The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-10-10
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY. PA.

Sheriff Nicholas bill, as passed by
the County Commissioners, growing out
of the execution of Wallace Burt, was
$697.75.
-Flnney & Fetter shipped two car
loads of logs to Jersey City last Thursday
evening from the Doyestown depot. Tho
trees were cut in Backman's woods at
Pipersvlle.
1t has now been over year since the
Rightley murder was committed by Wal
lace Burt, and still the 81 900 reward Of
fered by the commissioners for the cap
ture OF Burt has not been banded over to
the parties deserving it.
Boating on the Delaware Division
canal has been duller this season than for
many years, and some of the captains
complain that they have had to wait at
Mauch Chunk for weeks at time before
they could secure load.
There has never been better bass fish
ing in the Delaware than at the present
time. The river between Point Pleasant
and Lumberton has been black with fish
ermen for the past few days and hun
dreds OF bass have been caught.
Testing for tuberculosis is now en-
gaging the attention OF the farmers of
Bucks county, caused by the notice re-
ceived from the Milk Protective Associa-
ton, of Philadelphia, that veterinary
surgeons certificate will be necessary to
the effect that the herds are free from the
disease.
Unity Lodge, No. 800, l. o. o. F.,
OF New Hope, have elected the following
officers for the ensuing term: Noble
Grand, Charles Roberts; Vice Grand,
Watson Belts; Assistant Secretary, Wal
ter Balderston Treasurer, ]. P. Smith
Representative to Grand Lodge, DR.. r.
G. Foulke.
Harvey Lear, farmer on the farm Of
Hugh B. Eastburn, Esq, in Solebury,
claims to have grown this season 62O
bushels of potatoes on four acres Of
ground. Not to be outdoue, Albert s.
Paxson, Esq, of Buckingham, states that
his farmer, James Holland. gathered zoo
bushels from the same number of acres.
The Nowtown Enterprise says: Jo-
sepn Parsons, of New Hope, was arrested
at the Trenton fair grounds. on Thursday
of last week, by Detectives Pilger and
Apologize, on warrant brought by De-
tective Louis V. Bennett, of New Hope,
for grand larceny. Parsons, it is alleged,
stole quantity of corn from farmer in
the vicinity, and the only way he was
found TO be the thief was that the farmer
plugged up the ears and wrote his name
on them. They were afterward found in
Par stable.
The Bucks County Teachers Iusti
tute will be held in the Court House, at
Doylestown, commencing Monday, DC
tober l4th, at 2 o'clock, p. NJ, and close
Friday evening, the 10Th. Thursday, the
18th, will be Directors Day, and the As.
sociation will meet at 1890 in the morn.
ing, attending the Institute in body dur
ing the afternoon. The evening entertain
ments promise to be Of high order. Or
Monday evening George Ed ward Reed
President of Dickinson College, will lee
ture upon Qualities that VIM Tues
day evening has been assigned to Presi
dent Ethelbert Warield, of Lafayette Col
lege, whose subject will be, Lincoln,
Hero and Martyr Marshall F. Wilder
who is announced as the funniest man IL
America, will appear Wednesday evening
in monologue entertainment. On Thurs
day evening George KEENAN, will lecture
on "The Siberian Convict Mines" Fri
day evening will, as usual, be devoted tc
music and reading. Brooks Orchestra
will appear each evening.