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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1902
Page
4
Belvidere reorganizes its Board of Health with Dr Alberthon as chair and Inspector overseeing enforcement. The group aims to monitor outbreaks, with Gibbs from Hackettstown visiting and quarantining a home. Vaccination access is emphasized for those unable to pay, as the town records social and river flood effects plus local illnesses.
Community notices from Ashland and vicinity describe church services at the Peasyturten and M E churches with sermons by Erastus Bloam and Pastor Rhodes, a planned union at the M E church, and a Friday evening prayer topic “What Keeps the Christian.” The Broomabury Vigilant Society met, and residents hosted gatherings for Mr and Mrs Creveling, with a large wedding for Gerruds Maud Motick to Harry Wilson Hurlburt and a bridal tour. Local visits and family news fill out the social calendar.
Tranquility residents hear a missionary talk at Mt Lebanon Church on heathen worship. Mr Apgar plans a year of rents in Bra Geo Apgar. Mr and Mrs George Canther return from four weeks with relatives in New Haven. Mrs Robert Ribbans visits. A shooting match occurs Saturday. Oyster supper planned for February 20. Mrs Bleck Smith visits with Mrs Alexander Anderson. Watson Baughart attends church reading. Miss Lincilin Burton marries Mr Apgar of Madison. they will board at Summit. A smallpox case reported in Amity as Miss Liverapes visits relatives. No Wpwirth League gathering due to rain.
Local items from Lebanon Township and Spruce Run include meetings to settle accounts for the present year with a $118.60 bill, and plans to adjust finances in February. Community updates mention residents moving, employment shifts, and illness notes, with several households in Glen Gardner and nearby villages reporting visits, improvements, or disputes.
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