ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF The Sussex Register and County of Sussex (j Record of Historical Bio­ graphical, Industrial and Statistical Events During .a Century. (J Published by The Sussex Register, ~w­ ton, , Whitfield Gibbs, Editol·. 1'M • •

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Samuel Freeman, President. Wi11ard W. Cutler, Vice President. John H. Capstic:k, Vice President Jno. H. B. Coriell, Secretary. Harry A. VanGilder, Treasurer. Ralph S. Streett, Assistant Secretary and Treasurer.

DIRECTORS-Samuel Freeman, Willard W. Cutler, Richard A. Mc:Curdy, G. G. Frelin&huysen, O. H. Kahn, Walter G. Oakman, Henry F. Taylor, Louis A. Thebaud. John H. Capstic:k, Samuel S. Dennis, James N. Wallace, D. Olcott, A. R. Whitney, Jr., James B. Duke, John Claflin, Granville M. White, Harrie T. Hull, W. V. S. Thome, S. Harold Freeman, Nicholas F. Brady. THE NEW YORK STORE MU IR '.s PARK BLOCK BUILDING THE PEOPLE'S STORE FOR 25 YEARS For a quarter of a century we have been supplying the needs of the public with Sea­ sonable and Staple Dry Goods and Gents' Furnishings, all sold with our Iron-Clad Guarantee of Perfect Satisfaction , or Money Cheerfully Refunded. Today our store is brimful of new mer­ chandise in every department. An inspection solicited. We pay transportation charges on all mail orders.

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THE REGISTER BOOK 3 1 NEWSPAPER HISTORY I 8 OF SUSSEX COUNTY 9 I TO I 3 THE MEN WHO HAVE MADE IT 3

HE SUSSEX REGISTER was founded by John interest in the business and continued to be the guiding spirit H. Hall, who wa& a graduate of the Bucks County until his death, which occurred on March 28, 1868. Intelligencer, published at Doylestown, Pa. The While others had been connected in a business way with U first number was issued on the 6th of July, 1813, in The Register during Judge Hall's ownership Mr. Edsall was a small building in the rear of the Court House. the only one who participated in the editorial management In size it was 18x2"2 inches, printed on coarse paper in what of the paper. On the 13th of January, 1864, Judge Hall sold is known to printe!'S as small pica and English type and with­ his interest to his son-in-law, Richard B. Westbrook, and the out column rules. The working force consisted of the business was conducted under the firm name of B. B. Edsall proprietor and one assistant, and the proprietor's work also in­ & Company until November 10th, 1866. Mr. Westbrook sold cluded the delivery of the papers to subscribers. The day of his interest to Joseph Coult, and upon the death of Mr. Edsall publication was Monday. in 1868 the editorial management devolved upon that gentle­ In 1818 the office was removed to a building which then man. July II, 1868, Aaron C. Goodman, of New York, pur­ stood on the present site of the M. E. Church. Column rules chased the interest of the Edsall estate in The Register, and were procured and first appeared in the issue of July 13, 1818. for a little more than a year the business was conducted under In January S, 1821, a change was made in the make-up, smaller the firm name of Coult & Goodman. type being used and the quality of the paper improved. On On the first of October, 1869, Richard F. Goodman pur­ October 20, 1821, the publication day was changed to Tuesday. chased the interest of his uncle and also that of Mr. Coult In 1S82 the size of the type was still further reduced. and became sole owner and editor of The Register, which In May, 1827, Mr. Hall formed a copartnership with relation he held for nearly forty-two years, or until June 1, William H. Johnson and a store was started at Lewisburg. 1911. about one mile south of Deckertown, and at least a part of On the first of January, 1893, Robert E. Foster, who had the profits of that venture were required to keep the paper commenced in 1858 to learn the printer's trade in the office and going. In 1830 the store was moved to Newton and located had been connected with the paper almost continuously from in the building now owned and occupied by Dr. H. J. Mc..: that time on, became assistant editor and held the position un­ Cloughan, on Main street, in which building The Register was til his death on the 6th of July, 1912. printed for six years. From the time it was established in 1813 until 1824, In 1836 the office was removed to a building on the corner when the county of Warren was set off and the Belvidere of Main and Division streets~ where it remained for a period of Apollo was started, The Register was the only paper pub­ 31 years. In February, 1867, it was again removed to the up­ lished in all that territory and the papers were delivered by per floor of the store building No. 27 High street, then occu­ carrier from Reiglesville to Tri-States. pied by the Merchants National Bank and the post office. The office remained there for a number of years, after which it in turn occupied quarters over Huston & VanBlarcom's store, in the l ·1ilding now occupied by Earl's Hotel; on the second floor of the building in which the office is now located, and then moved tq the Rosenkrans building, where it re­ mained until July, 1911, when it was removed to its present location in the Roof building, corner of Spring and Moran streets. The first number of the paper on file in the office is No. IO, dated Sept. 7, 1813. There is also a break in the files from 1828 to 1830. During the latter period the paper was enlarged to 22x38 inches. In 1843 it was enlarged to 23x38 inches. On June 29, 1846, the size was again changed, this time to 20x40, and again in 1868 to 28x42 inches. Still another change was made March 8, 1906, when the size was changed from 4 to 8 pages and 35x44 inches. The last change was made in 1913 when two inches were added to the length of the column, making them 22 inches instead of 20. From April 7, 1834, to March 26, 1836, the paper was pub­ lished by John H. Hall and Nelson P. Moore. This partner­ ship expired by limitation, and from that time until February 5, 1855, Judge Hall conducted it alone. On the latter date Renjamin B. Edsall, who had been connected with the paper One hundred years ago The Register was set up by hand. as an editorial writer and printer from 1833, acquired a half To-clay it is set on this machine. 4 THE REGISTER BOOK

eledf'd although the members of the board almost unanimous­ ly differed from him in political sentiment. For fifteen years he was Judge of the Court of Common Pleas; in 1836 he was <'hosen one of the Presidential electors for New Jersey, and voted for Gen. Wm. H. Harrison; and in 1841 he was ap­ pointed Clerk of the county, serving in that capacity until 1846. In all these positions he acquitted himself with the greatest credit. He was painstaking, systematic, and scrupu­ lously honest. As a judge no man could be more conscientious; he was cautious, c:msiderate and impartial, and when once his judgment was formed, he was immovably firm; nor fear, nor fa\'Or, nor hope of reward, could swerve him a hair's breath from what he believed to be right and just. The correctness with which Judge Hall discharged his public duties is pro­ verbial in this county; and the one distinguishing trait in his character which those best acquainted with him most fre­ quently speak of with admiration, was that no matter what business he transacted, whether small or great, it was thor­ oughly and completely done. He was as careful to keep a full and minute record of what he did as the trustee of a school district as of his doings as Clerk of the county. In all the relations of life, as a husband, a father, a neighbor and a citi­ zen, he approached as near perfection as it is permitted for a human being to attain. To those who knew but little of the man whose venerable form is now clad in the habiliments of the grave, this language may seem somewhat extravagant. But the writer of these lines, who is himself no longer young, and who has seen enough of the gloss and tinsel which in this world passes too JOHN H. HALL. often for pure gold, to make him somewhat cynical, is the last one to indulge at such a time in insincere compliments or in The death of Judge Hall occurred on Tuesday, December unmerited eulogiums. For over thirty years the closest per­ 4, 1865, and the following obituary, from the pen of his long­ sonal and business intimacy subsisted between the deceased time associate, Benjamin B. Edsall, is taken from the files of and the writer, and when we say that above and beyond all The Register: men that we ever knew, he was a model of manly probity, we John H. Hall, Esq., the foumkr of this journal, and for are unconscious of uttering aught but the simple truth. There nearly fifty-one years its proprietor, in whole or in part, de­ have existed many men of more capacious intellect-many of parted this life at 7 o'clock on Monday evening, December 4, a brighter fancy, and better calculated to dazzle the multi­ 1865. He was born in Kingwood township, Hunterdon county, tude with sparkling rhetoric and radiant wit; but for the solid April 25, 1791, und was at the time of his death 74 years, 7 courtesy of a true gentleman, the jocund good humor of an months and 9 days old. every day companion, the ever ready sympathy and kindness The son of a farmer of somewhat limited means, who was of a warm friend, and the sound common sense, the sterling burdened with the care of a large family, his education was worth and the invincible integrity that may be relied upon such only as could be acquired in the common schools of a either for wise counsel or safe example, there are few persons primitive period in the history of this country. The greater that ever lived who furnished a better model than Judge Hall. part of his youth was devoted to agricultural pursuits, and Ripe in years, in usefulness, in the love of kindred and friends, when he arrived at the age of 17 years, he left the paternal and in the esteem of the public, he sinks at last to his final home to learn the art of printing. He was apprenticed to rest. He leaves his family a fair amount of wealth honestly Asher l\Iiner, Esq., the founder of the Rucks county (Pa.) earned, as well as the richer legacy of a good name and social "Intelligencer," and derived from the example and counsels virtues which all admire and few emulate. of that excellent man, those lessons of integrity, of system, Judge Hall at the time of his death was the oldest news­ economy and good order, which he adhered to and practiced paper publisher in New Jersey. All his original contempor­ throughout a long and useful life. aries disappeared some time since from the stage of action. .At the age of 22 years he came into Sussex county, and Sherman and Wilson, of Trenton, Tuttle and Crowell, of with the aid of a small capital acquired by his own labor, he Newark, Mann, of Morristown, Kollock, of Elizabeth, and established "The Register," issuing the first number on the Randolph, of New Brunswick, all worthy and faithful laborers 6th of July, 1813, and continuing its publication without the in the editorial field, all men of large influence in moulding interregnum of a single week until the 22d of January, 1864, the chai-acter of the people of this State, have departed one by when he sold out his interest to his son-in-law, Richard n. one, and now the last link which connected the press of to-day Westbrook. with the press of fifty years ago is seve1·ed. During this long period, it is safe to say ,fudge Hall con­ Newspapers have improved greatly during the last half tinually gained a wider and deeper hold upon the affections ancl century; they have multiplied in numbe1· and their contents esteem of the people with whom his lot had been cast. Though are far 111 :ire co111prehe11sive; but the personal character of the never agreeing in political sentiment with the majority of the rnen who n:1w officiate as editors has not imprcn·ed. The volt-rs of this county, his sterling honC'sty and indisputable pioneers of New Jersey journalism maintained to a man the <'apacity for the correct and intelligent discharge of public dignity of their calling; and the lessons of honesty, economy business, early led to his employment in official position. He and virtue which they set 1Jefo1·c their readers, they very was deputy sheriff for nine years, a part of the time doing generally practiced themselves. ,vc fear that in the present nt·arly all the ,luties of his principal. For thirteen years he clay, the professhn is not equally consistent. Let us all then wus c·lerk of the board of frcehol,lcrs, being annually re- heed ti1c l~sson. The small and m an inexhaustible fountain. His style of writing giving praise wherever due, so that among his warmest political friends are numbered many with whom he combatted most strenuously. Among the members of his own party he held the love and respect of all. He was s:> far above the tricks of the mere politician that no one ever accused him of duplicity or unfairness. In private life, no man was more esteemed, carefully avoiding all personal controversies and neighb:>rhood strifes, he attended faithfully and constantly to his own business. He was exceedingly industrious, preparing all or nearly all the e:litorial matter of The Register, and selecting with great care the miscellaneous reading which made its columns so attrac­ tive. He still fJund time to do a large share of the severe physical labor of the office, and many of our readers will re­ member him biling at the large hand press upon which, until recently, the paper was printed. His style of writing was terse and f,>rcible, and so peculiar to himself, that the habitual reader could easily detect the occasional articles fr;m1 other pens which appeared in editorial garb. Although n:>t a mernher of any rcligbus organization, he had for a long frnc prior to his death been a generous sup­ porter of the M. E. Church, in the secular affairs of which he took a deep and active interest. BENJAMIN BAILEY EDSALL. As a citizen he was liberal and public spirited, contribut­ ing to every laudable object and every worthy enterprise, even Benjamin B. Edsall, during the long years he occupied the heyond the measure of his ability. editorial chair of The Register was undoubtedly the most We are n :,t alone in our grief, outside the domestic circle noted editor in New Jersey, and no man who has since occu­ which has been broken, and from which a kind and affection­ pied an editorial position in the State has ever attained the ate husband has been taken, friends not few in number or hol­ prominence in the profession that Mr. Edsall enjoyed. The low in profession, who had been drawn to him by his noble following obituary, presumably prepared by the late Robert qualities through a long and useful life, will sincerely mourn E. Foster, appeared in The Register of April 2, 1868: his departure. Benjamin Bailey Edsall, the editor and one of the proprie­ tors of this paper, departed this life on Friday of last week, The funeral of Mr. Edsall was held in the M. E. Church 6 THE REGISTER BOOK on Monday, March 29, and was attended by all the leading Leonard & Coult, and they commenced making a specialty of 0 men of the county and by many from outside. The services municipal law. Mr. Coult was especially active in this direc­ were in charge of Rev. ,J. N. FitzGerald, pastor of the church. tion, serving as Prosecutor of Pleas for one year and as coun­ The following ministers also took part in the services: Rev. sel for the city of Newark. In the latter capacity it was due C. S. Coit, Rev. S. W. Hilliard, Rev. G. S. l\Iott and Rev. in a great measure to his individual efforts that the present Myron Barrett. water supply for Newark was put into operation and it was No mention is made in the above account uf the life and under his personal leadership that the "Martin Act" was death of Mr. Edsall of the fact that in 1860 he was nominated passed. He made the original draft far this act and was in­ by the Republican party as its candidate for Congress. The defatigable in his endeavor to have it passed in the legislature district then comprised the counties of Bergen, ~!orris, Passaic antl by its passage a number of cities now escape a heavy and Sussex, and his opponent was Hon. George T. Cobh, of burden of taxation. Morris, who was elected by a majority of 1,078. As an earnest Republican he has taken an active and beneficial interest in the party, and has served as delegate to numerous conventions, among them being those which re­ nominated Lincoln for a second term, ancl Grant and Hayes. His ability as a counsellor has been widely and frequently ree:,gnized, and in many important cases he is consulted by his legal confreres. His fraternal affiliations include membership in the Union, the North End and the New York Republican dubs. Mr. Coult married at Branchville, New Jersey, May 25, l~.59, Frances 1\ ., daughter of Joseph A. and Margaret Os­ borne, of Sussex county, and they ha,'e had four children: Margaret, Eliza, Lillian and Joseph Jr.

