The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-10-21
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, PA.


ly meeting tonight.
"A wooden railing is being placed
along the bank upon the river road, lead
ing northward from our borough. 1t is
a good move on the part of our borough
fathers.
-Messrs. NJ, D. L. Shrope and l. T.
Cyphers, will start a weekly newspaper at
Riegelsville, Pa, on the first of Novem-
Der. 1t is to be called the Riegelsville
Standard.
The New Hope Cornet Band expects
to visit the Doylestown Cornet Band, on
Tuesday evening next. They will have a
good time. They will serenade the town,
but will mot paint it red
The Rev. Peter Quinn, visiting pas
tor to Blockley Hospital, has been ap-
pointed by Arch. Bishop Ryan, to the pas
torate of st. Martins r. C. Church of
our borough. He will begin his work in
a short time.
The meeting of the County Historical
Society has been postponed one week, SO
as not to interfere with the Institute. 1t
will be held at New Britain Baptist
Church, on Tuesday, the 9th inst, at
P. M.
Mayor Geo. A, Hilton, the renowned
orator and logician, of Washington,
d. c., will discuss 1.-The question of the
age, " in the M. e. Church, New Hope,
Pa, on the evening of Nov. 4th, at 7:30
o'clock. All are invited, admission free.
The Bucks County Teachers Insti-
tute is being held in the Court House, at
Doylestown. 1t commenced at 2 clock,
on Monday, and will close on Friday even
ing, Oct. 23d. The Public School is closed
in consequence of the presence of the
teachers at the exercises of that body.
MIR. VIM. Hines requests us to ex-
tend his hearty thanks to the firemen of
Lambertville and New Hope, for their
services, in his behalf, and to the many
friends who assisted to remove his goods
from his dwelling, on the occasion of the
recent fire in New Hope.
Yesterday Tuesday, morning, while
a party of gentlemen we're discussing the
issues of the day, in front of the post Of
flee. several bricks from the chimney on
the post office building, fell from the roof
and nearly injured some of the party.
The chimney was undergoing repairs at
the time.
Mrs. William Stockton, wife of the
Rev. William Stockton, brother of A. B.
and Joseph Stockton, of our borough,
departed this life on Sunday morning
last, at her residence in Camden, N. j.
She had been lingering for quite awhile
with serious disease. We sympathize
in unison with her family and friends of
this place in their affection.
Edward A. Vansan,, ST., one of our
oldest and best-known citizens of Sole
bury township, died on Sunday afternoon
last. He had been suffering with painful
disease for some time, and his death SEEM
ing to be but matter of little while
longer, as his family looked forward to
the sad parting. He is the father-in-law
of our esteemed physician, Dir. r. c.
Foulke. The feelings of the community
are with Mrs. Foulke and her family, in
their sad bereavement.
Our esteemed fellow townsman, Sam
uel Solliday, departed this life on Monday
evening. He had been afflicted with i'll
health for some time, and seemed toward
the close of bis life, to be lingering upon
the verge Of the grave. He was so feeble
that it was necessary for him to be wheel.
ed about in an invalid's chair. The de.
ceased was about 70 years of age. AS
one of the oldest residents of the village
he had been unidentified for years with the
business interests of our community. II
is sad to see our old friends pass away,
but there is consolation in the fact that
be had lived as an indulgent father aud
loving husband, to iipe old age.
On last Friday morning about l2.45,
our borough was visited with the most
serious and disastrous fire which we
have ever had in our midst The fire
first broke out in the store building own.
ed by Miss M. A. Lambert and occupied
as a store by Max Garrish. The gener.
oil alarm was first given by the en-
ployes of the coal train then passing
through Lambertville. Before the fire
department could get control of the
flames the frame structure was destroy
ed. The flames spread rapidly, at once
invading the adjoining properties be-
longing TO T. L. Watson, consisting OF
his tobacco store and dwelling, also that
occupied by Mr.. William Hines, the
carpenter shop occurred by David Burd,
and dwelling house, the property of B
G. Walton, occupied by Thomas Aud.
An old frame building on the canal
bank, formerly used by Matthias Kirst,
asa wheelwright shop, was destroyed.
A stone building in the rear of the store
suffered also from the fury of the flames.
Had it not been for the combined efforts
of the New Hope and Lambertyille Fire
Companies, one of the most valuable
squares Of our village must have been a
total wreck. 1t was fortunate that there
was no east wind prevailing at the time.
A large Russian blood hound, owned by
Martin johnson, that was in the store as
Watchdog for the night, persisted in
the flames. 1t was sad sight to see
the remains Of the noble animal that had
been sacrificed at his post of duty, and
especially one long recognized as gen.
eral favorite. The citizens responded
nobly and did all in their power to aid