The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-11-26
BUCKS COUNTY PERSONALS

Harry Barndt, an employee of Roig
& Langdorf, Perkasie, is confined to
his home with bad leg, the results
of what was thought to be a trifing
injury sustained when a hook he was
using in handling case of tobacco
was suddenly released from its hold,
striking him on the knee.
John Mitchell, the veteran colored
preacher who has been well known in
the County Seat for the last fifty
years or more, and who disappeared
from his home. in Doylestown last Sat
urday morning, was found dead from
exposure at o'clock Wednesday
morning in a gutter along Chestnut
lane, two miles northwest of Prospect
vile and five miles from Amber.
DIR. C. D. Fertz, of Sellersville, cele-
brated his 10th birthday Tuesday.
Doctor Fretz is very active at his age,
being president of Sellersville Ma
tional Bank, and devotes a great deal
of his time to the business of the
bank He is also a deacon in st.
Pau's Reformed Church and an active
member in the church, Sunday School
and church choir and possesses fine
tenor voice.
Mrs. H. C. B. Beranek, of 713 West
Broad street, Quakertown, was found
dead lying on a lounge at her home
Saturday afternoon by her husband,
who had been away just for short
period marketing. Heart failure it is
believed was the cause of death.
Solebury primary school was closed
last week as carpenters were putting
in additional windows, making more
light in the school room, enabling
the children to carry on their school
work better during stormy weather.
While L. D. Mann G. Son were erect
ing a tombstone in Deep Run Gene
terry they discovered strawberry
patch in the cemetery from which
they picked number of ripe berries.
Escaping with only few scratches
was the good luck of the occupants OF
two cars when WHY'S Knight run
by Arthur Shelly collided with Buick
run by John F. Leatherman on the
Dublin pike, near Stanley Papp's
place, Friday evening. Mr.. Leather
man was accompanied by his wife and
Mr.. Shelly by his brother, George.
Following the success of the drive
to free the toll roads in Bucks County
the Automobile Club is working in
conjunction with Yardley Chamber OF
Commerce, the Mercer County Auto
mobile Club and similar organizations
to have the Delaware River bridge at
Yardley made a free bridge in the
very near future.
During the first ten months of 1926
up until Friday afternoon, 168 Bucks
County aliens declared their intention
of becoming naturalized, the first step
toward securing citizenship in the
United States.
Buckingham Township dedicated its
handsome monument to the service
men Saturday afternoon with ad-
dresses by Judge William c. Ryan and
Major George Ross, and with large
audience present.
Mr.. and Mrs. James j. Ives, OF
Chester, formerly of Lahaska, an
nounce the marriage of their daugh
ter, Blanche E. Harding, to Ezra NJ
Lake, on November ID, 1920.
When the Eugene Valence Cigal
Factory at Trumbauersville opened
their new factory Monday every table
was occupied, due in measure to the
closing of the ]. Klorefein factory las
week.
Several Doylestown residents at
tended the sale held Satur 'ay after
noon of the real estate an persona
property of John Haldeman wholivei
| on the Dublin pike. The al estate
was purchased by John Nice of Foun
tainville, for $4,000.