The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-08-26
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY. PA

The Point Pleasant Sunday School
held its annual picnic in Belts s. Manning's
Grove, New Hope, last Saturday.
There are eighteen papers 10 Bucks
county and but single one among the
whole number that supports Bryan and
Sewall-ihe Doylestosea Democrat.
-Carversvillc Lodge, No. 26l, 1. o. o.
F., will hold grand all-day picnic and
social evening hop at Solebury Deer Park
on Saturday, August 90. Several good
speakers will be present and the Lambert
vile Cornet Band has been engaged for
the day, which is an assurance that there
will be good music and plenty OF 1t.
On Monday two carloads of carts,
derricks and tools were unloaded at Ouak-
eTtown, and yesterday morning gang
of Italians was set TO work at grading
the roadbed for the new railroad that is
to run from Quakertown TO Easton via
Riegelsville.
The company said all along that the
road would certainly be built, but the
people were skeptical. There seems to
be no doubt about 1t now, and the peo-
Pile are happy. Rie9elSviite Nel0s dug.
10. .e
Died In EermIt's Hut.
Near Centre Hill, small hamlet about
three miles from New Hope on the Old
York road, there stands a small hut. For
almost fifty years Ned Randall lived in
this. humble dwelling with no human
companion. During the past few years
a decrepit shepherd dog shared his home.
No more eccentric character has been
known in this section of the country. He
left his home but once month, to collect
rents from small estate which he owned
near Kenderdine's Mills, and to go to the
store In Centre Hill to buy his provisions
and talk with the farmers. ALFRED, as he
always was, in an old frock coat, once
black, but long since faded, yellow
waist.coat, a pair of brownish broadcloth
trousers and an old, low.crowned derby
hat, from under which his long gray hair
hung down upon bis shoulders, be presen-
ted strange picture. He always carried a
long staff and wore flowing gray whiskers.
which fell half way to his waist.
'Buck, as he was Familiarity known,
was over six feet tall and as thin as rail
but much bent in consequence of his age.
He had never Travelled on a railroad
train and had never been in city of any
size. During his whole life he had never
been sick more than few days at time
until about three weeks ago, when his
neighbors, not seeing him around, went
to see II he was sick.
They found him in bed and quite feeble.
A physician was summoned and left some
medicine, but the old man stubbornly re-
fused to take 1t. His neighbors carried
food to him, but he would not touch II,
saying that he had no friends or relatives,
and had lived long enough. Except
drink of water to slake his thirst, Randall
swallowed nothing, and gradually grew
weaker until be died on Thursday last.
He was buried Tuesday of last week from
his late residence, the farmers for miles
around going to his funeral ''Buck"
was over eighty five years of age and had
never been married
Falkland, once prominent resort on
the Neshaminy, and the Summer homo
of many Philadelphia Spiritualists, has
been shorn of its glory, and is now but
feebly palronized. Neshaminy Falls has
also lost its prestige, and but few excur-
sions have patronized the place this
season.