The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-06-29
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, pa.

"1W uOtI nUu uUVN0 OuUHtIs tn.
New Hope public school will close on
Friday for two months vacation.
Simpson Kitchener, of New Hope, is
building an addition to bis barn.
-On last Tuesday evening little son of
George Horn fell from the top Of the yard
fence, breaking one of his arms.
AN artesan well has been sunk 700 feet
at the Bucks County Almshouse, wilhcu.
finding water.
/ Judge Paxson, Of Phila., viii spend the
summer, as Is his usual custom, at his farm
in buckingham.
George Reinert, Jr., has moved into the
Mechanics street bakery, where he expects to
carry on the baking business.
--on last Sunday evening praise and
promise meeting was held in the New Hope
NJ e. Church.
Rev. r. D. Naylor, of PENIS Park. is
expected to preach in the New Hope NJ. E.
Church on next Sunday evening.
Moses R. Pennington, of Buckingham,
recently lost COW, said to have boeu the
most valuable In the township. She gave
sixty three pounds of milk day.
The commencement exercises at the OAR
lngton Seminary, West Chester, occurred on
Wednesday, June 30. The only Bucks
county graduate was Miss Allie e. Blackfan,
of Solebury.
Rev. Rufus Naylot was in Now Hope
last week. He is we'll pleased with the sue
cess of the festival held by his church at
PENIS Park. The amount cleared was about
fifty dollars.
The Rev. Mr.. Sassaman, who has been
preaching for the Solebury and New Hope
people, instead of accepting the place vacated
by Rev. w. d. Roberts, sailed for Europe on
Wednesday last.
--On last Tuesday afternoon, a son of Hiram
Shepard, of Solebury, fell from second story
window, breaking his arm at the elbow. DR..
r. G. Foulke was called and rendered medical
aid.
--"Gus Glenn" whose frequent contribu-
tions to THE RECORD our readers have no.
ticed, is about to issue book of stories and
sketches. 1t will be printed by Grant, Fares,
q Rogers, of Phila., and will be sold for rs
cts. Persons who wish copies should at once
send in their orders.
Edward W., son OF Watson p. Magill, of
Solebury, who was recently admitted to the
bar of Delaware county, has also graduated
from the law department of the University of
Pennsylvania, and will practice in Phiadel-
phia.
| -On Wednesday evening last, the Boozer
Cadets, of Lambertville, paid New Hope a
visit, exhibiting their skill in dress parade
and drill. A. B. Stockton gave them q treat
Everybody, both old and young, was we'll
pleased with their visit, and gives them cor
dial invitation to call again.
The solebury Literary Society spent a
very pleasant day last Saturday in Parsons
Grove, New Hope. Music was one of the
pleasant enjoyments of the day, while another
was the Captain, with his grand supply OF
good things, and at about p. NJ. they sang
i the "Sweet BY and By" and started for theii
homes, and no doubt it will always be a
bright spot on the tablet of their memory.
Two important contested will cases are
now assuming shape to be presented before
our court. One is that of William p Puff, OF
Buckingham, and the other that of Joseph l..
Stackhouse, of the lower part Of the county.
In each case IL is alleged that undue influences
were brought to bear in making the wills.
| The first named estate is valued at about
| $4,000, and the latter upwards of $50, 000.-
Newtowh Enterprise.
| Israel Morocco, the colored man now In
jail for the supposed murder of his wife, near
Morrisville, is an old offender, having served
a term in the Penitentiary for chicken stealing.
1t is said he has had three wives, all of whom
died under suspicious circumstances He was
tried at Pennington few years ago for the
murder of man named Cruise, but was ac-
quilted, and is member Of the gang Of Sour
land Mountain outlaws.
Reports of the prevalence of small pox at
Point Pleasant are in circulation. Rumor
says that young clerk in the store went to
Newark recently and short time after his
return was taken sick, and being quite
popular number of his friends and acquaint.
ances called on him, and now report saith that
he had mild attack of varioloid, and the re-
suit is several we'll defined cases of small pox
in the neigbborhood