The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-04-25

Geo. H. Smith, for forty years a
blacksmith in Titusville, died on the 9th
inst, of pneumonia.
"A, G. Rapp has discovered on his
land at Holland vein of white fire brick
clay, % feet thick and of the best quality.
BY the breaking of part of the ma
chinery at the Lambertville Rubber Works
large number of employees were compel.
cd to be idle last Monday.
The Stem Brothers shoe factory at
Milford, which has been idle for few
weeks, commenced operations again on
Monday, April lG, with a full force of en-
ployes.
The final meeting of the Board of
Freeholders will be held May 8, and the
new board will organize the next day.
All claims should be presented, day or
two before the flnal meeting, to the Clerk.
All the new designs and colorings 10
Wall Paper at A. II. Truss.
Lightning fred and destroyed the barn
of Marcus Laroe, at White House Station,
last Friday night, and horse stabbed
there was burned with il. The coal and
lumber flee of S. X. Large, near ty,
was also destroyed.
The frame house occupied.by Fred.
Ccombe, on the southwest corner of Ferry
and Uoion streets, has been given an Ell
tiiely new appearance at the hands of the
painter, aud needed Improvements to the
property have been made by the carpen.
ter.
Large assortment of fence wire at
Helms. april25 At
The Township Committee of Alexan-
dria has awarded the contract for the grad
ing of a new pnblc road of a mile in
length, near Levi Cases, to Freebooter
Holes, of Mt Pleasant, he being the low
est bidder. The work is to he completed
by July first.
During the severe shower last Friday
night, the barn of John Quick, at Rea-
vile, was struck by lightning The
building WAS not seriously damaged, but
one of the horses in the stable was pros.
tra,ed. AT last accounts the animal had
MT vorad f,a,., tha el,ooI,
AT The residence of VIM Ii. Davis.
No. &C Bridge street, Peter s. Parker s.
Son, carpenters, are building new front
porch, | 6 feet in length, repairing doors,
windows, fences, etc. When completed,
the whole will be frightened by Herveys.
Holcombe, the painter.
The first Of this week especially on
Monday There was plague of shaG flies
in our city. The atmosphere was full OF
them. They got into ones eyes, ears and
mouth, and painters who were working
on buildings had to stop work, as the
paint became covered with them.
"A lady in this city was some time ago
lidiculed by her husband for attending so
many funerals, to which she Indignantly
replied Joshua Jones the way you act
10 never going to any funerals, you'll new
er have a soul to attend your funeral as
long as you live - 'Joshuan hoped that
would be the case.
After April first, DR.. NIGHTS Office
will be at the corner of Union and Coryell
streets, over A. B. Holcombe's coal of
flee. Calls left at S. w. Coehran's Drug
Store or Schenck's boarding house, Cory
ell st, near Union. promptly replied to.
At
Some excitement was occasioned in
Pennington about dusk on Tuesday even
ing of last week by wild alarm of fire.
1t was located 10 the rear of the Union
Hotel kitchen, and originated from an
over heated meat broiler which is said to
have been located TOO close 10 the stud.
ding Of the building. Before the fire got
under much Roadway it was subdued
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