The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-08-31
FROM THE FIRST WARD.

concerning tuc IL, II. shops anu luc
way they are running. There must be
something wrong aud the men seem
to have good grounds for complaint.
They are now all forced to idleness
for at least two weeks. Some of them
have made but two days this month.
1t begins to look like clear ease of
freeze out. These shops at one time
were the main stay of our city, but it
looks now rs If they have seen their
day They have been ON the decline
for several years and have passed from
bad to worse, aud from all appear
auces, they are now about at the end
of the string.
1t is pretty freely rumored that the
Lamhertyille rubber factory will
make the stop for shifting the ma
ohinery about the 10th of September.
or course this is only rumor but it
is pretty we'll understood that the
stop will not be before the above
date The superintendent is making
all efforts aud Is giving this work his
especial attention The new engine
arrived on Wednesday afternoon of
last week. There WIS quite. some
difficulty in handling the big cylinder
and all day Friday vas consumed in
transporting II from the depot te Gan
dey' payer mill. where ii remained in
the street until Saturday morning,
when 1t was unloaded Owing to its
shifting upon the wagon, il was found
necessary to unload II on the street,
where 1t could be aud was handled with
better satisfaction.
South Main street seems 10 have
plenty Of attractions Tor the young
people, and one would be surprised to
see all the people who take stroll
down as far us the rubber factory ON
pleasant evenings.
Business Is booming at the quarries
Just below the city line. and some
heavy blasting can be frequently
heard from tins locality.
At the Curb Stone Club" meeting.
which was represented principally lay
shop men, they claiming the floor.
their grievance Was presented III II
pretty fercihle manner, and all kinds
of arguments were brought L. bear
upon their deploable condition
Some We're Inclined to be rather radi
cal, but the majority emed 10 think
time an patience Will yet work wond
ers. Adjourned
We are always pleased to make
note of all improvements, and es
peelallY SO, when they are for the bene
fit ol the general public The new
tiagstone pavement IN front of the
Mann paper mill is one Of these i'm
proyements which We afe pleased to
record, and would like to see some
more Of the same kind in front of
another paper mill OF two, aa the same
j. badly needed, but for some cause our
r. atesentatives seem little delicate
about enforcing the ordinance.
The little truck farm previously
spoken Of is nov under fine progress
siyc cultivation aud some of the pro
ducts will soon hr pnt upon the mur
kct Mr. Duffy is taking great
interest IN the management and
is already negotiating sales for the
product He having been II little
iii some of his preyi
GUS ventures, now hopes to lac more
successful IN HIS one, and We under
stand he is seriously thinking of
European trip in the near future, if he
il successful IN this new industry OF
course, the boys would all be pleased
to have him visit the old country aud
no doubt would give him grand
send off. and Pat being pretty well
posted, could show the "Tipparnry
boys thing or two. This visit is
not sudden affair with Mr.
Duffy, as he has been anticipating
such trip for some time. Mr.. Duffy IS
nm oldTesldenter ofthe FIRST Ward,
has lived here number OF years, aud
We wish him well in
all his undertakings, and especially
upon this European visit
The Hibernia Fire Go. have received
and accepted an invitation to partici
pate in n lircmen e parade, which takes
place al New Brunswick on Oct 18th
They expect 10 turn out II full com
pany for this occasion and they anti
cipatc n grand good time. This com
pany consists principally Of able bodied
men and being handsomely uniformed,
they Will make their usual good show
ing upon this occasion. There ~ n
little hesitation about taking the band.
Boys, by all means take the band, for
good music il very essential on such
an occasion, aud will show the com
pany off to the best advantage. Our
citizens should he liberal IN their
Of tickets to the sociable.
The money, We understand, is to 20
towards defraying some of the eX
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hard working men and owing TO
idlcness forced upon
them, the majority can hardly afford
to put their hands down in their peck
cts to defray their entire expenses on
an occasion of this kind 80 let MS be
liberal and show our generosity 10y
the liberal purchase Of tickets when
the agents or members come around
with them We want to see them go,
and we want to see them make the
best possible showing on this parade
We feel sure the boys will receive an
ovation upon this occasion which
they can ever refer to with pride.
The boys take great pride in keeping
their engine and equipments in the
best of order, as we'll az their engine
house, and We feel like complimenting
I hem ubpn the MaN oil yiGitnra ur.,