Ocean County , NJ History

New Jersey Courier 15 Feb 1929

NJC 6 SEP 1929 The high powered cruising sea skiff Audrey, from Bay Head, coming thru the draw on the county bridge last Sunday afternoon, crashed into a rowboat in which were a man and a woman crabbing. The Audrey had aboard her owner, C.A. Nicklas of No. 6 Church Street, New York and Spring Lake, with a party of Spring Lake friends. Her sailing master is Capt. Charles G.I. Gifford They seemed to be in a hurry and had blown repeatedly for the draw to open, while still some distance off. They had just come through the draw when they hit the rowboat. In the small boat were Mr. and Mrs. John G. Duner of New Brunswick, and a dog. Mrs. Duner clung to the wrecked rowboat; the dog was killed and Duner was aided by a sailor who plunged overboard from the San-Cath-Ann, of Allenhurst, which moors at Mantaloking. The San-Cath-Ann crew took both the D uners aboard and ran them ashore at the Dutch's Inn dock. It is understood that Nicklas settled the damages. Dr. Frank Brouwer of Toms River to...

from the New Jersey Courier, 13 Dec 1929 Island Heights, December 9--William A. Parker, a long time resident of this place, was buried this afternoon at Riverside Cemtery, Toms River. He died at Monmouth Memorial Hospital, Long Branch, on last Thursday, December 5, aged about 79. Funeral services were held at 1:00 P.M. today at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Wilbert Martin, Seventh Ave, Wannamassa Park, Long Branch; and at the grave in Riverside cemetery at 2:30 P.M. Mr. Parker was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Parker, who moved here from Toms River in the early days of this resort. He married Miss Mary Kennedy, who survives him; also his daughter, Mrs. Martin, and two sons, Lodge Parker of Baltimore, MD and Walter Parker of Irvington, VA. One sister, Mrs. Charles H. Applegate of Dayton Avenue and Thomas Street, Toms River, also is living, while two brothers, Charles and Daniel, died some years ago. For many years, Mr. Parker carried on the barber shop here, until he was...

from the New Jersey Courier 23 Apr 1929 Capt. Nelson Grant, 80 years of age, a life long resident of Lacey Township, honored and respected by all who knew him, killed himself on Thursday morning, August 22, by sending a load of shot through his breast. He lived not far from the Central Railroad station at Lanoka Harbor. At 6:15 that morning he went over to the station with a single barreled shot gun. It is assumed that he sat down with the gun between his knees, butt on the ground and leaned over so that the muzzle was against his chest. Then with a bit of shingle lathe he pushed the trigger, launching himself into eternity. His death was probably instantaneous, as he was found sitting up, the gun between his knees. Capt.Nelson Grant was an oldtime waterman. In his early days he went to sea. Later he spent a long time in the Life-Saving service, till laid off from disability acquired in the service. After that he was an oyster planter and bayman. For a long time before the small Boar...

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.

New Jersey Courier 13 Dec 1929 Our folks are responding generously to the Community Christmas tree. The trustees of the Presbyterian church have kindly agreed to allow the tree to be placed on the lawn between the church and Union Avenue. For this year, the tree will have to be temporary, but the intention is to have a sutiable tree transplanted on the site, and make it a permanent observance. A committee of the Exchange Club is arranging for a suitable tree and it's lighting, also a candy treat for the children of the community, and the officers of the club are receiving donations to cover the necessary expense. It is desired that all folks understand that this is actually a community affair and not for, or by, any one organization. A.W. CARR and wife visited in New York Friday of last week. Archie F. MURRAY and wife were Saturday visitors to Newark. A card party was held at the home of Mrs. Annie WALSH Tuesday evening. The attendance was large and all thoroughly enjoyed the a...

NEW JERSEY COURIER 13 DEC 1929 Toms River and all its surrounding is said by the telephone men and the gas and electric men to have shown the most consistent advance in the last decade of any place or vicinity on the Jersey shore-and all the shore has been growing

New Jersey Courier 13 Dec 1929 Mrs. and Mrs. C.W. STRATTON and children, Mrs. M.A. STRATTON and Mrs. Agnes MATHIS, motored to Tuckerton on Thursday, and Mrs. MATHIS remained for a visit with her sister.

from the New Jersey Courier, 13 Dec 1929 Santa Barbara, November 30--Carrying out his death bed request, the ashes of William Algernon Brackenridge, 71 years of age, retired senior vice president of the Southern California Edison Company, were strewn on the Pacific Ocean following cremation this afternoon. Brackenridge died in a local hospital after a lingering illness Friday night. During the past forty six years he has been connected with practically every great waterpower project in this country, Mexico, and Canada. He served on the board of consulting engineers making plans for the power development at Niagara Falls. He was appointed in 1904 by the Governor of New York to the advisory board of consulting engineers in charge of construction of the barge canal connecting the Hudson River and the Great Lakes. He came to California in 1909 to join the Southern California Edison Company. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Margaret Brackenridge and four children, Marian, Anne and Wil...

New Jersey Courier 6 Sep 1929 The high powered cruising sea skiff Audrey, from Bay Head, coming thru the draw on the county bridge last Sunday afternoon, crashed into a rowboat in which were a man and a woman crabbing. The Audrey had aboard her owner, C.A. Nicklas of No. 6 Church Street, New York and Spring Lake, with a party of Spring Lake friends. Her sailing master is Capt. Charles G.I. Gifford They seemed to be in a hurry and had blown repeatedly for the draw to open, while still some distance off. They had just come through the draw when they hit the rowboat. In the small boat were Mr. and Mrs. John G. Duner of New Brunswick, and a dog. Mrs. Duner clung to the wrecked rowboat; the dog was killed and Duner was aided by a sailor who plunged overboard from the San-Cath-Ann, of Allenhurst, which moors at Mantaloking. The San-Cath-Ann crew took both the Duners aboard and ran them ashore at the Dutch's Inn dock. It is understood that Nicklas settled the damages. Dr. Frank Brouwer ...

