The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-07-11

, caster county.
The funeral of Mrs Ella A. Warner
wife of Edward Warner, of near Fur
long, was held Thursday morning with
services in the chapel at Beulah Gene
terry by the Rev. William E. Steckel.
X. G. Hopkins, Lehigh county, one
Of the State Grange deputies, with the
help of Isaac Gross, Plumsteadville,
master of the Plumstead Grange, or
gained by the Keller's Church Grange
Wednesday evening July End. The or
ganization meeting was the third of
series Of meetings in that community.
The membership takes in Bedminister,
East Rockhill, Haycock, and Mock
amixon townships. One hundred nd
twenty four charter members have
been signed up for the grange.
Automobile owners in Doylestown
would only have to make two trips
to give every person in town a ride.
According to census made Thurs
day there are 278 automobiles in
town, SO more than in October, 1917,
when the previous census was made.
| This gives a car for every even
dozen of the $500 residents of the
town.
Edwin W. Henry, Jr., 27-year-old
son of Postmaster Henry, of Hume
vile, attempted suicide Wednesday
night at his parents home at Hume
vile while suffering mental depression
which his friends say was caused by
the young mans war experiences and
the reaction since his discharge and
retirement to private civilian life.
A bag found in the garnet on the
former Hettie A. Williams farm Of 230
acres near Pineville, contained parch-
ment deeds which cover the title to
the estate from William Penn ondown.
Not one of them had been recorded.
Squire Edward R. Kirk took them to
the Recorders office in Doylestown
one day recently.
David Shaddinger, employed by C.
B. Kratz, of Plumsteadville, fell from
load of hay Tuesday and broke his
left arm at the wrist.
The Lansdale Council has delivered
an eltimatum to the Lehigh Valley
Transit Company in the form of q re-
solution directing the company to lay
concrete between its rails and for a
distance of thirty-six inches outside
the rails.
As the time approaches for Doyles-
| towns big July 18th celebration for
the soldiers of the county things are
taking more definite shape, and it has
been proposed now to have moving
pictures taken of the historical pag-
cant and other features of the day.
Miss Bertha Rachael Bloomer,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George W.
Bloomer, of Southampton, and Warren
Frantz, son of Zeno Frantz, of Sell
ersville, were married at the home Of
the brides parents on Saturday after
noon at o'clock. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. w. A. Rowley, of
Southampton, pastor of the brides
family.
Sergeant johnson, of Jamison, a
member of the Philadelphia police
force, who boosted that the chicken
thieves operating in that neighbor-
hood would never get any of his
flock has changed his mind. Two dogs
and his trusty shot gun awaited
nothing. The thieves arrived one night
recently, whether incidentally or in
view Of his expressions is not known
but they got away with % Of his
choicest fJwls.
Two hen roosts at Richboro were
visited a few nights ago by chicken
thieves Forty were taken from
Frank Gill and fifty from Thomas
Rogers flock.
Howard Keller, proprietor of the
grocery and baker store in Sellersville,
was struck by Lehigh Valley limited
trolley at the trolley crossing on ely
mer avenue at noon on Tuesday, while
driving his delivery truck. Mr.. Keller
was injured about the head and sus-
tanned bruises about the body. His
year old daughter who was with him
at the time was also injured on the
head. The auto truck was badly wreck
ed.
Senator" Charles Brown, who pre-
sides with grace and dignity over the
Marriage License "shop" at the
Court House, Doylestown, and James
T. Keyser, his general assistant do
not pretend to explain why June, 1919,
was a record breaking month for
brides with SO issued in the month Of
brides and roses.
With the advent Of prohibition.
Bristol police are busily engaged in
breaking up "speakeasies." Two
places were raided Sunday night, after
spoilers" had purchased whiskey in
the places. one 504 Pond street, and
one at 1104 Wood street. Four men
all Greeks, were held under 500 bail
each for conducting the places.
The funeral of Norman Trego, who
was drowned in the Neshaminy Fri
day, June 9th, was held Tuesday
afternoon from his parents home in
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