JOSEPH COULT. Mr. Coult was the son of Joseph and Hannah (Coursen) Coult, and was born in Papakating, Sussex county, New Jer­ sey, May 25, 183t. He nttenctect the Rankin School at Decker­ bwn, where he acquired a thorough classical education, but he was obliged b abandon the hope he had entertained of be­ ing permitted to go to college, as his parents wished him to follow a mercantile life. Determined, however, to engage in the legal profession, he commenced the study of law under Thomas N. Mccarter, and subsequently became a student in the Law School at Albany, New York, from which he was graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. Admitted to the bar in the State of New York in 185S, he commenced RICHARD F. GOODMAN. active practice in the city of New York, returning after a Hit-hard F. (.ioodman was horn in Hartford, on the 12th short time to New Jersey, where he was admitted as an at­ day of April, HHl, was graduated at the Harris Military torney-at-law in Febmary, ISmruunity in advancing all measures for the general good cannot be overestimated. He has been a memb.. r of the Board of Directors of the H. W . .'.\Ierriam Shoe Company Building & Loan Association since its organization in 1890. Since its organization, in March, 1888, he has been a member of Company G, Seventh New Jersey Regiment of. National Guards, of Newton, and soon was selected captain, while in February, 1897, he was pro­ WHITFIELD GIBBS. moted to the rank of Major. He was a member of Newton Steamer Company during the first nine years after its or­ Whitfield Gibbs, the present editor of The· Register, was ganization and during the two last years was foreman of the born at Hope, Warren county, January 28, 1851. After ob­ company. Socially he is connected with Harmony Lodge, No. taining a common school education he spent three years in 8, F. & A. M.; Baldwin Chapter, No. 17, R. A. M., of which a store at Hope and one year at Hackettstown. he was secretary for 85 years; DeMolay Commandery, K. T., In 1871 he entered the office of The Sussex Register for and is a noble of Salaam Temple, A. A. 0. N. M. S. He is the purpose of learning the printing business, and after gain­ also a member of Captain Walker Post, G. A. R. and of the ing a general knowledge of the art during the next three Military order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. He years, spent about four years as a journeyman printer in is one of the directors of the Newton Library Association Newark and New York. and a charter member of the Newton Club. And in mili­ On the first of October, 1878, he entered into partnership tary, political, social and professional circles occu­ with John J. Stanton and they purchased the Sussex Inde­ pies a position of due relative distinction, his strong mentality pendent, at Deckertown, of the late Jacob L. Swayze. As the and ability making him a leader, while his genial, cordial man­ story of the stirring times of his connection with that paper ner renders him a favorite with all. is fully covered in the history of the Independent printed on Mr. Goodman is President of the Newton Board of Trade, another page it will not be recapitulated here. lul\·ing been elected in 1912. He is also President of the Sus­ In 1882 he retired from the Independent and spent three sex County Branch Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to years in the lumber business, operating a steam saw mill in Animals, succeeding the late Rev. James E. Hall in Decem­ this and Orange counties. In 1885 he conducted the Passaic ber, 1912. He is greatly interested in the work of both or­ Daily Times for about six months, or until it was sold, for ganizations and much of their usefulness is due to his un­ the late Thomas M. Moore, who had been compelled to take tiring efforts. it for debt. He was appointed Postmaster of Newton by President Upon the sale of the Times Mr. Gibbs became city editor .McKinley in October, 1897, and was reappointed twice by of the Jersey City Daily Argus, and remained there until the President Roosevelt, serving until 1910, when he was suc­ work of building the , Poughkeepsie and Boston ceeded by James E. Baldwin. His administration of the of­ Hailroacl was resumed in 1888, when he became connected fice made it one of the best in the country. To him is due the with that road and was later made purchasing agent, which credit of the establishment of the carrier service in Newton, position he held until the line was absorbed by the Philadel­ his recom memlation being favorably acted upon by the Post­ phia & Reading road. master General in 1901, the service heginning on October 1 In 1897 he purchased the Citizen at Wal den, N. Y. Be­ of that year. fore taking possession the plant was entirely destroyed by During his term of office the receipts increased fifty per fire. He then purchased the subscription list, put in a new cent. Two additional New York mails were put on and an plant, and after running it for two years, during which time early morning mail from New York was secured. Three its circulation increased from 600 to 1,500, sold out, as there rural routes were established, taking in a big section of the didn't seem to he much prospect of profit in a dollar news­ county about Newton. paper. In 1890 Mr. Goodman was the Republican candidate for Mr. Gibbs then became connected with the American Congress. This district comprised Hunterdon, Somerset, Sus­ Milling Company and was located at West Point, Va., for two sex and Warren counties. The Republican candidate ran ahead years superintending the construction of a large mill. He of his ticket, but was not elected to Congress. represented the company at different points through the coun- 8 THE REGISTER BOOK try, and in 1908 went to Superior, Wis., where he superin­ ERNEST ARTHUR SHAY. tended the construction of another large mill. He remained there two years and then returned East and in May, 1911, pur­ Ernest Arthur Shay became as­ sociated with The llegister in Oc­ chased The Sussex Register of Richard F. Goodman and took tober, 1911, as a reporter. Following possession on the first of June. the death of Robert E. Foster in July, ROBERT E. FOSTER. 1912, he became associate editor and shortly afterward business man­ For thirty-five years the ager. He was born r.ear Branchville, local editorship of The Sussex February 5, 1882, his parents being Register was under the direc­ James and Susan (Compton) Shay. tion of the late Robert E. Fos­ When he was a little over a year old ter. Through all the changes they removed to Wantage township. in editorship and ownership he He attended the Union public school, c:mtinued at his post and gave graduating in 1898. He then at­ to the reading world the best tended Seeley's Select School, Sussex, that was in him. Born in for two terms. After being in the Newton in 1843, the son of mercantile business for a short time, Mr. Shay entered the David Lunn Foster and Sarah Newton Business College. Finishing the business course he Knapp, he attended the dis­ entered the law office of Judge Henry C. Hunt, of Sussex, but trict school until thirteen years old. He then entered the believing the city offered better opportunities, obtained a po­ store of Stoll & Dunn, but his ambition turning toward the sition with J. S. Bailey & Company, wholesale and retail printing trade, he was apprenticed when fourteen years old meat dealers, Christopher and Hudson streets, New York. A to John H. Hall, the founder of The Register, becoming an few months later he resigned to take a position as secretary inmate of Mr. Hall's home. Every department of the busi­ to the manager of the New York office of the Vacuum Oil ness was mastered by him. He -was devil, typesetter, press­ Company, of Rochester, N. Y. When his chief was promoted man, foreman, reporter and associate editor. In 1870 Mr. Fos­ to the managership of the Foreign Shipping Department of ter left The Register and went to Newark where he was em­ the company, with offices at 29 Broadway, Mr. Shay accom­ ployed on the old Newark Advertiser, now The Star. In 1872 panied him and was later made traffic manager of the com­ he returned to Newton and again became associated with pany. The Register, remaining until the time of his death on July In 1907 a nervous breakdown compelled him to resign his 6, 1912. position and return to Sussex county, locating at Branchville. Pre-eminently a journalist, under conditions now changed He was appointed carrier on rural route No. 1, which included by modern methods, he gave to the readers of the paper the the territory around Culver's Lake. In 1909 he was appointed results of ceaseless vigilence and hard labor. He won a county representative of the Newark Morning and Evening reputation throughout the State as a news editor and perhaps Star, leaving that paper to become associated with The Reg­ none of the writings of his contemporaries were copied as ister. For a number of years he has been a special writer on much as his. Long years of experience, aided by a journalis­ the staff of the Newark Sunday Call, and following the re­ tic instinct, a knowledge of what was "news" and what would moval of I. L. Hallock to Newark in October, 1913, was made interest the people, coupled with a love for truth, made him the Sussex county representative of that paper. He is also the one of the foremost of his profession. Throughout his long county representative of the New York Herald and New York career as a newspaper man, he used with great tact the abil­ World. ity given him. His saving sense of humor was exercised While a resident of New York city he served in Com­ throughout his life and sustained his spirit until the close pany K, Twenty-second Regiment Enigneers. An injury re­ of his career. ceived in an accident in New York caused him to resign from In his later years he continued his work under conditions the regiment after his removal from New York to Newark. which would have discouraged a majority of men. Failure He is a member of the Newton Board of Trade, the of eyesight and a loss of the faculty of hearing did not drive Newton Club, Kittatinny Hose Company, Newton Lodge No. him from his post and it was not until weakened by the on­ 654, Loyal Order of Moose, Newton Council No. 1313, Royal slaught of a mortal disease that he dropped his weary pen Arcanum; Culver Lodge No. 133, Independent Order of Odd fro::n hands which almost refused to push themselves across Fellows, of Branchville, which he organized; Halsey Council, the page and tottered to his home to linger but a few days No. 92, Jr. 0. U. A. M., of Newark; Frankford Grange, P. and then pass into the presence of the great Editor of the of H., of Branchville; Sussex County Pomona Grange, No. 2; Universe. is a Past President of Washington Camp, No. 82, P. 0. S. of A.; first vice-president of the Sussex County Branch Society SUSSEX COUNTY HOME JOURNAL. for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; secretary of the Branchville Water & Improvement Company; an honorary The first paper published in the Borough of Sussex, then member of Protection Hook & Ladder Company, of Sussex; Deckertown, was the "Sussex County Home Journal," which one of the charter members of the Branchville Fire Depart­ made its initial appearance on June 2, 1850. The founder ment and was the first secretary of the North Jersey Poultry and publisher was J. L. Barlow, who was born in Never­ Association. He is also Secretary and a member of the execu­ sink, N. Y., on October 27, 1819. Prior to his advent in Sus­ tive committee of the Sussex County Automobile Club. sex county he had published the "Western New Yorker'' in his home town. The "Home Journal" survived but two years, but it was an exceptionally good paper for those times. After discontinuing the paper Barlow moved to Port THE NEW JERSEY HERALD. Jervis where he, together with John Dow, published the "Mirror of Temperance." Barlow was afterwards ordained The New Jersey Herald, published at Newton, was es­ as a Baptist preacher and became pastor of a church at tablished in 1829 by Col. Grant Fitch, of Norwalk, Conn., on Seymour, Conn. He died at Hagadorn's Mills, N. Y., October the site of what is now the W. W. Woodward Hardware 24, 1906. ·Company building on Main street. Col. Fitch retired from THE REGISTER BOOK 9 the ownership in 18·t2, being succeeded by his son, Charles W. Newton, where he was born November 27, 1857. After at­ Fitch, of Washington, D. C. In November, 18,1,3, the paper tending sc\'cral of the private schools in the town, he finished was purchased by Gilbert J. Beebe, of Orange county, who his course in the Newton High School in the class of 1873. sol

THE SUSSEX INDEPENDENT. The Sussex Independent, printed at Sussex borough, formerly Deckertown, was established May 4, 1870, by Stephen H. Sayer, then of Montgomery, Orange county, where for a time he was engaged in the publication of Sayer's Dollar Weekly. The paper was printed in the second story of a building n:Jw occupied by Irwin Smith, as a blacksmith shop, and across the street from the upper hotel in the then small village. About a year later William H. Noble, of Waverly, N. Y., who removed to Sussex county with his family and the fam­ ily of his father, became a partner in the business with Mr. Sayer, under the firm name of Sayer & Noble. This was soon after the building of the Midland Railroad to Decker­ town, when the town was enjoying the greatest boom in its history, and new families were coming to the place almost every week. Mr. Noble was a most excellent job printer. Soon after these men joined hands they purchased much new material and machinery and installed the first new steam drh·en press in the county. In 1873 came the famous panic when everything went hack and made very hard work for the two men then run­ ning a paper in a town like Deckertown, and the concern became somewhat embarrassed. They roanaged to struggle along for a time, but finally organized the plant into a stock c::>mpany, known as The Independent Printing Company, stock JOHN J. STANTON. being taken by many of the merchants and leading business men of the town and township. At this time business was John J. Stanton, one of the well known editors of the still slow. county, began his newspaper career in the town of his birth, In 1878 the late Jacob L. Swayze, President of the Mer- 10 THE REGISTER BOOK chants National Bank. of Newton, purchased a controlling It was one of the most desperate and hard fought battles interest in the paper, installing Henry A. Van Freden­ ever known in the history of the county. The result was the burg, the present editor of the New York Farmer, as editor election of Jacob E. Hornbeck, of Deckertown, the father­ of the Independent. October 1st Mr. S~ayze sold the paper in-law of Editor Gibbs. to Whitfield Gibbs, of Newark, and John J. Stanton, of After this came a great legal battle. Former Governor Newton, both graduates of The Register office, under the .Joseph D. Beclle, a great Democratic leader of Jersey City, mechanical management of the late Robert E. Foster, with ancl Martin Rosenkrans, Esq., were employed. The editors Richard F. Goodman as editor. Mr. Van Fredenburg re­ were released on the day after election on a writ of error to mained with the new management until the spring of the the Supreme Court and from thence to the C:mrt of Errors following year. and :\ppeals. The fight continued for several years and was Being practical anJ experienced the new management finally won out by the editors in July, 1884,. This was the began a lively hustle for business, going actively after the second plea of the kind ever made in the United States, the then existing Democratic ring in county p:1litics. The strug­ first being that of Aaron Burr, challenging the entire array gle from that time on for two or three years was a most of Grand and Petit Jurors on the grounds of personal pre­ memorable one, and the 11aper gained much pruminence in judice. The final result was forever an end of that kind of the county and State, and had among its contribubrs and p:>litics in Sussex county. It resulted for many years in a supporters such men as Jacob I,. Swayze, William A. Stiles, saving of more than $50,000 a year to the taxpayers of Sus­ General Juds:m Kilpatrick, John Luomis, A. F. Fellows, H. sex county, and at the next session of the Legislature in a A. Yan Fredenburg and a number of others prominent in complete revision of the libel laws of the State. John J. county affairs. It was the first time in the county hist:>ry Stanton went to Trenton, but he went there as J:mrnal Clerk that the then dominant party receh·ecl a setback. At this of the House of Assembly, which position he occupied for time the c:>tmty expenses were $109,000 per year. In 1879 two or three years. an anti-ring Board of Freeholders was elected. The ring in One hy on~ the members of that Grand Jury passed away Warren C;Junty had also been attacked and a fight started and e,,ery actor in the drama of those days, who were in the hy a young prosecutor named Henry S. Harris, afterwards fray as prosecubrs of the young editors, passed out of county Congressman, which resulted in twelve or fifteen men promi­ p.Jlitics and all hut one are now with the great majority. nent in county affairs being sentenced to the State prison. Thtuugh the wide publicity given by the metropolitan Politics reached a very high pitch and in 1878, in a papers this became a celebrated case and was discussed by the three-c:>rnered fight for Sheriff, J. B. Hendershot, Republi­ leading papers throughout the country, and among them all can; James L. Decker, of Sparta, Democrat, and George B. the New Jersey Herald was the only one that did not con­ Cole, Greenback~.,. were the candidates. The plurality · for demn the action of the Sheriff and the perfidy of the Prose­ Decker was only 56 on the count over Cole. It was charged cutor. at the time that this was secured in Sparta by alleged ir­ regularities. The Independent favored fusion and endeav­ ored to have Hendershot withdraw. Failing in this it advo-. THE MILK. REPORTER. cated the election of Cole, with results as stated above. The Milk Reporter, the organ of the fluid milk trade, is Politics continued high. In the general elections of 1880, published monthly at the office of the Sussex Independent, the Independent supported Republican policies and candi­ Sussex, N. J. The editor and manager is John J. Stanton. dates apd favored the election of Garfield as against Han­ The paper was originated by Amzi Howell in 1885, then cock. As a result the county gave greatly reduced majori­ Secretary of the New York Milk Exchange, and was then a ties for the entire Democratic ticket, Hancock only carrying small four page pamphlet devoted mostly to milk statistics the county by about 800, while in 1879 Lewis J. Martin for and the milk carrying trade of the railroads. Assembly had only carried the county by a majority of 126. At the death of Mr. Howell the paper passed into the During the year of 1880 there was much personal jour­ hands of Mr. John B. Kimber, a pioneer in the milk business, nalism in Sussex county. James L. Decker, who was then a milk salesman and collector. Sheriff of Sussex county, packed a grand jury hostile to Jacob In 1893 the paper was purchased by John J. Stanton, who L. Swayze, Whitfield Gibbs and John J. Stanton, against removed the paper to Sussex, then Deckertown, a great milk whom indictments WPre jointly procured at the December shipping centre, Orange and Sussex counties at that time be­ term of the Court of Oyer and Terminer, 1880, for libel. ing the most extensive milk producing counties in the New To the indictments pleas in abatement were interposed, York milk district. which were overruled by the court. In the hands of Mr. Stanton the paper has been con­ On ,June 7, 1881, Mr. Swayze died and the case was con­ tinuously enlarged until it is now a sixteen page standard size tinued against Gibbs and Stanton, editors of the Sussex In­ paper, nicely printed on book paper, and has a wide scope, dependent. In October 1881, an arrangement between the covering a large and successful advertising patronage. It is a counsel for the State and the defendants was made, that if standard authority on the milk business and is so recognized the defendants should plead guilty to the technical charges, by the national government in the year hook and the dif­ that only a nominal fine would he imposed. The counsel of ferent State experiment stations. In the courts its state­ the State hetrayecl the c:nmsel of the defendants. The de­ ments are accepted as an authority on all sides. Nearly all fendants were sentencecl for a term of six ancl ten months to the experts in the milk business in all parts of the country State prison, which however, they were nc,·er compelled to arc contributors to its columns. Mr. Kimber is still con­ sen'e. nected with the paper as a regular contributor, and Mr. Irvin Then appeared plainly the treachery of the men they D. Shorter is assistant manager. were dealing with as opponents. The people of the county were up in arms. While held temporarily in Newton they were given keys to the jail and received their friends in the parlors of the court house. The first night caused a riot in the court yard and the court was burned in effify on the public square. The first Sunday was a regular ovation to the editors and over 500 people from all parts of the county visited them in the court house. Then came on the election. THE REGISTER BOOK 11

CHARLES E. STICK.NEY. Charles E. Stickney, t.he editor and owner of The Wantage Record.er, published at Sussex Borough, was horn in the town of \Vawayanda, Orange county, New York, January 1, 1841, being the son of the late Hon. Erastus Stickney. He received only a common school education, but being a reader, and a close observer hr­ came one of the best informed men in his native town. His perseverance and determination t() win, c"upled with his natural aoility, made him a successful teach­ er, adviser and business man. A collector of historical data, he has written a number of interesting books on the early history of both New York and New ,Jnsey, the most widely known perhaps, being "A History of the Minisink Region," published in several editions and which is rec:>gnized as the official history of that secti n. For a number of years Mr. Stickney was engaged in the mercantile business in Slate Hill. In 1S83 he s..1l Sussex ( then Deckertown) when he purchasecl a general store near the Susquehanna railroad depot. On ,January 1, 189.J., he established the ·wantage H.ecJrder, a Democratic weekly, published on Friday of each week. The paper has steadily grown under his management. In 1905 he was elected Mayor of Sussex, serving two terms. In 1912 he was appointed l\Iayor by t'.1e Common Council to fill the unexpired term of Edwa;·d C. Feakes, resigned. During the last year of its exist­ ence he was Clerk of the sixteen member B:>ard of Freeholders. As Mayor, he has given the people of Sussex a fair, just, economical and honest administration. Both in the mercantile and newspaper business he has obtained an enviable reputation for honesty and straightfor­ wardness and while many differ with him as to his p~litical convictions, none questbn his integrity.

George T. J(eech, editor and owner of the Stanhope Eagle, was born at Lower Merion, Montgomery county, Pa., January 28, 1852. He attended the public school until seventeen years of age, then attended Freemont Seminary, a private school at ...... i1}1t{:,I;' !1:i; Norristown, Pa., for one and a third years. He then taught school for one year at Clarksboro, Gloucester county, New ):-•:.ii;:,:;t : . ,Jersey. In September, 1871, he entered the Bridgewater (Mass.) State Normal School, graduating in July, 1873. He taught one year in Massachusetts, returning to New Jersey in 18;.t., teaching successh·ely at Ilichwood, Mantua and Harri­ sonville, all in Gloucester county. In 1880 he took the prin­ dpalship of the Kennet Square Public School, resigning in 1881 to enter the ice business in Philadelphia. I .caving that business in 1882, he again took up teaching at Broadway, \Varren county. Nights and mornings he conducted a small printing business, doing mostly a mail order husiness .. In 1884 he retired from teaching anll on February 1, 188,5, reJ11CH"ecl his printing establishment to Netcong, then called South Stanhope. On June 30, 1885, he issued the first edition of the Sbtnhope Ea1?:le, which because of the absence of a post office at what is now Netcong, was entered as second class matter at the Stanlwpc post office. On the establishment of the post ,,.ffice at Netcong, the paper was mailed from that place but the name of the publication was not changed. Mr. Keech has been active in the affairs of Netcong and has twice been elected Justice of the Pe.tee, first serving from 1886 to 1891. He was again elected to that office in 1911, his term running to 1916. From 1907 to 1910 he was Borough Clerk and as such official had the entire charge of drawing up the papers for the election and bonding of the Borough for its municipal water plant. He has also ser\·ecl a number of GEORGE T. KEECH. terms as Borough Recorder. 12 THE REGISTER BOOK SUSSEX COUNTY A Few Brief Facts About Its History From the Time of Early Settlement to the Present Time

