The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-11-05
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, PA.

and we do not suppose people care fol
aught but politics just now.
The following is the election vote Of
New Hope Borough: Republican 1856,
Democratic 1882, Republican majority "a
William Hockenbury, of Stockto ton,
N, j., died suddenly at Solomon's Hotel,
at P. NJ, on last Wednesday, evening.
The cause of death, we are informed,
was heart disease.
Mrs. Anna Dickinson lectured in
Doylestown lately, to large audience.
We wish she would visit our place. We
can listen as attentively as any other class
of residents of old Bucks.
We seem to have better facilities for
receiving news on this side of the river,
than you do over in your city, Judging
from the number of visitors we had at
our telegraph Office here en- election night,
Constable Tomlinson, of Doylestown,
had light stroke of paralysis the other
day, while attending to his team. He is
quite well-known throughout this section
of the country, and has hosts of friends,
who are wishing him speedy recovery.
The price of country butter has ad-
vanced to such a height, that the COWS are
meditating strike for better board and
lodging. The poultry will also, no doubt,
demand higher diet than usual, in con-
sideration of the profit they are yielding
their owners at 3 cts. piece for their
oyarium products.
The regular session of the Bucks
County Institute in Doylestown. on Mon
day last was largely attended, and con
siderable interest was manifested by the
lecturers. AT that date $40 names were
enrolled upon the books, thus showing
that it is much appreciated as medium
for the conveyance of good and whole.
some instruction to parents and teachers.
Long may it prosper. es
Mr.. Samuel Solliday, of this boroug b,
has had an elevator placed in his store,
to enable him to pass from his house to
his Office. We hope that Mr.. s., although
feeling the pressure of advancing age,
aud the affliction of rheumatism, disabling
him from very active movements,
may not suffer the pains and discomfortt
of chronic affiiction to an increased ex-
tent, aud it is to be hoped that he may
yet enjoy comfortable degree of health
We will be thankful when the cleo.
ticn business is finally decided and al
matters settled to our country's advan
tage, as everyone seems to be 10 a state
turmoil and unrest, which will be only
relieved, when tho official news of the re-
suit of our election has been given to us
The rainy weather did not prevent
the honest voters of our section from
turning out freely. Some in chaises and
some on foot "by Jimmy" When OLD
New Hope goes ont on a public day, she
knows what and how to do it. The cleo
tion passed off quietly enough. Several o.
our citizens rushed to the polls and "savet
their country" by electing, well, We dc
not know who, at this writing.
Adam Forepaugh, the proprietor o
the circus and menagerie bearing his
name, has lately married young LADY
resident of Philadelphia. Mr.. F. is .
widower of score of years standing, bu
has nevertheless maintained high stand
ard of physical health. He started quit,
poor in life, having been apprenticed tt
learn the trade of a butcher at an early
age and followed it at later date as
means of livelihood. He became inter
ested in the show business several years
ago, and embarked his earnings in this
venture. After many struggles aud hav'
ing overcome the obstacles so prevalent
in this hazardous business, he has risen
to great wealth, his fortune being esti-
mated at about one million and half.
Bucks COUNTY HIsToRIcAL SOCIETY,". 80
The quarterly meeting of the society
will be held at the Solebury Friends
Meeting House, Tuesday, November IL,
1884. The exercises will begin Mt 1890
A. M. The following papers will be
read
/. "The Ferns of Durham and Vi
cinity." Miss M. J. Moffitt,
2. "The Paper Mills of Bucks Coun-
ty," E. F. Church.
8. "The Fells and Slocums of Wyo-
ming" Edward Matthews.
A. Edward Hicks" Miss Holcombe.
8. "The Germans. DIR. A. r. Horne.
Those who desire lunch will please
bring their rstions with them, as the
society does not desire to put their
friends of Sole bury to the trouble Of
providing it.