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New Jersey Courier 15 Sep 1916
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Moore-Hopkins wedding, 1916
New Jersey Courier, April 28,1916: "Charles Moore and Miss Estella Hopkins of Cassville were united in marriage Saturday evening at the parsonage by Rev Arthur Polhemus"
Moore-Hopkins wedding, 1916
New Jersey Courier 28 Apr 1916 Charles Moore and Miss Estella Hopkins of Cassville were united in marriage Saturday evening at the parsonage by Rev Arthur Polhemus
Thomas Grant obituary, 1916
New Egypt Press, Friday April 14,1916: "Thomas Grant, who had been seriously ill for the past two months, died at Colliers Mills yesterday afternoon. He was 54 years of age and until his last sickness had always been a hearty, hard working man. A widow and seven children survive him. The children are: Mrs Clara Ridgeway of Juliustown; Mrs Matilda Grover of this place; James of Archertown; and Allen, Roy, Wilbur & Elizabeth who lived with their parents. The funeral was on Sunday at one o'clock".
John Hagaman obituary, 1916
N J Courier Press, Friday April 14,1916: "John Hagaman, a well known Ocean county resident, whose death at Cassville, April 1, in his 94th year, was reported in last week's Courier, was born in 1822, near Toms River. He married Elizabeth Irons early in life, and he had a large family, consisting of 14 children, nine grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Being almost a giant in stature, Mr Hagaman was noted far and wide for his physical powers. It has been said that he could cut a cord of wood in 40 minutes, or ten cords in ten hours, a remarkable feat when it is considered a good day's work. Mr Hagaman was long recognized as an expert on horses, and in his younger days he traveled quite extensively through the West buying horses for the government".
Thomas Grant obituary, 1916
from New Egypt Press 14 Apr 1916 Thomas Grant, who had been seriously ill for the past two months, died at Colliers Mills yesterday afternoon. He was 54 years of age and until his last sickness had always been a hearty, hard working man. A widow and seven children survive him. The children are: Mrs Clara Ridgeway of Juliustown; Mrs Matilda Grover of this place; James of Archertown; and Allen, Roy, Wilbur & Elizabeth who lived with their parents. The funeral was on Sunday at one o'clock
Mary Ann Webb obituary, 1916
New Egypt Press, March 31,1916: "Jackson township friends of Mrs William Webb were shocked to hear of her sudden death at Lakewood. Mrs Webb was 80 years of age. Besides her husband she is survived by three children, Mrs R E Whitmore of Asbury Park; Mrs Mahlon Messler of Freehold and Jackson Webb of near Pemberton. Her six grandchildren are: Mrs William Cottrell of Asbury Park; John Whitmore of Lakewood and Warren, Arthur & Fred Messler. Funeral services were held at the Pleasant Grove church Wednesday at one o'clock and interment was made in the church cemetery".
Mrs. William Webb obituary, 1916
New Egypt Press 31 Mar 1916 Jackson township friends of Mrs William Webb were shocked to hear of her sudden death at Lakewood. Mrs Webb was 80 years of age. Besides her husband she is survived by three children, Mrs R E Whitmore of Asbury Park; Mrs Mahlon Messler of Freehold and Jackson Webb of near Pemberton. Her six grandchildren are: Mrs William Cottrell of Asbury Park; John Whitmore of Lakewood and Warren, Arthur & Fred Messler. Funeral services were held at the Pleasant Grove church Wednesday at one o'clock and interment was made in the church cemetery
John Hagaman obituary, 1916
from New Jersey Courier 14 Apr 1916 John Hagaman, a well known Ocean county resident, whose death at Cassville, April 1, in his 94th year, was reported in last week's Courier, was born in 1822, near Toms River. He married Elizabeth Irons early in life, and he had a large family, consisting of 14 children, nine grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Being almost a giant in stature, Mr Hagaman was noted far and wide for his physical powers. It has been said that he could cut a cord of wood in 40 minutes, or ten cords in ten hours, a remarkable feat when it is considered a good day's work. Mr Hagaman was long recognized as an expert on horses, and in his younger days he traveled quite extensively through the West buying horses for the government
Chafee-Decker marriage announcement, 1916
CHAFEE-DECKER from the New Jersey Courier 16 Oct 1916 Rev. A.R. Chaffee and Miss Jane Decker of Newark were married on Wednesday, Sep 27, in the Roseville Avenue Presbyterian Church of Newark. The bride is a niece of Howard Decker of this place. As was stated in last weeks' news Mr. Chaffee has accepted a position as chaplain and instructor in languages at the Boy's school of Ashville, North Carolina.
Giovanni Cayaldi and the murder if Iron Cranmer
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
Lighting storm, 1916
New Jersey Courier 21 Jul 1916 The electrical storm of Thursday night, July 13, played many pranks in this section, and pretty well demoralized electric light service for the time being. It kept the force of local company busy repairing damage it had done. The queerest prank was at Hooper and Dayton avenues, where it supposedly melted off a wire and ran the electric current into the ground. It is claimed that the next morning the ground around an electric light pole on that corner was so charged with electricity that a horse stepping upon it fell down, and a cat running over it was nearly killed.
The day Mrs. Pierson nearly drowned
New Jersey Courier 21 Jul 1916 Pulmotor Saved Life of Woman Thought to be Drowned Mrs. Pierson of Brooklyn, daughter in law of JE.P. Pierson of the Lakehurst road, narrowly escaped death on Tuesday afternoon while bathing in the brook at Wright's bridge. To the pulmotor is given the credit of her still being alive and well by Dr. Frank Brouwer. Mrs. Pierson and her family came down from Brooklyn on Sunday to spend the summer on the farm. With some friends Tuesday afternoon she went bathing in the stream, lost her footing and was swept downstream. She had been under water some time when her friends reached her and pulled her out. They sent for a doctor and at the same time started work trying to revive her. When Dr. Brouwer reached there with the pulmotor, she is said to have been to all appearances beyond resucitation; but the pulmotor pumped oxygen and life into her lungs and in a little while the color came back to her face and natural breathing was resumed.
Joseph Chatellier obituary, 1916
from New Jersey Courier 14 Jul 1916 Joseph Francis Chatellier, in years past a frequent visitor at Toms River, died Tuesday, July 4th, at the home of his daughter, Ella F. Cook, at Lawrence, Long Island, in his 90th year. Funeral services were held on the following Thursday. Mr. Chatellier was well known to all the older people of Toms River, and his family also were frequently here, stopping at the Ocean House every summer forty or fifty years ago. He was a brother to the late Mrs. Ivins Cornelius of Toms River. Another brother, John Chatellier, also visited here.
Concerning the sharks in the area
New Jersey Courier 14 Jul 1916 If you read the Barnegat letter in this issue you will get the bayman's idea of the shark question; and will find that they are always here in the summer,in greater or less quantities. It does seem likely that there are more of them just now than the average summer brings; but again it may be simply because attention has been focused on them, and every person who sees one or who catches one, tells about it. For instance, two big fellows, 8 and 12 feet long, were caught Monday at Little Egg harbor inlet, and the captor towed them to Beach Haven, to have a picture taken of them, when ordinarily they would have been left to float away, or else to feed the pigs. At Seaside Park on Monday a twelve footer was caught by Dick Meyer and crew at the Larkin pound. Ordinarily, the catching of a shark in a fish pound is all in a day's work; but just now it is good for a newspaper story.