The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-01-01
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day last week.
Il. w. Twining, OF Yardley, has a
this time 3,100 young chicks at his poul
try producing establishment.
"A Pennsylvania Railroad laborer &C
cidentally struck gas main with his plcl
while digging at Bristol, and $4,000 fee
of gas escaped.
Alfred Knight, near Carversvillc, hal
about forty horses, camels, dromedaries
etc., belonging to Forepaugh's show, to
keep this Winter.
The appointment of Hon. b. Frank
Gilkeson, of Bristol, as Second Comptrol-
Ter of the Treasury, was confirmed by the
Senate on Friday.
Speaker Reed has placed Hon. Robt.
NJ. Yardley, of the 9TH District, at the
head of the Committee on Expenses of the
Treasury Department.
The annual meeting of the Point
Pleasant Delaware Bridge Company will
be held at Bonncl's hotel, Point Pleasant,
on Monday, January 9.
Bristol people have been imposed on
by tramps, who burned their legs with
mustard plasters and said they had been
scalded in railroad accident.
THE Grand Lodge officers OF Penn
sylvania, will pay Paunacussing Lodge,
No. 22l, K. P, OF Carversville, a fraternal
visit on Saturday evening, January 18th.
The Newtown Artesian Water Com
pany's plant cost about $23, 900. There
are "a fire plugs and 40 consumers, with
good prospect of considerable increase.
Large numbers of elm trees are cut
for making wagon hubs, in the swamps
at Nockamixon and Tinicum, most of
which find ready sale In Frenchtown,
N. ].
On December 18th, there was auc-
toned off by Freeman s. Co., at the Phil
adelphia Exchange, one fourteenth inter-
est 10 the Neshaminy Mining Co., Bucks
county, 1O7 acres, for $175.
AT the public sale of the real estate
of Isaac II. Hamilton, in Solebury, re-
Gently, six acres of chestnut timber land
were sold to Samuel Armtage, for $40 per
acre. The other real estate was not sold.
Daniel McLaughlin's public sale of
personal property, at Langhorne, one dry
last week, was we'll attended and good
prices were realized. Daniel will move
to his mother-u-aw's farm, IN Solebury
township.
Mrs. Henry Morgan, of Bristol, whose
husband was killed nj Tacony short
time ago, has brought suit against the
railroad company in conjunction with the
relatives of the two men who were killed
with Morgan.
DIR. Cawley, of Upper Blacks Eddy,
has been requested by several very promi-
nent citizens of Pen Argyll, Chs former
honey, among whom are the superintend-
cnts OF the slate quarries, to come aud
again locate in that locality.
The net proceeds of the Lumberville
Methodist Church fair sum up 1892. GA.
This will pay Off the remaining debt on
the property and leave balance of about
1922, which will be used ia general fix
ing up OF the church property.
One day recently when Sylvester
Buck, Of Point Pleasant, went to the
canal he spied WhaLe there. The water
being let out he procured his rifle and bar-
poon and captured it. 1t proved to be a
German carp, weighing IA pounds
Miss Sarah e. Darlington, daughter
Of Prof. Richard Darlington, of West
Chester, died on Thursday morning from
peritonitis. She was well-known to many
young ladies in Bucks county, who have
been students at her fathers school.
The upper hotel property at Centre
vile, belonging TO the estate OF John
Duckworth, deceased, was sold by the
administrators, Rachel and Rorer Duck
worth, on Thursday, to George OF, for
50, 800. Mr.. OFT will take possession
soon.
Joseph f. Wismer, eff near Buchanan
vile, who recently was badly injured and
had pair Of mules killed while returning
home from Philadelphia, at the Southamp-
ton crossing, Newtown Railroad, has en-
tered suit against the company for So, 900
damages.
The Bristol station house Is getting
too small 10 accommodate all the tramps
who seek shelter there, and the authorI-
ties are considering thu ACCESSIBILITY OF
setting their woud-be guests to work at
stones. There have been |, 800
locked up within year.
MIR. William Frankcnfleld, of TIM
cum township, was engaged some days
ago in digging his potatoes, and notwi it'll
the lateness of the scason, re-
ports that they are of a very good quality.
AT the proper time for gathering potatoes
Mr.. Frankenfeld made an examination
and considered that his crop was not
worth gathering, but now he finds an or
binary crop and some of them Of large
size.
DIR. Samuel Dubs, a wellknown ply
stefan, died at his residence in Doyles.
town, last Thursday, aged rs years. He
was born in Philadelphia, and studied
medicine there, graduating from the Uni
versity. He removed to the vicinity Of
in 1858, and has practiccd
there ever since, with the exception OF
four years absence. DR.. Dubs leaves five
all Of them in different sections
of the country.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany's new short line from their main
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