The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-10-03
J. d. MAckAY. p, NJ.

The Delaware River Quarry x
Construction Company has been
awarded the contract to build the
new maeadam road from Ringoes to
Pennington. The company gave
bond for $40, 600 for the faithful per
Torrance of the contract The usual
five per cent. will be retained by the
comfy for one year from the date oil
the completion of the road for any
necessary repairs, as In the former
contract. Work has already been
commenced on the road.
An exchange says another fake
commonly practiced in this state IS
the travelling veterinary surgeon
and horse doctor. He visits you tthe
owner of horse or other anlmalsl
with a small hand bag containing the
most complete connection of lake vet
Urinary medicine ever compounded.
ALWAYS a smooth talker, he generally
manages to gain your confidence.
What he does to your horse or AMI
mails in regard to medicine is plenty
(for Kim, if yon pay him his price
after he has finished his job. Ii you
are not veterinary aud do not I'M
derstand anything regarding the doc
toring of an animal, onl y what expert
ence has taught you, don't be bun
coed. Don't have anything to do
with that kind of a man. Ii your an
imals need attention in medical
way, call upon n veterinary surgeon
of recognized abil ity. We have them,
within close call.
Having reached the age of seven
ty wears. Anderson Slack, of this city,
was pensioned by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, on September
2sth. after service of over fifty-fiVe
wears. When lad of sixteen years,
Mr.. Slack lived with Thos. b. Carr,
who was then Supervisor of the Belvi-
dere Delaware Railroad, which was
then being built. Mr.. Slack entered
the service as a teamster on April LIST,
1851. and worked from Lambertvllle,
north, as far as Milford. He work
ell as teamster from April LIST, 1851,
until May LIST, 1862 when he
came to work at the Lambertville
Shops, which were then being built
at the foot of Coryell sire ct. Here be
learned carpentry, which trade he
has since followed In 1851, owing
to dull times, the shops were closed
and he went to work with the carpen-
ter gang on the canal. and has work
ed with this gang since, with the eX-
ceptlon of three months in 1861, When
he went to war, being member OF
Company /, New Jersey Volunteers.
He is the only member Of the original
gang now living. When employed at
the shops, the Company built Its own
cars and he helped build the first
coal car used on the Belyidere Dlyls-
ion. The work in those days was
nearly all done by hand, as there was
very little machinery. The carpenter
gang on the canal, at that time num-
bered sixteen men, while today there
are but seven, although they have the
same work to do and the same terri
tory to cover. AIR. Slack, who is fam
iliarly known as PONY" IS well
known all along the railroad aud is a
highly respected citizen OF this CITY,
With the exception of the past two
years, he has always enjoyed good
health. During the last two years he
has been troubled considerably with
rheumatism, which has caused him to
lose considerable time. 1t has been
his most ardent desire to keep IN the
harness" until the age limit was
reached and while it has been, al
times, quite hard battle, he has had
his desire fulfilled.