The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-08-29

/ statue of Liberty. My companion,. an
old resident of Somerset, told me that
( Genera Taylor and his brother Lewis one
day caught a negro on the road near New
Brunswick, who was great liar, and had
formerly been in their employ they tool;
/, him and cut off one ear and let him go.
They were indicted, but nothing further
was. ever done about it. A ''nigger's'
ear in those days was not of much conse-
iquence TO courts when the question of the
cost of trial was up.
AS the 'swhiskey' question in rela-
ton to the choice of Grand Master among
the Odd Fellows is attracting consider
able attention, and as the candidate nom
mated by those who are opposed to the
selection of liquor seller for that posi-
ton, resides in this city, we give the fol
lowing from the Newark Daily Journal :
The excitement in regard to the coming
election for Grand Master Of the indie
pendent Order of Odd Fellows is on the
increase, and by the time tho election is
held-the second meeting night in Octo.
bert will have reached boiling point.
The articles published in the journal of
the e5th ult., served to increase the ex-
element, and from that article has eman
ated the accounts given in the Newark
and New York papers. The New York
papers and one local paper garbled our
account, instead of taking the article and
giving the proper credit, and so doing has
done an injustice to Past Grand Sire Mich
olson, who, understanding that the
Journals article was the basis of all the
others, writes as follows in private let
ter to an Odd Fellow ''Thc Neaeark
Daily journal does not say that the P.
G. Sire issued circular, but the report
has gone out through the Associated
Press. 1t is but doing justice to Past
Grand Sire Nicholson to say that he has
taken no part in the contest in this State |;
in fact, it would be unbecoming on his
part to do SO, which every Odd Fellow
perfectly understands.
The New York World sent reporter
to interview the candidate for Grand
Master, Mr.. Augustus Grassman, at his
place of business, No. 161 Washington
street. Hoboken, and the reporter, salts
fed that Mr.. Grassman sold only whole
sale, so reported in that paper, but New
ark reporter, thinking that some mistake
had occurred in regard to the matter,
determined to investigate the subject
for himself, and with that idea in his
mind proceeded to Hohoken and found
that gentleman at his place of business.
There is evidently misunderstanding
in regard 10 the subject matter. Mr..
Grassmans friends claim that be does not
keep saloon or sample. room, while Mr..
Grassman, in his conversation with the
reporter Of the journal, had no hesita-
ton in stating that he did keep n saloon
where liquor could be bought by the
glass, and, in fact, took the trouble to
show the reporter his regular license for
that purpose. He was very much opposed
to being interviewed, saying that too
much had already been said about the
matter, and that he would much rather
the papers would leave him alone not
that it injured him, but, on the contrary
advertised his business. The reporter
found that the front part of the store was
used as grocery, corn, blackberries, aud
the other adjuncts of a grocery being lis
played on the sidewalk in front Of the
store. The reporter entered cautiously,
being afraid he had mistaken the place,
but on noticing door in the rear OF the
store he boldly pushed it open and ad-
vanced to the bar, which he found the
same as in any other saloon. The bar
tender made his appearance, and the re-
porter fully satisfied himself that the
| place was saloon, conducted on regular
saloon principles.
After the reporter had introduced him
| oil tn Nh ~ nd L.. 4
had seen the article published in the
/ journal, Mr.. Grassman Immediately pro-
/ duced one and handed it to the reporter.
| remarking that it was perfectly fair one,
| but hoped nothing more would be said
about the matter. But tho reporter per-
sisted, and propounded the following
Have you local license for selling
malt and vinous liquors by the glass %
"Ies."
lie supplemented this by stating that
he only did this to avoid trouble that
people would talk If he did not, and, be-
ing an Alderman, Of course, he had to
obey the law as well as to see that it was
obeyed. He further stated that he kept
the liquor for family and medicinal pur-
poses. OF course, said he, if party
comes in here and wants to try it, / let
him, and that is the main reason for keep
ing "A bar. am not a drinking man my
self, he said, and my place is closed on
Sunday and at o'clock at night.
at is stated by parties that you keep q
public drinking bar, and that they have
paid for and drank liquors at your bar
during the time you have occupied the
position of Deputy Grand Master. Is
that true %
"Well, you can see for yourself. There
is my license, and have been in business
for the last eighteen years.
"Have you ever attended an anniver-
sary of an Odd Fellows lodge and seen
beer and other liquors drank on the floor
while you were an officer of the Grand
Lodge %
81 do not reoollect | may have done
SO, but if did it was only what / have
seen other grand officers do"
After further questioning he said that
no wished the papers would say no more
about the matter that he was quite in
dependent that he had spent more money
than he had ever received /; that he did
not care what his enemies said thai it
was only three or -four fanatics who OPP
posed him, but that he would be elected
They try to make out, said he, that I am
the German candidate, but it is not so.
| have as many friends among the Ameri-
can Odd Fellows as among the German !;
| have always tried to do my duty as far
as practicable. There are State laws that
you cannot live up to, the same as in Odd
Fellowship, but you do it as near as you
can that is, they are not practicable.
Just as the reporter was leaving Mr..
Grassman said "You can say that IL my
friends will start me in the banking busi
ness l will give up this"
The election will take place on the
second meeting night in October, and
meanwhile the greatest efforts will be
made for and against MIR. Grassman.
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