Ocean County , NJ History

From the Lakewood Citizen, 30 Dec 1932: Miss Mary S Turner, a pioneer resident of Lakewood, who for many years resided at Washington, DC, died in that city, yesterday morning. Miss Turner was the sister of the late John S Turner, who died at the Paul Kimball Hospital on July 11th of this year. She was the daughter of the Samuel Hubbard and Joanna Saxton Turner. Funeral service will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon at the Westhall Chapel on Second Street, with the Rev J H H Darling, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be made in the family plot in Evergreen Cemetery

New Jersey Mirror 30 Dec 1818 To be rented a house and a blacksmith's shop in the village of Frogtown. Apply to John L. stratton of Mount Holly.

New Jersey Mirror 29 Dec 1920 The trial of Raymond W. Schuck for the murder of David S. Paul, has been postponed from January 4 to February 7. Application for the postponement was made before Supreme Court Justice Katzenbach at Camden on Monday, by J. Russell Carrow, counsel for Schuch. Prosecutor Wolverton did not interpose any objection. The ground on which the postponement was asked was that time might be given for the drawing of a special jury panel. The postponement of Schuck's trial may result in putting off the sentencing of his confederate in crime, Frank James, already convicted of murder in the first degree. The State may want to use James as a witness against Schuck. The latter claims that he entered into no plot with James to murder Paul and that he had nothing to do with the actual killing, James said that Schuck was as deep in the revolting crime as the former and that as a matter of fact Schuck struck some of the blows that caused death. There is no attempt made to

from the Trenton Times 28 Dec 1915 CANNON- In this city, on the 26th inst., Sarah B., widow of Garrett Cannon, of Bordentown, N.J. The relatives and friends are invited to attend the services at the Christ Episcopal Church, Bordentown, N.J. on Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock sharp. Interment at St. Mary's Burlington, N.J. Friends may view the deceased at the residence of Mr. Clarence BIDDLE, No. 322 West State Street, Trenton, N.J., on Wednesday afternoon and evening.

New Jersey Mirror 28 Dec 1938 Charles Panczer, 54, committed suicide in an outbuilding in the rear of his home on Crosswicks street, Bordentown, on Friday, by hanging himself to a rafter. He was a wire worker in Crescent Mill, in Trenton. His wife, Rose, worried by his absence, went to the building and found his body. Coroner John N. Swartz, of Palmyra, issued a certificate of suicide. Mrs. Panczer said her husband had steady employment and she could offer no reason why he had ended his life. The pair had resided in Bordentown since last April. They formerly lived in Trenton.

desperately trying to track down this family from Brooklyn, children of Daniel Lawrence, who lived in Brooklyn in the early 1900s and in Pennsylvania before that.

Gloucester County Times, Dec 24, 1943 Mrs. Susie A. Mathis, widow of Theodore Mathis, died on Friday. She was 80 years old. Born in Egg Harbor, Mrs. Mathis lived most of her life in Glassboro and was widely known in that community. Surviving are six children. They are Mrs. Ella Mae Wickward, of Gloucester; Mrs. Wilhelmina Cossabone of Camden; Stephen Mathis, Mrs. S. Nevada Adams and Mrs. Charlesanna A. Long, of Glassboro and Eugene V. Mathis, of Vineland; There are 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren also surviving. The Rev. William A. Robbins, pastor of the Trinity Protestant Church, will conduct the services at 11 A.M. Tuesday from the Albert D. Mathis Funeral Home, 43 N. Delsea Drive, Glassboro with burial in Trinity cemetery. Friends may call this evening. Mathis -- At Glassboro, NJ, on December 24, 1943, Susie A., nee Bailey, widow of the late Theodore N. Mathis, aged 80 years. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services on Tuesday, December 28,

New Jersey Mirror 22 Dec 1920 It took the jury only twenty minutes to find Frank J. James guilty of the murder of David S. Paul, at he conclusion of the sensational trial in Camden on Monday night. The verdict carried with it the infliction of the death penalty upon the self- confessed slayer of the bank messenger, the jury refusing the appeal of the prisoner's counsel to exercise clemency and recommend life imprisonment instead of capital punishment. The verdict came at the end of the five-day trial, during which the defendant's oral and written confessions were admitted in evidence in the face of counsel's strenuous objection. Dapper and apparently self-possessed, James entered upon his ordeal last Wednesday but as the trial wore on and damning evidence piled up against him his confidence petered out and several times he collapsed, once having to be taken from the court room in order to allow him to regain his composure. The Camden court house was besieged by a grea

