The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-11-12
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, PA

The grading on the N. E. z. Exten-
sion is rapidly drawing to a close Quite
number of Italian workmen left last
Monday morning.
Harry Hough, of Ceutreville, has Sc
cured the contract to build the hay press
on the farm of Judge Paxson, near the
Mountain toll-gate.
The November meeting of the Sole
bury Farmers Climb will be held at the
residence of William @. Blackfan, on Sat-
urday, November 23d.
Frank Hough, formerly of Bucks
county, but for five years past resident
of Florida, has returned to old Bucks, and
will open lime kilns at Centreville.
Get up early Coxy,
By the break of day,
For Austin and his Wyandotts
Have surely come to stay.
r. B. Schermerhorn, of New Hope,
was elected Clerk of Quarter Sessions at
the late election. This will be quite a
lift for Mr.. Schermerhorn in his declining
years.
1.-THE colored brother Is getting
there. We are told that the most prom
inent figure in the jubilee procession in
New Hope, last Saturday evening, was a
coored Democrat.
MIR. Joseph Balderston, Jr., of Sole
bury township, raised this season two
acres of the largest cabbage it has ever
been our pleasure to gaze upon, having a
goodly number of heads that will weigh
from IL to Is pounds each.
1t is now said that trains will be run
on the North East extension about the
| middle of December. Some OF the new
trains from and to New Hope will be ex-
presses, stopping at Buckingham, Pine
vile, Huntsville, Hatboro and Jenkln-
town.
The Bucks County Teachers Insti-
tute has decided to take steps toward es-
tablishing monthly periodical for the use
of the teachers of the county, to be sup
ported partially by an appropriation by
the Institute and by subscriptions from
the teachers.
| 1t is reported that record in sauer-
kraut making was scored at Bristol the
other day. There was contest between
Edward Barton, of Bristol, and another
upper Bucks countian. Barton succeed
ed in making hogshead full in two hours,
seven minutes and thirty seconds.
"A great many Italian laborers who
have been working in lower Bucks coun-
! ty are returning to Italy. They cannot
find employment here, and do not like to
stand the severe Winter weather. The
majority of them visit Italy in the Fall
and return to work on the farms and rail-
roads in the Spring.
Harry Gettys, bridge builder in the
employ of the Phoenix Iron Company, and
who some two years ago was tried at
Doylestown for the murder of Charles T..
Kitchin, New Hope storekeeper, is now
working on the Trenton Cutoff Railroad,
near Morrisville. Gettys' wife, who is
said to have been the cause of the shoot
ing, has been living with her husband since
the tragedy.
We are very sorry to learn that the
whole Of last week went by without bring
ing the new railroad any nearer to us, AS
not one rail was laid, though the weather
was so very fine. We are afraid some
body will be disappointed, as we heard
that some tickets were expected to be used
by Nov. Oath. Whether this new road
will be an advantage to this place is a
mooted question.
On Thursday aftern oon, the 9th
inst, between and o'clock, a wall at
the Swartley feed and hay establishment,
at Doylestown, fell, killing two men out
right and fatally wounding another. The
unfortunate men were stone masons, en-
gagged building new mill, and under
mined a pier, when the wall fell upon
them. Daniel z. Taylor and Joseph
Reigel were killed outright, and William
Petit badly injured. There were eight
men engaged at the work, and five es-
capped injury.
The Democrats OF New Hope had a
parade on Saturday night, In honor OF
their victory in the late election. They
numbered about fifty strong, including
Major Angel Post Band, of Lambertville.
After the parade, they repaired to Solo
mons Hall, where they partook OF sand
witches and beer until late hour. Among
the many banners carried in the parade
was one with the following inscription
"Good by, Wiandout," which was fare
well to one New Hope Republican, who
is engaged in raising Wyandott chickens.
The following are the Democratic
majorities in Bucks county Pattison
Governor, 1884; Black, Lieut. Governor,
687 Barclay, Sec'y of Internal Affairs,
645; Hallowell, Congress, 438; Ross
Senator, 627; Fretz SIT, Robbins 545,
Fabian 745, Assembly; Beans, Sheriff,
115; Booz, Register, 759; O'Connel,
Recorder, 437 Wall, Clerk Of Orphans
Court, 4s9 Schermerhorn, Clerk of Quar-
ter Sessons,I5 1857; Groom 47S, Gill 362,
Commissioners; Johnson, Poor Director,
480; Young $40, Kirkpatrick 377, Audi
tors.
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