The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-11-27
NEW HOPE AND nuoKs COUNTY. PA.
The deposits in the Hatboro National
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The deposits 10 the Hatboro National
Bank amount to S405, TAG. SO.
The Lumberville Delaware Bridge
Company collected 1892 during the
year ending November 4th.
ALFRED Knight, living near Carvers-
vile, will winter 10 horses belonging to
Buffalo Bil's Wild West Show. The an
imals arrived at Mr.. Knights last week.
Robert Henderson, convicted at the
last term Of court Of stealing several bot
ties of olives from New Hope grocer,
was taken to the Eastern Penitentiary on
Tuesday morning of last week.
IS. T. Risca Cocker, late pastor of the
Doylestown NJ. E. Church, whose with.
drawal from the ministry was recently an
nounced, is now reading law in the office
of Welsh lawyer at Scranton, Pa.
"A dispatch from 0neida, N. Y, states
that the young evangelist, William q,
Cell, Of Doylestown, has been holding
union revival meetings there for the past
two and one-half weeks. Great crowds
have attended nightly and business places
have been closed, Nearly 800 converts
have been made.
Jacob Lacey, of New Hope, was
taken to Jail at Doylestown on the 10th
inst, charged with stealing flowers from
the hot house of Watson X Reeder, In
New Hope. Lacey, who is an old Of
fender and has done time in several
States, was arrested at Lamberlvile on
the night of the l4th inst. for beating his
aged mother. She failed to appear against
him, however, and he was released and
sent to New Hope, where he was re-
arrested upon the flower stealing charge.
In the proceedings of the Bucks
county court, we find the following:
A petition of citizens Of New Hope bor-
ough, praying for the appointment of
three commissioners to consider the ad
visibility of dividing said borough into
wards was filed, and John s. Williams,
Thomas Ii. Buchanan and Richard ii.
Janney were appointed commissioners.
There are only about 270 voters in New
Hope borough.
A petition OF the Chief Burgess and
Town Council of New Hope for the APP
pointment Of viewers to assess damages
was filed, and Joseph p. Stockton, Rich.
ard X. Parry, Jas. A. Murray, George A.
Cook, Casper Kaufman, Charles Crook
and Benz. J. Hurley were appointed view
ers.
"A statement in Wednesdays Phil
adelphia Press that II was rumored that
William Newbold Ely, treasurer of the
Girard Life and Trust Company, son of
Richard 4. Ely, of New Hope, was miss
ing, and that discrepancies had been
found in his accounts, resulted in the
issuance OK card by President Bingham
B. Morris, CT the Trust Company, de-
nouncing the story as IAN absolute and
unqualified falsehood," and announcing
that an action against the Press for dam
ages would be instituted on behalf OF the
company and proceedings in criminal
| libel and civil action for damages begun
on behalf OF Mr.. Ely.
On the oath of Treasurer Ely, Magis.
trat Elsenbrown issued warrant for the
arrest OF Charles Emory Smith as pub.
Usher Of the Press on the charge OF crmi-
nal libel. AS 1t was found that MIR. Smith
was out of the city and would not return
until Saturday, the hearing was post
poued. Mr.. Ely also brought civil suit
against the Press Company 10 recover
800, 900 damages
| Later. counsel for the Girard Trust
Company looks steps towards insiituting
a civil suit against the Press Company to
recover $3.50, 900 damages.