The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-01-22
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, Pa.

was kicked in the face by mule and had
his nose broken, recently.
The psstor-elect of the Point Pleas
ant Baptist Church, Rev. A. L. Miller,
will be installed tomorrow.
The Upper Blacks Eddy landlords
are raising the rent OF their teuemen,s,
and there is much kicking thereat.
County Superintendent Slotter will
hold local teachers institute at New
town, on February % aud March 1.
Chapman Carver, OF Buckingham, has
been appointed Mercantile Appraiser by
the Board of County Commissioners.
Rev. w. A. Patton, of the Doyles-
town Presbyterian Church, will shortly
visit Southern California, and will be alb
sent about six weeks.
The 33-acre farm of John L. and
Anna y. Widdieheld, of Hartsville, has
been sold by tho Sheriff to Thomas Buck
man, Of solebury, for $S,7oo.
The largest and best assortment of
Rockers in antique oak and plush trim
mings to be found at CARVER 6 WILLIAMS
Coroner Silbert's term OF office has
expired. The new Coroner, Brennan, will
move to Bristol In April next, aud has
made Mr.. Silbcrt his deputy until that
time.
Frederick Mahan, OF Doylestown,
has been appointed messenger in Second
Comptroller GilSeson's Office, at WASH
lngton, and will remove his family to that
city in April.
The Newtown Enterprise says: Con-
tractor Jamison, who will construct the
extension of the N. L. Penna. Railroad
from Hartsville station 10 New Hope, has
commenced active operations near Mesrns'
Mill.
Kinks horse sale, Ia front of the
Monument House, Doylcstown, recently,
was attended by big crowd. Eleven
$l4l. Two horses were bid to over 5000
but were withdrawn.
Andrew Cromwell, half-witted
youth, was arrested and taken to the Doy-
lestown jail on Monday, for the burning
of Joseph Wilson's barn, near Morrlsville.
The loss by fire amounted to $1,000. 1t
was partially insured.
Bristol residents have been made to
feel the blighting effects of la grippe, as
the only letter-carrier in that town was
down with the disease. Since he was af
flicted, large amount of mail matter had
accumulated in the post office. The BUSH
ness people were obliged to visit the post
office to obtain their letters.
AN old resident of Bristol advises the
ice men not TO be discouraged. There are
two months yet for Winter, and he well
remembers one Winter not many years
ago when an OK was roasted on the river
March 18th. During that month and
April also there was sleighing continu-
ously.
If you are in want of handsome
Rocking Chair, or Parlor Table, call at
CARVER s. WILLIAMS. Dec. II.
Thursday morning Bristol officers
lodged in the county jail at Dsylestown,
gang OF ten iramps, who we're arrested
for building fires along the Pennsylvania
Railroad tracks near Bristol, at night.
The fires were taken for danger signals,
and consequently trains were stopped.
The tramps were committed for three
months by Bristol justice.
Some of the Constables In the large
townships in Bucks county, arc complain
ing OF the law which requires them TO
visit all the tayerns in their townships
once month to look for violations of the
law, but gives them no pay therefor. 1t
has been contended that this Is an in
justice and 1t probably occurred uninten-
tionally on the part Of the legislators who
drafted the law.
| Lewis Moore and wife, of PENIS
Manor, while driving over the railroad
tracks at Morrlsvillc, on Saturday morn
Ing, were run into by passing freight
train. The wagon was completely de.
molished, while the aged couple were
found amid the wreck OF the vehicle up
parently uninjured. The horse escaped
unframed. The train was moving slowly
at the time, or 1t Is more than probable
that both Mr.. Moore and his wife would
have been killed.
The Hatboro Spirit, OF last Saturday
says: A corps OF civil engineers went 4
work on Friday morning to put the fina
touches on the surveys aud plans for thu
N. +. p. r. II. extension from Bready
vile TO New Hope. They came up oil
Thursday evening and spent the night q
|, the Jones House, Hatboro, as they failet
10 secure accommodations at Breadyville
They carried large roll of maps ant
plans covering every foot OF territor,
along the line. One OF them said tina
preliminary work, such as clearing tn
,, ground, ETC., would begin on Monda,
morning next. Mr.. Jamison, the contrac
tor from Bloomsbury, Pa, has secures
the contract TO build the extension, ant
work will 10 forward from now on.
The Philadelphia Record Of yester
day Tuesday, says: Work was begul
yesterday morning on the Northeas
Pennsylvania Extension Of the Reading
Railroad from Hsrtsville, through Centre
vile, to New Hope. The proposed lin
, is sixteen miles long, and the contract
which was awarded to John Jameson lat
, on Saturday afternoon, calls for the com
, pleiion OF the work by August l. Thu