Bridgeton pioneer., 1889-02-14
SIGNED The ROLL.
TO BE MEMBERS OF THE NAT
EONAL GUARD.
The Company Formed and OfH
GERS Elected--L. ID. III. Gill
mOur. Captain.

The Company Formed and OfH
GERS Elected--L. ID. III. Gill
mOur. Captain.
The gentlemen selected by the Com
mittee for membership to the Com
pany of the National Guard, met in
Garrison & Mineh's Hall Monday night,
and formed an organization by signing
the muster roll, and electing the off
GERS.
Chairman G. E. Woodruff called the
meeting to order, and the minutes of
the last meeting were read and ap-
proved, and Chairman Woodruff re-
ported for the Committee who had Sc
lected the Company. The report OF
the Committee was accepted, and a
motion made tfat the members enroll
themselves. The muster roll was pro-
duced and the following signatures at
tached
Chester Anderson, Chas. H. Allen,
Ashton Bodine, Howard Clark, VIM.
A. Cresswell, Samuel 8. Cresswell,
Frank Craig, E. Frank Elmer, Benz.
H, Fisler, Frank Ferguson, Alex r.
Fithian, Jason Carton, George Hamp-
ton, Harry Hankins, William T.
Hoover, Frank s. Hort, Thomas
Hustled, Isaac Jenkins, Henry Janvier,
Chas. H.. Loper, Christopher Laich,
Jos. J. Miner, Jr., Samuel Moore, John
Moore, John Myrose, Bloomfield Minch
Daniel McGear, Jas. McCaughey, w.
R. Blew, William Robinson, Malvern
Reeves, Hugh l.. Reeves, William Ii.
Sellers, Charles H. Silvers, Henry
Smith, Hartley W. Sloan, Samuel Tai
ley, Albert M. Trask, Frank T. Tren-
chard, William Weber, Jesse Wood
ruff, Frank Wallen, James NJ. Wood
nut, Albert Woodruff, Harry Walker,
Frank W. Walton, Frank B. Williams,
| G. E. Woodruff. L. D. H. Gilmour,
Samuel Rogers, George A. Overdorf,
John NJ. Laning, Jr., VIM. Rice and
| VIM. J. MCGOWAN were not present,
but most likely have signed the roll by
this time.
The members then Immediately pro-
ceeded to the election of officers. The
election to some of the positions was
decidedly spirited. Chester Anderson
and Albert Woodruff acted as tellers.
L. d. Howard Gilmour was unani.
mously elected Captain. Alex r.
Fithian was chosen First Lieutenant
without opposition. For Second
Lieutenant Henry Janvier and A. NJ.
Trask were nominated, the former
being elected, For First Sergeant
James W. Woodruff was elected over
his opponent by a vote of 36 g. For
! Second Sergeant, Bloomfield H. Minch
was elected without opposition, and
G. E. Woodruff was elected Third
sergeant by acclamation. George
Hampton and Charles Allen were
nominated for Fourth Sergeant, and
Hampton was successful by vote of
% to 10, Charles H. Allen was elected
| Fifth Sergeant by acclamation. Frank
| Hort, was elected First Corporal and
Hugh L. Reeves for Second Corporal
by reclamation. John Myrose, E.
Frank Elmer and Samuel Moore, were
nominated for Third Corporal and
after two ballots Myrose proved sue
cessful by a small majority. Hartley
W. Sloan was elected Fourth Corporal
over William Sellers, and for Fifth
Corporal Frank Trenchard was sue
cessful in his contest with Malvern
Reeves.
This ended the business of the even
ing, and the meeting adjourned. The
muster roll and the names of the Off
GERS elected will be sent to Trenton to-
day. Ex-senator Nichols was present
at the meeting, and in a little speech
to the boys said he would be willing to
aid them in every way he could, and
next day he would be in Trenton and
would get all the data useful for the
Company that he could. He stated
that the company would be called out
probably three times year for general
review and once in camp at Sea Girt
Everytime the State ordered out the
men they would be paid $3.50 per day.
Another meeting will be called at an
early day by the chairman.
An Aged Couple Assaulted i'm
Vineland.