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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1902
Page
4
Local column recounts weekend visits by residents, hunting season notes, farm labor shortages, crops, weather, marriages, births, illnesses, and community changes. Mentions Peters onys and Deera of Tranquility, Green How, Pine Foxes, farm rentals, tax collection, and social visits across Hackettstown and Woodglen. Forlorn references to misprints and historical local figures reflect village life and ongoing rural economy.
Fragmentary notice mentions boratories bruises cats wounds odine bord feat silt joints arnica balvelythe balm for world satna barog gelda soils ulcers bain broptions not piles and notes Warren County.
Brass Castle with population about 430 hosts a gray mill six saw mills a blacksmith and wheelwright two stores six ice houses and two ore mines on Witte Hill. John Benard of Pleasant Valley operates a brick yard producing about five thousand bricks daily in fall. Miss Mary Witte visits relatives in Brass Castle. Brass Castle Hose Association reports thriving business and potential dividends by January. Widespread local staffing changes include Willie Reali busy painting and decorating, Miles Mabel Barzion resigning, S Skinner and two others employed by Gulick in Wa shington, Daniel Oamon joining Nagdbam Organ and Piano Co in Washington, and Mrs Slikor with three sons visiting from the East.
Lizzie Gardner of Buttzville reports Bund bar parcnls near Lake Green as Mrs. George Bartow leads Epworth League. Sunday school youths plan a Christmas entertainment. Mrs. Clinton Seath and children returned from a PY] paburg visit Friday. Edward Aolliday to occupy a tenant house after repainting. Young men discussing oaths would raise fifty cents per oath to macadamize township roads. William Anderson ill with suspected convulsions. Myron S. Moeler of New York ill after hospital trip. Frank Folkoer, leg injury at Pequest Furnace, recovering. Henry Fresman rents Horsiten farm near Wolftown, to take possession early April.
Old Saint Nicholas will be on hand as usual amid fanfare and glee. Mrs Sugan Garey expected speedy recovery. Biola Blizer entertained her friend from town last Saturday. Alfred Lea welcomed a daughter, the stork delivering the baby. Frank Tiger secured a Newark trolley position and plans a singing tour visiting New York and Philadelphia. Kate Garey returned home after three weeks with Men Alfred VT Elmer Banderhot and family plan a lengthy visit to New York and beyond.
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