The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-12-16
NEW norr AND BUCKS COUNTY. PA.

ded into three election districts.
The smallpox patients at Poin
Pleasant are all convalescent, and the
scare has abated.
AT the sale of Reed Fretz, In DoyIes
town, on Saturday last, horses averaged
$l67 per head. Fifteen head were sold.
The Newtown Artesian Water Com
pany has increased the capital stock Of
the corporation from 500, 900 to $25, 600.
1T is reported that Dr. Howard Coop.
er, of Point Pleasant, who graduated last
Spring, will commence the practice of hi.
profession at Middlebush, N. J.
-Ex-Sherih Heist's mushroom beds al
Doylestowu, are yielding big crops and
he is making daily shipments to the New
York and Philadelphia markets.
-Langhorne is arranging for Univer-
sity Extension Lecture Course, to CON-
mence after the holidays, with Prof. ].
ii. Penniman as instructor.
Charles s. Atkinson is erecting a new
foundry in the rear OF his machine shop
at New Hope, and siding from the new
railroad has been run into his property.
Jesse Armitage, for many years Jus.
tice OF the Peace IN Solebury township,
died IN Jenkintowu on Thursday of last
week, where he has resided for some time
past.
Henry c. Kitchener, ESQ.,, of Doyles.
town, has been appointed by the Court
auditor to examine the accounts and dock
cts OF the Prothonotary, Register, Recorder
and Clerks Of the several courts of Bucks
county.
The Bucks County Trust Company
has declared its usual semi-annual diyi-
dend OF q per cent, and carried $4,000
to its surplus fund. The resources have
been increased the past six months $6220.-
rs and the trust funds now amount to
$685., o4294.
Mrs. Miller, for number of years
toll keeper for the Riegelsvlle Bridge
Company at Riegelsville, has rendered her
resignation and will be succeeded by
Samuel Wolfe, ST., OF that place, who
will take charge OF the bridge the irst of
April
The citizens Of Buckingham have de-
cided against dividing the township. A
meeting was held at Fighters Hall on
Monday afternoon to take the matter into
consideration. II was stated that fifteen
voting booths could be erected In that
hall, which would fully accommodate oil
the voters. Our people will become
heartily sick of the new ballot law, and
OF the Legislature that enacted 1t.
Two former boon companions of ].
Monroe Shellenberger went down from
Doylestown last week to visit their old
friend in the Eastern Penitentiar,. TO
the visitors the doomed man presented
great change since they saw him last.
His face tore the prison palor and his
hair is gradually becoming whittier. His
figure was gaunt, and everything about
him tended TO show that he is suffering
greatly. The visitors were under The i'm
preston that he would never live to serve
out his long sentence
On Monday morning the dead body
OF Edward Belts was found in the woods
on solebnry mountain, lying across log,
with gun shot wound just below the
heart. He had started ont cunning on
Sunday morning, attended by dog, and
his father felt no uneasiness because OF hls
failure TO return that day, as he supposed
he had gone to his sisters house. 1t Is
supposed that his gun struck the log as
he was going over 1t and exploded the
charge. When found his dog was guard
ing him and would allow no one to come
near The body. Mr.. Bolts was about 33
years old and was The son OF William
Belts, OF Solebury township.