The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-18
NEW norE AND BUCKS COUNTY. Pa.

1T is rumored that operations will
soon begin to mine the coal discovered
eighteen hundred feet under the earth in
Nockamixen.
1T is said that George r. Biting, of
Doylestown. son.in.law of exSheriff
Heis,, will succeed Charles Meredith as
jailer on April LIST.
The Excelsior Bobbin Works, at
Yardley, recently received an order for
100, 900 bohbins and %, 900 spools from a
Trenton, IN. J.,) firm.
"A hundred -yesr-old chestnut tree on
the property of William Darrat, in Buck
ingham, has recently been felled. II was
seven feet iu diameter at the base.
The ladies of the New Hope Chapel
will hold Martha Washington Tea Party
in the room over Solidsy's jewplry store,
on the evenings OF the goth and 2Ist inst
William II. Murray, of New Hope,
received by express a large English mas
Tiff. weighing 100 pounds. The dog was
shipped to him by his son at Peoria. III.
The largest hogs killed 10 Bucks
county for sumo time we're slaughtered a
few days ago by L Twin Smith, in Upper
Makrfirld. Three weighed, when dressed,
TAI, els and 56S pounds respectively.
Water was let into the Delaware Di-
vision Canal from New Hope to Bristol,
last Saturday. The upper part. of the
canal will be filed to- .ay. The line will
be in full blast by Friday of this week.
The new worsted mill of Edward
Steele & Co., will be a big concern III
lime aud good thing for Bristol. 1t is
said that If everything works satisfactory
~, the company will bring their entire
plaut to Bristol from England.
Joseph Ridge, Bristol resident, was
| wsylaid by three unknown men, near his
residence, on Otter street, Bristol, on
Saturday night, and murderous assault
was made on him. lie received two seri-
Gus cuts over the eye aud head.
= General Davis, of Dnylcstown, read a
paper before the Historical Society Of
Pennsy in their hall, 1900 Locust
street, Philadelphia, one night hist week.
on "rhe Flies Rebellion in Bucks aud
Northampton counties in 1900"
Robert K. Tomlinson, OF Upper
Wakefield, has purchased of E. Q. Pool,
E.q the Stacy Brown steam saw mill in
Brownsburg, and is about removing il to
his farm, and will convert ii into barn.
The engine and machinery were removed
some years ago.
-E. w. Twining, Of Yardley, shipped
nearly 1000 young chickens TO The New
York market this Winter. He seems To
he one of those who hns made success
of poultry raising. He has his incuba-
tors, four In number, filled at present
with duck eggs.
"A dummy" car--locomoiive and
car combined visited New Hope on
Saturday, bringing some Of the promi-
nent officials of The Reading X. II. Go.
They came TO look at some land which 1t
is proposed to buy for terminal facilities
freight station, turn table, side tracks,
&c.
MIR. G. d. Whitcomh, Sup,. OF the
Reading II. r., whose office is at 900
Greene at. Phils., visited New Hope last
Friday in tue interests of the N. L Pena.
Extension. He stated that it WAS expected
that trains would begin running from New
Hope on the Both inst. There are no
signs yet of the erection OF the station at
New Hope.
Work in the Nockamixon "oil re-
gions I" has ceased for the present, at
least. The contractors have "pulled up
the stakes" and departed. The well has
now attained depth of 1000 feet, and
the contract has closed without finding
oil. The work will probably not he abaD-
doned entirely, but the company consid
cred the present mode of working too tx
pensIve.
Owing to the difficulty experienced In
procuring a sufficient number of en-
ployees To make the amount OF produce
ton profitable, The firm OF Ellis & Co.,
contemplate moving the plant OF their
hosiery mill fiom Bristol 10 their Phila-
delphia esiab ishment, Of which the Bris-
tul mill was a branch. The firm required
not less than 100 hands, but were unable
to get more than one.third Of that mum
her there. After a years trial, without
much prospect of improvement, it has
been decided 10 close the business at that
place for the prest Mt, at least.