The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-07-27

NJ. P. Church, will be held in Paxson's
Grove, New Hope, beginning July 81st,
and continuing until August 18th. Il
will be in charge OF Rev. Joseph H.
Lowe, pastor of the Centreville Church
and OF the Lambertville Mission.
Major VIM. x. Dat, former resident
Of Delaware township, bat who has been
living In Perry, H., for thirty-four years,
is now on visit to Mr.. D. v. L. Schenk,
of Delaware township, who now owns the
farm on which be formerly resided. He
is accompanied by his step. daughter, Miss
Rachel Calvert. Mr.. Dat is s8 years OF
age.
-On Monday morning of this week a
very severe thunderstorm passed over this
city. We have heard of no serious dam
age being done in town outside Of some
limbs being blown from the trees. One
of the large trees on the tow-path oppo-
site the P. R. r. shops was struck by
lightning.
"A party Of fifty ladies, gentlemen and
children, went on picnic to SoleburY
Deer Park, yesterday Tuesday,, and to
say that they had good time, would be
putting 1t mildly. The day was spent In
dancing, playing, singing and roaming
around the Park and the famous Ingham
Spring The party returned home on the
TAO P. NJ. train.
The body Of John Brown, a man go
years old, who lived at Scudder's Falls,
was found in the Feeder ct the above
named place, on Friday Of last week.
He is supposed to have been drowned the
day before. His eye sight had been fall
ing for sometime past and It is thought
that through mistake he walked into the
Feeder. He was buried from his late resi-
dence on Sunday.
During the next thirty days we shall
offer some great bargains In our Dry
Goods Department, to close out fine as
sortment OF Summer Dress Goods, to
make room for new Fall goods.
jy 2T-zt g, j. FISHER.
The Annual Sociable OF the Hibernia
Fire Co., was held at their engine house
last Wednesday evening. 1t was their
best. The building was handsomely de-
corated inside and outside, and their
guests, among whom,was Chief vanSciver
and several of our citizens, and many la
dies, were highly pleased with the whole
entertainment. The Hibernia boys al.
ways do well whatever they undertake.
An Italian known as "Jumbo, No.
"a. employed at shanley's Quarries. on
Goat Hill, below this city, went swim
ming in the feeder yesterday, about noon,
and when about In the middle OF the
stream threw up his hands and sank to
the bottom. Before any assistance could
be given. he was drowned. His body
was found shortly afterward and Coroner
Lyman was notified and an inquest held.
BY special invitation from the French
town Cornet Band, Post 30 Band paid
them visit on the occasion of the picnic
on Ellmaker Island, on Saturday after
noon last. On arrival at the island, both
bands consolidated and played together,
to the delight of the large crowd present.
The concert was broken up by the rain.
The Frenchtown boys are good fellows
and Post 20 Band would be pleased to re-
ceive visit from them at any time.
The weather has been very hot for
the past few days. On Monday the Their
mometer registered 95 degrees. Yester-
day CTuesday)it reached 90 degrees and
to-day it settled down to o.. Some peo-
pie say 1t was the hottest yesterday for
over twenty years; but they forget. In
July, 1875, it averaged over 90 degrees
from about the Goth of June until toward
the last OF July and on the 9Th Of July
it reached 90; 9th, 102; 10th, 1o2; l1th,
101, and 18th, 100.
Post 20 Band paid visit to Mount
Airy, on Thursday evening Of last week
and gave an open-air concert In front Of
the residence of Mr.. Henry Mathews.
The Band discoursed some fine music and
were royalty treated by Mr.. Mathews and
family. The Band arrived home at IL
o'clock and marched to their room play
ing and then disbanded, all feeling they
had had a very good time. We over
heard one Of the Band say that the cake
was the best he had ever eaten and he
certainly is good Judge, as he handles II
every day.
MIR. Geo. W. Prall, P. E. Commander
of st. Elmo Commandery, No. IA, Knights
Templar, of this city, DR.. Geo. L. Ro-
mine, of the same Commandery, and bis
wife, Mr.. John q. Moore, Of this city, (of
Palestine Commandery, Trenton) and
wife, and Mr.. M. A. Van Hart and wife,
OF New Hope, Pa, will attend the Tri-
ennial Conclave Of the Grand Encamp-
ment OF the United States, which will be
held at Denver. They will leave August
4th. Messrs. Prall, Romine and Van Hart
go as the guests of Cyrene Commsndery,
of Camden.
Frank Pierce, Of Brookville, laborer
employed at the new Catholic Church, Ia
this city, met with very serious accident
on Saturday Of last week. While hand.
ling stone that weighed five hundred
pounds 1t fell on his leg, breaking 1t and
otherwise injuring IL badly. He was
taken to the Trenton Hospital. It was
thought his leg was so badly mashed that
it would have to be amputated. This Ia
the first accident that has happened since
the building was started and we are told
that this was due to carelessness. Pierce
was well liked by his fellow workmen and
he has their hearty sympathy.
The largest picnic of the season, or
Ellmaker Island, was held there on Satur.
day last, when all the Sunday Schools