The Lambertville record., 1889-03-20
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, IA.

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The Delaware Division Canal was
opened for navigation on the 10th inst.
Mr.. r. b. Schermerhorn, of New
Hope, has been suffering from heart
trouble for several days past.
The regular meeting of the New
Hope Building and Loan Association
will be held this "wednesday evening
Martin Pidcock, of New Hope, is
suffering with largely-developed and
dangerous specie of cancer in his neck.
Work has been resumed in the Pax
son quarries at Lumberton, and Mr..
Kemble will put on full force of men
in few days.
Rev. L. b. Underwood has accepted
a call to the pastorate of the Baptist
Church at Point Pleasant, and preached
there last Sunday.
The Hughesian trustees have sold
the Watson farm" in Buckingham,
containing ITO acres, to Albert s. Pax
son, Esq, for $50 per acre.
The last meeting of the old Com
mon Council of New Hope will be held
next Tuesday evening. 1t is expected
that the new Council will organize the
same evening.
The supper given by the Eagle
Steam Fire Engine Co. of New Hope
proved-as does everything the Eagle
undertakes-a grand success. A profit
of about $75 was realized.
ALLEN Moore, of West AmwelI town.
ship, N. j., has been awarded the con-
tract for rebuilding the barn, stables
and outbuildings of Casper Kaufman,
near New Hope, recently destroyed by
fire.
AT recent meeting of the officers
of the Point Pleasant Delaware Bridge
Company it was decided to put new
floor on the bridge, and committee was
appointed to buy oak planks or oak logs
for that purpose.
Burgess Hill, of New Hope, has
issued proclamation directing that all
dogs in the limits of the borough be
muzzled for period of thirty days, and
all persons who fail to comply with the
ordinance will run the risk of having
their dogs shot.
John Schermerhorn, son of r. B.
Schermerhorn, died at his residence in
New Hope on Wednesday night of last
week. The funeral took place on Sun
day and was attended by Lone Star
Lodge. No. 16, X. of p, of Lambert
vile, Delaware Castle, X. G. e., and the
Eagle Steam Fire Engine Company, of
New Hope, and the boot makers en-
ployed at the Lambertville Rubber Go. q
works.
"A meeting of the stockholders of the
N. e. p r. r. will be held in Pbiladel-
phia on Saturday of this week, for the
purpose-as the call says-of determin-
ing whether or not branch or extension
of the line or railroad of said company
shall be made from Hartsville, in Bucks
county. to New Hope, in said county, a
distance of about thirteen miles, and of
taking such further action as may be
requisite in the premises.
1t is intimaled that the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company has in contemplation
a line across Montgomery and Bucks
counties, to be used as a short cut for
through freight and passengers SO as tc
avoid the expense Of transferring freight
through Philadelphia. The through ton,
mage of tho Pennsylvania is so heavy tha
the saving in distance and in handling
will be quito sufficient to pay the cost o.
the line, although the land damages
would be heavy and the construction
costly.
On Sunday, March 18th, 1889, the
following preamble and resolutions were
unanimously adopted by tho New Hope
M. q. Sunday School
| WHEREAS, In the providence OF God, our
dear brother and fellow laborer in the
Sabbath School cause, Thomas l..
Naylor, has been called by the au-
thorities of the Church to enter upon
the work of the holy ministry /; and
whereas, he has so long and 80 faith
fully served us in the Office of Assist
ant Sunday School Superintendent, we
feel as O school that we cannot allow
him to leave us without giving some
expression OF our appreciation of his
past services therefore,
RESOLVED, That as school we rejoice
with him in the fact that God has called
him as chosen vessel and counted him
meet to become co-worker with Him.
self by putting him into the ministry,
and we do assure our dear brother that
wherever in the future he may be called
to labor he shall always have the prayers
and sympathy Of this Sabbath School.
RESOLVED, That while we are sorry 10
part with our dear brother, yet at the
same time we rejoice that God is thus
opening up for him and his dear wife 0
wider field of usefulness, and we shal
always feel deeply interested in his sue
cess, growing out of the fact that he wat
one of us and went out from amongst us
RESOLVED, That this preamble ant
the resolutions, signed by the officers ol
our school, be presented to our brother
apd also published in the Lambertvill'
papers.
JOSEPH p. STOCKTON.
| Superintendent.
GARRET V. CLARK, Secretary.