The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-08-24
new HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY. Pa
No. l Bucks county timothy hay is
selling at SIS per ton at Easton.


selling at $ls per ton at Easton.
There are now thirty-one prisoners
confined in the Jail at Doylestown.
Some large black bass have been
caught in the Delaware at Point Pleasant.
1t is expected that farmers iusti-
tute will be held in New Hope in Deem
Der next.
-Mahlon b. Ely has sold his farm,
near Lahaska, to party from Philadel-
phia, for 81, 900.
The Republicans of Bucks county,
will hold their convention, at Doylestown,
on Saturday Of this week.
Within the past month no less than
fifteen barns in Bucks county have been
struck by lightning aud burned.
Within radius of two or three miles
OF Doylestown, are domiciled hundreds of
city residents in boarding and farm houses.
The once famous Morrisville Grove
is being surveyed and laid off in streets
and building lots, which will soon be In
the market.
The New Hope NJ. E. Sunday School
hold their annual picnic to- day Wednes-
day. They went by boat via the Della
ware Division Canal.
Levi Fox's barn in lower Tinicum
was burned one night recently, together
with Its contents. 1t caught fire during
shower. The horses were rescued.
Representatives of Bucks county
Castles, X. of G. E., met in Newtown on
Tuesday to arrange for reunion to come
off at Neshaminy Falls on nearby date.
The Plumsteadville creamery paid re-
Gently 81 per hundred pounds for the
July milk. Eighty five cents was paid
for the milk Of the same month last year
and 80 cents for the July milk of 1890.
The Bucks County Sunday School
Association, Rev. o. n. Melchor, Presi-
dent, and Rev. o. c. Burt, Secretary,
will meet In annual convention in the NJ.
E. Church, Newtowp, on Wednesday,
October 9th.
Contractor o'Neil, of Jenkintown, is
building freight honse et Buckingham
station, on N. E.. Penna. Railroad. 1t
will be 63 feet long by 9S feet wide. Pens
and sheds for live stock will also be erect
ed at that point.
z The Rev. Louis r. Fox, son of The
late Judge Fox, OF Doylestown, has re-
ceived legacy of 5000 from the late An
nile Cowan, OF Philadelphia, who COM
mitted suicide by jumping into Niagara
Falls, come time ago.
The committee OF arrangements at
New Hope are active In preparations for
the reception OF the 104th regiment OF
war veterans by the citizens OF New Hope
and vicinity, which will be held Ia Belts
& Manning's grove, on September 10Th.
AT the Democratic County Conven-
ton, held In Doylestown on Monday, the
following ticket was nominated: Assem-
bly,, DR.. o. II. Fretz, OF Quakertowu;
Carlisle Shepherd, of Buckingham, and
james Z. Fabian, Of Fallsngton. County
Treasurer, William d. Rowland, of Hill
town. Coroner, John Clemens, of TIM
cum. Director of the Poor, Jacob f.
Hill, OF New Hope. County Surveyor
Henry P. Ely, of Buckingham
The annual elecutionary and musical
entertainment at Solebury Deer Park, took
place last Thursday. Keler's Orchestra
furnished excellent music during the day.
The exercises consisted OF addresses by
Hampton Rice, OF Lumberville, and Tai
colt Williams, of Philadelphia, and read
ings by Miss Mary b. Balderston, OF Dol
ington Miss Harriet Ii. Ely, OF Yardley;
Miss Lizzie j. Yerkes, of Warminster
Miss Louisa White, OF Fallsington, and
Miss Cynthia Lauer, OF Lambertville. or
Miss Lauer's reading, the Doylestown
Demo crat says: "This bit of character
description ('The Ruggels Dinner Party')
was splenddly portrayed and pleased the
audience greatly" The readings were in
terpersed with vocal solos and duets by
Mrs. Ida Yost, Mrs. Rita Geisenbcrger
and Mr.. Yost, aud by instrumental solos by
members OF The orchestra. Altogether, IL
was very entertaining and instructive
gathering.
Michael Dolan, Of New Hope, was
arrested on canal boat at that place on
the 9Th, by Constable Joseph Preston, OF
Solebury, charged with rape. Readers
will remember the published account OF
an alleged outrage committed about a
year ago upon Miss Elizabeth Shaffer, at
night Ia q woods near Lumberylle, by
three young men, one Of whom enticed
her TO take carriage ride and drove her
into the woods, where the other two men
met them. Michael Dolan, James Dolan
and William Heed. three young men re-
etttuE nfSuh shc ttfti III hht HciSuuoI-
hood, were suspected Of the crime, and
warrants were sworn out for their arrest.
They Yent to New Jersey and have since
been fugitives from justice. On Septem-
Der 10, 1891, the grand jury found three
bills Of indictment against the men, and
requsition was also obtained from the
Governor of New Jersey. The officers,
however, were unable to place their hands
on any Of the men until Constable Pres
ton arrested Michael Dolan, on Monday.
James Dolan Is still thought to be In New
Jersey, while Heed is said to have joined
circus 10 the West. DoylestoDn DEM
ocrat.
The livery stable OF Ben Caffee, at New
Hope, Pa, was visited on Wednesday