The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-08-09

erly, will open on September 2d.
You can have your letters nicely type
written at the Postal Telegraph Office.
MIR. Eugene Gallagher and Mr.. Thos.
crowley, spent Sunday last at Atlantic
City, N. ].
The Sunday schools OF Frenchtown
held their annual pic mic at Ellmaker Isle
last Saturday.
"A regular meeting Of the Union
Steam Fire Engine Co. will be held at the
engine house, on Thursday evening, Au.
gust 10th.
Perhaps the oldest horse on active
duty in Hunterdon to-day is one owned
by Elder R. Hyde, of Delaware township.
The animal is SO years of age.
Cards explaining the weather. signal
flags as exhibited from the flag staff OF the
Grand Depot, can be obtained of r. Fl.
Van Horn & Son, by calling at the store.
"A special meeting of the Funeral
Benefit Relief Fund of the A o. X. of NJ.
G. will be held at Castle Hall on Saturday
evening. August 18Th. A full attendance
| is requested.
MIR. Henry Probasco, in the employ
of Mr.. Geo. w. Arnett, while at work on the
new houses on Buitonwood street, on Fri
day last, fell from the scaffold and dislo-
Gated his left shoulder.
The Prize Lis: OF the Interstate Fair
for this year, has just been issued. 1t is
handsomely gotten up, aud contains full
particulars of the great exhibition, which
draws increasing thousands every year.
Last Friday, Chas. Helms, while saw
ing at his fathers store on Coryell street,
cut off the second finger of his right hand
at the first joint and injured the first fin
ger. Charley won't play the cornet for
awhile.
The parties who have been consider
ing the project of erecting a creamery in
Pennington havs decided to build.
Ground has been secured directly west of
the Lehigh Valley freight house, and work
will be commenced at once.
- Alex. johnson, son OF Mr.. Amos
johnson, of this city, while handling his
gun in Gandey's hardware store, last Fri
day, exploded a shell, the contents of
which entered his left arm above the ell
bow, making painful wound. He is
doing well.
- The County Excise Board met at
Pennington to-day aud refused to grant
license to Patrick F. Cavaraugh to sell
spirtuous and malt liquors on s. Main
street, In this city. Cavanaugh's appica-
ton to the City Excise Board was reject
ed last week.
The Hunterdon and Somerset Free
holders have given the contract for The iron
work Of the new bridge near Higgins
mills to the Wrought Iron Bridge Com
pany, for 81, $50. The stone work was
given to Richardson & Farrell, for So. 70 |
per square yard.
Like ship without rudder is a man |
or a woman without health and the neces-
sary strength 10 perform the ordinary
duties of life. When the appetite fails,
when debility, and disordered condition
OF stomach, liver, kidney, and bowels as
sail you, take Ayers Sarsaparila.
The Hunterdon County Farmers AL.
lance will hold their annual picnic and
exhibition on Packer Island, August 22d |
and 23d. Judge Kerr, Of Colorado, Mrs.
Todd, OF Michigan, and others, will make
addresses. Farmers, manufacturers and
dealers are requested to exhibit their pro.
ducts and wares without expense.
Levi V. Able, hotel keeper at Blooms.
bury, died suddenly on Wednesday. We
learn that he was attacked with paralysis
at about noon on Tuesday, from which he
died twenty four hours later. Mr. Able
resided 10 Frenchtown for several years
and was well known to many OF our peo-
pie -Frenchtown Independent.
Forty young ladies, employed as
clerks, &C., in New York, came to Elem.
ington in body week ago and secured
board with nearby farmers and others
for couple OF weeks. 1t is to be hoped
that they may experience much benefit
from the brief outing In this beautiful 10.
cality. The young ladies are very nicely
behaved and are well equipped with cloth.
ing.-Hunterdon Democrat.
Water melons reached an exceeding
ly high figure on Saturday evening of
last week. George Moore went into Arm
strong's market on the above named ev-
ening and purchasing a melon, set it down
outside while he went inside to pay for it.
While he was gone, young man passing
by picked up the melon and walked off |
with il. Before he got done with IL, il |
cost him trifle over three dollars.
Vice-Chancellor Bird, in deciding the
Rea French foreclosure case CONSTITUTES
the words ''more or less," following a
stated number of acres. He says that
where given price per acre is named,
the purchaser is only entitled to relief
when there is less number OF acres than
appears by the deed, and in such cases
the courts will not interfere il the differ
ence is slight.
About eleven o'clock on Friday cven-
ing Of last week, Cunningham's store, on
Church street, was discovered TO be on
fire. The alarm was quickly given, and
the fire companies responded promptly
and soon had the fire put out. How the
fire started seems to be mystery. Gun.
bingham went away on the last train UP
at night and the clerk closed the store,
according to orders. shortly after eight
o'clock. Had the fire started little later
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