To properly write the history of Sussex county would The construction was doubtless attended with considerable necessitate the tilling of more pages than can be allotted in this danger, both from the wild natives and the still wilder ani­ anniversary number. It would necessitate the telling of the mals. The fact that it remains to-day is a monument to the deeds of heroism performed not only by the men of the county skill of the men who spent their time, their money and pos­ but also by the women, the wives, mothers and daughters of ~ibly their lives in its construction. The sole excuse for build­ the early settlers; not only of the deeds of valor performed by ing the road doubtless lay in the fact that a few men saw a the men who stood against the British in the early days of the chance for personal gain and attainment. These parties, how­ country and against the assaults of their Southern brothers at ever, were driven from this section of the country in 1664 the Bloody Angle, at Spottsylvania, at Gettysburg and the when the British captured New Netherlands and ended the Wilderness, but by those who, in the early days, left their Dutch rule in America. With the capture of the British l1omes with their rifles in their hands to till the fields far from came the return to their homes of the majority of the Dutch their homes in the little clearing, knowing not whether they settlers. A few of the heartiest, however, remained and from would find their homes in ashes and their wives and daughters them sprang the men who were the ancestors of our old captives in the hands of cruel and treacherous Indian foes, Dutch friends in Sussex county. where death would be a welcome release from the torture and Through the length and breadth of northern Jersey, from indignity practiced. It would mean the writing of the history the Hudson to the Delaware, roamed the Leni Lenape Indians of the men who have risen from the ranks to be leaders in the or Delawares. For a period of time, the length of which no State and Nation, and they are many, for Sussex county's con­ man knows, the Turkey and Wolf branches of this tribe oc­ tribution to the business and professional life of the country is cupied what is now the counties of Sussex and Warren. Their perhaps larger than that of any other county of its size of emblem, the ''tortoise" is claimed to be 2,000 years old. Be­ any State. It would also mean the writing of the records of fore the whites, came the fierce and warlike tribe of Iroquois the men and women who have stayed in the old county and who practically made slaves of the Leni Lenapes, and in 1742 added to its fair name. All of this cannot be done and we the latter tribe was forced to cross the Delaware into Penn­ shall devote ourselves to the main facts of the story of its sylvania. The last rights of the Indian lands of New Jersey early settlement and the events which lead up to the present were purchased by the State in 1832 under an act of the Legis­ time. lature a.t the memorial of Shawuskukhking, whose English Sussex as a separate county began its existence under an name was Bartholomew S. Calvin, bom in 1756 and was edu­ act of the Legislature on June 18, 1753, being the thirteenth cated at Princeton. The sum of $2,000 was paid by the State county in order of erection in the State of New Jersey. The for these rights. name was derived from the family seat of the Duke of New­ This section of the county evidently had no particular, castle, located in the County of Sussex, England, and was be­ dominant nationality. The Hugenots, the Hollanders, the stowed on the new division by Jonathan Belcher, Esq., then Swedes, the Irish, the Welsh and the Scotch all figured in its governor of New Jersey. At that time it included the lands make-up, more or less. As early as 1614 settlements were be­ now known as \Varren county, the partition of the two having ing made in parts of the State, especially along the upper been made in 1824. Prior to 1738 the northern part of the part of the Delaware Valley. The settlers came from Esopus, State was included in the county of Hunterdon, and the pub­ New Paltz and Kingston on the Hudson, gradually spreading lic business of this section was done at Trenton. On March down the upper Delaware to Port Jervis and thence down 15 of that year, Morris county was taken from Hunterdon and along the river through the western townships of the county, the seat of pulilic business was transferred to Morristown, meeting a similar stream of Protestants and• Dissenters of where it remained until 1753. Continental Europe coming north along that stream. Even in In order to give a detailed account of the history of the 1609, some of the Hollanders who came to Amsterdam with county we are proud to call our home, it becomes necessary to Hendrick Hudson, wandered into what is now Monmouth go back still farther than the erection of the various counties. county and settled there. Imagination must be drawn on to a certain extent as to the The advent of the English into the New World caused exact time the first white man set foot on the land now in­ a change in the upper portion of New Jersey. On June 23 or cluded in the county. When the English invaded the country 24, 1664, the Duke of York executed a lease and release to prbr to 1664, almndoned lead mines and excellent roads were Lord John Berkeley, Baron of Stratton, and Sir George Car­ found, presumably worked and made by those who had wan­ teret, of Saltrun in Devon, granting to them and their heirs all dered down the Minisink Valley from eastern New York, per­ the land west of Long Island and Manhitas, or Manhattan, haps around the year 1650. Evidently these men were Hol­ the Hudson River and the main sea to the Delaware Bay and landers from Ul:;ter county, New York. After locating the river, extending southwest to the main sea as far as Cape lead mines, they saw the necessity of building a suitable road May and northeast to the northermost branch of the Dela­ over which to transport tte mineral, and the old Mine Road, ware River to the forty-first degree of latitude, to be called running from Pahaquarry, in Warren county, to Esopus, N. New Caesarea or New Jersey. A constitution for the new Y., a distance of about one hundred miles, was built. division was signed on February 10, 1664, and Philip Carteret, This is thought to be the first road of any considerable a brother of Sir George Carteret, one of the grantees, received length built on the western continent. In those days the ex­ his commission as governor of the section. From that time on pense was born by the builders. There was no 40 per cent. of until 1709, the history of the county is told in the story of State aid or any 10 per cent. from the districts through which efforts to colonize the various sections, the area embraced by the road passed. The territory was a howling wilderness. the county as at present laid out containing less than 500 peo- THE REGISTER BOOK 13

pie. E\·en in 1738, not more than 600 people resided among year an act was passed by the Assembly authorizing the the hills and valleys of the northern county of the State, erection of a Court House and jail on a spot to be fixed by a while the population of the entire State was only 47,369. majority of the Justices and Freeholders. The requirement, All the territory comprised in the old county. belonged however, was made that the buildings were to be erected to West Jersey. By the act of 1709, the land in the northern either on the plantation owned by Henry Hairlocker or part of the State was defined as Burlington county. When within a half mile of his dwelling house, which stood where Hunterdon was erected in 1713, we were shifted to that and the Horton mansion now stands. From various sources it still another change of name was made in 1738 when Morris would appear that Hairlocker was not the actual owner of the county was erected. Between 1738 and 1753 a number of land but that the real owner was Jonathan Hampton, an townships were erected, being composed of Walpack, New Essex county resident. By stretching the surveyors' tape Town, later Newton, Hardwick and Greenwich, the latter the site of the Court House was fixed part way up the steep being erected by Royal Patent. The two former townships hill to the s:mth of the Hairlocker home. The sum of 500 comprised practically all the present county of Sussex, with pounds was voted toward building the Court House and jail. the exception of what is now Stillwater, Fredon and Green Twelve hundred pounds were afterward appropriated and a townships, these being included with what is now Warren stone building was erected, which stood until 1841. At the county in the townships of Greenwich and Hardwick. time of the building of the Court House the county did not From 1753 to 1793 the population of the county as then own the land and the deed was not passed until August 31, formed largely increased, German immigtants adding con­ l 764. Two and eight-tenths acres were conveyed for the pur­ siderably to the population. pose of a site for the building of a Court House, yard and In 1750 the residents of the county became dissatisfied county park, the land to revert to the heirs of Jonathan with the necessity of having to go to Morristown to attend Hampton or their assignees at any time court may cease to to public business and a petition was made to the Provincial be held there. The ground at present occupied by Spring Assembly to divide the county and allow the building of a street, High street and Park Place have all been taken from Court House and jail in the northern section. On June 8, the land given for county purposes, thereby narrowing it 1753, the Assembly granted the petition and designated the down considerably. upper part of Morris county as Sussex county. At the time In 1764 Knowlton township was set off from Oxford, in of granting the petition, the Assembly gave the right to the 1782 Independence from Hardwick; 1792, Vernon from Har­ legalll' qualified citizens to appear at Trenton or elsewhere in dyston; 1797, Frankford from Newton; 1798, Byram from the County of Hunterdon and there vote in conjunction with Newton. No other townships were set off until the county the citizens of Morris and Hunterdon counties for two mem­ of Warren was taken from the land embraced by Sussex in bers of Assembly. Because of the distance and lack of roads 1824. Sussex was practically deprived of direct representation at In addition to the townships already mentioned others Trenton until 1768 when on May 10 of that year an act was were erected as follows: Andover in March, 1864; An­ passed authorizing the county to elect two representatives. dover Borough, March 25, 1904; Branchville Borough, March This was confirmed by the King on Dec. 9, 1770. The con­ 9, 1898; Fredon, 1904; Hampton, March, 1864; Brooklyn Bor­ firmation was proclaimed in New Jersey in 1171 and the first ough, (now Hopatcong) April 7, 1898; Franklin Borough, election for representatives was held on Aug. 17, 1772, when 1913; Green, 1824; Lafayette, 1845; Montague, 1759. The Thomas Van Horne and Nathaniel Pettit were elected. The Borough of Deckertown was incorporated in October, 1891, first court ever held in Sussex county was opened on May 20, the name being changed to Sussex in April, 1901. 1753, in the residence of Jonathan Pettit in Hardwick town­ In 1801 the County Clerk's office was built on the green ship. A proclamation issued by Governor Belcher called for in front of the Court House, to which a Surrogate's office was the holding of the court of general sessions of the peace, an in­ added in 1825. In 1844 the Court House was remodeled at a ferior court of common pleas, on the third Tuesday in No­ cost of about $5,000. This building, however, was totally vember, the third Tuesday in February, the fourth Tuesday destroyed by fire on Jan. 28, 1847. In February of that year in May and the fourth Tuesday in August of each year, each the county appropriated $8,500 and the citizens appropriated term not t::, exceed four days. Nothing was done at the $6,500 more for the building, in all a total of $15,000 to re­ first term except to grant tavern licenses. It was then that build on the site of the burned building. At this time an ef­ Sussex county actually began its existence as a separate fort was made to have the county seat moved to either county. The first meeting of the Board of .Freeholders, by Branchville or Augusta, but the proposition was defeated in which the county was then to be governed, was held on Nov. the Board of Freeholders by a vote of 14 to 12. The building 21, 1753, in what is now Johnsonburg, the residence of Samuel of the new Court House was at once started and speedily Green being used as the meeting place. The principal busi­ completed. On Dec. 29, 1911, fire damaged the Court House ness at that meeting was the ordering of an election to be so that it necessitated the complete rebuilding of the interior held on April 16, 17 and 18, 1755, for the purpose of selecting of the second floor. A new clerk's office was built in 1859 a place for the jail and Court House. At the election it was and a jail was erected in the rear of the Court House in 1868. decided to build the jail upon land owned by Samuel Green, This was replaced by the present jail in 1896. The County and the log jail so well known in the county history was the Clerk's building was remodeled in 1907. result. On May 8, 1755, Thomas ,volverton was elected as In the earliest wars and Indian struggles which have oc­ the county collector and on the 18th of June of that year the curred since the founding of the county, Sussex county al­ citizens of the county were assessed one hundred pounds to ways bore a pr:m1inent part. Between li20 and 1740 there he raised Ly taxation. At the May term of court, 17,54, a was continual strife between the people living in the northern commission app3inted by the court formed three new di­ part of the county and those living in the southern part of ,·isions in the county, Wantage, Oxford and Mansfield \Vood­ Orange county over what should he the border line of New House. On May 12, 1756, the Board of Justices and Free­ York and N cw Jersey. From li5:J to l 7(i.t the county was a ,10lders began holding meetings at the house of Thomas scene of many Indian outrages. Sussex county was upon the \Volverton, near Huntsville, and this house was used as a frontier, as to the west stretched the wilderness whose farthest meeting place until 1762. borders touched on the French settlement along the Ohio The township of New Town soon became the most im­ river. The English defeat at Pittsburg afforded the Indians po1fant township. By 1761 the residents of the township had a chance to even up scores made by the unscrupulous English 111mlc themselves felt in county progress an

COUNTY GOVERNMENT The Men Who Hold the Offices and Conduct the Affairs of the County Locally and in the Law Making Body of the· State

cated in the district schools, being prepared for college at the Newton Collegiate Institute. He graduated from Wes­ leyan University, Middletown, Conn., in 1872, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, receiving his M. A. from the same in­ stitution in 1875. From 1872 to 1875 he was principal of the Hamburg school. Studying law under Thomas Kays and Charles J. Roe, he was admitted to the bar as an attorney in 1877 and as a counsellor in 1880. For the past thirty years he has practiced in Newton, being considered one of the most active and successful practitioners of Northern New Jersey. He ranks among the foremost members of the Bar and is n::>ted for his interest in all civic affairs. From 1881 to 1883 he served as County Counsel. From 1883· to 1885 he was a member and director of the Board of Freeholders. He served as a member of the County Board of Taxation until May 26, 1913, when Governor Wilson honored him with the appoint­ ment as County Juclge, which position he is eminently quali­ fipcl to fil I. For a numlwr of years he occupied part of the suite of offices of Hon. Led H. l\Iorl"is, but following his appointment as ,Tud~(• he took the oflic-e fom1erly occupied hy the late Lewis ,1. .:\Iartin, on High street. In his dealin)!"s with first tinw offenders, ,Judge Shay has followed closely in the footsk})S of ,Judge Ben B. Lindsey, of DPnver, believing that if thPre is a possibility of bringing out the goo

Lewis J. Martin was horn at Dt•<'kertown, Fl'hruary 22, No\'emhcr election 1!112 .J11dg-1• :\larlin was elected a Member 1844, his parents being James J. and Eleanor M<"Coy Martin. of' Congress from the Sixth District and was attending a After graduating from the Newton Collegiate Institute in special session of that body at the time of his death. 1862, he assisted his father, who had heen electe'1l as County He was the lt'ader of lris party in the county for twenty Clerk. On the death of his father in March, 1869, he was ap­ y,•ars, ancl was minority l<'adt•r while in the Senate. pointed to fill the vacancy. "While assisting in the Clerk's of­ In HlfiS he 111anie11r sons, s11rvi\·e: George Jfr ro111nwnc·t>,l tlw pradie1· of law in D1·1·kl'l'town in 1~70, and S., of Bra11ch\'ill<-, ~ayrc and Scolt, at ho111e, and Lewis, al htcame t:ounsel and a director of the Farmers Xatinnal Bank. F:1doryvill1·, Pa. He remained there until 1892, when he remo,·eci to Newton. ,Judge .:Hartin was a member of Harmony Lodge, No. 8, He was elected to the Assembly in 1878 and was twice F. & A. M.; Baldwin Chapter N:1. 17, IL A. M., of Newton; re-elected. In 1881 he was appointed Law ,Judge of the cr>un­ De::.',folay Commanclery, Knight:-; Tl'111plar, of ,vashington, N. ty and filled that office very acceptably for fifkrn yea rs. In .T., anrl Salaam Temple, Order of the Mystic Shrine; the 1897 he was elected State Senator ancl served two terms. In Xewton Hoard of Tradl', tl;e Newton Club, the Woodlawn 1911 he was again appointed Law Judge and was holJing that Driving Park Association, the ~ cwton Fire Patrol, and various po.3ition at the time of his death on May 5th, 1913 .. At the other organizations. 18 THE REGISTER BOOK OUR CONGRESSMAN

HON. A. C. HART

Archibald C. Hart, of Hackensack, N. J., is the present Mr. Hart is a member of Pioneer Lodge, F. & A. M. R~presentative in Congress of the Sixth New Jersey District. Past Exalted Ruler of Hackensack Lodge, B. P. 0. E.; Past He was born February 27, 1873. He received his education in Noble Grand, Bergen County Lodge I. O. O. F., a Forester the public schools of Brooklyn, N. Y. and Hackensack until of America, and until lately was a member of the National his fourteenth birthday, when he worked upon his father's Pnion and Royal Arcanum. He is a member of all the im­ farm for two years. He then became Secretary of ,valter G. p[)rtant clubs of Bergen county, and the President of the Berg, Engineers Dept. L. V. R. R., where he remained for Hackensack Club. three years; then entered the office of Governor Beclle, of .Jer­ He was a delegate to the Democratic National Conven­ sey City, where he studied law, being admitted to the bar in tion in Denver in 1908, and in 1907 was Bergen county candi­ 1896. He was admitted to the United States Supreme Court date for Senator, being defeated by Hon. Edmund W. Wake­ in 1910, and at present has the most extensive law offices .in lee by only 678 votes. Bergen county, specializing in real estate law. He served in the 62nd Congress as the successor of Hon. He is a veteran of the 23rd Regiment, N. Y. Vol. Inf., and Wm. Hughes, now U. S. Senator, at which time he so dis­ of the Spanish American \Var, having volunteered in the 2nd tinguished himself as to receive the unsolicited written en­ N. J. Vol. Inf. During his term he served as Secretary in dorsements of President Wilson, Speaker Champ Clark, and Gen. Fitzhugh Lee's lfrad11tiarters, 7th 1\ rmy Corps, and then I Ion. Oscar \V. Underwood, of the House of Representatives, at General Arnold's Headquarters, 2nd Didsi:m. when he was again elected in 1913 to succeed Hon. Lewis J. Mr. Hart is President of the First National Bank of Lodi, Martin, deceased, in the 63rd Congress, receiving about 63 per ~- J., and is otherwise interested in banking institutions; is cent. of all the votes cast. director of three Bergen county Building & Loan Associa­ In 1901 he was married to Miss Lily L. Fenwick, of East tions, and President of several real estate companies, being in­ Orange. They have four children, all of whom are boys. dividually largely interested in Bergen county realty. TH E R E G I S T E R B O O K 19

State Senator He sern·d as Freeholder in l!HO and county, N". ,T., in 1876, and engaged in 191 I ancl was made County Counsel in farming-, which occupation he still fol­ l!Hl. Is at present attorney for the lows. Served fifteen years as Assessor. Town of Xewbm. \Vas elected to the c\ prolllinent Democrat, and of sterling .\ssembly in 1!112 on the Democratic character, he was chosen a member of ticket, defeating his Hepuhlican op­ the Board of Freeholders in 1912. Mar­ p:ment liy about 1,500. Mr. Kays ried .'.\Jiss Anna Cox in 1882. One takes a keen interest in eivic ancl politi­ d:wg-hter blesses the unhn. Is an Odd cal matters and is rc>g-anlecl as an able Ft•lbw, Hed :\Ian, Granger and an R. A. lawyer, ancl in th:· Leg-islaturc shod 0111· of our 1JJost popular citizens. faithful to his e1mstituents. FRANK J. COE. Member and Director of the Board of Freeholders.

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HON. SAMUEL T. MUNSON was born on the Munson homestead, near Franklin Furnace, and has lived there ever since. He graduated from the New York Military .Academy in 1895, immediately beginning his mer­ cantile career. He was collector of taxes in Hardyston township seven years; Member of the Board of Freeholders. member of Democratic County Commit­ Born and reared in the county, near tee ten years; was Journal Clerk in the Sussex. Educated at the district schools House in 1907 and elected to the Sen­ JOHN J VAN SICKLE and Sussex Academy. Has a fine 104 ate in 1912, defeating Huston, Republi­ Born in Sandyston township in 1851. acre farm; active in public affairs, and a can, by about 800 votes. The Sena­ Educated in the public schools. Taught staunch Democrat. For 12 years Town­ tor stands high in the councils of his four years. Engaged in the mercantile ship Committeeman, 9 years on the party, is one of the county's most public business in Bevans. Was an extensive school board. Elected Freeholder in spirited citizens and has the confidence }my and grain buyer in Bucyrus, Ohio, 1!)12. Is making a splendid record. Mar­ of all who know him. for 11 years. An active Democrat and ried Miss Carrie Nyce in 1888, and one public spirited. First elected a Free­ daughter blesses the union. Is promi­ Member of Assembly. holder thirty years ago, and has been a nent in the P. 0. S. of A., and very member under all the different laws and popular in the county. terms of office. Elected again in 1912, and re-elected in 1913. Sheriff. Married Miss Alice V. Losey in 1880. She died in 1908, and in 1910 married Miss Abbie Montross. Resides in Be­ vans and is very popular everywhere.

