The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-25
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY. PA.


Navigation opened on the Delawar'
Division canal last Monday.
Protests against the proposed new
road law are being sent to the members 0
the Legislature by Bucks county farmers
Jacob Pickett, of New Hope, ha
traded his house for the ]. T. Neeley farm
10 Solebury. He will turn farmer Apri
LIST.
DIR. j. l. Cawley, Of Springtown, hal
been appointed pension examining sur
geon at Doylestown, by the Commissions
of Pensions.
Mrs. Rebecca Simpson has sold hel
house in New Hope to one of the trair
hands on the railroad and will remove tC
Lower Wakefield.
Watson Reeder, son of Eastburr
Reeder, of Solebury, is to be ticket agen,
and telegraph operator for the N. E.
Penna. r. r., at New Hope.
Edward A. Tomlinson, of the White
Hall Hotel, Newtown, has rented the hote
at Pineville, now conducted by Joseph v
Howell, and will remove thereto April lat
Last Wednesday evening, a reception
was given to the new pastor of the New
Hope NJ. E. Church, Rev. E. o. Stogden,
at the parsonage. 1t was pleasant oc
casion.
The water troughs on the Yardley
railroad bridge have been completed,
thereby enabling all express trains to
make FIVE minutes better time, and to run
through to Jersey City without change OF
engines.
"A very large aud fine specimen Of
gold fsh was caught in net few nights
ago, at Lower Black Eddy, by a party
who was fishing for suckers. 1t Ia stated
that this is the first of its kind evercaughi
In the Delaware.
John o. James has sold the Shellen-
berger mansion, in DoyIestown, TO the
trustees OF the Doyiestown Seminary, for
$500 1t is thought the interior of the
building will be slightly altered and the
school eventually removed thereto.
Edward NJ. Slack, of Upper Make
feld, was greatly surprised on Monday
morning, when he went out iuto the field
with wagon to commence hauling in q
large rick of clover hay to his barn. His
surprise consisted in finding that 1t had
been burned the night previous.
Titus Trauger, of Riegelsviile, had a
narrow escape from death by poisoning a
few days since. Being i'll he was advised
by friend to use Jimson tea. lie pro-
cured some seed, made tea and drank a
half of cup full. He was instantly taken
with spasms and would no doubt have
died but for the timely arrival OF DR.. H.
w. Johnson, who soon relieved his suf-
fering.
1t is reported that ex-Sherif John III.
Purdy, Of Doylestown, and Daniel Nc
Loughlin, of Solebury, had leased the
William L. Ely farm, in Solebury, and
will develope the cement quarries disoov-
cred there some fifty years ago. Cement
Of high grade, it is claim d, has been
found there in large quantities, aud 1t Ia
thought the qnarries can be proftably
worked.
The saddest and most afflicted house.
hold in Upper Wakefield just now Is tina,
OF John r. Worthington, living along the
canal, below Taylorsville. Four of his
children have been consigned to mother
earth in less than two weeks from the
dreaded scourge, black diphtheria, In the
most malignant form. His remaining
chlld--a babe-has SO far escaped the
malady.
-Postmas ter James w. Bartlett, of
Doylestown, who owns farm In North
ampton township, through which the ex-
tension of the Northeast Penna. Railroad
passes, has settled his damage case with
the company. A previous jury had
awarded Mr.. Bartlett 5000 damages. He
appealed the case and claimed $4,000. A
A settlement was made on Tuesday, the
case being compromised on 81 200.
On Sunday, March Goth, at Mt. Mo-
riah A. U. M. p. Church, the pastor, Rev.
N. F. Wilson, will preach special ser
mon on the Resurrection OF Christ, at
1920 A. NJ, subject, 'sChrist Completes
the Work Of Redemption" Matt. 20 +: 6.
Also quarterly meeting on Sunday, April
8. Love Feast at . A. NJ, preaching at
l0:30A. M. and 8 p. M. Communion at
4 p. NJ. Evening service at 7:30P. NJ.
John Margerum and family, consist
ing of wife and four children, residing at
Morrisville, made a narrow escape from
death, recently. They ate of canned
salmon Tor supper and soon after retiring
for the night all were taken violently III.
The Oldest boy was dispatched for the
family physician, who found the whole
family deathly sick, and it was only the
prompt action of the doctor that saved
them from death.
The North East Penna. X. II. Com.
pany, have purchased OF the heirs Of
Oliver Paxson, deceased, an acre and a
half of land, In addition to that already
acquired, 10 New Hope, on which will be
erected freight station, engine house,
tnrn-table, sidings, ect. The turnout or
siding at Buckingham station, has been
1t Ia ], $50 feet long, and will
be used TO allow trains to pass each other
at that point.
Quite an amusing thing occurred in
Pineville store, recently, while several
persons were standing around waiting for
the mail. Some one called the attention