. Historic days in Cumberland County, New Jersey, 1855-1865 : political and war time reminiscences . the First Congressional Districtmet in convention at the Court House in Bridgeton, Tues-day, October 3, 1864. It was the most enthusiastic politicalconvention ever held in South Jersey. None of its prede-cessors could hold a candle to it—none of its successors haveequaled it. At half-past 9 oclock in the morning a pro-cession formed in front of the National Union Republicanheadquarters in Sheppards Hall. Commerce Street, headedby the Bridgeton Brass Band. It marched by way of Com-merce and Laur
. Historic days in Cumberland County, New Jersey, 1855-1865 : political and war time reminiscences . the First Congressional Districtmet in convention at the Court House in Bridgeton, Tues-day, October 3, 1864. It was the most enthusiastic politicalconvention ever held in South Jersey. None of its prede-cessors could hold a candle to it—none of its successors haveequaled it. At half-past 9 oclock in the morning a pro-cession formed in front of the National Union Republicanheadquarters in Sheppards Hall. Commerce Street, headedby the Bridgeton Brass Band. It marched by way of Com-merce and Laurel Streets to the West Jersey Railroad depoton Irving Avenue to meet the delegations from .\tlantic,Camden, Salem. Cape May and Gloucester Counties, thenen route for the convention. Special trains from Camden,Salem and Cape May arrived at the depot about twenty min-utes past 10 oclock, with some three thousand shouting Re-publicans, consisting largely of marching clubs. With adozen bands of music, flags and banners flying, the proces-sion began a triumphal march out Church Street to Com- (204). Rev. Isaiah D. KingPastor Trinity M. E. Church Rev. Joseph HubbardPastor Second Pres. Church Rev. Charles H. WhitecarPresiding Elder M. E. Church Rev. Henry M. StuartRecto St. Andrews P. E. Church PATRIOTIC PREACHERS OF BRIDGETON—ISn-LStW Rev. James M. ChalHs Rev. James Brown Retired-Baptist Church Pastor First Baptist Church Rev. Charles E. Hill Rev. Gasper R. Gregory Pastor Commerce Street Pastor First Pres Church M. E. Church Rev. J°hW. Hickman Fastor Commerce St. M. E. Church Rev. Richard Thorn Pastor Trinity M. E. Church (205) 2o6 HISTORIC DAYS merce Street, down Commerce to the bridge, up CommerceStreet liill to Franklin, and tlience to the Court from Bridgeton joined the visiting delegations, to-gether with hundreds of persons from the townships ofDeerfield, Hopewell, Stow Creek, Downe, Fairfield, farmersin wagons wreathed with evergreens and bearing bannerswit
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