The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-02-04
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, PA.

Cholera is coming next summer
Let all citizens clean up their premises in
time.
Daniel Cunningham had a party at
his home recently, given by party of old
ladies'.
IT. E. Worstall has rented the hotel
at Lumberville, and will take charge of
it next Spring.
There is considerable sickness about
town, justpow. Max Garish is quite i'll,
so is Phineas Slack.
"A sermon was preached by the Rev.
Mr. Vanalen, in the Thompson Memorial
Church, on last Sunday.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Eagle Steam Fire Co., was held in the
Engine house, on last Tuesday, even
ing.
Martin johnson fell out of his wagon,
recently, and sprained his ankle, in conse-
quence of which, he has to walk on
crutches.
Our old friend, Constable Tomlinson,
widely known throughout Bucks County,
is i'll at his residence with diphtheria, but
at last accounts was improving.
Two of our "boys" had partial tus-
sci on the sidewalk, last week. No dam
aoa mac dana bouaya, TLo ,~aooor,,I.o,
was found in the person of youthful
"Parson y Good.
We are to have literary treat on the
Gath of February, in lecture from Chap
lain McCabe, Christian soldier. The
address will be delivered in the New
Hope M. E. Church.
We were especially pleased on last
Monday evening, in the exhibition of true
piety, as illustrated in the maintenance
of such good temper (after his downfalD,
on the part of one OF our prominent cti-
zens Ice will deceive, my friend.
-Doylestown has real sensation in
the shape of a ghost. His nocturnal lord
ship is to be seen nightly in the vicinity
of the Baptist Church, where he disports
his unseemly presence to the eyes and the
superstition of the credulous who are
wont to think that such things do be.
The ice crop has been very satisfac-
tory to our nice citizens, who deal in
this useful article Our dealers have
been very busy the past few days in max
ing harvest for the ensuing summer AS
there is a prospect of much sickness
next season, this article may be in great
demand.
The meeting Of the Bucks County
Historical Society, held in tho Court
House at Doylestown, on Jan. 21st ult.,
was addressed by Gen. w. s. Stryker, of
N. j., who read a paper giving in detail
an account Of three interesting scenes in
the closing hours of the struggle for
American Independence.
John A. Beaumont, Esq, of Browns
burg, Pa, died at his residence on Jan.
2Sth ult. He was widely known as u
public spirited citizen of the county and
especially noted for his hospitality. In
social life, his exertions to please and en-
terrain either friends or strangers, were
especially marked. Many families from
abroad as well as in our immediate
vicinity, have been the recipients of his
generous, social courteses. Well We re-
member in years gone by, the many select
gatherings of the young folks, we were
privileged to attend under his roof. Il
was to him great pleasure to minister
after hard days labor, to the enjoyment
of those who desired to PASS a pleasant
evening in his mansion. The deceased
had endeared himself to hosts of friends,
by his eminent social qualities alone.
One of Mr.. Beaumont's especial habits,
was regular attendance at the church, near
his residence, of which he was a member
1t was an inyarable rule of his household
that all his family and guests should at
tend divine worship on tho Sabbath.
This one trait in itself, speaks volumes.
AS public citizen, he was ever ready to
conform to the best interests of our COM
munity; as a husband and father, he
was a II that could be desired. Though
he was an invalid for years, to certain
extent, suffering badly at times, from
dyspepsia of an aggravated form, he bore
up bravely, amid all his trials, concealing
his infrmities, that lie might prove agree
able to his friends. May he reap the re-
ward he so earnestly desired. His dying
moments were cheered by the presence of
kind friends and relatives, who Joined
each other in their attentions to their de-
parting friend. His great and final
triumph was to let them see Christian
die. His remains were inferred in the
cemetery of the Solebury Presbyterian
Church, ON Saturday, Jan. 81 ult His
funeral was very large one. A
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