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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1921
Page
10
A local appreciation event recognized Port Murray figures and reporters for their efforts. Attendees described a sequence of pleasant moments, with no detail left undone to ensure enjoyment for all present.
A 180 year celebration at Hackettstown and Port Murray firemen banquet honored mutual aid after April 14 fire damage. Washington and Hackettstown officials praised volunteerism with speeches, medals, and a long banquet featuring coffee and home cooked fare.
These days brines to be face the task of choosing wedding clothes with many options displayed in grouped fashion. The store offers wedding clothes and accessories with quality and character suited to the occasion and at reasonable prices.
The text discusses the bride to be's June wedding planning with focus on attire for the honeymoon and year ahead. It notes extensive displays of wedding gifts and practical items for a new home, from rugs and furniture to kitchen accessories.
An obituary and funeral notices column recalls a church adjournment for dancing at the Community Club, with transport home by automobile. It lists survivors across several families and cites burial details, while tributes note the deceased’s home life and community roles. Additional notices mention Golden Stay members and a veteran of the Civil War, with service details and interments in local cemeteries.
Henry Sovereign retired iron foundryman aged five years died recently at home in Lahfison after a life in milling and grocery work and potterville machine shop. His funeral was held in Lebanon and he left a wife and four children. George Ward of Hampton aged 70 died after a brief illness. Jacob Trimmer of Hackettstown died with wife Mary Purvel Trimmer noted as survivor of five children. Funeral in Beatyestown conducted by Rev Herbert Mutss. burial in Hackettstown Union cemetery.
Henry Clay Dabney a former Phillipsburg resident and longtime Montclair businessman died Sunday at age 86. He once served as a train messenger for the Westcott Express on the Lackawanna route between Phillipsburg and Hoboken and later ran a coal business in Montclair for four decades. Survived by a daughter Mrs Flora Tom of Montclair, his funeral was held Tuesday night, with interment at Easton Cemetery in the family plot beside his wife.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Stroudsburg and a date near June, with stray names and phrases about yards and a fall. The readable bits hint at a local archival note or notice but lack clear action, parties, or location details to confirm a specific event.
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