The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-05-09

-Epworth prayer meeting at the M. E
Church next Sunday at $50 P. NJ, led
by Charles H. Wilmot. Subject" Glory
belongs TO God. Psalm xxx.
Attention is callt d to the advertise
ment of the "Wall Paper Bargain House, :"
10 West 23d street, New York, in another
column. Big bargains are offered.
w. A. Hoff, of Sandy Ridge, had one
of his horses severely lacerated by COM
ing in contact with barbed wire fence,
a few days ago.
Frank w. Venable, Of Sergeantsville,
has within few days lost two valuable
horses with spinal meningitis and has an
other very low with the same disease.
Vice Chancellor Abraham V. Van
Fleet, of Hunterdon, has been re-appoint-
ed for another term of seven years by
Chancellor McGill. He has filled the po-
sition ever since the Office was created.
"A game of base ball between picked
nine of this city and the first nine of New
Hope was played on the commons in
the rear of the Hill public school building
last Saturday afternoon. Score-l2 to IL,
in favor of Lambertvlle.
The Crescent Club removed from the
corner of Bridge and Union streets to
their new quarters, corner OF Main and
Church streets. They occupy the first
floor of part of the building and the en-
tire second story.
"A months Mind" for Right Rev.
Bishop OFarrell, deceased, was celcbrat.
ed at st. Mary's Cathedral, Trenton, last
Friday, at which the Rev. Father Ftz-
gerald, pastor of $. Johns Church, of
this city, acted as one of the Masters of
Ceremonies.
The Committee on Memorial Day,
appointed by Post 20, are making ar
engagements for proper observance Of
Memorial Day "wednesday, May 30th) in
this city. Rev. Thos Ianlen, OF Pen.
nington Seminary, will deliver the Grafton
In Mount Hope Cemetery.
-Wouldn't it be more sensible thing
for our local exchanges to copy the Lam.
bertviIle local news from the town papers,
rather than copy the sensational and false
stuff appearing in the city dailiess The
preference given for the latter suggests
that they, too, prefer sensation rather
than facts.
On Monday evening family living
on Union street were alarmed by the noise
of supposed burglars about their premises,
aud they aroused somo Of the neighbors.
Investigation proved that the noises were
produced by Two cats that were holding
sort of First Ward Democratic caucus on
the tin roof of the house
Nelson Beans, some years ago resi-
dent of this city. died at the residence of
his son in-aw, O. |. Baumgartner, in
Trenton, on Friday last, and was buried
on Monday. Mr.. Beans while residing
here was engaged in the lumber business
in partnership with Joseph r. Vert. He
married daughter of the late Capt. Geo.
A. Kohl, of this town.
The Phillipsburg Democrat says:
William E. Sites, for many years
conductor on the Belvidere Delaware Rail
road. died on Tuesday of last week at the
boarding house of Mrs. Bells, on South
Main street, aged sixty-three years. He
is survived by three children. MIR. Sites,
some years ago, resided in this city, and
will be remembered by many OF our
leaders.
The Milford Leader says that the
Gravel Hill White Clay Mine Company, OF
which A. c. Rapp is Superintendent,
are at work getting out a carload of clay
for parties at Trenton. A shaft has been
sunk down about forty feet. The vein is
over thirty feet through it, fifteen feet of
it being nearly pure white clay lndica-
tions at present are that it will prove
success.
Mrs. Z. d. Sawkins, Of London, who,
the New York Recorder states, was the
first woman in England TO become a COM
mercial traveller, is in our city to-day in
PRODUCING "Turles' Cream of Cucumber,
a preparation for ladies' compilations.
Mrs. Sawkins is a bright business wo-
man, snd has not only travelled through
England, but has visited various parts OF
Australia as a drummer" She is now
making trip through the United States.
Charles German, son of the late John
]. German, deceased, died a. his residence,
Corvell street, east of Franklin, last
Wednesday night, aged 90 years. During
the rebellion deceased served for three
years in Company q, Fourth Regiment
New Jersey Volunteers. He was pen
sioner. Funeral services were held at his
late residence on Saturday afternoon last
and the interment took place 10 Mount
Hope Cemetery. During the day of the
funeral the American flag, draped, was
hung from the headquarters of Post 20,
G. A. r.
A bad "sell y has been perpetrated
on some city daiies. The Philadelphia
Inquirer and the Trenton State Gazette
(and probably other papers> gave on Mon
day telegram purporting to come from
New Hope, Pa, containing story about
Gan Epidemic of Twins, the dispatch
being nearly word for word repetition
of an article which appeared 10 the Phila
delphia Record some months ago and
which had scarcely word of truth In 1t.
News year old, and grossly incorrect at
that, is not what the people are clamor-
ing for.
The special.y.selected segars and to.
n nAfad for