The Lambertville record., 1889-09-04
NEW norE AND BUCKS COUNTY. IA

ness.
The Stoop family held its yearly re-
union on Wednesday at the residence Of
John H. Stoop, at Taylorsville. Some
eighty persons were present.
Twenty-one persons, at Point Pleas
ant, have signifled their Willingness to be-
come Knights of the Golden Eagle, but
so far have effected no organization.
County Treasurer William Fl. Young,
of Montgomery county, and his son VIM.
p. Young, are running five creameries be-
sides being owners or part owners of sew
eral others.
The quoit-pitehing match one day last
week. between Justus Cooper, of Point
Pleasant, and Mr.. Lycurgus Bryan, OF
Doylestown, resulted in q victory for
Mr.. Cooper.
September 10Th, Qn Pennsylvania,
the last day for paying State and County
taxes at par, falling on Sunday, the law
requires that the books close on the pre-
cedlng day. Therefore, pay your tax be-
fore September 14th.
"A small boy named Schaffer aged 8
years, and residing with his parents above
Bristol, had been missing since Tuesday
of last week, and it was supposed that he
had been kidnapped, but on Saturday af-
ternoon his body was recovered from the
Delaware near Burlington,
Since the Pennsylvania State AgricIl-
tural Society has decided not to hold a
State Fair in Philadelphia this year a
number OF Allentonians have put their
heads together and are making efforts to
have the State Fair held at Allentown
during the county fair this month.
AT the convention of the County Com
mssioners of Pennsylvania, which is to
be held at Allentown on the 25th OF Sep
tember, an effort will be made to secure
uniform law for the ''prevention of waste
in the administration of public funds,
and mismanagement of work to be paid
for out of public treasures.
Arrangements are in progress for
holding the next convention of the w. q.
7. IT,, of Bucks county, at New Britain,
on Saturday, the 14th of fSeptember. Elec-
ton of officers aud other important busi-
ness will claim attention, and close up in
the evening with gospel temperance
meeting, at which good speakers arc cx-
peeted to be in attendance.
-lf the time shall ever come when 1t
will again pay Pennsylvania farmers to re-
sumo the business of raising wheat they
will hold their own with the foremost pro-
ducers. T. L. Kinyon, of Troy, Brad
ford county, Pa, raised crop Of spring
wheat this year, averaging little over 9S
bushels to the acre. The wheat was that
of the white Russian variety, and one and
one-third bushels to the acre were sown.
"A valuable horse belonging to DIR.
William Rice, of Trenton, boarding on his
farm near Newtown, tcnantcd by B. f.
White, attempted TO jump bagb-wire
fence, recently. The animal became en-
tangled In the wires and was so seriously
cut about the breast and fore legs that 1t
is feared it will be permanently injured.
A horse belonging to Thomas W. Stapler,
owner of the adjoining farm, was similar
ly injured some two weeks ago, but is
now getting over its severe cutting. The
barbed-wIre must 60 Enterprise.
The first Monday in September Is the
time fixed by many districts In Pennsyl-
vanla. for the opening of the school term,
but this year II was necessary to defer It
until the following day, as Monday was a
legal holiday-Labor Day. Section 81,
of the school laws provides: "That a
common school month shall hereafter con-
sist of twenty days actual teaching, and
no school shall be kept open in any dis
trict for the purpose of ordinary instruc-
tion on any Saturday or any other legal
holiday, or In any county during the time
of the annual county institute therein
There was big row In the little
Italian boarding house In Morrisville, near
the entrance to the grove, recently, and
two men were badly stabbed. There are
twenty-six men staying in the house, and
they had too much to drink. They got
to fighting about II o'clock in the even
ing. Anto Marenaberski was cut In q
fearful manner on his left arm, the whole
forearm being laid open. Anthony Vaughn
was cut all the way across the chest and
Is in a serious condition. Anthony Siltie
was the man who did the stabbing. Con-
stable Wharton made raid on tho house
and captured six men. These were taken
before Squire Edward Wright Slltie
was committed to the Doylestown Jail and
the others were required to give bail. =
Erchange.
The following resolutions were adopt
| cd at q meeting OF the Farmers Club al
Concord, Bucks county, Pa, on the 22nd
| ult.:--
WHEREAS, Prosecutions have been insti-
tuted in New Jersey against Bucks
county farmers for selling the product
of their own lands and labor with In
that State, and
| WHEREAS, Such prosecutions are con-
tray to the spirit of Democratic insti-
tutions and the declarations OF the Con-
stitution OF the United States; therefore
Resotved, That this meeting, represent
ing the So'ebury, Horsham and Wrights-
town Farmers Clubs, deprecatc aud con.
demn the action above cited and tender
our sympathy and moral support to our
fellow farmers who are the unfortunate
victims of the unjust prosecutions.
Resotped, That we approve Of carrying
the Csc TO the highest legal tribunal OF
tho Nation, il necessary, to obtain fair
and just declaration upon the principles
;ryalvad and an enforeamant 0f Our in