The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-01-16
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, PA.


Company are very busy at this time re.
pairing their line. Besides general re-
pairs all along the line. they are putting
in new side in the lock at Bristol; re.
pairing the aqueduct at Lumberville, and
putting in new side TO the guard locks
at Durham and the five mile level.
ALI of the ice between Easton aud
New Hope lies between Point Pleasant
and New Hope; piled in many places
very high. At this date, (Jan. AZ the
water is nearly up to the bridge at Point
Pleasant. At Lumberville the water is
ten feet above low water, while here it
is not four feet.
The crown wheel on ono of the water
wheels at The Union Mills broke on
Thursday last, causing partial stoppage
of the works for about two weeks,
Peter B. Slaughter, who was injur-
ed in the Power Press at THE RECORD
OFFICE last week Is getting along nicely,
with fair prospect of getting around in
few weeks.
-Those who know the character Of
the Cotton mill dam, will not rejoice to
know that some of the frozen sweetness
has been carefully stored away for next
summers use.
The item in last weeks RECORD,
this column, which read ssDinner for
65 cents-and good .urkey diuner--at
So lemons Hotel on Saturday. should
have read read DINNER for 1885, &c, that
being the number who sat down to the
well filled board or the occasion of the
s. V. Company's dinner. Also, in the
notice of the singular accident at The
Union Mills, on New Years Day, the
party going into the cellar of the Oil
house was overcome by the gas from the
gasoline stored there, not from the gaso-
line store, as you printed it,
lit isn't every minister, doctor, law
yer, OF ordinary citizen, even that is al
ways willing to practice what he preach
es. In fact theory and practice often SO
s =
far differ that a man may be better known
by his actions than by his words. So
when on Saturday last, one of our physi-
clans, lifelong holder to the doctrine
of the Allopathists, began. to practice
hydropathy, people looked on in amaze
ment and wondered what 1t meant We
believe it is an open question yet whether
the doctor wanted to show the benefits of
cold bathing in winter time, or was trying
to start a new School of Medicine, or
whether the steep incline of Ferry st.
and the slippery icy foundation, gave tho
sled such momentum the doctor is not
a light weight that for some unexplain-
ed reason it forsook its accustomed route,
and made large hole in the ice through
which the doctor (foolishly we think
meekly followed it.
We are glad to report that no i'll efforts
other than slight attack of neuralgia,
resulted from the unusual adventure Of
our worthy townsman.
DR.. Wells is now fairly domiciled in
his new office-{see his card in another
column) where he may be found in an
swer to calls, either day or night.
Thomas G. Vert was taken very sud
denly i'll ON Monday night and at this
writing Tuesday, p. NJ. is but slightly,
If at all, recovered. Some trouble with
the brain.
The many friends of Dir. Sproul in
and about New Hope, sympathize deeply
with him in his late severe atlliction.
The New Hope Drug Store does not
claim to sell cheap goods, but to sell
good goods cheap.
Our concert announced for Thursday
and Friday evenings of last week, came
off according to programme, and we be-
lieve was fully up to the expectations of
the conductor and participants. All did
well-some moro than WELL We were es-
pecially pleased with Miss Wiley's read
ings, the solos of Miss Jessie Mellin,
The quintettes Mortgage the Farm aud
"Call John" the "Paper of Pins by the
young folks, lin which Master Harry is
to be congratulated in that he found out
beforehand what to many is only learned
at an hour too late to be off any avail, and
several other selections we can not now
name, but for fear we might offend some
we have concluded to say nothing about
it only that they did remarkable well
and are entitled to great credit.
The net proceeds, amounting to $65,
would have been much increased had the
last evening not been SO stormy.