The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-07-29
NEW uorn AND nuoKs COUNTY. Pa


NEW HOPE AND BUcKs COUNTY. PA
Amos Marlindel, of Carversvillc,
while working at his wheat harvest, LOST
his pocketbook. 1t contained over $50.
-Swartley Bros. & Co., of Doylestown,
are now running their roller -four mill with
two shifts of men, making six days aud
five nights a week.
"A gentleman who does considerable
travelling says that corn looks better in the
immediate vicinity of Doylestown than in
any part of Bucks county.
- Edmund Goddard, the boat builder
at Upper Blacks Eddy, will soon increase
his business to twice Its present capacity,
provided he can secure the land.
Miss Alice Mills, of Point Pleasant,
formerly principal of the Rieglesville
school, has accepted schoo. in Plum
stead township for the coming year.
The members of the Town Council OF
Morrisvile nearly came to blows at a meet
ings few nights ago. The Burgess was
compelled to send for constable to main
tain order.
There Was an adjourned session OF
court last Wednesday. The court order
ed some changes made Ia the court house
in accordance with the recommendation
of committee.
Preparations are under way looking
to the establishment OF G. A. r. Post 10
Newtown. A number of names Of veter-
ans have been secured in advance of
sending the application.
"A man named Chas. Leonard, who has
been acting as assistant toll keeper at the
old Delaware bridge, MorrisyilIe, left sud
denly recently, taking with him a gold
watch and $137 in money.
The manufacture of bricks has ceased
at the Langhorne brickyard, for an In
definate length of time, there not being
sufficient demand for the same at present
The company has 500, 900 bricks on hand.
"A horse driven to hay rake by
Matthew Fack, OF Doylestown township,
became frightened and ran away, and
was severely cut across the breast by
coming IN contact with barbed wire
fence. Mathew escaped injury.
Patrick Holerman has been appoint
ed by the court, Constable of Lower Make
field, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death OF Aaron WINS Cook. b. +. Gross
has been named for supervisor of Buck
ingham, caused by tho removal from the
township of Nathan G. Carver.
A concert will be given by the choir
of the New Hope NJ. E. Church, on We'd
nesday evening OF next week, in the
church edificc. From the we.l.known ex-
cellence of this choir, people may be sure
OF fine entertainment. Tickets 20 cts.
Children 10 cents.
The Young Peoples Prohibition
League, Newtown, will hold its annual
summer meeting in the woods OF Fred
erick Schiefer. on the Wrightstown pike,
on Wednesday, Aug. 18th, to be address
ed by Prof. j. II. Dill, OF Kansas, with
other exercises. The Prohibition Cornet
Band will be In attendance also.
-Doylestown capitalists are about Or
ganizing stock company for the manu-
facture Of carriage wheels, and with this
end in view Messrs. Worstall & CARL will
merge their rim and spoke factory into
the new enterprise for an equivalent OF
$4,000 worth of stock. 1t is proposed to
make the capital stock $25, 900. About
$40, 900 has already been subscribed,
with good prospects of the balance.
Marriage License Clerk Willis Wall,
issued on Saturday last, at Doylesiown, a
license to DR.. Harry Crookshank Pasha,
of Cairo, Egypt, Director General Of the
Department of Prisons, and Miss Emma
Walraven, daughter Of Major Samuel
Comfort, Of New York, formerly Of New
town. The ceremony will take place at
high noon on Wednesday, Aug. 9th, at
"Beechwood," Laughorne, the residence
of Capt. Henry Y. Pickering.
The board Of school directors OF
Doylestown township have made the fol-
lowing appointments Of teachers for that
district: Sandy Ridge School, James A.
Gayman; Shady Retreat, Miss sallie An
geny; Castle Valley, Miss Maude weth-
GRILL /; Sunnyside, Miss Roberta McMas-
ter, Of Newtown Bridge Poiut, Miss
Elizabeth Croft, Of Doylestown; Pebble
Hill, Harry e. Grim, of Nockamixon.
The tax rate in the township was fixed at
IL mills on the dollar.
They have had an interesting squabble
In Buckingham township over the APP
pointment Of Supervisor, to I'LL the vac
ancy caused by the removal OF Nathan @.
Carver, who was elected last spring.
Frank Cess, Republican, and Patrick
Hartford, Democrat, were recommended
for the appointment, and backed up by
their neighbors by petition to the Court.
Judge Yerkes wrestled with the petitions,
and then appointed Goss to the position.
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