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From: Lisa <>
Subject: [NJHUNTER] Newspaper Clippings
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 21:09:58 -0500


Listers,

This concludes the newspaper clippings. There are many more but they are from Clifton, Passaic, Nutley, Delawanna etc. I hope you enjoyed reading bits from Oldwick and the surrounding areas past. Most of all I hope someone was helped by these clippings.

Lisa


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.



Thomas MURPHY Dies Just Before 100th Birthday

Thomas B. MURPHY, Sr., Oldwick's senior citizen, died Wednesday at his home, just seven weeks before his 100th birthday. He was born January 17, 1857, in Lamington. New Jersey's oldest blacksmith, Mr. MURPHY was retired at the time of his death. He had, however, made daily visits to his shop, located next to his home, until he reached 95. He operated his own shop for more than 65 years.

Mr. MURPHY, who worked under a "boss" until he was 20, then established his own business in Oldwick and continued in that community until his retirement. He enjoyed recalling how he shoed between 14 and 20 horses in a single day.

His hobby was watch-repairing, but failing eyesight in recent years made that intricate work impossible for him. Another of his hobbies, bicycling, brought him area note, for he often biked long distances. He estimated once that he had run up some 40,000 miles of traveling during his bicycling days. His most notable ride was to Trenton and back in one day.

Last January Mr. MURPHY was feted by his community on his 99th birthday anniversary.

The senior Oldwick resident was the son of the late John and Catherine Eick MURPHY. His wife, the former Sarah A. BARKER of Pottersville, died January 13, 1953.

He leaves five sons, Raymond R. of Lebanon; Charles W., Oldwick; Walter G., of Peapack-Gladstone; Howard E., of Oldwick, and Thomas B., Jr., of Glen Ridge; three daughters, Mrs. Edith M. HOERLER, of Dunellen; Mrs. Ada M. ANDERSON, of Oldwick, and Mrs. Joseph C. FARLEY of Mountainville; 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Six grandsons served as bearers at the funeral Saturday from Coughlin's Funeral Home. The Rev. Mathias TORGERSEN of the Methodist Church officiated. Burial was in New Germantown Cemetery.



Nancy BROWN Church Bride

Bedminster- Miss Nancy Ann BROWN, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John P. BROWN of East Main St., became the bride of Concenzio SANTOLINI, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas SANTOLINI of Bernardsville, at 2 p.m. Saturday, in St. Elizabeth's Church, Far Hills.

Rev. John WALSH officiated. The wedding march was played by Mrs. Felix O'NEILL and soloist was Frank RICHARDS.

Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a ballarina length gown of lace over nylon tulle with a matching headpiece. She carried a bouquet of white roses and baby's breath.

Miss Joan BROWN was her sister's maid of honor and wore a pale pink crystalette, ballarina length gown and carried white gladiola and pink roses.

Best man was Carmine VUOCOLO and ushers were Thomas SANTOLINI brother of the bridegroom and John P. BROWN Jr., brother of the bride.

A reception was held at Somerville Inn after which the couple left for a wedding trip to Bermuda. For traveling the bride wore a green suit with yellow accessories. Upon returning from their trip the couple will reside in their new home in Bernardsville.

Mrs. SANTOLINI is a graduate of Bernards High School, Bernardsville, class of '52 and is employed by Ciba Pharmaceutical Products Inc., of Summit. Mr. SANTOLINI is a graduate of Bernards High, class of '49 and is employed by Joseph DOBBS, builder, of Bernardsville.



Daniel COUGHLIN Dies At 65; Banker, Funeral Director

Services were held Sunday for Daniel A. COUGHLIN, banker and funeral home director, who died at his home on Lime Rock Road, Califon, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 1981. He was 65.

Mr. COUGHLIN was born in Califon and had lived most of his adult life in Oldwick. He moved back to a new home in Califon just two months before his death.

His mother, Elsie Alpaugh COUGHLIN, died five days before Mr. COUGHLIN's death, and the two were buried on succeeding Sundays.

His father was the late Daniel J. COUGHLIN.

Mr. COUGHLIN joined to the Hunterdon County Trust Company in 1959 as a director and was president at the time of his death. An innovation he brought to the bank was computer services, and these continued to be the "apple of his eye", a co-worker, Marie MORROW, said.

He saw the bank expand to encompass three branch offices and move its main headquarters to Annandale. Branch offices are at Oldwick, Bunnvale and Califon.

A graduate of Ranouard Training School for Embalmers, New York City, he had operated the Coughlin Funeral Home in Califon for many years and was still associated with the firm at the time of his death.

He was treasurer of Tewksbury Township for 30 years.

Mr. COUGHLIN was a founder and life member of the Oldwick Fire Company, where he also served as chief and president. He was a former president of the Hunterdon County Fire Chief's Association; a life member of the New Jersey State Fire Chiefs Association and a former member of the Hunterdon County Fire School Council.

He was a former president of the New Germantown Cemetery Association, Oldwick.

Surviving are his wife, Mabel Reed COUGHLIN; three daughters, Elsie COSS, Readington Township, Sara COMELY, Ocean City, Md., and Sharon ROETGER, Wilmington, N.C.; a sister, Elsie SCHEFFER, Califon; and five grandchildren.

Services were Sunday in the Coughlin Funeral Home. Interment was in the New Germantown Cemetery.


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