The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-12-11
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, PA.

The grocer that sells Tulip Soap ca
tiers to the interests of bis customers.
"A German carp, weighing six pounds,
was recently caught in the Delaware river
at Bristol.
The Union boys are elated over the
success thus far in contributions.
CHARLES Roberts, of Newtown, an old
soldier, has gone to the Soldiers Home at
Dayton. o.
MIR. ]. Wesley Maple, of New Hope,
has accepted position with Julius Rolf,
of Morrisville, Pa.
-Thos. C. Harpell, of Red Hill, last
week, killed hog nine months old,
which tipped the scales at S61 pounds.
e. F. Hillegas, of Point Pleasant,
has had light stroke of paralysis and
his friends have fears for his recovery.
Mr.. Samuel Mathews, of New Hope,
has bought out Throp's newspaper bust
ness and is now delivering the daily papers.
The George Taylor Literary Society,
of Riegelsville, has re-organized for the
Winter and meets every Tuesday evening
in Academy Hall.
Delaware Castle, No. 1876, Knights of
the Golden Eagle, of New Hope, will hold
public installation of officers, Jan. I'd
next. at Odd Fellows' Hall
Owen Marley, Jr., of New Hope,
has received an appointment by the p. o.
Department as mail agent on tho Reading
Railroad, from Philadelphia to Bethlehem.
Michael Dougherty was recently ap-
pointed Pension Agent for Bucks county,
aud has received his commission from
Secretary of the Interior Noble. He was
recommended by Judge Yerkes.
On Friday last, COW belonging TO
Robertson Arnwine, of Point Pleasant,
fell through rotten well floor to the
water beneath, where she enjoyed cold
bath for nearly three hours before she
could be taken out.
On account of poor health James
Kitchener, for several years past driver Of
the stage between Doylestown and Car
versville, has been obliged to give up the
work and has been succeeded by Asher
r. Lear, Of Gainesville.
Bring your pictures and have A. II.
TITus frame them with some of his beau
tiful mouldings. 81.
AT the public sale of the personal
property of jeremiah Smith, In Newtown,
on Friday last, the following were the
prices obtained: Mixed hay, 4S cents per
hundred; corn per bushel, 80 cents rye
in the ground, $3.50 per acre; turkeys
per pound, 12l cents; ducks per pound,
1oa cents; mules, 1929; cows, $12 to
$40 bull, Ssi.5
Frank Wismer VAS held 10 5000 bail
before Squire Hendricks, of Doylestown,
on Friday last, charged with malciously
shooting valuable dog belonging to DIR.
Joseph Foulke, OF Centrevile. The Doc
tor highly priced the animal, and claims
that it was on his own property when
killed. It is claimed on the other hand
that the dog had bitten several children,
aud deserved killing.
County Treasurer-elect Henry LoveIt,
filed his bonds at Doylestown on Tuesday
of last week, and took the oath of office
before Recorder OF Deeds Cadwallader.
He gives two bonds, one to the Common
wealth in the sum of $4,000, and the
other to the Commissioners of Bucks
county in the sum OF $l25,000. The
Bucks County Trust Company is the
surety on both bonds.
"A big variety of oil kinds of hats,
caps umbrellas, canes, collars, &C.,
suitable for presents, at Hotels, % e.
State ST., Trenton, N. j. 2t.
Liquor dealers and others find the
Constables of Bucks county much more
vigilant in returning persons for the IL
legal sale of intoxicating beverages, to the
Courts. The present term demonstrates
this. Two persons from Bristol were re-
turned for violating the liquor law. The
officer is not required to have his own
personal knowledge of such violation, but
can make the return from information de-
rived from other parties.
The case of Frank Lewis, the ex-gate
tender at Bristol, who threatened the
ticket agent with pistol some weeks ago,
attracted considerable interest among his
friends last week, as TO how he would
fare before the Court. Fortunately for
Lewis, the Grand Jury ignored the bill
charging him with the most serious counts
OF the bill, and the only thing required of
him was to sign the pledge to refrain
from drinking anything intoxicating for
two years.
| Caleb Il. Wright, one of the oldest
members of the Bucks county Bar, was
found dead in bed, of heart disease, early
on Monday morning at his residence in
Doylestown. He was in his 10Th year.
He practiced law at Doylestown for over
thirty years, and also at Wilkesbarre foi
tweuty-lhrcc years. He was Deputy
Attorney General for two years, Collec-
tor of Internal Revenue under President
johnson, and member of the Constitu.
tional Conventions OF 1928.
"A charter was granted at the State
Department at Harrisburg, on Tuesday,
to the Trenton Cut of Railroad Company,
the line OF which will run from a point ID
Southampton township, Bucks county, al
the Montgomery county dividing line te
Morrisville, opposite Trenton, distance
of sixteen miles. The capital is $1,000
900, and the Directors arc: j. N. DuBar'