The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-08-07
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, rA.

H. A. Pickering, of Carversville,
sold eighteen head of COWS, at Newtown,
recently, at an average price of $45.15.
Bucks county sportsmcn shoot plover
from the rear of a wagon. They say they
cannot approach the birds near enough by
any other means.
The Independent Literary Society of
Byberry and Bucks county viii hold its
eighth annual convention at Neshaminy
Falls on Saturday, August 10th.
The population of Yardley is on the
increase, two families producing four ba-
bics within a week, both living in the
same house-triplets and a single baby.
"A pilot snake, rarely seen in Bucks
county, was killed on the farm of Joshua
Corson, at Buckmanville, on Wednesday
last. 1t measured 81 feet from tip TO tip.
The trestle work which constitutes
the approaches to the railroad bridge
across the Delaware, at Yardley, is being
whitewashed, as precaution against fire.
The rainfall at Newtown during the
month OF July aggregated the unprece-
denied quantity of 10a inches, and on
Tuesday and Wednesday 1t measured 81
inches.
MIR. Chas. p. Hoffman and family,
of Pennington, formerly of this city,
expect to move to Oxford, Ohio, this
month. Mr.. Hoffman will accept posi-
ton as teacher of music in young ladies'
seminary there.
"A record OF rainfall kept at Morris
| vile, shows that the year Of least rainfall
since 1896 was 1856, when only SO. "a
inches fell. The year of greatest rainfall
since 1926 was 1s41, when flfiy-seycn
inches fell.
Farmers and gardeners in all sections
OF Bucks county, are complaining that
their potatoes are rotting. The season
has been too wet for them. Most of the
corn is caring well and the prospects are
that the crop will be large.
The Newtown Enterprise says: Pho
tographer VIM. E. Randall, on Saturday
last, made picture of four generations of
one family, to wit; John Holcomb, Oliver
II. Holcomb, Prof. VIM. p. Holcomb and
Master John Miller Holcomb.
| Harry Shnltz, OF the Goth Ward,
Philadelphia, has been appointed by Col
lector Cooper as Notary Public for the
Philadelphia Custom House, succeeding
j. Davis Duffleld, of Bucks county. The
position pays about 81, 200 per year.
"A mad dog passed through Doyles-
town last week, and the CANNES belong
ing TO Mr.. Weiss and Elmer Kirk, which
were supposed to have been bitten, were
ordered by Burgess Harvey TO be shot.
The Burgess has also ordered all dogs in
the borough to be muzzlcd by their
| owners.
The Grand Depot Is headquarters for
Mems, Women's and Children's Summer
Underwear. Jy "a.
The Democratic Standing Committee
| Of Bucks county met Ia the room Of the
Young Mems Democratic Association, in
the Armstrong building, Doylestown, re-
Gently. Forty-one Of the forty-three dis
tricts were represented. II was decided TO
hold the County Convention on Monday,
September 2s.
Charles Bice, who Is In the employ
of Eastburn Reeder, bolebury, has cui
this season, between June goth and July
10Th, As acres Of grass yielding 90 loads
OF hay) and 90 acres of grain, without .
mishap or the expenditure OF cent fol
repairs. Thirty acres Of the grain were
cut for neighbors.
William r. Dickerson, at one time q
prominent lawyer OF Bucks county and
Philadelphia, whoswas sentenced 10 the
Eastern Penitentiary for ten years fol
completely in the Whitaker will forgery,
has been released from that institution.
His good behavior reduced his term by
two years and q month.
While there has been much TO dis.
courage the farmers In Bucks, they never
theless harvested good crops. Much hay
was lost on account OF the long wet spell
in the early part OF July, and grain suffer.
ed from like cause, but the oats yield
was very large. The barns are well filled,
on an average, and Bucks farmers will
have cause for self-gratulation when they
compare their lot with that Of their broth
rem 10 other parts OF the State and country.
The grocer that sells Tulip Soap ca
tiers to the interests of his customers.