The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-01-27
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY. PA

buckingham has been made a money
order office, and Postmaster Fell has
been required to give bonds In the sum of
So, 900.
Thomas g. Ely has rented the black
smith shop at Brownsburg, and will move
in the spring. Mr.. Ely is one of New
Hope'e councilmen.
New Hope will soon experience a
building boom. Several citizens have
purchased lots aud will erect buildings as
soon as the weather permits.
-Nockamixon lodge of Odd Fellows,
Upper Blacks Eddy, has about IS, 900 in.
vested aud financially is one of the best !
fixed beneficial organizations in the coun-
try.
The new freight station, OF the N. E.
Penna. r. r., at New Hope, is a neat af.
fair aud credit to the company. At the
rate freight business is increasing, it will
soon have to be enlarged
Four-months old triplets at Uhler-
town weigh twelve pounds each, and are
so much alike, their mother cannot tell
them apart. She ties ribbon OF differ
ent color around the wrists of each.
| &C. Howard Magill has purchased the
property of the late George Lear, Esq,
corner Court and Broad streets, Doyles-
town, at private sale, about $4,000 being
understood to have been the price paid,
Amos Kirk, OF Buckingham, near
Dark Hollow bridge, was riding horse
on Monday, when the horse slipped and
fell, breaking one of Mr.. KS legs, near
the ankle. DIR. Doughty, of Hartsville,
reduced the fracture.
james H. Bromley who has had TWEEN.
ty Ave years experience in the manufac-
ture OF linen in Ireland, Is making arrange
ments TO establish the industry 10 Bristol,
Bucks county. A number of residents of
that place have taken stock in the new
enterprise.
The Postmaster General has desig-
mated Pluevie as a money order office.
This will be an accommodation to the
neighborhood In remitting money by mo.
ney order or postal note. buckingham
has also been made money order Office.
Work continues at the Kemble quar-
ries, at Lumberton, In spite of the cold
weather. These quarries have been leas-
ed of the estate OF William Fl. Kemble by
his son Clay. who will operate them next
season with his uncle, Thomas Kemble,
as superintendent, as heretofore.
"A large span of yellow pine trestle
work landed on Thomas Moons shore of
the Delaware, at Point Pleasant, during
the recent high water. The timber is said
to have belonged to the Lehigh Valley
rail road company and was being used in
repairing their bridge across the Delaware
at Eas on.
The Doyestown Electric Ligh Co.,
has offered to light the borough streets
with 1900 candle power lights at $50 per
year each, to burn every night and all
night, the contract to last not less than
eight years. If incandescent lamps are
desired, 25 candle power lights will oe
| furnished at $42 per year each.
The Bucks County Historical Society
held its annual meeting in its rooms 10
the Court House at Doylestown on We'd
nesday evening with the following order
Of exercises: "The Schwenkfelders, by
j. A. Anders, OF Philadelphia; ga Sketch
of Rev. l. NJ. Kern" by the Rev. J. G.
Dengler, of Sellersvillc, and ''Some Scraps
of History" by Gen. w. ii. II. Davis.
Last week at the criminal court in
Doylestown, Englehart Bright, who keeps
hotel in Uhlertown, Tinicum township,
was tried and found guilty Of selling liquor
to minors, and also to persons visi5ly eff
fected by intoxicating drink. He was
sentenced to pay fine OF 5000 and costs
of prosecution, and that his license be
revoked and that he be not again IL
censed 10 this county.
Bucks county, which has laid claim |
to so many natural phenomena, now |
comes forward with the claim OF posses
sing the largest tree in the State. The |
tree 10 question is located on the farm of
David johnson, at Centre Bridge. 1t Is
an old chestnut, and measures 10 feet 10 |
circumference. The top branches died
years ago, but the lower limbs still pro-
duce great quantities OF nuts every year.
1t is said that the spreading branches, In
days of yore, made a favorite encamping
ground for the Indians.
Frank v. Purdy, OF the Fountain
house, Doylestown, mourns the loss of
his pet alligator, which was found few
mornings ago In the tank which has been
his home for the past five years. His ALI
gatorship was born 10 Florida and was
sent as present to Mr.. Purdy by Samuel
j. Penrose, who shipped him North while
visiting that State five years ago. The
alligator seemed to enjoy his Northern
home, and grew quite savage. One night
he escaped from his tank and the next
morning was found in the second story Of
the fountain house stables, hundred feet
away. How the animal got there is a
mystery, as the doors TO the stables were
all closed.
AT the annual meeting of the Doyles.
town Mutual Insurance Company for the
protection of property from loss by storm,
held at Lahaska, the following named per.
sons were elected directors OF the com
pany for the ensuing year Alfred II.
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