The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-06-25
NEW Horn AND BUCKS COUNTY. PA.

W. ANUS VI STONE are TAKEN iron
one quarry at Doylestown.
Rev. Isaac W. Goodhue has been in
stalled as pastor Of The Baptist Church a
Bristol.
-The school-tax rate in Bristol borough
has been fixed at 90 cents on the S1OC
valuation.
ut is rumored that the Reading Rail.
road will run a branch Of lis road to Bris-
toll from Langhorne.
"A colorcd man bought double hand
full Of 'sCatawba pills for l cent at a
| Doylestown sale on Friday.
The late Levi L. James, ESQ.,, of boy.
iestown, carried a 50, 900 policy in the
Equitable Life Insurance Company. The
amount has been promptly paid to his
widow.
Warren s. Ely intends to build large
feed aud grist mill at Ccutreville, along
the line Of the new railroad, and move his
machinery from the old mill at Spring
Valley.
The Philadelphia & Reading survey
ors have located their new route between
the Narrows and Kintnersvile along the
canal, putting the wagon road next 10 the
hill.
Charles NJ. Shaw, one Of the oldest
aud most respected citizens of Bucking-
ham township, died at his residence at
Lahaska, on Monday, in the SD year of
his age.
-Eastburn Rceder, of Solebury, has
been appointed Deputy Organizer 10 in
stitute TURNER'S Leagues In Eastern Penn
sylvanla. Leagues have been formed at
Pinevile and Ivyland.
-Bristols Burgess, William P. Wright,
the hardware dealer, and his neighbor,
Harry White, proprietor OF a restaurant
on Radcliffe street, have stirred up hard
feeling about little drain pipe that passes
through their property. A lawsuit will
probably result.
Last Sunday three young men took
dinner at Van Harris hotel, New Hope, al
0 p. NJ, who had decided TO take hun.
dred miles bicycle ride that day. They
had then made 55 miles, and expected to
reach Frankfort, Philadelphia, by 8 P.
NJ, thus completing tho one hundred
miles.
1T is stated on authority that the last
survey Is being made for the new railroad
from New Hope to Easton, and the work
Is to begin at once. We understand the
road will run on the west side of the canal
at Uhlertown, and that Mr.. Uhler demands
no damage II kept into the base OF the hill
so as TO not neccssitat e the moving of any
OF his buildings; also that he has been so
favorable as 10 be willing TO give them q
site for depot.
| Hiram Lukens, one Of the compost.
tors on the Inteliigencer, OF Doylestowu,
last Saturday, celebrated his fifty-eighth
year at the same case. On June 81, 1882,
he entered the Lntelgigencer, then small
weekly, was an apprentice, and ever since
that time has been faithful employee OF
the establishment. The old man recog-
nized the day by availing himself OF holt.
day given him, and took trip to his
mothers home In Norristown.
An accident occurred on the new
Cut-0R Railroad, near FallslngIon, on
Wednesday evening, which resulted In
the loss OF the lives OF two men, one
named Murphy, and an Italian, named
Egoglia, and injury to about score oil
others. a high trestlcwork stands over
the track, from which the cars are dump
ed while grading. Six of the cars became
detached from the engine aud ran dowr
grade quarter OF mile at a very higl
rate OF speed. When they came 10 III,
bottom OF the tresilc-work they topplet
over on gang OF men who were working
beneath. The two Inflated men were hor
ribly mangled, and death must have beer
instantaneous. The injuries OF the othel
men are not serious.
AT various times during the past few
years Indications OF oil have been found
on the farm OF William T. Eisenhart, In
Doylcstown township, mile or more
west of the borough. Little attention,
however, has been paid TO the matter.
Last Sunday new spring was discovered
on the place issuing stream about as
large as mans finger, and this water
was found TO be covered with heavy oily
substance. While lighted match placed
on the water did not ignite the oil, still
| the water failed to extingush the lighted
match. Traces of similar oil springs can
be found in the immediate neighborhood
as well as on the farm OF Albert Vail ad.
joining. The oil is found 10 wet, marshy
ground, aud the late heavy rains are mosl
| likely the cause of The oil coming to the
surface In larger quantities at this time
than ever before. There are those who
think there may be large deposit OF OF
In that vicinity, and 1t Is not unlikely tha
steps may be taken in the near future tt
ascertain the quality, quantity and valu,
Of the oil. mirror.
| A Few Pointers.
The recent statistics of the number oil
deaths show that the large majority die
with Consumption. This disease may