The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-02-25
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY. PA.

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have been working all Winter TO date,
much to the benefit Of many laboring
men.
DIR. ]. E. Scott, of New Hope, will
read paper before the d. Hayes Agnew
Surgical Society of the University OF
Pennsylvania, March 9th.
| "A bill has been introduced in the
Pennsylvania Legislature, forbidding any
one under sixteen years OF age from using
tobacco 10 the public streets OF cities and
towns.
Mrs. DIR. j. L. Scott, of New Hope,
who was formerly employed on the staff
of the Pittsburg National Stocknaan and
Farmer, has just been engaged as editor
of the "Household and Youths Depart
ment," of that paper.
Abraham Delp, a resident of New
Britain township, aged 20 years, attempt
ed TO commit suicide 10 Doylestown, on
Saturday, by swallowing laudanum. Fail
ing in this, he made application to Squire
! Zorns to be committed to the aims house.
-Ex-County Commissioner Edmund
Goddard, of Upper Blacks Eddy, is ono
OF the most expert aud extensive boat
| builders along the canal. He completes
four or five canal boats every year, aud at
some seasons employs from ten to twelve
men.
| The bell that will sound the hours in
the tower OF the new convent which Sis
ter Katherine Drexel will have the direc-
ton of at Andalusin, Bucks county, Is an
old relic OF Spanish dominion in America,
having for years been III use in one OF the
old missions of the Southwest.
property in Bristol, is $50, 200, aud in
Bucks county, at 29S, 900. There are 303
schools and Sl3 teachers, 1877 of them
males and 1856 females. The average sal
AIRY OF the males throughout the county is
$4l. IS, and of the females, $35.45.
Henry s. Myers, tobacco agent
wellknown in Bucks county, was award
ed $500 damages in the Philadelphia
courts few days ago, against the Ridge
Avenue Street Railway Company. Mr..
| Myers had been pushed from the car
while in motion by gruff conductor.
Unity Lodge, No. 800, /. o. o. f..
and the Rebekah Degree Lodge, attended
the New Hope M. E. Church, last Sunday
morning. d. ID. g. NJ. Logan, of New
Hope, and d. d. G. NJ, W. F. Hsyhurst,
OF Lambertville, were present. The Rev.
Mr.. Gray preached an appropriate sermon.
The head blew out OF the large rota-
ry boiler at the Union Paper Mill, on
Wednesday night. Que side of the build
ing was blown out, while the upper floor
and the roof will have to come down.
| Thomas Moore was struck on the head
with piece of timber, and was also
slightly scalded, but not seriously hurt.
-Langborne Manor, the new Borough
recently formed in Bucks county, elected
full set of officers on election day.
There were thirty officials chosen, and
only twenty.three votes cast, and several
| OF the men had to take more than one Of
flee TO have the positions filled. Two of
the School Directors elected are females.
The Republicans made about clean
sweep Of the Doylestown borough offices
on Tuesday OF last week. The election
OF three Councilmen gives the Republic
cans control of the Borough Council for
two years, and the new School Board will
be tie politically. They also elected the
Assistant Assessors, Overseer Of Poor,
Town Clerk, Assistant Burgess and two
School Directors.
-Ex-Sheriff John NJ. Purdy, proprietor
Of the Purdy House, Doylestown, met
with quite an accident Thursday morning.
While assisting two or three other men to
lower wagon from the second story OF
the stables connected with the hotel, he
slipped, causing the shafts of the wagon
to drop. One Of the shafts struck him on
the head and caused severe scalp wound
and serious strain OF bis back.
Unity Lodge, l. o. o. F., on last
Friday evening, celebrated its 43d ami
vcrsary, by an entertainment consisting OF
singing by the M. Z. Church choir, vocal
solos by Mr.. Chas. SchermerhoIp, OF New
Hope, and Miss La Compile, Of Langhorne.
Miss Linton, of Langhore, gave fine reci-
tations. Refreshments were not the least
attractive OF the programme, and a very
pleasant time was had. DR.. Theo. Bal
derston presided over the occasion and
everything passed Off without hitch.
! The Pennsylvania Supreme Court de-
| cides that the shooting OF pigeons from
traps is not unlawful. The Court handed
down an opinion on Monday, in which
| sport triumphs over sentiment and one
which will prove welcome news to marks
man and gun clubs all over the State. BY
the decision, the judgment OF Judge Yer
kes, OF Bucks county, that pigeon shoot
ing is form OF cruelty to animals, is re-
versed. The question arose in the case Of
the Commonwealth against Lawyer A..
Nelson Lewis, member of the Philadel-
phia Gun Club, who was indicted under
the Act Of March 29tb, 1869, making ii a
misdemeanor to wantonly or cruelty kill
or ill-treat, overload, beat or otherwise
abuse any animal.
"A very interesting meeting OF cream
cry men and dairy men was held in Doy-
lestown on Monday afternoon Of last
week, which was attended by about 1876
OF the representative farmers OF Bucks