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Industries of New Jersey. . Ebenezer MethodistEpiscopal Church, datesits start with 1879, and theSecond Baptist (colored)Church, was founded in1863. The public schools ofBurlington have alwaysbeen maintained in a man-ner creditable to all con-nected with them. Thepresent public school sys-tem, so ably and thoroughlyconducted, was organizedin 1846, and at present, fivecommodious, substantialand well-appointed publicschool institutions are proofs of the executive abilities of the past and present tnistees. The private schools of the city are knownfor their excellence throughout this section of t
Industries of New Jersey. . Ebenezer MethodistEpiscopal Church, datesits start with 1879, and theSecond Baptist (colored)Church, was founded in1863. The public schools ofBurlington have alwaysbeen maintained in a man-ner creditable to all con-nected with them. Thepresent public school sys-tem, so ably and thoroughlyconducted, was organizedin 1846, and at present, fivecommodious, substantialand well-appointed publicschool institutions are proofs of the executive abilities of the past and present tnistees. The private schools of the city are knownfor their excellence throughout this section of the country, and to them Burlington owes no little schools are known as St. Marys Hall, described fully in another portion of this work, BurlingtonMilitary College and the Van Rensselaer Seminary. The Mechanics National Bank and the Burlington Savings Institution, provide ample financial faciliities for business men and capitalists, while the City of Burlington and Fanners aiid Mechanics Build- > X> rr. 422 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, ing and Loan Associations, have materially aided the building of the city, by the judicious loaning of moneyto their stockholders. The city has an efficient tire department, consisting of the Endeavor Engine Com-pany, No. I, founded in 1795; Babcock Chemical; the Young America Hook and Ladder Company,founded in 1856; Hope Steam (Amoskeag) Engine Company, founded in 1850; and Mitchell Steam (LaFrance) Engine Company, instituted in 1874. There are two weekly newspapers published, the oldest being the Gazette, which was first issued in1835. The present editor and proprietor is Mr. James O. Glasgow. The Enterprise was established in1868, and is conducted by Messrs. S. S. Murphy, publisher, and William J. Bruce, editor. The city has amagnificent opera house, public library, and numerous beneficial organizations. The Camden and Amboy Railroad, now owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, passes throughthe city, and a branch to Mount Ho
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