The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-01-27

An effort is being made TO start a
Camp of P. o. s. of A, in Frenchtown.
The New jersey Conference of the
NJ. E. Church will meet 10 Morristown ON
the 9Th OF April next
u Mail agent Goldsmith, of the Belvi.
deere Division, fell from his car, one day
recently, at Manupka Chunk, and broke
one of bis legs.
johnson & Welt had horse sale in
Pennington last Wednesday afternoon,
and twelve head found purchasers at an
average Of $lS2 i6 per bead.
William Thompson, of the Centre
vile vicinity, slaughtered nine hogs last
week OF his own raising, the heaviest one
Of the lot weighing 679 pounds.
Senator W. H. Martin has his Treu-
ton headquarters at the American House,
while Assemblyman B. E. Tine is stop
ping at the old place, the Windsor.
Weekly store news, see Grand Depot
advertisement.
The Taylor Iron and Steel Co., of
High Bridge. had corps of engineers on
the ground last week making survey
preliminary TO locating the new steel
plant.
Mrs. Sarah Holeombe, widow of An
drew Holcombe, who lives on Button
wood street, fell yesterday Tuesday,
morning, while going out of doors, and
broke her right arm at the wrist.
MIR. J. A. Roe, foreman of the Penna.
round house, this city, died of pneumonia
yesterday. He leaves wife and five
children. Mr. Roe was man greatly es-
teemed by his fellow workmen and
friends.
Mr.. Samuel Hagaman, residing on
Ferry street, in this city, had the misfor-
tune to slip aud fall on Sunday last. AL
though no bones were broken, the acct
dent will conhne him to the house for
several days.
The Town Committee of Raritan
township at meeting held on Thursday
evening last, appointed Joseph L. Cham
berlin to fill out the remainder Of the year
as Freebooter in the place of George Han
son, deceased.
All good citizens of Lambertville will
"puff" Lambertville, and buy "Lambert-
vile Puffs." ]. B. Kline, Bridge street,
will explain. jan. 27-8t.
The paper mills of this city are all
idle, owing 10 the water being out of the
Feeder, but it gives them chance to
make necessary repairs to their ma
chinery, so that when they have water to
run with. there will be no stops.
"A ''Song Recital will be given at
No. 80 York street, on Saturday evening,
Feb. 9th, by Miss Sanborn, of Boston, I'M
der the management of the Plane Club.
Tickets So cents, which may be purchased
VI mChDcIp VI thc Clup. No iChete oOiu
at the door.
MIR. John Mitchell, 'rhe ice man, !"
has been filling his ice house al the Water
Co.'S reservoir, for the past three or four
days. The ice is about seven inches thick
and is of fair quality. Lambertville, there
fore, is pretty sure OF an ice supply for the
coming Summer.
George Ii. Herstine, formerly OF Mil
ford, now OF Bethlehem, Pa, has accept
ed $l3, 900 from the Lehigh Valley Rail
road for injuries received while passen-
ger on the road. A jury rewarded him
$4,000, but be accepts the first named
sum to avoid a chance of the higher court
declaring the award excessive.
Peter jackson, OF Stockton, nearly IS
years of age, was born slave in this
county, but was freed under the revised
slave laws when 2S years old, and since
that time has lived near Stockton. He
is still strong and active and is one of the
few Of New Jerseys former slaves now
living.
The NJ. Z. Church 10 Bloomsbury had
narrow escape from destruction by fire
on Sunday afternoon, 18th inst. The sex
ton, upon entering the edifice about one
o'clock, found the audience room filled
with smoke. The fire was adjoining the
hue, which is built UP on the inside of the
church. The fiue was OF terra Gotta, and
1t is supposed, the fire caught from an
open joint, catching TO the lath and burn
ing all the way up to the roof.
Mrs. Lydia Abbott, of sergeantsvile,
has in her possession a pair Of shoes that
were made by her grandfather Peter
Haines, fer his daughter Lydia, when she
was 9 months old. That was in the year
1880, about l12 years ago. The shoes
are still In good state OF preservation,
and are quite curiosity Haines lived
at that time where Joseph Haines, ESQ.,
now lives, near the German Baptist
Church. = HuaterdOn Democrat.
The Grand Depot will close at 1880
every evening, except Monday aud Satur-
day, until further notice.
RionARD II. VAN HoRS