The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-09-10
NEW HOPE AND HUcKs COUNTY. Pa,

Clerk of Orphans Court stackhouse,
granted nineteen marriage licenses dur
Ing tho month Of August.
The new Lutheran Church at Riegcls-
Vile, win be dedicated with appropriate
ceremonies, on Sunday, September IA.
Delaware Castle, No. 1876, K. G. E.,
OF New Hope, had fifty-two Sir Knights
in line In the parade at Trenton, on Tues
day OF last week.
During the heavy showers last Friday
| night, lightning struck the carriage house
Of Tobias Nash, in Tinicum, and did con-
siderable damage.
III. HI. Naylor, one Of our celebrated
butchers, killed on Monday last one d.
the finest beeves It has been our pleasure
TO gaze upon lately.
Van Pelt s. Co., OF Pineville, in an
ticipation Of an early pork season, un-
loaded last week, at Newtown r. r. Sta
ton, car load OF lard firkins.
Mrs. H. w. Austin, Of New Hope,
and Mrs. Edwin N. Frylng, Of Lambert
vile, N. j., have just returned from visit
ing relatives near Pineville, Bucks Go.
Amos Randall, Of Doylestown, owing
TO transactions mixed up with the sale OF
horse, has been bound over In Phila-
delphia in the sum of 5000 for further
hearing.
-Jeffetson A. Scott, of Brownsburg,
has taken charge Of the Green Hill School,
near Lumberville, and Lewis r. Bond,
the former teacher, will preside over the
school at Aquelong.
The Reading r. r. Co., last Friday,
purchased Matthias Kirst's wheelwright
shops, also all the buildings that are in
line Of the road. They are coming into
town to work with full force soon.
"A number OF our farmers are engaged
In raising tomatoes for the Lambertville
Canning Factory. Judging by the heavy
loads they are hauling over, we should
think they were being we'll paid for their
labor.
"A cyclone passed over central Bucks
county, on Friday last. Considerable
damage was done in Solebury. Part Of
the roof was blown of Thos. Beaumont's
barn and several trees were blown down
on bis premises.
Work 10 progressing rather slowly at
the New Hope end Of the new railroad to
Philadelphia. A very small force of men
10 employed, and at tho rate work has
been going for the past month, the road
will not be opened before January LIST
next.
Joseph Hutchinson had the misfor-
tune to lose horse last Friday night, on
the railroad works, about a mile from
New Hope. The horse was geared to a
dump car and started TO run away and
fell on the track SO that the car ran over
It's neck, killing him instantly.
Bucks county's potato crop is now
being gathered 10, and several mammoth
specimens Of the root have been secured.
Founders are by no means rare, and
Farmer Harper, above Bristol, dug one
huge potato weighing St pounds. Mr..
Harper won prize at Trenton, N. j., last
year for his splendid exhibition. :.
"A horse that had attained the age OF
upwards Of So years, belonging TO Charles
Hest %, farming Joshua Beans' place, in
Buckingham, has just died, while Daniel
McCafferty's tan-colored mule, aged 3b
ysars, 8 months and II days, gave its last
bray at Bristol on Friday last. 1t was
known TO every boatman on the Delaware
canal.
--One-half OF the iron bridge over the
Neshaminy, on the North East extension.
is now 10 place and 1t will soon be COM
pleted. The train comes up daily with
material. In laying the ties Of the ex-
tension they were placed on the earth and
the rails spiked upon them. Then the
ballast crew followed, leyeling upthe track
and placing broken stone between the
ties. The ballast Is being broken with
hammers at Cummins' quarry. The Penn
sylvania road puts layer Of broken stone
under the ties, or in other words, lays q
course OF broken stone and places the ties
on top Of IL. The mason work Of the
bridge over Mil Creek is finished, and
the masons are now At work on small
bridges further up the line towards New
Hope. The masonry Of the bridge across
The mill dam ia New Hope is partially
completed.
Tonight and To-n6orrow Night.
And each day aud night during this week
Won can get az all druggists' Kemp's Bal