Ocean County , NJ History

New Jersey Courier 21 Jul 1916 Five men serving time for murder were paroled from state prisonlast week, among them Givoanni (John) Cayaldi, an Italian cranberry picker who shot and killed iron Cranmer at West Creek on the night of October 7, 1905. Cayaldi pleaded to second degree murder, with constent of the court and on December 19, of that same yer, was sentenced to twenty years in state prison, of which term he has served about ten years and six months. Cayaldi was a young Italian at the time of the killing, 24 years old. He with other Italians were picking cranberries at the Stafford Forge bog. Saturday nights they would take their violins and accordions and go to the hotel in West Creek village, and make music for the hangers on there. This night about midnight when the hotel closed, Cayaldi, with Charlie Baker, the boss Italian and interpreter for John W. Holman, who at that time was running Stafford Forge bogs, started up the road, with Iron Cranmer, his sons, Will and B

From the New Jersey Courier 27 Apr 1905 Allan Cross, a well known citizen of Waretown, died on Friday last, at the age of 77. He had for many years lived on the Samuel Birdsall farm, and was loved by all the community.

from the New Egypt Press, 10 Mar 1905 The body of Milton Carr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Carr, was brought here on Monday last for burial. He died in the Trenton Hospital with pneumonia. Milton was 16 years of age. He will be greatly missed by his young associates as well as the family.

New Jersey Courier 6 Apr 1905

from the New Jersey Courier 6 Apr 1905

New Jersey Courier 6 Apr 1905

New Jersey Courier 6 Apr 1905

From the New Jersey Courier of 6 Apr 1905: "Thomas Singleton will start his ice route, and asks the continuance of the patronage of his old customers, besides being pleased to serve new patrons."

From the New Jersey Courier 6 Apr 1905

From the New Jersey Courier 6 Apr 1905

From the New Jersey Courier 6 Apr 1905

Ad from New Jersey Courier 6 Apr 1905

from New Egypt Press 31 Mar 1905 Joseph Foster died at his home in North Egypt on Tuesday of this week. He was about 53 years of age and had lived in this neighborhood all of his life.

NEW JERSEY COURIER 16 MAR 1905 Clarence, son of Edward Irons of this village, who recently graduated from a Trenton business college, has a position as bookkeeper with the Schwarzchild and Sulsberger beef company in that city.

from the Trenton Times 16 Mar 1905 DAVID H. FOLEY IS DEAD He Was for Twenty Years Baggage Master on P.R.R. Passed Away at Bordentown Home Bordentown, March 16. - David H. Foley, brother of Postmaster William H. Foley, died at his home on Park street yesterday after a lingering illness, aged 55 years. He had been in the employ of the P.R.R. Company as baggage master between Trenton and New York for more than twenty years, until his sickness required him to abandon his position.

from the New Jersey Courier 16 Mar 1905 Mrs. Heber R. Bishop, widow of a well known New York Millionaire, died Monday. She was a sister in law to the late Nathaniel Holmes Bishop of Toms River.

New Jersey Courier 16 Mar 1905 George Bishop of Philadelphia who married Emma Sheaff, died last week and was buried on Monday. He was a publisher in Philadelphia, and for some years got out the Temple Magazine, connected with the Baptist temple, of which Russell Conwell is pastor.

NEW EGYPT PRESS 10 Mar 1905: C. H. CRANMER put a sample piano in the home of Ada ELBERSON last week. Olive P. CRANMER has returned home after undergoing treatment for a cancer at Jefferson Hospital, Phila. The Manahawkin orchestra have ordered two more new horns. Leon HAZELTON joined the orchestra Monday last which has about ten members.

from the New Egypt Press, 10 Mar 1905 Claude Cranmer, son of Mrs. Rachel Cranmer, was brought here for burial last week. Pneumonia was the cause of his death. He was buried from the home of his uncle, C.H. Cranmer. The body was brought here from Boston. He was 28 years of age.

New Egypt Press 10 Mar 1905 Russell LONGSTREET has been suffering from an abscess during the past week. Ambrose ARCHER and Alfred NORCROSS have finished a new barn for Walter Curtis on Main Street. Rev. Joseph MOORE preached his farewell sermon Sunday morning. He was ill in the evening so there was no service. Sarah BARKALOW is ill. Dave GRAVATT spent Sunday at the home of Frank GREEN. Mrs. Phillip REMSTINE visited Mrs. Harry DEVINNEY on Tuesday.