The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-08-01
Bucks County Briefs

Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Bidwell, of Rel
gelsville, were painfully injured Sun
day in an automobile collision at AS
bury Park. Their car was struck at
street intersection by larger car.
Mr.. Bidweh suffered cuts on the head,
nose and ankle. Their child was cut
about the face.
Charles Lester Buckman, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Jesse Buchanan, of Wood Hill
and Miss Carrie May Bradfield, eldest
] daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Brad
field, also of Wood Hill, were quiet
ly married at the parsonage at
Brownsburg on July 9Th. The couple
will reside on the farm of the late
Edward II. Buchanan, near Stoopville,
Pa.
John W. Mease, the oldest resident
of Pleasant Valley, died last Tuesday
night, after an illness of several
months. His age was Sc years, 2
months and IA days. Until several
months ago he had never been sick
and was remarkably hale and hearty
for man of his age. He was first
afflicted with Kidney trouble but his
death was FASTENED by paralysis.
William Eckert, the aged Quaker
town resident, who disappeared Sat
urday, July 18th, is still missing, al
though searching parties have been
out every day.
While making fence on Saturday,
Walton Yerkes, of Jamison, fell and
was badly cut about the face and
hands with barbed wire He had to
go to physician to have several
stitches taken in the cut in his face.
! J. Carroll Mo.ley, real estate broker,
| reports the following sales: For
George W. Hall, his 3-acre property
near Wycombe, Buckingham township
to Harry C. Price, of Pineville, Pos
session November 1st. Also the house
and lot known as 1872 East State
street, Doylestown borough, belonging
to Margaret Curley, to William A.
Parker of New Britain.
Israel Conard, of townsville, had the
misfortune to fracture his hip when
he fell from load of wheat on his
farm last Friday. The load caught
on the telephone wires along the lane.
He was very sick for several days and
will have to be on his back seven
weeks.
Harry Barndt has received the APP
pointment as postmaster of the Sell
ersville post office according to re-
ports in Philadelphia newspapers. The
civil service examination for the po-
sition was held last November. Mr..
Barndt has not yet been officially
notified of his good fortune.
The Cold Spring Bleachery of Yard
ley, had to close down, with the ex-
ception of the foreman and office
force, during the continued rains, ow-
ing to the muddy condition of the
| water.
Allen Dreisbach, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Dreisbach, of Quakertown,
had a stone accidently slip into his
windpipe while eating a prune last
Thursday afternoon. While playing
with other children the accident hap
pened. Several physicians failed to
extract the stone, and meanwhile he
suffered excruciating pain. On Thurs
day evening he was taken to Phila-
delphia, where a throat specialists re-
moved the stone. The boy now APP
pears to be none the worse for his
experience.
Miss Hazel Worthington, of Doyles-
town, has been secured as teacher
of the Street Road School at Mesh
aminy for the coming school year.
When Miss Mary L. Dubois OF
Doylestown, recently resigned as
teacher of one of the classes of the
Presbyterian Sunday school she COM
pleted continuous service in the school
of close to forty years, and as ar
expression of their appreciation her
present class presented her with q
handsome cut-glass vase.
Four hundred and fifty cigar
makers of the 800 employed in si1
cigar manufactures at Perkasie
struck Saturday and the factories
were picketed, but there have been ne
attempts at violence. However, somt
of the managers of local plants ap
pealed to Burgess Croft for protection
and he in turn appealed to the STATE
police. Friday evening a detail o.
state police arrived and patroled thu
streets, but there was no disorder. Thu
strikers, demanding so per cent in
crease in wages and 44-hour week
say employees in every North Penn
factory will be out next week and tina
factories at Quakertown and Sellers
Vile will be the next in line