The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-01-29
Nnw HOPE ANp BUCKS CouNTY, "a.

NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, PA.
Counterfeit silver dollars are said to
be circulating in the lower end OF Bucks
county.
Rev. John Hulfnagle has resigned the
pastorate of the Solcbury Baptist Church,
which he has occupied over three years.
1t is stated that the engineers Of the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western r.
r. are running survey down the west
side of the Delaware, from Easton to New
Hope.
The United States Government has
re-issued pension 10 jacob Kei, of Rich
land Centre, Bucks county, and has also
granted pension to Louisa, mother OF
Joseph Lovett, Of Morrisville.
On Tuesday of last week, the Super
visors of Tinicum township met al head
quarters for the purpose of laying the road
tax. The rate is 45 cents per hundred
dollars, or 10 cents per hundred greater
than the county tax.
Real estate on the line of the extern
sion of the Northeast Pennsylvania Rail-
road from Hatboro to New Hope Is in-
creasing In value. 1t is stated that several
Reading Railroad officials have purchased
farms for speculative purposes.
William Barrett, hsiling from Brook.
lyn, has been cominitted to Jail at Doyles-
town as horse thief. He stole pair Of
horses from Theodore d. Harding, OF
Trevose, and afterwards tried to dispose
of them to George w. OFT, Of Fox Chase.
The Superintendent OF the Census has
recommended the name OF Burgess John
II. White, of Norristown, as Supervisor
of the Third District, including the coun-
ties of Bucks, Berks, Lehigh, Montgomery
and Northampton. The compensation
| will be about 81, 200.
The following gentlemen from Bucks
county have been drawn to serve as jury
men In the United States District Court,
which convenes in Philadelphia, on Mon
day, February II: Grand Jury, Allen
Tomlinson, Holland Petit Jury, Elwood
Parson, Falls, and William NJ. Ely, Sole
bury.
/ The Yardley National Bank had n
total deposit of $4,000 the first day 1t
opened its doors for the transaction Of
business. s. b. and E. w. Twining were
the first dcpositors. John Yardley, OF the
Doylestown National Bank, gave the cash
Ter, Jacob II. Taylor, a course Of lnstruc-
ton relative to the general banking system.
The structure formerly known ns the
Rink, at Bristol, and now known as the
Bristol Opera House, has been sold 20 tho
firm OF Geo. Lewis & Son, OF Philadel-
phia. The building will be used as a no.
siery factory, under tho management Of
the junior member OF the firm. They
will employ one hundred to one hundred
and fifty people.
1t IS said that none OF the large num-
Der of Italians who are working on tho
railroads in the vicinity of Newtown,
have the grip, because they live on raw
garlic, saudwlched with bread and molas-
SEES and other things unknown, making a
strong smelling combination. After get
ting Whit Of Il most persons prefer 10
take their chances with the grip.
The wife OF jacob w. George, OF
Doylestown, was killed on the railroad,
about one and half miles below the sta
ton, on Wednesday night. Mrs. George
Is said to have been somewhat demented,
aud it is thought she wandered from her
home down the track and was killed by
the midnight train. Tho body was found
the following morning by the track hands
very much mutilated.
Factory Inspector Martin has found
upwards OF 100 children under 10 years
OF age who will have 10 quit work in the
Bristol factories. The Justices OF tho
Peace in the town have been busy filing
out affidavts for the parents Of the child.
ren. Some OF the latter object TO swear.
ing TO their children's ages. AT Wilson
& Fennimorc's wall paper mills several
children were dismissed.
--Doylestown comes forward with rath.
er an odd freak OF nature. Mrs. John
Nugcnt, colored, has given birth to boy
which has six fingers on each hand, the
superfluous members being next to the
little finger. In addition TO the deformity
OF the hand tho child has six toes on one
foot, and tho fourth and fifth toes on the
foot are webbed. DR.. Peters, the attend
Ing physician, will ampuiate the extra
fingers.
Contractor Jamison, who will build
the extension to New Hope, has rented an
old house OF Hugh Mearns, in which To
quarter some OF his men. Lumber has
been purchased for an additional building
at Mearns' MILL A largo shanty will be
built below Ross mill and another about
Rush Valley. From 700 TO 800 men will
be put TO work on tho different sections
as soon as possible and the work will b,
actively pushed from now until 1t is com
pleted.
Two boys aged and respectively
sons OF Patrick Nolan, an honest, hard
working quarryman of Yardley, wer'
drowned In quarry pond OF less than fou
feet In depth, on Saturday. Inc boys baf
been left by their mother In the house tt
take care Of the baby while she went L
do an GRAND. Returning half hou
later the boys were not TO be found, ant
on inquiry being made she was told the.
had been seen sliding on the ice In Tia
pond in Nicholson quarry, Fastening |,