The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-08-20
FROM THE FIRST WARD.

seems pleased over the prospects of
eleetng Democratic congressman in
the new 4th district. Well, now is
the time, Jackey, to smile. After
election we may do the grinning our
selves. Our wise Legislature did not
change the districts for nothing, CON
sequently, you will hear something
drop about Nov. 4th.
According to Pension Commissioners
Eugene L. Wears statement, the de-
partment is about ten years behind in
the work. This is plain indication
that great many old veterans will
never survive their claims No doubt
the Grand Army at their reunion in
Washington will make some mention
of these delays and locate the blame,
as there is certainly some one to blame
for this delay. These veterans are
growing old very fast now, and ano-
Their ten years will almost wipe them
from this roll of honor. The war of
thu Rebellion was terrible war.
Hundreds of thousands lost their lives
in the struggle and double the num-
Der were MANNED for life and here,
forty years after the war is over, we
find the pension department ten years
behind with their work. Is it any
wonder the howl goes up from the
old soldier, whose claim has now been
pending for the past five or ten years,
with one eye ON the pension office and
the other in the direction of Prall
Wilson'S?
The First Ward seems to be we'll
blessed with children, and sometimes
we think they all assemble at once at
the corner of Swan and Main streets.
At least half hundred congregate at
these corners each evening and it is
amusing to see them play ball. The
little fellows as well as the larger ones
are onto the great national game, and
perhaps can do as much wrangling as
the Older ones. Then we also have
very fine lot of industrious young
men, who find employment in the diff
ferent factories aud railroad shops.
The most of them show good bringing
up. And last, but not least, we can
boast of some of the prettiest girls in
the country - lady-like and modest,
but not afraid TO dip their hands in the
dough trough. Still they are educat-
ed, happy and refined. Some people
have the false impression, that only
the wealthy enjoy life in this world,
but such liz not substantiated by
facts, rs the sweet musical voices of
these girls have the proper ring of
health and happiness.
Facts are sometimes stranger than
fiction. Fifteen years ago on the nth
day of August, man who lived less
than mile from the gas house, sent
his son to the corner saloon for n can
of beer. The son was T. yenrs old at
the time and he complained of being
made beer wagon, as this was one of
his duties every night, and upon sew
eral occasions he threatened to run
away and never to return. On this
particular night tAug II, 1887, he put
his threat into execution, and when
the door closed after him, he dropped
out OF existence, as far rs appearance
goes, and was never seen nor heard of
again by his parents. Years came
and years went, but no tidings of the
lost boy. The matter died out and
the family became scattered. The
father would often think OF the long
lost son, and what he would give to
once more behold him and ask for
forgiveness. While sitting thus, in
his lonely home, brooding over his
loss, the tears would come into his
eyes. On the evening of Aug. II, 1902,
just 10 years from the day his son dis
appeared, the old man was sitting in
his old home, thinking of his boy,
when light step on the porch aroused
him and sharp knock at the door
made him tremble. He arose from
his chair and staggered to the door,
and there stood before him the manly
form of his-neighbor, who wanted to
borrow his camphor bottle.
Anderson Slack, Jr., son of Lieut..
VIM. s. Slack, is home on ten days
Through. Anderson is nm apprentice
of the u. s. s. Hartford, now station
ed at New York City. When his fur
Tough is up he will go to League Is
land, Phila., and enter upon his duties
on the Minneapolis for short time,
to await vacancy on one of the U. S.
battle ships. No doubt this will be
the battleship Maine. The young
man has been on six months cruise
down around the West Indies. He
was then upon the Hartford. They
entered the port Of st. Thomas Just
before the volcanic eruption of Mt.
Peelee. Their voyage from there was
tip San Juan, PortoRica, and to Kings
ton, New Orleans, aud Galveston,
back to New Orleans, and to Mobile,
where they received a reception in
honor of Admiral Farragut, command
er of the Hartford at the battle of Mo-
bile Bay. Then they sailed to Pensa-
cola, then to Havana, where they
received orders to return Immediately
to Salem, Mass, and after n long and
stormy voyage, they arrived there
Aug. 18th. On his cruise the young
man saw some curious sights, some Of
which he no doubt will long remem-
Der. He saw the hull of the old bat
tleship Maine in Havana harbor, where
she still lies. He has been promoted
from Bird to I'd class apprentice and
now receives fifteen dollars per month
He has shown considerable pluck in
leaving his home and friends in adopt
ing this work, and we congratulate
him in his undertaking. There are
several Young men in our CITY who