Member of the Bo.ud of Freeholders.

HON. HENRY T. KAYS. Hesident of Newton, and prominent 11H·111lwr of the Bar. llc was horn in :-,.'1•wlon, Sq>t<·111lwr :w, 1878. Grarl11at<'d frorn Prin<"don l 'niversity in l!)O:J, and for two yenrs held the chair of Sdences in the English and Classical School at EDWARD C. MAINES. :-,.'ewton. He read law with his father, WILLIAM ILIFF. W11s harn in Lafayette township in Thomas M. Kays, and was admitted to Born in Hope township, Warren coun­ 1855. He attended the Lafayette and the Bar in 1910. ty, in 1861. Came to Amlover, Sussex Hampton township public schools. In 20 THE REGISTER BOOK

1867 he was made assistant superinten­ Surrogate J olm L. Swayze, at Newton, and was dent at the Sussex County Almshouse admitted as an attorney in 1904, and as under James Smalley, Steward. At the Counsellor in J907. He was an assistant death of the latter Mr. Maines was ap­ in Attorney General's office in Trenton, pointed Steward to fill the unexpired and in the legal department of the term. The following year he was re­ American Telegraph and Telephone Co. appointed, holding the position for four­ of New York, locating in Newton in teen years. 1908, becorning a partner of Judge Jo­ After leaving the Almshouse Mr. seph Coult, .Tr. In March, 1912, he was Maines conducted the Albert 0. Smith appointed Prosecutor by Governor (now farm in Hampbn township. He was President) Wilson and is making a con­ elected Freeholder from Hampton town­ scientious and vigorous official. Mr. ship, serving two terms. In 1910 he was Dolan is the president and counsel of elected Sheriff of Sussex county, defeat­ the Newton Slate Co. and president of ing his opponent, Leon C. McKim, by the Newton Club. a large majority. He was a successful cattle dealer and auctioneer, crying some of the largest sales held in Northern New Jersey. Deputy County Clerk. EMMET H. BELL County Clerk \Vas horn on a farm in Walpack township in 1862, being the son of Rob­ ert and Sarah Berk Bell. He was edu­ cated in the district schools and Hack­ ettstown Seminary. He followed farm­ ing as a vocation, and was active po­ litically. A staunch, hard working Democrat, his party and the pe'.>ple have honored him with places of trust. He served eight years on the Board of Free­ holders, four of which he was Director. Served as Postmaster at Walpack four years, also as Tax Collector and Town Committeeman. He is a trustee of the M. E. Church and prominent in frater­ nal orders, being a Mason, Knight of Pythias, Red Man and Elk, a member of the Newton Cluh and identified with every civic plan for improvement. He HARVEY S. HOPKINS was elected Surrogate in 1908, and re­ elected in 1913.. He has made a most Was born December 1, 1878, on a farm near the village of Lafayette. efficient, accJmmodating official, and stands high in the c: ,nmunity. H. CLARENCE COLE. Graduated from Lafayette Public Schools and later took a course at the Was born at Colesville June 20, 1876, ~ ewton Collegiate Institute. Had con­ Prosecutor of the Pleas being the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jackson siderable earlier experience in newspaper Cole. He attended the Newton grammar work and was, for a time, associated and High Schools, graduating from the with his fat her in the feed and grain latter with the class of 1894. He attend­ business at Lafayette under the firm ed the Newton Collegiate Institute for name of B. K. Hopkins & Son. Was one term, leaving the school to enter the appointed a copyist in the County drug business. He later attended the Clerk's office in March, 1900, by former Eastman Business College, Poughkeep­ County Clerk Ora C. Simpson, who sie, graduating from that College in De­ made him his Deputy in the following cem her, 1898. After engaging in office June. Continued in that positbn until work for some time he entered the the end of Simpson's term in 1907, when grocery business with his father at the he succeeded him as County Clerk. Was corner of Spring and Adams streets, unanimously re-elected to that position Newton, remaining there four years. in 1912, without opposition either at the After leaving the grocery business he primaries or general ekction. Is a Past was an instructor in the Success Short­ l\1astn of Harmony Lodgl', No. l-i, l ◄'. & hand Sclwol, N,·w York, lt-aving lhal A. l\I.; the present High Pril'st of Bald-­ pm;ition to aceept the Deputy County win Chapter, No. 17, R. .:\. 1\1.; a Past Clerkship which had been offered him Grand of Ivy Lodge, No. 221, I. 0. 0. by County Clerk Harvey S. Hopkins. F.; and a member of the Newton Board He was first sworn into office in 1907 of Trade and Board of Education. Was WILLIAM A. DOLAN and was rrappointed in 1912. He is married on October 15, 1913, to Miss \Vas horn in Ogdenshurg, Sussex thoroughly versed in the work of the of­

Alice R. WiJson, of Blairstown, N. J.1 county, l\la.rch 31, 1883, heing a son of fice and has made a most capable and and has four children. Patrick J. Dolan. He studiccl law with efficient official. THE REGISTER BOOK 21

Under Sheriff. He then spent lh·e and one half years Rosenkrans and Martin Decker. He in the West with headquarters at was educated in the Flatbrookville pub­ Pueblo, Cal. In 1908 he was appointed lic school, Newton Collegiate Institute, Deputy Surrogate, ht'ing reappointed in Blair Presbyterial Academy and the 191:J. He is Secretary of the ,voodlawn State Normal School at Trenton, grad­ Driving Park Association. Mr. Martin uating from the latter in the class of is an enthusiast in all outdoor sports 189(i. Before entering the State Normal and is prrmiinently identified with local he taught school at Harmony and Wal­ athletics. He is unmarried, residing pack Center. After graduating from the with his mother at 29 Trinity street. Normal School, he was principal for one year of the school at Stockton, N. J., Assistant County Oerk. and for five years was principal of the Sussex Borough High School. On Oc­ tober 7, 1902, he was appointed County Superintendent of Schools to succeed Luther Hill, of Andover, and has made a splendid record for hard work and de­ votion to duty. He is regarded as one of the leading educators of the State. He is a resident of Sussex Borough, at which place he has a pleasant home on Unionville avenue. He is an elder of the Sussex Presbyterian Church; secre­ ALBERT T. LYONS. tary of the Sussex Board of Trade; Was born in ,viretown, Warren coun­ president of the Sussex Literary So­ ty, on November 22, 1878. In 1881 he ciety; a member of Samaritan Lodge, came to Newton. He attended the No. 98, F. & A. M.; a member of Gen. parochial school, leaving there to go Kilpatrick Council, No. 1631, Royal Ar­ with M. P. Tully in the clothing busi­ canum. ness, where he remained six years. He On June 28, 1899, he was married to then was made manager of the clothing Miss Amelia Stickney, daughter of department of the Park Block, holding Charles E. Stickney, editor of the Wan­ the position eight years. In 1908 he tage Recorder. They have three children, was appointed Under Sheriff by Sheriff Martin, A!ke R. and Helen A. George N. Harris, being reappointed in HARRY E. DEMAREST. 1911 by Sheriff Edward C. Maines. He Was lJOrn in Lafayette on October 27, County Engineer. is a fearless official and has an enviable 1881, being the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. reputation for bravery and discretion. M. Demarest. He attended the Lafay­ ette public school, the Newton High Deputy Surrogate. School and the Newton Business Col­ lege. He served as Deputy Surrogate from 1903 to 1908. In 1909 he was ap­ pointed assistant in the Sussex county clerk's office by County Clerk Harvey S. Hopkins. He is married, his wife being a daughter of William F. Howell, re­ siding on Academy street.

County Superintendent of Schools.

HARVEY SNOOK. Was born on a farm in Hampton township in 1883, being the son of Hiram Snook. He was educated in the Branchville school, Blair Hall and La­ fayette College, graduating from the lat­ ter with the class of 1907, with the de­ gree of C. E. Served in the engineering c·orps of the N. Y. C. IL R. Located in SAYRE S. MARTIN. Newton HJ08. Appointed County Engi­ \\'as born in Sussex on October 31, neer in 1912. He is regarded very highly IK7H, heing the son of the late Lewis J. by the members of his profession, and is :Hartin. He graduated from the New­ making a splendid record. He is a ton J ligh School in Hl96, and from the member of the Newton Water Commis­ :-.;<·wton Business College in 1897. He RALPH DECKER. sion, a Mason and an Odd Fellow. In was employed for four years in the law Was born February 23, 1873, at Flat­ 1908 he was married to Miss Lu Ella office of James M. Trimble, of Newark. brookville, and is a son of Sarah E. Roy. 22 THE REGISTER BOOK

HON. LEVI H. MORRIS. County Counsel.

A prominent and successful member of the Sussex County Bar, sun of 1\ hraham S. ancl Susan (Howell) Mor­ ris, horn in Hampton township, near ~ewton, December 2:J, 1870. Educated in the Di8triet Schools, Newton Col­ le~iate, State Model School, Trenton, and Eastman's Business College, Pough­ kt•rpsie, N. Y. Studied law under Theo­ dore Simonson and was admitted to the Bar in 18!}9, as attorney, and later as Counsellor. Began practice in Newton where his a hility and eloquence as an advocate soon brought him a large and influen­ tial clicntele. Served as attorney for the Town of Newton several terms. He has represented many of the town­ ships in the county, bPsides being iden­ tified with some of the most important litigation in this section. Is President of the Newton Trust Company, Vice President of the H. "\V. Merriam Build­ ing & Loan Association and Treasurer of the Lafayette Slate Company. During 1906-7-8 he served as a mem­ ber of the I ,egislature, and for two terms was attorney for the Board of Freeholders, and is now County Counsel. Is active in civic and fraternal matters, being a member of Harmony Lodge No. 8, F. & A. M., Baldwin Chapter, No. 17, DeMolay Commandery Knights Templar, Salaam Temple Ancient Ara.­ hie Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of Newark, and member of Ivy Lodge, I. 0. 0. F., trustee and member of the First Presbyterian church, and is one of the county's most public spirited and progressive citizens. His business inter­ ests are vast as well as varied, among them a 380 acre model dairy farm, near Newton, one of the most up-to-date places in the county. Mr. Morris was united in marriage on October 7th, 1903, to Miss Laura B. Snyder, of Lafayette, daughter of Ray­ mond Snyder.

MEMBERS OF ROBERT T. JOHNSON. MARTIN W. BOWMAN. Hobert T. Johnson was appointed a Martin \V. Bowman, the Republican member of the Sussex County Tax TAX BOARD member of the Sussex County Tax Board in July, 191:3, to fill the vacancy caused hy the resignation of Allen R. Board, was born in Frankford town­ S. FRANK QUINCE. Shay. He was born June 2, 184-5, at ship, but for more than thirty years has S. Frank Quince, president of the Sus­ Markshoro, \Varren county, being a son resided in Wantage township. For many sex County Tax Board, was horn at of John Johnson. He attended Blair years he has been a member of the Re­ Peters Valley, October 10th, 18fi•t. He is A<'aderny and later \Vyoming Seminary. publican County Committee and has a Democrat and was appointed to the Ile was admitted to the Bar of New taken an active part in politics in "\Vant­ Tax Board in 1911 hy Governor ·wilson. York h:Jth as an attorney and coun­ age township. He is a farmer and is He is a resi

OBADIAH E. ARMSTRONG. appointed postmaster at Lafayette by work in Sussex county, and is tireless in O. E. Armstrong, secretary of the President Cleveland and sern·d under his labors in behalf of the agricultural Sussex County Tax Board, was born in hoth administrations. He was a mem­ interests of this section. Lafayette on March 16th, 1861. His ber of the Board of Freeholders from father was the late Bradford C. P. Arm­ rno:J to I HOH. I le was ,f 11sti<'e of the LEWISS. ILIFF. s.trong. He attended the Lafayette Peace frorn 1887 to l!JO:? anc! is a Xotary Lewis S. Iliff, County Collector and school, after leaving which he entered Puhlie. formt·r assemblyman, was horn in An­ the feed business with his uncle at La­ clo\·er township, being the son of the fayette. In 1892 he received an appoint­ RAYMOND CASE. late ,James and Anna (Ayers) Iliff. His ment in the New York Custom House early etlucation was ohtained in the Haymond Cast·, one of the llepuhli­ and remained there for five years. He public schools of Andover township ean rnemhcrs of the County n:mrd of was connected with the Hopkins & ancl of Hope, \Varren county, where his Elections, was horn near Hamburg, Xo­ Williams Company for two years and parents removed when Mr. Iliff was in vcmber rn, 18ti8. He is at present a then formed a copartnership with his ;,.·trnth. \\'hen twenty years old he resident of Ogclenshurg, being the Gilliam Demarest, under the firm name returned to Sussex county and shortly proprietor of one of the well known of Armstrong & Demarest, and has after married Miss Lucy Cox, daughter hotels of that thriving town. He was since conducted the flour, feed and grain of Charles C. Cox, of Andover town­ appointed to office in February, 191:3. business at Lafayette. He was appoint­ ship. He farmed in Sparta township He is at present a memhcr of the Board ed secretary of the Tax Board in 1906 until 1889 when he entered into partner­ of Education of Sparta township and and has been reappointed by each snc­ ship with N atlrnn H. Hart and purchas­ prominent in township affairs. cessi ve board. ed the coal and lumber business of I. L. Halloek, near the Lackawanna depot, Manager Sussex County Farm Bureau. Newton. Th~ following year the firm BOARD OF ELECTIONS purchased the coal and lumber business of Peter S. De<'.ker, consolidating the DAVID W. McCARTHY. two plants. Mr. Iliff is prominent in David W. McCarthy, one of the Re­ public affairs in Newton, having taken publican members of the Sussex County an active part in the establishment of Board of Elections, was born at Frank­ the various industries of the town. He lin June 2d, 1875. He was a member of is a nien1 uer of the Newton Board of the Board of Freeholders for six years, Trade, the Newton Club and various and filled the position of Postmaster for fraternal and sacial organizations. He twelve years. He has been a member of is also aetiYe in the affairs of the New­ the Republican County Committee for t:m M. E. church. In politics he is a sixteen years and was chairman one Demi,crat, and during the years 1902, year. For a number of years past he '03 and '04 represented Sussex county in has conducted the Washington Hotel at the New Jersey Legislature us a mem­ Franklin Borough. He was appointed ber of the Assembly. He was appointed to the Board of Elections by Governor County Collector in 1912 to succeed the Wilson in 1912, his term expiring in late Wm. E. Ross, being reappointed in 1915. H. W. GILBERTSON. 1913 and 1914. Born and reared in the country, he ROBERT T. SMITH. has devoted most of his efforts in the Steward and Stewardess of the Sussex Robert Thompson Smith, secretary of study of science and agriculture and has County Almshouse. the Sussex County Board of Elections, performed every kind of farm work. In was born at Marksboro, Warren coun­ 1905 he graduated from the Minnesota ty, May 7, 1836, being the same age as State Normal School at Mankato. For Uncle Joe Cannon. During the years two years he was principal of a four 1862-63-64-68-69 he served as township room school in Minnesota. He en­ clerk of Frelinghuysen township. He tered the College of Agriculture of the has been Mayor of Andover Borough University of Minnesota in 1907, and since its incorporation in 1904. In 1870 completed the four year course in 1910, he was elected Justice of the Peace and with the degree of B. S. in agriculture. holds nine State commissions as such. Attended the Graduate School of Has been notary publir, holding four Ames, Iowa, and then took a post grad-· commissions, the first one extending six­ uate course in Cornell Vniversity, spe­ teen years without renewal. He has cializing in Farm :\Ianagement. Receiv­ been appointed a member of the Board ed degree of M. S. in agriculture in 1911 of Elections for six successive terms and from the New York State College of is a Commissioner of Deeds. He is con­ Agriculture. In 1908 he was employed sidered one of the leading citizens of the hy the Northern Pacific Railroad Co. in county and has taken an active iJUrt in the soil survey of )lontana lands, and in Democratic politics for many years. 1909 was employed in the soils depart­ ment of the Minnesota State College of Agriculture. He entered the office of MR. AND MRS. FLOYD DICKISON. SAMUEL E. INGERSOLL. Farm Management of the U. S. Depart­ :\-Ir. and Mrs. Dickison were appoint­ Samuel E. ·Ingersoll, one of the Demo­ ment of Agriculture, and was assigned ed in April, 1913, and are making a cratic members of the County Board of the district comprising Montana and the splendid record for the care of the in­ Elections, was born in Lafayette in 1851 western half of the Dakotas. On March mates and the thoroughness of their and has resided there since. He was 16, 1912, he took up the Farm Bureau management. 24 T H E R E G I S T E R B-O 0 K

responsibility to do your duty as it may appear to you, re­ gardless of what may be your personal desires. There is perhaps no representative on any paper in the c1H111try who has the territory to cover as has John A. Mc­ Carriek, the wdl known representative of the Newark Even­ ing Xews in Sussex county. Although nearly 600 square miles in extent, without the instant trolley and train service which distinguishes most counties, but few matters of import­ ance escape his trained newspaper mind. He is al­ ways on the job and no storm is too severe or no day's work too long to prevent hirn from covering a story. That his services are appreciated by his superiors is seen in their utmost confidence in him and the high esteem in which he is hdd at the main office of the paper. ,John A. :McCarrick was horn at Branchville on June 23, 1880. He attended the Branchville Public School and the ~ ("ton High School, graduating from the latter with the class of '91. In June, 1898, he became conn~cted with the Branchville Times. When that paper was consolidated with the Newton Record, Mr. McCarrick went into the Newton of­ fice of that paper. He served in all capacities, from devil to editor. Previous to the discontinuance of the Record, he be­ came connected with The Register. In June, 1908, he severed his connection with that paper to take the managership of the Sussex county branch of the Newark Evening News, suc­ ceeding Harvey L. Hallock, who went to the main office of the News. He then, as naw, maintained an office in the office of The Register. He is a resident of Branchville, where he is vice-president JOHN A. McCARRICK. of the Board of Edu~ation, Borough Recorder, registrar of To be a successful newspaper reporter requires natural vital statistics, secretary and inspector of the B'Oard of Health, ability, persistence, unfailing courage and a strong sense of foreman of Hose Company No. I, Overseer of the Poor. He is honor and responsibility. There must be ability to distin­ a Past Master of Kittatinny Lodge, No. 164, F. & A. M., an~ guish news from chaff, the persistence to secure all the de­ Past Worthy Patron of Owassa Chapter, No. 43, Order of the tails in order that the story may be as correct as it is pos­ Eastern Star. He is a member of Culver Lodge No. 133, I. O. sible to make it; unfailing courage to do the duty required 0. F. of Branchville, Baldwin Chapter No. 17, R. A. M. of and to use all, rich or poor, high or low, alike, regardless of Newton, DeMolay Commandecy, Knights Templar of Wash­ the persuasion that may be brought to bear from different ington, and Salaam Temple Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of sources; a sense of honor that all may have justice and a the Mystic Shrine, Newark.

