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From: Lisa <>
Subject: [NJHUNTER] Newspaper Clippings
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 14:23:16 -0500


PLEASE NOTE - The following newspaper clippings are from a collection found
after my great Aunt passed away. She unfortunately made no note of what paper
they came from or the date. I felt they may still provide important clues for
somebody and other listers agreed so I have been posting them regardless.



John M. RINEHART, 78 of Oldwick, died last Thursday in Muhlenburg Hospital. He was born at Pottersville and was a retired farmer, having retired fourteen years ago. He was the son of Martin RINEHART, of Pottersville. He was a member of the Lutheran Church of Oldwick. He married Mrs. Emma FELMLEY, who survives; also one daughter, Mrs. Arthur B. COLE, of North Plainfield; one brother, Frank RINEHART, of Pottersville, and one sister, Mrs. Mattie E. AYERS, of Redlands, Cal. His body was removed to the Daniel J. COUGHLIN funeral parlors, Califon. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at his late residence. Rev. THOMPSON, pastor of the Lutheran Church of Oldwick, officiated. Burial was in Oldwick cemetery.



Somerville Man Suicide.

Love Tangle Indicated

Special to the Newark News

Somerville- John R. LEBBING, twenty-nine, local garage owner, committed suicide last night by shooting himself in a room over the garage. The shot was heard by his brother Fred and several men in the garage, who climbed to the loft room and found LEBBING lying on a cot, a revolver beside him. He had shot himself through the head. He was taken to Somerset Hospital where he died an hour later.

LEBBING leaves his wife and a child. A love tangle was indicated as the cause of his suicide in a letter written by LEBBING and found beside him, according to police. The letter was addressed to "Nora BROWN". It read:

"To Nora BROWN, the woman who roped me in. I hope I have at last done the thing you wanted me to do. Surely I can't have Helen, the girl I love, but you, damn you -- surely can't have me either."

County Physician George A. MACK declared the case one of suicide.

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