The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-07-28
THE MAN ABOUT TOWN.


obtained last year can be had, as it should
have read eight to ten thousand bags, in
stead of so many hundreds
While visiting at Burlington, on Sun
day last, we had the extreme pleasure of
meeting DIR. GLASGOW of the Gazette and
Mr. Logan of the Enterprise. A friendly
chat with each gentleman, proved both to
be particularly interested in their respec-
tive papers, seeking the doings of the day
III order to give their patrons the coming
week, an interesting local page.
Diving bells used to be considered the
greatest wonder in the world almost, but
the diver of the present day has things
far more at his will in his suit of heavy
mail than was ever thought of in the time
of the bell. Mr.. Geo. Stevenson received
this week through the post office, letter
upon which was small label containing
the following, which will explain:
P. o., New YORK, N, Y, July G, 1886.
This piece is a portion of the mail for
warded from Queenstown, Ireland, per
steamer Oregon, on March 7tb and dam
aged by the sinking of the vessel off Fire
Island, March IA. Recovered from the
wreck July Ia
HENRY G. PEARSON, Postmaster.
The letter was very little the worse for
its long soak, the news alone being stale.
In 1876 the Lambertville Rubber Com
pany manufactured for this city five hun
dred feet of rubber hose. The hose was
made extra heavy and of good material
and as Il proof of its durability, the Chief
had occasion to have the couplings re-
moved on one section and the hose was
found to DO in firstclass condition, the
inner coating of the rubber being as good
as the day il was made. This IS a good
card for the above company.
A tramp will catch on to almost any
thing that comes in his way, especially if
it be good to eat or drink. The latest
dodge is to follow milkmen around and
| where persons have left reeeptaces out
all night for tho peddler of tactic fluid to
fill, he quietly waits until the same are
filed and when he drives away no enjoys
the contents. The sleeper only awakes
to disappointment.
One of our young bloods was staying
rather late few evenings ago, at the
house of his darling, when the man who
furnishes the oil and rooms, came in upon
the scene and in stentorian voice, ex-
claimed: "Young man, if you don't ele-
vate your gonglotta to the summit of your
pericranium and allow me to present to
your ocular demonstrations, the scien-
tific piece of mechanism, entitled the
egress of this apartment, | will not be re-
sponsible for your early decease." He
flew.
The present season has been one of
special interest to those who are fortunate
enough to own a row boat, or to those
who possess sufficient means to hire one
Every pleasant evening the river has been
alive with crafts of every description, and
the occupants thereof have made the
echoes resound with music, shouts aud
not more persons who own suitable boats.
Friend William Thatcher, while he may
furnish delightful ice cream, is neverthe.
less afraid of dogs, and when broth of a
boy caught him by the pants leg and imi-
tated the barking of small dog, to say
he jumped is putting it rather mildly.
William is rather spry as a general thing,
but he exceeded himself in activity ON
the above occasion.
The Pennington orchestra will give
picnic to-day, at Packer Island, for its
benefit. In the evening John II. Stock
ton, will give an old fashioned Coney
Island clam bake, to which all are invited
Quite number of Lambertyillans are
going to assist in diminishing the delight
full repast. A good time is expected.
The work of re, constructing the broken
pavements, is going on rapidly, so we are
told, but we have failed to see much of it.
The flremen of Burlington are making
active preparations for the fremen's pa
rade, which will come off in that city the
twenty eighth day of October. There is
strong talk amongst our fire laddies in
favor of parade here in the Fall.
To those who are compelled continually
to ride upon the rail, at all times, no bet
ter change can be made than to take
ride upon one of the steamers that ply
the Delaware between Trenton and Phil
adelphia. The scenery, at this season of
the year, is handsome, and the delightful
dir bracing.
The comrades of Maj. G. A. Angel
Post, are contemplating ride by boat,
on the canal to Easton, at the time of the
reunion of G. A. r. men, on the twenty
first day of September. If they conclude
to go through in the above manner, the
Post will start at seven o'clock the night
before and travel all night. 1t will be a
novel way of travelling and remind some
of old times.
AS long as the City Council has virtu-
ally acknowledged that the fire plug near
the rubber mill, is on Mr.. Cases pro
perty, by its inability to make him re-
move the fence, would it not be for the
interests of the citizen generally, and es-
pecially to those who have so much pre-
perty at stake in the various mills nearby,
to have it removed sufficient distance to
| be of immediate use in case of fire. As
it now remains, after two years of effort
to decide legal point, it is of little use
for quick work.
Rifle practice will be resumed by the
Seventh Regiment, on the eleventh of
August, for all men who have not quail
fed. A second opportunity will be given
on the fourteenth. The marksmen win
practice in camp. Orders have been is
sued by Colonel Richard A. Donnelly,
giving full particulars.