Newton Business College. In 1904 he DAVID COUSE. entered the nt-wspaper business, report­ David Couse was born in Newton ing for the New York Sun, being ap­ pointed the representative of the Stand­ township, but in what is now Hampton, ard News Company the following year. on the 10th of December, 1828. In 1850 He is a special representative of The he, in partnership with the late Richard Sussex Register and does considerable V. Northrup, operated the Moden wool special work for the Sun and the New carding mill, on the road running from York American. Beside his newspaper work he is the J. L. Lawrence farm to the Dr. largely interested in real estate in New­ Smith farm. In 1851 they leased the ton and vicinity, and in other business woolen mills at Branchville and com­ enterprises. He is conscientious, a tire­ menced the manufacture of cloth. less worke1· and enjoys the friendship Mr. Couse moved into Newton in 1856 of a large number of people. and was appointed deputy Sheriff in 1861 by the late .Sheriff Arvis, and was WILLIAM D. WILSON. elected constable for thirty years in suc­ \Villiam D. Wilson, sealer of weights cession. In 1880 he was appointed and measures, was born in \Vantage Court Crier and has never missed a court HENRY S. LOSEE. township, April 7, l'Sti7. Cntil a few term during the thirty-four years he has Henry S. Losee, the Sussex county years ago he resided on a farm in the served. In fact he has attended every representative of the Standard News Clove vall<>y, from which he removed to term of court during the past fifty-eight Association, the New Jersey member of Suss,·x hor:rnµ:h. He was appointed years . the American Press Association, was sealer of weights anti measures Feh. .:Vlr. Cause was a son of Henry and born in New York city March 10, 1885. ~I, l!H~. Since removing bl Sussex he ~Iary Northrup Couse, and was married When seven years old he came to ~ cw­ has senctl on the B.lard of Education in 1859 to :\1.iss Mary Kays, daughter of ton where he has since made his home. of that place. In both positions he has Henry Kays, of Lafayette. They have He attended the Newton High School, made an excellent record. He is mar­ two children, H. D. Couse, the jeweler, the Newton Collegiate Institute and the ried. and Mrs. Minnie Hawkins. THE REGISTER BOOK 25

ANDOVER BOROUGH. the first settlers arrived. While all the other towns were named after famous persons or places, Andover alone seems By Robert T. Smith. to support the claim of originality. We have loaned the name to a few places, as Andover, Mass.; Andover, N. Y.; Andover, N. H. and Andover, Pa., etc., but although we have not had the name copyrighted, we have kept it quite seclusive, In 1813 there were no railroads or canals in Sussex coun• ty, and the rest of the State were little better off. Stages fot passengers and teams and wagons for freight traffic to the markets of the city of New York. This mode of travel necessitated many hotels, or places for rest and refreshment along the line, and Andover Borough as now formed, included two of these hotels, one at either extreme, the Borough being two miles in length. One was situated where former Free­ holder A. P. Kinney now lives, the other two miles south where the old Spitzer residence stands at White Hall, both the houses now standing being we think, the reconstructed originals of a century ago. Seventy years ago the first one was occupied by Elihu M. Freeman, the grandfather of our merchant, V. B. Freeman; the one at White Hall by John Cox. There was no hotel near the centre of the present borough until in 1856, when William M. Iliff having finished the building now occupied as a hotel by Joseph R. Rose, Peter VanNess took possession and dur­ ing that year conducted a ''temperance hotel." Mayor Robert T. Smith. At the April term of court of 1857, VanNess made ap­ In rounding up a century of existence in the one locality, plication for and received a regular hotel license which ran the county seat of Sussex county as has The Sussex Register, for one year. During that year Alexander and John Mc­ in commemorating that event it seeII16 meet that· each local­ Kain put up the building directly opposite (the one lately ity or municipality of the county at least, should take inter­ burned) and secured a license from the court to keep a ''tem­ est in the event and supply as far as possible a history of the perance hotel." In the spring of 1858 VanNess again made conditions existing at that time, and following as f a1 as pos­ application for license which, through a remonstrance headed sible the changes that have come to that locality during the by Wm. M. Iliff, the owner of the property, was denied. The regime of The Sussex Register. One hundred years since its scheme of a temperance hotel of the McKains proved unsuc­ first issue. cessful and was soon abandoned, and a house was built on the How are we to cover it? For the first sixty years back­ lot now occupied by the Freeman-Thompson block by Lewis ward we have -living evidence for history, but for the forty -McKinney who obtained a license, conducted it for several years beyond, tradition. Our Historical Society is so young years, after which it passed from one to another, the late J. in years as to afford little assistance, but thanks be to B. B. Britt Slater with Elias Goodrich conducting it for a time, Edsall, (whose name seems to form an integral part of The after which Wm. Vannatta, of Newton, for two or three Sussex Register) in his Sussex County Centennial address­ years, when Charley Adams bought it, ran it for two years furnished much toward building history. and in 1876 sold it to Oscar Simpson, when it burned the Andover, the first and foremost town in the County of night before he was to take possession and before he had Sussex (alphabetically) was founded in the year U.92. There made a payment thereon. Oscar Simpson immediately is no historic evidence to verify this date, and in the absence bought the Iliff property, the old hotel opened, enlarged and of such evidence we have placed this date, believing that the conducted it until his death, which occurred May 6th, 1880. town was in at the beginning. The place was retained and run by the family until 1888 when At any rate when Newton consisted of one residence, it was bought by William K. Caskey, who conducted it until that being the farm house and tavern of Henry Hairlocker, his death on August 12th, 1900. In April, 1901, Joseph R. and when the Court House a half mile distant from this house Rose bought the property of the Caskey estate and has con­ was built, the second in the town, Andover was busy mining ducted the place since. iron ore from its hills, and smelting it in substantially built No other hotel or saloon has ever been licensed within the stone buildings still in good condition and in daily use, al­ borough limits, or in Andover township until the T. J. Cuff though in different lines of business. The principal building, license two years ago. the furnace, was changed by Joseph Northrup to a grist mill Churches. Tradition has it that in the early years of in 1816, Northrup having purchased in 1810, 700 acres which 1800 numerous families in and around the present site of the included these buildings borough were affiliated with the Newton Episcopal Church, Some have suggested that the mill, furnace and the other and were wont to drive there each Sabbath for worship, un­ stone buildings were built by the Moravians coming from til 1834, when a church was built on the present site of the llath, Pa., the famous builders of the town of Hope in War­ M. E. Church. This was ostensibly for the Baptists, but was ren county, but these buildings were here long before the really used by all denominations for about twenty years, Moravians were known to this section of the country, they when it was taken by the Methodist Episcopal Church and coming to Hope in 1769 and remained only some thirty or rebuilt. This building stood until 1892, when the present forty years. Our buildings show by their firmness to-day, structure was erected. The Presbyterian Church was erected that their builders were at least equal to the Moravians. in 1857. As to the origin of the name ".Andover," we have never Physicians. Previous to 1846 Andover had never re­ been able to trace satisfactorily, but that it was not imported quired a resident physician. In 1846 Dr. John Miller located we have full belief, as we have, after considerable research, here, coming from ,v arren county. He continued practice failed to find the name, or even heard of it in any foreign here until his death in August, 1888. Studying under and country. Therefore we conclude it must have been here when associated with him for a short time, were Levi D. Miller and 26 T H E R E GJ:s T E R B O O K

Calvin K. Davison. After 1876 came at intervals and staying beside the one named above Joseph Northrup, John Crate, Alex from a month or two to three ur four years, Drs. Joe Struble, McDaniels, S. R. White, Jehiel T. Smith, W. R. Ayers, N. A. Hugh D. Struble, Fithian, Condit, Potter, Smith, Young, Stackhouse, V. B. Freeman and Wm. S. Slater, the present Straley, Rosenberg, Shumo, Meeker and Dr. Jeptha C. Clark, incumbent. Previous to three years ago, the post office was who came in 1885 and is still here, our only physician. kept in one of the stores, when at that time the office was Schools. The first record we have of a school house in raised to third class, and Mr. Slater built the present office Andover was the stone building, still standing and to-day building in which it is now housed. used as a dwelling on the eastern end of High street, adjoin­ On the first day of April, 1850, while the mines were ing the Sussex railroad. This was built in 1824, and used running full force, an occurrance took place which cast a until 1856, when a lot was procured where the present school gloom over the whole community. William Johnson, an uncle house stands, and a two-story building erected thereon. Dur­ of Robert T. Johnson, of Newton, lived in the house now oc­ ing the next year, 1857, the trustees of the school sold to the cupied by A. P. Kinney, then known as a "tavern," which Presbyterian Church trustees the better part of the school accommodated many workmen, overseers and others of the grounds on which the Church was then built. mines as boarders. Mr. Johnson had two sons, about eight This school house was used until 1890 when a prolonged and ten years old who would carry dinners to the workmen, school controversy was finally ended by the building of the a half mile distant, in a basket. On the day above noted, the two room part of the present building, the third room of the boys took the dinners to the men, and as usual awaited the present building being added in 1901. return of the basket and plates. The men retired to their Cemetery. The Andover cemetery was opened, and the wonted places to eat, and ·were thus engaged, when the pow­ first interment made in November, 1858. The body of Rhoda, der house, a stone building containing many tons of powder, wife of Dr. John Miller, being the first interment made. This blew up with a report heard and felt ten to fifteen miles cemetery was opened by William M. Iliff, who in 1878 sold it away. The bodies of the two children were gathered up in to the Cemetery Association formed at that time, and in shreds. No other person was injured, and only a surmise left 1888 from necessity, some two and a half acres were added as to the cause. thereto, which to-day is nearing its final apportionment. In 1868 an epidemic of cholera broke upon the place, Family representation. Of the earlier settlers of Andover which automatically quarantined the town for months, and and its immediate vicinity, representatives of families left are added bodies to the cemetery as victims. few. Of the Northrup family, none are left; of the Willsons, Borough-During the winter of 1904 the Borough of An­ Youngs, Freemans, Lawrences, VanSyckles, Kinneys and per­ dover was incorporated and in the spring the first borough haps a few others, a small number of each are left. Of the officers were elected as follows: Mayor, Robert T. Smith; McDavitts, the McConnells, the McKains, and the McKin­ Councilmen, Luther Hill, Nathan A. Stackhouse, Virgil B. neys, all of whom were formerly numerou:,, the McDavitts Freeman, Emery Bonker, Watson R. Ayers and John W. alone hold their own in numbers, while the McKains have but Thompson, with Frank N. VanSyckle, Clerk. a single scion left, the others without the name representa­ Numerous deaths have occurred, principally those who tion. Of the early land owners, the Stackhouses alone, we were virtually worn out, on the first part, and marriages of think, hold their original farm. others who are destined to take their place on life's stage, to Of course we have the Hills; in fact the hills were here to fill their part in the program of life's play. help to locate and found Andover. The Iliffs arc all gone, as The most notable change in the Borough, especially as to are the Strubles and Slockbowers. The Drakes, who were no scenery, is the Lackawanna cut-off railroad which, towering doubt at the beginning, have gone out and returne~ several a hundred feet above streets, is both unsightly and annoying times, and to-day the old stock are again represented in our through its heavy traffic overhead. The present officials of Borough. We had it from the late William brake, of New­ the Borough are: Mayor, R. T. Smith; Council, George O. ton, that in 1824 he as a boy was living in Andover, and he Young, President; Joseph Ackerson, Henry Hinds, Andrew pointed out the house, still standing and occupied by George Dobbins, Charles A. Meyer, Watson R. Ayers, with Frank N. Losey, in which he lived when Joseph Northrup set out the VanSyckle (who has filled the office from the beginning) as apple orchard above the railroad, many of the trees still Clerk, and Ludlow S. Cornine as Marshall, who has also serv­ standing, two being left on the lot of the writer. ed from the first. Assessor William E. Willson; Collector, Post Office. In 1811, two years before the birth of The Harry Stackhouse. Sussex Register, history says there were but 87 post offices in While we have for a greater part of its life been a reader New Jersey, six of which were in Sussex county, (then in­ of The Sussex Register, commencing at a time when it was cluding Warren county) and one of the six was at Andover, delivered at Marksboro and Johnsonburg by Jep Denee from with Lemuel D. Camp as postmaster, the other five being at his saddle-bags, and while not a prophet or the son of a Belvidere, Hackettstown, Hamburg, Johnsonburg and New­ prophet, yet we can offer sincere congratulations to Sussex ton, where Charles Pemberton was the P. M. In 1837, thir­ Register and its successful managers, and with others hope for teen years after Warren was set off, Sussex county alone had many centuries of continued usefulness, and leave prophesy to twenty-five post offices. The postmasters at Andover being those better able to forsee.

J. W. THOMPSON. F. N. VAN SYCK.LE. S. J. WILLSON. Is a native of Sussex county. Estab­ Established the business at Andover, Is the Wheelwright and Wagon Maker lished the mercantile business at An­ N. J. in 1888, which consists of a com­ dover, N. J. in 1885, the firm being of Andover, where he began business in plete line of General Hardware, Stoves, known as Valentine & Van Syckle. In 1875. Born and lived in the county all Furnaces, International line of Farn1 1893 Mr. Van Syckle became the sole of his life. Has a fine trade and is an Machinery, Gasoline Engines, Farm and proprietor and has since conducted the expert in his lines. Served on the Board Garden Seeds. Mr. Thompson also does business. of Elections many years and is a promi­ He has been Borough Clerk of An­ Heating, Plumbing and Repairing. He nent Odd Fellow. He is located near dover since its incorporation in 1904, also enjoys a good business and invites and is President of the Sussex County the center of the town in one of the all to call. Sunday School Association. oldest buildings in the town. THE REGISTER BOOK 27

Charles ;\. l\fcyer was born in Ho­ B1Jro11g-h Couneil of that place and for boken, December :.n, 1864,, and is a civil three years was president of that body. eng-ineer. At the outhreak of the In l!lOH he was eleetc·d to represent Sus­ Spanish-Arnerican "'ar he went to the sex c:iunty in th<· New ,Jersey Assembly, front, heing- rnustered out as Captain on being re-eleett-'d in H)O!l, HllO and 1911. Non·mher 17th, IH!IH. In l!IOl he re­ Ht· was the father of the Delaware rnoved frnm I lol>okl'n to Andover, Hin·1· Drive Bill. He als:, introduced where he has since lh l'd. Jfr is a mem- what was known as the ::\'Jilk Bill, an 1,er of Harmony Loclge, No. H, F. & A. ad in fa,·or of the milk pr:,dueers of the JI., and Baldwin Chapter, Hoyal A rclt State. Ile was a member of many of Jiasons, of Newton; DeJiolay Corn­ tlie important emnmittces of the As­ mandery, of \Vashington, and Salaam s ..·111 hly and was decidedly popular with Tt·mpk, of Newark. He is als() a mem­ his associates. After the expiration of ber of the K. of P. He is a member of his last km1 as Assemblyman, he was the Army and Navy Cluh and variJus apJ>aintt'd hy Guverr.:ir Wilson as a other sacial and fraternal organizations. 111e111lier of the State Water Supply Prbr to his removal b Sussex county he Commission. He takes a keen interest was secretary of the Hudson County in civic affairs and can always be de- Dem:icratic Commitfre, serving from 11ended upon b take a leading part in IH9·\. tC> 1897. After his removal to An­ all matters which will be of benefit to don·r he was t>leet<>cl :t member of the CHARLES ANTHONY MEYER. the borough and county.

S. S. WILLS Merchant Miller Custom Grinding

Proprietor of Andover Electric Plant

ANDOVER, N. J.

BEEMERVILLE. D. C. TRUEX. Beemerville is situated in the soutlrn·estern portion of D. C. Truex is Beemerville's well known and popular Wantage township, receiving its name about 1830 from Henry merchant. He is a natfre of the county, and established his Beemer, who at that time conducted the hotel at that place. Beemerville store 18 years ago. Appointed postmaster in The village is divided in two parts, Beemerville proper, and 1904. Is Yice President of the Sussex Mutual Insurance what is familiarly known as Plumsock. At one time it was Company. Served on the school Board, is trustee and secre- quite a prominent manufacturing center, two carriage manu­ factories, a saw mill, harness shop, tannery and other indus­ tries being located there. Here was also located one of the earliest churches built in the county, the "Old Log :Meeting House," which was torn down about 1823. The nearest rail­ road station is Sussex Borough, which is also the express and banking town, five and one-half miles distant. The town n:nv boasts of a creamery, woodworking plant, a general store and a blacksmith shop. "Belle-Ellen Stock Parm," owned by J. N. Jarvie, of Montclair, is located partly within the village.

WESTFALL BROS. This is a well known firm of wood workers and stair huil

~ tion is in the direct blood lines of modern ring Is one of our ma.ny good ones. Nearly all ~ requirements. Our herd now numbers 56 and milking cows are in the A. R. 0. and many with E-t growing rapidly. ,ve sell only the surplus of our enviable records. FOR SALE just now two en ..... production, and to those who appreciate honest young males about a year old, and they are worth C, representation and moderate prices. Health, vital­ looking into. Also several 7 to 8 months of age, ~ ity· and stamina are regarded above short time suitable to head good herds. Prices $100 and up. ~ high records and all other factors. The Profitable, COME AND SEE FOR YOURSELF or write ~ Producing, Practical Farmer's Dairy Cow is found for pedigrees and prices of individuals that you tI:: here. Visitors welcome. would not be ashamed to show your neighbors. E-t Belle Ellen Stock Far111 BEEMERVILLE, N. J. JAMES N. JARVIE, Owner S. LEROY TUTTLE, Manager Aside from catt1e we breed FANCY Sing1e Comb White and Brown Leghorn and Barred Plymoiith Rock Fowls. Stock and Eggs in Season. Also in Season ~ PEACHES OF FINEST FLAVOR. THE REGISTER BOOK 29

BEVANS. plant to supply Branchville, Culver's Lake and the entire rural Bevans, or it was commonly known a few years ago community within a radius of 3 miles with excellent electric "Peters Valley," is situated in the southern part of Sandyston light service. Mr. Crisman is a practical electrician, and has township, and was named about 1772 from Peter Vanness, installed plants at Blairstown, Stanhope, Andover and Sussex, who conducted the hotel at that place. From the hills sur­ and is now the manager of the Blairstown plant. His rounding the town a view of unexcelled beauty is obtained. knowledge of electricity is self acquired, and he is regarded A store, hotel, blacksmith shop and two churches, together as expert in all electrical matters. The Branchville plant is with a number of dwellings comprise the town. now modern in every detail.

