The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-01-25
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY. PA.

The Durham Valley Creamery paid
its patrons $1.25 per hundred pounds for
milk delivered last month.
Gen. w. w. Fl. Davis, of Doyles-
town, received his commission as mem
Der of the State Board of Geological Sur
vey. on Saturday.
Unity Lodge, l. o. o. F., of New
Hope, will hold fair and festival, COM
mencing February 2lst and continuing
the remainder OF the week.
B. F. Fackenthall, Superintendent Of
the Durham Iron Works, has been elected
President of the Thomas Iron Company,
vicC John t. Knight, deceased.
Jerome Rapp, the Pineville black
smith, has secured patent for a horse
shoe sharpener. By its use, 1t is claimed,
the work is iesscncd fully one-half.
Rev. William r. Connard, past or of
the Solcbury Baptist Church, will move
from the toll gate ON the Doylestown and
Dublin turnpike to house near the
church in the Spring.
The pupils Of the Public Schools
OF Doylestown, have thus far deposited
So, 406. 33 to their credit in the saving
fund. The sums Withdrawn amount 10
1886 SO, leaving a balance of $2,6l9.44.
The family of Augustus T. Scher-
merhorn, of New Hope, were made vio-
len,ly i'll on Monday morning last by coal
gas. The prompt administration OF
proper rem edes averted serious conse-
quences.
Samuel Opdyke, Of near Stockton,
N. j., had runaway near Erwinna on
last Friday afternoon. Himself and lit
tie girl with him were both thrown out.
The horses were injured somewhat and
the sleigh broken.
William Kerr, Doylestown town.
ship farmer, churned 81 pounds Of butter,
weighed out III pounds, 10 seven days,
from two Alderney cows, nearly fresh,
and three-ycaro heifer, In profit about
a year. William thinks this Is pretty
good record for cold weather.
Bernard Mcdonald, OF New Hope,
an employee of the Lambertville Rubber
Co., 10 crossing the river on the ice few
days ago, slipped into hole unseen by
him and was treated TO bath, not very
desirable, however, with the thermometer
near zero.
Prof. Role. of Philadelphia, a pro
fessor of English Literature at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, was seriously
injured in the wreck On the Pennsylvania
railroad near Harrisburg on Saturday last
He was expected to lecture before the New
Hope branch of the University extension
on Saturday next, the subject being
"Hawthorne."
The Bucks County Bar Association
has elected the following officers: N. G.
James, President; John l.. Dubois, Vice
President; Henry o. Harris, Secretary,
Treasurer and Librarian George Ross,
N. G. James, r. M. Yardley, E. Wesley
Keller, Henry Lear, Hugh b. Esstburr
and William Stuckert, Directors; e.
Wesley Keller, Hugh B. Eastburn. Henry
8. Murfit, William G. Ryan and Paul Fl.
Applebach, Library Committee. Two
persons were elected to membership.
The large barn and wagon house on
the farm of William Van Pelt, at Lurgan,
one and half miles east Of Buchanan.
vile, was burned on Wednesday morn.
ing, about 4 o'clock. Two horses, two
colts, two mules, seven cows, one huh.
dred pigeons and all the machinery, wag-
ons, harness, ETC., were burned. The
work was no doubt that OF an incendiary,
and it is more than likely that the Upper
Wakefield fire-bug has again started In on
bis work OF destruction. Insured in
Buckingham Company.
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