New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-02
ONE HUNDRED YEARS 4 CITY.
NEw-BRUNsWLCK, n. j., REACHES PAR.
THE PEOPLE TAKE DAY OFF AND CELEBRATE THE
ANTIOTIrY OF THE PLACE.

THE PEOPLE TAKE A DAY OFF AND CELEBRATE THE
ANTIQUITY OF THE PLACE.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. This was the
onchundrcth analv rsary Of the day that New lirns
wick became funedged city and 1t was celebrated III
a fitting manner At daylight a salute o. fty guns was
fired aud the church bells W rang. BY common con-
the day vas turned into general holiday All the
were clio ed excepting those where lemonade pea
nuts and fruit sold and the drug stores Fags OF
all kinds uttered from the tall nag-stafs OF the public
buildings, from the windows of cyerg house. and lneary
every doorway in town decorated with the
stars and stripe' TIE entirc> country was alive
with enthusasm and at an early hour the inhabitants
thereof dcscen ed upon the city Special trains were run
both uor ana by the Pennsylvania Railroad and
they were filed OverfOwng The roads lead ns to th9
citv were crowded with a kinds Of vehicles fr m he
costly landau Of the city merchan', with its load OF
richly att women drawn by bloodcd teams t. the
red-bodied farm wagons pack with rosy checked
country mliiens ana drawn by pltient aud sedate
pl0ughiorses.
The streets were hllc with people ani music, n ary
ever, horoughfare wing baud and at least two drum
corps every three blocks
The great feature of the day parade, which began
at / a. NJ aud as,d neatly four hours. # was headed
bv the Sd Regimen, Natio nj Guard New
jersey. under the comma ~ Of Coonel
Ehu H. Ropct which acted the escort 10 Leon Abbott.
the Governor OF the state AMI mia stan Behind tn car.
lgo of The Governor came ug strnR Of members Of
the Grand Army of tho puubc from an parts Of Middle
sex County NcHt the carriage cont dining Robert
l. Ioaaland the charniu Of the oc obiat0n committee
and the oi nato- of the H0ir the members Of tho aeV-
crh municipal boards Of The city mcmb ra
Of the Ncw.jcrs,y Supreme C1ur'. tho House
of Assembly. the etatc Senate and largo nuu'
bcr NJ Other ructtA the rest ot tho
pforcsauu WAS mndn up OF civic societies itoW Rl pnr
tuua ol Acwalrttcy, burdt, drum go p1 Utcwrn WIN
,hcU npparatu school children aud iing" lpon which
hlicAAmithH bIsiy engaged "a Iutkiuk holf' I"'
clpumhhotn rolling thc acducd'o We 10 bih,F. max hI
smull oNct OF bicai aud ohrt men employed at N3'l9u
| uccupatiuna two Of tHe mlerr4uug t"ilutrA nI tho
Tpabi" Tali" acGod-, WHO rcprcscut,t tho 100
ycur. of the city AMI usc truck IN which were Sclte
! ds,- oi /. berry aud the States Of re Union.
Ihe l0n4 procession moved hrod-h the prncpil thor
oughfuc' 0 thr c.ty aud taeh pas ed IN NrW prl''
! Governor Abbett ut Gcorg -st ami LrNhglph-iNr'
where large stand mad been erected. Among those
Who ,toC the stand VITA tuc Governor were uanl
! ~.ph hcr, cN Governor Gc'r-e {. LWl'w, AIcI d.
! bN; Consr,ssm'n John ke'n Jt. ana " Ill
| lam Fielder. Ju lec \. u. NUudtuH MhNpr M th
! : strong, Of his city; Mayor Bain'rt 81 paterson
Mayor Richard A. D,uuey, OF Trenton; M1ypf JOhh g.
cock, and large number Of other state @il muhlcpa
| OF .dlS.
gucst4 II was served i'm the ArmOry In ogical Hal
OF Rutgers COLE gc Mr. HOIglnd presided, ana aef '
500 per who down had satisfied their app ute,
tn y lis ened 10 short speecht5 rom a nu'noer @ o.
were held in the handsome opera house IN the Masonic
Buiine. II was rOWieu TO is utmost ciplcity ana
several thousand persons r turned away from the
doors Governor pprit ma e. sh ~ Hllres Inc Dis
tor cal address made by Iowdrd Mac sherry. tty
/ Attorney Hr tr ccd The history ~ NeW-B uuswich
from I1Jl 1en Wd- Little hamlet KIN" 81 a' Ihnn
Ferry 10 the prescott TIM.
This evening thcr' was q display o. fireworks WA-n
exci.cd the admlIa ion Of ii ~ thousand persons