The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-09-27
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY. Pa.

"A charter has been granted to De
fiance Lodge, Knights of Pythiae, of New
town.
Talk about snakes! Alvin Reiss, o
near Hellertown, shot black snake III,
other day which measured 10 fee, inch
es, and was the largest ever seen in tina
locality, at least in recent years.
j. B. Mawson, who for some tim,
| past had occupied the building in Yardley
erected for the Black Giant Betting Com
psny, where he built up prosperous bus
mess in the manufacture Of bobbins an(
spools for silk, worsted and wooden mills
and who was completely burned out by
fire, which visited the establishment on
the evening of the 9th inst, has now com.
pleted arrangements whereby his business
will be transferred to Ncwtown.
Walton station, on the Northeast Rail-
road, is growing to be quite business
centre. George w. Hall, now proprietor
of the store erected by the Walton's, has
been commissioned postmaster, and will
soon be ready for handling the U. S.
mails. Rocks cider press is now in run
ming order and will add business TO the
place. Harry A. Krusen is doing nice
trade in coal aud lumber, while the old
mill OF Vandegiift Bros. is keeping up its
reputation for both merchant and grist
work. The new houses now in progress
add to the prosperity OF the place.
Levi Winters and William II. White,
two quite young men, aged respectively
81 and % years were arrested at Point
Pleasant on Friday week and given a
hearing before Squire John Clemens, Of
Tinicum, on charge of misbehavor and
using profane language in the post office.
The justice committed the men for trial
at the next term of the United States Dis
trict Court in Philadelphia. Constable
Wismer lodged them in the Doylestown
Jail on Saturday morning. The men were
under the influence of liquor at the time
the offence was committed.
During the sessions of the Court nj
Doyleslown, last week, Constable Bennett,
OF New Hope, reported the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad as nuisance, 10
not having 1agman at Bridge and Ferry
streets. New Hope, 1t being dangerous to
travel, as the company drills their freight
trains at this point by "hying drills" A
subpoena was directed to be handed Mr..
Bennett to bring his witnesses into court
on Thursday.
Double Murder
Samuel Rightly, Bucks county farm :
or, and his wife, who lived between New
town and Holland, werc murdered on last
Saturday night. Their heads were crush :
ed in by Ratchet, the bed wherein they
lay, set on fire, and their bodies partially
charred. They were each about SO years
of age Suspicion rests upon a relative.
CENTRE BRIDGE CORRESPONDENCE.
Spencer Dilts went on squirrel hunt
ing trip Saturday and came home with
out any stock. When asked where his
squirrels were, he said he shot one but
left it in the woods. Spence, that's right ;
always tell where you leave your game
dead or alive.
Sammy went to see his old friend Price
on Saturday, at New Hope, Pa.
P. IL. Hoffman shot four gray squirrels
Saturday morning before breakfast.
Pretty good, but may be he took breakfast
late.
G. L. Fell and his friend rode their BIZ
cycles from Pennington TO Centre Bridge
on last Sunday afternoon
A family moved into town on Sunday.
Must have forgotten il was the first
day.
Mrs. Mary Bowlby and Elgin Fell are
spending six weeks at the Worlds fair.
Johnny Featherston is out again, after
long spell of sickness.
Win. Sanders is confined to his home
by sickness.
Mrs. Harry Martindell, Mrs. John Bowl
by, and Mrs. Andrew Ransifcr, all OF
Trenton, were the guests of G. Bowlby,
one day last week.