The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-05-07
The North East Pepna. Railroal 90,

Inc North East Penna. Railroad con-
tractors have located their office in the
second story front over Solliday's jewelry
store, New Hope.
On Wednesday last, Mr.. Jos. Geddes
loaded on bis canal boat at Point Pleas
ant, 1907 peach trees from Thos. Moods
nursery, for Riegelsville aud Freemans-
burg.
MIR. William Huffman, of Point Pleas
ant, had his hand badly lacerated at KEN
ble's quarries last Saturday, while attend
ing to the derricks and wire ropes; il was
caught in large pulley.
1t is announced that in few days
active operations will be commenced in
the supposed oil field district in Nocka-
nixon township. The result is anxiously
awaited by n large number of interested
persons.
-Shelenberger, the absconding Doy-
lestown lawyer, gave himself up to the
Sheriff of Bucks county, last Monday and
Is lodged in Doylcstown Jail He had
run out of funds and was in a terrible
mental strain.
1t is expected that the railroad bridge
which will cross Easlburn & Belts mill
pond at New Hope, will be commenced in
day or two, When the water will be
drawn off for few days 10 put in the
piers Tho work win be pushed night
and day until the foundations are laid.
-Washburn 81 Arlington's Circus made
its first start and opened the season in
Bristol on the first of May, with a double
performance. The circus will make Bris.
toll its regular headquarters hereafter,
farm in Bensalem having been purchased
where the stock and menagerie will be
wintcred
The entire engineer corps of the
Reading road that is surveying the route
from Easton to New Hope have arrived
in New Hope, and will begin survey
ing from the latter place northward. They
have already surveyed downward from
Easton 10 opposite Milford, N. ].
Rev. Joseph Large died recently at
Galveston, Texas, aud was buried at Fort
Wayne, Indiana, his home. He was ma
tive of Buckingham, and at the time of
his death must have been over eighty
years of age. He was son of Samuel
Large, who owned and resided on The
farm in Lahaska Valley, now owned and
occupied by Samuel Broadhurst.
"A. II. TITus', for Wall Paper. II
The Chief Engineer of the Reading
Railroad was in New Hope, yesterday,
locating the terminus of the new road 10
the borough. 1t will cross the creek and
Ferry street short distance below DIR.
Foulke's residence, and pass through the
upper part of Atkinson's lot, above the
implement works. The station will be
located on Bridge street, just west of
Slack's store.
"A meeting Of the Lehigh Valley and
Pennsylvania Railroad officials was held
at Bethlehem recently to consider The
plans OF the engineers who have been sur
veying lines for the extension of the Le-
high Valley Road to Philadelphia. The
route most favored leaves the main line of
the Lehigh Valley at Freemansburg, two
or three miles east of Bethlehem, and, run
ming south, passes near Applebachsville,
Bucks county, crosses the North Pennsyl-
vania Railroad at Rockhill Station, touch
es Harleysvillc, in Montgomery county,
and makes connections at Conshohocken
with the tracks of the SchuylkilI Valley
branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad, by
which an entrance into Broad Street Sta
ton would be secured. This line would
be $40 miles long, against SO miles for
the North Pennsylvania Road.
The Bethlehem Star of late date
says "a few months ago, as was at the
time cbronclcd in the Star, number of
Pittsburg and Philadelphia capitalists un-
der the name OF the Rosezie Company,
had leased nearly 1000 acres OF land in
Nockamixon township, Bucks county,
about 10 miles southeast of this place. |
For plumber Of years it had been whis-
pered about that oil had been found 10 the |
locality named, but nobody seemed TO in
vestigatc but in the middle OF January
OF this year, Mr.. Rosezie was invited to
investigate in the locality. He did so,
and was convinced that oil In paying
quantity was present. AS a consequence,
he set about securing the 1000 acres of
land mentioned above, and upon this tract
he has begun active work, sinking drills,
etc. Mr. Rosezie stated that he expects
10 find not only oil but natural gas. He
says the geological formrtion of the tract
indicates the presence of oil and gas.
STAGE the rumor has got about that oil
and gas underlic the swamp in Noeka-
nixon, fire clay and iron OF fine quality,
it Is stated, have been found in the same
locality. II all these suppostions should
turn out to be real finds, there will be
big boom in Bucks county"
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