The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-04-08
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY. PA.


ment.-Snday Advertiser.
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, PA
| The afternoon train on Saturday, car
ried 80 passengers from New Hope.
There are still several cases of mumps
and measles in our borough. Our physl'
clans are very busy.
John Hooker has moved frem Lahas-
ka to New Hope, where he will carry on
beef and pork butchering.
AT public sale of cows, held by T.
Howard Atkinson, last Saturday, they
brought from $ss to $50 each.
Orphans Court Clerk Willis Wall,
Doylestown, issued twenty-four marriage
licenses during the month OF March.
-Doylestown National Bank stock, the
par value of which 10 $35 per share, sold
at public sale on Wednesday, at $lb4.
Alfred II. Barber, one of Doyles.
towns oldest and best known citizens,
celebrated The ed anniversary OF his birth
day on Friday.
There will be big shooting match
on the grounds OF the New Hope Gun
Club, on Thursday, the 9th inst. Live
pigeons will be used.
- The Government Inspector was at
Durham Iron Works. on Friday. inspect
ing the torpedo anchors made at that
place for the Government.
John Long, the milk agent on N. 4.
Extension, who had TO remove from Ivy
land TO New Hope, has bought house
on the turnpike, for $2,95o.
Friends and relatives OF Mr.. Robert
and Miss Maggie Mayor, gave them a
quiet surprise on Saturday evening last
All report very enjoyable time.
Samuel Virgins, OF Mount Airy, N.
j., has taken the blacksmith stand at
Searchville, near Taylorsvllle, that for the
past five or six years has been idle.
Houses for rent are very scarce in
New Hope. Railroad employees who
moved 10 last week, filled nearly all ten
antable houses that we're unoccupied.
II. Chester Slower, of Point Pleasant,
has secured position In the Pension Of
fee, Philadelphia, and has moved his
family TO Bristol TO be nearer his business.
The Doylestown Pension Examining
Board OF Surgeons was organized on Wed
nesday. DR.. L. s. Walton, of Tullytown,
was elected President, and DIR. j. |. Cav
ley, of Spring,own, Secretary.
Three Italians In drunken row In
Bristol, on Sunday, attacked Jobn Dyken,
another Italian, aud beat aud stabbed him
10 the head with q corn husking knife.
They were arrested but the injured man
refused TO prosecute.
The Yearly Meetings. Committee on
the John NJ. George school has again de-
cided TO locate The institution on the
Worth farm near Newlown, provided The
desired quantity OF ground (l23 acres at
least), is presented free Of cost for the
purpose.
Sheriff ]. johnson Beans has APP
pointed Robert s. Garner. OF Doylestown,
jailer, and William Richie, OF Warmin-
ster, assistant jaiIer, as successors to
Messrs. Meredith and Alter respectively.
The new appointees entered upon their
duties on April LIST.
Conductor Yerkes, OF the N, K.
Penna. r. r., has removed from Harris
vile to the r. e. Ely's house in New
Hope. MIR. Long, also a railroad EN-
ploye, has removed from Hartsvile 10
the house in New Hope recently pur-
chased Of Mrs. Simpson.
Mercantile Appraiser, Edward a.
Tomlinson, Of Newtown, entered upon
the discharge OF his official duties on
Monday, and business men throughout
Bucks county, may expect visit from
him shortly. He has fixed upon Monday.
May 18th, to hear appeals at the Commits,
sioners' Office, 10 Doylestown.
On Saturday night last, the corn
fodder rick adjoining the barn on the
Beaumont farm, 10 Upper Makeheld, now
owned by William Beaumont, was set on
fire, the flames soon communicating To
the large frame structure. Neighbors
were summoned as soon as the fire wal
noticed, and succeeded In putting 1t oui
before ii had gained much headway. All
the stock was gotten out, but the barn
contained several tons Of baled hay and
other produce and farm implements,
which narrowly escaped destruction,
III. 8. Cope, Jr., Of Durham town
ship, has left home, carrying of a large
amount Of money, and leaving many hon
est people In the lurch. He was aJustice
Of the Peace, and was heretofore consid-
cred square man, but for some time past
has been engaged in questionable transac
tons. One of his plans was 10 trade on
real estate that be did not own for whis-
J key, and then sell the whiskeY for cash.