The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-07-30
NEW HOPE AND nuoKs corrry ,.

1 I'll tue thirty pracuclng attorneys al
the Bucks county Bar, but seven are un.
married.
The oats crop generally, in Bucks
county, is turning out better than was ex-
pected some time ago.
Rev. Rufus D. MAYOR and DR.. Wal
ter Naylor, of Solebury, sailed for Europe
on "Wednesday of last week.
Jacob Yeager, of Point Pleasant, was
struck by an express train at Camden, N.
j., last Saturday, and killed instantly.
The engineering corps engaged in To-
eating the route OF the proposed new rail-
road between Easton and New Hope COM
pleted its work last week.
The derrick Of the Eastern Oil Com
pany has been raised at Nockimixon, and
the work of preparation for boring is be-
ing rapidly pushed forward.
"A mad dog was running amuck
through Buckingham valley last week.
On Monday ii visited inc premises oi HAIR
ry Day and bit both his dog and horse.
Mrs. Mary Hoffman, an old lady liv-
Ing at Point Pleasant, one day recently,
fell down the stair steps, breaking both of
her wrists aud otherwise injuring herself.
Horace, aged II years, son OF II.
A. Smith, a boa,man on the Lehi CHI Canal
whose home is at Erwinna, fell from q
canal boat into the canal at Mauch
Chunk, on Thursday aud was drowned.
ON Friday Sheriff Comley sold the
real estate OF Lewis Anderson aud NJ.
Louisa Anderson, his wife, in Bucking-
ham township, containing 90 acres and
125 perches of land, to Robert Thomp-
son, for $4,000.
Mr.. Jacob Shafer, of Upper Black 5
Eddy, an employee in the Milford On. j. }
frame factory, who save the life of Miss
Eva Slater, who came near being drowned
In the flood ut that place, recently, has
been rewarded $50 by Mr.. Geo. v. For
man, of Olean, N. Y.
"A dog supposed to be mad passed
through Point Pleasant last Tuesday, BIZ
ting number OF the village dogs. The
dog was followed by Michael Buck, who
succeeded in killing it about mile north
Of the village. Several dogs that were
bitten by the rabid animal have also been
shot.
Robert l.. Cope, Esq, formerly Of
Doylestown, now borough solicitor for
Beihleht m, while bathing at Atlantic City
last week, was seized with q hemorrhage
Of the lungs. After the bath he spit on I
nearly pint of blood. A physician was
called and Mr.. Cope was put 10 bed for
three days.
William LaRuc, a Solebury farmer,
set fire TO bumblc-bees nest In his hay
field one day recently. He was success
full In accomplishing what he started out
to do, and while he rid his premises OF
the insects be was also saved the trouble OF
hauling 10 to his barn about ten tons of
hay. AS rule farmers of that township
are more careful, especially in seasons
when the hay crop Is of more value than
the present.
The contractors having charge Of the
New Hope extension of the Readings N.
Z. Penha. branch are pushing the work
rapidly and expect to have the road open
for business early In October. The new
line will be sixteen miles long, and al
ready twelve miles are graded and the
masonry for the bridge nearly completed.
The only bridge OF any importance Is that
across the Neshaminy creek, which will
consist OF several spans Of seventy-fiv
feet each. There will be ten stations on
the line Of the road, and the one at Rush
Valley is already finished, with some OF
the others well under way. The road
runs through fertile farming and dairy
country and touches several large quar-.
ries. 1t will be laid with seventy-pound
steel rails and be well ballasted. The site
for the station at New Hope will be on a
lot belonging to Chas. 8. Atkinson.
The census enumerators In Bucks
county have been quite slow in making
their returns to Supervisor White, Of Nor
ristown. 1t has been impossible, there.
fore, 10 obtain the correct figures from
enough districts to make up the t otal
number OF inhabitants In the county.
Enough Is now known, however, to form
an intelligent idea of the population Of
the principal districts and the probable
ratio OF increase over the census of 1880.
The total makes the population Of 90, 862
against 68, sos in 1880. This is gain Of
but ], 200 in Bucks county, less than two
per cent.
The percentage Of gain In Montgomery
county, adjoining, is over 20 per cent. Ii
several districts in Bucks there has beer
little or no gain, while the increase, wha
little there Is, Is chiefly in towns along th,
Delaware river and the two or three rail
roads that penetrate the county. TIL,
population OF the principal boroughs II
given below, showing the increase over
1880: Doylestown, $500, against 2,070 il
1880 Bristol, 6,4e0, against 8, 27S New
town, 1918, against 1901 Quakertown,
2,l94, against 1899; Sellersville, 70s
against 400; Perkasie. 45s, against 800
New Hope, 1,14l, against 1852; Morris
vile, 1874, against 96S Lsnghorne, 6G4
against 558; Hulmeville, AIT, against 376'