Baseball in Manchester, 1870
New Jersey Courier 8 Jun 1870
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Taylor Wainwright's accident with an axe, 1905
NEW JERSEY COURIER 6 APR 1905 Taylor G. Wainright of Toms River cut himself badly with an axe at Island Heights last Monday morning, having a narrow escape from death. The cut was on the forehead, and the frontal bone was sheared through. Wainright was breaking up a piece of an old boardwalk, working for Arthur Stokes, and was striking with the back of the axe. There was a clothesline over his head, but he did not know it. He struck a heavy blow, the axe caught the line, and the sharp blade took him in the forehead. The bony process over the right eye was cut through, and another cut was made higher up on the forehead, which also went through the bone. Dr. Disbrow is attending him, and says that it was a very close call. Wainright is about the house. Taylor was born an ulucky man. If there was any way to get hurt he has the reputation for stumbling into it. He nearly cut his foot off with an axe a few years ago, and has had several bad accidental injuries, besides a shipwreck or two...
news from New Egypt, 1917
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.
News From Warren Grove, 21 Nov 1930
New Jersey Courier 21 Nov 1930: Mr. and Mrs. JWm. Holloway and daughters were callers in Manahawkin Sunday. Roy Cox of Barnegat was in town Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Harbolt of Jobstown spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Holloway. Arch Parker and friend of Parkertown were in town Wednesday. S.C. Haverley of Plainfield has been spending a few days with George Cranmer. Wm. Berry of Beach Haven was in town Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ridgeway of Barnegat were recent callers in town. Mrs. Sallie Penn, Marion and Dorothy Penn, of Waretown, were Friday afternoon callers on Mrs. Chas. Holloway. Wm. and Jack Wescott of Camden were in town Tuesday. Howard Wainwright of Waretown was in town Tuesday. Hill Corlis was in Sim Place Saturday. Mrs. Rogers of Bayville was a visitor in town Wednesday. H. King of Beach Haven was in town Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Genone and children of Chatsworth, were in town Sunday. Ellsworth Harris, Tracey Hitchner and Everett Hitc...