The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-06-11
NEW HOPE ANp BUCKS CouNTY. Pa.


Francis Lukens, of Aquetong, has
been committed to the Norristown Asylum.
Rev. Nathan F. Wilson, has been APP
pointed pastor of the New Hope colored
NJ. E. Church.
The next session of the New Jersey
Christian Conference is to meet with the
church at Carversville.
Michael Uhler, the Uhlertown hay
and feed dealer, is receiving large quanti-
ties of hay at IS per ton.
Very few disturbances among the
large number of Italian laborers now en-
ployed in running two railroads through
Bucks county are reported.
do you know that A. H. TITUs, 3S
North Union street, has the largest and
best assortment of Wall Paper and VIM
dow Shades in the city Go there. If
The new Trenton 'scut of" of the
Pennsylvania Railroad will have no iron
bridges. Structures of this material, 1t is
said, are becoming unpopular with rail
road men.
-Eastburn Reeder, of Solebury, has
been appointed Deputy Organizer to in
stitute Farmers Leagues in Eastern Penn
sylvania. Leagues have been formed at
Pineville and Ivyland.
The stone bridge of the Trenton Cut
OFF Railroad, over the roadway at Samuel
H. Longshore's, near Langhorne, will
cost, when completed, $4,000. The
stone arch bridge over the Neshaminy is
estimated at about SOC, 900.
On Tuesday of last week, gang of
railroad men commenced grading along
the bank below the back road leading into
New Hope, east of the quarries. William
Kohl has been appointed time keeper at
the New Hope end OF the new road.
AT New Hope, on Decoration day,
John Cotton, of the New Hope Gun Club,
broke all previous records in that vicinity,
breaking % "Blue Rocks" straight with
out miss. He thus won the gold badge.
The silver medal went to VIM. Wagg, of
Lambertvile, who broke 81 birds out of
possible %.
B. F. Fackenthall, Superintendent of
the Durham furnace, now has his farm
stocked with fine herd of blooded cattle
which attract great deal of attention in
that neighborhood. His efforts in this d.
rectlon will certainly tend 10 improve the
stock in that vicinity, and In this particu-
lar, at least, will be d benefit to the public.
"A farmer in the vicinity of Newtown
saturated Quantity of corn with poison
and scattered 1t about his fields to kill de-
predating crows and blackbirds. John B.
Rocks fine flock of pigeons happened
that way, gobbled up the corn and many
of them died. A number of squads to
which the old ones had fed the poisoned
grains also died.
Five houses were sold by the new
railroad company, recently, in New Hope.
The first, frame house, the property of
B. ]. Hurley, was sold to Samuel Math-
ews for $l2.50; A. J. Solomon's house
was sold to George Barcley for $5O0.50,
and the three houses of Isaac Ely were
sold for $2l.00 The buildings have all
been torn down to make way for the
railroad embankment.
Watson, little son of Chas. Frank
enfield, of Doylestown, met with an acct
dent while enjoying the scenes of Memorial
Day. When Company G broke ranks in
Lenape Hall the little fellow was standing
at the head Of the stairs and being fright
ened at the noise and rush of the men he
started down stairs, but fell part way,
striking his head and breaking his left
arm. When picked up it was thought he
was dead, but was soon revived and taken
to his home.
Several people at Carversville became
violently sick, and 1t was feared at one
time that some of the cases would prove
fatal DR.. ]. II. Bishop was called who
pronounced 1t poison. He questioned the
families very carefully and found they
had eaten some cheese, and all complain
ed in the same manner. Upon returning
to his home after relieving those upon
whom he had called, he also found his
| own family suffering from the same cause.
The proper medicines were at once ad-
ministered, and relief soon brought to the
sufferers.
The new railroad to New Hope is
being pushed with vigor. Work is pro-
crossing at different points along the line.
For some days workmen have been grad
ing the track along the creek near the
Irvine mill in New Hope, and next week
work is TO be begun toward building the
bridge across the creek. Three or four
houses have been bought and torn down
where the road crosses Ferry and Bridge
streets, short distance below DIR. r. G.
Foulk's residence. 1t looks very doubt
full, however, from the amount of work
yet to be done, whether the promise that
trains will be running by September LIST,
will be fulfilled.
I'm these days Of hurry and rapid tran
sit the dining car has become an essential
aInmant of every through train. The