The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-11-26
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, PA.

PeVFC AA0Soh, I4cdsi HAS OOSu
having new slate roof put on his
house.
JAS. Bush, has had new roof
placed on his dwelling. besides other i'm
provements.
The elevated breezes of last Sunday
evening, blew down the Democratic flag at
Solomon's hotel
Miss Katie Fell is very low with ty-
phoid fever, and at this writing is in
critical condition.
-Protracted meetings are now going
on in the Methodist Church, this week.
They are largely attended
-Elwood Waters porch has been re-
moved recently, and we presume will
soon be replaced with a new one.
&C. S. Conkling, of Stockton, has been
hauling some very fine logs through our
town, on their way to his mills at Stock
ton, N. ].
The Mite society of Lahaska NJ. E.
Church, will hold "Tea Drink, in the
hall at Centre Hill, on Saturday the
29th inst.
The boating season is now rapidly
drawing to a close. Boats are now being
locked through the canal night and day,
on Sunday as well.
joe. Wisner, while out at his barn,
on Sunday last, was injured by being
struck upon his head by something
which fell from the structure.
The Democratic parade that was to
have been in Newtown, On last Wednes-
day, was postponed until this Wednes-
day evening, when it will take place.
The wind on Sunday evening, blew
the top of the Blaine and Logan pole off,
that was erected at the west end of our
town, by the young Republicans of our
borough, last Fall.
Mrs, Carver, lady who was visit
ing Mrs. Geo. A. Cook, of our borough,
was taken with paralysis on Thursday
evening, dying the same night. The re-
mains were inferred in the upper Sole
bury Cemetery, on last Monday after
noon.
"A new lamp has been placed at the
New Hope end of the Delaware bridge, to
light the foot path on the upper side of
this structure. 1t is pity that we could
not have moro light, to be continued
throughout the entire night, on this
bridge. The present lamp is to be kept
burning all night and is valuable i'm
provement. 1t is suspended from the
roof.
"A couple of our young citizens hav-
ing gone to attend social party, held
out in Solebury, ON last Wednesday eve
ming, met with a curious accident, and
one not unknown to those who wander
forth from their homes to return in the
smaller hours of the morn. 1t appears
that on the return homeward, having
journeyed sometime through the gloomy
darkness, they at last became bewildered,
and losing their way, alighted in front of
what they supposed was an old farm
house, with the intention of rousng the
inhabitants from their slumbers, but to
their utter surprise their knocks aud
loud and repeated inquiries for help, were
unexpectedly answered by gentleman
COW, F." who thrusting his nostrils through
the hole in the front door, Indignantly
beloved forth his feelings of disapproval
at being thus unceremoniously disturbed
in his "bully' SAUNDERS. Not relishing
this form Of reception, they wandered
forth once more, and at length succeeded
in finding human habitation, reused the
owner and learned from him their where
abouts. They then returned to the good
vale Of New Hope and turned in for
breakfast.
On last Saturday afternoon and eve
ming, the Democrats of Buckingham, had
a grand OK roast, at Charles Cope's tav-
ern, in Centreville. His oxship was not
roasted in the old fashioned style, but
was treated according to the latest and
most improved method of cremation. The
building in which the operation was car
red on, was u small brick structure, about
10x15 feet and feet in height. Six coal
stoves were ranged along the sides of the
interior of the building, over which the
animal was suspended on large spindle
that pierced his body and served as an
axis, upon which he was turned at inter
walls during the roasting period. The time
consumed in completing the operation
was thirty-six hours, at the end of which
he was "clean done brown" The act was
superintendent by Wilkinson Holcombe,
of Lambertville, N. ]. The animal had
been previously dressed by Charles Cope,
who did some artistic touches in memory
of the departed hero of the hour There
was Of course, speaking in the evening,
time having been allowed for the diges-
ton by the ''grandees, of the delicious
beef. The gentlemen who made the sur
rounding forests ring in terror at their
Cicerouian efforts were as follows: Messrs.
Paxson and John James, of Doylestown.
We suppose the remaining Democratic
member of the speech making fraternity
was stuffed to too great an extent, to war
rant any expenditure of phosphorus from
their cranial cavity, and kindly gave way
to the younger generation of aspirants
for political fame. There was large at
tendance of people who had tasted, no
doubt, for several days, in anticipation of
being fed upon such wholesome Demo-
cratic diet-roast beef and two dollars a
day. Some five hundred loaves of bread
were consumed to wash down the OK. In
regard to any liquid nouiishment for the
populace, your correspondent further say
eth not, as he was too busily engaged in
explaining the principal features of the