The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-07-07
THE MAN ABOUT TOWN.


cigar store. OF course, it did not raise
him off the chair; he was too heavy for
that; but he got up aud made things
blue for awhile. If he had caught the
perpetrator of the joke he would have
fined him, no doubt, on the spot
There were quite a number of ladies
aud gentlemen on the "band wagon !"
early on the morning of the Fourth.
Still. there was nothing disorderly about
the party. They were not there in the
sense the term is generally used nova
days, but bent on excursion over in the
neighboring county of Bucks, to spend
the day in recreation. 1t might be well
to say that the several horns the men
had were tin ones. and their continual
footing of them assisted the small boy in
getting up the usual amount of noise.
There was not so much life when the
return was made, about p. M. We
overheard one Young fellow remark.
=" Say, Johnnie, that amt our kind of
band wagon, is it ?"
Some men are always ready to get off
joke at another's expense. About a
year ago some one-it is said the mans
initials are G. G. Burleigh Johns-kiIled
u snake and put it over in Henry Dubbs'
yard, across the river, and when Henry
saw it he got his little gun and killed it
again. Well, the boys " had it on him, .
but he grinned and bore it. A few days
ago Brother Johns went cunning after
his namesakes over at Huffnagle's dam,
and Brother Dubbs was waiting out
there at the same time. They had a
cast iron frog, and it was placed on the
opposite side of the dam, under little
bush, aud in the course of his perambu-
lations it vas discovered by this lover of
frog flesh. Bang The frog did not
move. To get it it was necessary to
make circuit around the circumference,
as there was no means of going across
the diameter of the dam. TO make
things doubly sure, he got club, with
which he might. if any life be still re-
naming, silence it. 1t was useless, how
ever. He found out that he had killed
the wrong frog and that the boys had
him where they wanted him. Burleigh
don't swear, but there is no doubt that
the namo of the place where he was
could have been used to good advantage
by professional. We fear that friend
Dubbs will have another snake to shoot
some day or date not now enumerated.
There has been an unusual demand
this year for Rena f'ipins, and many
hunters have walked themselves tired in
search of them. Perhaps our readers
are not mp in Latin, and therefore do
not know what kind of fruit the term
applies to. It's only by chance that we
struck it, SO the overdose of knowledge
will not place us far ahead of the aver
age reader. Reno pipins is only another
term for bullfrogs. We have weak
ness for such sport, and like many others
have caught and come home with small
doses. Through the kindness of Mr..
Elisha Stout, ON Friday last we were
driven, behind his valuable roadster, to
Woodsville, thence to Marshal's Corner,
through Hopewell to Stontsburg, where
tie.up was made and dinner ordered.
All the little streams and big streams,
bitches and ponds were examined, blu;
it was not a profitable day for frogs.
Still, we did not come home empty.
handed. The luck, however, was moi
commensurate with the labor performed
in securing the number. Outside of the
frog hunting the drive through the rich
farms and the beautiful scenery well re-
paid the time, The refreshing air was
laden with the ripe harvest of newmown
hay, which give it q sweet and whole
some odor. The farmers in this section
OF the country will have occasion to re-
joice and give thanks for the bountiful
harvest We have wandered from our
subject. After dinner our host Pitten-
ger saw us safely off on ronie for home,
where we arrived at s P. NJ, weary and
hungry, the latter being satisfied by those
who ever watch and wait to please their
benedicts.
We are indebted to Mr.. Samuel Gold
man for courtesies received aud favors
extended in connection with the Knights
Of Labor pic. nic. Mr.. Goldman is q
wide awake man ind always looks after
the interests OF tho Press when in his
power.
Loungers on the bridge over the feeder
on Bridge street are reminded that there
is fine of ten dollars for such amuse
ment. 1t is no place to coDgregate, Of
there are so many people crossing and
re- crossing all the time. Common sense
should teach people this, but where
there is scarcity OF such matter thi
fine sometimes has TO be applied.
Some people would think there was
but little difference between cherry
and berry. yet there was enough te
cause man to lose dollar which be
bet that both were the same. In thif
country the two are separate and dis
tinct fruits. 1t may be different in
Lyons.
Several of tho railroad engines pro
sented very beautiful appearance on
the Fourth. Flags, bunting and rib
bons, arranged by tasteful hands, re
lieved tho otherwise sombre looks. Mr..
Russ O'Niel's engine, No. =, was Q
marvel Of loneliness and generally adj
mired by tho scores OF ladies who were
at the depot awaiting the arrival o
friends.
A larger number OF yisitors-not all
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