The New York herald., 1876-12-26
4 LIVELY DAY AT TAYLoRsvILLE-PREPARI
YoR THE EVENT OF To-pAY-ARRIvAL OF
THE WASHINGTON CONTINENTAL GUARDS
REPETITION OF THE WEATHER OF THE
rERIoD.
[pY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

REPETITION OF THE WEATHER OF THE
rEnIoD.
DY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
TAYLoRsvILLK n. j., Dec. 25, 1885,
Considerable interest Is manifested Ia tho centen.
nia celebration Of W sshingt victory at Trenton
A goodly number OF visitors have already ar
rived town aud crowds expected TO flock
In witness the shamy battle which takes place
row morning. There is a good deal OF excitement
among the intending partcipators, VINO have already
donncd their Continental uniforms and full OF the
importance OF their assumed characters The cele-
bra,ion promises be very successful and will be
red out with spirit and completeness. Trenton
was made lively during tho day by the parading
companies OF patriots through the Streets accom-
panied by drum corps that made the streets
ring with martial music There was some difficulty
about tue selection OF officer TO represent the Hes
sian commander. role which, strangely enough, a
Both Mr. EnseI aud Lieutenant Colonel Manniug
wcro Candidates, and as II was found impossible TO
reconcile their prctensions was decided 10 appoint
Captain S N. foumans to enact the part OF Colonel
Rail-, In oraer 10 put eDd To controversy which
threatened TO involve Trenton Ia nicrnccine war
Colonel schauer will DO represented by Captain u.
Wilkes
ARRIVAL or rmE GUARDS
The Washington Continental Guards arrived this
evening from Princeton, aud were received by Com
pany d. OF the seventh, accompanied bv Pcterman's s
Juvcnie Band They marched 10 the United states
hote, Wnerc tucy VIII Vt Vuaftcfeu lof tue ~
cight O'Clock this evening Company ID, OF the kxion
Guards-cAed Exlon IRON the famous cracker baker
III Trenton, who Is the chief financial promoter and
backer sham battle enterpriseslung their KNAPP
sacks their backs shoudcred her musksts. took
their nna drink at "a little Don round the corner. >
and started their nocturnal march TO MeConkey's
Terry, or Washngton's crossing, whence they to
march back to conquer Trenton The HkKALD
correspondents sleigh passed them way liste
struggling picturesque knots OF two and three. trudsng
weariiy along the hard. slippery snow-iroxcn road.
The lay about two inches thick. and inc spray
of snow and slcct drizxling down with
effect. IL was just such night II was accord 4
to all descriptions. hundred years sgo, when wash
iugton was preparing for his famous march. At the
regiment who declared that he did hot know himself
whom he represented, except that he was supposed
to the minister.
TIM cMAsLAixs uoRs.
crawed along at slow, snaii-likc pace Even stced
of the Third Avenue Railroad would up his cqu
As the gallant soldiers OF Washington's
Army behed the sleigh they n ade a bold dash Tor u
Two stepped on the hind runners TO have
ride, they said, while two or three
pcrched themselves at each side,
thereby bringing the butt ends OF their musgets into
ably comfortable proximity to The temples OF bc
correspondent There was praiseworthy rivalry ue-
tween all these valiant warriors. They ali wanted TO
get into the sleigh and perhaps the conquest OF the
sleigh would have been added TO that oi Trenton had
not james a. Carter, The driver, pulled lorih his
whip and made "A luugc at the Continsntals, which
caused them quickly tall back However. they
solea themselves the way by pung out their Wits
key bottles and ana tax siren hen tng
sip. such tho march OF the noUlc army TO Yard
McConkeys terry. where they all made welcome