The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-10-18

JOHN Finney, Esq, of this city. re-
turned home last Friday from visit to
the Worlds fair.
Mrs. Isaac Hall, corner of Bridge
and Franklia streets, has Gala lilly plant
that is of unusual size, it being Sc inches
high and of fine proportions.
The Hunterdon County Local Union,
Y.P.s. c. E., will meet at Cherryvillc on
Tuesday evening, October Oath. Rev +.
b. Egeiitt will deliver an address.
"A large number of friends OF Miss
Bertha Knowles rendered the young lady
a surprise party at her residence on George
street, near Delaware Avenue, on Satur
day evening last.
Work was resumed at the Persever-
ence Paper Mills during the past week,
after a shut.d of several weeks, dur
ing which timo extensive repairs were
made to the machinery.
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John r. Trewin & Co.'S.
While a resident OF Perry street in
this city, was trimming the trees near his
residence on Saturday last, one of the
large limbs fell across the electric light
wires, breaking the lamp and wires.
MIR. P. H. Hartwell, formerly pub
lisner of the Hopea0eU Herald, removed
from that town to his fathers residence 10
Delaware township on last Thursday.
He is going to try farming for time.
j. B. Kline, the Bridge street tobac-
conist, makes special efforts to carefully
select his different tobaccos, segars, &c.
When any goods fails to give satisfaction
to his customers he drops the sale at once.
"A team engaged in hauling blocks
became frightened on Bridge street on
Thursday last aud ran away. They were
stopped near the Belmont House after
doing but little damage beyond few
scratches TO enc of the horses.
One of the largest and finest stocks OF
hAts-sli styles 10 be found in the country,
is now on exhibition at Hottells store,
39 L. State street, Trenton. He is sole
agent for the Dunlap hat-the best in the
world, aud the cheapest, wear and looks
being the gauge. Special attention to silk
a..
MIR. Samuel Kroesen, formerly OF this
city, but for several years a resident OF
Pbillipsburg, and in the employ Of the z.
II. X. Co., was seriously injured on last
Wednesday. While at work ON bridge
over the Pequest at Belvidere, the scaffold
gave way and he fell about % feet. At
last accounts he was improving.
The University Extension lectures OF
Prof. Thompson of the University OF
Pennsylvania, will begin on next Saturday,
and will be delivered in the lecture room
OF the Baptist Church in city, commence
ing at half. past o'clock. No one inter
ested in the great questions of the day,
should fail to attend, the subject being
political Economy"
"A twenty-five mile bicycle race be-
tween John Wilson, OF Lambertville, and
Asa Reading, of Pennington Junction,
for the championship of Ilunterdon
county, was run on w. N. Burgess East
Lynne Driving Park, near Pennington
JUNCTION, last Saturday afternoon. Mr..
Wilson won, doing the 20 miles in one
hour and S8 Minutes.
John w. Priestly, wellknown citi-
zen of Pennington, and President OF the
old Hunterdon County National Bank,
died at his residence on Main Street at 8
o'clock Sunday morning, from heart tron-
Bile. He had been complaining for two
weeks preceding. His age was 70 years
and months. He leaves a lasge estate,
a number Of valuable houses and stores in
Kansas City being among his possessions.
Miss Lucy Kelley, daughter OF the
late John Kelley, aged 81 years, after
several weeks Illness, died at her resi-
dence on Franklin ST., on Saturday last.
She was an estimable young lady and
her funeral on Thursday OF last week
was largely attended. The societies con-
nectcd with the church OF which the
young lady was member attended In
a body The services were held in St.
Johns r. G. church.
Colonel Henry w. Sawyer, of Cape
May, and well known in this city, as well
as all over the country, died of heart dis
ease on Monday last, in the Gath year Of
his age. He served during the war in
three months regiment from Pennsylva- /
MIA; asterward was commissioned cap
tain 10 company d, I'd New Jersey caval-
ry, and was captured at Brandy Station,
June 9th, 1868. Captain Sawyer was taken
to Libby Prison and condemned to be
shot, but after nine months imprison-
ment was exchanged for son Of Gen.
Robert E. Lee. He served until the close
OF the war, retiring with the brevet of
Colonel. Colonel Sawyer was promin
ent Grand Army man, and was an enthu-
siastic Republican.
Kline still has run on "Lambertville
Puffs''-a first-class segar at low price.