The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-05-21
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Bristol business men have organize,
Board Of srrade.


Bristol business men have organized
Board Of Trade.
Wall Paper, A. II. TIrus. II
Tho Bristol borough tax rate for
1890 has been fixed at go cents per 800.
This is 10 cents higher than last year.
Francis =. Rush, of Point Pleasant,
an old gentleman in his 74th year, walked
to Doylestown one day recently, to take
lhe'traiu for Philadelphia.
| ~. Monroe shellenberger has been
dropped from Tho Board OF Directors ei
the Bucks County Trust Company, his
resignation having been demanded.
DIR. A. D. Markley, OF Hatboro, and
Col. w. W. H. Davis, of Doylestown, are
financially interested in the Bender pro-
peller, and they expect to get 81, 900 ap-
preparation through Congress to give 1t a
trial for naval launches.
Heavy machinery Is about being
transported to the prospective oil region
in the Nockamixon swamp. II Is said II
will BIO brought up to Doylestown by rail,
and then hauled up to Nockamixon by
wagons, as 1T Is thought too heavy to DO
hauled over the Delaware river bridges
from the Belviderc road.
The surveyors OF tho talked OF rail.
road from New Hope to Easton have been
Of work during the past few days, on tire
route for the proposed new road. through
Ublertown and Erwinna. As staked out
the line runs through Uhlertown on the
west side Of the canal, at the foot of the
bill, through valuable property belonging
10 Mr. UhIer.
.--'rhc matn water pipe OF the Bristol
Water Works burst at an early hour sun
day morning, aud all the water stored in
the pipes (Aearly 7o,o gallons, escaped.
Three passenger trains on the Peonsylva-
ula Railroad were detained several hours,
being unable to secure supply from the
tanks. Considerable damage was cause
by the escaping water.
The Bucks County Democratic Stand.
ing Committee met Ia DoyIestowu on
Saturday last and mapped out its plan Of
operations for the Fall campaign. Numer-
our candidates for the State and county
offices to be filled next Fall we're 10 At
tendance. Ex-senator Charles 8. vande-
grift, Jr., Of Bensalem, was made chair
man 10 place Of j. Monroe Shellenberger,
whose presence at the head of the organ
ization was inexpedient.
Constable Smith, OF Doylestown, on
Tuesday evening Of last week, arrested
Thomas Doyle, formerly of Plumstead
township, now Of Stockton, N. J., while
the latter was visiting Doylestown. Bris-
tol and New Jersey officers have been en-
deavoring to capture Doyle for some time
past. He Is charged with conspiracy
with Michael Murphy, OF Bristol, and
Horace Fell, Of Taylorsville, to defraud
the Line Lexington Fire Insurance Com
pany by burning dwelling house at Wis
mer, ia Plumstead township, insured In
said company. Fell who is also charged
with arson in the case, has been in Jail
for some time awaiting trial.
Surveys for the railroad down the
west shore OF the Delaware from Easton
are now going on by direction Of The Read
ing Railroad Company. There can be lit
tlecaoice Of route, for 1t has to hug the
river closely At the foot Of the bills for Q
greater part Of the way. At Narrowsvillt
the line has been run between the county
road and the almost perpendicular rock
and all six houses Of the village are taken
Esen then It will be difficult to find room
for . single track without taking the road
way. 1.-THE road 10 built 1t would be bet
ter to run the county road over the hills
by way Of Ringing Rocks, striking til
river again near Bridgeton. Thoma
Baiggs, Of Newtown, Is engaged in pro
curing the right Of way, Sc.
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