The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-11-21
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Brief MenionIngs.
A Milford lady has become an expert
whistler.
And now it is President of Council F.
w. harrison.
Eggs are getting scarce, and the price
is creeping up.
Rabbits are worth 20 cents e pair, or
we're last week.
As we go to press the marriage bells
are ringing again.
Some of our school children do not at
tend school very regularly.
1t will soon be time to predict the fail
ure of the peach crop of 1889.
There are in New Jersey 20S Baptist
churches, valued at 90, 60O,0 900.
The Mother Hubbard parade will take
place this "wednesday evening.
A total eclipse of the sun will occur on
next New Years day, January l., 1889.
The fair of franklin Castle, X. G. E.,
will open at Lyceum Hall next Monday
evening,
Our public schools will DO closed the
balance of this week. The teachers are
attending the institute at Somerville.
A meeting of the Board Of Officers of
the Seventh Regiment. N. G, s. N. j.,
will be held in Trenton tomorrow ev-
ening.
A long needed improvement is being
made at the southeast corner Of Union
and Coryell streets--the ourbing and
sidewalk repaired.
Stephen Hull, the painter, has been
aItistically touching up the exterior of
the residences of Messrs. Stephen B. and
Amos Smith, on Bridge street.
The young men of st. Johns parish,
this city, will hold a grand sociable in
Holcombe Hall on Wednesday evening
Of next week. Good music will be fur
nished and pleasant time is promised.
Tickets, 80 cents.
The Milford Leader has made great
improvement under the management OF
it's new proprietor, Mr.. George B. Cor
son. When boy, George resided in
Lambertville, and we now feel pride
in the enterprise he displays.
William J. Scott has concluded it is
best to be in business for himself. and
has opened shoemaking shop at No.
65 York street, where he is prepared to
do all kinds OF work in his line. See
his advertisement, in another column.
A Newark man noticed an advertise.
ment last week in which 1t was set forth
that the advertiser would impart the Sc.
cret Of living for the small sum of 81.
He sent the money and received a reply
containing two words. They were; Don't
die.o
Two of the bloodhounds belonging to
Stetson's Double Monster Uncle Toms
Cabin Co., which is to exhibit in Hol-
combe Hall, this city, on Monday even
ing, November Goth. were recently i'm
ported by Manager Stetson from 81
IBERIA, at cost OF nearly five hundred
dollars each.
The annual inspection of the Women's
Relief Corps. No. IL, of Major Angel
Post, No. 20, G. A. r., of this city. will
be held at Post headquarters this WED
nesday) evening. The inspecting Off
GERS are the Department President, Mrs.
Mary J. Lanning. and the Department
Vice President, Mrs. Amanda O'Daniel,
both Of Trenton.
Mr.. Charles Bloomer and Miss Kate
Hunt, daughter of Mr.. John Hunt, all of
this city, were married on Tuesday morn.
ing of this week, in st. Johns r. @.
Church, by Rev. Father Brady. The
happy couple left here in the evening for
Wilmington, Del, where they will visit
Mr.. Boomers sister, Mrs. James Con-
mel, and will start for Washington, ID. c.,
to day, where they will remain for a
week.