The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-08-27
DOG days end tomorrow.

Labor Day Monday, September LIST.
Regular meeting OF Common Council
next Monday evening.
TO kill blue grass growing between
bricks around the lawn, wash the bricks
with salt water or strong solution of soda.
Anderson Reading, of Oak Dale, was
returning from Pennington on Monday
last and when he reached Grover one Of
his horses died very suddenly.
MIR. John Sine, OF tho Third Ward,
has growing in his garden pumpkin
vino measuring 80 feet. Mr.. s. says this
is the largest yihe he has ever seen.
BY order of the Colonel, Division
Chaplain Samuel Stockton, of the Sons of
Veterans OF this city, inspected Camp 10,
% Hspswell, on Saturday evening last. =
Lieut.. @. Edwin Murray, Paymaster
Seventh Regiment, visited Company G, OF
this city, on Tuesday evening, and paid
the men for duty at Camp Albeit. Each
officer and private was paid by check.
The Sunday Schools OF tho Baptist
Churches Of Sandy Ridge and Ringoes,
will hold their annual picnic in Mr. Reu-
ben Bissey's woods, near Bowne's Sta
ton. next Saturday, August S0th.
-On Saturday last, at Muirhead's fruit
stand, there was exhibited curiosity in
the shape Of a basket of peaches, it being
the first of the season, aud probably the
LAST Large numbers of people stopped
10 see II.
Frankie Castle, Knights OF the
Golden Eagle, of this city. will attend the
parade at Trenton next Tuesday. accom-
panied by the P. o. s. A. Band, of this
city. The Knights expect to make fine
display.
-Moffeit uses only the best material
for instantaneous work, and never fails to
procure good pictures OF the little folks.
Give him call. 2t.
The Raven Rock Gun Club had a
match with the Pennington Club, last
Friday, at Pennington, and defeated
them. They shot in teams OF ten each
and the Raven Rock Club scored 176 clay
birds to 173 for the Flemngtons.
The residents OF Ferry street viii Pc
lition Council 10 take some action in re-
ference to the pavemenis on said street.
Their condition at the present time is
disgrace to the city. During rain PEE
destrians have TO wade shoe-top deep
through water.
AN excursion TO the Philadelphia
Geological Gardens will be run by Mai.
O. A. Angel Post, Nc. 20, q. A. r., on
Wednesday, Sept. 18th. This win be a
very attractive trip. Those who have
never visited these Gardens have no idea
of the very large and interesting exhibits
OF animals therein, nor OF the beauty of
the grounds. 1t win well repay every one
10 visit this place.
The New Jersey Rubber Co., OF this
city, are now making good progress in
digging the new raceway TO their mill.
A steam pump has been put up, which
keeps the water down so that til re Is bet
ter opportunity TO work. New machinery
for the mill Ia arriving. OF a ponderous
character, and 1t win now be put up as
speedily as possibly. 1t will probably be
two months yet before the mill is put in
operation.
1T is rumored that the drill season Of
the various companies OF the National
Guard will begin about the middle OF
September. Il is said that greater inter-
est will be manifested 10 drilling than ever
before. Each Colonel win try to bring
his organization up to the highest stand
ard OF military excellence. No excuse
will be received for absence from Com
panyx drills except sickness or absence
from home.
Master Mechanic Mcdowell is con-
tinually making Improvements at the
Penna. r. r. Shops under his care. A
newtwo-story office has just been erected
short distance below the old one. The
space occupied by the latter has been filed
with machinery, amongst which are sew
eral new and valuable machines. Every
thing 10 and around the shops is as neat
Is a pin and gives an dir of thrift that is
pleasing to witness. 1t was the inten-
ton 10 have bridge cross the canal
to the Office. so that the men would not
be obliged to walk up and down the tracks
exposed TO danger, but this has been post
poned for the present.
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