The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-02-15
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WEDNESDAY, FEB. Is, 1883.

week at the Baptist Church in this city.
"A Mr.. Ely has bought out Peter
Johnson's store. in New Hope, and will
take possession April 1st
Fifty persons we're converted in the
revival meetings just closed at the King
wood M. E. Church
AT sale last Saturday afternoon, at
Pennington, twelve head of horses were
sold at an average Of $500. 81 per head.
Mr.. James Gordon has purchased
the house and lot in Brookville that
formerly belonged to Mrs. Marshall.
John Stiger, who lives about two
miles from Lebanon, Hunterdon coun-
ty, has two porkers that will weigh over
two thousand pounds.
MIR. Harry d. Mason has opened
hardware and tinware store at Stockton,
in the room lately occupied by Levi
I.awshe.
Star Lodge, No. liz; Knights Of
Pythias, was instituted at Clinton, with
over forty charter members, on Wednes-
day evening Of last week.
AN axle broke on the 4:30 up train
on Thursday afternoon when near the
outlet lock below this city. Fortunately
no other damage was done.
The sale OF the McCready Bag and
Paper Co.'S property, advertised to take
place last Saturday, was adjourned for
two weeks,
DIR j.. w. Scarborough, Of New
Hope, is lying dangerously i'll Of asthma
and nervous prostratiou. He was report
ed to be slightly better this morning.
Rnpell, the prisoner who recently
escaped from Constable Ramsey, was
captured by Sheriff Cox near Copper
Hill on Monday of last week.
George Mallory, formerly of this
country, but lately of Trenton, has been
appointed chief clerk of Williards Ho-
tel, the Oldest hostelry in Washington.
The canal bridge under the railroad
bridge at the locks below this city, got on
fire last Thursday afternoon, but the fire
was put out before serious damage was
done.
There are under treatment at the
State Insane Asylums at Morris Plains
and Trenton, 1908 patients, the number
having increased nearly two score during
the year.
The annual meeting OF the New Hun
terdon County Agricultural Society, for
the election of Directors, &c, will be held
at the Court Rouse next Saturday morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
1T is said that diphthera can be cured
by obtaining couple of fresh CLANS and
binding one over each tonsil of the suffer-
er. The remedy is simple one, and is
said to be effective.
Five members of the Newark NJ. E.
Conference have died during the current
year, viz: Revs. James o. Rogers, James
N. Keys, James M. Tattle, VIM. @. Wig
gins and James II. Runyon.
The dedicatory services of the new
Methodist Church, in Pennington, will
take place on Wednesday, Feb. 22d. Ser
vices win be held at 1890 A. NJ, $50 p.
NJ, and 7:30 in the evening
Daniel Bloom, of Delaware township,
has in bis possession a pewter platter
about IS inches in diameter. 1t was made
in London and bears the date of 174s. II
was present to his wife by her father.
The Hanterdon Democrat says: The
big snow storm of couple of weeks ago
added another burden to the taxpayers.
1t cost no less than $4,000 to open the
roads through Bethlehem township alone.
AT the State Encamp ment of the q.
A. r., at Trenton, last Thurs day, Gen.
4. Burd Grub, of Burlington, W as elect
ed Grand Commander for the ensuing
year, by vote of ST. to 1876 for Captain
Charles E. Merritt.
ALEX. Ashton has rented George
Raisch's saloon on Church street, in this
city, and will take possession March LIST.
Mr.. Raisch win remove to Trenton. He
win have a sale of goods, &C., on the ED
inst.
Mr.. A. b. Holcombe has purchased Of
the executors of the estate of Hiram
beats, Decd the bnilding at the corner
OF Union and Coryell streets, in this city,
now occupied BY him, and known as Tel
egraph Hall. The price paid was $4,000.
AT the annual Trustees meeting of
Princeton College, last Thursday, Prof.
Francis L. Patton, ID. d., l.. L. d., was
elected President of the College as the
successor of Rev DR.. McCosh, who will
retire after commencement, June Goth.
A statement issued from the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad insurance fund Office shows
that there are 1850 members connected
with the fund, of whom l,206 entered
during the past year. In 1887, 246 mem
bers died, and ~ left the service of the
~SAhtehy
Those that pay cash for shoes can do
as well, or perhaps better, at LouDEN's,
than at any other store in the country.
So says one who has tried it, noy.23-tf
-Messrs. Jacob @. Kline, OF Fleming
ton, and James B. Rockafellar. Of the
Rowland's Mills vicinity, have leased
the farm and mill known as e'Stover's
Mills about q miles northeast of
Pennington, and take possession April
LIST.
Major John Gaddis, of New Hope,
who worked In Norman Deans harness
shop for years, and who was well-known
hereabouts, died 10 Doylestown, on Mon
day, from an attack Of apoplexy. He was
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