The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-03-03
PICKED UP HERE AND THERE.
BY A SPECIAL REPORTER.

lust.
There are great many vacant houses
in our city.
Tramps are numerous and impudent
hereabouts.
The township elections will be held
on Tuesday next
One week from to-day will be Ash
Wednesday-th beginning of Lent.
Candidates for various offices in our
city are now regularly attending church.
The windy weather for the past week
has caused the coal dealers to wear a
broad smile.
Bishop Scarborough will visit st.
Andrews P. L. Church, in this city, on
the 25th inst.
Nearly hundred persons have already
become members of the knights of La
Dor in our city.
The boys have begun to run their
hoops and spin their tops The blue
birds can't be far away.
Councilman Kilroy will make an effort
to be returned to Common Council from
the First Ward in April.
Two or three street lamps were blown
down and destroyed during the high
winds on Friday and Saturday last
1t is said that Constable Srope moves
very cautiously with his jokes since he
was so badly taken in few days
since.
1.-THE Casino, on the " Bowery," was
closed last Friday and Saturday, owing
to tie death of brother Of the pro.
prietor.
March came in like whole menagerie
OF beasts of prey, and it is to DO hoped
that it will go skipping ont like
lambAin.
Mr.. d. Chetwood Van Solver, of this
city, has accepted position as compost
tor in the office Of the Democrat. Adver-
tiser, Pennington.
The Alhambra, on the " Bowery,"
has been closed and tine proprietor, i.
NJ. Gordon, has removed to German
town, Philadelphia.
Candidates for Common Council are
numerous. especially in the First Ward.
Why man desires to be Councilman
is something what no fellow knows
The members of the Busy Bee So
ciety " wear very pretty badge, as do
also the members Of the Ladies' Auxili-
airy of Major G. A. Angel Post, G.. A. r.
Isn't it something new and strange
that the minutes of the last four or five
meetings of Common Council were
adopted as recorded, without read
ing 2"
Many boys are still practicing jumping
on moving coal trains, between the
Pennington junction and our depot.
Somebody's boy will get hurt after
awhile.
During the high winds that prevailed
on Friday last the garbage was allowed
to stand on our sidewalks almost the en-
tire day, giving pedestrians sprinkling
of ashes, &c.
We have always thought it waste Of
money to send missionaries out among
the benighted heathens and cruel savages
abroad while there were so many dudes
and wife heaters at home.
Mr.. John Malloy now fills the Office of
Freebooter from the First Ward, made
vacant by the resignation of Postmaster
Foran, the Common Council at a special
meeting having elected him.
Lambertville is badly in need of a
new and commodous public hall--one
that can be rented at o reasonable rate
and where the public will be provided
with proper accommodations.
William Hoffman, of The First Ward,
is candidate for Constable on the
Democratic ticket at the approaching
April election. Good for I" Pricey I"
Sure to win, il from the Banner
Ward.''
The Ladies' Auxiliary of Major G. A.
Angel Post. No. 20, g. A. r., are going
to give the public chance to help them
at an early day. A sociable, with re-
freshments, all for 5 cents, is talked of.
Go ahead. ladies', and we know you will
meet with success.
Perhaps necessity sometimes compels
o man to become tramp, but there is
certainly something wrong when twelve
or fifteen young men--the oldest not
over Is years of age" take to the
road and sleep in jails over night as
they did one night last week in our
city.
At the meeting of Common Council
last Monday evening the Superintendent
Of Public Schools presented report OF
the number Of scholars enrolled, average
attendance, &C., but before its contents
were made known Mr.. Kilroy moved
that the report be recorded on the
minutes, 80 that it might be read at the
next meeting of Council and action taken
thereon, which strange motion was adopt
ed. And suppose at the next meeting
the minutes are adopted as recorded,
without reading In that case neither
the members OF Council or the public
will ever know the contents Of the Super
intendent's report.
Talking about the First Ward being
entitled to the Banner we believe
its claim is just. Beside having the
Postmaster of the city, it already pre-
SCENTS suitable candidates for several
offices to be filed in April, and time is
not lost in presenting President of