The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-03-21
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, PA.


The sick list is gradually increasing
in this place.
"A ball will be given in Centre Hill
Hall, this "Wednesday evening.
The aqueduct is being repaired and
water will be let in the canal 10 a few
days.
Billy Peterson is again working at
Cook & Johns hardware store. They
couldn't get along without Billy.
Edward Powers had the fingers of
his right hand badly mashed, at the
Union Paper Mills, few days ago
The regular monthly meeting of the
New Hope Building and Loan Associa-
ton, will be held this Wednesday, eve
ming.
Jacob Volz has sold GU his hostlering
business at Solomon's hotel, to young
man by the name of Fisher, from Doyl
town.
REV. Rufus d. Naylor, formerly of
this place, has passed examination at tho
Philadelphia Conference, now in session
at Lancaster.
The Salvation Army, of Lambertville,
held prayer meeting at the residence Of
Michael Fisher, in this place, on Friday
afternoon of last week
!
Everybody is going to attend the
New Hope Cornet Band Minstrel Enter
tainment, at Centre Hill, on Saturday
evening next, March Gath.
The agricultural works has had their
old whistle fixed up and placed in posi-
ton. 1t now sounds more like business
around the agricultural works.
Some thief or thieves broke into the
residence of Mary Ann Lambert, on
Bridge street, last evening. They broke
up several silver spoons and took gold
watch chain.
Resolved, "That the liquor traffic
should at once be abolished" was dis
cussed at the Centre Hill Lyceum, on
Monday evening last. The Lyceum ad-
journed for the season ON that evening.
The Lumberton Quarry Company is
transporting five car loads per day of paw
ing stone across the river by the wire
rope. The experiment is success They
average five trips per hour, and ten trips
load car with fifteen tons of stone.
Calvin Solliday was cleaning out his
safe one day last week and found in it
two Government bonds of 300 each,
dated 1865. They belonged to John Cad
dis of this place. Mr.. Gaddis was not
aware he had them. They were great
surprise to him.
They have been having curious
kind of dispute down at Yardley. A. b.
Corless was teacher of the graded school
at that place. but the directors believing
that he was not qualified for the position
they employed another teacher in the per-
son of Henry W. Worthington. When,
however, they sought to place the new
teacher in charge of the school Mr.. Cor
less refused to yacate, and it was not I'M
til he was arrested and taken before a
justice of the peace that the matter was
adjusted.
The Eagle Fire Co held their regular
anniversary, in their room over the on
CINE house, on Thursday evening Of last
week. A large number of friends of the
company, had been invited and were pro-
sent and enjoyed themselves very much,
as they always do at the Eagles anniver-
saries. The visitors and company were
treated to sandwiches, coffee, cheese
herring, pickles, baked beans and lem on
ade. Short addresses were made by the
members of the company and visitors.
G. ii. W. Vansciver, of Lambortville,
urged the necessity of the Eagle boys
building themselves new house, but the
neglect of cash (as stated by T. N. Ryan,
Treasurer) bindered them from doing
so. Let the people of this place help
the Eagle boys and build them new
house, they so richly and honestly deserve.