Tuckerton Beacon 21 Dec 1950 Mr. and Mrs. Tomas Milnamou of Collingswood were callers on the Island on Sunday. Mr. Chappie Jones of Egg Harbor and his father Mr. Walter Jones of Barington called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Burrel Adams on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thomas spent Saturday in Philaelphia.

from the New Jersey Courier 21 Dec 1917 Last Saturday evening the children of the Brookville school held a ten and twenty cent sale of fancy articles at the home of Hiram Parker. Although the night was stormy, most of the goods were disposed of. The proceeds are to pay for Victrola records.

Tuckerton Beacon 21 Dec 1950 By Mrs. Lee Thomas phone B.H. 3-5151 Hi all, here it is only one week til Christmas. The last minute rush is on, trying to get off the cards to people you forgot completely. Hoping they will get there in time. It is so nice to ride around and look at the houses all lit up at this time of year. This whole Island is right on the ball with Christmas spirit. Can hardly wait until Christmas Eve to put the tree up. Well, I had better get down to brass tacks now cause I still have a million and one things to do. John J. Thomas, Bills father, came down from New York Wednesday evening and stayed until Sunday. Mom and the girls stayed in the city this weekend to finish up the shopping. Mr. and Mrs. William Mac Reynolds of Idaho Ave., spent Sunday at their home. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gallagher of Beach Ave were also weekenders. Mr. and M rs. Al Salottolo of Tennesee ave. were down for the weekend and have put up Christmas lights. I hear they are planning to spend t

Tuckerton Beacon 21 Dec 1950 by Mrs. Nancy Weiselsen After serving the public as city traffic engineer for 14 years in Philadelphia, Mr. Robert A. Mitchell has resigned; he will, after Dec 31, take up his new position as traffic engineering division of Gannett, Fleming, Corddry and Colpenter, Inc., consulting engineers in Harrisburg, PA. Mr. R. Sturgis Ingersoll has been chosen as one of the Board of Managers for the Assembly Hall, to be held Friday evening, December 22 at the Bellevue -Stratford Hotel. Mrs. Walter Lyon was in charge of the Christmas Party December 16, which was very successful, at the Fire House, Santa remembered all the children. Dr. and Mrs. Allan Green were at their cottage for a few days. Mrs. Green is M r. and Mrs. Lovins daughter.

New Jersey Courier 21 Dec 1917 Armsted Hutchinson filled his ice house with 6 inch ice on Monday; Henry Larrison filled his on Tuesday and George Hartshorn on Wednesday. Ellis Cox also filled his icehouse on Wednesday and James Larkin on Thursday. A.C. Hutchinson, Thomas Hartshorn and Charles Atkinson attended on Tuesday the cattle sale of Willaim Reid of Tennent. Ashton E. Clift and wife will entertain over the Christmas holidays, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Horner and children of South Amboy. Aaron B. Wainwright of Philadelphia was a guest of his father, Joel Wainwright, on Monday. Miss Emily Buck was a Sunday guest of her mother, Mrs. Harry Borden, of Jacobstown. Miss Florence Miller of Cookstown, Mrs. Clifford Horner and two children David and Edgar visited Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Horner.

New Jersey Courier 20 Dec 1929 The State Motor Vehicle Department has had an auditor here this week, going over the docket and account books of Allen SEAMAN, Justice of the Peace of Tuckerton. The December grand jury recently indicted Seaman for retaining funds collected in fines, which he should have turned over to the Motor Vehicle Department monthly. It was alleged that he was some $2700 behind in these accounts. William SCHABLE is the name of the auditor.

NEW JERSEY COURIER 20 DEC 1929 State Troopers, as is customary in deer season, took their stand at Toms River bridge and looked over every car coming from the deer woods. Tuesday night they found a supposedly doe deer in a car, cut up in sections, to show no sex. Peter KUZINA, Caldwell, NJ, was taken before Justice KING and fined $107.50, including costs. Because he just had to see his best girl and she lives in Trenton, was the excuse given by George FALKNER, Toms River, when arrested for taking a car belonging to Mrs. John EWART on Sunday last. Falkner made his trip to Trenton, it is understood, having taken the car from Main Street where it was parked. Word was sent all along the line and on his way home he was stopped by in Lakewood.