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James Lester Worden obituary, 1918
from the New Jersey Courier 25 Oct 1918 Funeral services of James Lester Worden, who died at Pelham Bay naval training station of pneumonia on Oct. 15, were held at the residence of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B.B. Worden, Forked River, on Friday, Oct. 18, at 3 p.m. and were conducted by Rev. O.W. Wright, which were largely attended. His robust health and bright future so suddenly cut off has come as a great shock and has cast a deep gloom over the entire neighborhood. He was a student at the Toms River high school and afterward a Rider-Moore Business school graduate in Trenton, where later he was employed by the Charles Schick hardware concern. For the past year he was employed by the Zee Zee Rubber Company. He registered June 5 last and early in July he enlisted in the naval reserves and was called to the colors in August.
William Walter Stults obituary, 1918
from the New Jersey Courier 25 Oct 1918 William Walter Stults died in New York City, and his body was brought to Forked River, his former home, on Sunday morning. Funeral services were held and burial made at Good Luck burying ground. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stults, and grew up here, but had been working in the city. He leaves the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Stokes Collins of Barnegat; Mrs. Jennie Evans of Forked River; Mrs. Hattie Bennett of Briarcliff, NY; Charles Stults, Jr, of Scranton, PA. He also leaves a widow, two sons and a father. He was jolly and full of fun, and frequently visited Forked River, says our correspondent from that place.
Personal Mention with Local Interest
from the New Jersey Courier 16 Nov 1916 Edward Yarnall, son of Captain Davis L. Yarnall, formerly of Forked River, has been re-elected clerk of the Bradley Beach School Board George W. Anderson, a former Toms River lad, recently transferred his headquarters from Lansdown, PA, to Alden, PA. George is a builder and l ike most building mechanics, his work takes him from one place to another. Chief Justice William S. Gunmere, who is now living at Point Pleasant, and Chancellor Walker, who has many friends in this county, were among the guests at the dinner given Vice Chancellor John R. Foster of Atlantic Highlands at Port-au-Peck on Saturday afternoon last in honor of his appointment to the Chancery Court. Major John C. Patterson of Ocean Grove, who, before the war lived at Toms River and left here to go to the front with the Fourteenth NJ Volunteers, has been reappointed a member of the Monmouth Board of election as a Republican. Alphonso Platt, only son of Howard Platt of Bay
News From Forked River, 1918
New Jersey Courier 18 Jan 1918 Sugar and condensed milk are high in price and hard to get; so is corn meal. High prices is one way our small villages feel the effects of the war. Another way is that so many of our men have gone away to work, and now the young women are leaving to take jobs in the industiral centers. Miss Bertha Eno is out of town. Eugene Bunnell has gone home to New York, having been here to the funeral of Mrs. Tillie Bunnell. Joseph Collins, while in New York one of these slippery mornings, had a bad fall on Broadway. Amos Lewis and son are working on the hydroplane job at League Island navy yard, Philadelphia. Lloyd Reeves is now coastguard at Forked River station. Edward Cranmer of Double Trouble drove here to Hollywood farm Tuesday for a load of hay. The oxteam is quite a curiosity these days. Saturday morning's gale did considerable damage. Daniel Wilbert had a building blown down. Almost a flood Tuesday, with heavy rain on ice covered ground. The inf
News From Forked River, 1901
New Jersey Courier 17 Jan 1901 Extra services each evening will be held in the Methodist church this week. Although several evenings were unfavorable last week, interest is growing and the church at large is being benefited. Cottage prayer meetings are held every afternoon at 3 p.m. The new bell, the gift of Postmaster W.S. PARKER, was placed in the new belfry last week, and on Sunday last its tones resounded through our village announcing divine worship. Misses Mamie ENO and Sarah YARNALL left us on Tuesday to spend the balance of the winter among friends and relatives. Mrs. Annie BROWN, of Toms River, spend Sunday here among her many relatives and friends. W.O. COLLINS is fitting out his handsome launch, the Undine, with new and improved machinery, preparatory to exhibiting it at the Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo next spring and summer. Theodore DAYTON and family have returned to their home in New Haven, Conn. after a three week's visit with Mrs. Dayton's parents,
Mrs. Edward Havens obituary, 1900
from the New Jersey Courier 25 Oct 1900 Mrs. Edward Havens of Asbury Park, a relative of Mrs. John Hagaman of this town [Toms River], died on last Thursday night. She was also a relative of Mrs. Belle Worden of Forked River.
William Saulsman of Forked River, 1911
New Jersey Courier 5 Jan 1911 Mr. and Mrs. William Saulsman have gone back to New York after a week here [ Forked River ] (Josephine Craft's daughter, married a Saulsman. We know that in 1911 Willis Saulsman was still traveling back and forth from Cedar Crest to NY, and Lulu was living with her mother although already married. There is an H. William Saulsman living in NY (although he was born in NJ) in 1910. He worked as a chauffeur for a private family. He was lodged in the home of William Chandler, who also worked as a chauffeur for a private family. They lived next door to real estate manager Charles Smith. There is a Willis Saulsman, who I think may be the same person, in NY in 1920, working as a chauffeur for a private family. (A Willis Saulsman frequently made trips between NY and Cedar Crest). In 1920, he lodged in the home of another chauffeur, Robert Van Zandt on West 95th street.)
Suicide Pact in Forked River
The following grim story appeared in the New Jersey Courier on 22 Sep 1939: "A heart rending tragedy touched Ocean County homes Tuesday when Albert J. King, aged 36, and father of 3 small children, and Marie Pirozzi, aged 26, of Bergen avenue, Lakewood, were found dead in the rear seat of King's car in the woods near Lacey Road, about five miles West of Forked River. The man and woman were evidently victims of a suicide pact, as the police and Coroner J. Anderson have found no evidence of violence. The terrible discovery was made by William Cranmer of Forked River, who noticed the car in the woods as he drove along Lacey Road Tuesday afternoon. When he returned about 6:3w0 he again saw the machine and investigated. He found King's body sitting on the side of the rear seat of the car, and Mrs. Pirozzi's body was lying across the seat with her head nestled in his lap. A hose had been taped to the exhaust pipe of the car and pushed through a crack in the floor so as to