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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1903
Page
4
Miss Danny I Fallis of Troy New York married Hortran N Randall of Cortland New York at Blairstown Presbyterian Church in a Wednesday ceremony conducted by Rev Henry B Butler. The couple left for Cortland to start their new life. Local items note baseball results, festival plans, and various residents traveling or visiting nearby towns.
Real estate transfers show several 1903 dates across Phillipsburg, Lopatcong, Hope, Belvidere, and Washington. Notable conveyances include Henry Vaight and wife to Boston buyer for 1000, Mary Hilderbrand to Annia Frace for 720.20, and John E. Risler to H M Petty for 1000. Additional entries list Walter Bogland to Ronna Waldming for 7, and James Leng to Mary Mixsell for 9700, among others.
In Phillipsburg Mrs Miichael Cavanaugh spent days with friends in Port Colden. William Rose fined for intoxication. Frank Sterner enrolled at Lafayette College. G A R ladies hosted a social at Mrs Joseph Borcaw’s. Harry Holme’s coworkers raised funds after a recent home fire. Sheriff Barker on official business in Phillipsburg. Thomas Parsell hired a new clerk. Smallpox quarantine tag removed from Mrs Chambers. Thieves raided John Carpentar’s Washington street home. clothing, jewelry, and a gold watch missing. peddler suspected. St James Lutheran Church observed Rev Pritchard’s 20th anniversary with good will expressed. Jacob Vanhatta informed of his son Louis’s death in Oklahoma from pneumonia. burial papers received. S. O. Smith family vacationing in Pocono mountains. Lightning shattered Westminster church spire. no interior damage. A woman struck by a bolt near the church but unharmed. Town Clerk Kneedler bought a fast automobile. Lehigh Valley plans a spur from Greens Bridge to Andover Furnace. extension to Toperson plank line. William Thatcher died of heart trouble. Dominick Ureo arrested for non-support. jailed in Belvidere in default of bond.
Obituary notes Belvidere widow Jane Belvidere, age 83, and several short community items from Belvidere and Stephensburg. Mentions relatives, visits, road updates, railroad changes, local incidents, and social gatherings with names like Michael boarding house, L&H company, and local residents.
Allamuchy residents hosted guests including Mr T Allamuchy and Mrs Clark Staples on Sunday. May Wheeler, recently ill with heart trouble, described improvement. Leveille farm tenanted by Polhemus saw fresh paint. Morris Town visitors Wm Cramer and family over weekend. Rutherford road progress noted though not yet trialed. Foxes were sighted in the park with ducks harmed. Alex Donnalece reported a mink catch. Twenty-seven all boys aged seven to fourteen died at George Laws home last Monday, with parties meeting every two weeks. Tessa Wheeler of Vienna spent Sunday near Quaker chapel. Theoald Barn near Whitfield Danna butcher shop to be torn down. THI stone building to remain. Oscar Swisher and Mrs Swisher of Bartley visited Quaker friends. Albert Jilson and wife of Orange visited Stra John Jilson. Olea Guest reportedly visiting. Geo Townsend seeks village post office duties.
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