The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-07-16
Bucks County and Nearby

has patched the holes in the macadan
surface of the Old York Road. TIL,
road is being thoroughly repaired
from Willow Grove to Street road, a!
rapidly as the material arrives.
Miss Frances w. Carter, of Pine
vile, who graduated in this year:
class at West Chester State Norma
School, has been appointed teacher il
the graded school at Cape May
Court House, N. j., at salary Of
$1,000 for the term
Three more applications were re-
ceived Wednesday evening by boy.
lestown Fire Company which recently
won large silver cup for the great
est increase in membership among
the fire companies of the county.
Richard Moore, of Philadelphia,
was brought to the county Jail last
week by members of he State Police
from Langhorne on the charge of
being implicated in the theft of$10000
worth of silk hosiery from w. Rumpf
& Son, Langhorne, on the night of
June 81.
Three cases were heard before
Judge William c. Ryan at the session
of court Monday morning. James
Burns, 2O27 South 10th street, Phila-
delphia, pleaded guilty to driving a
motor vehicle while under the in
fuence of liquor, and was sentenced
to pay a fine of 500 and the costs of
prosecution.
Endeavoring to avoid a collision
with a team and an automobile,
Harry Rush, of Doylestown, drove
across the trolley track on the bridge
at Beaumont's mill, Dwyerstown, on
Sunday afternoon. with his motor
cycle, the wheel of the cycle striking
the trolley rail and the hind wheel
of the automobile jolting both Mr.. and
Mrs. Rush from their machine. Mr..
Rush was pinned under the motor
cycle badly injuring his hip, and Mrs.
Rush had her arm badly bruised. The
front wheel of the motorcycle was
wrecked.
Doylestown sewer users have been
granted three months grace. As the
result of the hearing held by the
Dauphin county court Wednesday it
was agreed to continue the applica-
ton for preliminary injunction until
October 18th to afford an opportunity
to abate the nuisance.
Employees Of the State Highway
Department have been repairing the
read between Doylestown and Plum
steadville with crushed stone and tar
and the road is in first class condition.
While assisting in making hay
Frank Walt, mail carrier, of Spin
nerstown, suffered a fall in his barn,
receiving a dislocated shoulder, deep
wound in his head, and was injured
internally. He is in critical condi-
ton. The accident occurred Thurs
day, DR.. Wilson Erdman, of Quaker
town is attending him.
The employees of Sine's coal yard at
Perkasie, killed a copperhead snake
measuring 40 inches in length in a
coal bin. How the snake made its
way to the yards is mystery, unless
it was shipped with load of coal.
Morrisville schools will open for the
fall and winter term September Z, for
ten months, and the compulsory sea-
son will begin October l and continue
for eight months. This action was
taken by the Board of Education at
special meeting held in the office OF
President Thomas B. Stockham.
The supervisors of Bedminster
township are putting up their stone
crushing plant at the stone quarry OF
Harvey Mill near the Irish meeting
house, where they expect to operate
their plant for some time to bud
stone roads in that vicinity.
Amos s. Hellyer, aged 92 years, OF
Doylestown, died Monday afternoon
at the horne of his son, Samuel A
Hellyer, of diseases incident to old
age, sleeping himself away. Mr.
Hellyer enjoyed remarkable health
for one Of his advanced age. Until
q week ago he was able to be out fol-
almost daily automobile trips, but the
heat seriously affected him recently
and probably FASTENED his end. H'
was one of eight brothers. Ages Of
the five living a week ago aggrega
ted APT years, or an average of 81
years. Those surviving him arr
Myron, of Doylestown; jerks, of Brls
toll; Cress, of Spartansburg, and Nah
lon, of Blooming Valley, Crawford