The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-12-19
Eucks County and Nearby

QUARANTINE laws Dy Jhe sale OF d1
seased COW, was held for court by jus
tice of the Peace Charles R. Nighten
gale at hearing on Thursday
Paul Pogson, who was discharges
after being arrested in connection witt
the theft of Henry Happ's automo
bile, and was later held as a materia
witness, was turned over to the Phila
delphia authorities Thursday to ans
wer charges of having stolen about
| 81 400 worth of jewelry.
The Bucks County Medical Society
held a special meeting at the Genera
Greene Inn, Buckingham. About q
doctors, representing all sections OF
the county, were present. DIR. Viii
liam G. Meyer, Quakertown, presided
over the meeting and DR.. Anthony F
Myers recorded the proceeding
The binding lights of another car
not equipped with non-glare lens was
responsible for an accident on the
Blooming Glen pike on Monday night,
when the big 5-ton truck of Robert
T. Hendricks was ditched and narrow
| ly escaped a somersault over the bank
into Albert Bowen's meadow. The
truck was extricated from it's perilous
| position after much difficulty.
The board of supervisors of New
town township have organized for the
new year by the election of Joseph Y.
Webster as chairman, William H.
Williams as treasurer, and John c..
Goodnoe as secretary. Mr.. Goodnoe
is a new supervisor, having been ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy caused by
the removal of W. W. Thoman from
the township. The supervisors have
decided to discontinue the electric
lighting of Sycamore street. This
| lighting was done on moonlight
schedule for some years.
Acting as spokesman for the gen.
eral committee in charge of the re-
cent celebration in honor of the form
err service men of Yardley and Low
err Wakefield township, James E.
Groome, turned over check for more
than 5000 to the "Knowles-Doyle
Post of the American Legion" of
Yardley; Thursday evening at a meet
ing of the Post. The check represen-
ted the surplus of the amount sub
scribed for the welcome home cele-
bration and the erection of a tablet
Harry H. Adams, aged 81 years
was put on trial before Judge Will
lam C. Ryan, Monday morning on
| the charge of having murdered Con-
stable John P. Weitzel, aged 60 years,
of Quakertown. Saturday morning,
June 14th.
The transfer of the pike from Doy
lestown to Willow Grove was made on
Monday morning. The consideration
for the part in Bucks county was s21,-
600, half of which was paid by the
state. Montgomery county's share
was $4,000, half of which was also
paid by the state. The road will be
open to public travel without toll
charges at once.
Chester Cope, of Buckingham VAL
ley shot a red fox Saturday after the
dogs had chased it for over five miles.
DR.. W. S. Erdman will have it noun
ted as fur.
George King moved the grass of
the south grass-plot at Gable Enc"
Buckingham, and also two small plots
in front of the house on Saturday
morning, December 18th, an event
which is unique in the experience of
the present owner, who has occupied
the house for almost twenty years.
Fourty-four years a Sunday school
superintendent is the record of Hon.
H. G. Meyer, who on Sunday resigned
as the acting superintendent of Ebe-
nezer United Evangelistical Sunday
School, Perkasie. Declining health at
II years of age prompted Mr.. Meyer
to offer his resignation. 1t recalls
the beginning of Sunday school work
in Perkasie, when population OF
500 or 600 people all denominations
were represented in Union Sunday
school which first met in a shed along
Seventh street. David Dolly, deceas-
ed, was then associated with Mr.. Mo
yer in the work.
Bristol has six cases Of. diphtheria
which have been { Cd by local
physicians, MorrisviSb has several
cases and West Rockhill has another
case.
Announcement was made at meet
ing of the directors of the Morrisvillt
Chamber of Commerce that the state
would establish park at the ap
proach to the free bridge crossing tbs
Delaware. The state has just com
pleted work on a concrete road from
Mill street to the bridge and this strii
of roadway is one of the best in th'
state. 1t was also stated this sam'
type of permanent road would be con
structed by the state on Bridge stree
to Fallsington.
Thomson Memorial Church.