The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-03-19
NEW HOPE AND bucks COUNTY, PA.

NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY. PA.
-Yardley will have quite building
boom, this Spring. 1t is reported that
over twenty houses will be erected.
The Bucks County Historical Society
netted $75 as the result o; the two recent
Mercer-Ingham entertainments, in Lenape
Hall, at Doylestown.
Among the jurors drawn to serve at
the next United States Court in Philadel-
phia, are Thomas J. Janney aud NJ. Wat
son, of Bucks county.
Jacob f. Hill, of New Hope, recently
slaughtered pig-or rather a hog-that
dressed 740 pounds, the champion of
Bucks county so far as heard from.
There are more houses for rent in
Doylestown at this season of the year
than usual, and the prospect for new
buildings in the Summer is not very
bright.
An exchange says that Doylestown
will more than likely in a short time have
two more political papers, one Democrat
and one Republican, If the latest reports
are true.
1t is said that offers have been made
by city parties for several farms in the vi
cinity of Pineville, near the line of the
new railroad, amounting TO some thous-
and acres.
The three landlords of Point Pleas
ant, will have public sales this month
moving and settling up estates is the
cause. A. Black moves from the Rats
mans Inn to his farm on River Hill.
Officials of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company have requested the Langhorne
Bucks county, Spring Water Company,
to give them an estimate as to the exact
cost of furnishing water for eighty loco
motives per day.
There is much complaint as to tho
carelessness of workmen on the cutoff
railroad at Langhorne hill, near the foun-
tain. Stones are dumped down into the
public rood, horses are frightened, and
vehicles injured.
The NesotosOn Enterprise of March
LIST contained thirty-nine new advertise
ments, and that of March 9Th, forty-one.
These were actual new advertisements,
first appearing on these dates, aud not re-
newals or changes of running advertise
ments. 1t is doubted whether any other
paper In Bucks county had that number
Clerk of the County Commissioners,
A. p. Leatherman, Doylestown, has re-
ceived letter from John II. White, U. g..
Supervisor OF Census of the district COM
prising the counties of Bucks, Berks, Lc-
high, Montgomery and Northampton, In
which he states that he has ''received I'm
perative orders against the appointment
of Assessors as enumerators, as they (the
Department., will not approve such APP
pointments. Several OF the Bucks coun-
ty Assessors have made application for the
position of enumerator, hence Mr., Whites
letter TO Mr.. LeaLherman.
"A few evenings ago gluttonous eat
Ing match came off in Lewis Fel's store,
Centreville, wherein Edward Swain, form
erly of Doyestown, carried of the prize
as first gutton; who the other partici-
pants were we are not informed. The
time was 8 O'Clock. Ed. began eating
five cents worth Of candy, followed by
dcvouring seven herring, nothing said
about the bones. Being now IN good
trim, he slowed away, under his vest,
one dozen raw eggs, half pound of cheese,
two bananas, one orange, one popcorn
ball, two chews fine cut tobacco, smoked
one cigar and wound up on five cents
worth of candy. II this record can be
beaten we would like to see the returns.
Ed. should go to the dime museum. =
Riegelseille Nes0s.
Fifty Hungarians are employed on
the railroad near Huntsville. 1t is reported
that one morning recently, ono of them
Dissolved that package containing fifty
dollars, which he had concealed In his
bed, was missing. He spoke to the boss,
also Hungarian, about 1t, but there was
no clue to the thief. When the days
work was done the boss called each man
into his office alone, told him Of the theft
and gave him small, short stick, with
the express injunction to put 1t under his
pillow and sleep on 1t. He soberly said
that he who had the longest stick was the
culprit. Each man was instructed to
bring the stick back to the office In the
morning. The sticks on being handed in
the next morning, were all found to be Of
the same length save one. The thief had
cut the end off his stick. He was prompt
ly arrested and the stolen money found on
his person. The Mirror,