Ocean County , NJ History

New Egypt Press 5 Jun 1924

from the New Egypt Press 3 Mar 1905

from the New Egypt Press 3 Mar 1905

MARGERUM, EDNA from the New Egypt Press 4 Feb 1910 The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reading Margerum died on Friday of last week. Interment was made at Jacobstown. (A death record in the same issue says : Edna M. Margerum - d. 28 Jan 1910, age 1 day, Parents - Reading Margerum & Margaret Harker.)

from the New Jersey Courier 25 Aug 1892 Near Jacobstown, August 16, 1892, Mary, wife of Caleb Sager, aged about 38 years.

New Egypt Press 10 Mar 1905 Russell LONGSTREET has been suffering from an abscess during the past week. Ambrose ARCHER and Alfred NORCROSS have finished a new barn for Walter Curtis on Main Street. Rev. Joseph MOORE preached his farewell sermon Sunday morning. He was ill in the evening so there was no service. Sarah BARKALOW is ill. Dave GRAVATT spent Sunday at the home of Frank GREEN. Mrs. Phillip REMSTINE visited Mrs. Harry DEVINNEY on Tuesday.

New Egypt Press 24 Feb 1905: Rev. William E. CORNWELL spent Tuesday with friends at Bordentown. Mr. Howard TALLMAN spent Sunday at Mt. Holly. Some of the young people of this place attended the box social held in the Archertown Schoolhouse on Tuesday evening. Mr. Henry CHAFFEE and son Oscar were visitors in town on Sunday last. Bessie LAYTON, little daughter of Elmer LAYTON, has been quite ill the past few weeks, suffering with throat trouble. Mr. Joel WAINWRIGHT spent Thursday at the home of Dr. J.G. FEASTER. Miss Lula BUCKALEW of Collier's Mills was a visitor in town on Sunday. Mr. Joseph SOUTHARD purchased a fine new roadster of the Horner Bros., of New Egypt, this week. Communion was administered in the Baptist church on Sunday. Miss Anna STEWARD who has been ill for a few weeks past, is not much improved at this writing. Mr. William LAYTON was a visitor in Bordentown on Tuesday. Mrs. William E. CORNWELL who has been ill several months past, is still confined to the...

Allentown Messenger 7 Feb 1907: Mrs. Annie Dennis, Mrs. Mary Rogers and daughter, and Mame Reed were entertained at dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Frank Ridgway on Friday at which time Mr. Ridgway filled his ice house. There were about 20 other guests present. On Saturday evening at half past six o'clock, a birthday party was given in honor of Miss Onieda Reed's 14th birthday by a number of her young friends. It was a complete surprise to her. The invited guests met at the home of Miss Edna Ridgway, from which place they proceeded to Miss Reed's home about seven o"clock. The young people enjoyed themselves playing games until about nine o'clock when refreshments were served. Those who took partook in the refreshments were Mrs. Ida Reed, Mr. and Mrs. W. Augustus Ridgway,Mrs. Josephine Shaw and daughter Catherine, Mrs. Frank Ridgway, Mrs. Walter Curtis, Miss Ethel Fort, Miss Edna Ridgway,Miss Clara Cordery, Miss Lizzie Curtis, Miss Lillian Steward, Miss Viva S...

New Jersey Mirror 3 Feb 1848 (advertisement) Agents for Brandreth's Vegetable Universal Pills in Burlington county are: Peter V. Coppuck--Mount Holly; John Borton, Jr.--Rancocas; W. and N. H. Buzby--Moorestown; Charles Collins, Jr.--Medford; Bryan & Haines--Vincentown; B. Antrim--Pemberton; E. B. Thomas--Lumberton; Joseph L. Lamb--Juliustown; Benjamin Kemble--Jobestown; Charles A. Corey--Wrightstown; T. H. Emley--Cookstown; Daniel L. Platt--Jacobstown; Frazer & Johnson--Georgetown; William S. Peirce-- Recklesstown; L. C. Hartman--Crosswicks; J. L. McKnight--Bordentown; William McCarty--McCartyville; Isaiah Adams--Bass River P.O.; T. Pharo & Son-- Tuckerton; Richard Jones-- Hanover Furnace.

New Jersey Mirror Oct 23 1873: A young man named Ambrose Bird committed suicide by hanging himself in the barn of William Tilton, near Jacobstown, on Sunday evening. He had been drinking during the day, and when he left his comrades, about 10 P. M.; he said it was the last time they would see him alive, as he intended to kill himself that night. He was found next morning, dead, as stated. He had used two halter leads and was in a sitting position when found. He was brought up on the farm of Mr. Tilton, but has been working at carpentering in Allentown for some time past. Crazed with liquor is the only cause assigned for the act.

from the New Jersey Courier 28 Jul 1892 At Jacobstown, July 22 1892, William Binn

from the New Jersey Courier 28 Jul 1892 At Jacobstown, July 22 1892, William Binn

Allentown Messenger 14 May 1908: Peter Layton, Adam Lewis and others are making repairs on their properties this week. Oxel Holmlund and Harrison Reed are engaged in doing the carpenter work. Frank Briggs purchased a horse of James K. Hart the past week. Miss Edith Kester was the guest of her cousin, Miss Ethel Borden on Monday. The painters who are painting the Methodist Church on the inside are being entertained at the home of Mrs. Josephine Shaw. Samuel Emley, of New Egypt visited Mrs. Mary Sagers on Saturday. Harry Luke, our tonsorial artist, has moved his barber shop from the Sexton shop to that of Frank Ridgway. Michael Cullen recently killed almost one hundred capons, for which he received 26 1/2 cents per pound. Michael is one of those farmers who gets there all the time. Howard Borden, who has been suffering from appendicitis, is much improved. Parties from the Henry Keeler farm purchased a young stock bull of M. K. Ivins last week.