New Jersey Courier 23 Aug 1929 Steve Bellegrant, who was given a heavy fine recently by Judge Gallagher on a disorderly house charge, was again arrested in Lakewood this week and stands charged by the Prosecutor of possession and sale of liquor. Supreme Court Commissioner Newman held him in $2000 bail for the grand jury.

NEW JERSEY COURIER 23 AUG 1929 By a vote of twelve, it was decided that Dover Township schools should spend $5500 to equip the old dwelling house on the public school property in which to teach girls housekeeping. The special meeting was held last Friday, August 16. It was voted to transfer $5500 from current expense account to this special purpose. The vote stood twelve for the plan and none against.

New Jersey Courier 23 Aug 1929 JAILED AFTER ROW An attempt at revenge is charged by Frank Johnson, negro of South Toms River, against William Smith, who was sentenced to 20 days in the county jail, on a disorderly charge by Recorder William R. Leary yesterday. The quarrel arose originally over liquor which Smith believed Johnson took from him. Smith was committed in default of a $15 fine.

New Jersey Courier 9 Aug 1929 HELD IN $200 FOR PERJURY; DENIED PAST MARRIAGES Cora Maynor, colored, of South Toms River, who swore she was not married when she and Charles Conway of South Toms River were wed by a Justice of the Peace in that borough, was charged with perjury last Friday before recorder William R. Leary. It appeared that Cora was married twice previously. Her first husband died but the whereabouts of her second is a mystery. She was held in $200 bail for the grand jury. Effie Smith and Charles Smith, who were witnesses to the ceremony and acquainted with the previous ceremonies, and Conway the husband, were also held as witnesses.

from the New Jersey Courier 9 Aug 1929 Rev. and Mrs. Milton ARNOLD from Binghamton, NY came down Tuesday to spend a month's vacation with her mother, Mrs. Jennie CRAMER. Mrs. Kathryn CRAMER and children spent Wednesday with Mrs. Janette CRAMER. Mrs. Amy BELL and Carrie MACDONALD spent Thursday in Atlantic City. Walter PEER has returned to Newark for a few weeks. Miss Hazel SMITH from Newark, NJ spent a weeks vacation with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur YAGER. Mr. Howard SPRAGUE was a recent caller in Beach Haven. Russell PEER and little David CRAMER are on the sick list. Elwood CRAMER from Little Egg Harbor C.G.S. spent the week end home with his wife, Mrs. Kathern CRAMER. Clifford PEER from Newark spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Sophie PEER. Gorden CRAMER from Mayetta called to see Mr. WOOD saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. George MACDONALD and sons George and Allen from Union, NJ spent Sunday with Mrs. Amy BELL. Mrs. Charles CRAMER from Trenton spent the week end with his wife....

New Jersey Courier 2 Aug 1929 HELD AS SUSPECTS Tuckerton, July 28 Early Monday morning State Police at Tuckerton were notified by George Vogt, who operates a service station not far from Parkertown, that someone had made an attempt to rob his place for the second time within the week. Vogt was able to furnish a fairly good description of the offenders. Troopers Burgess and Klitch picked up two youths in West Tuckerton in an old Ford, who gave their names as Marshall Forman, 20, and Francis Hudspeck, 19, both of Missouri. The tropers arrested the young men on suspicion and committed them to the County jail at Toms River, pending further investigation

New Jersey Courier 2 Aug 1929: BEACH HAVEN AXE MURDERER FOUND INSANE BY JURY Sam Conklin, Who Battered John Carlson's Head With Axe, Called Insane By Dr. Cotton A jury of seven men and five women, taken from the regular petit jury panel of the December term, on Wednesday pronounced Samuel T. Conklin, Beach Haven, as insane and unfit to stand trial for the murder of John Carlson. Conklin had previously, since his arrest, admitted the killing of Carlson on his (Conklin's) houseboat near Beach Haven, on Sunday night, December 16 last in a drunken brawl. Carlson's body was found next morning along the main road to Beach Haven, his head smashed in with an axe, and his face battered. A wide trail showed that the body had been dragged from Conklin's houseboat on the bay shore. Conklin said that they had a quarrel over a sick dog and he had killed Carlson, or the other man would have killed him. Conklin was indicted for murder. Before time for trial, he was said to be ac...

New Jersey Courier on 26 Jul 1929: SHOOTING OF NEGROES IS APPARENTLY EXPLAINED Last week Lonnie Hammond, a South Toms River negro, created some excitement with a story of being fired at from the brush by some unknown assailant. He was found with some six buckshot in his legs. With Hammond was Willie Parker, of North Carolina. The rest of the story seems to be told by John Hen Witzel, who said he had been missing chickens, and set a gun to guard his roost-and the gun went off. A cap belonging to one boy was found near Witzel's. The two boys are being held for attempted robbery.

NJC 26 JUL 1929 Mrs. Margaret Jackson, colored, of Point Pleasant, was fined $1 and costs of court by Justice of the Peace James Irons on Thursday of last week for driving her car without a driver's license. She explained the case to the judge, telling him that she left her home in a hurry and had forgotten her license. Officer Smythe made the arrest.