The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-01-14
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY. Pa.

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ham Iron Furnace.
During the year 1890, the Clerk of
the Orphans Court, at Doylestown, issued
BAT marriage licenses.
-Thirty-fve of the 1,l0O prisoners in
the Eastern .Penitentiary, have been sent
there from Bucks county.
Watson F. Paxson has sold the real
estate of Smith Kepler, deceased, in Plum
stead, for 50, 400, to John Williams, of
Lumbervlle.
B. Frank Bodine, of Doylestown
township, recently elected to the Steward
ship Of the Bucks County Almshouse, has
declined the appointment on account of
the i'll health of his wife.
The Board of Commissioners of Bucks
county, have appointed Augustus T.
Schermerhorn Assessor of New Hope bo-
rough, to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation OF R. B. Schermerborn, Clerk
of the Quarter Sessions.
The date for the fifth annual Farmers
Institute in Bucks county, is fixed for
Jan. 22d and Esd, at the Court House,
Doylestowu. An interesting programme
has been prepared by Mr.. Reeder, in
whose charge the meeting is held. The
evening sessions will be devoted to adj
dresses upon the tariff question by Hon.
A. K. Mcclure and Hon. r. G. Horr.
The Directors of the Philadelphia and
Newtown Railroad Company have decided
upon the rebuilding of number of the
stations along their line, in anticipation of
the construction of the new cutoff to con-
meet with the Reading, upon which work
will shortly be commenced. The New.
town road, although separate corpora
ton, is operated by the Reading, and it is
proposed to have the cutoff in operation
| upon the completion of the Reading
Terminal.
The annual meeting and election of
| the stockholders of the North East Penn
sylvania Railroad Company, was held on
Monday morning, at 1880 O'Clock, in the
compauy's office, al 240 South Third ST.,
Philadelphia Samuel Belts, of Lahaska,
was called to the chair and John s. Wise
was chosen secretary. After reading the
minutes of the last annual meeting, an
election for officers was held, which re-
suited as follows: President, Edward @.
Knight; Directors, A. A. Mcleod, A. j.
Antelo, George deb. Keim, James Boyd,
Henry c. Gibson, Thomas Dolan, Peter
G. Hollis, Isaac Warner, Jr., l. Newtown
Evans, Samuel S. Thompson, Charles Fl.
R. Trebels, Albert s. Paxson.
Operations in drilling for oil IN Mock
amixon township, still go on. The drill
has now reached depth of 1850 feet,
and has just gone through vein of nine
feet of coal, which, on microscopic ex-
animation, shows fine specimen of an
thracite. The old contract for 1900 feet
being finished, new contract for an adj
ditional 600 feet has been commenced,
which will take them down 2, 100 feet.
The probability of oil, in the presidents
mind, apparently lies between the depths
of l, ZOO and 200 feet. The indications
thus far point to this fact. Water, gas
aud oil are always associated, appearing
In the order named, the layer of gas sep
arating the two, the water keeping the
other two down and from escaping. The
drill has now encountered a large sheet Of
water.
One of the straugest and most tragic
deaths that ever happened in Bucks coun
ty, is reported from Soebury township
The facts are substantially these:
A literary entertainment was given las
Friday evening at the residence of Pete
Woolsey, farmer living in Upper Make
field township. Among the people who
attended the entertainment was James s
Baker, of Bethlehem, who was accompa
MED by Miss Carrie Wismer, well-knowr
young lady of Solebury township. Bake
was in the best OF spirits during the even
ing, joked, laughed and talked pleasantly
with his companion, and appeared to b.
in the best OF health.
About IL o'clock Mr. Baker brough
out his team and the couple started TO
home. A short time after starting, Mr.
Baker complained of feeling unwel.
few minutes later he said: "Carrie, l be
lieve l am going to die" At first hi
companion thought he was joking, bu
when the lines dropped from his grasp ant
his head fell forward, she realized the ter
7 rible truth of his remark.
Miss Wismer, who is only sixteen year
old, seized the lines, and drove the hors
with one hand while holding the dyinI
man in the carriage with the other.
The dark, lonely drive, which mus
have been terrifying to the sensitive youn
, girl, occupied about half an hour; an
when she arrived home, the man wa
7 dead.
t The remains were removed from tn
: carriage to Mr.. Wismer's house, and De
, putty Coroner William Corners, of Ne'
r Hope, was notified. Aninquest was held
: and the jury rendered verdict OF deaf
q from heart disease.
7 Mr.. Baker was resident Of Bethlehem
!, Pa, aged 5S years, and was on visit
o Mr.. Wismer at the tint OF bis death. II
was member OF the Bethlehem Posi-
/. No. 527, G. A. R., having served in th
. late war in one of the Pennsylvania req
D ments.
Jacob Hill, Henry Dubbs and Jaco
Haas, members OF Major Angel Post, Nc
20, OF Lambertville, took charge of the r.
mains. The funeral took place on Nor
day morning, when the body was burie
at Coatesville, Pa.