The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-09-25
NEW HOPE AND pucKs couNrY. pA.
Farmers in the vicinity of Piueville
rejoice over a honntifnl neanh crnn

NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, PA.
Farmers in the vicinity of PiuevilIe
rejoice over bountiful peach crop.
William Abrams, late of Yardley, has
opened harness shop at Stockton, N. j.
Three hundred dozen pairs Of stock
ings were shipped from the Doylestown
Jail during August.
The electric light plant at Langhorne
is said not to be giving the satisfaction
that was promised. If more citizens of
the town aud along the line of the wire do
not become subscribers to the concern the
light will be shut off for the present.
-Mennonites of Lancaster county, Pa,
selecteda minister recently by drawing
lots for choice, Twenty-one Bibles,
one of which contained slip of paper,
were placed on table, and the candidates
walked around and each took book.
The one drawing slip was ordained.
Joshua G. Minor, the Bucks county
milk dealer who was apprehended by the
State Dairy Commissioner for selling milk
below the standard, in Trenton, N. j.,
win pay the fine of $50 and have no fur
Their trouble. The Philadelphia Grand
Jury found an indictment against John
F. Finney, Esq, of Northampton town
ship, charging him with selling adulter-
ated milk.
The Bristol fire companies are max
Ing arrangements to have parade there
on Saturday, October 26. Companies
from Philadelphia, Trenton, Burlington,
New Hope, Langhorne and other towns in
the vicinity have been Invited to partici-
pate. In the evening a grand display of
fireworks will be given from the base ball
grounds.
The ssoldest inhabitantn is again at
work predicting the sort of Winter we
are to have. lie regularly comes to time
every year with prediction of this sort.
He says it is to be very cold this year and
he gives his reasons for the belief. The
skins OF apples and grapes and the husks
OF corn are thicker than usual this season,
wheat and rye straws are tougher and hay
is wirier. The ''oldest inhabitant" says
this means loug and cold Winter, and
he advises people to lay in big stock of
coal. 1t may be that he Is right, but he
has fooled us SO frequently in the past
that people will not be disposed to place
much confidence in his prediction. = The
Langhorne (Pa.) Standard.
MIR. Isaac Hamilton, whose death
at Centre Hill, in Solebury, was reported
recently, was an undertaken, and in the
performance of his duties in that capacity
he had helped to lay away great many
persons in their last resting place, and had
some eccentric ideas about the way in
which he wanted his funeral services per-
formed. He said he wanted his body put
in his coffin the day before the family
wished to inter it and his relatives and
friends to have the opportunity to view it.
Then TO take his remains quietly to the
grave the next day, and thus avoid the
usual " frolcking, as he termed the Gus
tom of these days, His wishes were car
ried out as far as possible. The Mirror.
The last Legislature of Pennsylvania
has given us a new dog law, which will
go into effect next year, providing for the
assessment of all dogs, and collection of
tax on the same. The tax on every
male dog kept will be fifty cents and for
each female dog one dollar, to be paid by
the owner. The tax to be collected by
collector of school tax and be paid to the
treasurer of the respective school districts
to be by them kept as separate fund and
to be applied for the payment of any loss
to the owners OF sheep killed by dogs.
AT the end OF the year, II after paying the
losses, there be surplus of dog tax of
800 or more, the same then goes to the
school fund of the district. Dogs then
become personal property. at present
there can be no larceny Of dog because
no property. The law should be strictly
enforced as means of Kidding the commu-
nifty OF number OF useless dogs and also
as means Of increasing the school fund.
--Langhonse Standard