Board of Education Visiting Committees, Grand Army of the Republic, Military Companies and Camden Fire Department

Chew's Camden City Directory, 1872

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194 MISCELLANEOUS RECORD. Colored, Third District—Messrs. McDowell, Moore, Fewsmith. Liberty, Fourth District—Messrs. Kennedy, De La Cour, McDowell. Centreville, Fifth District--Litzenburg, England, Ridge. GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC. GRAND ENCAMPMENT OF NEW JERSEY. G. C., Richard H. Lee, Camden. S. V. C., Samuel J. Hopkins, Morristown. J. V. C., Ira W. Corey Trenton. A. A. G., Joseph C. Lee, Camden. A. Q. G., William M. Palmer, Camden. A. S. G., G. W. Terriberry, M. D. Paterson, Chaplain, R. W. Martin, Elizabeth. Council of Administration, Jas F. Rusling, Trenton; Wm. Ward, Newark; Geo. M. Joy, Toms' River; Chas. F. Hopkins, Boonton; R. B. Seymour, Jersey City. Delegates to National Encampment, Wm. Ward, Newark; Jos. C. Nicholls, Camden. Alternates, Wilson S. Smith, Elizabeth; Samuel Curtis, Manahawkin. POST NO. 6. P. C., John H. Austin, M. D. S. V. C., Wm. T. Mead. J. V. C., A. E. Lovell. Surgeon, James A. Armstrong, M. D. Officer of the Day, Benjamin Carlin. Officer of the Guard, James V. Gibson. Quartermaster, Edmund May. Adjutant, Benjamin H. Connelly. Chaplain, J. Louden. Quartermaster Sargeant, Alexander Lynch. Trustees, Thomas M. K. Lee, Jr., Joseph C Nicholls, Jos. B. Fox. Delegates, Samuel M. Gaul, Edmund May, Wm. T. Mead. FIELD OFFICERS, SIXTH REGIMENT NATIONAL GUARDS. Colonel—James M. Scovel. Lieut.-Colonel—William Hempsing. Major—Richard H. Lee. STAFF OFFICERS. Acting Adjutant—Edward Furlong. Quartermaster—William M. Palmer. Paymaster—Richard Wilkins. Surgeon—H. Genet Taylor. Assistant Surgeon—J. B. Mulford. Chaplain—Rev. W. H. Jeffreys. MISCELLANEOUS RECORD. 195 MILITARY COMPANIES. Company B, National Guards, New Jersey State Militia, meets at Armory, Front and Market; open every evening. Company C, Sixth Regiment, New Jersey State Militia, meets at Armory, Front and Market street, on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evenings. Company D, National Guards, New Jersey State Militia, meets at West and Clinton street. Company E, National Guards, New Jersey State Militia, meets at Weccacoe Engine House; open every evening. Battery B, National Guards, New Jersey State Militia, meets at Weccacoe Hose House, Benson street above Fifth. CAMDEN FIRE DEPARTMENT. The affairs of this Department are now controlled by a Board of Fire Commissioners, consisting of Thomas A. Wilson, President, John Read, Jehu Osler, Jonathan Kirkbride, Rudolphus Bingham. Two second class Amoskeag Engines, two 2 wheel hose carts, one 4 wheel hose carriage and one hook and ladder truck constitutes the apparatus of the city. No. 1 engine and hose cart is located at No. 409 Pine street, first fire district; No. 2, engine, cart and extra carriage and hook and ladder truck, located at Fifth and Plum street, in the second fire district. The apparatus and company in the first district is under the immediate charge of William J. Mines, Assistant Marshal; and those of the second district is under the immediate charge of William Shearman, Assistant Marshal, while the Chief Fire Marshal, Robert S. Bender, has a general supervisory care of the entire Department. Members of the Department are as follows: engineer of No. 1, Reuben G. Turner; driver, George Libeck; stoker, Thomas McLaughlin. Extra men—No. 1, Benjamin Cavanaugh; No. 2, William Deiths; No. 3, George Hornuff; No. 4, Stephen Thomas; No. 5, Edward H. Mead; No. 6, Charles H. Hart; No. 7, George B. Hart; No. 8, Alexander Peacock; No. 9, Samuel S. Buzine; No. 10 William Cox. Engineer of No. 2, William Osler; driver, Jacob W. Kellum; stoker, Henry Grosscup. Extra men—No. 11, Isaac Middleton; No. 12, Andrew Rabeau; No. 13 Edward Cline; No. 14, William Davis; No. 15, Joseph Neice; No. 16, J. Kelley Brown; No. 17, William Allcott; No. 18 Jacob App; No. 19, William H. Schwaab; No. 20, William Henry McKeen. Tillerman of hook and ladder Company, Edward J. Dodamead; driver, ——. Extra men—No. 21 Charles M. Baldwin; No. 22, Edward Shaw; No. 23, Josiah Davis; No. 24, William C. Lee; No. 25, James M. Lane; No. 26, James Cassidy; No. 27, Edward T. James; No. 28, Thomas W. McCowan; No. 29, Charles Elfreth; No. 30, Theodore Verlander

194 MISCELLANEOUS RECORD.

Colored, Third District—Messrs. McDowell, Moore, Fewsmith.