GEORGE V. JOHNSON. OREN D. ELLETT. A young hut wide awake merchant of Bevans who es­ Dealer in fine family groceries and provisions at Branch­ tablished himself in the general merchandise business January ville, N. J. The business was established 17 years ago by 1st, 1913. Appointed postmaster August, 1913. Has an up­ Wm. P. Ellett, father of the present proprietor. to-date store, and large variety of dry goods, groceries, farm Mr. Ellett has an up-to-date store and enjoys a growing implements, dairymens' supplies. Is a native of the county, trade. He is one of Branchville's live wires, and public spirit­ an Odd Fellow fraternally. Is building up a fine trade and has ed on all occasions. the confidence of the community. THE SUSSEX HOTEL. BRANCHVILLE. Branchville, N. J. Branchville was settled about the year 1700 by imigrants, A popular and long established hotel, conducted for the principally from Connecticut. Te·n years before that time, past 21 years by Mr. John Henry, one of the county's most however, one lonely dwelling house might have been seen substantial citizens, who is engaged in many vast and im­ along the stream which flows through the town. Among the portant enterprises. He is a manufacturer and shipper of early settlers were the Coult, DeWitt, Beemer, Price and Gustin lumber, operating three saw mills, an extensive bu.yer and families. The land on which the town is now situated then shipper of all kinds of produce, owns and manages three large belonged to James Haggerty, who later left it to his son, Uzal farms, gives employment to a large number of men, and C. Haggerty, by whom it was sold to Judge John Bell, Joseph seven or eight teams on the road all the time. Is prominent Stoll and Samuel Price. About 1820 the land was divided in­ in civic affairs and very popular. to building lots. The town was named Branchville by the school teacher of that district, Samuel Bishop. Prior to that THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK. time it had been known as Brantown. Branchville, N. J. Branchville is situated in one of the most beautiful sec­ Established 1904. tions of the county and as a healthful summer resort enjoys a deservedly high reputation. Situated at the western end of A.]. Canfield, President. N. H. Hopkins, Vice President. the Sussex branch of the Lackawanna. it is a freigh~ express M.. L. Bond, Cashier. and disembarking station for the townships of Frankford, Capital ...... $ 25,000.00 Sandyston, Walpack and Montague. It is the station used by Surplus ...... 44,000.00 thousands of summer residents of Culver's Lake and vicinity. Resources ...... 350,000.00 Thousands of dollars worth of farm produce, fruit, dressed pork, calves and milk pass out through the railroad Invites Your Business. station llt that place each year. Security and courtesy assured. Branchville has an excellent graded school, two churches, Methodist and Presbyterian, and a number of fraternal or­ ganizations. The streets and many of the homes and stores Directors: are lighted by electricity furnished by a plant run by the Alfred J. Canfield, ,Jacob C. Price, Noah H. Hopkins, Wm. waters of Cul,·er's Lake and the town has an excellent water P. Ellett, Marcus L. Bond, John H. Nelden, Frank supply, originating from springs along the base of the Blue Roe, Nicholas Tillman, John W. Crane, L. Mountains near Beemerville. Fire protection is provided for D. Wyker, George J. Bowman. by a volunteer department. Commercial and Savings Departments. The town is absolutely free from mosquitoes and malaria in any form. Frank Roe. Ernest Roe. C. H. CRISMAN. THE ROE COMPANY Merchant Miller of Branchville and Proprietor of the Town's Wholesale and H.etail Dealers in Electric Light Plant. Feed, Grain, Salt, Flour, Baled Shavings, Fertilizer, A busy and prominent citizen of the county is Mr. C. H. Poultry Supplies, etc. Crisman, of Branchville, \\'.ho c:mducts a flour, feed and buck­ BRANCHVILLE, N. ,J. wheat mill and operates the town's electric light plant. Mr. Branch at 1\ 11gw,ta, N. ,J. Crisman is virtually the founder of the light plant, and estah­ General Merchandise, Flour, Feed and Coal. lisll<'d tlw husirwss lirsl o\'l'r :w y1·ars :,go. "'ithi11 two y,·ars the denwncl war; s:, f.l:l'rnt that increased mnchinery wa:; added, but this failed in a short time to afford service for all You Always Get There with NEYERSLIP H.ed Tip CALKS who applied. In 1898 new turbine wheels were required and GARRIS BROS. a 1,000 light alternator Edison system was installed. Five Horseshoeing and Blacksmithing years later a company was incorp:1rntecl, with Mr. Crisman at its head. A new power house, with entire new dynamos and modern accessories was erected; a 160 ho'rse power turbine Wagon and Automobile Men. wheel, and a capacity of 4,0"t1o candle powe·r no'w enables the BRANCHVILLE, N. J. 30 THE REGISTER BOOK

AMERICAN HOUSE HOTEL BRANCHVILLE Branchville, N. J. Thomas Erb, Proprietor. William R. Erb, ::Manager.

GEOHGE S. :\IAH.TI"S, Proprietor. BH.\~CH\'ILLE, ~- J.

A modern Commercial Hotel, Steam Heat, Electric Established in 1906. Lights, First Class Table. One of the finest Hotels in Northern New Jersey. Modern in every detail. Enjoys the patronage of the high class tour­ HOPKINS, HOUGH & MERRILL CO. ists and travelers. )fr. Thomas Erb is 72 years of age, and m:.>st of his life has been devoted to the Hotel business. His son, ,vmiarn R., has had 15 years experience. They know the needs of guests and are sure to please you.

G. N. INGERSOLL Dealer in Lumber, Coal and Builders Supplies. BHANCHVILLE, N. J. Established 1888.

CULVER'S LAKE HOTEL.

Dealers in all kinds of Dairy Feeds, Grain, Coal, Lumber and Building Materials. Branchville, N. J. Park Place Hotel BRANCHVILLE, N. J. CHRIS ASHWORTH, Prop.

EVERYTHING NEW AND UP-TO-DATE.

STABLES, LIVERY AND GARAGE.

WHEN HUNGRY, WEARY AND DRY, William H. Cooper, Proprietor. DO NOT PASS US BY, This hostelry is situated at what is known as "The Inlet'' STOP TO FEED AND TO REST. nt the southwestern end of Culver's Lakl'. It is an all-year­ .\'rE WILL DO OUR VERY BEST. ro1111d h1111s•·, capnhk of a<·co1111111Hlati11g- O\'l't' one h11nclr<'d ~1wsls. It.-; hroacl pon·lws, 1·xcl'lk11t cuisiw·, nearnl'SS to the FRANKH. LOCKBURNER lake and tlw wild and mountainous scf'nery, make it an ideal Plumbing, Heating, Tinning. spot in whil'h to spend a vacation, either s11111111cr or winter. Stoves and Parlor Heaters. The proprietor, Wlliam H. Cooper, is an excellent hotel man BIL\ NCH\' ILLE, N. J. and the visitor is sure of excellent treatment. THE REGISTER BOOK 31

Street Sune in Colesville.

COLESVILLE. COLESVILLE HOTEL Colesville is situated in one of the most picturesque parts John Decker, Jr., Prop. of Sussex county, almost directly under the shadow of the COLESVILLE, SUSSEX COUNTY, N. J. highest point in New Jersey. It is in the midst of a fertile farming community, where dairying and fruit growing are the principal occupations. Sussex borough, six miles distant, is the nearest railroad station and banking town. The village has a public school and one church, Methodist, a well equipped general store, a blacksmith and wheelwright shop and a hotel.

Livery and automobile service. Tourists given special at­ tention. The best to eat and drink. The village store of Colesville is conducted by Mr. Ray­ mond S. Coursen, who is a life-long resident of Sussex coun­ ty. Born in Papakating and located in Colesville in 1877. Is W. MOTT. farmer, fruit grower, merchant, dairyman and was appoint­ Is the Blacksmith and Wheelwright at Colesville. He ed Postmaster 1905. Prominent as a Republican, and in located there two years ago, and has a large trade. His fraternal orders, being an Odd Fellow and a Jr. 0. U. A. M. work is regarded very highly in the community. He does Is an extensive buyer and shipper of produce. Full of civic wagon repairing, and general repairing in wood and iron. pride and a substantial, popular citizen of the county. His shop is well equipped for all kinds of work in his line. 32 THE REGISTER BOOK

FRANK.LIN BOROUGH. physicians of the county for operations, and to which may be Situated in the eastern part of the county, Franklin Bor­ brought patients for treatment at any time. This hospital is said to be the best equipped of any of its size in the country. ough, formerly known throughout the mining world as Frank­ The institution is in direct charge of Dr. Frederick P. WH­ lin Furnace, lies in one of the most beautiful valleys of north­ buJ', a careful and experienced surgeon, and a corps of trained ern New Jersey. To the eastward rise the rocks and tree nurses. The hospital is situated on top of a hill overlooking crowned summits of the Hamburg and Sparta mountains, the greater part of the town, and the valley and mountains to while further to the west lie the foothills of the Blue Ridge. Underneath the surface of the ground on which the houses, the east and south. The Franklin Amusement Company, headed by State factories and plants of the borough are built, is one of the Senator Samuel T. Munson, have recently erected a theatre, richest deposits of mineral in the world. Here is located the said to be the largest and best equipped between New York richest and largest zinc mines of to-day, owned and operated and Pittsburg, having a seating capacity of 1,140 people and a stage on which the largest production now on the road may be accommodated. At the present time the town has churches of the Catholic and Presbyterian denominations. A new Presbyterian church is being erected near the offices of the New Jersey Zinc Com­ pany. Connected with the Catholic church property is a lyceum and public hall, both the church edifice and lyceum be­ ing built of sbne. The Franklin school is different from the ordinary schools in New Jersey. Besides the regular work required by the State, much special work has been introduced. The school clay has been lengthened to six house; 9 to 12, and 1 to 4. This necessitates less home study and makes street and corner time less. The special features are as follows: First, a new

View From Crushing Plant. by the New Jersey Zinc Company. The town has been pri­ marily a mining town, and until recent years the foreign pop­ ulation has outnumbered the American or native born. Since its incorporation into a borough in 1913, new industries, the largest, a silk manufacturing plant, have been started and the growth of the place has been amazing. It is to the credit of the New Jersey Zinc Company, however, that Franklin Bor­ ough is the place it is to-day. Through the generosity of the Company, the town has gained an enviable reputation in edu­ cational, social, political and industrial circles. A community house, maintained at the expense of the company has recently been opened, being one of the most complete in the East.

Zinc Company Tennis Courts. kindergarten which is located in the Community House. The room, all the equipment, a kindergarten teacher, and a helper are donated by the New Jersey Zinc Company. The school supplies a regular kindergarten teacher also. There are about 75 <'hil

Seventh, the kindergarten tcaelwr devotes the afternoon to J. I. CRANE STORE. drawing in the intermediate and p:rarnrnar grades. Eighth, school athletics, football, basketball .ind lwst'hall arc given special attention aftt'r school ancl Saturdays. There arc over -WO students t'nrolk·d. The teachers are: Stephen :VI. Case, Principal and '.\.Ian11al Training; Miss Ma­ tilda V. Dric>shaeh, Ilo11seh'.1!tl .\ rts and Elementary Science; .\Iiss Grace 1\ungst, :\fusie; )Jhs :\fal,el Van Recd, Expres­ sion; :\fiss Chri·stic Cran!', Playground; )Iiss Marguerite Krall, Kindergarten and Drawing; Miss Ellen Crawley, :\lathernatics and English; :\fiss gffie Fisher, Geography and Histnry, and Elementary Science; l\liss Lucy May, regular; )liss Lillian Treloar, regular, and :\1iss Irene Lasier, special kindergarten.

Principal of Franklin Borough Schools.

J. I. Crune is one of the well-known and successful mer­ chants of Franklin Borough. Came from Newfoundland to Franklin in 187H, ancl for two years was with the Franklin Iron Co. Nine years ago hegan husiness on his own account, and now has a for-gc sbre, with a great ancl growing trade. Promi­ nent in the t< 1wn's affairs, serdng on the School Board, Repub­ lican Town Committee, Borough Collector ancl Custodian of the School Funds, and Bnrnugh Treasurer.

S. KOHN, FRANKLIN BOROUGH.

STEPHEN M. CASE• .Stephen M. Case is a native of Sussex county, born near I ,afayette in 1884. His boyhood was spent on a farm. He at­ tended district . schools and the Newton High School from which he was graduated in 1901. Having decided to follow the profession of teacher, he entered the Trenton State Nor­ mal School and took the regular course and a special course in manual training. While at Trenton he was president of his class; a member of the Normal Dramatic Club, and also the AMiniature Department Store in Ladies' Cloaks, Suits, ~formal Debating Society; assistant business manager of The Dresses; also Infants', Children's and Misses' wear of every Signal, the school paper; athletic reporter for the Trenton description. Ladies' and Gents' Furnishings. A store of Sunclay Call; and a member of the baseball team. quality and honest value. He was graduated in 1904 and taught in the public schools of ·west Orange for five years. While there he had JOSEPH HERZENBERG. departmental work, manual training, and was director of high school athletics. He taught in the \Vest Orange evening school; the Newark evening schools and summer schools, and was director of the Eighteenth avenue play ground in New­ ark. He has taken special work in New York University. Mr. Case was elected principal of the Branchville public sehool in 1909 and renrnined there three years, when he resign­ t·d to acecpt the prindpalship at Franklin. In ,Tune of his first yeat· at Franklin he and a member of the Board of Eclucation were sent to Gary, Indiana, to in­ spe<'t the inclu.strial and vocational Sl'hools there. Upon their r<'port the Boarcl of E:l11eation clirec•tt•cl Mr. Case to start a similar school in 8eptt·111lwr, rnt:J, making the system c1pply to local conclitions.

JOSEPH HONIG. :\11 <'llterprising merchant of Franklin Borough, conduct­ l\I r. ,fost·ph 1Ic•rzt•11 ht·r~ is the proprietor of the Franklin ing on,~ of the lwst clothing stores in the county. His store Borough l'har111ac·,r. I le has an up-to-elate store and has con­ is on Main stre<'i, near the 1ww theatre, where he has a fine d11ded it fi\"<' y<'ars. ls a ~rad11atc of the Brooklyn College line of Shoes, H:1ts, Caps, ('lothin~ ancl (,cnts' Furnishings. of Phar111:1<-y. Is k<·<·11ly inll'l'l'Slt·,l in the civic life of the Sc·· hi111 and yo11 will he pleasl'd with his stoek. new ho rough, a 111t·11tll<'1· of Litt' ( '01111dl .uul the Sehool Tioard. 34 TH E R E G I S T E R B O O K

AN HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ZINCE MINES OF SUSSEX COUNTY, N. J.

The zinc and iron deposits now operated hy The New Jersey Zinc Company, located at Sterling Hill (Ogdensburg) and Mine Hill (Franklin), in Sussex County, New ,Jersey, were known to exist in very early times. The rc('ords of the East ,Jersey Proprietary C:,. describe a tract of land near Ogdensburg ( which is known at the present time as the Sterling Hill Mine.) This tract was called the "Copper .'.\fine Tract," and was returned to the heirs of Anthony Rutgers )lay •t, 17:30. The aho,,e fact would indicate that out­ croppings of ore had heen discrn-cred prior to this date, and that the oxide of zinc was at that time considerecl to he a copper ore. This same tract was also known as the "Sterling" tract, from which it derh·ed the present name of Sterling Hill and Sterling Mine. No records of early mining arc in evi­ dence. The property with other lands Callie Offices New Jersey Zinc Company.

into possession of the Ogden family in the lat­ te,· part of the 18th century. One Elias Og­ den, wh:J died March 10, 1805, being a large la:id holder in this section, the present village of Ogdensburg takes its name from this Og­ den family. Eady in the 19th century Dr. Samuel Fowler acquired all the mineral lands at Sterling Hill. At his death his large lancl holdings were divided by will among his heirs. We find, however, that about the year 1848 his son, Col. Samuel Fowler, had acquired in his own name all the mineral lands of value. Soon after this date several mineral leases were taken from him by mmmg companies then organized to develop the mineral inter­ ests. The court records would indicate these pioneer mining operations were not a com­ mercial success. We find, however, that dur­ ing the period between 1860 and 1870 consid­ nahlt' progress in mining had been made. From 1870 to 1896 the mines were ·successfully operatt>cl and produced considerable ore. General View of Works. The history of the development of the mineral lands at Mine Hill, Franklin Furnace, N. ,T., is to a great degree coincident with that

of Sterling Hill. A tract of land known as the "Mine Hill" tract was "returned to the ~} ·\. r ';. heirs of Anthony Sharp," June 6th, I 750. This '"'.'1 ~- .. ::· fact would indicate that mineral had been discovered at Franklin prior to 1750. Dr. Samuel Fowler appears to have appre­ ciated the mineral value of this st•ction also since he a('quired various tracts of mineral lamb ft-0111 Eclwarcl and .Jost'ph Sharp clurin)! the pl'riod 1810-181,l.. ,James Scott ancl Dr. Samuel Fowler in 1821 owtlt'd pra('ti('ally all of what is the present Borough of Franklin, ('Xl'("J)l litl' )L"l)})l't"tr of ;\Sa .:\11111s1111. Thl' li··:.;t 1lli11t• O}lt'lling was on tlH' so11th­ Wl'Sl ~i.lt· d what is now krwwn as thl' Open Cut ('l'Hylor) :\lirw. Tlw south c·nd of :Wini· IIill \\'/IS d1·n•l,>JH'd d11rin~ th<' pnhd lwtw1·c·11 IHli(l and ]Hill. The w1•st<"rl,v 011terop of the \'l'ill was clevt'lopetl durin~ th<' }ll'rind l>t'twt'cll 1Hi5 and l8!JI). The devl'lopmcnt of the no1·th Superintendent's Residence. THE REGISTER BOOK 35

1•1;,: of thC' d!'posit follo\\'(•d tlw sinking of the Parker shaft s1·p:1r:1k<.. T!iis sq,aration was a<'Ct>111plislwcl 1,y tlw perfcd­ in 18!H. In the early l'Xploratiun of ,tine Ilill, Col. Samuel inµ: of th· 11111µ:netie separating process. Fowler, son of Dr. Sa111ud Fowler, was a promirn·nt fi_gurc, Two ,-;qiaratinµ: plants have been nedcd to handle th<' sir.<'c })(' !rad aeqwn·d all the rninin_g interests forrn<·rly hdd product of tlw 111irws. One crushinir /l!Hl separating mill hr Iris fatlrer. (}Jill ~o. Ii was h11ilt in IS%, ancl was operatec1 until :\Iii! The 111,,rc· <·xt!'nsin· dt·v1·l11p11wnt of these Sterling- Hill ~o. 2, of larir1·r capal'ity, wns l,uilt in 1901 to replace it. This and :\li•w Hill hw g-radt· 111·t"i w:t'i fa,·ilitatecl by the inn·ntion 1ww mill, loe:rt1·cl along- tlw L1·hi!!'h & Iludson River Railway, near Franklin ,Jr111cti:m, is a part of the present Franklin plant and r<'c1·in•-; tlw i,n· din·,·t front tll(' Palr11cr shaft, which was e:>111plt•ted i,~ F1·hruary, 1!110. Tlw :-,; 1·w .Jns1·y Zirw ( 'ompa11y in d1·vdopi11µ; 11wl11ods of 01w;·ating- tl:l'i:· r11in<•.-; a11d plant ha,T also 111HIPrtakt·n t•xlt-11-

Where the Ore Com~s Out, and application of the \\'etherill process of separation and the H,,wand rnagnetic separators. The ore 11s rninecl is com1wsccl prinl'ip,Llly of the ec:mr>nric 111inaals Franklinite, Willemitc, Zincite, aml such other ro<•k as may he attached to or com- Hospital, Franklin.

sivc developments .in the line of welfare work for the benefit of employes. ;\ modern, well equipped hospital has been in operation for scn·ral years. All accident cases of employcs are received here free of charge. The hospital is also open to cauntrysicle patients, who may, if preferred, be attended there hy their own physician. .\ large change house, with individ­ ual lockers, shower baths, ck., is operated fur the free use of employes. ~\ c·m111111nity house and kinclergarten, a domes­ tic room, a reading room, a game room and bowling alleys, and is intenclecl for the use of town people as well as the employes. .\ n athletic ficlcl with grand stand, baseball, foot­ ball, basketball 1111d tennis grounds, affords an interesting part of the Zinc Company's sociological scheme. The ac­ companying views of the plant and the sociological features are of interest.

