The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-12-06
FROM THE FIRST WARD.


FROM THE FIRST WARD.
We are pleased to note the improve
ment in the electric light service and
also that each and every arc light be-
tween the rubber factory and Ferry
street is doing its duty. There has
not been one light between the above
mentioned points extinguished in the
early mornings for the past three
weeks.
Thanksgiving Day passed off very
quietly in the ward and one would al
most think it was Sunday.
The Hibernia Fire Company turned
out fine lot of men at the Herman
reception on Thanksgiving evening,
and their splendid appearance in their
double breasted uniforms elected ad-
miration.
The Hibernia boys were put through
few movements in military marchin
recently by one of their members with
the Idea of becoming proficient in
street marching. The boys took much
interest in their training, and some
have become quite proficient already
A little drill occasionally will prove of
great benefit to the company when
upon parade or inspection, as it ma
turally takes away that swkwardness
which is too often displayed on street
occasions. Keep it up. boys, once a
week, as the time SO spent is not
wasted.
When / was young and full of ambi
ton, / cherished great desire to
mould public opinion in red-ho edi-
torial moulds. My great desire was
gratified at time when l was least
expecting it, being born, raised and
educated near Mount Range. In 1876
| became acquainted with one Hanni-
bal Measly Mealy, who published the
"Sourland Mountain Rocket" His
wife had been occupying the chair since
Mealy ran the paper, but one day she
was hastily called back to Vermont to
help bury her father and dig up his
last will and testament and dispose of
the household truck and farm and re-
turn with the plumber, tho family
Bible and several old daguerreotype
pictures of the Smith family that were
taken just before the rebellion. SO
Mr.. Mealy asked me if | couldn't tear
myself away from Mount Range for
few weeks and como up to Sourland
Mountain and sit in Mrs. Mealy's
chair, with paste pot and scissors, and
edit the Rocket during his wife's
absence.
1t was far away from my old Mount
Range home. and il any of my newly
moulded opinions came back and OK
ploded close enough to blow my thin
BILE full of brains out, my friends would
never hear of my vociferous departure
TO the land of "shadders
To further obscure my identity l
| changed my name to Obadiah Borela
Jasquin Beetle and dyed my sweet
brown whiskers to an Irish green and
took my book of cateehism and sup
ply of store tobacco along and ao-
cepted the position with sort of for
eign flourish, in order to impress the
natives and establish myself in the
good graces of the only saloon man in
the town. Posting myself in advance
and borrowing few points from Mr..
Measly, / simply tipped myself like
teapot and poured out every noble
impulse from my sobbing bosom, be-
sides working in all the Latin phrases
| could find in the rear end of the Of
nee dictionary, running thus:
Gentlemen of tho Mountain and
rea lers Of the Rocket, ! come among
You to be one of your number, nein
inc dissentiente. SO bear with me for
awhile until | get onto your curves.
They told me down Mt Mount Range
that you were all Dunkards up here.
Any sort of religion is good enough
for me, no odds how bad il may be,
ne Jupiter gurdim annibus placet.
They told me you were all horse thieves
and stage robbers up here when /
started, but told them ] didn't care
u fig for your occupation or politics,
nota bena. That | could DO just as
tough as the toughest if driven to it
at the end Of n salary, omnibus has
vitum est. believe in the brother
hood of man, aud greet you all as
brothers. Even if you should be ar.
rested with stolen horse in your
stable and II strangers overcoat on
your back, o Temporal mores.
came up here to love and fight for you,
to fight for your wives and babies, and
! will even allow you to hide your
plumber under my desk, if need be,
par Mobile fratrum. But enough of
this; must DO to work, tempes fugit.
/ shall not attempt to reform you, but
accept you az you are, una volta fur
faut, semper furante."
Wac IN off the first issue and then
went down and camped in the old saw
mill near the still house to wait for
tho sound OF music. We were hope
full enough to sort of expect them to
get out tho brass band and give us a
glorious Welcome.
We waited in silence until about 10
o'clock, when We saw big smoke and
a great light bursting outin the neigh
borhood of the printing Office and
heard the bowling mob, and then we