The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-12-23


canal here.
The large doll at Throp's Drug Store,
will be given to the party holding the
lucky ticket, on Christmas day.
Sheriff Eastburn, on the 9th inst,
sold house and lot in New Hope, the
property of Samuel and Sarah Buchanan,
to Edward Featherstone, for $S5000.
The New Hope Cornet Band have ac-
cepted an engagement to play at the
Pennington Rink, next Tuesday evening.
They take their progress calmly and do
not seem at all proud.
Christmas exercises, consisting of
singing, recitations, and distribution of
gifts to the children, will be held in the
New Hope M. E. Church and the Presby-
terrain Chapel, on Christmas Eve.
The Democrat says that the skating
rink in Doylestown closed on Saturday
night week, for the present. "Under
the management of Messrs. Morris &
Naylor, the rink has been fairly patron
lied, but it is evident that Kinks have had
their inning, at least in Doylestown.'
The New Hope Cornet Band have
engaged their old instructor, Prof. Keller,
of Philadelphia, to perfect them in more
advanced music. The Professor has recent
ly given daughter in matrimony, to a
rising young plumber of Philadelphia.
The festivities were on grand scale, and
the bride was the recipient of many hand
some presents.
We were delighted during recent
visit to the rooms of our Cornet Band,
last week, to see the progress made in
the musical art by our little friend Joseph
Nice, only years of age. Joe can beat
the drum to degree that will soon rate
him in competition with older heads.
We wish him success. We have always
prophetized we'll for our boys" and we
feel that they are gaining an enviable
reputation.
The charming weather we are having
at present, is not in accordance with the
views Of some of our old weather pro-
phets, who are highly in favor of "a white
Christmas as conducive to more even
state of the weather for the remaining
months of Winter. AS regards the health
ratio in the latter case, we decidedly pre-
fer the present dry cold atmosphere and
the hard frozen ground. 1t is nice enough
to have sleighing for those who can enjoy
it, but the average pedestrian prefers,
like the cat, ito keep his feet dry"
We look with pleasure upon the
beautiful sights presented in the shop win
dows in our cities, and would fain envy al
most those who are able to purchase the
| nice presents for parents and children;
but there is thought that is comforting,
when we reflect that it is in the power of
those who are poor to make for their lit
tie ones many toys and useful things, with
the aid of few tools that are lying
around the house. The children seem to
appreciate what papa" does, and love to
think that he has gone to the trouble to
do this for them. And "mama," with
the aid of crochet needle and little
"take the time to do it," can make nice
warm mittens, scarf and leggings, or a
hood, which will be very pleasing and
useful. When We have grown older in
life and appreciate the lesson of our Sa-
viour's love for children, it should be our
duty to Him, to try and contribute to the
happiness of our little darlings, even il
we can but cast the twidow's mite" into
their treasury, and not let them want for
something at Christmas, even If we have
to make it ourselves. There is an adage,
that linen are but children of larger
growth y our enjoyments, our longings,
and our possessions, are but the result
of our increased growth and strength and
SO called wisdom, yet we are but children
with it all.
The hydrophobia scare now prevail
ing in the cities of Newark, N. j., New
York, N. Y, and London, Eng, is one
founded ON too well attested grounds, and
it is not comfortable feeling for those
who have to travel our roads at night to
reflect, that within comparatively few
miles of us there are scores of CANNES,
who have been affected with rabies. 1t
is an old adage that we are always ready
to clock the door of the stable after the
horse has been stolen" and 50 we read
the columns of the New York papers.
The daily papers furnish us with terrible
accounts of horrible deaths and cases of
laceration of the human flesh, by rabid,
worthless dogs, and continue to tolerate
the presence in our midst, of unmuzzled
ours, (Spitz breeds especially, who are
liable during the cold weather, to go mad
at any time.
When will we learn to profit by the
misfortunes of our neighbors, and learn
to prepare for the coming storm, when
we hear the mutterings Of the thunder in
.he distance. There are numbers of dogs
who go prowling around half starved in
the cold, and others who are 'chained up
in exposed quarters, without proper pro-
lection from the cold, by having warm
straw bed in comfortable house. AS a
chilling" will produce the disease in the
dog, he should be at least, kept in good
quarters away from the house.
Present lamentable experience proves
that CANNES are no longer to be trusted.
The first symptoms are 'smopishness, T"
eating sticks, straw, &C., followed by an
unusually affectionate temper, sc. Be
guarded, caress may be fatal at this
time.
Every one will try to avoid mad dog
when he is on "the rum" but few are
careful before that time arrives. In case
of bite, authorities insist on the cutting