The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-02-20
NEW HOPE AND VICINITY.


Andrew Scarborough spent Sunday
with friends at Buckingham.
John Turner, of Philadelphia, is
the guest of his parents
Alfred Swope has removed from
Frenchtown to New Hope.
Mrs. Charles Mount, of Fleming
ton, is the guest of her parents here.
Mrs. Watson Tomlinson and family
visited Doylestown relatives last week.
Mrs. J. Z. Scott visited Philadelphia
on Thursday.
Miss Jennie Hartman recently Wis
tied relatives in Germantown.
Mrs. Thomas Vert visited her sis
ter in Trenton last week.
Misses Bertha and Retta Bennett
spent Sunday with friends IN Taylois-
vile.
Mrs. A. G. Hamilton and Mrs. Rich
ard Gorson spent Thursday in Phila-
delphia.
Miss Carrie Rhoads, of Byrn Mawr,
has been visiting her uncle Richard
Ely.
Miss Annie Bachman, OF East Al
lentown, is the guest of Mrs. c. b.
Voorhees, and family.
G. Fred Schermerhorn and wife, of
RiIlax, pnrk A
7, Schermerhorn and family.
Mrs. Ellen Waterman, of Albany,
N. Y, spent few days recently with
friends in this place.
Mrs Borden, OF Jobstown, N. j.,
was the recent guest of her son, j. p.
Borden and family.
George Gerheart and wife, of Chal-
font, spent some time last week with
Frank Bush and family.
John Morris, of Bear Creek, Pa,
visited Postmaster Belts and family
last week.
The Union Mills were shut down
last week on account of the heavy Jam
of ice.
Miss Margaret Haggerty, of Oak
Lane. visited friends in this place last
week.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Presbyterian Oh urch will hold
supper i'll Stintsman 3 Hall on the
evening of March 5.
The following is the report of the
Board of Health for the yenr ending
December 81. 1906: Deaths 81, IL fe-
male, and 0 male; births Is. : female
and IL male; marriages, ..
Engine Fire Company will hold
their annual meeting and election of
officers on Tuesday, March 4. The
meeting will be followed by Il ban
quet at the Delaware House.
Lydia A, wife of John Hough. 90
years old, died at the home of her
son-in-law, G. Watson Belts, Friday,
from cancer. She is survived by her
husband and two daughters, Mrs.
Jos. Magill, of Solebury, and Mrs. G.
Watson Belts, of New Hope. Funer-
al services were held from her late
home this afternoon. The in
terment was at So!ebury Friends
burying grounds.
Being so completely wrapped in
| blankets to protect her from the cold
that she smothered to death was the
fate of Margaret, little daughter of
Lincoln Rice and wife, residing few
miles from New Hope. Saturday ev-
eninS the Riees came to New Hope to
shop and before starting for home
wrapped the girl baby in number of
blankets to protect her from the Sc
we're cold. When they reached home
the mother picked up the little girl
and thinking she was sleeping carried
her into the house. Some time later,
when Mrs. Rice went to prepare the
child for bed, she was almost over
come to find the little form cold in
death.
The Republicans of New Hope
scored once more Tuesday by electing
their entire list of candidates. The
principal contest was over the cleo
ton of assessor, the highest salaried
Office in the borough. j. Z. Borden,
cratic opponent, Andrew J. Searbor-
ough, who received no.
The vote follows: Town Council,
Il. G. Foulke, Rep, 3 years, l72; Wat
son X. Reeder, Rep, 3 years, 1872; j..
N. Peze, Rep, year, 1877; Horace 4.
Shick, Dem 3years, 1l5; George Y.
Minor, Dem, 3 years, 93; Alfred G.
Hamilton, Dem l., year, 104. School
Director, John Simon, Sr., Rep, rs;
John q. Cryer, Rep, 1871; Charles l..
Logan, Dem, 104 Michael Knaly, Sr.
Dem, 80. Auditor, T.. N. Dubs, Rep,
175; George G. Masten. Dem, 102'
| Overseer of the Poor, Jos. w. Bal
derston, Rep, 1879. Judge of Eec-
tion, Abraham Voorhees,, Rep, l54
Jos. II. Closson, Dem, 1874. In
spector of Elections, Samuel Horn,
Rep, 172i Frank W. Parsons. Dem.
| 1903.
J. Z. Borden who was elected to
the office Of assessor on the republic
can ticket to succeed himself had the
honor of turning in the only abso-
lutely correct book in Bucks county
at the last regular spring assessment,
his report not requiring the change
OF figure.
The Perfection of baking-MAc-
KAY's bread.
A number from this city enjoyed a
sleigh ride last Wednesday evening.
The party included John H.. Folkner
and wifa Jomas Moofap onJ nit,