The Lambertville record., 1899-05-31
FROM THE FIRST WARD.

for Post 20, if they had purchased their
music by the yard instead of so much
tune. Oh! well, it's all over now and
no comments are required
A great many people visit Mt. Hope
Cemetery these fine Sundays. The
shrubbery and flowers are now their
height of beauty.
Miss Sally Cole met with pretty
painful accident at the Rubber Com
panys work on Friday morning. While
helping to adjust belt with the aid OF
stick, the stick caught in the pulley
and struck her upon the head, causing
quite a painful wound.
Are we to have any demonstration or
celebration this 4th of July, or has all
the patriotism died out amongst our
citizens? We would like to see one of
those old.fashioned 4ths that We SO
much enjoyed when small boy. No
one seems to take any interest in this,
the greatest of all days, any more and
year by year we pass it by and one ha If
of the people do not realize the real
meaning and glory attached to this one
particular day We would like to see
a stand erected with some good speakers
and good music aud the day celebrated
in the old fashioned way.
The small boys enjoy themselves
these fine evenings with the nation q
fayorite game of base ball. The vacant
lot ON the corner of Franklin and Swan
streets is favorite field with them,
where they are out of harm way and
have everything their own way. We
were all boys ourselves once unless
you happen to be a woman). Never
theless, we like to see them at play
and enjoying themselves after school
hours.
There are still few calamity
howlers' left in the Ward, and they can
be found doing business at the old
stand. One would imagine the sun
had set for all eternity, but bless oven
their hearts, they don't mean what
they say. Their occupation is gone,
but the force of habit still sticks to
them.
All houses in the Ward are occupied.
The old familiar sign, ITO Let" has
vanished.
John Callan has purchased the house
No. 81 South Main street, formerly
occupied by Captain John IL. Horn,
now deceased. This is fine and
valuable property with forty feet front
age on George street, and the same on
Main.
The IMPROVEMENTS Mt the Centennial
Paper Mill are rapidly shaping up, and
i'll few weeks the old riekety place
will be transformed into modern -im-
proved manufacturing plant, and will
be an ornament, as well as business
and industrial establishment We are
always pleased to note the improve
ments, for they naturally show which
way to Indicate business and pros
perity, as they come directly under our
observation and in our field of opera
tion.
Owing to the rush of orders and
demand for the factory's product, the
Lnmbertville Rubber Company's plant
did not make shut down on Decoration
day. This is ssomething rather unusual,
no tho componv uauaroII,, ann,oo 10 N
stop upon this day and let's their EN-
ployes enjoy the festivities.
A lively scrap took place recently
near the rubber factory. 1t was q
"conglomeration affair " and created
quite some excitement. One of the
party was arrested and fined the next
day.
We noticed our neighbor on We'd
nesday in front of the rubber factory
learning to ride his wheel. After
several attempts, he succeeded in
balancing himself pretty fairly, al
though he found the machine rather
tricky, but he finally mastered il, and
seemed proud at his success. Stick to
her, John, you may yet make pro
fessor.
With hundred wheels standing
around the yard at the Lambertville
Rubber Company's factory, it looks as
il bicycle house is very much needed.
Last Wednesday noon an act TOOK
L. 4 q
streets which was not upon the pro
gram. A few of the rubber mill hands
took advantage of free ride up from
the mill in Fred. Parker's wagon, and
i'll their effort to scramble out wai
where the act was performed. A couple
Of them slid out in good shape, but the
third was not so fortunate, and turned
complete somersault. After gather
ing himself together and shaking the
dust from his outer garments he sneak
ed home to his dinner, much wiser
man. Now Bill, stand up while til,
band playsl
1t il good sometimes to move in Il
circle. III you Keep right on gong
west you will finally come back to youI
own kitchen door and get hand out.
The regular doctor blisters the sick
child, bleeds the fathers purse, and
the tombstone man and undertaken
takes what's left Great is science.
We were just little amused and
quite some surprised, upon meeting
one Of our First Ward politicians. w,
pointed ont to him some of the pros
perity which was plainly seen, as W.
were opposite the Mann paper mill
He opened up like a Gatling gun Will
VIM. j. Bryan as his standard bearer
and IA sure winner in nineteen hundred
His idea was that Mckinley admins
tration and the gold standard were I
failure and it was now time for a change
How strange it seems that in less thar
three years since the election, the