The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-09-02

The harvest home held by the NJ. E..
Church of Sergeantsyille, on August 18th,
resulted in profit of 5000.
An ill-naturcd COW took after one of
Samuel Stenabaugh's horses, at Baptist
town, the other day, goring it so badly
that it had to be killed.
The Somerset County Agricultural
Society will hold its Twenty An
nual Exhibition, at Somervlle, on We'd
nesday and Thursday, September 10th
and 18th.
The reunion of the 9th N. ]. Volun
teers will be held at Pennington on the
nth inst. The committee of arrange
ments are Messrs. Jacob Welt, G. B. Hig-
gins and j. V. f. Sutphn.
Mr.. A. s. Burroughs, formerly of
this city, who has been living in Brooklyn
for two or three years past, has taken up
his residence in Somerville, N. j., having
purchased property there.
MIR. Avery Parker, prominent and
respected citizen of Pennington, died on
the 22d ult. Many years ago Mr. Parker
lived in this city and carried on the mer
camille business in partnership with the
laie Martin L. Reeve.
Counselor Samuel e. Perry, formerly
of this city, now of Atlantic City, has
been appointed by Judge Reed Special
Master to take testimony in the case of
ex-Cashier Dunkle, who is In Mays
Landing Jail in default of $4,000 bail.
-Messrs. j. r. Trewn & Co. make
their Fall bow TO the public-in another
column. They have laid in the largest
and finest of clothing and gentlemens fur
nishing goods they have ever shown, and
the prices are all right. Mr.. Trewin has
had long experience in tho business and
knows how to please his FIRMS customers.
Ayers Preserve Book, just issued,
contains the latest and best receipts for
canning, preserving, making jellies, cat
sups, pickles, etc. It is more valuable
thun many receipt books sold for 25 and
so cents, but can be had free if you ask
your druggist for it, or send 2-cent
stamp to j. G. Aver Co., Lowell, Mass,
and it will be sent to you.
During the shower Sunday evening,
23d ult., the barn OF King Pyatt, near
Croton, was struck by lightning, and one
of his horses killed. The building was
not injured, nor was there mark left
upon the horse TO show where be had
been bit by the bolt The lightning
ploughed its way through the hay in the
NOW like cannon ball might have done.
On the farm OF Andrew BELLS, ESQ.,,
10 East Amwcll township, near Werts-
vile, stands an ash tree that measures 153
feet in circumference at the base, four
feet from the ground. There are six
branches forming the tree, and in the cav
ity formed by the branches there is u
small currant bush that has had currants
on it number of times. The tree has
been growing there for sixty years.
Mrs. Mary A. Bodine, widow of
Daniel p Bodine, formerly OF Quaker
town, died at the residence OF her son-in-
law, Rev. r. F. Y. Pierce, in Mount Hol-
ly, on the Oath ult. She was the respect
ed mother of j. z. Bodne, Esq, of Flem-
ington. Her funeral discourse was de-
livered by Rev. G. B. Wright, D. D., of
the Greene Street NJ. E. Church, Trenton,
of which she had been member for the
past SO years.
Job Wolverton, Esq, formerly OF
Delaware township, died at Plainfield on
Saturday, the 22d ult. He was son of
Andrew Wolverton, late of that township.
The funeral services were conducted by
Rev. Geo. H. Larson, in the Sandy Ridge
Church, Thursday last, and the remains
inferred in the family plot OF that ceme-
terry. He was about 46 years of age and
leaves a wife and one child. Mr.. w. was
formerly proprietor of the drug store in
New Hope, Pa, which he disposed OF to
w. d. L. Robbins.
"A gang of medicine fakirs set up a
tent on the cricket ground a few days
ago, gave one-horse exhibition OF sleight
of hand, snake charming, etc., and offer
ed for sale some quack medicines. Lam
bertville has had toe large dose of "Sag-
wa" to be captured by this crowd and the
undertaking didn't pay expenses. One
night last week, tent, bag and baggage
were carted off to Frenchtown leaving
Geo. Arnett minus rent for the grounds
and one Of our storekeepers ont OF pocket
So for trust.
The great electric storm OF Sunday,
23d ult., did not slight Rosemont. Light
ming struck the house of q. E. Bonham,
leaving hole in the slate roof about by
8 inches, then passing down the rafter to
the caves, loosening slate inits course, but
doing no other damage. During the same
storm barrack illed with hay on the
farm OF Cyrus Risler, at Locktowp, was
burned by lightning. The wagon house
of Thomas Robertson, near Mr. Risler's
also received an electric bolt, but no seri-
GUS damage resulted.