The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-02-22
NEW HopE AND BUCKS COUNTY. PA.

mand.
After conducting the milling business
in Yardley for twenty-five years, Joseph
r. Comfy & Bro. are going out of the
business.
The Democratic Judicial Convention
for the Seventh District met at Doyles-
town, on Monday of last week, and unani-
mously renominated Judge Yerkes for re-
election.
Reading B. Slack, s. Edward Paach-
all, Mrs. William r. Stavely and Mrs. E.
d. Nichols, were appointed by Judge
Yerkes, on Monday, Board OF Visitors
to the Almshouse for the ensuing year.
Hugh B. Easiburn, Esq, ageIt for
Miss Anna Al. Meredith, has sold the farm
at Mechanicsyille, Buckingham, known
as the LippincOtt farm, Of 1921 acres, to
Milford L. Scott, of Upper Wakefield, for
So, 400.
Jacob Bault, who resides on the Belle
Mead farm, in Bristol township, has lest
this season thirty-one large porkers from
hog cholera. Three weighing 200 pounds
piece, which he Intended to keep over
for next season, died las. week.
1T Is announced 10 the Philadelphia
Catholic Times that Rev. ]. j. Denver,
formerly pastor of 81. Martins r. c.
Church, Of New Hope, who visited Colo
RADIO for the benefit of his health, Is rapid
~ recovering.
The second annual exhibition of the
Doylestown Poultry Association was held
in Lenape Hall, on February 9th, 10th,
18th, 18th, 14th and 10Th. There were
about three hundred entries In the several
departments, and the show was very
successful one.
Charles Scarborough, young man
OF nineteen years OF age, was arrested at
JenkiLtown, on Saturday last, charged
with breaking into car on the N. E.
Penna. Railroad, at Labaska Station, and
stealing therefrom q quantity of cigars.
He was held 10 $500 bail for Court by Jus.
tice Grim, of Doylestown.
Henry G. Taylor, the senior member
of the drug firm of Taylor g. Hulshixer, of
Doylestown. died suddenly on Tuesday
morning of last week, OF heart disease.
He was in the 4slh year OF his age, and
was son Of H. C. Taylor, sea captain,
who died about twenty-five years ago.
Deceased was we'll and favorably known.
Thirteen head OF fiue West Virginia
horses were sold by Jacob Johnson, on
Thursday afternoon, In front of the Foun-
tain House, Doylestown. Prices ranged
very low for the quality OF stock, the thir-
teen head averaging slol. A span of
draught horses, six years old, weighing
$500 pounds, was bought by Swartley
Bros. & Co., for $270
The New Hope railroad was blocked
by snow drifts all day Monday, no trains
getting TO New Hope until late Monday
night. The TAO A. M. train from New
Hope got.as far as Buckingham and after
waiting there until after IL p. M, re-
tnrned 10 New Hope. The mail car th at
is attached TO the early morning train
from the city, was blown from the track
by the high winds. near Walton Station.
The blockade was removed so that travel
was resumed on Tuesday.
William g. Hamilton, OF Point Pleas
ant, died at the Medico- Chirurgical Col
lege, Philadelphia, at one o'clock, Satur-
day morning, of blood poisoning. He
went to the hospital for treatment two
weeks ago. and was doing nicely, and his
friends were looking for him home again
In few weeks, when the news came that
he was dead. The body was brought
home Monday evening, and interment
Thursday, at the Point Peasant Cemetery.
Deceased was So years OF age.
"A telegram to the Daily Democrat,
Doylcstown, dated Newtown, February
II, says; .'The people OF this town were
startled this evening by an alarm of fire.
Il was soon learned that the large hay
house of Worstall Brothers, near the rail-
road was on Are. The driving snowstorm
prevailing at the time made a sublime
scene. The building being frame and
filed with combustible material, the fire
burned with great rapidity and made
very large blaze. The whole structure,
including two presses, engine house and
ten tons OF hay, were burned within thirty
minutes. The origin OF the fire Is un-
known, aud the total loss could not be
ascertained."
"A peculiar accident occurred to An
drew Boyle, young man residing about
three-fourths OF mile below the Union
Paper Mills, In New Hope. II appears
Boyle visited Trenton one day last week,
intending to return in the evening. His
failure to reach home up to late hour
caused his family much anxiety and at an
early hour next morning his brother
started to search for him 10 the vicinity,
and on going about a half-m on the road
towards New Hope, found him in the
road unconscious, covered with mud and
his clothes badly torn. All his pockets
were rified except coat pocket In which
he had placed some money 10 bills. He
was at ence removed to his home. 1t re-
quired considerable effort TO restore him
to consciousness and he was delirious for
two days. DIR. Geo. L. Romine, OF LAM
bertville, was called and attended to his
injuries, which proved to be OF a very
serious character. He had no recollection
OF being struck or how he reached the
point where found. Considerable blood
was discovered on tho Ice near the lock,
above the Union Mills, and 1t Is supposed
he IN ma iniurad at this r,ofnf and dr,o~ad