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From: Marietta Pickell <>
Subject: [NJHUNTER] Misc. Information
Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 05:51:56 -0700


Hi,

I have been fortunate that Pam Bush has been sending me some photocopies of
newspaper articles regarding my family. Along with my family there are
some other tidbits that I thought I would share with you all. Some of you
might find it interesting. Here are just a few and I will be sending out
more later.

The following is from the White House Review, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1910 page 1

Mr. and Mrs. R. Rodman Kline, of North Branch Station, celebrated the tenth
anniversary of their wedding last Thursday. It was a very enjoyable affiar.

The popular Trenton True American Cigar is sold by E. Dilley, restaurant,
L.E. A. Van Syckle, restaurant, I. Voorhees, druggist, and by the Central
Hotel.

Last Monday evening the boys of North Branch and White House serenaded Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Woods at their home at North Branch Station, on their return
from their honeymoon trip.

Peter Quick, of Roseville, Ill., who is making his first visit to the East
in 56 years, is spending some time as the guest of Rev. and Mrs. B.V. D.
Wyckoff at the parsonage of the Reformed Church at Readington.

Wm. C. Fort, of Trenton, a representative of the New Jersey Children's Home
Society, has been a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Lance, of New
Germantown. He spoke in the Lutheran church on the objects of the
organization and also in Barnet Hall.

Announcement has been made of the wedding of Miss Daisy Bunn and Philip H.
Apgar, both of Cokesbury. The ceremony was performed last Wednesday
evening at the parsonage of the Methodist Church at Lebanon by Rev.
Sylvanus D. Decker.

Rev. John Erler, pastor of the Reformed Church at Pottersville for the past
four years, has tendered his resignation. He will preach his farewell
sermon on Sunday evening, October 30. He has accepted a call to become the
pastor of the new Lutheran church in Long Island City.

Alvah A. Conover, of Lebanon, will leave the first of next month for the
New England States, where he will spend the entire winter buying furs from
the trappers for a large New York concern. His territory includes the
States of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.

George W. Field, of North Branch Depot, has secured the contract for the
erection of four houses in that section this fall. They are the house in
course of construction on the M. Hauselwauter farm, a dwelling for E. Wade
Clark, one for George Callard on the Dalley farm, near Readington, and a
house on the S. E. Garretson Island Farm, between North Branch and White House.

Walter Conover, a 16 year old boy is in the Somerville Hospital suffering
from gunshot wounds. Last Saturday, while concealed behind a corn stack on
the edge of Duck Swamp, south of the Raritan River, waiting for squirrels
to come out of the woods and feed on the corn in the stacks, young Conover
was shot in the abdomen and legs by Jacob Schenck, of Somerville, who was
also hunting, and hearing Conover move behind the stack, supposed it was
squirrels and shot at the stack thinking to scare the squirrels.

The Somerset County authorities are inclined to believe that Wm. Bradley, a
New York contractor, who owns 3,500 acres in the Raritan Valley, is under
the ban of the "Black Hand." Sunday a hay barrack and its contents, valued
at $4,000, were set on fire, and only a few weeks ago several barns in the
distant part of the estate were burned down, the fire, it is thought, being
the result of incendiarism. About three months ago Joseph Trevate, while
on the Bradley farm, was shot and killed while he was fishing along the
banks of the river.

From The Whitehouse Review, Tuesday, May 11, 1954

Obituary

William H. Adams, 69, of 30 E. Main Street, Flemington for the past 18
years custodian of the Hunterdon County National Bank, died Saturday of a
heart attack while visiting a cousin in Trenton. His wife was the late
Mrs. Mamie Johnson Adams. Mr. Adams, a life long resident of Hunterdon
Conty, was born near Flemington, son of the late John Q. and Harriet
Adams. He is survived by a son, Ernest H., of Flemington; a grandson, a
brother, John of Milford; and a sister, Mrs. Lillian Smith of Glen
Gardner. Funeral services will be held Thrusday at 8 p.m. from Holcombe
Funeral Home with the Rev. Rodger W. Hawn of Methodist church
officiating. Burial will be in Prospect Hill Cemetery.