Mine Scene.

hirwcl w:tli it. In thc n1dall11rgkal proeess<·s to reeowr the s11wll1·r prt1d11ds, it· was

REV. W. V. DUNN. Church of Imml.cuh.te Conception, Franklin Borough.

The Church of the Immaculate C:mception was erected ,Juds:m Kilpatrick, the famous cavalry leader, whose old at Franklin in 1902, being dedicated with appropriate cere­ homestead is near the \"illage, and whose wife was a Catholic.-, monies in 1!)03. The varish was established in 18fi4 hy Hev. p,·Jved a very great aid t., F,tthe:· C[)rrigan. Father .::\'.lcCosker, at that time pastor of the Newton church. General Kilpatrick's generosity, and that of the late Amos Mass was first said in Greer's Hotel by Father Mc:\1ahon. Munson, one of the town's most prominent and wealthy men, The Church to-day is in a highly prosperous condition and inspired the small hand of lc>yal Catholics then living in the serdces are held in a beautiful stone building located in the place, and whieh c:rn1prisecl only Daniel Rahaley and family, central part of Franklin. The churches at both Sussex l,or­ ,fohn .::\forrison and family, John Doran and family, and John J. ough and Ogdensburg are under the jurisdiction of the and James E. Stanton, and the work of their friends, both Franklin church. The pastors of the church since 1881 have Catholic and n:m-Catll'.Jlit', furnished enterprise sufficient tu heen as follows: Hev. A. M. Kammer, 1881-188-f.; Hev. ,J. H. secure the erection of the first edifice. Their efforts were Boylan, 189,f.-1903; Rev. D. J. Brady, 1903-1906; Hev. ::W. F. c:rnplecl with the untiring etforts of their pastor. In 1888, :WcG11inness, 1906-1912; He,·. W. Y. Dunn, 1912- . The during the great blizzard, the edifice was blown clown. During trustees of the church at present are Myles 0'.Maley and che next year, and while the present Lehigh & New England Patrick Flynn. .llailroacl was heing built, the present edifice was built and St. Monica's Church, Sussex, (formerly Deckertown) was since made free of debt. The little congregation was greatly crl'cted in 1880, through the untiring efforts and zeal of Rev. aided hy Mr. ,Tohn R. Lee, the railroad builder, and family, Ge[)rge \V. Corrigan, at that time the parish priest at Newtcm. of Paterson, wh:> made their home in the borough during the The efforts and personal contribution of the late General nnstruction of the road above mentioned.

~'1' ,-«O'I.. 1 C: C'°':UlllC>«,

St. Monica's Church, Sussex. St. Tlinmas a Quinas Church, Ogdensburg. TH E R E G I S T E R B O O K 37

franklin .r{ouse, frank Iin furnace, Ji. J.

COMMERCIAL MEN AND MOTOR PARTIES A SPECIALTY --o-- FRANKLIN HOUSE H. W. HARRISON Proprietor F raoklin Borough, N. J. --o--

CAFE WELL STOCKED LIVERY ATTACHED

QUINN'S HOTEL Franklin Borough, N. J. Modern Colonial Hotel; very desirable for Transients. Sfecia1 Service to Motor Parties. Many attractive rooms for permanent guests. Garage attached. JOSEPH P. QUINN, Prop'r. 38 THE REGISTER BOOK

JOHN GLYNN, ont· of till' lwst known ro1111g rnen of Fta11ldin, is <·11!-!'a:.n·d in th<' pl11mhi11g and l11·ali11).!' ln1si11<·.ss. 11<· is agent for Tli:tt<·lwr Han_L!:t·.s :11ul .\111nil'a11 B.adia­

l:>i· CD111pa11:,- I, >ilns. .\II his work is • .'.'."• ~ ··1 .·: g11aranl1•(•d :lild lw will Ii<' glad to .s11b- ·.-\/2' -~· 111it (·sti111:il<', u1 lu·alin!-?,', plu111hing and ' /·_\;,1i.~· ·: liatli r.,:;ni in.-;tallati;m fr<'<' of charge at . :··:~·:;r ''. •➔- any ti11w. I Ie has s1H'('t•ssfully lrandled .:,r rnnny of tlw lnrg,·st j.Jhs in and around '' llw h:;i'.>i!µ;lt . .'.\Ir. (;lynn is prn111irw11t in athletic;;. Is Director of the Sussex County Leag,w and plays first base. Is greatly in­ terested in tire welfare of till' Leag:11(• and one of its mo.st enthusiastic supporters. The Washington Hotel Franklin Borough

L a mrid~'rn, first-class hostelry where e\·c;•,rtiting of the best in the eating anr, David W. McCarthy, is .;vlay.,r d Franklin. He is experienced in the hotel business and the traveller is alwayg s111·e of prampt, courteous at­ tention. He is also a member of the Sussex County Hoard of Elections.

D. W. McCARTHY, WASHINGTON HOTEL, Proprietor. D. W. McCARTHY. Franklin Borough. -·--·-· ------JOSEPH HORVATH. I. GREESPON Is the enterprising ancl up-to-date Jeweler of Franklin Borough. He has a fine store and enjoys a large trade in Diamonds, \Vatches, Clocks and all kinds of .Jewelry. Has been estahlishecl fh•c years and is located on the main street. He concluds an Optical ancl Repair Department.

WATSON LITTELL Bottler of Beer, Ale, Porter and Soda Water FRANKLIN BOROUGH, N. J.

Notary Pnhlie and Commissioner of Deeds, Fir'(', Lift' a11!l ~\ccident Ins11ra1we. .\ II kil~!ls of legal papns t'arcfully drawn. :Vlr. Horrnth is the fir.st and only Fire Instrnmce A~!·nt in the Borough of Franklin. I h- n·presents all the kacling eompanit>s in the Insurance line. If in m·1•d of Ins11ranc·1•, it will he to your i11h-r1•sl to sec him fi1•st. THE REGISTER BOOK

HAMBURG. HARDYSTON NATIONAL BANK Hamburg is situated in the northwestern end of Hardy­ Hamburg, N. J. ston township, in one of the prettiest valleys of the county. Established in !906, ~ear the village flows the headwaters of the ,vallkill Hi\'er, whiC'h wends its way n:,rthward to the H1ulson. .Tos1·ph Walling was the earliest pioneer, s1·ttling allout the year 17!'HI. I !is dwelling heeame the nudeus of a small settlc111ent which was known as Shar})shoro. In 17fl2 a forge was cstahlishecl in the settlement, called Hamburg Forge. This name appealed to the residents of th_e plaee, and when the post offiC'e was es­ tablished in 17.59, the name Hamburg was adopted. Thomas Lawrence was the first })Ostmaster. Two railroads have stations in the town, the New York, Susquehanna & ,vestern and the Lehigh & Hudson H.h·er. The express service is supplied by the Wells Fargo and the ~ational. The banking interests are looked after by the Hardyston National Bank, one of the younger institutions of the county, but one whiclt is on a solid foundation and grow­ ing stronger every year. The town, which has a population of about 2,000, is pro­ grt•ssh·e and highly prosperous. The principal industry is the l'nion ,vaxed and Parchment Paper Company, employing ai,out 200 people. The East Jersey Lime Company, the New ,Tersey Lime Company and the Vanderhoof Lime Company all have kilns near the town. The soil of the surrounding coun­ try is particularly adapted to farming and pretty farmhouses ancl well equipped barns dot the hillsides for miies around. Hamburg has three churches, Episcopal, Baptist and Presbyterian, an excellent public school, a well equipped \'Olunteer fire department, and a number of fraternal organi­ Capital stock, $50,000. Surplus, $30,000. zations. The town is also represented by an excellent base Average deposits, $27,600. Resources over $500,000. ball team, which for two years in succession won the pennant Docs a general Banking Business. Interest paid on sav- in the Sussex County League. The houses of the town and the ings. Deposit Boxes to rent. surroundings are well cared for, showing the thrift and town Directors-President, Reeve Harden; vice presidents, J. pride of the residents. Morehouse, W. S. Little; cashier, Thomas D. Edsall; teller, R. L. Marlenis. CH. LINN. Directors-J. G. Coleman, A. S. Drew, Thomas D. Edsall, Wholesale and Retail Druggist at Hamburg, N. J. Reeve Harden, J. C. Kitchen, Wm. S. Little, S. C. Munson, Sole manufacturer of the famous Ajax Remedies, which John Morehouse, G. V. Schooley, J. K. Smith, Simon Wilson. have long been favorites in so many households and are growing more popular year by year. Mr. Linn also carries a full line of Drugs, Medicines, GEORGE PERLEE. Toilet Articles, Ice Cream, Soda and Confectionery. Established the grocery business at Hamburg, N. J. in He enjoys a fine trade and is one of Hamburg's enter­ 1907, in a small way and by preseverance and honest dealing prising merchants. has built up an extensive trade. Carries a fine stock of Staple Groceries, and makes a specialty of the famous brands of C. L. KENT. "Perlee" Teas and Coffee. Mr. Perlee extends his thanks to one and all for his success, and invites you to give him n caJl. A native of Sussex county and a general merchant of Hamburg, N. J. Established the business in 1888. Has a large general store, well stocked with a fine line of goods, is RUDOLPH RICKHORN. agent for the famous Edison Phonograph and Records. Mr. Kent is one of our enterprising citizens. Served 15 Opened a cash grocery store at Hamburg, N. J., Sep­ years on the school board and enjoys the confidence of all tember, l9U3, and is prepared to sell fine goods at the lowest who know him. prices and satisfaction guaranteed. Fine Teas, Coffees and sole agents for Rickhorn's XX:XX Best Flour. You are in­ vited to call and you will find a clean, up-to-elate store, well C. E. THOMPSON. stocked with staplc grot'cries ancl the freshest that can be Dealer in Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Dryers, Glass and ,van hacl. Paper, at Hamburg, N. J. Also Painting, Decorating and Paper Hanging. Estimates promptly given. Special attention g-iven to picture framing. ************ ******* ************ )Ir. Thompson established the business in 1902, and en­ * * joys a large trade and the confidence of all who know him. * HAMBURG HOUSE * * American Plan * * IL\ :VJ BURG, N. ,T. * FRED VAN ORDEN. * T. F. Booth, Proprietor. * clrals in Confectionery, Ice Cream, Fruits, Nuts, Vegetables, * l 'p-tu-datc hor11e of the commercial traveller, * Cigars and Tobacco, at Hamburg, N. J. Established the * :f;2 per day. * business eleven years ago and enjoys a good trade. Has a * * very attractive store. 40 THE REGISTER BOOK J. DYMOCK & SON Designers, Contractors and Builders

HAMBURG, N. J. ESTABLISHED l880.

DEALERS Residence of E. G. Sp,irks, H.imburg, N .. J. HOUSE IN FURNISH­ DIAMOND INGS, WALL MACHINE PAPE~, OILS, METAL, and MANU­ SHINGLE-3, FACTURERS PAINTS, OF OILS, WOODWORK BUILDING OF ALL PAPER. KINDS. LUMBER, LATH, ROOFING, SLATE, TELEPHONE BRICK, 9-F 22. Designed and Built by J. Dymock & Son.

ELLSWORTH ADAMS. A. B. CARD _, Agent for Studebaker and Emerson Vehicles.

Livery, Sale and Exchange Stables. HAMBURG, NEW ,JERSEY. A well known furniture dealer and Undertaker of Ham­ burg, N. J. Is a native of the county and has lived therein all his life. Began business in Sussex in 1899, came to Hamburg SYL V ANUS SMITH. in 1909. Has a fine store, and complete funeral accessories, Established the business at Hamburg, N. ,J. in 1907. morgue, and mortuary chapel. Is a graduate of the U. S. Deals in Hardware, Tinware, Stoves and Housefurnishings, School of Embalming, New York, and licensed hy the State also does general repairing, steam heating ancl plumbing. of New Jersey. Mr. A a graduate of Enjoys a good trade and is one of Hambur!fs enterpris­ the same school. Mr. Adams stands high in the community. ing citizens. Mr. Smith is a native of Sussex c.nmty, and Is prominent in fraternal orders, heing a Mason and Reel Man. takes a keen interest in the affairs of th{: comnrnnity. THE REGISTER BOOK 41 Hotel National HAMBURG, N. J. J. K. GUNN, Proprietor.

First dass m·co111111odations, rn·wly furnished, stealll heat, gas light, lin·ry. One of the ec11111- ty's up-to-elate Hostelries. Desi~rwcl and erect­ ed hy ,T. Dymoek & Son, Ha111b11rg, and one of the hamlsomest buildings in this section.

HAINESVILLE STORE. Tlw proprietor of the Hainesville gen­ eral stqre is :\fr. .James M. Stoll, who

has eon

nati \'C of the county. Has n fme store

and 1111 extensin· traclt'. Deals in Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Farrn Implements, Maehinery, Fertilizers and Dairymen's

Supplies. Mr. Stoll is a heavy buyer and shipper of country produce. He served

n.<: postm,tster 20 years. Is treasurer of the Cemetery AssoC'iation and Commis­ sioner of Deeds. James A. Stoll, his son, is now p'.lstmaster.

LESTER T. SMITH. J. B. ROSENKRANS. Entt·rprising merchant and postmaster at Layton. Is a Is proprietor of the (haunted) mill, near I .ayton. The native of the cnunty, and has been in the general merchandise mill is haunted with a fine equipment of burrs and stones for business for over 30 years. Has a fine store, and carries a grinding feed and buckwheat, and a press for dder making. lar~e stock of Dry Goods, Boots, Shnes, Hardware, Crockery, .Mr. Rosenkrans is a nath·e of the county, and has operated ancl Farm Implements. Is a director of the Sussex Mubwl the Layton mill for twent:;-three years. Has a fine trade and Insurance Co. Serven quickly. Located in Layton :Mar<'l1, l!H2. Has a fine husint'ss. Ile1>airs automobiles, and supplies aecess:>ries. THOMAS R. LANTZ. Is a P. 0. S. of A. and very popular with all. Is the miller of Hainesville, and has an activ·e business in the c·o111m1mity grinding feed, and making a high grade Buck­ SETH SHAY. wheat Flour, which has a wide sale in the vicinity. He is a Is one of the enterprising merchants of Sussex county, native of the county and has operated the mill about six who conducts a fine store at Layton. He has heen in business years. The mill was built hy his father. 40 years ago. Mr. there for about four years. Has built up a large trad<', r ,antz is a prominent O

LAFAYETTE. ARMSTRONG & DEMAREST. Lafayette was na111c first in th<' co1mty. The ori.!.d11al mpany enjnys unequalled fa<"ilities for handling their busi­ the country. ness. The firm is composed of Obadiah E. Armstrong and The township of Lafayette was formerly embraced in the Gillam Demarest, both of Newton. The former is Secretary township of Newton and Frankford and was set apart by an of the Sussex County Tax Board and the latter a member of act dated March 20, 1845. the Mosquito Commission appointed by Governor Wilson. In Lafayette was for many years an active business center addition to their feed and grain business, they manufacture and was largely identified with the political history of the the famous old Sussex Brand of Buckwheat Flour. The mill county. Between 1838 and 1842, Alexander Boyles conducted in whic.-h this is manufactured was built in 1859 and 1860 by a foundry m the village, employing forty men. There were Obadiah P. Armstrong. Power is furnished by the Paulins­ three stores, two flour and grist mills, a clover mill, a saw kill, which flows by the building. The concern handles all the mill, a distillery, a blacksmith shop and various other smaller approved dairy feeds, all kinds of grain, cattle salt, fertilizers, enterprises. In 1843 the slate deposits near the village were cement, poultry supplies, paints, oils, Scranton coal and fer­ opened. tilizer salt, and enjoys a big farm trade. During the Revolutionary war, the American army passed through the village on its way from Morristown to Newburg. O. P. JOHNSTONt At the present time hut one mill is in operation, that of Dealer in Dry Goads, Groceries, Boots and Shoes, store is Armstrong & Demarest. Fire destroyed the plant of the at Lafayette, N. J., where he has been in business three years. Wolfe Brothers, formerly the Culver & Huston mill, in De­ Mr. Johnston was in business at Hackettstown, N. J. before cember, 1913. This concern manufactured a buckwheat cereal. locating here. He has a well stocked store and is enjoying a good trade. J. W. RUDE Is Lafayette's popular and efficient postmaster, appointed in 1898, and has made a faithful official. For over 30 years he has conducted a general store and has been in business in Lafayette longer than any other merchant. Has a fine hardware store, does plumbing, tinning and general repair work.

