The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-03-05

| NS'@', " ShAiNbGe1Js W GEtuLG DUUU acres
of land, part of Haycock Mountain
near Quakertown, in Upper Bucks
county, as forest reserve. This &C.
ton follows the inspection of the
tract several weeks ago by represen-
totives of the Forestry Commission OF
Harrisburg. ]. Freeman Hendricks
OF Doylestown, representing the State
Department of Forestry, Wednesday
served notice to the land owners in
| the HayccK Mountain section, that
the State proposes to secure the land
for forest reserve. The land owners
have until March 10, to name a price
/ for their land in this tract after that
the State will claim the land by con-
| domination.
Lois R. Williams, the Oldest woman
agent on the New York division of
the Pennsylvania Railroad died We'd
nesday afternoon at o'clock, at her
late home in the building occupied by
the passenger station of the P. r. r.
at Andalusia. Mrs. Williams was GO
years old, and died after an illness
extending over the past five or six
years. She has been agent 27 years.
Yardley is short one dog catcher,
John Shoemaker, recently appointed
to round up the canine pests of the
borough, has rendered his resignation.
As reasons he gives the brutality that
foiled his efforts to capture the un-
leashed pet dog of leading mer-
chant at that place.
Employees of the Eisenlohr cigar
factory at Sellersville, are feeding
covey of quail that has become very
tame and lives in corn field adjoin-
ing the Eisenlohr factory. During the
recent heavy snow, the quail depend
ed entirely on the factory employees
| for its feed.
Ten turkeys, a gobbler and nine
hens were stolen few evenings ago
at the home of John L. Craig, of
Edison, and no trace of the thief or
the turkeys can be obtained.
Mrs. Sarah Estell Wigrall Newton,
one of the most widely known Doy-
lestown residents, died at 2 o'clock
Monday morning at the residence of
Misses Emma and Louise James, No.
So East Oakland avenue, Doylestown,
where she made her home for some
years.
Quakertown has a blind checker
player in the person of Stewart
Kramer, who uses cubes and balls, on
a specially made board, and has be-
icome SO adept, that he is rarely beat
en-.
To erect a recreation hall and
gymnasium to include up to date ath-
letic equipment, the Alumni Associa-
ton of the National Farm School Doy-
lestown, has opened campaign to
raise $4,000 for that purpose.
Langhorne Fire Company respon-
ded to a call from burning truck
near Oxford Valley, on Wednesday,
and extinguished the blaze, and al
though the contents of the van were
damaged the truck was saved. On
Monday they responded to a call at
Woodbourne to the Moon Farm. For
their promptness in answering the
call they were presented with $50.
With the return of the railroads to
private ownership rates enjoyed by
hundreds of Merchant shipyard work
ers at Bristol, who now live Ina Phila-
delphia and Trenton will cease. 1t
was announced Tuesday at the Harri-
man offices, and the regular commu-
tation rates of the Pennsylvania Rail
road will heve to be paid.
Yeggmen who blew the safe at the
Bristol post office failed to get
cent for their troubles, because the
big safe door resisted the shock of
the nitroglycerine. Fearful that the
sound of the explosion had aroused
the neighborhood, the yeggs, said to
be two in number, fled.
Among new structures which will
probably be built in Quakertown in
the next year or two, are new fire
house. Masonic Hall, Community
Memorial building to cost $4,000, a
three story building at Front and
Broad streets, on the lot purchased
by Oswin Haney, in addition to sew
eral factory buildings. A New York
cigar manufacturing concern recently
located here, propose erecting their
1 own factory.
Relatives in Dowlestown received
word Monday morning that DIR. Fred
Swartzlander, of Omaha, Nebraska,
formerly of this county, died there
Sunday morning from an attack of
angina pectoris, He was an uncle of
DR.. Frank B. Swartzlander, DR.. JOS
eph R. Swartzlander and Miss Sue B.
Swartzlander, of Doylestown.
Harry Haigh of near Quakertown,
is &c years old, and never spent dol
lar for doctoring for himself.
Plumsteadville Grange, No. 1888,
met on Friday evening. February 20.
After a business session the first and
second degrees were conferred on "a
I candidates The GRANGE has made a