The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-03-05
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, PA,


throughout Tinicum.
Il. w. Fell has been appointed post.
master at Buckingham in place of Evan
1. Worthington, resigned.
Mine persons protested conversion
during the recent revival meetings held in
the Lumberville NJ. E. Church.
e. A. Strohm has sold the Church
Hill Creamery at public sale, to Joseph
Gnldeu, of Tinicum township, for 81, $50.
--Feeutly an election was held at Low
er'T gum Church as to whether it should
be incorporated ornot. The votes were 6s
against, l6 for incorporation.
-Bristol's new School Board will con.
sist of six Democrats and six Republicans.
The incoming Council will have six Dem
ocrats and eleven Republicans.
Contractor Jamison now has about
400 men employed on the Northeast ex-
tension, and expects in short time to in
crease the number to 700 to 800.
Father stommel, of St. Mary's Catho-
lie Church, Doylestown, is acknowledged
by prominent members of that faith to be
the champion church builder of the do
cese."
Andrew Krummel, of Tinicum, has
been committed to the Doylestown Jail to
answer the charge OF setting fire to, and
destroying the barn of Joseph Wilson, in
Falls township, few weeks ago.
AT the sale of trotting horses at Lex
ington, KY, one day recently, H. s. Hen.
ry, who has the stock farm at Morrisyillc,
boughttwo valuable horses Little Odd, "
for $4,000, and "Count Wilkes" for
$3.50.
Compliant has been made In regard
to the careless manner in which certain
people in Riegelsville, Bucks county,
handle firearms. Only few days ago a
young lady while crossing the back porch,
at her home, was just missed by stray
bullet.
"A number of capitalists have formed
an association aud will explore for natural
gas and oil in Nockamixon. To this end
they have leased number of farms and
are endeavoring 20 secure still others
when, they say, they will begin work In
earnest.
"A batch Of eprisoners were brought
to Doylestown on Thursday evening,
charged with illegal car riding on the
Bound Brook Railroad. They were given
hearing before Squire Hendricks and In
defaultsof bail were committed to prison
to await trial.
Lewis Weinrebe, of Doylestown, is
supplying the railroad hands in the neigh
borhood of Rush Valley with bread. On
the cutoff railroad bake-house and oven
has been built near the Brookvale foun-
tain, which supplies the hands on that
section Of the road.
Contractor McFadden, who ia con-
structing the Pennsylvania cuff through
lower Bucks county, has 100 men work
ing for him. He says the steam shovels
do the work of u great many men. After
Spring opens he will work night and day,
using torches at night.
The Assessors Of Bucks county, and
all other counties in the Commonwealth.
will be required, under the act of May 10,
1889, to return all the dogs In each bo-
rough and township, for taxation. The
amountto be paid by their owners is so
cents for male and 81 for female CANNES,
and the fund thus raised Is to be turned
into THE school fund.
On Saturday night last the blacks NTH
shop belonging to the contractor of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, at Nor
risville, where the extension OF the rail-
road Is being made, was broken into and
nearly everything In the shop was carried
away. A drill press standing about six
feet high was also taken, the thieves hav-
ing been compelled to unscrew 1t from the
beams.
Joseph Flowers, a representative Of
Pomona Grange, Patrons OF Husbandry,
OF Bucks county, appeared before the
Stafa Rauoptta Houp;aa;on - IoIfi.5,
phia, recently. He argued on behalf Of
the Bucks county farmers that many
farms were mortgaged TO their full value.
The farmers are compelled to pay tax on
the mortgages and also on the property,
thus taxing them doubly.
Rush Valley Station on the extension
Of the N. Z. Penna. road is established.
1t is on the property of John Kirk, about
half way between the bridge over the Nc.
shaminy and Mill creek, and half way be-
tween John Kinks house and Simon
Brooks. A large number of men are at
work on both sides OF the Neshaminy, on
the properties of Brooks, Kirk and Bladder.
ston. Lewis Hagaman will purchase land
OF Kirk on which to erect a store, hay
press, &c. II is thought cars will be run.
ming to Rush Valley by August. The con.
tractor, Col. Jamison, is building the sta.
ton house.
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