The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-02-28
FROM THE FIRST WARD.


There was q big rise in the river last
week and plenty of back ice came down,
but no damage was done along the river
in this section.
Miss Anna Carmody, after several
years experience, has given up house
keeping and she and her three sisters
are going to board. They are all work
ing in the mills in town.
The boot and shoe departments at
the Lambertville Rubber Company's
works closed down on the e2nd to
observe Washington's birthday, but
owing to rush of business, the other
departments were obliged to run.
Owing to the stormy weather of last
week, the work on the new addition to
the machine shop at the rubber mill
was at stand-still for several days.
The building will be about 14x45 feet
and three stories high. Of course, on
ly the ground floor will be used for the
machine shop. The other stories will
be used for an additional space for the
already crowded business done in other
rooms.
The Water Power Company deserves
vote of thanks from the many mill
hands in the First Ward for having
the snow and ice cleaned off the flag
stone walk fronting their property on
South Main street. Other corporations
and property owners shsuld follow
suite; and we think it is near time the
laws and ordinances concerning the
sidewalks should be enforced There
is no excuse whatever fer these mills
to neglect this most important duty
the first thing after heavy fall of
snow. Their first thought seems to be
concerning their own property, and
they will send men out shoveling off
roofs, &C., instead of the sidewalks for
the benefit of the general public. 1t
is not pleasant task for sixty or
seventy girls to force their way through
heavy aGow-drifts to attend their daily
labor, but snch was tho ease after the
recent SHOW storm.
The Honorable Michael will call n
meeting of the "Curb-stone Club" as
soon as the weather will permit, and
some rather spicy arguments may be
look for during the local spring cam
paign. No Doubt the big A. will be
heard from before the election is over.
As they have been laying their plans
during the Winter, the same will be
proper time AS usual. there will be
no lack of candidates aseach and every
Democratic voter considers himself
qualified to hold an Office, from free
holder down to pound keeper, and the
nomination is an equivalent to an cleo
ton in the ward, consequently we may
look for some lively times about cau-
Gus time.
At the yearly meeting of the Hiber-
MIA Fire Company, held on Tuesday,
Feb 9th, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
President James Moonan.
Treasurer M Casey.
Cor Secretary Michael Murray.
Fin Secretary-Wm. L. Mongon.
Foreman Edward Moonan.
1st Assistant Thomas Mcnamara.
end Assistant VIM. p. Colligan.
Engineer-John j. Coll.
1st Assistant-Frank Drudy.
End Assistant-Joh ohm McDermott.
Fireman-Thomas Colligan.
| lot Assistant Edward iNrauppr
Finance Committee j Ohm f.. Kilroy,
James H. Reynolds, VIM. Leary
Janitor-Thomas Colligan.
The company was found to be in a
prosperous condition. The newly
elected officers each made neat little
speech, and the good will and friend
ship was plainly visible on all sides.
The new Drum and Fife Corps fur
nished few selections and at rather n
late hour the meeting adjourned.
THE above report was mislaid and
appears therefore somewhat late.
The world is easy to wheedle. The
people are dead-easy TO sway. The
patriot is az easy to fire and set off as
a Chinese cracker. Give the people
new toy; give the children new pic
ture in each pound Of coffee. Give the
rural member of the legislatures brand
new $50 bill Give the sick man new
bottle of medicine with a pretty label
on it. Give us an occasional circus;
fourth of July parade; n worlds fair;
n dog fight; divorce suit, and small
pox scarce, and we'll all be happy in
our misery until we get something new.
Two heads may be better than one,
but one big head is usually enough.
My hands are blistered and my mind
is calloused and my hopes are crippled
through the friction generated of the
worlds slippery tail through my dis
appointed fingers. / have been grab
bling at the tail-end Of the world for
years, and have scarcely hair to show
for all my trouble scarcely a single
hair. Looking out through the garnet
window of my memory, i see myself as
a mere boy wading around in the I'M
| hBIDuSn VI ShV tpVh
ing for the tail lend of the sleeping
world At first j was going to be n
warrior bold, and one of the sort that
can whip several hundred with the
iawbone of that proverbial ass, and
come home all covered with tin medals
and glory and the admiration of the
girls, but after / got thumped several
times by a red-headed boy two inches
shorter than / was, / soon discovered
that / could not get very good tail
hold on the world through war and
conquest; 50 | switched of and for
several years resolved to be preacher,
or a congressman, or a highwayman,
or policeman. Finally, drifted in
to politics, and the populists of Mount
Range nominated me for police Judge,