The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-07-31
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, PA


garded as an especially large yield.
Large quantities of new hay are be-
ing hauled through Doylestown to The hay
press and the Philadelphia market. The
crop is an unusually large one and the
farmers have not room in their barns to
store ii all.
-sSilas r. Yerkes, now living in New
Hope, celebrated the twenty fifth anniver-
sarY of his connection with the Northeast
Penna Railroad last week.
"A young man in the employ of Jacob
Fulton, near Pinevillc, was stunned by
lightning last Sunday evening. The bolt
descended and burst within few feet of
him He was unconscious for twenty
minutes.
The local harvesting work is about
completed, and everywhere we hear of
barns full to overlooking and grain stacks
galore. Now if fair prices prevail our
farmers will partially make up for the past
two bad seasons, and will once more be-
gin TO feel comfortable.
The New Hope Cornet Band elected
the following officers on Thursday night
of last week: President, John Isler /;
Vice President, Walter Hill; Secretary,
George Kaufman; Treasurer, Horace
Shick Leader, William c. Pratt; Assist
ant Leader, E. M. Cox; Janitor, George
Masten.
III ii. Bean, who has been conducting
the manufacture of boots and shoes, at
Upper Black Eddy, for 81 years, will
close his business out. He has accepted
a position in South Bethlehem to manage
large shoe factory for Frank Price. Mr..
Bean understands the shoe business, and
we wish him success in his new field Of
labor.
Richmond Virginia Sylvester Miller
Wells, well known colored character,
of Doylcstown, died on Tuesday of last
week, of consumption. He was about "A
years of age and was born slave. His
specially was tue business Of town crier,
and no public sale at the county capital
was thought to be properly advertised un-
til Dick with his bell had made proclama-
ton OF tho same on the streets. Dicks
antics on these occasions always excited
the curiosity and comment of strangers.
The following are the officers Of Del
aware. Castle, No. 1876, OF New Hope, for
the ensuing six months term: Past
Chief, Richard Corson; Noble Chief,
Samuel Minor; Vice Chief, Edwin Fry
ling High Priest, Peter Slaughter; Ven
cradle Hermit, Harry Worthington !; Mas
ter OF Records, Thomas Stinsman Clerk
OF Exchequer, David Cunningham; Keep
or of Exchequer, Calvin Solliday Sir
Herald, Charles Moore; Worthy Bard,
Henry P. Gosline; Worthy Chamberlin,
Robert Isler Ensign, John Simon /;
Esquire, Howard Austin; First Guards
man, George Naylor; Second Guards
man, Jacob Hill Trustees, Samuel Clark,
James MeGowen, John Simon Repre-
sentative to tho Grand Castle, Samuel
Clark.
Tho Republicans OF Bucks county
closed warm contest for delegates to the
coming State convention, on Monday, by
mass convention at Doylestown, The
largest ever held by the party. Two sets
of delegates were voted for, one in favor
OF Colonel Gilkeson for State Chairman
and one 10 favor of Mathew S. Quay. The
Gilkeson delegates won by lac TO 10. The
vote was by districts. Gilkeson is II Bucks
countian, ard the present State Chairman
Quay is United States Senator. The fight
is a State fight for supremacy.
AS the vote was by districts, it gave nc
idea of the size of the attendance or Of the
relative numerical strength of the two
wings, Quay having large following In
all the districts. Several special trains
were run over the Reading Railroad.
About 800 came in from the upper end
districts via Lansdale, and with as many
from the lower end townships came
around by the way of Philadelphia. Two
hundred came over the Newtown Rail
road alone. These figures were incrcas.
ed by hundreds more who drove 10 from
the nearer districts. The county seat
was overrun with delegates.
CENTRE BIaDGE ITEMS.
While David johnson was going Ia
the creamery with milk last Sunday morn.
ing the perch Of the wagon broke and lc!
him down on bis head and gave him q
milk bath. David says milk is good, bu,
he don't like too much at one time and
would rather have it in a different way.
death has visited our town again and
tahen away one OF our kind neighbors,
Mrs. Mary Fleming. She was II years
old at the time her Master called her home
10 rest. She was formerly OF Mortified,
Vermont, and had lived in this place forty.
ming years. Her funeral sermon was
preached by Rev. j. Brelivet, OF Malta.
wan,N. j., who was her former pastor
at Mortified. Rev. Mr.. Marley, OF New
Hope, gave his church up to him and he
preached a very touching sermon. lie
spoke of Mrs. Fleming as an earnest
church worker. She had been that years
ago and had continued her work till she
was called home 10 reap her reward.