Liberty, Fourth District—Messrs. Kennedy, De La Cour, McDowell.

Centreville, Fifth District--Litzenburg, England, Ridge.

GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.

GRAND ENCAMPMENT OF NEW JERSEY.

G. C., Richard H. Lee, Camden.

S. V. C., Samuel J. Hopkins, Morristown.

J. V. C., Ira W. Corey Trenton.

A. A. G., Joseph C. Lee, Camden.

A. Q. G., William M. Palmer, Camden.

A. S. G., G. W. Terriberry, M. D. Paterson,

Chaplain, R. W. Martin, Elizabeth.

Council of Administration, Jas F. Rusling, Trenton; Wm. Ward, Newark; Geo. M. Joy, Toms' River; Chas. F. Hopkins, Boonton; R. B. Seymour, Jersey City.

Delegates to National Encampment, Wm. Ward, Newark; Jos. C. Nicholls, Camden.

Alternates, Wilson S. Smith, Elizabeth; Samuel Curtis, Manahawkin.

POST NO. 6.

P. C., John H. Austin, M. D.

S. V. C., Wm. T. Mead.

J. V. C., A. E. Lovell.

Surgeon, James A. Armstrong, M. D.

Officer of the Day, Benjamin Carlin.

Officer of the Guard, James V. Gibson.

Quartermaster, Edmund May.

Adjutant, Benjamin H. Connelly.

Chaplain, J. Louden.

Quartermaster Sargeant, Alexander Lynch.

Trustees, Thomas M. K. Lee, Jr., Joseph C Nicholls, Jos. B. Fox.

Delegates, Samuel M. Gaul, Edmund May, Wm. T. Mead.

FIELD OFFICERS, SIXTH REGIMENT NATIONAL GUARDS.

Colonel—James M. Scovel.

Lieut.-Colonel—William Hempsing.

Major—Richard H. Lee.

STAFF OFFICERS.

Acting Adjutant—Edward Furlong.

Quartermaster—William M. Palmer.

Paymaster—Richard Wilkins.

Surgeon—H. Genet Taylor.

Assistant Surgeon—J. B. Mulford.

Chaplain—Rev. W. H. Jeffreys.

MISCELLANEOUS RECORD. 195

MILITARY COMPANIES.

Company B, National Guards, New Jersey State Militia, meets at Armory, Front and Market; open every evening.

Company C, Sixth Regiment, New Jersey State Militia, meets at Armory, Front and Market street, on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evenings.

Company D, National Guards, New Jersey State Militia, meets at West and Clinton street.

Company E, National Guards, New Jersey State Militia, meets at Weccacoe Engine House; open every evening.

Battery B, National Guards, New Jersey State Militia, meets at Weccacoe Hose House, Benson street above Fifth.

CAMDEN FIRE DEPARTMENT.

The affairs of this Department are now controlled by a Board of Fire Commissioners, consisting of Thomas A. Wilson, President, John Read, Jehu Osler, Jonathan Kirkbride, Rudolphus Bingham.

Two second class Amoskeag Engines, two 2 wheel hose carts, one 4 wheel hose carriage and one hook and ladder truck constitutes the apparatus of the city.

No. 1 engine and hose cart is located at No. 409 Pine street, first fire district; No. 2, engine, cart and extra carriage and hook and ladder truck, located at Fifth and Plum street, in the second fire district. The apparatus and company in the first district is under the immediate charge of William J. Mines, Assistant Marshal; and those of the second district is under the immediate charge of William Shearman, Assistant Marshal, while the Chief Fire Marshal, Robert S. Bender, has a general supervisory care of the entire Department.

Members of the Department are as follows: engineer of No. 1, Reuben G. Turner; driver, George Libeck; stoker, Thomas McLaughlin. Extra men—No. 1, Benjamin Cavanaugh; No. 2, William Deiths; No. 3, George Hornuff; No. 4, Stephen Thomas; No. 5, Edward H. Mead; No. 6, Charles H. Hart; No. 7, George B. Hart; No. 8, Alexander Peacock; No. 9, Samuel S. Buzine; No. 10 William Cox.

Engineer of No. 2, William Osler; driver, Jacob W. Kellum; stoker, Henry Grosscup. Extra men—No. 11, Isaac Middleton; No. 12, Andrew Rabeau; No. 13 Edward Cline; No. 14, William Davis; No. 15, Joseph Neice; No. 16, J. Kelley Brown; No. 17, William Allcott; No. 18 Jacob App; No. 19, William H. Schwaab; No. 20, William Henry McKeen.

Tillerman of hook and ladder Company, Edward J. Dodamead; driver, ——. Extra men—No. 21 Charles M. Baldwin; No. 22, Edward Shaw; No. 23, Josiah Davis; No. 24, William C. Lee; No. 25, James M. Lane; No. 26, James Cassidy; No. 27, Edward T. James; No. 28, Thomas W. McCowan; No. 29, Charles Elfreth; No. 30, Theodore Verlander