The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-04-01
NEW HorE AND BUCKS COUNTY. r.

NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, PA.
Edward Deemer, proprietor Of the
Central hotel, Riegelsville, has purchased
the property of Edwin Fretz, of Bedmin-
ster, for 81, 800.
II. Monroe Shellenberger, the Doyles-
town lawyer convict, now in the Eastern
reniteoiiary, has written history OF his
wander.ngs while fugitive.
-Atkinson's Agricultural Works at
New Hope, has started up again, after be-
ing idle all Winter, with Joseph Norton,
Of Belvidere, N. j., as foreman.
"A number of New Hope citizens are
securing signers to petition requesting
the N. E. p. r. r., TO discontinue the
running of Sunday trains.
The first canal boat of the season left
Durham Iron Works wharf, on Friday
last, loaded with pig iron for Florence, N.
j. The boat. was the Oregon" of Uhler's
line.
Il tumor weighing twenty-five pounds
was successfully removed from the breast
OF Mrs. Sharp, of Bristol, recently. Drs.
Osman, of Bristol, and Umstead, of Ia
cony, performed the operation.
4 Thomas, son OF John NJ. Purdy, of
Doyleatown, Is now tourist agent for
the Pennsylvania Railroad, running to
Florida and California, with headquarters
In both Philadelphia and New York.
MIR. r. B. schermerhorp, Clerk OF
Quarter Sessions, will remove to-day from
New Hope to Doylcstown. His many
friends send best wishes along With him,
and hope to see him back to New Hope
again after his duties are finished at the
county seat.
Aaron Wintyen, engineer at Swart-
ley Bros. q Co. g large mill, Doylestowp,
and con of Engineer William ]. Wintyeu,
OF the Doylestown water works, was ter
rlbly injured about the head last Thurs
day, by being struck by belt on the EN-
bossment Of the tive-ton fly-whcel which
was making sevenly-fve revolutions per
minute.
"A petition has been circulated among
the members Of the Bucks County Bar
asking the appointment OF B. Frank
Gilkeson, OF Bristol, TO The position OF
Judge OF the Court of Claims, in WASH
ipgton, in place of Judge Glenui W.
Scbofleld, who Is about 10 retire. Mr..
Gikeson is now Second Comptroller OF
the Treasury.
The first train to leave New Hope, on
the new N. e. Penna. Extension r. r.,
started out last Sunday morning with
twenty-one passengers for Philadelphia
and several for other points. The pres
ent time table provides for two trains each
way on week days between Philadelphia
and New Hope. The roa appears to be
handling considerable freight.
in response to complaints from the
Reading Railroad officials OF tramps oc-
cupying the outlying stations, Chief Of
ficer John ]. O'Brien and several special
officers visited the stations along the North
East, North Penn. and Stony Greek, on
Thursday night, in special train. They
captured only one solitary tramp, who
was committed to the Norristown Jail.
Henry Bregfogel, of Bethlehem, gen.
orally known as the "money hunter,
paid the Ritter Bros. farm, near Point
Pleasant, upon portion of which he has
six months lease, another visit last Fri
day and Saturday. He still insists that a
chest OF money lies buried upon the farm,
and after digging hole big enough TO
bury horse, without finding the objec,
of his search, he filed up the excavation
and returned home.
"A big freight wreck occurred on the
Pennsylvania Railroad at South Bristol
| on Monday of last week. The wreckage
covered all four tracks aud all traffic was
stopped for two hours. The train was
composed OF empty freight cars and they
were telescoped, overturned, ADD broken
into kindling wood. 1t is supposed thai
one OF the trucks under car 10 the mid.
die OF the train, which was fast freight,
gave way, thus causing the other cars ia
60 through 1t.
According to the Reading time table,
the distance between 9th and Green sts.,
Philadelphia, and New Hope, Is 1913
miles, and between 3D. and Berks, Puila-
delphia, (where trains also start,) and
New Hope, Is 84.6. The names OF the
stations on the new route are as follows
New Hope, Huffnagle, Reeder, Lahaska,
Bycot, Buckingham, Walton, Kirk, Gre
noble, Warwick. Ivyland, townsville, 30.
nair, Hatboro, Fulmor. Heaton, Willow
Grove, Rubicam, Hillside and Genside.
These are on the N. E. Penna. Railroad.
At Glenside the train goes to the main
line, and passes Jenkintown, Chelton Hills,
Ogontz, Ashbourne, Melrose, Oak Lane,
Lawntop, Fern Rock, Tabor, Logan.
Wayne Junction, Nicetown, Togo, Six
teenth Street, Huntingdon Street, Colum-
bia Avenue, Girard Avenue, to 9th and
Green; or II going to 3D. aud Berks sta
ton, after leaving Fern Rock the train
| passes Tabor. Lindley. Drove Yard. Erie