The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-06-12
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CENTENNIAL OF THE CROSSING OF THE
CONTINENTAL ARMY.--The citizens of Lam
bertville, New Hope aud vicinity, have decid-
ed to celebrate the one hundredth anniversa-
ny of the crossing of the Delaware at Coryells'
Ferry NOW Lambertville,l by the Continental
Army, under Washington, June 22nd 177S.
This celebration will take place on Saturday,
June 22d, and it is designed to make it one of
the largest displays ever seen in this section,
1t is proposed to invite the 18th Regt., n. G..
IS. n. j.. the Doylestown company and other
military to have display of trades and oc-
equations at work ON wagons; turn out of
the firemen and other attractive features
that we are not now able to announce
Hon. John p Stockton is expected to deliver
the Grafton and Gov. Nc Clellan, Elk. Gov
Bedle, Elk. Gov. Newell, aud other prom-
nent men are expected to be present. A rep
resentation of the crossing of the Continental
army over the Delaware, with Washington
at its head, is also being arranged. Two
brass bands more viii probably be present,
and the sight will well be worth seeing
The citizens of the country around this ci-
ty and New Hope are taking quite an inter-
est in this celebration, as will be seen by the
names of the gentlemen on the various COM
mittees.
Below we give the names of the Commit
tees appointed to make the arrangements
etc. =
Committee on Subscriptions Harrison
Carver, &. III. w. Nansciver Thoe. Skillman,
Martin Coryel Walter f. Hayhurst, Wesley
Hunt, Horace Wetherill, John II. Horn,
Richard Mcdowell, aud Geo. Zegler.
General C0mneittee for Lambert0iJle A.
w. Angel, VIM. Niece, j. NJ. Lewis, r.. Nc
Dowell, J, Finney Dr.. Larson, Dir. Studdi-
elton, V. r. Mathews, Jonas Warman, Chas.
A. Skillman, John Lawless, P. X. Hazen, A.
j. Scarborough, DR.. Lewis G. Rice, Rev. @.
IL. Thomas. ii. G. Hunt, g. Alnett, Eugene
Gallagher, p. b. Goodfellow, |. S. Roberts,
IL. r. Barber, A. II. lIolcombe, r. H. Dilts,
Warren A. Greene, Clark Pierson, Joseph IL .
Boozer, G. IL. w. Vansciyer, Theodore f.
Skillnan, John II. HON, l.. II. Sergeant, Q.
A. Jewell, Walter layhurst, j. E. Klroy,
Gervas ely, John Lilly, w. F. Finger, l. Z.
Smith, E. r. Soliday, d. S. Williams, w.
e. Stryker and DR.. II. G. Wetherll.
Committee fer Neio Hope Richard E.
Ely, Phineas i. Slack, A B. Stockton, Geo.
r. Gaddis, DR.. Geo. w. Huffnagle, Dir. r. G.
Foulke, George A. Cook, Hiram Scarborough
G. G. b. Johns, NJ. A. Van Hart.
Commattee for Dela,oare T'ownsAip Fl. s..
Holcombe, Wilson Muirhead, Prall Wilson,
Capt. E. E. Holcombe, Joseph Hanes, r. B.
Reading, and DR.. Isaac S. Cramer.
/ Committee for West AmaooH w F. Hol-
combe Andrew Holcombe. Joseph Mathews,
VIM. II. Drake, Daniel S. Stout, Edward B.
Holcombe, George II. Mathews, and j. G..
Fackenthall.
Committee fer East AmsoeU DIR. J. V.
Robbins, DR.. Cornelius w. Larson, David
Williamson, David Bellis Theo Young, Sam
uel Larue. and Clinton Blackwell
Committee for HopesoeH Ralph Eye, B..
F. Holcombe, Anthony Fetter, DR.. E. L. We'll
ling, Charles. ii. Blackwell, Joseph Moore,
Cornelius II. Rose, and Edward M. Phillips.
General Managing COMMITTEE "A. W..
Angel, r. Mcdowell w. A. Greene, r. r.
Solliday, 7. P. Smith, DR.. Lewis @. Rice, w.
F. Holcombe, j. G. Fackenthall |. S. Rob
erts, George Zeigler, Dir. l. S. Cramer, j S.
Williams, Dir. r. G. Foulke, Hiram Scarbor-
ough, Maj Robert N. Boyd, DIR. Edward
yelling, DIR. @. w. Larson.
Committee on Printing CLARK Pierson,
p. K. Hazen, John Lawless.
Committee on In0itGtiOns &C. A. Skillman,
Theo. f. Skillman, f. S. Holcombe, G. H..
w. Vansciver, DR.. Samuel Lilly, James d..
StIyker, and Ashbel WEIGH.
Reception Committee Joseph II. Boozer,
John Finney, Gervas Ely, John II. Horn,
Ralph Eye, l.. Fl. Sergeant, Joseph G. Bovine,
DIR. Cornelius Larson, Andrew Holcombe,
and Hiram Scarborough.
COLLATION. Committee :-R. II. Dilts, DIR. G.
II. LARSON P. b. Goodfellow, John E. Kill
roy, S. r. Huselton. V. r. Mathews, L. H..
Sergeant, Levi Brown, w. E. Stryker,
Edward B. Holcombe, George p. Wilson,
Geo. II. Mathews, Timothy Eastburn,
David Williamson, and Cornelius II.
Rose.
Decoration Committee w. B. Niece, D..
s. Williams, W. f. Finger, Henry Kroezen,
r. II. Van Horn, James o. Bovine, Q. II. w.
Vansciver, A. j. Scarborough, Henry G.
Hunt, and Peter johnson.
Industrial Parade Committee &C. Arnett,
A. J. Scarborough John II. Horn, Henry G.
Hunt, Jonas Warman, Rev. Charles II
Thomas, Henry r. Barber John Lilly john
son Lair, J. c. Fackenthall, John Sproat,
Martin Coryell, William V. Case, Henry G.
Holcomhe, F. S. Holcombe, William II. Can
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