The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-08-28
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY. PA.

| NEW HOPE AND BUCKS CODNTHS IA
III. A. Pickering's fresh cows aver
aged about $40 at his sale, in Newtown
recently.
-On Sunday, September 1st, Rev. T.
G. Strock will preach harvest home ser
mon in the Tinicum Brick Church.
Aaron Haney, of Upper Blacks Ed
dy, caught black bass weighing Al
pounds and thus far holds the champion
ship.
The New Hope Rebecca Lodge Of Odd
Fellows, have picnic to Meginnis'
grove, to-day.
DIR. A. NJ. Cooper, of Point Pleasant,
attended the annual meeting of the Le-
high Medical Association, at Glen Sum
nit, last Friday.
The wet weather has been hard on
bee keepers, in Bucks county. But little
honey has been made, some swarms bare
ly making enough to live on.
"A barber of Yardley, killed big
water snake near that place the other day,
and when it was cut open catfish six
inches long was found In Its stomach.
On Saturday, the slst inst, there will
be Sunday School pic mic at the TIM
cum Brick Church. Seven schools have
been invited and are expected to partlcl-
pate.
james Keyser, of Newtown township
says that from two-acre patch of pota-
toes, which early in the season gave prom
ise of yielding 400 bushels, he does no ex-
pect more than 10 bushels.
Tents have been purchased for the
Log College Reunion, at Hsrtsville, on
Sept. 8, aud those interested are collect
ing flags with which to decorate the tents.
A great gathering is looked for.
The fat ladies' of the congregation OF
the Doylestown Baptist Church, recently,
played game Of base ball with the lean
ladies. The game took place on the
church excursion, and Rev. Calvin Hare
was umpire.
Daniel Boyle's horse, Of Langhornc,
was probably fatally injured at New
Hope, one night recently. Mr.. Boyle was
returning from Solebury Deer Park and
his team collided with another team, the
shaft blowing deeply into the horses
breast.
AT the session OF the Grand Lodge,
Knights OF Pythias, held at Lancaster,
last week, the following District Deputy
Grand Chancellors were appointed for
Bucks county: Eastern District, William
Young, Bristol; Western District, J. H..
Bishop, Carversvllle.
When the officers OF The Bucks Coun-
ty Constitutional Amendment Association
came TO settle up the finances OF the June
campaign, they found they had good
round sum In the hands of j. II. Young,
Treasurer. This was donated TO the w.
@. 4. U. OF the county, which gives them
fund for active operations.
The first Monday of September in
each year was made holiday in Penn
sylvania TO be known as Labor Day, by
an act approved April %, 1889. 1t pro-
vides that at shall be lawful to require
payment OF all notes, checks and bills OF
exchange due and payable on such holt
day to be made on the secular day next
previous thereto, and in default OF such
payment The same may be protested, and
such protests shall be as valid as II made
on the day on which such note, check OF
bill became due by Its own terms. :"
The Langhorne Standard says: "Fo'
the small sum OF twenty-five cents a man
in Delaware county, Pa, offers to send
farmers circular telling them how to
increase the flow OF milk 10 cows how TO
increase tho laying of eggs; how to pre-
vent cattle, fowls, etc., from getting old
now 70 make heps iay every uay ~ '"e
year, ana now 70 make cucumber ''nes
bear hve times year. ~ mign. De sup
posed That TINS was ABOUT as mucu as any
one could expect Tor twenty-five cen's'
but some farmers refused to invest be-
cause the circular doesn't also tell how
to find $500, 900 10 gold In the cellar, and
how to stand the farm upon end and raise
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