The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-10-03
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 8, 1888.
Oysters at THE PEARL.

Col. Barbiere, of Doylestown, is
expected to deliver tariff address in
New Hope next Tuesday evening.
The music during the Fair last
week was furnished by the Ringoes
Band.
Candidate for Congress Samuel
Fowler, was on the Fair Grounds last
Thursday.
Postmaster Foran, Richard Nc
Dowell and John Kearns are candidates
for delegates to the Democratic county
convention from the First Ward.
Edward P. Conkling, Esq, of Elem.
ington, has made an assignment. ]. A.
Bullock and J. L. Comet are the as
signees.
Mr.. VIM. Lyman, Of this city, de.
livered speech at the Democratic meet.
ing in Now Hope last evening Mr..
Lyman has the ability to talk well on
the wrong side of the question.
The Lambertville base ball club will
play match game of ball on Thursday,
Oct. II, when their opponents will, in
all probability be the Pennington nine,
including the Pennington battery.
The ladies of the Baptist Church of
this city, will give an ''Orange Supper"
Oct. IS and 10. Oysters, chicken, tea,
&C., music and other entertainment Par.
ticulars hereafter.
The New Hope Republican Club
have decided to attend a meeting at
Centre Bridge Saturday evening, which
will be addressed by Col Barbiere.
They expect to uniform and go with a
drum corps. A boat has been secured
to take them up.
The south side of the new iron
bridge at Frenchtown fell last Friday
afternoon. One of the guy ropes broke
(the bridge being in course of construc-
tom, and that part of the bridge lays in
tho stream The workmen narrowly es-
capped being hurt. The mason work of
this structure is not yet finished.
The Rev. ]. FL. Boswell, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church of this city,
will preach next Sunday morning at
1870 o'clock, on the subject, Disguised
Blessing" and in the evening, at $780,
subject, "Eye- Glasses for Near Sighted
People" The pastor will commence
course of illustrated sermons, Sunday
evening, the 14th inst
"A large and enthusiastic meeting
was held by the Republicans of New
Hope last Thursday evening. Excellent
addresses we're delivered by Irving P.
Wanger, Esq, of Norristown. and Hugh
B. Eastburn, Esq, of Doylestown. The
LambertvilIe Cornet Band furnished
excellent music.
Rev. w. w. Bullock of the Baptist
Church of this city, was taken suddenly
i'll, at the close of the morning service
last Sabbath, and in consequence, was
unable to preach in the evening. Rev. G.
w. CLARK, d. D. of Hightstown, accepta-
bly, filled the pulpit. The first sermon in
the series on the "Prodigal Son" will be
delivered next Sunday evening, Oct. 18th,
at 1880. All are invited.
Its waste of breath trying to con-
vince an economical housekeeper that any
other soap is as good as Tulip.
"A. Lincoln Kirk, the celebrated hu
morist and impersonator, whose appear
ance in this city last Spring, is well re-
membered by all who heard him, has
been engaged by tie W. G. t. u, to give
another Of his unique and novel enter
tainments in Thatcher's Hall. on Wed
nesday evening, Oct. 10, at 1880 o'clock.
Mr.. Kinks programme contains many
original and novel features, and all who
wish rare treat should 60 and hear him.
Admission, % cents; children, 10 cents.
The New Jersey State Firemen's
Association held its eleventh annual
meeting at Paterson last Wednesday.
The delegates from this city were Messrs.
@. Fl. W. Vansciver and w. f. Hayhurst
and from Pennington, w. A. Cotter. The
Association now comprises 70 organiza-
TONS Mr.. Cotter was unanimously
elected counsel for the Association at a
salary of $500 per year. The business
of the Association will be transacted at
his law office in Newark, 800 Broad
Street, where all communications should
be addressed.
The Hunterdon fair last week was
success SO far as attendance was concern
ed, about thirteen thousand tickets hav
ing been sold on Thursday. The display
of trpttipg and other horses was good, but
the ''Piefce Combination" was anything
but an attraction.
The sale of permission by the Society
to numerous gamblers to ply their trade
by wheels, &C., is disgrace to all con-
cerned in it, and the next Grand Jury will
fail of its duty if it does not indict all
who had part in it. We cannot see why
an agricultural society should be permit
ted to run series Of gambling shops on
its grounds in definance Of law more than
q private individual.
The Republican State Convention to
nominate electors was held at Trenton
last Thursday. 1t was large and en-
gathering. The following were
tie officers from this county: Vice Pres
ident, Stephen K. Large; Secretary,
Thomas Akers; Committee on Permanent
Organization, Clark Pierson; Resolutions,
r. B. Reading; Rules, E. 7. Bush; Gre
dentials, VIM. G. Beaver. Able speeches
were made by the chairman of the Con-
vention, Senator Nevius, of Monmouth,
and by Gen. John L. Swift, of Mass.