The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-10-25
FROM THE FIRST WARD.

, ShOCN upon certain luuuslfleS. ne
rubber factory, for instance, is little
slack at this time owing to the fine
weather, but the dullness will be of
short duration, and ere another month
rolls around the mill will be running
to its full capacity again,
While ut Pennington recently, We
were much pleased to call upon our
old friend and acquaintance, Mr..
William Green, who is one of Flem-
ington's business men. Mr.. Green
took an interest in showing us through
his factory and the workings of the
different departments, he having re-
Gently added to his business new
department the undertaking bust
ness.
One of our warders amused the boys
at the Hibernia engine house ON Fri
day evening with an old fashioned
song and dance, and also sung n sem
timental song for the benefit of his
many friends.
We were pleased to meet and talk
over old times once more with our
friend and comrado, John Burns, the
proprietor of the hotel Mt Ringoes.
John is one of three mon who tried to
silence the whole rebel army at the
Bloody Angle at Spottsylvania, and rs
the other two were killed, John is the
only survivor left to relate tho expert
enee. Although badly wounded Mt
the time, he managed to escape with
his life. John was member of Com
pany A, Fifteenth Regiment, N. j. V.
The Lambertville Rubber Company
closed down Saturday last to give tho
employees an opportunity TO attend
the Philadelphia Exposition.
Little groups of mon can be seen
all earnestly talking over tho political
situation and the outcome of tho per-
plexity in which the notoriety of tho
recent caucus places them. This
throwing out of the First ward returns
of the Democratic primaries may be
ono of the best things that has hap
pened them for long time, and no
doubt II lesson in politics has been
gained by some of the inexperienced
that they may remember for years to
come. They may thank fortune that
by the throwing out of this vote ii did
not change the general result, for if
it had some of those most Interested
would have had to stand up before
the authorities and explain some of
the crookedness. "By false counting,
by making false returns, or by any
act or thing whatsoever, the person or
persons 80 offending shall be deemed
guilty of II misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be punished by fine
not exceeding five hundred dollars or
by imprisonment not exceeding one
yenr, or both, at the discretion of the
Court. - Section 211, Election Laws,
1899. !"
Does your name appear upon tho
register
George w. Goodwin, the Waterman
~ thS 'Huiboi WIN iubbtI NoIhH, Hhb
an assistant in making his rounds in
tho form of bull dog This dog is
white in color and has pink eyes and
is of rather savage nature. George
has had rather bad luck with his
dogs, having had several mysteriously
poisoned in the past few months.
A lively debate upon the political
outlook was gone into ut the regular
Curbstone Club meeting. Some OF
the boys got just little hot under
the collar and few uneomplimentnry
words were passed around. Two of
our young politicians debated tho
caucus questian and only for the in
reference of tho police there might
have been trouble. Then things
quieted down and Brother Il. got upon
the platform and made few brief
remarks. The following we will quote
from Mr.. l.. 3 remarks: "No, ] amt
full. Maybe look little giddy and
festive, but it's the bad cigars Took
the strongest one | could get, SOS to
show my strength for the party and
woman suffrage. I'm M antiseptic,
that's what / nm. I'm opposed to
political rot and industrial decay and
trusts, by gosh | know that politics
generates subsidies the Same as fric-
ton generates electricity. IL is the
natural juice from tho great political
tree. II has it's natural season for
tapping and always yields its sap
when the spilo is properly adjusted.
To be sure, ! mean all sorts of men,
tho great and the small. In fact,
there is no such thing ms great man,
except in the eyes Of those who defy
somebody on account of being n little
mysterious. Ono single step out of
the path of rectitndo will bring tho
greatest man back to earth with n pro-
verbal flap, showing emphatically
that great man is only lifted above
his common neighbors by n single
hair Of shoddy glory.
Coming homo Win II skate on ana
looking deep and mysterious and full
Of liquid patriotism, and mentally
able to see living for several days in
the future, we sort Of myetify our old
friends, when in fact the only change
in us is wrought by about II gallon Of
beer, an egg nogg and a new political
| 4, uIn., 4 t,n, I ,ranI
to have greatness thrust upon mo for
showing extraordinary bravery in
fighting humble bees, or catching live
garter snakes, or riding the mooley
COW to pasture, or for taking tho big
gest chew Of tobacco, or swimming
across the deep hole in tho creek, or
using the biggest cuss words with the
ease and grace Of n grown man but
| tvhan | ,,nt tho tsraan aDnIa collie and