The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-02-24
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, IA.

NEW HOPE AND BuGKs COUNTY. PA.
The Quakertown creamery is to be
offered at public sale on March I'd.
-1hos. Bradley, of Doylestown town :
ship, has leased the Cox farm, in Buck
ingham, and will remove thereto in the
Spring.
The meetings in the M. E. Church,
New Hope, are still in progress. A great
deal of good has been effected by their
continuance.
Mr.. John Dixon, of Riegelsville, has
reached his ninety-third year, and cele-
brated the occasion with grand supper
| to his friends. He is still hale and hearty.
The annual Bucks county statement
shows the receipts last year to have beer
$125, 99s.01; expenditures, 800, 217 o.
leaving balance in the treasury 500,
774.07.
On Thursday, February 18th, the
water in the Tohickon creek was higher
than in any freshet since 1860, by the
measurement kept at Ralph Stover's
mills, in Point Pleasant.
The Point Pleasant hotel has been
rented to w Johnson, of Frenchtown
| N. j., who will take charge on the l st Of
April, at which time Mr.. Price, the pre-.
sent landlord, will leave to go into Other
business.
Revival meetings are being held in
the Baptist Church at Bushington, Pa.
The prospect is very encouraging, there
being full houses and marked attention
and interest in the services. A choir OF
twenty-five voices has been organized
"A charter was issued at the State De-
partment on Wednesday last to the East
Pennsylvania Mining and Smelling Com
pany, of DoylestJwn, with a capital Of
$4,000. This is the company which is
going to operate the lead mines at New
Galena.
The marriage Of Miss Margaret
Sprsgue Davis, eldest daughter OF Gen.
eral w. w. II. Davis, of Doylestown, and
Mr.. Samuel w. Patterson, son of Rear
Admiral Patterson and nephew of Ad-
miral Porter occurred in Doylestown at
noon on Thursday last. The ceremony
was performed at St. Pauls Episcopal
Church, which was prettily decorated.
The Newto1a Enterprise, in speak
ing of candidates for Congress in this
district, says: There are quite number
in this part Of our county, included in
this district, yho would represent it with
credit to themselves and their constitu-
ents, besides those already spoken Of.
We might name II. G. Kitchener, Esq, of
Doylestown; John 8. Williams, of Sole
bury; Thomas G. Knowles, Of Lower
Wakefield, and John w. Gilbert, Of Buck
ingham.''
The following case was attended to
Court at Doylestown on last Satur-
day In the case of the Com. VS.. VIM.
Young, who pleaded guilty to the lar
ceny of several articles from Mr.. Johns,
at New Hope, the Court made inquiry
among persons he mentioned as his rela-
tives, and found he was imposed upon,
as those persons were not relatives at
all. The Court considered the prisoner
not of sound mind and gave him home.
He was sentenced to pay fine Of 81
and costs of prosecution, and undergo
an imprisonment in the Bucks county
Jail for one month.
The borough election IN New Hope,
on Tuesday Of last week, resulted Ia the
election of portions Of both the Demo.
cratic and Republican tickets. The Re-
publican Burgess and Democratic Coun-
cilmen we're successful. The following
are the names Of the successful candi.
dates Burgess, Richard Foulke Coun-
cilmcn, Augustus Schcrmerhorn, Henry
Toenages Justice, Peter B. Slaughter
Constable, John benson Assessor, Gar.
ret v. Clark Judge Of Election, 7. T.
Eastburn Inspectors, Owen Marley, B
F. Crook Directors, John 8. Thornton,
Isaac Ely; Collector, Henry Dubbs
Overseer, John benson; Auditor, Will
liam Simpson.