The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-07-25
Bucks County Briefs

has recently returned to this countr
and on Monday closed deal for tn
purchase of the farm of the lat
Howard Williams, with it's stock
crops, machinery, implements, etc
for consideration close to $4,000
The farm contains about So acre
and is situated on the Meeting Hous
road in Horsham township.
A tornado passed over Colmar OF
Friday evening, about o'clock, up
roofing trees and unroofing build
ings. 1t appears that the conica
pendant of storm-cloud reached t.
the earth on Broad street and passed
over the town leaving a path of grea
destruction. The first building in it.
way was Samuel Chorpenning's wash
house which it unroofed, carrying il
high in the air and letting it droI
between Hartzell's store and the Col
mar Hotel.
In the suit of Morris Randall and
wife against Mrs. Frank Della We'd
nesday morning, heard before Justice
Fred l. Kraft, of Bristol, Mrs. Della
was held under $1,000 bail for court
The controversy grew out of an argu-
ment over dirt being swept from one
property to the other
Doylestown has one thing to be
thankful for as result of the week
of rain. There will be no danger
of a famine in water for a long
time. Borough Engineer William
Hudson said Monday that everything
springs, wells, reservoirs and the dam
are filled chuck-a-block and that even
drought would have to last long
time to seriously affect the supply.
B. Harrison Thatcher, candidate for
the Republican nomination for Clerk
of Orphans Court, is the first upper
Bucks county veteran to enter the
political arena. He was connected
with the tank corps in France, and
was so badly wounded that little hope
was held out for several days. He
returned recently from an army hos
pital, where he was operated upon
several times.
Constable Joseph Wodock's automo-
bile became mired in road near
Hagersville on account of the rain and
mud and it was necessary to have a
team of horses rescue it from mud
that is foot or more deep.
The third race of the Quakertown
Driving Club will be neld ON Satur-
day afternoon, July 26tn, at O'Clock
There will be six big classes and in
addition a special prize is offered in
the free-of-all class. Citizens Band
will enliven the event with music. In
case of rain the races will occur Sat
urday afternoon, August I'd. Efforts
are being made to put on races sec
ond to none in. this part of the state.
The patronage thus for indicates That
efforts are appreciated.
Richland Changers and the Quaker
town Driving Club will cooperate to
make the 1919 farmers picnic at Lu-
Lu Park a success. Elaborate prep
arations are being made by the men,
as well as the women folks of the
grange. The driving club will put
on some big surprises for the event
The affair will occur Friday and Sat
urday, September Sc. Harry 5.
Johnsonis is president of the picnic
association, and Jacob Lands, secre-
tary, to whom application can be
made for information.
Two South Langhorne Italians
filed before Prothonotary Loux their
declaration of intention to become
naturalized citizens. Pasquale Mata-
razzo, of South Langhorne, aged 80
wears. native of Italy; Nazzarena
Lecarolis, aged As years, of South
Langhorne, native of Italy.
State Secretary H. H. Diehl, OF
the Pennsylvania Rural Letter Car
riers' Association organized the Bucks
county branch of the association on
Saturday evening, July 18th, at
Perkasie and these officers were e.
lected: H. F. Meyer, president, New
town; H. F. Croft, vice president
Perkasie; D. M. Meyers, secretary,
Perkasie; J. Samuel Althouse, trea-
surer, New Hope.
rs Ge!lmsa family VIII meet
in reunion in Perkasie Park, on
Saturday, August 9, when program
of addresses and music will be
rendered.
John T. Smith, of Wycombe, took
eight good sized bass from the
Neshaminy creek while Henry Nc
Comas, of Rushland, is reported tc
have caught the full limit.
Inventories of personal property
have been filed in the Register Of
Wills office in the estates of tbs
following deceaents: Eva Franklin
late of Nockamixon township, $1S9.7S
Annie Grace, late of Newtown, S324.3.
Matthias Hitler, late of Tinicum town
ship, $500; Israel G. Crouthamel, lat
Of ssilverda4e. S3S6.5J Margare
Crouthamel,, late of Doylestown
$2s1; Sophia G. Reeder, late of New
town S3412.s7; Edward H. Buchanan
late of Newtown township, $12,7S7.0l
Edward W. Ely, late of Doylestowl
s4535.01; Heston Walton, late 0
Warminister township, s23, 15l.99.