The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-03-08

with the expectation Of keepinga restaurant
or saloon.
tB mount Moriah" A. NJ. E. Church,
of New Hope, which sustained considerable
damage during the recent heavy gale, will be
repaired, it is expected, in q short time, and
ready for occupancy. Arrangements are be-
ing made with wbrkmeus ysspntracb to car
ry the work forward. a--A--krs ! -. : Il
tT The t" tie-vote +" which occurred al the
late New Hope election, las since given evi-
dence of the fact, that uties y of this kind
are very undesirable, for it matters little how
"Burlys the party may be, he can't " Pick
EFT" out satisfactorily by compromise, and
a new election must be held, or the subject
dropped.
REMOVALS.. C. G. B. Johns, our wor-
thy hardwarefriend, of New Hope, now re-
sides on River Street, having removed, few
days since, to the handsome and desirable
residence of Casper Kaufman, formerly the
property of William Horn. &.
A. d. johnson, Esq, is about to remove to
his new house. The residence adjoins his new
clothing store, ,on River Street, and lisa build
ing, from appearances, calculated in every re-
spect to bear the title of. fine house. $50
~ Edward Williams. member of the
Society of Friends, highly respected citizen
of Buckingham, near ,Greenville, wilhelm his
stable on Sunday Of last week, was kicked by
one Of his horses, ouesof his legs being biok-
en- by the blow, from The effects of which he
died on Thursday morning. The injury at
first was not considered very severe, but Mr.
Williams had reached quito an advanced age,
being about rs years old, and the shock to his
system was SO great that he could not recover
from it.--Mirror.
CoNNERs' QuARRaHs, At LIMEroRT.- On
Monday we visited the extensive Lime Quar-
ries of Mr. Thonas Corners, at Limeport,
below Centre Bridge, Bucks Co., and were
pleased to SEQ the evidences of that gentle
mans enterprise and business ENERGY
A few years ago. Mr.. Conncrstook hold of
this quarry, which had previously been opera
ted by M. Y. Cope, It,Was considered about
worked out, on account Of the accumulation
of water preventing tho. lqaarlying of stone
from the bottom, and the best stone was in
that part of the quarry. Mr.. C.sput in a
syphon of-lead, pipe Of II inch bore, seven
hundred feet long and thirty feet rise, at
tached to the lower pnd of which was sue
ton pump to start the flow of water. This
operated pretty we'll for a time, but as the
quarry was deepened the water accumulated
too fast in wet times to permit its being
drained. Three years ago, MIC. secured
the Eagle steamer of New Hope, to pump
out the water. The steamer worked an EN-
tire day and only lowered the. water few
inches The undertaking was therefore given
up, and Mr.. Corners resolved to make a cut
ut the east end of the. quarry to carry off tile
water toward the canal. This was q very
heavy undertaking and all his friends oppos-
ed it; telling him he would never get it
through; others said the sheriff would be
after him before he got it half through. 1t
was started two years ago last OctobeE and a
strong force of sixteen men and six horses and
carts has been kept constantly at it since.
The cost Of the work has been about ten thou
sand dollars, and had no limestone been
found in the cut, the expense would have
been ruinous I; but Mr.. C's expectations were
not disappointed. A large quantity of the
best limestone was found and this has nearly
reimbursed him for his outlay, and the sheriff,
therefore, has not fulfilled the predictions Of
his friends. In the addition vthe risk'o not
finding limestone in tile cut, il may be stated
that Mr.. 9. also risked his investment in
another way. He has only a yearly lease of
the quarries, and therefore might be dispnssess-
ed at the end Of any year. Weete sure there is
not another man in the state chat would have
undertaken the work under the Same circum-
stances. But Mr.. Connerss hassgreat conf
dence in his landlord, Mr.. Keeder. s., ).
The size of this cut is about SO feet wide,
80 feet deep, and four hundred feet long. The
earth excavated from it has filled up the deep
openings in an abandoned quarry 10 the vi
cinity. The cut is now about completed, it is
a grand success, and in it is found the very
choicest of limestone. By making this cut,
it is possible to get breast of fifty feet
height, or more, and the quarry is now kept
entirely free from water. The success Of the
undertaking makes this quarry valuable
Que for years to come, and it's to be hoped
that Mr.. G. may reapa rich reward for his
rather risky venture. sa.s
The stone got out of this quarry keeps
four lime kilns in operation near by, and
nearly one hundred thousand bushels Of lime
are burned every year. Each kiln takes fif-
teen tons of coal for each burning, and eight
hundred tons are used yearly. In blasting
the stone, three hundred kegs of powder were
used the past year. A blacksmith shop is
kept running on the grounds to make repairs
and sharpen tools.
The lime is delivered by boat to points on
the Delaware Division and the Delaware and
Raritan Canals, (for which purpose Mr.. C.
owns two boats) and teams deliver it to diff
erent parts of the surrounding country. He
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