The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-07-13
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY. PA.

The election booths for Bucks coun-
ty, AGO in number, arrived at Doylestown
one day last week.
"A cat killed fifty young chickens for
Barber Levi Nelson, of Doylestown, be-
fore he was able to shoot it.
Clerk of the Orphans Court Willis
Wall, Deylestown, issued twenty-five
marriage licenses during the month of
June.
The Doylestown people more or less
seriously injured by the wreck of the
Doylestown express ON June 10, near Ore
land, are all recovering.
AT the last meeting of the Directors
OF the Point Pleasant Bridge Company, it
was decided to build the dollhouse on the
Pennsylvania end Of the bridge, instead
of New Jersey.
The crops at the Bucks county aims
house farm consist OF 1876 acres of grass,
So acres Of wheat, 10 acres of winter rye,
7 acres Of spring rye, 40 acres of corn and
8 acres Of potatoes.
Aaron Kratz's four-mule team passed
through Doylestown on Thursday last
with 1890 pounds of hay on the wagon,
the hay and wagon together weighing
10, 200 pounds. The hay was built up al
most as square as barn.
Two dogs attacked the sheep on Bran
sons sheep farm, at Langhorne, early
Tuesday morning Of last week, and killed
twenty-five sheep. Seven others were in
jured. One Of the dogs was killed but
the other escaped with broken leg.
AT meeting OF the Board Of Mana
gers OF the Farmers and Mechanics Mu-
tual Insurance Association of Bucks Co.,
held one day recently, Franklin ]. Rich,
OF Buckingham, was appointed Surveyor
to I'LL the unexpired term Of the late Will
liam Robinson, Of Selebury.
AT the annual meeting OF the Bucks
County Historical Society, to be held in
the hall, at Pipersville, on Tuesday, July
10th, the following papers will be read /:
Prehistoric Men 10 Northern Bucks
County," by Charles Laubach; "The
claim Of Connecticut TO Wyoming" by
Rev. d. K. Turner. d. d. "a Sketch
Of Edward Heston," read by request.
''Bedminister and Pipersville, :" by w. W.
II. Davis.
"A balloon ascension was advertised
TO take place at Neshaminy Falls on July
4th, the prominent feature of which was
TO be the cutting loose Of dog in a para
chute when some distance In the air.
The person who returned with the animal
was to receive reward Of 500. The bal
loon went up minus the dog, an agent OF
the Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty
to Animals putting in his protest against
such proceedings.
Joseph Case, colored, of Solebury, Ia
liable TO land in the Norristown Hospital
for the Insane, as result OF his peculiar
demonstrations of affection for his wife.
Several days ago Case stripped his wife
naked, cut her with a butcher knife, and
then pulled out revolver and snapped
the trigger several times, but could DO,
discharge 1t. His wife threatened to have
him arrested and he fed. Case lived in
New Hope until within three years ago,
when he moved to New Jersey, where he
burned barn containing number oil
cows and lot OF chickens. Case was
captured on Sunday week at Langhorne
and brought TO New Hope by Constable
Lewis Bennett. He was given hearing
before Squire Eastburn and put under two
hundred dollars bail to appear at the next
term Of court. He was taken to Doyles-
town Jail the same day.