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Newspaper
Washington Star
Location
Washington, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1896
Page
2
Local Belvidere items recount court actions and a factory fire near North Hackettstown, noting property losses and rebuild plans. Reports describe a pastor’s contemplated departure, community relocations, Halloween happenings, and various minor incidents including theft, injuries, and a knife accident in the region.
A jumble of local notices highlights the Mowrey family hardship with George Mowrey dying of cancer, his ill wife confined to bed, and a gravely weakened grandson James McLean. Nearby items mention visitor Mrs. June Willever, a church chicken supper, and a 99 year old quilter Betsy Williams. An advertisement touts Otto's Cure for lungs with free samples offered by several distributors.
Margaret Lopatoong and Jeanke Ansth visit relatives and friends in Warren Paper Mills and Marble Hill. The Board of Auction held a meeting at Firthtown Schoolhouse and plans to move an Intermediate program into Union on the 28th. Proceeds from a Delaware Park school event fund a new book. Mrs Edward Retiee spent Saturday visiting Easton relatives.
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