The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-05-14
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, PA.

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Considerable corn has been planted
10 The nclghborlIood of Point Pleasant.
Superintendent Slolter, of the Bucks
county schools, recently reelected, re-
ceives 81, 800 salary
Reed Freiz sold twenty-five horses at
Doylestown, ono day last week, at an
average price Of $lG7.
Residents along the old mail route
from Doylestown to Bristol, which was
recently abandoned, ure petitioning to
have 1t restored.
Nathan Campbell, an old resident of
Bristol, engineer at Harkins' foundry, died
on Saturday last from The effects of drink
ing too much ice water while ovcrheated.
While workmen were DESTROYING a
century old frame building In Bristol, a
book was discovered dated 1884 that
proved on examination TO be very valuable.
Three gentlemen from Philadelphia
were at Ccrversville, on Wednesday,
whose combined weight was 1874 pounds.
They weighed respectively 1854, 29l and
1913 pounds. 5444 j
The Carversville G. A. II. Post will
decorate the graves OF their deceased COM
rades who are Inferred in the Point Pleas
ant cemetery, on Memorial day, and win
be addressed in the Baptist Church by the
Rev. A. l.. Miller, the pastor.
"A petition signed by almost all the
citizens of Yardley, has been prepared to
present TO the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad Company, asking that more
trains siopthcrc. The accommodations at
present are very unsatisfactory.
The Philadelphia aud Reading Rail-
road Company nre about to erect trough
on the Yardley railroad bridge so that
water can be taken In the tank while a
train is going. Al present when water Is
required The train is stopped for three or
four minutes.
"A new church, of the Methodist Epis-
copal denomination, is about to be or
ganized 10 Newtown. II win belong TO
the Delaware Conference of the M. e.
Church, and the pastor will be Rev. Gill
ford NJ. Landin, now holding an appoint
ment at Burlington, N. j. twill be COM
posed of persons of African descent.
The work Of grading for the extern
sion of the North East Pcnna. r. II. east.
ward from Huntsville station is progress
ing rapidly. The road win be graded and
the rails laid at once as far as The Ne
shaminy bridge, SO that the heavy material
for the bridge can be transported thereto.
Then the construction will 60 on, and as
soon AS the bridge is up the rails will be
extended 10 the bridge over Mill creek.
-Doylestown lawyers believe that the
largest part OF Shellenberger's former
practice will be turned over to Samuel
Fries, young lawyer, well-known in the
upper part of Bucks county. Shellenber-
ger had the largest practice in Doyles-
town, aud much OF 1t was among the Ger
man population. Fries, being of German
parentagc and speaking the German Ian
guagc, is being largely consulted by Shell
ly's former patrons.
Farmers from Bucks, Montgomery
and adjoining counties met at Norristown,
on Thursday last. Among them were
Eastburn Reeder, Hampton W. Rice and
w. G. Backfan, OF Bucks county. An
organization was effected under the
name OF The Farmers League, aud
farmers clubs In all the counties asked TO
unite With II. 1t was decided not TO be-
come part Of the Farmers Alliance or
Grange, as they arc secret societies. A
meeting Of the Alliance will be held al
Doylestown, May 2lst, and committee
was appointed 10 attend il, The League
expects TO take a hand in endorsing can
didaIes for the Legislature.