The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-07-24
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY. Pa

A bicycle club of eighteen members
has been organized at Lumberville.
"A. w. Kirk, of Pineville, has erected
a wind mill and milk house on bis farm.
Mrs. Sarah Heston, of Doylestown, is
nearly 90 years of age. She possesses her
faculties in remarkable degree for one
SO old.
There are twenty.one secret societies
in Bristol. The oldest is the Masonic
lodge which was instituted in 1850. Five
of these societies are female organizations.
Ten thousand four hundred and
twenty eight of Bucks county's citizens
are enrolled as liable to perform military
duty.
The midsummer meeting of the
Bucks County Historical Society was held
on Tuesday of last week, at the historic
Wolf Rocks on the summit of Bucking-
ham mountain. Notwithstanding the dull,
threatening character of the weather, the
novel place of meeting as we'll as the ex-
cellent program which had been announc-
ed, brought out large crowd. The num-
Der in attendance is variously estimated
at from 600 to 1000, the major portion of
the crowd being from Doylestown, Buck
ingham and Solebury. Several months
ago Col. Henry d. Paxson rendered his
grove about the Wolf Rocks to the So.
ciety as place for holding the July meet
ing. He not only did this bat took hold
| of the affair in earnest, and was indefati-
gable in his efforts to render the meeting
OF July 10th a most pleasant outing for
the Society and its guests. His efforts
were in the fullest measure successful. A
roadway had been cut for considerable
| distance through the woods so that the
famous rocks could be reached in car
riages in safety. A large canvas canopy
and a stand had been erected as place
to hold the meeting. A number of tents
and pavilons had also been provided for
the use of the guests in case of storm. A
space OF over an acre in the heart Of the
woods had been cleared OF underbrush
and distractions, stalls built for horses,
and lunch tent and kitchen put up. All
this had been done under the supervision
of Col. Paxson and at his expense. Drink
ing water was brought in casks to the top
of the mountain from q spring two miles
away. The time to / o'clock was spent
in exploring the wonderful Wolf Rocks.
From these rocks view of exquisite
beauty is had. Stretching away from the
base OF the hill is the beautiful valley of
Lahaska, the luxuriance of whose fields
and richness and abundance of foliage
affords pastoral scence of rare beauty.
The cave in the side OF the mountain at
Wolf Rocks, made famous by the roman
tic Indian legend of Wolf and Wild Flow
err, and as the habitation Of Hermit Bert
Large, may still be seen, and few of the
more hazardous explored the interior
Entrance is now effected through mar
row crevice at the top Of two huge rocks.
Once inside an apartment is found from
two to five feet in height, twelve feet in
length and about six in width, with two
small chambers, one extending to the
south and the other TO the northeast.
The president of the Society, Gen. w.
w. II. Davis, called the meeting to order
at about eleven o'clock, and during the
morning session the following three pa
pers were read: "The Early County Sup
erntendcncy,n by Hugh B. Easiburn
Representatives of Bucks County in
Congress" by Rev. ID. X. Turner "The
Pennsylvania Palisades, " by Charles Lau-
bach.
At noon an elegant lunch was provided
for everybody in attendance.
The afternoon session began at Q o.
clock, and papers were read as follows:
''The Hermit of the Wolf Rocks, by Col.
Henry d. Paxson; "The Red Mans
Bucks County," by Henry G. Mercer
"Bucks County's Original Seal-the Tree
and the Vine," by Hon. Hartman Yerkcs
"Bucklngham-the Empire Township, "
by w. w. II. Davis.
Twenty three persons were elected to
membership in the Society.
The meeting was a successes in every
respect, and will have strong tendency
to arouse an increased interest in matters
pertaining TO local history. -NeaOtoaOn
Enterprise.
CENTRE BRIDGE ITEMS.
The large boarding house is still empty.
A drunken man is rich, but when the
rum is dead, oh, how poorl
George Sanders was kicked in the face
by colt last week. George says cit was
close call :"
Elgin Fell is looking after the " Brother
Johns" and 1t is death TO "Mr. John
when Elgin sees him.
II. M. Bowlby and family, of New York,
are spending a couple Of months In the
country with Mr.. b. IS father, @. Bowlby.
The IS fine has been taken off the Della
ware bridge and SO put on for fast driv-
ing. SO look out for your fast horses.
Apples must certainly be cheap. BY
picking them himself Charles Hendricks
bought a barrel for $l.50. He then sent
them to New York ard received in return
$3.50. All Charles lost was his barrel
and his time in picking the apples.
One day recently we had q heavy
shower, when large tree standing with
in twenty feet of Mr.. Fell's house was
struck by lightning, tearing of the bark
and wood and throwing it all over the
porch. Mrs. Mary Bowlby was closing
window at the time, but escaped injury,
although almost blinded by the flash.
List of letters remaining unclaimed in
the Post Office at Lambertville, N. j., for