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From: "M.F. Pickell" <>
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Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 07:17:47 -0700

More Tidbits from Hunterdon Co. Newspapers
I will be listing more hopefully during this week. I am trying to keep
them together by the year.


White House Station Weekly Review Sept. 7, 1905

DREMOOK
Andrew Latourette spent Sunday at Pennington.

School opened Tuesday with Newton Wycoff as teacher

John T. Runyon and wife, of Newark, spent Sunday and Monday with Mrs. V. B.
Runyon.

Miss Frederica Gibbs of Clinton, spent Sunday and Monday with F. W.
Lindsley and family.

Bert Lindsley, of Plainfield, spent Sunday and Monday with his parent S. L.
Lindley

CALIFON
Edward Davis twenty-one years old, son of John F. Davis, a stock dealer of
this place, narrowly escaped serious injury at the Davis home a few days
ago. He was driving a spirited horse, hitched to a wagon loaded with baled
shavings, when one of the bales slipped and threw him under the horses'
feet. The animal became frightened, began kicking and started to run
away. The young man was dragged some distance before becoming
extricated. Besides being kicked on the side he was severely cut and bruised.

The funeral services of Amos Beaty, about 78 years old, a prominent citizen
of Mansfield Township, were held at this late residence at Mount Bethel
last Thursday. Death was due to paralysis, after a lingering
illness. Besides a widow he leaves fours sons, one daughter and two
brothers. Within the past ten months four brothers and a sister-in-law of
the Beaty family have died at advanced ages. Mr. Beaty was a brother of
the late George W. Beaty, of this place.

George L.. Hoffman, a liveryman of this place, narrowly escaped being
struck by lightning during a heavy thunderstorm while driving near
Fairmount Sunday, He was returning from a trip to Gladstone and was driving
a spirited team up the mountain between Pottersville and Fairmount when the
shower came up. ( I can't read the rest very well) A large ball of fire
passed over his head and exploded in the highway a few feet in front of the
horses. The report was deafanior and the animals were stunned. ??????
made a break and it was with difficulty Mr. Hoffman succeeded in keeping
them under control.

NORTH BRANCH
Jay Higgins has returned from a visit to his grandmother at South Branch.

COUNTY SEAT NOTES (Items, Personal and Otherwise, from Flemington)
Miss Elsie Hanson is visiting relatives at Ringoes.

Miss Annie Moffat is spending some time at Lake Hopatcong.

Miss Anna Britton is visiting Miss Augusta P. Gilhuly at Ocean Grove.

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Landis have returned from a two weeks' trip to Asbury Park.
The Hunterdon County W. C.T.U. will hold its annual convention here Sept. 12th.

Miss Bertha Hunt is spending some time with friends at Boston and
Springfield, Mass.

The women of the Methodist Episcopal church held a peach festival on the
church lawn Monday evening.

Union services were held in the M.E. Church Sudnay evening. Rev. P.C.
Bascom, pastor of the church, made the address.

Charles Bowman, of this place and Miss Gertude Brokaw of South Branch were
married at the home of the bride's mother Mrs. Lurena R. Brokaw, yesterday.

The engagement of Edgar B. Lare, of Trenton, formerly of this place, and
Miss Metta Goeke, of Trenton has been announced. The wedding will take
place October 19th.

William Hoagland, twenty-six years old, died Monday evening from injuries
sustained while attempting to mount a horse on the farm of Prosecutor Henry
B. Herr Friday. The animal threw Hoagland violently to the ground,
fracturing his collarbone and injuring him internally. It was not thought
Hoagland was seriously injured until Monday, when he was taken suddenly
worse. He leaves a widow and two children.

The Hunterdon County Prohibition convention was held at Locktown on
Wednesday of last week when these were made: Sheriff, Newton B.
Rittenhouse of Fergenlitsville (sp can't read it) County Clerk, James J.
Higgins of Flemington; Assemblyman, H. Dalley of Whithouse; Freehold,
William Bellis of Copper Hill; Coroner, Dr. W. E. Cornog of
Flemington. George W. Hockenbury of Locktown, was made chairman and D. S.
Hall of Flemington, secretary of the convention. The party will wage a
lively campaign in the county this fall.

