George L. Thompson and his ham radio, 1947
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Vanderveer Thompson dies, 1954
from the Lakewood Citizen, 25 Nov 1954: Vanderveer Thompson, 82, a retired farmer, died on Friday at the home of his daughter, Mrs Herbert Cottrell, New Prospect Road, with whom he lived. His wife was the late Mrs Elizabeth Anderson Thompson. Born in Leesville, he was the son if the late Edmund and Phoebe Ann Hendrickson Thompson. He was a member of Harmony Methodist Church, and Fair Play Council, Sons and Daughters of Liberty, Harmony. Also surviving are a son, Leon, Toms River; three grandchildren; five great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs Horatio Applegate, Smithburg; Mrs William Leming, Leesville; and four brothers, Cornelius, Hyson; David, Jamesburg; and Daniel and Morris, both of Leesville. Funeral services were conducted by the CHT Clayton Funeral Home, Adelphia
Brotherton, 1883
Woodward provides a map of this area, presumably from about the time of his book's publication (1883), showing the tracts of land and who owned them on the Brotherton tract. Lot # Owner 1 William Branin 2 Gersham Perquite 3 Amos Wilkins 4 Amos Wilkins 5 Charles ??? 6 Samuel Reeves 7 Samuel Reeves 8 John Burd, then Thomas Wilkins 9 John McAllister 10 Joshua Stokes 11 Joshua Stokes 12 Joshua Stokes 13 Wm. Griffith 14 Josiah Foster 15 Japhet Garwood 16 John Taylers 17 Josiah Reeves 18 Francis Prickett 19 John Troth 20 Stacy Haines 21 Stacy Haines 22 Job Peacock 23 Job Peacock 24 Arthur Thompson 25 John Troth 26 Barzila Branin 27 Isaac Wilkins 28 George Painter 29 George Painter 30 Stephen Cunningham 31 Stephen Cunningham 32 John Groom (?) 33 John Piper 34 Solomon Parker
Crime News from 1917
New Jersey Courier 20 Apr 1917 Friday Judge Jeffrey received the plea of a number of prisoners, and fixed bail. Joseph P. Johnson of West Point Pleasant, charged with beating up his wife, and the mother of his children, Bessie Johnson, pleaded not guilty. Trial was set for April 30. Having no one to go his bail, but owning real estate, he was allowed to go on his recognizance, and Arthur P. Gallagher of Lakewood, was assigned to defend him. Acton and George Bunnell of Cedar Creek, indicted at a previous term for malicious mischief, were allowed to give bail in the sum of $200, to appear for trial on April 23. They were charged by Frank W. Briggs, proprietor of the Greyhound Inn, Forked River, with damaging his electric light plant. Howard Applegate, a former owner of that hotel, went their bail. Charles Willey, colored, pleaded guilty to stealing some $60 from the money drawer of the Manhattan hotel, Lakewood, where he was employed as bellhop. He was caught by Charles Hecht, proprie...
