The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-23
FROM HE ElRST WARD.

opportunity.
Old nature now fingers in silent re-
pose, aud the sweet breath of Sum
is calm.
A pig and glutton are happiest
when full. A fool and tin boiler are
noisiest when empty.
You may "tell the truth and shame
the devil, but shameless society will
stop taking the paper.
Many man who imagines he is the
whole circus, is in reality but very
small sideshow.
! James Moonan attended as delegate
a convention of the A. o. H., held at
Atlantic City the first three days of the
present week.
The Hibernia Fife and Drum Corps
give us their initial onting one night
last week, and took short parade on
Main street They surprised the peo-
pie with their music and were compli-
mented quite highly. The next now
in order for them is uniform and
then hurrah for the campaign.
At the present time of the year our
little city resembles vast forest, from
birds-eye view taken from the GENE
terry hill, and we hardly believe there
liz prettier town on the Delaware
than the city of Lambertville.
The monument proper will be in
position by May 3Oth, Memorial Day.,
at the intersection of Bridge and
Franklin streets. This will be big
day for Lambertyille. The Liberty
Band has been engaged and the people
will be treated to some fine music upon
the occasion. Heretofore, bad music
has been the cause of quite some COM
ment.
The big rain on Friday night and
Saturday morning had tendency to
clean and wash ont all the creeks and
cutters in our city. Swan Creek need
ed good flooding, as there had been
no heavy rains since last Summer, and
the creek bed at the Rubber Mill was
also dirty They are now both in
first class sanitary condition, which is
a good thing at the commencement of
warm weather.
South Main street was in very de-
plorable condition at the time of the
heavy rain on Saturday. AT two or
three places the water overlooked the
cutters and sidewalks and left coat
ing of yellow clay or mud upon the
fiagstone walk. Every time there
comes heavy rain, the water comes
down off the hill in such force aud
quantity as to make this street i'm
passable for those who have to travel
upon it. Something should be done
in regard to this surplus of water at
such times. Either the county free
holders or the city officials should give
this their immediate attention. 1t is
destroying the streets and property
where these washouts occur.
1t does us good to run across an old
friend and late comrade- in arms and
fight over the old battles of the rebel
lion, as ii kind o. relieves ones mind
to relate some of the incidents to an
old friend who knows that we are talk
ing about facts and not fiction. We
accidentally met John Burns, of Rim
goes, late of Company A, 18th Regt.,
n. J. Vols, and talked over our old
war records. John can call to mind
great many OF the incidents that
happened 81 years ago. OF course,
there are incidents that happened while
in the army which can never be biotted
from our memory. One of these is the
charge of the 10Th Regt. at the "bloody
angle" at Spottsylvania, when we lost
in killed and wounded 50 men ont of
total of "a in old Company A. Any
one reading this article may think it
rather fishy, but facts and figures won't
lie. There isn't n man living today
an original Company A. man-but what
can exhibit his badge OF honor in the
shape of an old wound received in line
of duty, and some carry dozen. Time |
and space only prevent MS from speak
ing few words upon the pension
question, but at same future time !
shall endeavor to do so.