The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-02-17
NEW HorE AND BUCKS COUNTY, PA.

W 5. RohbnstS Bro, carriage manu-
factnrers at Reirelsville, Bucks county,
will move their business to PhillipsbaAg,
n. j., atout April l. They now employ
L men, but after they move there the
force will be increased to 20.
A. J, Shampanore. the printer who
first tackled New Hope, is now in the
cigar business, being travelling salesman
for Nazareth firm. Hope Nc,rS.
A. J. Shampanorc, who started a paper
in New Hope, has been dead for several
years.
The Whtelcy Mill syndicate has APP
pointed r. Il. Schermerhotn COMMITTEE
of one" to watch the metropolitan papers
for the reports of burned-out industrial
establishments and TO open correspond
euce with the parties with the view of
inviting their attention To the New Hope
Mill. -NtlpS
The Republicans OF New Hope car.
ried every office yesterday. The following
were elected:
Burgess, j. Z. Scott; Town Council
G years., Jordon Shafrer, John w. Pid-
cock, g years., Charles S. Roberts
School Directors, Daniel 0hlinger and
David Cunningham Judge of Elections,
Watson Belts Inspector, Frank Smith
Auditor, John Simon; Tax Collector,
Peter Il. Slaughter, 0gerseer, Lewis V.
Bennett.
George W. Walter, of Point Pleasant,
has in his possession German Bible, one
of the Martin Luther editions, printed in
I'll. The book was bound in leather
nearly sixty years age and is in a good
state of preservation. 1t was formerly the
property Of the late Ephraim Walter
fsthet OF the present owner, and is highly
priced MIR. Walter also has several other
very old books that were the property of
his father in his younger days.
"A valuable arct geological clue, tend
ing to confirm the theory that the cross as
q symbol Of thrst's death was employed
by Indians in America before Columbus
discovered this continent, has Just been
turned up by Prof. Henry c. Mercer, of
Doylestowa In n collection of relics
from lldian graves in Colombia, which
j. W. Detweiler, OF Bethlehem, presented
to the Bucks County Historical Society
last year, Mr.. Mercer has come across
small eartheu disc very distinctly orna-
mented with a symbol of the cross. Be
tween the four arms Of The larger symba
are eight smaller crosses. The existence
OF the cross symbol in America before the
coming of Columbus has been the subject
OF much Interested Investigation and
speculation and Mr.. Mercer thinks TINT
here is an excellent illustration Of the
symbol in original American art Bachs
Co. Mirror
A dispatch from Harrisburg states
that the Doyleslown and Easton Electric
Railway Company has been granted
charter at the State Department. 1t will
construct "A line between the two towns
named, touching Al DAnboro and Point
Pleasant. The capital stock is 100000.
Harry J. Shoemaker, of Doylcstowu, is
president. 1t is not stated when Mr..
Shoemaker will commence building oper-
atoms.
j. Ferdinand Long, Esq-, attorney
for Emma A. 0pdyke aud Sarah NJ.
| Uhlcr, executives of the estate of Michael
Uhler, deceased, closed deal with ex-
| Sheriff Alonzo Nicholas on Friday, where
by the latter becomes the owner Of Uhler-
town. The consideration is said to be
81, 900
With the exception Of u email lfact OF
ground which he sold TO the school dis
tricl, the late Michael Uhler was The owner
OF the entire village Of Ghlertown, in
Tincum township, comprising II mansion
house, six tenant houses, a large hay press,
two store houses, hotel, a coal yard, n
boat yard. blacksmith shop, six limekins
and large flour and feed mill, with
daily capacity of fifty barrels
All this property passes into the posses.
sion Of cx Sheriff Nicholas 1t Is not his
present intention, however, 10 move to
Uhlerown