Ocean County , NJ History

 New Egypt Press 6 Sep 1923

from the Asbury Park Press 8 Nov 1985 Frank Smith, Sr., 68, of Hightstown, died Tuseday at home. Born in Townsend, VA, he lived in Cranbury Township before moving to Hightstown nine years ago. He was a truck driver for Wright's Roses, Cranbury for 23 years. Mr. Smith was a member of the St. Jane A.M.E. Church, Hightstown. His wife, Ethel, died in 1981. Surviving are two sons, Frank, Jr., West Peterborough, NH, and Gerry, Hightstown; a daughter, Eunice Laidler, Bristol, PA; a brother, Cecil Smith, Cranbury; three sisters, Mae Nina May and Leona Wright, both Townsend, VA; and Quientelia Smaw, Norfolk, VA; 14 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren. Nathaniel Small Funeral Service, Irvington, is in charge of arrangements.

LEWIS, DAVID CHAMBERS from the Trenton Evening Times, 5 Jun 1913 LEWIS, PROMINENT IN MANY WAYS, IS DEAD Cranbury Man Was "Forty-Niner" and Long Active in Masonic, Religious and Other Circles. Special to the Times. CRANBURY, June 5. - David Chambers Lewis, Cranbury's oldest resident, passed away at his home here last night, aged 88 years. Always active and energetic Mr. Lewis was noted for his systematic regularity of life, and was seldom ill even for a day until he was stricken on Monday, May 26. In matters of religious, social, political and civic, Mr. Lewis took an active part. He was an elder of the Second Presbyterian Church and was always present at the Sunday and mid-week services. He was a member of the Masonic Fraternity, being a past master and a charter member of Apollo Lodge, No. 156, (may be 136) F. & A. M., of Cranbury, instituted in 1885. At a special meeting of the lodge in April 1905, a handsome crayon portrait of Mr. Lewis was

New Egypt Press, 31 Mar 1905: Rev. W.A. Lilley preached a very fine sermon Sunday afternoon. Many came out to hear him and received much good from the sermon. A.J. Durand druggist of Moorestown has been spending a few days at the home of James Buckalew. John Southard is moving this week near Cranbury where he will go do bookkeeping with his daughter Katie.