Local notes from New Hampton and surrounding towns
Various brief items: Peter Chandler receives a monthly pension of $108. Oalifon quarries produce 220 tons of crushed traprock daily. Bary Conreon linked to German Valley School affairs. Davis ill with stomach trouble in Leighton. Upcoming Delaware Water Gap camp Aug 6–16. Hackettstown Leather plant expected mid August. J William Flad, Boston Mason, dies. Ed Groan reports shedding 16,000 horses over 14 years at Glen Gardner. pocket-book loss near Clinton. Col John A. Wildrick invited to marshal the centennial in Newton. Delaware Bridge Co. stock sold in East. College students rush to Kansas to aid wheat harvest. Simon Wade among them. Nazareth council grants franchise to Dasten and Belvidere Trolley Co. Widow of late President Harrison summering at Grey Towers. Mis Riddle of New Hampton praised as Bantardon county violinist. Captain Valentine of Lake Hopatcong steamer struck by lightning but not killed. Prof Kemp robbed at East Stroudsburg State Normal School. later robbed Allentown Hospital. Frank Butler killed by coal train near Reigelsville. Geo Q Ball saves child near Califon. praised for risking life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Chandler
New Hampton
Trimmer
Oalifon
Bary Conreon
Stanhope
Schoal
John ¥. Davis
Iealiton
Delaware Water Gap
Olnualve
Hackettstown Leather Company
J. William Flad
Boston
Edward Groan
Glen Gardner
W. A. Shannon
Clinton
John A. Wildrick
Blairstown
Newton Nezt
Delaware’ Bridge Company
Tro
Ho Exch
Kansas
Simon Wade
Backetta
Iowa
Nazareth
Thoreday
Dasten and Belvidere Trolley Co
Pyrealdent Harrison
Grey ‘Towerg
Stroudsburg
Dimmicks
Paha Quarry
Mia Colegia Riddle
Bantardon County
Misa Riddle
Warren County
Valentine
Prof
Kemp
State Normal School
East Stroudsburg
Shoresy
Philip
Edward
Geo.q. Ball
Califon
Somerville
Ball
Mr. Bell
New Jersey to vote on Board of Freeholders abolition
Mercer county voters face a ballot on abolishing the Board of Freeholders at the next station. A Vineland soldiers home contract was awarded to W. B. Turner for 22 213. Senator Dryden lends a trophy and annual cash prizes for rifle association events. An earlier state home for tuberculosis patients faltered due to an overlooked appropriation. Governor Murphy may call an extra session to fix funding gaps. Dr King’s New Life Pills advertised as health boosters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
Board of Freeholder
Carlstadt
Nave Jersey
Trinity Methodist Sunday School
Trenton
New Jersey
Vineland
W. B. Turner
Benator Dryden
Dryden
State Rifle Association
Glen Gardner
Grant
Murphy
Newton News Roundup From Belvidere to Cranberry Lake
Obscure notices recount Harris of Newton death at old age. local mills and rail progress. Reports of Consy Island excursion, Flemington boat, Hamburg vote for 9000 housing, a new bank, and a Gladwyne death. Local officials discuss tavern proximity rules. Bound Brook plant closure impacts many workers. Newton musicians concert drew 1500. farm life anecdotes, weather, and social events fill column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abram H. Harris
Newton
Belvidere
Consy Island
Flemington
Central Railroad
Hamburg
Bomex County
H. KE. Donaldson
Presbyterian Church
Stanhope
Gladwyne
Paeumonis
Humphrey Martin
Deckertown
Buseex County
Lambertville
Goodman
Branchops
New York
Carbon Brove & Range Company
Somerville
Kiermam Shoe Company
Tod
Collina Winters
Cranberry Lake
Buasex County
Bontlog Newton
Bunnell
Newton Herald
Smith
Marginville
Sis
Railroad News Sketches and Tragic Rail Accidents
Belgiders engineer Harry Myers earns an upgrade on the Bel Des road. Lackawanna offers a 66.25 dollar special rail rate to California with July to Aug travel. Piereen W Smith resigns after 95 years as freight agent at Boonton. Electricity may replace horse power on Rockaway Valley lines from Whitehouse to Morristown. Milk train No 14 hits Raymond Clayton in Stroudsburg, a seven year old dies from skull fracture. Wills D Bager killed by a Morristown special near Brick. Strouisburg shop foreman left for Lackawanna duties. Lackawanna plans a new round house near East Stroudsburg and station improvements with Belgian blocks. PRR workers demolish 7.6 million dollars of NYC property as four city blocks are cleared. Wreckers prepare tunnel station site around Seventh to Ninth avenues and 30th to 33rd streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Myers
Belgiders
Lackawanna
California
Piereen W.smith
Boonton
Rockrway Valley
Whitehouse
Morrintown
Raymond Clayton
Burton Street
Btrondabury
Wills D. Bager
Bloomfield
Waa
Morristown
Brick
Churah
Lackawanns
Penngylvania
Btroudaborg
Strouisburz
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York City
Bloska
Baz Gladlig
Seventh
Ninth Ave
Peete pEica
Notable items in brief from divergent notices
General notes report a church edifice costing 120000 for Christian Belendata of Concord New Hampshire. The annual National Honocomproent of the G A 2 will be held in San Francisco for one week beginning Aug 17. P M Arthur chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers died while speaking at a Winnipeg banquet last Thursday night. The fifth child arrived for Grover Cleveland last Saturday making his second in the ex Presidents family. The Presbytery of New Castle Del exonerated Ray A Elwood accused of inciting a lynching after a sermon. The largest boat built in New Jersey will be launched at Camden next month, the Mag Magnolia to be launched in Oct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Kea Glyen
Belendlata
Concord
New Hampahire
San Francisco
P.M. Arthur
Cief
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineere
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Grovar Cleveland
Beathes
New Castle
Del
Ray
Robert A Elwood
Wilmington
New Jersey
Camden
Paelfig
Real estate transfers lodged in county clerk records 1903 1908
A list of real estate transfers recorded in July 1903 to July 1908 for Phillipsburg, Harmony, Lopatcong and surrounding areas. Entries include grantors, grantees, dates, and consideration amounts ranging from 100 to 4 200 dollars. Notable transfers involve Barker to Kenney, Gavin to Alfred Smith, Eckert, Roth to Greenwood, and Hoekman to Catharine Bradelhofer among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenney’ Ebel
Philipsburg
Wm. J. Barker
Bfishsel Kenney
Catharine Gavin
Alfred Smith
Phillipsburg
Mr. Dayla
Wits
W. Eckert
Convoys
Phillipaburg
John Roth
Arthur Greenwood
Philipab
Carrie M. Seifert
Alpha
Imperial Co
Jacob
Hall of Harmony
Harmony
J. VanHart
Ala
John
Rosh Holgidere
Beleidere
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Jim Dumps
Sunny
Jin
Breakyfort
Giuwoen
B. Easton, PA
Saies
Easton, PA
Bb. Gof
Gro
Dr. King
F. N. Jenkins
James
Delaware
George Hartung
Albert Docker
Helvidere
Kate Birkhud
John A. Ward
Epworth League
Proellent
Mr. Bethel
Lulu Qullok
Bermon Beatty
Bundey
Mire
Mary Bicker
Pleasant Grove
Mra. Arthur
Hann
Canaty
Poaprok
Advangs
Scott
Scott & Lowne
Bryant. Store
Ho Ford
China
Conger
E.washington Ave
Dover
Somersville
Preston Smith
J.D. Cornish
Washington
Altemus
Opera House
Bid’s
Easton, ‘Penna
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