The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-07-19
sew HOPE ANp BUCKS COUNTY. pa.

"A hre company is being organized at
Quakertown.
Henry Day has had new fence built
In front of his saloon.
"A horse belonging to John Fert died
on Monday evening last
Quite acommotion among our colored
brethren on Saturday evening.
The NJ. f. Sunday School pic-niced
at Johnson's ISLAND on Wednesday of
last week.
Owen Marley, Jr., is now employed
in John stocktons restaurant at Elem
ington, N. ].
The Lansdale National Bank has
declared semi-annual dividend of per
cent.
Mary Benwartb, of Easton, has just
completed quilt which has in it SO, $50
pieces.
There are more city people boarding
in Bucks county this Summer than for
some years past.
Several of the down county ereameries
have gone out of business owing to the
want of milk.
The Baptist Sunday School, of Lam.
bertyille, went on picnic to Johnssn's
Island, today "Wednesday
The Eagle Steam Fire Engine Com
pany Of New Hope will run an excursion
TO Coney Island on August TO-
The regular monthly meeting of the /
New Hope Building and Loan Associa-
ton will be held this "Wednesday evening. |
The regular monthly meeting of the
New Hope Borough Council was held on
Wednesday evening of last week.
The colored folks, of the Dark Hollow
Hill Church, held camp meeting in the
Deer Park on Sunday and Sunday a week.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Leaders and Stewards of the NJ. f.
Church was held on Wednesday evening
last
Albert Reeder, tinsmith working at
Cook & Johns, had the end of his finger
cut off while working with pair of
shears.
"A horse belonging to Chas Atkinson,
jumped over j. Y. Tomlinson's garden
fence few days ago, and did considerable
damage to the garden.
The grape crop on many vines in the
lower end townships, has been ruined by
the ravages Of the rose bugs while the |
vines were in blossom.
No little excitement was caused over
the Sullivan and Wilson sparring match
on Tuesday morning. We hear that
quite bit Of money changed hands.
Mr.. Gus, Schermerhorn returned
home ON Saturday evening last from a
two weeks visit to Fall River, Mass.
Gus says he enjoyed the visit very much.
"A drunken man and woman created
quite stir in front of Peter Johnson's /
store yesterday Tuesday. They were +
taken to Fort benson by Constable Den
son.
The Quakertown G. A. II. Post, ac-
companed by the Washington Pioneer
Corps, of the same place, will go into an
encampment of three days duration, com.
mencing on Friday, Aug. 25th.
The Morrisville Grove is becoming
n popular resort for both Sabbath School
pie-nies and other gatherings of that de-
scription, as all liquor and Objectionable
parties are excluded from the grounds.
-" Tom " sprained his ankle very
badly by stepping in a hole in the bottom
of wagon, on Monday last. He will
have to meet with the same accident to
his other ankle before he can initiate
"Phil perfectly.
The Sunday School connected with
the NJ. E. Church of this place, will go on
an excursion to Johnson's Island, to-
morrow Thursday. A fare of ten cents
will be charged to all outside of the
scholars, to help defray the expenses.
Freddie, a young son of Joshua
Whitley, of Manchester fell from a loft
| In wagon-house, distance of about ten
feet, on Monday last, and received severe
/ injuries about the head and shoulders.
He was also injured internally.
In addition to the address to be read
/ by General Davis at the meeting of the
| Historical Society ut PENIS Manor House,
in Fall's township on Tuesday next, John
| G, s. Baily, Of Buckingham, will exhibit
some stone inscriptions made by pre-
historic race, and read paper bearing
upon the subject.
u. l.. Field, of Doylestown, will give
free concert and lecture on music in the
M. f. Church, on Saturday evening. His
object in giving the entertainment is for
the purpose Of organizing class in vocal
music. He guarantees that every one
who attends the course will be able to
read music, understandingly, from the G
scale to A sharps and 4 flats, no matter if
they never saw q music book before.
"A quack who claims that he is related
to the venerable DIR. Detweiler, of Easton,
ana VINO says he came into the possession
of the doctors books, which afforded him
the great success in the curing of diseases,
is doing the upper end districts, and by
his various plausible stories ingratiated
himself with the unsophisticated in such
manner as to impose on their credulity.
He claims to have particular success in
treating chronic diseases. At one place,
after asking an exorbitant price for treat
ing case, the woman Of the house told
she had only 10 cents in her possession.
He finally proposed to take that and she
might pay him the balance when he would
come again. At another place he was
more successful, and, as the report goes,
gouged the sum of $40 out of an aged
man who earns his money by hard labor.