The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-08-22
Bucks County Briefs

Robert Mcdowell, of Warrington,
aged rs, together with his wife quiet
ly celebrated the fiftieth or golden
anniversary of their wedding on
Thursday of last week, at their home
at Warrington. Souvenir, fruit
and flowers were received during the
day from many well-wishers.
The fifteenth annual reunion of the
Hellyer family was held at Methodist
Episcopal Church in PENIS Park on
Saturday. The morning was spent in
greetings and visiting witt. members
from a distance. From 1890 to 2.30
fine dinner was served, for which
the ladies of the family are famous.
Chalfont milkshippers have won
their fight for better service so that
they will not have to get up so early
in the morning. The railroad COM
pany has agreed to leave the iced
milk car there at o'clock in the
afternoon and pick it up at 1921 to
bring it to Doylestown. Then in the
mornings the stop will be omitted at
Chalfont. C ounty Agent CARRIER Of
the Farm Bureau, engineered the new
arrangements.
During the temporary absence of
mis- grandmother, five-year-old David
Prechtel of Richlandtown, procured
matches, and before aid could reach
him, was so severely burned that he
died shortly after.
Women completely routed the
men Saturday at the meeting Of
Pomona Grange, Chalfont, when
they took the affirmative side Of the
question, Resolved, That the aver
age country home is greatly in need
of improvements to make it conven-
lent and modern"
AS a result of the campaign the
State Police at Langhorne are carry
ing on against motor trucks running
through that section with only New
Jersey licenses it is estimated that be-
tween five and six thousand dollars
has been added to the State Treasury
Fifty truck drivers who have been |
making a habit of running in this
state every day with New jersey
licenses have been arrested and fnel !
Doylestown Chamber of Commerce !
in connection with Newtown Beard
of Trade made visitation o.
Thursday evening to the Merchant
Shipyard at Hartman that included
many members of both organizations
Few had ever seen the big plant be-
fore and its inspection was very in
structive to all. Representative of
the corporation took the men over
the yard, through the iowa Of Harri
man, and concluded the tour at the |
restaurant where a fine dinner was
served.
A Guernsey bull belonging 10 .Iohn |
Kirkpatrick, above Newtown, having
been in a declining condition for soLae
time with no prospect If improve !
n,ent was killed one day lasr week. |
An autopsy revealed a lot Of nails il
the bovine's stomach, the cause, likely |
of his poor health. The hide was
sold for $500.
The Wilson-Thompson reunion was
held at Wycombe at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert J. Thompson, on Sat
urday. About one hundred members
of the clan were in attendance. A fine
dinner was served and an enjoyable
social time was spent. Various games
and sports were features.
Ninety members of Tyror Tall
Grange and the two Buckingham
farmers clubs motored to Hartman,
Saturday, and visited the ship planl
taking dinner there.
A memorial service in honor of
Private Earl S. Crouthamel, of South
Perkasie, killed in action with the
145th Infantry, November 2, 1918,
was afeature of the eleventh annual
reunion of the Crouthamel family,
held in Perkasie Park Saturday. Two
hundred defendants of Andrew
Crouthamel; of Switzerland, attended
the reunion. Their are POO names
on the family history.
About one hundred and twenty-five
members of the Beans Family Asso-
citation assembled from different
parts of Bucks county, New Jersey
and other places, at the residence of
Wills Barnes in Buckingham town
ship and registered for the 6th annual
reunion on Saturday, August 10th.
The family adjourned to meet in $40
at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Wesley
Naylor of Pineville
Horace G. Reeder agent for Clar-
ence Johnson, has sold his lo6 acre
farm in Upper Wakefield township
(near Highland School House,, to
]. Elmer Transue, of East Strouds-
burg, Pa; possession to be given No
vember LIST next.