Allentown Messenger 28 Apr 1911: William Cranmer has been on the sick list this past week. The Rev. Henry Compton is able to be out again after an illness of several weeks. Miss Leoni Feaster of Philadelphia visited her father, Dr. Feaster last week. Mrs. George Borden of Jobstown was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Wright Longstreet on Sunday. Joseph Kester has been spending the past week at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Kester. Mr. and Mrs. William Layton spent Sunday as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Layton. Charles Schneibner has been spending the past few weeks with his aunt, Miss Myra Lamb. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kester of Red Valley, spent Sunday at the home of Walter Kester.

New Egypt Press 21 Apr 1905: Walter Borden, who has been ill for some time of pneumonia is able to attend to his business again, and on Saturday visited Mt. Holly for the first time in several weeks. William Hunsinger of Imlaystown visited his sister, Mrs. John Tilton several days last week. John Steward and daughter Lillian were in Germantown, PA on Tuesday evening attending a funeral. Miss Emma Longstreet is doing very nicely after the operation at the Jefferson Hospital last week. Mrs. Peter Layton has been quite ill the past few days. Samuel Carty and family of near Chesterfield spent Sunday with Charles Challendar and wife. Robert Robson has purchased the State Farm and intends to live on the same the coming year. Harry Devinney, wife and child spent Sunday at the home of Taylor Devinney. Mahlon K. Ivins is having his house newly papered and painted on the inside. David Gifford of New Egypt did the work. Thomas Kester was taken very ill on Saturday with heart trouble, bu...

Allentown Messenger 19 Apr 1906: William Reed and wife, of Ellisdale were visiting Mrs. Reed's mother this week. Charles Thomas and family of near Davis Station, were visiting Mrs. Lizzie Potts recently. Walter Gordon and Walter Curtis have supplied the township with new posts and finger boards, which they put up a few days ago. Ralph C. Lee has taken the blacksmith shop at Yardville, and will move his family to that place on Thursday. Robert Smith and William Layton on Monday, visited Yardville, delivering cows for Frank Ridgway. Miss Emma Stout , of Cranbury, visited her mother here on Saturday and Sunday. Last week, D. Taylor Deviney took to Zelley & Taylor, of Bordentown, 322 more of his famous capons, making a total of 622 recently delivered, which averaged over 9 lbs. each.

New Egypt Press 31 Mar 1905: Lewis Reed and family moved to New Egypt on Saturday. Mrs. Wm. Reed visited friends at New Egypt on Saturday.br> Elmer Errickson and wife spent Sunday at the home of Harry Devinney. Miss Hannah Potts of Asbury Park has returned home after spending a few weeks here. Irving Chafey and wife have returned home after visiting friends here. John Green will help Joseph Southard of near Recklesstown with his farm work the coming year. Mrs. Wm. Hagerman and daughter Helen have returned home after a visit at Mt. Holly. The committees were appointed on Sunday morning at the Baptist church to make arrangements for the Easter Services to be held on Easter Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. H.E. Garrison are spending a few days with friends at Pitman Grove and Philadelphia. Frank Ridgeway was in Philadelphia last week where he purchased five horses for his customers here, but horses being in such demand he sold two of them before reaching home. These were sent to their new...

New Egypt Press 31 Mar 1905: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Davis entertained Martha Evans on Sunday. Miss Helen Wallace spent Sunday and part of last week with Dr. and Mrs. John Forsythe. Miss Reba Evans spent Sunday with her parents in Mt. Holly. We are glad to note that George Forsythe is quite recovered from his recent illness enough to take his accustomed walk to the post office. George Van Wess is quite in demand now among the young ladies in town as he purchased a new buggy last week. A party was given by Elizabeth Tilton on Friday evening at her home near Jacobstown. Young people from Crosswicks, Chesterfield, Allentown, and Jacobstown were present. The company was entertained a large part of the evening by Percy Borden with his up to date graphphone.

New Jersey Courier 21 Dec 1917 Armsted Hutchinson filled his ice house with 6 inch ice on Monday; Henry Larrison filled his on Tuesday and George Hartshorn on Wednesday. Ellis Cox also filled his icehouse on Wednesday and James Larkin on Thursday. A.C. Hutchinson, Thomas Hartshorn and Charles Atkinson attended on Tuesday the cattle sale of Willaim Reid of Tennent. Ashton E. Clift and wife will entertain over the Christmas holidays, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Horner and children of South Amboy. Aaron B. Wainwright of Philadelphia was a guest of his father, Joel Wainwright, on Monday. Miss Emily Buck was a Sunday guest of her mother, Mrs. Harry Borden, of Jacobstown. Miss Florence Miller of Cookstown, Mrs. Clifford Horner and two children David and Edgar visited Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Horner.