The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-10-19
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY. PA


DIR. Cooper is rebuilding the barn re-
Gently destroyed by fire on his property
near Point Pleasant
Ground for the new Presbyterian
church, In Langhorne, was broken with
appropriate ceremonies on Saturday last.
The New Hope schools will observe
Columbus Day with appropriate exercises
and a flag will be placed on the building.
The Morrisville water-works win be
located near the upper Delaware river
bridge and will be supplied by an srtesian
well.
The peach orchard at Chas. Weart's
farm, at Yardley, Bucks county, contain
ing 240 trees, has yielded this season 24,-
600 baskets of peaches.
Isaiah G. Clark, lately acting postmas-
ter at Pinevllle, has given the Office over
to John Cooper, Esq, recently appointed
postmaster at that place.
The double dwelling known as the
chip roof house," one OF the oldest land
mark OF New Hope, has been torn away,
and on Its site Phineas r. Slack will erect
more modern structure.
james Shuvein made a big blast
In his stone quarry above Yardley
on Thursday morning. Twelve kegs of
powder were used and several hundred
tons of stone were displaced.
The paper for the ballots to be voted
10 Bucks county at the coming November
election, will cost $4,000, and 1t will take
six Philadelphia printers presses six days
to do the work. 80 says Doylestown pa
per.
The Official ballot for Bucks county
will be 28 by 10 inches. Sixty-fve thou
sand official and sixty five thousand speci-
men ballots will be required.
John N. Soliday, Sr. died at his resi-
dence near Point Pleasant Pa, on Sunday
last, aged about o. years. He arose In
the merning In his usual health, and a
short time after he was found dead in his
chair.
The largest catfish caught at Point
Pleasant for years was caught last Friday
afternoon, In the Delaware, by Benny
Hand. 1t measured four inches between
the eyes, and weighed three and one-half
pounds.
The excursion OF Delaware Castle,
X. of g. E., Of New Hope, to the Switch
back, yesterday, was a delightful one, al
though not we'll attended. All who went
were delighted end will want to go next
year when the X. of G. e. expect to run
1t again. They got home at $3.50 p. M.
1t is stated that Philadelphia capital
lists are interesting themselves In the
building OF the proposed electric railroad
through the centre OF Bucks county from
Bristol to Doylestown, and there are those
who think that the line will be put through
at no distant day. The estimated cost L
build and equip such road is $3.50, 900
"A large Republican meeting was helt
at Van Harris hotel, In New Hope oil
Monday evening OF this week, at which
able addresses were delivered by Irving
p. Wanger, Esq, candidate for Congress
and e. Wesley Keller, Esq, Of Doyles
town. DIR. j. e. Scott, presided. Larg
clubs from Buckingham and Doylestown
both handsomely uniformed, were pres
ent. Post 20 Band furnished the music.
i New York City gave itself up to ccle
brating the 400th anniversary OF the dis
coyery of America 10 grand style on Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 10th
18th and 1atb. The first day was thu
School children's parade, and some %, 00i
of them were In line. Tuesday was tn
great Naval Parade, and Wednesday thu
Military and Civic parade. They had fire
works each evening on the Brookly
bridge. decorations and Examinations In
Vulnerable, aud hundreds Of thousands