The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-08-16
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, PA.
"A dry Fall is predicted.

"A dry FAN is predicted.
Dog days end on the 9th of August.
The days and nights will be equal on
Sept. s2d.
The days are shortening at the rate
of two minutes each day.
The seventeen year locusts have made
their appearance in some parts of the
State.
The Eagle boys have their posters out
announcing their picnic at the Deer
Park, Aug. gath.
The boarders at the Hillside Home,
Carversville, will give private ball at the
hall at that place, Saturday evening next.
-Dr. P. NJ. Minister, of Langhorue, is
credited with having cured horse of
look-jaw, circumstance of rare occur
renee.
1T is thought that potatoes will sell as
low as twenty cents bushel before long
in consequence of the enormous crop this
season.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
New Hope Building and Loan Associa-
ton will be held this "Wednesday
evening.
The Eagle excursion to Coney Island,
ON Thursday Of last week, was not very
largely attended. We hear they cleared
little above expenses.
Quite large number of people from
this place and vicinity attended the ex-
cursion from Lambertville to Ocean
Grove yesterday Tuesday
yoiebury Thompson Memorial Church and
the New Hope Chapel, preached his fare
we'll sermon on Sunday last.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cox, of this place.
while visiting in the country had the mis-
fortune to fall down the cellar steps a few
DAYS ago, and break her arm.
Farmers complain of new disease
that has broken out among the cows. 1t
attacks the animal in the right eye,
spreads to the other and it soon goes
blind.
County Superintendent Woodruff has
completed the examination of teachers.
The total number of teachers examined
was 800 certificates granted 249 those
holding higher grades, "a. There are e49
schools in the county.
The fourth annual musical and
literary reunion held at the Deer Park on
Thursday, was very largely attended. A
grand ball was given in the evening in
which $50 couples participated. Keller's
orchestra, from Philadelphia, furnished
the music.
The next meeting of the Bucks
County Temperance Alliance will be held
at the Solebury Deer Park, September
21st, upon which occasion George W.
Balm, an eloquent orator of Kentucky, is
expected to be present and address til Q
meeting.
Tom Werts treated his fellow mem
beers of the brass band to watermelon on
Friday evening at the band room. The
boys appreciated his kindness very much.
Tom has but lately started in the organ
business, and that success may attend his
undertaking. is the wish of the whole
band.
While putting out the lights at the
chapel on Friday evening last, the chan
delier gave way. The lamps falling, were
broken and the oil caught fire, setting fire
to the carpet that runs up the aisle. The
carpet was pulled out of the door, but not
before greater part had been burned and
several of the seats scorched. Luckily
there were but few in the building at the
time, or probably in the rush to get out
not few might have been hurt. The
damage done will not exceed %25.
"A young gentleman of Stockton took
a young lady's fan without her consent, at
church at that place on Sunday evening
last. and to get even with him she took
his shoes, which he happened to have off
at the time. He refused to give up the
fan and the consequence was he had but
one shoe to go home with. We hear that
later in the evening compromise was
made and the thing settled without going
to court. Let this be a warning to the
young gents of that place. If this don't
" take the cake" why then we will give
III.
THE Reninninr of the Circus Senhon.