The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-02-26
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, Pa


lies. Riegelsvllle has no less than nine.
Shooting pigeons from the trap Ii
Pennsylvania, has been decided to b,
Illegal.
1t Is in contemplation 10 establish 1
grange of the Patrons of Husbaudry il
the neighborhood of Pineville.
AT the late election solebury cast but
90 votes, the smallest vote polled for many
years. The vote generally runs from GOO
10 ZOO
William CroutLamel has sold his
Clear Spring hotel property, in Doyles.
town, to Enos Weiss, for $40, 500. Chas.
Bigley has purchased Mr.. Weiss bakery.
The real estate of the late Elwood
Watson, New Hope, was disposed of at
public sale, one day recently, Miss May At
kinson being the purchaser, for 81 ,5l2. so.
1t is expected that navigation on the
Delaware Canal will open on the 10th or
18th of March. Although there is no ice
now there may be plenty next month,
which makes matters a little uncertain.
"A little boy named Ackerson, OF Bris.
tol, who was badly burned about the head
and body while playing with matches one
day recently, died from the effects Of his
injuries.
Evans Sc Garner have sold the Hola-
han and Worthington farms, In North
ampton, along the line Of the Northeast
extension, containing, in all, 265 acres, TO
The tobacco dealers OF 1aruIcy nave
been furnished with copies of the law pro-
hibiting the sale of cigarettes, cigars or
tobacco to persons under sixteen years Of
age, by the W. G. 7. L.
John Clemens, Esq, of Point Pleas.
ant, was on Tuesday of last week, elected
Justice of the Peace in Plums,esd town
ship for the sixth term. Mr.. Clemens Is
a reliable and careful justice and business
man.
Cooper 81 Hewitt who have been pros
pecting fer some time for ore on their
property near Riegelsyille, have met with
excellent success. The mines when fully
developed, will be among the richest IN
the State.
Horace Fell, OF Erwinna, has been
committed 10 jail by Justice Zorns on the
charge of arson. The prisoner is charged
with setting fire TO the house OF John
Myers, near Upper Blacks Eddy, on
Tuesday evening of last week.
The Reading Railroad Company con-
template filling in beneath the truss bridge
at Yardley, which crosses the Delaware
river from their station to the river shore.
A committee hailing from Philadelphia
was there to look over the ground on
Wednesday last
Il. G. Rosenz, President of the Ros-
enzi Natural Gas Company, of Fitzwater-
town, Montgomery county, passed through
Riegelsvillc on Tuesday last, ON his way
to the Nockamixon swamps, to look after
some properties he intends leasing for the
purpose of prospecting for oil and gas.
Frank Sweezy, native Of Solebury
township, now In the employ of Alonzo
Nicholas, Of Kintnersville, has travelled
through Mexico, South America aud Cen
trail America. He served 10 the army five
years, can speak the Mexican and Spanish
languages, and is we'll versed in English.
We understand that Philadelphia cap
italists have leased the following farms in
NockamlxOn, for the purpose Of drilling
for oil and gas: William Beans, George
Goods, Leo Bills, John II. Stems, DIR.
G. w. Grim's, and several others. The
lease Is for lwenty-one years with an
eighth royalty. Work wilnot begin until
june
AT conference among members of
the Women's Christian Temperance Unions
from Montgomery, Chester, Delaware,
Bucks aud Philadelphia counties, in Phil
adelpbia, on Friday, committee was APP
pointed to prepare a memorial to Congress
favoring the proposition for the purchase
OF the camp ground q. Valley Forge by
the National Government. Miss Frances
Z. Willard, President Of the National
Union, took an active part in the pro-
ceedings.
There is to be reorganization OF the
Philadelphia, Newtown and New York
Railroad Company, the stock having been
called In for which new stock Is TO be
issued, less 10 per cent. retained for cx-
penses. There Ia talk of extending the
road so asto complete another line 10 New
Ysrk, but the immediate object In view
is to perfect plans for getting the terminal
farther into Philadelphia aud fund the
present bonds a, lower rate Of interest.
-Intcliigencer.