The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1881-04-06
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY. PA


Henry Day has opened a saloon under
Bartey's Hall, in New Hope.
Quite number of changes were made in
New Hope GU The first of April. .ssas.sss
The public school Of Newtown has an
organ in its grammar department.
Tho people ofthe New Hope M. q. Church
are very well pleased with their new pastor.
Rev. Rufus d. Naylor commenced his
pastoral duties at PENIS Park on Sunday last
MIR. Samuel Haney, of Bristol formerly
of New Hope, has been paying us visit for
the last few days.
Rev. Mr.. Sassaman, of Princeton IN. j.
College, preached Id the New Hope Chapel on
Sunday afternoon last.
"A walking match, for Bucks county anna
teurs, is advertised to take place at iewtown
on Saturday, for purse Of $25.
Mr. Theodore D. Devinney of New Hope,
contemplates going West in May. We hope
he may meet with abundant success.
John Higgins, of New Hope, is going to
start for Wilmington, Del, to-day (Wednes-
day., where he expects to find employment.
The creamery of Joseph Atkinson on the
road from Pinevlle to Lahaska, is now being
built. John S. Bailey, of Centrevile, is doing
the carpenter work.
Mr.. johnson Pearson, formerly of New
Hope, but recently of Lahaska in this county,
died at his residence on Monday morning.
from the effects of N cancer
MIR. Albert Bush is now employed in
Mr. Peter Johnson's store as clerk, in place Of
Rev. Rufus d Naylor. Albert is good fell
low, and no doubt will make a good clerk.
B. F. Oliver, of Spring Valley, Buckug-
ham, recently took to Philadelphia. at one
trip, so skins of the skunk and 100 of the
muskrat, besides number from the raccoon
and opossum.
County Superintendent Woodruff is a
candidate for recollection. The election will
take place next month. Several persons in
the upper part of the county have been spoken
of as candidates.
-R. w. Bye, of Newtowu, lost his horse
on Thursday of last week. He was up at bis
was found in the morning in the stable with
one of its legs broken.
Our friend Thomas Fouike, who lately
received an appointment in the Pennsylvania
Railroad office at Philadelphia, is again down
with the rheumatism. We are indeed sorry
for Tom, aud hope he may soon recover.
&c. Dallas Robbins, of New Hope, who for
some time past has been employed in Pater-
son, N. j.. has been compelled to come home
on account of III health. lie is Suffering from
severe attack of chronic diarrhea, and at
last accounts was very low.
While on visit TO the residence of Mr..
Joseph Hart, in New Hope, few days ago,
we noticed some very old books in his possess
sion Among the number was family Bible,
printed in Scotland in the year 1772, and a
Pilgrims Progress, printed in England in
1749. The Bible was in good condition, but
the Pilgrims Progress was torn and quite
used up.
"A few days ago, young man in charge
of store in New Hope put forty dollars un.
der dry goods box in the store for safe keep
ing. Two or three days afterward, be re-
moved the box out of doors, forgetting that it
contained the money. A boy who was play.
ing about the box discovered the treasure,
his attention attracted to the " find" recover
ed his money and rewarded the boy with O
dollar.