The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-06
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, PA

dence on Ferry street.
The scarcity of news about town,
this week, is truly lamentable.
Rev. F. B. Lynch of the New Hope NJ.
E. Church, preached in the Presbyterian
Chapel here, on last Sabbath afternoon.
We have learned that the Mattison
farm is one of the oldest in this county,
having first been cultivated by the Pow
nails, our first settlers.
Prof. Keller of the New Hope Cornet
Band, has been very i'll. The members
regret it to marked degree, as the pro-
fessor is an especial favorite.
Our citizens are busily engaged in
sodding their yards, and otherwise beau
tifying their gardens and lawns, in an Or
namental, as we'll as in useful sense.
Rev. Frank B. Lynch, pastor of the
New Hope NJ. E. Church, will preach
next Sunday morning, on "Candescent
Christians, and in the evening on "Use-
less Prayers
Several of our citizens attended the
exhibition of Thatcher, Primrose &
Vests Minstrel Troupe, at Trenton, on
Monday night and came home we'll pleased
with their investment
Thomas Worthington, formerly of
New Hope, was injured by passing train
at Germantown junction, recently, break
ing one of his ribs and severely ipjuring
one of his hip joints.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Solebury Farmers Club, was held on the
25th ult, as announced, at the farm of
Asher Mattison. The next meeting OF the
club will be held at the residence of j.
Warren Paxson, on Saturday, May Esd.
DIR. John Huffnagle, delivered a leo
ture upon the Mature, Causes and Cure
of Intemperance, before the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, at Thatch-
er's Hall, Lambertyille on Sunday after
noon last. The Doctor received a unani-
nous vote of thanks from the audience
at the close of the lecture, and was in
vited to make an address before the
Young Peoples Temperance Union, at
the same place, on Monday afternoon,
May 18th.
The danger in allowing children to
play in barns, has been sadly illustrated
in the death of Willie son of John N.
Doan, Of Lumberville, who, while playing
with some other children in his grand
fathers barn, turned the handle of a
corn shelter, and his hand slipping into
the cogs, his fingers were mashed. The
accident resulted in death from lock jaw,
on the Goth of April Let this be warn
ing to our farmers. There are countless
dangers to children in barns, and it is
wonder there are not more accidents of
The Kind. or of some other nature.
On last Tuesday afternoon, la
mentable occurrence happened in Doyles
town, the details of which are, no doubt,
already well-known to our readers. Mr..
Lewis b. Thompson, well-known law
yer of that town, committed suicide by
hanging in the cellar of his residence. 1t
Is believed on medical evidence and his
absence from his family, that life had
been extinct for twenty four hours. The
case is the "Old, old story" once more
repeated. A poor man destroys his life,
broken down by business troubles, and
feeling keenly what the world would saw,
he deliberately while under a Temporary
alteration of mind, launched himself into
eternity.
The laying of the corner stone in the
new Catholic Church, at New Hope, was
attended to with appropriate ceremonies.
on last Sunday afternoon. 1t was ex.
pected that Arch Bishop Ryan, of Phila-
delphia, would be present, but owing to
unavoidable engagements, he could not
DO present The people began to gather
at an early hour, and before the com
mencement of the ceremonies there was
an immense crowd assembled upon the
church grounds. The ceremonies con-
sisted of finely rendered chants bv the
church choir from Doylestown; short
address by the Rev. Father Stommell.
Pastor of the Doylestown +. G. Church;
a collection for the benefit of this church
OF St. Martin, to whom it was dedicated =.
Memorial cards in commemoration of the
occasion, were at the same time, presented
to those who had so contributed. Upon
the completion of the collection, the cere-
monies of laying the corner stone of the
church were begun. Rev. Father Stom-
mel, assisted by Rev. Father Brady, con-
Quoted the interesting ceremonies in the
Latin language, assisted by the Doyles-
town choir The responsive ceremonies
between the priests and the choir were
beautifully impressive. The corner stone
was laid in position by the Reverend
Fathers, assisted by two masons, whose
names we have not learned The cere-
mony of sprinkling the edifice and corner
stone, with holy water, was then done BY
the pastors. An address was then made
oy the Rev. Father Stommel, of Doyes-
town, which was master piece of good,
solid and sensible instruction. After sing
ing by the choir, the large assembage
dispersed. The names of all contribu-
tors were taken, to be held in especial re-
membrance by the church.
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