The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-12-28
The fair of St. Johus church is sill in

The fair of St. Johns church is sill in
progress in the new building.
The Republican club of this city find
ing it undesirable 10 keep the club room,
have sold their carpets, furniture, etc., to
"The Gallagher Association, and the lat
ter club has also rented the room at the
corner Of Bridge and Union streets.
Owing to the failure of the break to
work properly, on Monday of last week,
the car which was shifted from the Belvi-
dere morning train TO the Philadelphia
train at Trenton, struck the rear car of
the connecting train with such force as 10
threw passengers from their seats. DR.. j.
w. Snowfall, of Pennington, had two
ribs broken, H. NJ. Walrath, of Stockton,
was hurt so as TO be confined to bis house,
and a lady had an arm broken, while
others received more or less injury.
"A change has been made in the heads
OF the various divisions of the Penua r.
r. in this section. Mr.. Wilson Brown,
the present Superintendent of the Belvi-
dere Division. goes to the Amboy Diyi-
sion; Mr.. A. P. Gest, now Superintend-
ent of the Frederick Division, will take
Supt. Browns place on the Belvidere Di-
vision. Mr.. Frank Ellmaker of the Am
boy Division, has been made Superintend-
ent of the Philadelphia Terminal, and
will have charge Of all the lines running
out of Philadelphia. We understand that
these changes will take effect Jan. 1st.
Many changes are contemplated 10
the vicinity of Oak Dale 10 few months.
A. Reading will mcve to near Raven
Rock; T. Ii. Stout to the Provost farm !;
Jacob Suydam to near Sergeantsville, on
the place now occupied by Judson War
rick and his fatherin law, while the two
latter named will occupy the farm of Cy
rus Van Dolah E. W. Brewer will re.
move to near Ringoes; Daniel Pouson,
Jr., will occupy the lot belonging to Miss
Lizzie Vanderbilt on Sandy Ridge. Other
changes are probable, but not fully devcl-
oped.
John B. Smith, who formerly resided
on the fair ground, near city, but who the
past year has been living near Mount
Airy, has had an experience within few
days not often allotted to man. Last
Saturday his Oldest son, aged 16 or H.,
was buried, and on the same day two
other children died, and were buried on
Monday. Yesterday. the eldest daughter,
aged Is years, while walking around the
room, fell dead in the presence OF her
physician. She had just told the doctor
that she felt very much better. Two
other children and the mother are lying
dangerously i'll. All these cases are the
result of that dread disease, diphtheria.
III you want good segar, try Lam
bertville Puffs, sold by Kline, Bridge St.
"A pigeon shooting match was held at
Sergeantsvllle last Friday, and was large
ly attended, but little incident occurred
which broke up the affair long before the
the finish. A Pennsylvania was banter
ed to shoot, and while firing second lime
at bird be had disabled, parties outside
the field, who were not 10 the ''shooi,
blazed away at il with their guns and
struck several of the sportsmen in the
face and came near putting out the eyes
of two or three men. One of the gunners,
angered at this, fred off his gun at the
outsiders, and peppered them pretty bad
ly with shot, and then the exercises were
brought to close, as the gunners did not
want 10 run any more risks.
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