Ocean County , NJ History

 Ocean Emblem 3 Jan 1855

from the New Jersey Mirror 28 Dec 1854: DIED, in this Town, on Friday last, of Typhoid Fever, STERNE PALMER, son of Mrs. J. Palmer, Publisher of this paper, aged 59 years. Mr. Palmer was greatly loved by his large circle of friends, and during his long residence in Mount Holly, enjoyed, fully, the confidence and respect of the entire community. Having been Clerk in the Farmers' Bank for nearly thirty years, he became acquainted with the great mass of the people of the County, and those who were familiar with him in the daily business transactions of that Institution, know with what singularly uniform correctness and assiduity all his duties were performed. Such a man could not fail to be appreciated by those with whom he associated.-- Modest and unassuming to a remarkable degree, of social and domestic habits, strictly guarded in his conversation, avoiding saying anything which was calculated to offend, dealing justly with his fellow-men, and at all times acting upon the princ