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The life story of a Civil War bible
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By Grace CooPer
Another election season is upon us, but that does not mean that voters will be have a lot of choices to make when they submit their ballots this year. There are seats on the township committee and Fieldsboro council up for election this year, but a shortage of candidates to fill them. In Bordentown Township, Democratic incumbents Aneka Miller and Bill Grayson are running unopposed for two available seats. In Fieldsboro, Democratic incumbents Amy Telford, Charlene Lewis and John Errigo are running unopposed. Bordentown City holds its elections in May. The story is a little different where the Bordentown Regional School District Board of Education is concerned. One seat is up for election in each of Bordentown Township (where three are running), Bordentown City (where one candidate is unopposed) and in Fieldsboro, where two candidates, including the incumbent, will face off. The Bordentown Current’s annual election coverage, focused on the school board this year, starts on page 11.
This summer, Bordentown Historical Society co-president, Bonnie Goldman received a donation in the mail: a beautifully cared for, red leather bible that dated back to the Civil War. The donor, a Civil War enthusiast from North Carolina, had purchased the bible on eBay. Inside the front cover, the owner’s name was written in beautiful script: James B. Scott, Co. G, 4th Reg., NJ Volunteers, April 1861. Also included with the bible were many detailed documents, including a picture of Scott and information the donor researched telling the story of this Union soldier and the bible’s journey. Scott was born in New York, but lived in Bordentown. James Byron Scott had answered President Lincoln’s call to arms for 75,000 soldiers in April 1861. Each northern state was assigned a quota to fill, and for some unknown reason — whether driven by patriotism, sense of adventure, or perhaps it had something to do with faith See BIBLE, Page 6
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Cheryl Hickey with her horse, Axl, at Old York Farm in Chesterfield.
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The relationship ment, and family events.” “You’ve got your dogs and When Brian Hickey went off your which I can relate between horse and to college, Cheryl was the one to to as cats, well, but the relationship rider is a special one take care of Axl — Axl and Mr. you have with a horse —there’s By Joe Emanski Axl was Brian’s horse — a barrel horse. Brian Hickey used to ride him in barrel racing, the rodeo event. So did Cheryl, his mom. “We did that as a family, and instead of kids hanging out in a mall or something, we used to go to horse shows,” Cheryl Hickey says. “Beautiful environ-
Tee, her quarter horse. She’s had Axl for 10 years now. Mr. Tee was 31 when she had to say goodbye. She used to ride Mr. Tee when she volunteered as a mounted officer for a sheriff’s department in North Jersey, where they lived. “Mr. Tee, he would do anything for me. He would walk through fire. He was my lifeline especially after losing my husband,” she says. “
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nothing, outside of your children, that can compare to that.” After Brian went off to college, she was looking to downsize, while at the same time moving closer to horse country. She settled in Clifton Mill. Axl, who is 26 now, is stabled about a mile away, at Old York Farm. That’s where he was when a doctor who was examining him noticed that there was someSee AXL, Page 5
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