The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-08-13


through their neglect.
-Chas. D. Akers, of this city, has been
granted pension.
Mr. John Mcclure, has broken ground
on Cottage Hill, for handsome new cot
tage.
Miss Laura Goodfellow, of this city,
is taking a two weeks vacation at Ne
shaminy, Pa.
MIR. John Fl. Chidister, has purchased
of Mrs. John Risler, her dwelling house
on Coryell street, east of Main.
There is reason to believe there will
be more rabbits in Northern New Jersey
this fall than ever before.
The annual meeting of the Hunterdon
County Historical Society will be held in
Pennington, Saturday, Oct. 18th next.
&C. FL. w. Van Solver is prepared TO
do house painting and papering in con-
nection with sign writing.
Sheriff Cox, on Monday, at the Lam
bertville House, sold the property of Will
son Rake, in West Amwell, to Amos
Hart, of this city.
Major C. A. Angel Post Band gave an
open air concert at the corner of Union aud
Coryell streets, on Monday evening, which
was enjoyed by large number of people.
III you want first-class photograph,
go to- Moffett's Gallery, cor. Union and
Church Sts., Lambertville, N. J. 2t.
s.. E. Manness, formerly teacher of
the Quakertown school, has secured
position as principal of one of the public
schools in Camden, at salary of 81, $50
per year.
Mr.. Charles Williams, OF this city,
recently. employed in Shamalia's drug
store, on Monday started for Philadel-
phia, to clerk in drug store and attend
a course of lectures.
The New Hope Gun Club visited
Pennington, on Monday, and had match
with the Pennington Club. The latter
won by sixteen points. Clarence Moore,
of this city, made the best score of any of
the New Hope Club.
MIR. John P. Heley, who is in the en-
ploy of Mr.. F. 2. Fritz, the photographer,
intends in few days to start for Meriden,
Conn.,, where he has secured a position
with Mr.. A. Prichard, a photographer.
We wish Mr.. H. success.
Mr.. Oliver Holcombe, of West AM
well, brought to Butterfoss' canning es-
adjustment 10 this city, last Thursday,
eleven crates of tomatoes--the first re-
ceived at that establishment this season.
We hear that the factory will start can
ming tomorrow.
During a shower in the Mount Pleas
ant vicinity on Tuesday afternoon of last
week, the lightning struck G.. w. Races
wagon house and pig. sty, killing one pig.
Three persons and three horses narrowly
escaped, as they had taken refuge in the
wagon house from the storm.
Policeman Cleary was arrested on last
Friday, on complaint for assault and bat
terry and false Imprisonment by John o.
Donnell. He was given hearing before
Justice Hayhurst and held under two hun
dred dollars bail for appearance at the
next term of court.
The law makes it the duty of over
seers of highways ''to cause noxious
weeds on the side of the highway within
their respective districts to be cut down
or destroyed twice each year, one before
the first day OF July and again before the
first day of September, and the requisite
labor shall be called highway work."
Oscar Bodine, who was shot by Geo.
Duffield at Harlingen on July Is, is attend
ed by DR.. Topkins and is doing as well as
could possibly be expected. He is able
to be around. On Friday the physician
took u pieces of stone from the wound.
The old man loaded his gun with bits of
iron, lead, stones and shot.
The Kirkpatrick Memorial Sunday
School of Ringoes announces great
Union Picnic for Thursday, August 2lst,
to be held in the grove of Abram T. Will
hanson, deceased, near Larison's Corner.
About dozen other Sunday Schools will
unite with the kirkpatrick. Music by
Quakertown Cornet Band, and addresses
during the afternoon.
AT the late meeting of the Hunterdon
County Historical Society held at Sandy
Ridge, the following new members were
admitted: Rev. J. G. Buchanan, as honor
airy member; Cyrus Van Dolah, John F.
Schenk, Elias L. Dalrymple, Peter M.
Mechling and Rev. William Y. Wilson as
resident members.
Hon. Jacob Klotz, of Somerset, has
sold to Assemblyman L. Il. Trimmer, of
Middle Valley, twelve imported Holstein
COWS and their families, numbering 81 al
together, from the Senator Mcpherson
farm at Belle Mead. This is probably the
finest herd ever brought into Hunterdon
county. Some Of the above cows have
yielded 40 quarts Cor so lbs.) Of milk per
day.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tomson, the oldest
person 10 Milford, died at the residence
of her SOM. w. Tomson--on the I'd
inst, aged o. years. She had been
widow for 20 years. Until very few
years ago, when she was stricken with
paralysis, she was noted conversational
let, and her mind was stored with incis
dents connected with early days in those
parts.
Mahlon Apgar, Of New York city, a
brother Of the late Levi Apgar, who was
for many years president OF the North
River Bank, has placed over the last rest