The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-10-31


in the upper part of the county.
-Rheese Budd, stock dealer of French
town, recently had nine sheep killed by
dogs.
7-Hervey S. Holcombe has inst painted
the residence of p q. Hoff, on Main street,
and the job looks first-class, like all Mr..
H. work.
"A convention of the Trenton Dis
trict Epworth League will be held at Mt.
Holly, Nov. 9Th. Interesting exercises
morning, afternoon and evening.
The second rally of the Hunterdon
County Epworth Union will be held at
Frenchtown, N. j., about the middle of
November.
George Arnett is digging the founda-
ton for six additional houses on N.
Union street, fronting the spoke factory.
This will make twelve houses under con-
struction, side by side.
Thomas 8. Dedrick, Jr., formerly of
Frenchtown, aud who is now attending
Homeopathic Medical College at Philadel-
phia, has been favored by being elected
Business Manager of the College paper at
good salary.
The elephant that was taken across
country to New York last week, frightened
a horse on the road to Pennington. result
ing in an upsetting Of the carriage to which
he was hitched and throwing out lady,
injuring her somewhat. -FrenchtoaOn
Star.
Give DR.. o. Ii. Sproul vote for the
Surrogacy. He is pleasant gentleman,
a manly man, kind-hearted friend,
thoroughly competent in every way, and,
il elected, he will make one of the most
popular Surrogates that has ever filled
the office.
-Messrs. Everett 6 Scarborough, at
the Butterfoss cannery In this city, have
closed up canning operations for the sea-
son. About $500 cans of tomatoes
have been packed. Owing to the drought
10 the early part of the season, the crop
was short.
We don't know what the Democratic
candidates in this county have done to
their party organs that they should be
held up to ridicule. II is certainly unfair
to try to palm off pictures of some color
ed individuals as portraits of the candi-
dates. Besides, they look awfuIy sick.
Squire Holcombe, of Ringoes, ran a
harness buckle tongue into his fuger a
few days ago, and shortly the whole hand
showed quite pronounced evidences of
blood poisoning. For several days serious
consequences were feared, but DR.. A. NJ.
Hart finally got the trouble under control
Mr.. Johnston Cornish, Democratic
candidate for Congress, called at THE
RECORD Office Monday afternoon, in com
pany with Mayor Coryell and James j.
Reilly, Esq, special legal examiner of
the u s. Pension Department. Such an
array of talent, good looks and affabe-
ness, it is not often our pleasure to see,
and the editor regrets that he was absent
at the time.
The Warren Journal, OF October
10th. says: Adam BELLS, for many years
the editor and proprietor of this paper, is
80 years old to-dsy. He began handling
copy at the Office Of the Hunterdon Dem
ocrat Jan. l, 1853 and has remained in
the harness ever since. Although he has
not been active in the work since 1890,
there has but few weeks passed that he
has not handed in for publication articles
In favor OF straight Democracy.
DIR. George N. Best, Of Rosemont,
had fortunate misfortune on Sunday.
In the morning he paid a professional
visit to Mr.. William Swallow, OF Sandy
Ridge Some time during the day he
found that his gold watch was gone.
Search was vain, until he returned to MIR.
Swallows just as evening was approach
ing. There by the tie post, right in the
public road. along which many pedes-
TRANS had passed during the day, he found
his watch, shipped into little hole 10 the
ground as il for protection from passing
feet.
Charles N. Reading has earned re-
election, aud the people mean he shall
have 1t. He has faithfully served his con-
stituents, has stood up manfuly for their
rights, even when he had to oppose his
own party in order TO do so. Such con
dition rarely occurs but it did occur when
the majority decided to take one Assembly
man from Hunterdon county, and 1t gave
Mr.. Reading a chance TO show himself
superior to party considerations. The vet
ers have not forgotten his manly stand in
this and every other matter Of interest to
them. -Huaterdoa Republican.
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
--Arnett's saw mill, 10 the upper part OF
this city, is being torn down. 1t was
built about thirty years ago, by the late
Cornelius Arnett, and for many years 1t
was veritable bee hive Of industry. Not
only was large amount OF sawed oak
timber turned out 10 the mill, but sash,
blinds and other house finishngs were made
in the second story, employing a large
number of hands. Timber has become so
scarce that the mill is no longer profitable,
and the small amount Of building, compar
ed with former years, renders the making
of building supplies Of little account. The
once busy mill will soon be thing oil the
ca.t Twelve brick buildings are now