The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-04
NEW norE AND BUCKS COUNTY. PA

I The improvements at tho new statlor
at Newtown, are expected to cost $40, 000
Frank Pickett, of New Hope, has &C,
copied position as drug clerk in Phila-
dolphin.
Brooks Bros. sold fifteen head OF
horses at Morrisville on Saturday last, at
an average price of $l4l.
"A meeting CT the Farmers Oranges
OF Bucks and Philadelphia counties, win
be held in Pineville, on May 81 next.
Samuel Hooker, Jr, has been up
pointed postmaster at Pineville, and A.
G. Meyer, at Milford Square, Bucks Co.
Coroner Brennan, of Bristol, has APP
pointed NJ. d. 1'icc, of Quakertown, De-
putty Coroner, to succeed James V. Smith,
deceased.
"A reduction of 10 per cent. has been
made 10 the wages of the employees of the
Durham Iron Works, due to the great de-
preston in the iron market.
William Patterson, of Doyleslown
township, planted patch of ground with
potatoes, on Wednesday, February 25h,
leading in this respect probably the entire
county.
Lewis Van Syckel, an employe of the
Durham Iron Works, had the misfortune
to have one of his hands badly mashed by
having ii caught In the elevator at the
works few days ago.
Henry Tomlinson, OF Doylcstown,
who ran away recently, has been found in
Philadelphia, where be has apprenticed
himself to Michael Garland, butcher,
formerly of Doylestown.>
George Probasco, a farmer OF Dur
ham, Bucks county, while at work on his
farm was attacked by a vicious bull, and
but for the timely aid OF his hired man
would have probably been gored to death.
While Constable Haney, Of Tinicum,
was bringing William Riegei to the Doy-
lestown Jail, recently, in carriage, the
prisoner suddenly seized the relns from
the Constable's hands, threw them over
the horses back, leaped from the wagon
and escaped.
-Undertakers will be compelled to take
out a license il Mr.. Fow's bill to that eff
feet is passed by the Pennsylvania Legis-
lature. The purpose Of the bill is to pre-
vent the spread of contagious diseases,
and TO this end the practice of using
carriage instead of hearse in the burial
of children dying of infectious diseases Is
prohibited.
One OF the largest green houses in the
State is controlled by j. K. Smith, whose
big mushroom plant at Doylestown was
burned down, recently. 1t is devoted
mostly to the culture OF roses, and over
1000 blossoms are gathered daily aud ship
ped TO New York markets. $4,000 square
feet OF glass is required to shelter the
plants in this collection
james NJ. Dougherty, formerly in
charge of the Postal Union Telegraph office
in Doyleslowu, who was convicted OF
murder in the second degree for the shoot
ing Of Dr.. Lloyd, at the Kings County In.
sane Asylum, N. Y, was sentenced to
Sing Sing State Prison for life by Justice
Bartlett, in the Kings County Court OF
Oyer and Terminer, on Tuesday OF last
week.
"A local institute will be held by the
teachers Of New Hope and Solebury, at
the New Hope school house, on Saturday
OF this week. Quite number Of interest
ing subjects will be presented for discus
sion, few class drills will be given and
the intervals between the discussions and
drills will be filed with music and recla-
tions. Instructors from outside the coun-
ty will be present.
-Ex-Coroner Jas. V. Smith, OF Quaker
town, died on Saturday last, after an i'll
ness Of several months, Of Bright's di-
field township. He was al one time en-
gagged in the hardware business at New
Hope, in connection with Reading b.
Slack, the firm subsequently transferring
their business to Quakertown. Mr.. Smith
was prominent in Democratic politics, and
held many local offices. His wife, who
was Mercy Ann Lovett, OF Yardley, aud
three children, survive him.
The old tannery building, at Holt
cong, Buckingham township, formerly be-
longing to the late John W. Gilbert, has
been torn away by It's purchasers, Elias
Easiburn and Amos Corson. Mr.. East
burn used the stone and some Of the tim
Der in erecting wagon and machine
house at his residence, in Lahaska. Mr..
Corson, who purchased the lot, will run
it in with his farm adjoining. The steam
boiler has been purchased by Wilson Pax
son, of Lumberton, who will utilize 1t in
his stone quarry. This old stone building
was built by Isaiah Jones 10 the latter
part 100 on what was then part of the
Jones farm.
Making a u Altering trough over the
railroad bridge at Yardley for locomotives
to take in water as they 60 along has been
a rather expensive experiment After the
trough was put up, q house was built
along the river shore With steam boiler
and pump to force water in pipes TO run
along the trough TO keep water from freez-
Ing in the Winter, and little refuge huts
were built on the bridge for the bridge
walkers, TO prevent an involuntary baptism
as the train passed. At first the water was
thrown all over the bridge, but now the
engineers slack up to certain speed as
best to take in the water without splash
ing SO much over.
The name Of Watson Davis, of Ben