The New York herald., 1877-12-07
A BI-CENTENNIAL.
THE Two HuNDaEDTa ANNIVERSARY OF THz
FOUNDATION OF BURLINGTON, \. J.

THE Two HUNDaEDTI ANNIVERSARY OF The
FOUNDATION OF BURLINGTON, \. j.
.. BURLINGTON. Dec. q. 1871
This haoitualIr sober little city is n a conaition ci
gayety and merrymaking hardly in keeping with the
customary que, and duIness beattins thoroughly
Quaker community II was the 2o0iL birthday OF tho
town The has been filed aii day with cnthusias!
tic participants u and spectators OF tho ceremonies Of
the occasion and the streets and buildings are deco
rated with nags and tonight illuminated
The first Important event on the programme OF the
playei on the chimes Of ST. Aarys Church, was the
parade for which great prep iratons hai been made
Colonel T. Burd Grubb was the chief marshal, and
the cavalcaae OF military. citizens and frcmen pre-.
sentso quite an imposing appearance.
LITERARY EXERCISES.
After The column had marched through the principal
stIeets public interest settled upon Birch's Opera
House, new and beautiful little thcAtrs, where
the literary exercises conducted In tho
afternoon IN preseuce OF an intelligent au-
dicnce consisting OF abou, two thousand persons.
Among those Oh the stage were Ex-Governor William
II. Newell, Ex-Governor Joel Parker Rehl Rev.
William IL. Oaenhemer. d. D., LID, Bsnop OF
Southern New Jersey, OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church; Vicar General George Hobart Doanc, II. D.. oi
the Roman Catholic Church Rev. X. l. Go!dsborough.
brother of TIE late Admirai Right Rev. Bishop Scar.
borough, Henry Armt, brown, Hon. J. Howard
Pugb, H. Z. Hon. JohI +. Babc0ck, Hon. +. Noor-
hees and Hon. I. RIdgway. The Right Rev. 5shop
Odenhorner began the exercises by an appropriate
prayer. Es@eM
An octet .! singers from tho Orpheus Club OF Phil
adelpha then sang "The Cheerful Wandcrer," by
Mendeissonn, very successfully. alter which Hon. L.
Howard Pugn, M d.. prcsident OF tho Bi-cen.enuial
Committee, member OF Congress rom tho district.
delivered a brief address.
The octet then sang Abt's roll.cking "Cnampagno
Song" which, III spie OF It's seeming napproprateucss
upon sooer Quaker celebration, certainly met with
tue approval OF tho majority OF The audience or Ley
vociierously demaLd.d Its repetition. Alter some
moro music-vocai and instrumen tal--tho event OF
lhe day took place IN the oraiiOn Wy Mr. Henry Armt
Brown oi Pnilaasphia the historian oi the occusO
II scholarly and interesting address, and was
listened 10 with great attention
MIR. Browns orat dwclt long upon tho iutcre
historical period ol Charles L. oi England, ths sirug
gles OF cavaliers anu roundheads the CROWN ot
the desire Tor religious freedom and the rise the
Society Of Friends, bv whom Burlington Was after.
waru settled. He spoke Vi the prosecutions, hero.
ically borne, which orove brave band ol 23U Of
these meek broadbrins 10 embark on board
the good ship Kent, Of Master Goarcy
NARROW, and the arrival OF that ship ut
New York on the 9th oil August 1871, where they
wero Forbidden 10 land by the Duke 0i York's Gov
ernor and compelled to seek The more hosptablo
shores OF Delaware where they laid out the site OF
Newcastle. Atterward they found permanent
abiding place the pleasant ground where Burning
ton now stands. Hd giaphlcaiiy told OF tho carly
tr,nis of the coiouisls their SIMPLE but admirable
rules OF government their sturdy honesty and Thrift
and the prosperity and growth OF the city.