The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-06-14
FROM THE FIRST WARD.

This dry spell causes the manufact-
ing industries of our city considerable
inconvenience and some of the paper
mills have to close down part of the
day on account of the insufiiciency of
water, The dry spell is very noticeable
ON the river, especially at the falls be-
low town.
The Curh-Stone Club held special
meeting and took action upon fourth
of July celebration We could not
catch the full drift of the meeting,
therefore can only say at this writing
that there will be grand display of
fire water in the evening. Further
particulars later on.
The Lambertvillc Rubber Company
will only make short stop this July.
1t is pretty fairly understood that it
will be from the first until the tenth.
There is always more or less to be
done at this time in the year in all
large manufacturing establishments,
such rs taking account of stock, look
ing over and making necessary repairs
to machinery, boilers, &c. The factory
has run very steadily all winter and
spring, and has stopped but one day
since Christmas. which gives n pretty
good record. This one-day stop was
on account of the funeral of Mr.. Minett.
the Company's secretary. The boys
would all be pleased to have II few
days rest, rs their work is rather labor
ious, especially in the warm weather.
Its rather mean business, but some
people make II profession of it, by
standing on the corner and sporting
the man they think an easy victim for
dime. It's easy at first, but by and
by, when the crowd gets onto your
curves, they will bat you all over the
ground and put you over the fence and
out.
Edward Rittenhouse, the superin-
tendent of the Lambertville Rubber
Company, is now spending his vacation
and expects To be absent for something
like four weeks He has several places
in view and had not fully made up his
mind when leaving just which place he
would visit first, as he intends visiting
Maryland and western Pennsylvania.
Recently talking to sixteen to one
Democrat upon the prosperity of the
country and the outlook in general. he
said there was one thing sure. and
that was, the gold standard had nothing
to do with the times, as he had tried
here at the different banks, and even
iii Trenton, and found out for himself
that gold could not be had in exchange
for other money. Now we wish TO
state here, for the benefit of our friend,
who we will call Sam. Case, that ON
the 9th day of June, 1899, the lambert
vile Rubber Company paid out in
gold coin to its employees several hun
dfed dollars. Now, this was not
thrown out as bait to catch votes,
and our friend Sam will have to find
something else to keep up his sixteen
to-onc argument.
Judging lay his brief remarks, the
First Ward correspondent of the Bea-
con ia rather discouraged already in
the game, na he says news is scarce and
comes high, ] wasin hopes the gentle
man would pool the issue and work
hand-in- hand with his brother Scribe
OF course, truth speaks louder thnn
fiction, but we must remember, the
mouth that insists ON telling the truth
is treated like hole in the bottom oil
n bucket, plugged up tight from both
sides, to secure il from leaking
William Green's house, No. G3 South
Main street, has just received new
cont of paint, and it now presents IL
neat appearance. Heryey Holcombe
did the work i'll accordance with his
well-known artistic ability.
We are told they measure and weigh
everybody who is sent to the peniten-
tlary. We presume this is SO that
they can distinguish them from the
Judge and lawyers who send them up.
They are not going to trust to the
naked eye where the difference is so
small.
We notice new policeman in the
ward. Patrick Lynch is now wearing
the star. Az Mr.. Lynch has been on
the force before, he will soon become
familiar with his duties.
It's all in II name. Oleomargarine
with any other name would taste rs
good as bitter
Some heavy blasting is heard oe-
casionally at the quarries just below
the city limo, and Judging by the men
we see passing upand down the streets,
there is II great deal of work being
done III these quarries this summer.