POTTERSTOWN
The friends of George Henry would like to see him improve faster.

J. H. Ramsey went to Somerville Friday, with peaches and eggs.

Frank Leigh is working for the Postal Telegraph Company erecting poles.

Mrs. Peter Everitt entertained her sister from Paterson last Friday and
Saturday.

Peter Yawger has been fixing his mother's house occupied by Elwood Hendershot.

Raymond, son of John Conover, is improving quite fast under the care of Dr.
Miller, of Lebanon.

Mrs. Edward miller has returned to her home in Elizabeth after spending a
few weeks with her sister, Mrs. Wiinfield Lemison, near this place.

MILLDALE (OR HILLDALE) AND VICINITY
At this writing the youngest child of John Bunn is seriously ill with
dysentery.

Mrs. Amos Pickle, of Pottersville, spent Thursday with her mother, Mrs.
Mary Bush (Mary Bush was formerly Mrs. Mary Hockenbury. She married Thomas
Jobs Bush about 1903. He died in 1910)

Peter Cox and wife, of Parker, spent Sunday with his brother, Theodore Cox
and wife.

Wm. Strait has moved from Mrs. Mary Bush's house to Charles Lauerman's
house in Pleasant Valley.

Wm. Hildebrant and wife attended the funeral of her sister, Mrs. Jacob
Miller, at Four Bridges on Tuesday.

Mrs. Geo. F. Martens and Mrs. Chas. Eick of New Germantown, spent last
Thursday with their parents Mr. and Mrs. J. Young.

Joseph Wright's aunt of New York died at his residence early Monday
morning. The funeral was held at the house Wednesday morning; interment in
Chester cemetery.

The funeral of John Miller, 36 years of age, of Chicago, was held at his
father's residence Wednesday at 12: o'clock. Mr. Miller was a carpenter
and fell about sixteen feet from a building, last Friday, landing on his
head and killing him instantly. He was here visiting his parents and many
friends about five months' ago. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. David Miller, two sisters and three brothers: Mrs. Henry Dalrymple of
Gladstone, and Miss Harriet Miller, of Newark, and Charles Miller, of
Philadelphia; Frank of Boonton, and Harry of Barnardsville.

LARGER CROSSROADS
Miss Violet E. Smith is spending several days with friends at Newark.

Thomas Howard and wife called on friends in the place last Friday afternoon.

The Misses Mary and Miranda Thomas have returned to their home at Jersey City.

Miss Augusta M. Dunham has returned to New York after commuting for the
last two months.

Mrs. John G. Ten Eyck spent Wednesday and Thursday at the home of her
parents, Z. Smith and family.

The Misses Martha, Augusta and Kathryn Dunham enjoyed Thursday of last week
with Mrs. Herbert Case at Plainfield.

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Parsons have returned to their home at Kearny
after spending the month of August at her parents home in this place.

POTTERSVILLE
Miss Althea Davis is visiting at Morristown.

Mrs. J. T. Lomerson spent last Thursday in Newark

School opened Tuesday with Miss Carrie Fritts as teacher.

Mrs. John Rinehart visited in Newark a few days last week.

Miss Elsa Welden, of Rahway, is visiting relatives in town.

Miss Leah Wack of Milldale, is visiting at G. W. Hildebrant's.

Frank Sowers, of New York City, spent Sunday with G. E. Sovereign.

Miss Kramer and friend, of Newark, spent Labor Day with Rev. Fred N. Baeder.

After spending some time at the home of J. Frank Bartles, John Bunn and
family have returned to their home at Bayonne.

Stanley Howells, who has been renewing old acquaintances in this vicinity
for the last tow weeks has returned to his home in Easton.

Messrs Fred Oglivie and William Wallace of New York City, spent Labor Day
at the home of Mrs. W. S. Wortman.

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