The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-11-19


NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, PA
Thomas J. Battye, formerly of New
Hope, died in Trenton on the 18th inst.
of pneumonia.
The Riegelsvlle Nea0s came out las
week with the name of William P. MilleI
as editor and proprietor.
The real estate of Watson r. Niche
ner, in Solebury, is advertised to be sole
at Sheriff's sale on Saturday, November
goth.
"A four-pound catfish and one ant
a-half-pound brook trout were recent,
taken from the little lake at the Solebury
Deer Park.
On Saturday Frank E. Wilson, o
Doylestown township, slaughtered tive
pigs weighing respectively 510 and So
pounds.
The Delaware Division Canal, which
empties into the Delaware River at Bris
toll, is so miles in length and it cost 81,
275, 7l5 to build It.
Cooper s. Hewitt are running tun
mel into the hill near their Durham iroI
furnace, for the purpose of draining theil
mines, and expect to strike ere in paying
quantities before they reach the othe
workings.
Jesse Naylor, Jr., of Aquetong, Will
cunning after rabbits, recently, had tn,
misfortune to shoot himself through th,
tleshy part of the hand, the accident be
ing caused by the gun hammer catching
on rail while Mr.. N. was getting over
fence.
Two or three people from New Hop,
boarded the construction train last Sun
day three miles out OF New Hope, as /
started for Hartsville, expecting that
would return again, but on arriving at tb
latter village they found that the train wa
10 be put off for the day, and they wer
compelled to foot 1t back.
The laying of the track on the ney
railroad to New Hope, reached as far a
POOLS Mills yesterday, and it will be bu
a day or two before the workmen will b
ready to put up the iron bridge across th
dam at New Hope. The foundation wall
for the passenger station in New Hop
are now being built. 1t is probable tina
by the middle of next month trains vii
be running on the road.
The Coroner's jury in the case o
Daniel p. Taylor and Samuel p. Reigle
killed on Thursday afternoon of last wcel
by the falling Of large quantity of ma
sorry at the coal and lumber yard o
Swartley Bros. & Co., at Doylestown, re
ported that their death was purely acci
dental, and that their employers we're i
no way to blame for the results, as th
evidence produced went to show the
used all proper precautions.
There has been another "dealn in Ia
eating stations on the N. E. Penn. Exten
sion, which we give, taken from the In
tettfge'acer of Monday. There will b
ten stations between Breadysville an
New Hope. Warwick, milk station
Windermere, passenger Grenoble, pas
senger; Kirk, passenger; Linghockin
Cat Vandegrift's MILL, passenger Buck
ingham, passenger Bycott, passenger
Lahaska, passenger a station numbers
696, not yet named, milk Huffnagle
milk, and New Hope. New Hope is 10
miles from the present terminus OF th
road at Breadysvile. or course the pas
senger stations will take on milk an
freight, but the "milk" stations will b
for milk only, and not for passengers an
freight, only one train each way dali
stopping at them. The first steps towar
the building of town at Windermere sta
ton was taken on Tuesday. The propert
recently purchased by G. w. Rubinkam
has been surveyed into avenues, street
and building lots. There are fifty eligibl
building lots on the tract. 1t is near wha
is known as Mearns' mill, on the old Aim
house road, from Rchboro to DoyIestown
IL is an excellent location for a village
being on leading highways, the drainag
good, with beautiful prospect and pleas
ant surroundings. At Buckingham sta
ton there will be large hay house, witt
two steam presses and cutter, with al
the facilities for doing an extensive bust
ness 10 fertilizers, grain, coal, &c. Mr.
Henry Hough, of Centreville, has con
tract to erect several dwellings there
The road has been graded through New
Hope. In crossing Ferry street the grad
is some three feet below the grade of tn
street, but will not be so much after tn
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