The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-01-07

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sick for two or three weeks, is again at
his office, ready to attend to his dental
business.
MIR. T. R. Hunt is supplying the
Penua. R. R. Co. with ice for use iu
Trenton. Cars are being loaded with it
at the foot of Coryell street.
MIR. Reuben Werts, of this city, has
been granted an increase of pension and
Mr.. John r. Harden, of Frenchtowu, has
been granted an original pension.
Owing to the bursting of water
pipe which supplies the railroad compa-
ny's shops in this city, they were com
PEELED to shut down for a day last week.
-Lambcrtvile Council, No. CT, Jr o.
A. NJ, installed their officers last evening.
A number OF visitors from Trenton were
present After the close of the Council,
supper was partaken of.
The paper mills of this city are closed
down owing to the water being out Of the
canal, and as the company are compelled
to build new aqueduct at Barber's, just
above the city, it will be out five or six
weeks.
Mr.. W. ]. Scott's shop, on Main
street, in this city, was entered last Fri
day night and pair of shoes on the lasts,
finished, were carried of The thief
broke into the shop through rear win
dow, by prying open the shutter
The Lambertvile Water Co. gave
out the contract to Mr.. Michael Mcguire,
of this city, to build a new race wall be-
tween O'Brien's paper mill aud j. G.
Weeden & Co.'s. Work will be COM
menced at once, which will give employ.
ment to a number of hands for some time
The annual dinner for the stockhold-
ers of the Lambertvile National Bank
will be given in Thatcher's Hail. on Tues
day, the 18th inst, and the ladies of the
W. g. T. U. will have their annual tea
party in the evening of the same day. A
cordial invitation is hereby extended to
their old friends and patrons.
MIR. Thomas R. Hunt has been busily
engaged for few days filling the ice
houses of Mrs. J. G. Weedtn and Mr.. |
John Fihney, the ice being cut from his
dam, near this city. The ice is first class, |
about inches thick. Mr.. John Mitchell |
and Mr.. D. B. Sebold, the ice dealers,
are also filling their houses, which insures
plenty of ice for next season, in this vi
cinity.
For years past there has been no
fence or protection of any kind between
the canal and wagon road, on the road
from the Holcombe Riverview Cemetery,
north of this city to Brookvile Re-
Gently, however, work has been com
menced on the north end and large
strong railing is being placed so that in
the event of frightened or an unmanage-
BILE horse, it will now be almost matter
of impossibility by accident, to get into
the canal. The work has long been need
GU hs WV NCly cCilOuS dCClltDlS nave DC
CURED the past season on account of the
absence of such protection.
On Saturday evening nsxt, there will
be decided bargains 10 surplus goods at
The Grand Depot.
RICHARD II. VAN Horn.
About the 18th of last Dece mber, Mr.
Peter OFT, who keeps an oyster saloon 10
Holcombe Hall, in this city, had his
trunk robbed of 1856, which was kept in
his bed room over the saloon. TIL thief
or thieves left three cents, for nest egg,
perhaps. Mr.. OFT at once discovered his
loss, but kept quiet about it and employed
a Trenton detective. Last Wednesday.
Grantley Skilman and Chas. Van Fleet,
two young men of this city, were arrested
charged with the theft and on the LIST
inst. a hearing was had before justice
Hayhurst. W. F. Hayhurst, Esq, APP
peared as counsel for Mr.. OFT and M. l..
Trimmer, Esq, for the young men. The
Justice, after hearing evidence, commit
ted them to Pennington jail Van Fleet
is out on $500 bail. Skillman is still CON
fined.
Daniel B. Holcombe, ESQ.,, died of
apoplexy very suddenly at his late resi-.
dence in West Amwell township, on We'd
nesday, the Slst ult., at the advanced age
OF over so years. He had always lived in
that neighborhood, where he was born.
He married Miss Mary Pidcock, daughter
OF Jonathan Pidcock. From early 10 life
he had owned farm and farmed il. He
was brother to ex-Sheriff Geo. b. Hol-
connie, and oldest son Of Capl. George
Holcombe, grandson of the original
John Holcombe, who came to Amwell
township from England, and purchased
large tract of land in that township, in
1705. Mr.. Holcombe leaves two sons.
Jonathan p. and Elisha II. Holcombe,
and three daughters, to survive him. The
remains were inferred u the family plot
OF the church yard at Mount Airy, where
the funeral services were held on Monday
following, January 8, 1891.
Guy Bros. famous minstrel company
is to be here Tomorrow night to amuse
the people in Cosmopolitan Hall. This
company is well-known and always gives
good show here. We rather take pleas
ure in calling attention to their advertise
ment, because they never allow anything
''loud" 10 their show, as is so common
among travelling troupcs. Any lady can
safely visit their exhibition with no fear
OF hearing anything bnt gentle manly Ian
guage. = Cornwall Paper, Canada. At
Holcombe Hall, January 9Th.
My husband having secured employ
ment in Trenton, will offer for sale the
next thirty days my store, stock and fix