Canaling as It Was in Morris Canal Days
Memories recount the Morris Canal from 1834 to its retrocession, noting profitable passenger packets, freight rates, and flood-era damage. The piece details key figures, strikes, boatmen groups, and the decline of canal commerce alongside local obituaries and area notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Morris Canal
Plany
Nerada
Newark
Dan
Dorsi City
Hontai City
Fundy
Andy
Dursey
Wien
Ogiin
Leo Falf
Vite
Iroid
Toran
John’ Dailey
Biel
Osmium
Tate
Uence
Murray
Vitory
Lille Creek
Unclear OCR fragment prompts local notices and events
Fragmentary text references weddings visits travel and local happenings in New York and nearby towns. Mentions include Mary and Brent, a bride, an excursion ticket sale, a hospital, a veteran named Conger, and multiple places such as Paterson and Stanhope.
Fragmented General News Notes and Local Incidents
A garbled collection of notes mentions Kotler Ma with 12,000 population and 1200 typhoid cases, the death of Dr. G Hilson in New York, a six day revel being fed in Maulisal Spare Garden, court rulings on slander and vote selling, a farmer attacked by rain and injured, and various scattered items from Philadelphia to Philadelphia. References to Dr Andrew LoNoten, the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, and bond issues are interspersed with ads and stray phrases about winter and local store offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer King
Stanhope
North Carolina
Me Kom
Frenchtown
Hui
Camdron UK Urieknor
Newton
Waldmere Inn
Thos
Semeveel County
Semorvilly
Cyrus
Foster
New York
Wathurine
Patmer
Thoma Tyulmer
Josiah TH
Pontaic
Mich
Elvan
Joseph McConnel
Etoetiv
Ace Corns
Comnel
Soemertvilla
Dune
Addies
Pottersville
Whitehall
Morris Fritts
Sieiptleen Veavaald
W Tair
Kunt
Annie
Cottersville
Eyneloirt
Sald
Derock
Mr. Fritts
Kotler
G Hilson
Anant
Orange County
Moy
Philadelphia
Andrew LoNoten
Bondire
Lonile
Asselin
Pima Monatfaelavers
Holiday Goods Line Invites Early Yuletide Buyers
The notice promotes a holiday goods line and urges early purchases to secure the best selection. It presents a festive greeting tone and calls attention to the seller’s exceptional offerings for Christmas-time shopping.
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New Jersey
Ben Jackwan
Jilly Gill
Danton Quigley
Wesley
Bort Coden
Econpany
Nawadiye
White Way
Mtny
Park Murray Muiaatas
Dean
Aynipadhye
Iid
Witemptie
Haya
Port Collen
Rita
Hondman
Sivtien
Phillipsburg
Maueh Chunk
Jersey City
Rrchael Somers
Mexander McOlns
Cama. Wangs
Tehigh Yulee
Misalla
Heney
Tunis
Shotalla
Teste Moore
Tasdon
Um Wednessiag
Tottipglinil Maetaane Railroail
Paterson
Aikingte
Mvshimleyy
Chae Hemline
Firth
Af Stanhope
Mathur
Fanney
Persanir
Kastos
Lanbach
Easton
Lavniew & Sox
Eastos
Yours Truly
JS. Shive
Men's Outfitter
Washington, N. J
E. A. Marxson
Washington & Eee
Bowers
Ington
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