The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-09-24


Ezra Frankenfield, of TinIcum, has
COW which gave birth to calf weighing
1877 pounds.
Among the appliances used at th,
Nockamixon oil well is rope $500 fee
long, which weighs 5000 pounds.
The name of Edward Kiusey, O.
lSolebury, has been restored to the pen
sion list and increase in pension granted
| BY the U. s. Government.
/ -On Tuesday, the 2Sd inst, workmer
cQWmeaced to move the buildings o.
Che Atkinson, In New Hope, that are or
thesliae ptthe new railroad.
-on Thursday last a valuable horse
belonging to H. Fl. Naylor, become en-.
tangled in a loose strand Of barbed wire
;;ss:s: was iiyi7iSg Gu the ground, cutting nj,
legs very badly.
The wife Of Alfred Appleton, resid.
:;sss ssaFF ifiineviiiie, during the progress OF
the storm on Friday last, was severely
shocked by bolt of lightning. A clothes.
line post was struck, and from thence was
communicated to the house.
DIR. Walker Barber, son OF Alfred
d. Barber, of Doylestown, has just been
elected Secretary Of the State of Wyom-
ing, on the Republican ticket. The Doc.
tor has been a residence of Wyoming for
a. number of years and has been quite
successful professionally, financially and
politically.
Clayton Hurley, of New Hope, one
day last week, caught a very large ground
hog, near Lumberyille. Mr.. Hurley in
tended to make pet of 1t but wac very
much disappointed on Monday morning,
to find that the animal had chewed of the
wire with which he was fastened and
had made his escape.
-Orson Clark, Jr., small boy living
with Andrew Van Schyk near Pineville,
was kicked In the face by horse few
days ago. He had just turned the horse
out 10 the field when 1t turned suddenly
around and kicked him, knocking out
several OF his teeth and badly bruising
him about the mouth.
"A team of base ball players selected
from New Hope and Lambertville, were
70 play game Of ball with the Mozart B.
B. O., of Mozart Buckingham. on satur-
day, on the grounds OF the latter club,
but the New Hope boys failed to report
for duty, and the game was declared of.
Bert, that was bad arrangement.
''-@R. M. Myers, who keeps livery sta
BILE at Lumberville, hired team on Satur-
day last to G. W. Stell, formerly a clerk
10 Daniel Gotwals' store, Gardenvlle.
The man promised to return In few
hours, but up to Monday morning the rig
had not been returned, and consequently
Mr.. Myers fears 1t has been stolen.
"A horse and road-cart were stolen
from the premises OF Watson Carr, be-
tween Pinevllle and Lahaska, on Friday
night OF last week, negro 10 his employ
being the supposed thief. The team wat
found near Philadelphia on Tuesday,
standing by the roadside, but the man
who had driven 1t off could not be founf
When the water was drawn from the
dam of Eastburn s. Belts, at New Hope,
to build the piers for the railroad bridge
a number of fish were caught, aggrega
ting $50 pounds, OF which 100 were Ger
man carp. The remainder were bass,
catfish, &c. A. Schermerhorn and Il.
Phillips caught about 100 pounds OF carp,
the largest Of which weighed IA pounds
The second annual reunion OF tn,
lO4th Reglmental Association and Durell'l
Battery, was held at Lenape Hall, Doyles
town, on Thursday. Capt T. Cadwalla
der, formerly of Newtown, is Secretary
of the organization. The attendance was
large, many old soldiers taking part In
the parade. Col. w. w. H. Davis and
ex-Judge Watson, of Doylestown, and q.
b. Johnson, of Wilkesbarre, made adj
dresses,
s-One OF pair OF horses belonging to
.the contractors OF the N. E. Extension
died very suddenly one day last week,
with the symptoms Of collie, at Abnel
ISWorihihgton's barn. Nothing could bs
'aonsfor the animal, as In twenty minutes
after 1t was taken 1t was struggling in ,h,
death agonies. 1t was one of team tina
was considered the best on the road IL
that section of the country, and for which
a high price was paid last Spring.
IT. Elwood Kepler and family, o
Dawson, Dakota, are visiting relatives II
Nav Hope and neighboring towns. The,
left Dawson, Sunday, the 18th inst.
stopped at Minneapolis, Chicago and Tren
ton, one night at each place, arriving a
Lambertville, N. j., on Friday, on tb
$40 A. M. train. Mr.. Kepler brough
with him number OF articles which b
Intends exhibiting al the Doylestown fair
this week. The following are few o
the many: Wheat, oats, beets, cabbage
Cone head Of which weighs 2s} pounds)
a lot Of Indian relics and one pair o
gepuins wild geese out Of flock of seven
Eisse geese are seven months old an,
welSh about 20 pounds. Mr.. Kepler in
fofths,us that he will be with us about 81,
wkSks. He also promises to give tn
rEeders Of the LAMBsRyyILLE RECORD
description of his home at some futur
time.
Last May there arrived at New Hop
an old man, about 70 years OF age, by th
name of George Lindsey, who took boar,
with Levi Cooper, on the outskirts OF tb
town. He was nice old gentleman, an,
soon became acquainted with everybod,