The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-09-03
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, PA.


60 to the exhibition of the Solebury
Farmers Club, at the Solebury Deer
Park, next Saturday Afternoon. For
particulars, see advertisement.
Harry Gettys, returned to his home
here, recently. from California, where he
has been engaged as contractor, in
bridge business.
The leap year party, held in me
Deer Park. on last Wednesday, wsr on;te
success. The ladies paid ap the OK
penses bless their dear lille hearts
Peter Heath inten''. 5 removing from
Lambertviile to De Eagle Upper
Wakefield and expects to open wheel
wright shop Mt that locality. We wish
INN success in his new field of labor.
M essrs. Joseph Stockton and Jacob
II, Rice. have been enjoying the sea
breezes of Ocean Grove, N. J. "Uncle
jake" has returned home again, but
Mr.. Stockton will remain there few
days longer.
The New Hope Cornet Band, held
festival ON the "Green," in
our suburbs, on last Wednesday eve-
ming. There was good attendance,
and our boys acquitted themselves hand
someiy. Their new uniforms were neat
and had been selected with considerable
taste.
-Straws show which way the wind
blows. On Sunday afternoon last, ON
the front porch of the brick hotel, in
New Hope, four or five Irishmen were
evidently discussing tho merits of the
Presidential candidates, rs one of them
with good deal of earnestness, remark
ed "that there were great many Irish
men who were going to vote for Blaine
and the devil himself could not stop
them.'
The folio wing teachers have repair
ed to their respective stations: Miss
Clara A. Smith, of this borough, has
gone to Bristol, to engage in teaching
there. She has been appointed to po-
sition of a higher grade than that of last
year; Miss Sallie b. Smith, removes to
Buckmanville Miss Lizzie Magill, to
Phillips School, near New Hope; Miss
Lavina Haigh, to Aquetong School, near
Parsons Corner, and VIM. Simpson, to
the Hillside School.
The New Hope Blaine and Logan
Club, held a meeting for the election of
officers, on last Friday evening, at Miss
M. A. Lambert's store. The following
officers were elected: President, T. T.
Eastburn; Vice President, Jos. s. Hart;
Secretary, Phineas r.. Slack; Treasurer,
Isaac Ely; Executive Committee, John
Pidcock, Charles Haigh, N. N. Ryan, c..
G. b. Johns. 1t was decided to hold the
meetings in the future, on Wednesday
evenings, instead of Friday as heretofore.
The Young Mems Blaine and Logan
Club, Of New Hope, also hold their meet
They have manifested n prai seworthy en-
thusiasm in their efforts to organize and
perfect club, that shall deserve to rank
with those of much largerplaces than gu I
borough.
Our Public Schools, of the borough,
township, and county generally, opened
on Monday last. The scholars made
their appearance at our Academy on the
"IIill, )" at the hour appointed, exhibit
ing both in dress and manners, TASTE
and feeling, that bespoke lively inter
est on their part, and one that bade fai
to give much encouragement to thei
parents and teachers. As they passed u
on the highway, as they were making
haste to the school house, we could no
help but look at the old spot once more
and orr thoughts wandered back scor,
of years. to the time when We too, were
accustomed to tread the same patti
leading to this good old font of learning
and we recalled to mind certain eve
ming, when having played "foot BALI OF
the grounds, after school, we were gent
ly reminded that We would have to pre-
pare for an application of strap oil, y
or "extract of birch, as our old teacher
| (Prof. Mitchell was won't to call it; and
we did prepare, parental solicitude hav.
ing furnished double jacket for oui
| comfort.