many
years carried on the tinsmthing business
in this city, has given up farming and re-
turning to his old home, and has opened
shop in the second story of the building
on Union street, over Buffers tailoring
establishment.
There is law now in force which
prohibits justices from asking any fees
from persons making complaints. The
law provides that all the fees received by
justices shall come from the county, and
from this source none are received unless
indictments are found.
--Adiutant W. II. Moon, of Maj. C. A.
Angel Post, G. A r., has copies of print
ed applications for free transportation to
Gettysburg, on the occasion of the dedi-
cation OF New Jersey Monuments, which
may be obtained by all New Jersey sol
diers WHO were present at the battle Of
Gettysburg.
We thank Mr.. W. D. L. Robbins, of
Chattanooga, Tenn, for a copy of The
Gazette, of that city, illustrated, which
sounds the praises of Chattanooga as
place of business and residence. That
place is rapidly growing and certainly
presents some attractive inducements to
people desiring to locate.
In the afternoon, on Decoration Day,
there will be match game of base ball
on the grounds Of the Athletic Associa-
tion, in this city, between the Red Stock
ings and the Lambertville A. A. Clubs,
both of this city. This is the first of o
series Of games to be played by the above
named clubs this season. Game called at
$50 o clock.
William Harper, who lived in Tren-
ton upwards of twenty years, and who
used to keep music store where the
Hotel Windsor now stands and under
Taylor Opera House and several other
places, died on Saturday of neuralgia of
the heart. He was seventy-three years
of age and had been indisposed for
long time. MIR. Harper was well-known
in this city.
The Rev. J. IL. Boswell, pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal Church of this
city, will preach next Sunday morning, at
1890 o'clock, on the subject, "Christ
the Model Teacher and in the evening,
at 7;45, Maj. c. A. Angel Post, No. 30.
g. A. r., and Company c, It'll Regiment,
N. G., N. j., will attend divine service in
body. The pastor will preach memorial
sermon, subject, "Our Dead Heroes.
AT Saint Andrews Church, Lambert
vile, the Right Reverned Dir. Scar
borough, Bishop of New Jersey, will o.
dain two Deacons. on next Sunday. The
morning service, appropriate to Trinity
Sunday. will begin punctually at ten
o'clock, to be followed, after very short
interval, by the ordination Office, at
quarter before elegen. In The evening,
the Bishop will preach, aud administer
the Rite Of Confirmation, quarter before
eight
The Philadelphia Times correspond
ent, in reporting the accident at Pralls-
vile, says that Hvisitors from Trenton
and Lambertville drank up all the beer in
Stockton" on the afternoon of the acct
dent. Judging from the way that the
Times reported drew ON his imagination
in reporting the accident, be must have
drawn on the beer pretty strongly him
self. But little of his report was true
and n great deal Of IL was plain and de-