The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-02-14
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY. PA


The Solebury Farmers Club will meet
at the residence of T. T. Eastburn next
Saturday, February II.
AT the personal property sale of the
late John Hampton. at Carversville, a
grandfa,her's clock sold at $50 80.
The Democrats of Bristol have decid-
ed to settle the contention for postmaster
OF that town by holding an election.
Mrs. Rebeca Twiniug, said to be the
Oldest Quaker in Bucks county, has pass
ed her Oath birthday. She resides near
Bristol.
Unity Lodge, soc, l. o. o. F., Of
New Hope, will celebrate its forty-sixth
anniversary and give an entertainment
on Thursday evening, February %.
The engagement of Miss Carrie vaux,
daughter of Grocer William II. Vaux, a
popular young lady in Doylestown social
and church circles, to Robert Reed, Of
Lamberiville, N. j., is announced. -
Doylesto,on Democrat
The New Hope Ne,Os says: "NIine
Host Solomon, Of the Delaware House,
invariably closes the windows OF the bar
re0m of his house when funeral is pass
ing. We never heard OF that being done
by any other hotel man. ;"
Mics Susan Mellin, who has been OPP
crater for the Western Union Telegraph
Company at New Hope for several years,
has accepted position 10 the main office
Of that company in Philadelphia and ex-
poets 10 go there about the first OF March.
The NcwtOwn Electric Light Com.
pany has increased the capacity OF its plant
threefold by adding 1l0-horse power
engine aud a new 1000 light dynamo.
The engine was made at Harrisburg and
is an "Ideal. There will be no stoppage
10 case OF accident MS The machinery ia
all duplicated
There is a place in Bucks county
where the rays of the sun never strike dur
ing three months of the year." said Mock
amixon man recently. "Where is thai2"
asked Democrat reporter. Between
Kintnersvlle and Milford" replied the
dweller along the Delaware. "Ysr. he
continued, '.the residents of that section
arc as much isolated from the direct rays
OF old Sol as are the jewellers OF the land
OF the Midnight Sun, where darkness
reigns six months in the year. Demo
crat
President Cleveland has nominated
john NJ. Purdy to be postmaster at boy.
lestown for n term Of four years Ex-
Sheriff Purdy was Que of the three or four
leading applicants for the position.
The new postmaster while conducting
the Brick Hotel Ia New Hope Ia 1872 was
nominated by the Democratic County
Convention for Sheriff and was elected.
After the expiration Of his term OF office
he entered the firm of Roizel, Buchanan
s. Co., OF Doylestown, coal and lumber
dealers. Subsequently he succeeded Col
onel T. p. Miller as landlord Of the "Cow-
ell House." A year after the death of
WIN. Cerson, Sheriff Purdy took charge
OF The Fountain House, which he SUCCESS
fully managed until last Spring, when It
passed into the hands of the present pro-
prietor, Daniel Mclaughlin.
CENTRE BRIDGE CORRESPONDENTS.
Mrs. Peter II. Hoffman has just com.
pleted silk quilt which has eight hum
bred and thirty five pieces in it. This
she did 10 two weeks, besides doing all
the house work. Now let us hear OF an
other who can break the record.
A photograph IS nailed on tie bridge
and the owner can get it by calling over.
The owner lives at Stockton. We would
rather he would take il down as we don't
care to look at his Objectionable phiz
every time we cross the bridge.
VIM. Kennedy received couple Of pre-
sents one day last week. They were a
boy and girl.
The Stockton shooting club are doing
Some grand shooting and Austin Davis
says he is ready now to shoot with any
one. Austin has steady nerve and can
down all the birds he raises his gun on.
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