Ocean County , NJ History

 Asbury Park Press 10 Mar 1941 Whitesville- C Stratton Holman, Justice of the Peace in Jackson Township for the past 25 years, died yesterday at his home on the Cassville-Toms River Road after a brief illness. Mr. Holman, a painter and paper hanger, was a member of Laurel Council, Jr O U A M; Camp 113, Patriotic Order sons of America and the Whitesville Methodist Church.  He is survived by two sons, George L and C Chester Holman, Manasquan; a granddaughter, Miss Dorothy Holman, Manasquan; a grandson, George Louis Holman, Miami, FL; a brother, John W Holman, Lakewood and two sisters, Mrs. Harriet Buckwalter and Mrs. Sidney Harris, Toms River. Funeral services will be conducted at his home at 1:30 PM Wednesday, in charge of Rev C Albertus Hewitt, pastor of the Whitesville Church. Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery, Toms River. Friends may call tomorrow night at the home

 Lakewood Citizen 29 Oct 1920

 Personal Ads, 1923 NEW JERSEY COURIER 26 OCT 1923 LOST AND FOUND Lost -Oct 15, in front of Ford agency, Toms River, police dog with short brown hair, studded collar, without inscription; answers to name of Brownie and will shake hands when asked to do so. Reward $5.00. Notify RICHARD BLOOM, Lavallette, NJ. REAL ESTATE For Sale-Five-room summer cottage, furnished: lot 80x225; near river; bargain. P.L. GROVER, Toms River. For Sale-Handsome residence on Main Street, lot 150x625, easy terms. Your inspection invited. H.J.FABY. Phone 171 Toms River, NJ. For Sale-Modern year round bungalow and garage in Beachwood, $3500. Apply Bargain, Courier office. FOR SALE For Sale Cheap-Hand drawn hook and ladder truck; A1 condition. Apply Chief BUCKWALTER, Toms River, N.J. For Sale-Cabbage, potatoes, rutabaga turnips, cow beets. John A. MAGUIE, Bay-Lee Farm, Freehold Road, Town. Laundry stove, with 60 gallon hot water tank, complete for sale. Apply Dr. GEORGE T. CROOK, Town. For Sale-Oak and pine f...

N J Courier, June 2,1909: "Mrs Sarah E Holman, wife of former Sheriff Charles L Holman, died on Friday evening of last week. She was 75 years of age, and her years were against her recovery. Death was caused by pneumonia after an illness of one week. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church, of which she had long been a member, on Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock. Her pastor, Rev C B Austin, DD, made the principal address referring to her home life and her influence with her family, and was followed by Rev James Morgan Read, president of Pennington Seminary, in a touching tribute to the many good qualities of Mrs Holman. Rev R B Whitman, pastor of the Baptist church read the scripture lesson; and the church choir sang: "Peace, Perfect Peace" and "Abide with Me". Burial was at the family plot in Riverside cemetery. The pall bearers were: Daniel Shutts of Shrewsbury;Joseph Shutts of Red Bank; Senator G F Cranmer of Trenton; Henry Simon...

from the New Jersey Courier 26 Oct 1923 LOST AND FOUND Lost -Oct 15, in front of Ford agency, Toms River, police dog with short brown hair, studded collar, without inscription; answers to name of Brownie and will shake hands when asked to do so. Reward $5.00. Notify RICHARD BLOOM, Lavallette, NJ. REAL ESTATE For Sale-Five-room summer cottage, furnished: lot 80x225; near river; bargain. P.L. GROVER, Toms River. For Sale-Handsome residence on Main Street, lot 150x625, easy terms. Your inspection invited. H.J.FABY. Phone 171 Toms River, NJ. For Sale-Modern year round bungalow and garage in Beachwood, $3500. Apply Bargain, Courier office. FOR SALE For Sale Cheap-Hand drawn hook and ladder truck; A1 condition. Apply Chief BUCKWALTER, Toms River, N.J. For Sale-Cabbage, potatoes, rutabaga turnips, cow beets. John A. MAGUIE, Bay-Lee Farm, Freehold Road, Town. Laundry stove, with 60 gallon hot water tank, complete for sale. Apply Dr. GEORGE T. CROOK, Town. For Sale-Oak and pine fire wood, $...

NEW JERSEY COURIER 9 MAR 1911 C. Leland Haslett is spending some days at his home here from Boston Mrs. W.F.Simmons entertained the Toms River orchestra on Friday evening. Freeholder W.s. Jackson has been quite sick in Philadelphia at Jefferson hospital. Miss Beatrice Bunnell spent the weekend home from Trenton where she attends school. Mrs. J.C.P. MacWalter returned last week after spending the winter in New York and vicinity. George McKaig of Island Heights brought F.G. Stanwood and S.E. Leming to town in his car Sunday. Rev. and Mrs. Leon Chamberlain on Monday entertained the former's brother, Jesse Chamberlain of Providence, RI. Miss Alfred Smythe returned to Long Branch last week after spending several months with Mrs. George Wissmach. The young folks gave Rowland Buckwalter, Jr a surprise party on Thursday evening last and had a jolly time, too. C.A. Morris Monday went to Trenton to attend the funeral of a cousin; Tuesday and Wednesday he inspected the New Egypt sch...