The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-08-27
new HOPE AVG BUCKS COUNTY. IA.

-aitteu EaAson.{s iylug very IA n HiH
home In Solebury, with pneumonia.
Corn throughout Bucks county is In
excellent condition and promises TO ex-
coed the large yield of last year.
-Hilltown, Bucks county. is the home
of the Meyers. There are 800 voters In
the township, of whom Go bear that name.
Last week, work was commenced on
the R. r. bridge across the Ingham Greek
in New Hope. Que pier is nearly COM
pleted.
The camp meetings being held iD
Parsons Grove under the auspices of the
A. U. NJ. P. Church, have been well at
tended.
The Democratic County Convention
of Bucks county, was held at Doylestown
on the 25th inst. A goodly number of
our citizens attended.
Our veteran painter and paper hang
er, John Cotton, is making great improv-
ments at the Lambert residence. II is to
be occupied soon by Martin johnson.
The extension Of the N. E. Penna.
r. R., is completed from Hartsville to the
Neshaminy bridge, workmen having I'm
ished laying track that far on Saturday.
Post 20 Band. of Lambertville, tender
ed Mr.. r. B. Schermerhorn, the Demo
cratic candidate for Clerk of the Quarter
Sessions, serenade, on Monday evening.
Nelson v. Naylor, OF Doylestown, has
announced himself as candidate for the
Assembly for the Middle District. on the
Republican ticket, being tho first in the
field.
-Manius Kocher, team driver for the
Union Paper Manufacturing Co., quit
their employ on Saturday, having accept
ed employment in the r. r. Company's
shops at Lambertvillc.
Jacob Walton, Constable of Solebury,
(bro.hcr of ]. T. Walton, telegraph line
contractor), was buried from his late resi-
dence, on the 25th inst, the cause of his
death being heart trouble.
The brown trotting horse, "Charlie
Fl" owned by Jacob Hooker, of Aque-
tong, died on Friday morning, of lock-
jaw, caused by bruised foot. Mr..
Hooker had just had him shod 10 be put
in training for the Fall races.
l
Robert E. Kohl was elected delegate
from New Hope 10 attend the Republican
Congressional nominating convention to
be held at Lansdale, Montgomery county,
on the Goth inst, to cast his ballot for
Irving p. Wanger, Of Norristown.
! Great excitement prevails in Bedmin-
ster and TInicum townships on account
OF mad dogs roaming over that territory.
A large number OF dogs aud cattle have
been bitten and one man killed two cows
which had been bitten and which he had
purchased only few days before.
MIR. r. b. Schermerhorn, of New
Hope, was nominated on Monday by the
Democratic County Convention of Bucks
Co., as their candidate for Clerk OF the
Quarter Sessions. We congratulate Mr..
y. He will make an efficient officer, IL
elected, and deserves this recognition from
his political associates.
The Republicans of Bucks county,
will meet in convention at Doylestown, on
Monday, September LIST, at IL o'clock A..
NJ, for the purpose Of nominating candi-
dates for the various county Offices 10 be
filed at the ensuing election, and at the
same time to decide upon the manner OF
electing delegates TO the State Convention.
The work Of construction on North
east extension continues to be pushed for
ward as rapidly as possible. The rails
used are 76-pound steel rails and are from
the Bound Brook r. r., where 9o-pound
are being put down. Although the
rails are not new, 1t is claimed that they
arc in good condition, having been used
but little.
In Bucks county twenty three dis
tricts show decrease OF population.
Only seven townships show an increase,
and In three OF these this is only Temporal
ry, caused by the counting Of railroad Ia
borers. The total of 70, 1875 is gain .oi
| 1903 over 1880, Of which 1893 were 10
Bristol. Doylestown gained 439, and
Quakertown 425.
delaware Castle, No. 1876, X. G. E.,
OF New Hope, has chosen the following
officers for the public display OF the Castle.
on the occasion OF Its visit to Trenton on
Tuesday next, Sept. I'd Commander,
Jacob F. Hill; LIST Lieutenant, Samuel
Stockton; I'd Lieutenant, Martin J. Hart.
Post 20 Band, OF Lambertville, has been
been engaged. The Castle expect to have
sixty men in line.
j. s. Belts. OF New Hope, and A. ".
Manning, of Trenton, N. j., have pur-
chased OF Oliver Paxson the tract OF land
between the river and canal at New Hope,
containing all told about 80 acres. The
consideration was $4,000. The land
runs from the residence Of Charles Amey,
in New Hope, to the property Of Samuel
Raisner, in Solebury township. 1t will
be laid out into building lots and induce
ments will be offered to manufacturers to
| locate there.
The Bucks County Democratic Con-
vention met at Doylestown, on Monday.
William II. Robbins, Of Doylestown, for
the Legislature John Johnson, of Hume