The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-08-09
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, PA,

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picnic at the Deer Park, Thursday, Aug.
gath.
The river bridge was struck by light
ming llring the heavy shower on Monday
afternoon Of this week.
DIR. William Saylor of Lumberville,
is credited with having never failing
remedy for hydrophobia.
-Newtown citizens are talking of or
ganizing a fire company since the recent
coniagration in that place.
s Great preparations are being made to
make the excursion to Coney Island
success. Everybody is going but you.
Large posters announcing the appear
ance Of Van Amburg, Frost s. Stones
Circus in Lambertville, August 21st, may
be seen on the board fence between the
post Office and hardware store.
General w. w. H. Davis, of Doyles-
town, will lecture at Excelsior Hall, Car
versville, on Saturday evening, August
18th, his subject being Sights In
Europe" Proceeds for the monument
fund.
Jacob Rice, house painter, has turned
the old Delaware engine house into
paint shop. He has given the front of
the building fresh coat of paint. The
building makes a very good place for his
business.
Mrs. Jane Boyd, mother of Major r,
NJ. Boyd, died at her residence in lower
Solebury, on Wednesday morning of last
week, of paralysis. She was buried on
Saturday morning at Thompson Memorial
Church burying ground.
"A oolored woman by the name of
Mary Skidder, employed at Harry Puff's
as servant, was found dead In bed yes
terday Tuesday morning. An inquest
was held by Doctors Foulke, Thornton
and others, and the verdict rendered was
that she died of heart disease.
Our friend, A. J. Solomon, shows his
respect for the dead in more ways than
one. Whenever funeral passes his hotel
the shutters are always closed until it has
passed. He is the only landlord in the
county that we know of that closes his
hotel on such occasions.
The Premium List of the Doylestown
Agricultural and Mechanics Institute has
been issued. The regular annual exhibit
tion takes place on Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, Oct Sd, 4th, 9th
and 9th. The price of admission will be
35 cents each day with the exception of
Tuesday, when it will be free. On Wed
nesday there will be trotting and pacing,
Thursday and Friday trotting and run
ming, and on Friday mule race.
The party who recently swindled the
Girard Bank, of Philadelphia, out of
$1,000 by means of forged check, is sup
posed by some of the city papers to be
Charles w. Atkinson, formerly of New
town. The description given of the per-
son corresponds closely with that of
Atkinson, and his manner of conducting
this peculiar business is also in keeping
with the young man. The name in which
the business was transacted was Louis r.
Randolph. At last advices he had not
been apprehended.
The fourth annual elocutionary and
musical entertainment of Solebury and
New Hope will be held at the Deer Park,
tomorrow, August 10th. Reeitations
will be delivered by Misses Sallie b. Pax
son, Luella Collier, Mary Reeder Fanny
]. Smith, Ella c. Ridge, Emma Wiley
and others. An address is expected from
Charles F. Warwick, Esq, of Philadel-
phia. Vocal solos will be given by Misses
May Lovett and Rita Keller. Instru-
mental solos on clarionet, cornet and VIC
lin by &. f. j. Keller, j. Beck and w.
Walker. Music by Keller's orchestra.
On Saturday afternoon, Frank Beans,
Of Philadelphia, (son of Henry II. Beans,
of Buckingham, was drowned while at
tempting to swim the Delaware at Point
Pleasant, Pa. He and his brother, and
another gentleman, were bathing on the
Jersey shore, and he said to them that he
would swim over and they could bring his
clothes in the boat When he was nearly
over he called for help but they, suppos-
ing he was fooling them, did not 90 to his
assistance, and he went down within
thirty feet of the Pennsylvania shore.
Mr.. Beans was printer by trade and had
recently been employed in Philadelphia
He leaves wife and child four months
old
HEAVY STORM IN SoLEBURY.-An I'M
usually severe thunder storm passed over
Solebury on Monday afternoon. The
lightning was unusually sharp, and did
considerable damage. The barn of John
Niblick was struck, and the barn with its
contents, destroyed, including most of
Mr.. Ms crops. The barracks of Watson
Carr, in the same neighborhood, were
struck, but no serious damage done. At
Aquetong, telegraph pole, standing
near the blacksmith shop, was struck, and
five horses and some men that were in the
shop, were stunned. A COW belonging
to Howard Kitchln, was killed, and two
mules in his barn were knocked down.
The lightning also struck in various other
places in the township.
"A young man of this place went out
Sparkling a few evenings ago, and
neglecting to take night key with him,
found on returning home that he was
locked out, and not liking, we suppose, to
arouse the old folks, concluded to put up
for the rest of the night in a lock shanty
close by. The old folks on arising in the
morning, Of course missed the son and
search was made for him. The first visit
was made to the girls parents, but not
beino able To find him there their fears