The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-04-29
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, PA.

NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, PA.
The masonry work upon the new r.
G. Church is progressing rapidly.
There was quite large number of
shad caught at the fisheries here on last
Monday.
On next Tuesday night the regular
monthly meeting of the Eagle Steam
Fire Company will be held.
Samuel Buckley moved his family
to Philadelphia, to-day. We understand
that he is about to engage in business
there.
"A. B. Stockton has been setting an
example as sanitarian, in having a
drain leading from his house to the river,
put in place.
Our band are considering the project
of holding a strawberry festival, in the
near future, as soon as the delicious fruit
is in full season for the hungry mouths.
"A son of Mr.. Shadenger, near Lahas-
ka, died suddenly of scarlet fever, on
Sunday last. He was about 10 years old.
He was taken severely i'll and died about
the 4th day of the disease. Services to-
day.
The New Hope Presby .erian Chapel,
in the future, will hold independent SER
vices, under its own pastor. There may
be services in the morning., as there is
some talk of such arrangements being
made.
Mrs. Worthington, mother of Mrs.
NJ. A. Van Hart, died on last Sunday
week. and was inferred in the ceme-
terry at Buckingham on last Friday. She
was an aged lady and was much beloved
by all who knew her.
Rev. w. P. Hile, of Clearfield Co.,
Pa, has received a call to become the
pastor of the Point Pleasant and Sole
bury Baptist Churches, aud will COM
mence his ministry next Sabbath. Ser
vices will be held morning and evening at
Point Pleasant, and at Solebury at
o'clock in the afternoon.
The laying of the cornerstone of st.
Martins Church, at New Hope, will take
place next Sunday, May 5, at 8 o'clock in
the afternoon. Father Stommel wishes
to favor the good people of New Hope by
having the new Church dedicated to the
honor of st. Martin, who was an uncle to
Conchessa, the mother of St. Patrick,
Ireland's Patron Saint. st. Martin was
born in Hungary A. D. 3l2, and died al
Bishop of Tours, in France, November
II, A. d. 400. 1t is said that among
other documents some of the county
newspapers will be placed in the corner
stone. The Church will be all of stone
and surpass in size the Catholic Churche.
at Doylestown and Lambertville.
DO not forget the " Musicale " tt
be held in the First Baptist Church
Lambertville, on next Friday evening
in aid of the new kindergarten school
now starting under the direction of til.
Pastor, Rev. G. FL. Woolston. The ex
hibition by the members of the Kinder
garten will be very interesting. Thii
school is the second one in existence il
this country, the first one being in opera
tion in the city of Chicago. Its obiec
is the religious instruction of the you'll
of all religious denominations who may
wish to attend. The price of admission
to the Musicale y is only 10 cents
The children of the school are selling
tickets in aid of the support of tn,
school.
On last Friday evening the thirt
anniversary of the New Hope Corne
Band was held in their new hall. IL
say that the members of this organiza
ton had done their best to provide fol
the comfort of their friends, would be
needless, rs it was apparent to all thai
combined effort had been made il
that direction. The. attendance was
large. The opening exercises comprised
the rendering of musical selections by
the Band, followed by a speech from
Mr.. Boutwell,, of Lambertville, who
favored the audience with an extract
from Shakespeare's Othello," given in
fine dramatic style, followed by his sing
ing a selection from the opera of the
Bohemian Girl, entitled Then You'll
Remember Me-" Remarks were then
made by Rev. @. H. Woolston, of LAM
bertville, Rev. F. B. Lynch and Mr.. Il.
II. Naylor, of New Hope. Mr.. Lynch,
in his remarks, especially favored the
value of brass bands as means of fur
nishing excellent music, and thought
them not inappropriate as means of
supplying talent of this kind in our
Churches. Rev. Mr.. Woolston made
some most excellent remarks. As O
musician his feelings were always with
band, and his boyhood days had been
often cheered with the pleasure derived
from bis association with musical organi-
cations. Mr.. Dallas b. Robbins recited
the well-known selection, =" Barbara
Frietchie," in new version, in the
Dutch lingo which was highly enter
tanning "Sweet Roses Will Bloom
Again." by Charles Schermerhorn, &C.
companied by Mr.. s. J. Pickering on
the organ, was finely rendered and
elected much applause. Jacob Rice,
Esq, sang 1.-THE Old Arm Chair" in
his usual fine style. May his years
never grow less. for we could not get
along without Uncle jake Miss
Clara Smith and Mr.. Rice then sang a
duet, entitled "The Troubles of Married
Life" 1t was one well calculated to
win the appreciation Of an appreciative
audience. The lecture on "The APP
ple," by Mr.. Chas. Haigh, was highly