The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-08-28

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MIR. Andrew Bartlcs, who resided
near the fair grounds, in Pennington, died
rather suddenly yesterday.
The Sabbath Schools of Frcnchlown,
realized $500 from their excursion to
Bulls Island, last week.
Ii is a wise child who knows enough
not to laugh when papa puts the wrong
end of cigar in his mouth.
The days are beginning to shorten to
considerable extent, and before long it
viii be dark as early as o'clock.
Not less than forty Hunterdon county
bridges, big and little, were swept away
by the great rise of water on the 14th inst.
The black bass in the Delaware river,
are said to be biting quite freely at pres
emf, but stranger would hardly think SO.
Contractor John Kelly has COM
menced work on the new sewer on Frank
lin street, recently ordered by Common
Council.
The wall along the lot of the Hiber-
MIA Fire Company, on Swan Creek, dam
aged by the recent high water, has been
repaired and put in good shape again.
George Whitefeld Batemau, WELL
known and popular citizen OF our county,
died at his home near Copper Hill last
Tuesday night, after long illness.
1000 Paper and 5000 Wooden Peach
Baskets, from 3 cents up, at Helms Hard
ware Store, Coryell St. Je Cat
Better late than never. If you have
gone all these years without Tulip Soap,
buy some at once and be happy.
AT the William B. Mann & Sons Pa
per Mill, ON the Water Power 10 this city,
a plot OF ground is staked off to erect
new building upon for an additional paper
machine. We understand that II is the
intention of the firm TO double their pres
cnt capacity in the manufacture Of fine
paper.
The Rev. ]. II. Boswell, pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal Church Of this
city, will preach next Sunday morning at
1890 o'clock, and in the evening, at7:45,
the Rev. John Bell, of the Philadelphia
Conference, will preach. Preaching at
the Quarterly Meeting, at the Rock Church,
at 2:30 A. NJ. and P. NJ.
Miss f, Il. Perry will reopen her school
on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3D, 1889.
Chief Justice Mercer Beasley, whose
term of office expires in March 1892, was.
appointed chief justice by Gov. Parker in
1854 and was re-appoinied by Cows. Ran
dolph in 1871, Mcclellan in 1878 and
Albeit in 1885. In 1892 he will be n
years Of age.
-Abram Tenbrook Williamson, pros
porous farmer whose life had been spent
near Larlson's Corner, was found dead in
bed Monday morning week. He was
very fleshy man, and for the past year or
two il had been noticed that his strength
was failing. In his younger years he was
man Of wonderful strength. His age
was about 70 years.
What is that which is an enemy to
dirt in any form, and friend to every
thing and everybody else Tulip Soap.
Last Friday night dwelling house
on Third street, in Frenchtown, was set
on fire and the upper portion burned.
There was no one living in the house at
the time. The house, occupied by II. w.
Bells, was saved by the excrtion of tho
citizens. The burned house was owned
by Mrs. Mary Ann Ellicott, OF Croton.
The case of Richard G. Farley, who
was charged with rape &C., on Anna
Teets, was tried in our county court last
week, the defendant electing TO be tried
on the allegations at once, rather than
await the action of the grand jury. The
court reserved its decision.
There were from 1000 to 10, 900 visi-
tors in Blazers grove, near Washington,
on Wednesday, it being the annual re-
union of the Farmers Association of War
rem, Hunterdon and Sussex counties. The
people came into the town in all sorts Of
conveyances, and the line OF vehicles was
more than mile In length. Special trains
also brought crowds Of people from the
various surrounding towns.
Clearing sale prices on all Summer
Goods at the Grand Depot. Come look
them over. RIcHARD H. VAN HORN.
The Clinton Democrat says that three
young men from Junction borrowed DIR.
A'Hcron's rig (without leavc) on Monday
night week, and started for Clinton.
They pulled SO bard on a big bottle that
all became razzlc-dazzled; when the horse
was found grazing by the roadside near
the Clinton NJ. e. Church, early on Tues
day morning, one one of the party was in
the buggy, and he was sound asleep. His
companions had been spilled out between
Junction and Clinton.
Mr.. Cyrus Van Dolah, OF Sandy
Ridge, has presented us with fine photo
graph Of Van Dolah's school house, No,
SO, with the scholars OF the school grouped
In 'front.' This school house is one of the
very few school houses Of its pattern now
remaining in this section OF the country
1t is sextagon and with the roof running
to peak. Many Of the most respected
citizens Of that neighborhood have g6n.
10 school in this building, and picture
Of II would be choice souvenir. The
picture was taken by the teacher OF th'
school.
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