Lydia L. Shafer of Lebanon died Monday morning at Mrs. Frank Pickels
Nursing Home, Lebonon, following a short illness. Mrs. Shafer was born in
Oldwick on January 27, 1869. She is survived by one niece Mrs. Russell
Westeroff of Patterson and two nephews, Richard S. Schomp of Stanton and
John G. Schomp of Elizabeth. She was a charter member of Raritan Valley
Grange 153 of South Branch and a member of Middlesex and Somerset Pamona
Grange 13. ALso Hobart Chapter 63, Order of Eastern Star of High Bridge
and Radiant Star Rebekah Lodge 55 of Lebanon. She was a life member of the
Lebanon Borough PTA and served as State Founder's Day chairman of the New
Jersey Congress of Parents and Teacher for many years. She was also made
honorary chairman of the Narcotic Commission of Hunterdon County. Funeral
services will be held on Wednesday, May 12 at 2 p.m from the Sutphen
Funeral Home, 69 Mountain Avenue, Somerville. The Rev. S. Albanesius of
Lebanon Reformed Church will officiate. Friends may call Tuesday
evening. Eastern Star services will be held at the Funeral Home at 7:30
Tuesday evening. There will be Grange services on Wednesday. Interment
will be in the New Germantown Cemetery at Oldwick.

Mrs. Jeannette Page, 91 of Main Street, Whithouse Station, died in her home
yesterday morning. Mrs. Page was born in Lamington, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Latourette. She is survived by her husband,
Albert. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 pm from Seals
Colonial Funeral Home, Whitehouse. The Rev. Lewis W. Kuester, pastor of
Rockaway Reformed Church, Whitehouse Station, will officiate. Interment
will be in Rural Hill Cemetery.

Harold C. Voorhees , son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob C. Voorhees of
Whitehouse Station, passed away at this home in Union City of Saturday, May
8. He was born and raised in Whitehouse Station. He is survived by his
wife, and two sons, Harold C. Voorhees Jr. of Washington, D.C. and Arthur
Voorhees of Boston, Mass. Also a brother, Leslie Voorhees of West Orange
and a sister, May S. Voorhees of Whitehouse Station.


Whitehouse

Polish-American Citizens Club of Whitehouse Station will hold their
meetings during the summer months on the second and fourth Thursdays
commencing May 13, according to an announcement by club president Edward
Starczyk.

Miss Marilyn Lunden visisted in New York City on Saturday and attended the
bon voyage of her uncle and aunt Master Sgt. and Mrs. A. R. Dorner Jr. and
family for Bermuda where they reside. The Dorner family have been visiting
for the past two weeks with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Dorner Sr. in
Annandale.

The 4-H Sewing Club will hold a business and sewing meeting Thrusday
afternoon at the home of Miss Judith Leaming.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Carman were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Sampson in Chatham.

From Whitehouse Review, Oct. 20, 1910 page 4

STANTON

Miss Amanda Ent is visiting friends herre.

Miss Ethel Dilley has returned from a visit with friends in Trenton.

The women's Missionary Society met at the home of Mrs. Andrew Hunt. Mrs.
Andrew Hunt has just finished a silk quilt containing 16,957 blocks.

Miss Hester Painter has returned to Three Bridges after a visit with
friends here.

Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Bloys and son, John, have returned from a pleasant trip
up the Hudson.

Our teacher, Miss Richson, and Miss Edith Ewing visited Saturday afternoon
in Flemington.

PEAPACK AND GLADSTONE

Wm. Dayton, of Logansville, visited Sunday with his sister Mrs. J. M. Allen.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Allen and family of Basking Ridge, visited Sunday with
his cousin, J. M. Allen.

Miss Rita Demott, of Scotch Plains, has been visiting her brothers and sisters.

Ed. Swick, who has been confined to the bed by illness, is somewhat improved.

Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Van Doren and daughter, Ruth, visited Sunday with
Stillwell Tingle, at South Branch.

The Y.P.S.C.E. held their prayer meeting at the home of Elias Trimmer on
Friday evening.

C. W. Riker and family have returned to their city home in Newark for the
winter.

Those who have donations of fruits or jellies for the Children's Home
Society of Trenton are requested to take them to the home of Miss Caroline
Melick, where they will be packed for the Home.






Marietta PicKell


"To my mind, the life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a human
being. I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is
to protection by man from the cruelty of man" - Mahatma Gandhi

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