LAFAYETTE HOUSE R. J. BLAUVELT, Proprietor Lafayette, N. J.

The I .afayette House is one of the at­ tractive, home-like hotels, of the county. Modern in every detail. Most excellent in tallh• and appointments. Mr. Blau­ velt is the ideal host, and understands the business thoroughly. THE REGISTER BOOK

THE FAIRVIEW HOUSE, LAFAYETTE, N. J. FRANK A. MINGLE.

LY :\1:\ '.\' .\. 1.I'l'TELL, Propridor.

.-\n enteqirising merchant of McAfee, ~- .r., in 1905 pur­ <'hasecl the stem· of .Tohn \Vright, and in 1910 the store of H. This is one of the popular hostelries of the county. Mr. ,J. ;.\,kDanold Co., and now operates the two storc·s and t·njoys J ,ittell has conducted it for the past two years, and in that a good trade. Mr. Mingle is one of the town's most public time lws re111:Jdeled and greatly improved the surroundings. spirited eitizens. He has a fine trade, and looks carefully to the comfort of his many guests. Tourists and automobile parties accommoclafrcl SUSSEX HOTEL L. C. RUBAN, Proprietor. at all ti111es. McAFEE, N. ,T.

McAFEE DRIVING ASSOCIATION.

Mr. Huban has conducted the hotel three years. Has a first-class place and a large trade. Is secretary of the McAfee Trotting Association, a famous driver and trainer of horses. This association was organized in the spring of 1913, and His training stables have such well known horses as "Blow the officers are the following well known business men: : R. Patch," "May Plant," ",Joe \Vil son" and "A. S. A." D. Simpson, President; B. Drew, Vice President; F. A. Mingle, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary; L. C. Ruban, Secretary, md Director General; A. B. Card, Assistant Director General, A. R. TRUMBULL. tncl Henry Flanigan, Director. The association is doing a Conducts the general store in Glenwood. He was appoint­ ~reat work in stimulating the breeding and training of fine ed postmaster in January, 1913. Has a well stocked, up-to­ wrses in this section. The track is one of the best in North­ clate place; carries Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Farmers' ·rn N cw Jersey. Implements and Dairymen's Supplies.

J. H. SUTTON. Tht' suhjeC't of this sketch was horn in Sparta township, Sussex county, and has lived there all of his life. In 1868 he t·stahlished the general merchandise business at Monroe. In 1892 erectecl store and residence shown in illustration. He married Miss )fary Benjamin, ,Jan. 2, 1872. Mr. Sutton was postmaster of Mon­ roe for 2,5 years, served on Town Com­ mittee nine years ancl has been Trustee and Treasurer of the North Harclyston Ccmett'.ry Assodatinn sine,• its organiza­ tion. 44 T H E R E GJ:s T E R B:o O K

R. J. KIMBLE, Merchant miller, farmer and cider manufacturer at Monroe. Operates the old Kimble mill which has been there for a century. _;\ilr. Kimble has re­ modeled and modernized the property and it is now one of the pretty places of the n1mty. He has been in the employ of the Lehigh & Hudson Hailroad :n years, and is still their agent. He has a fine farm of 50 acres, is a Mason, Odd Fellow and ,Tr. O. U. A. M., and promi­ nent in the affairs of the community.

S. R. ADAMS. L. R. CONGLETON. Is a native of Sussex county. Has conducted a blacksmith Deputy p:;stmaster and dealer in General Merchandise at :\lonr.ie. Horn in Ogdensburg and lived in the county all his :md wheelwright shop in Monroe for nearly 20 years. Is an ex­ life. Farmed till f>ix years ago, when he engaged in the mer­ pert shoer of horses, huilds wagons aml does all kinJs of re­ <'antile business. Handles groceries, provisions, dry goods and pairing. Is a member of the .Jr. Order of Ameri,·an farm implements. Is public spirited. Served as Assessor of Mechanics. Hardyst:Jn township. Is a Republican and a Jr. 0. U. A. M.

A. ROBBINS & SON. GEORGE BONKER. Conducts the village smithy in Middleville. He is a native of Sussex county and has lived here all of his life. Learned his trade in Sparta. First had a shop in Baleville. I ,ocated in Middleville in 1913. Is a fine workman and enjoys a large trade. Is prominent in fraternal orders, being an Odd Fellow and a P. 0. S. of A.

BRICK HOUSE HOTEL Montague, N. J.

GOTTFRIED S. WEILAND, Prop.

This firm consists of A. Robbins and V. M. Robbins. They have a general store at Middleville, N. ,T. ancl carry a fine stock of Dry Goods, Groceries and General Merchandise. They operate a cider press in season and are large shippers of Sweet Cider. Mr. A. lbhhins is also a well known contractor and huilder.

One of the landmarks of the county, built in 1776. The present proprietor, Mr. Weiland, has conducted the place about 13 years. In that time has modernized the building, Mr. M. Swartwood is the genial proprietor of the Moun­ and made a most attractive place for tourists and automobile tain Brook Hotel at Middleville. He has conducted it for 13 parties. Mr. Weiland also has a large general store in Mon­ years, and has a first-class, up-to-elate hostelry. It is on the shores of Swartswood Lake :incl a favorite resort for guests at tagne. He takes a keen interest in town affairs, is a })rom­ all seasons. incnt Mason and very popular. THE REGISTER BOOK 45

"side hill" town. \Vhy the name was changed from the NEWTON original Newbwn h Xt·wton has nevcr hecn explained. The firi.;t l'ourt held in the town g-rantcd a license to

0 Newton, the c:mnty seat and largest town in Sussex I Ienry Hairlueker h kl'l'P a "public ll!lllSl', ' and he was thl' county, is situated .on the Sussex ,livision of the Lackawanna first to kl'l'Jl n hotl-1 in S11ssl'x county. This was in 175:J. Hailroad and is about sixty miles from New York. Prior to 1765 there was hut one house at or near the location of the DENNIS LIBRARY. town. The erection of a Court House and jail by order of the In IHfi(i .\.lfred L. Dl'nnis, of Xl·wark, a former rl'siclent of colonial governor caused the erection of a number of dwdlinµ: Xl'wton, ann·111nel'cl that he w;111Jcl g-ive the sum of :!-25,000 houses, most of which were built about the present county hwarcl the l'rl'diDn ant! l'q11ip111l'nt of a p11hlic library huilcl­ park. From that time on the growth of the town, lrnth h ing- en nnlliti .n that the <'itizcns of Xcwton woulcl g-ive $5,~ business and wealth, has been steady. Newton is built among 000 for the sallH' ohject. The first cunferenee was hdcl in the hills 700 feet ah'.)ve sea level. The air is clear and dry ancl Xovc:11lw; ot' that year, at whiC'h )Ir. Dennis plaeecl securities the altitude causes it to he both a health resort and a resi­ ti the a11101111t of $'30,000 in the hands of Martin Ryers:m as dential place of unsurpassahle beauty. Magnificent mountains, a pledg-e. In April, IH!i7, a special aet of the Legislature was valleys and lakes surround it on all sides and the roads ancl passed ineoqwratin~ the Xewton Library Association. The drives through the surrounding country form scenery ex­ in(':1rporators ht>in~ Martin Hynson, Ce:)rgc H. Xclden, ('t>lled by none in the State and by but few in the cast. Franklin Smith, Thomas .\nderson and others. Newtonians are proud of several things about their beau­ The work of scl'uring subscribers for the :\ssociation was tiful town. The excellent gravity water system from Morris at c;nt't' begun and was completed on February 4, 18(i8, 78 f ,ake, situated among the hills east of Sparta, feel by spark­ subsC"rihers having heen ohtainecl, 201 shares of stock being ling mountain streams; the sewer system, considered to be taken at $2iJ per share, making a total, including the amount one of the best in the State; a fire department composed of gin.·n by .'.\lr. Dennis of $30,025. The first meeting of the four companies, equipped with the best apparatus and officered stockht1lclers was held at the Court House on )lay :10, 1868, J,y competent men; broad streets· and a,,enues lined with the following Board of Directors being elected: Alfred L. stately trees; a grammar and High School, second to none; a Dennis, Hobert Hamilton, Daniel S. Anderson, ,Toseph Coult, Military .Academy of high rank, and a number of thriving in­ Samuel Johnson, George M. Ryerson. Henry C. Kelsey, dustries. Five religious denominations: Baptist, Catholic, Thomas Hycrson, Theodore :\1orford, )fyron Barrett, Jona­ Presbyterian, Episcopal and Methodist and five nicely ap­ than F. Shafer, John )IcCarter and Franklin Smith. This pointed places of worship, while the Volunteers of America Boarcl organized by electing Hobert Hamilton, President; and the Newton Mission look after the soul welfare of those Daniel S. Anderson, \'ice-President; Henry C. Kelsey, Secre­ outside the churches. Fraternalism has secured a great hold tary and Treasurer; He,·. Myron Barrett, Librarian. A build­ in Newton and practically every lodge of any importance is ing committe~ ancl committee on hy-laws was also appointed. represented. .Among these are: Masonic, Odd Fellows, Red The building committee purchased a lot on High street, ad­ .Men, Knights of Pythias, Royal Arcanum, Jr. 0. U. A. M., P. joining the Presbyterian church, for $2,500. An architect, J. 0. S. of A., Loyal Order of Moose, Loyal Order of Buffalos, V. :Nichols, was engaged to draw up plans and specifications Heptasophs, Daughters of Liberty, Pythian Sisters, and kin­ for a building. The plans were approved by Mr. Dennis and dred organizations. Another organization of which Newton is mlopktl hy the Board of Directors on November 27, 1867. proud is her Building and Loan Associatio11. This has just Bids were asked for, the lowest being $22,000, a sum believed closed its 23rd year with a history perhaps never equaled by to he too large for the Association. On April 26, 1869, an at­ any other Building and Loan Association in the country. In tempt was made to indefinitely postpone the erection of the all its years of existence it has never been necessary to fore­ building, but because of objections of the subscrioer", this close a mortgage held by it. Two newspapers, The Sussex plan was not carried out and in January, 1870, bids were Register and New Jersey Herald, cater libe::-ally to the needs again asked for with no better results. New plans were of the community. drawn and t,n October 29, 1870, they were approved by Mr. That the citizens of Newton and the surrounding country e'2nnis and the Board of Directors. The building committee are industrious and thrifty is evidenced by the amount on was directed to proceed at once and erect a building on what deposit at the three banks of the town. According to the was kn:n\ln as the drug store lot, with a frontage of 66 feet report made to the banking authorities under elate of October on Main street, and 200 feet· deep. This lot was purchased 21, of this year the deposits were $3,649,258.73, with total for $5,000. The contract was awarded to Baughn & Price resources of $4,820,912.82. for $18,500, the work b he completed hy October I, 1872. "Newtown," as it was at first called, was formed in 175:J The work was cldayecl, howt'\'er, and the building was pub­ as one of tht> four precinds of Sussex county. At that time licly openecl on the evening of NoYember 28, 1872, by ap­ it contained nearly all the present county east of the Blue propriate exncises presided o,·et· hy Hobert Hamilton, Presi­ .'.\fountains. From time to time new preC'incts or townships dent of the Jtoard of Dirt·<·tors . were set off until it was reclucecl to its present sir.c in l!HH. The township of Newton has had no ddl existence sirwl' CHURCHES IHfi-i, when the town of Newton was formed. CHRIST CHURCH. (ie(1graphi<'ally N"t.·wton is situated a little south of thl' Following- :i llll'l'tinµ: hl'ld in ~ewton on Deee111her :!H, n·nh-r of thl· county, lyin_g- in a Yalll'Y hetwecn the \V:tllkill I ifi!I, at wl11l'h suhsl'riptions Wl're taken ancl the question of 11w11ntains on the east and thl' 1,ittatinny on th(· west. Thl· a('quirinµ: land on whil'h to huilcl a parsonage for the housing l'ast hraneh of th(• Paulinskill rises lll'ar the town. Tht· de­ of a <"lc•rp:y1w111 was clis(•11sst•d, a p('tition was prl'sented to rntion of ;\'"(•wton is li-J!i frl't ahon• ticll'water. \Vlw tht' tlw propril'hrs of tllt' ("astern dirision of N"t·w ,Jers('.\" on 1\pril first Sl'ttlt·r was is a cpwstion. It is <'lai111ecl that tlll' first 11, 1770, hy Hn. Tl10111as J>. Chancllcr, setting forllt a clt'sirc whifr man's clwl'ilin~ was on what is krnwn as l lig-h strcl't. 011 tlw part of "s:>111t· irrhal>ilants of tll<' township of ~l'wton, I11 lilil, ho\\'l•n·r, tlw only lhn·lling- in th!' limits of tlw prl's­ irr S11ssc·:-. t·111111ty,·• bl li;1\·1· ;ill Episcopal 111i11istt'r r<'sidin~ l'llt town, was lhl' OTH' occ·11piecl hy I knry IIairloekPr, a nati\'l' :1111:mµ- tlwrr., hut IH 0 l'a11sl' tlH·y wt-rt• 11nahk to purchase• a of Holland. His burial plac(• is dai11wr<'Sl'llt ";..dl·

FIRST PRESBYTE~IAN. The Firs!" J>rt>shyterian church of ~ewton was organized ali'.rnt 1780 all(! the first eclifiee was built on the present site in 1785 anll fronted on Church street. The prese:it church huilcl­ in:.; of this sGciety ,·:as ckdicated 1;n May 17, 18il, hein~ till" third church building to occupy the corner of High and Church streets. The chapel adjoining the C'l1ureh was built ab:::>ut 1885. Rev. Ernest C. Tuthill. The first minister was Rev. Ira C:Jndit, D. D., who was and on this a parsonage was built. The parish was incorpor­ pastor from 1787 to 1793. The second minister was He\·. ated August 1!5, 1114,, by a chartn p;rantt'd hy Gtn·ernor Wil­ Halloway Hunt, who served from 1793 to 1795. There is no liam Franklin, in tlw name ancl hy the authority of George record at hand concerning the third pastor. The subsequent the Thi rel. The reetors of the church have been as folbws: past()rS were: Hev·. Joseph Linn Shafer, D. D., 1812 to 1835; the Third. The reetors of the dtureh ha,·e been as follows: H.ev. David M. Barber, 1835 to 1838; Rev. Joseph Linn Shafer,

Rev. Clarence W. Rouse.

D. D., 18:JH tn u,.53; Hev. Myr:m Barrett, 185-t to 185!1; Hev. (jeorgl' S. Mott, D. D., 1859 to 18(Hl; H.e,·. Theodore L. Bying­ ton, D. D., lHG!) to lHH; He\'. ,J. Addison Priest, 187,5 to 1881; Hev. Eugen,~ Olney, lHHl to 188:3; Hev ..\lt>xancler H. Young, D. D., 188:3 to 18!)1; Hev. Samuel Carlisll', 18!)2 to l!J02; He\'. l'larem·t• \\". Hous<', who is th<· pr<'sent o<•c11pant of the pul­ pit, took ch:1rge in 1!10:J.

FIRST METHODIST.

Ht'\". l'zal Ogckn, ,Jr., 1770-l7H; H<',·. l'larks,111 0111111, 1H:!O­ '1'111· histc1r_v of heal :\ldlwclisnt of which lh<' First :Vleth­ lH57; Hn. '.\'"atlta11i1·l l'dtit, lH!i7-JHfi7; Ht·L \\'illi:1111 \\'elks cdist Church of Newlon, N. ,I., is the outgrowth begins IIolky, IHfiH-IH'iO; H1·,·. \\'illia111 JI. :\loffl'l, JH70-JHH!;; H<'\'. with th<' yl'ar lS:H. In Odoh<'r of that year a llll't'ting- of San111<'l i<:

New Jersey and one of allegiance to the Tenets of l\frthoclisrn the receipt of a IH'q11<'st of Sl'\'!'ral thousand dollars made hy was administered by Thomas McIntire, Esq., to the following: Sarah Hill. Tlw building was begun at once and dcclk·atcd John H. Hall, Samuel Ingerso11, .Tames Iliff, Lewis DeCa111p, February '2:i, 18,Vi'. Bt•c·a11st• of the fad that a fire in tlH' Dr. Francis :Moran, Azariah Dads ancl Ira Beach . .John H. Hall, the father and founder of Tlw .Sussl'x Hegister, was eleetecl the first prt'~iclent of the first Board of

Rev. John R. Humphreys. basement of the store of E. A. Muir, whn was the active head of the church business for many years, ahout fifteen years ago, destroyed all the old church records, the history of the Baptist organization between 1840 and 1900, is more or less hazy. On March ti, 1910, fire partially destroyed the building sitm,tecl at the comer of Main ancl Liherty streets. Through the efforts of the present pastor, a new church edi­ Rev. Milton E. Grant. fice costing :;12,000 was erected. Trustees of the .First Methodist Episcopal Church, of Newton. In the spring of 1832 an effort was made t:> secure the funds with which to build a chureh. This was sr> successful YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. that in March of that year a resoluticm hy the Bnarcl of Trus­ Hanking next to the churches of the tlJWn is the Young tees to build a chureh was adopted. Owing, however, to the \Vomen's Christian .\ssociation, with headquarters and rooms financial failure nf two successive contractors the huilcling 1'.t 119 Spring street. The .\ssociation was formed in 1900 was not completed until the early spring of 18:3-t.. and has a membership of :H6, of which twenty-six are sus­ This building served the purpose until 18,5!), when the taininµ:, 2H:1 aeth·e and thirty-se,·en associate. In 1913 seventy erection of the present edifice was heµ:un. :\ ftrr many tri hu­ new mem hers were aclmittecl. The work of the Association is lations and embarrassments the building was cmnpletecl and diYidecl into four departments, _educational, physical, social dedicated March 23, 1861. ancl religious, each heing uncler the head of efficient leaders. During the fifty years since its original dedication it has The .\ssneiation has a lihrary of nearly :3,50 volumns, the been remodeled and repaired from time to time as needed. tahlt's in the room twin)! supplied with weekly papers and The prest•nt year the outside has been thoroughly repaired 111onthly magazines. Tht' physical department, started about and repainted; the inside tastefully ancl appropriately redec11r­ two years ag-o, pr1n·ccl a s11<·cess and among its hranches are a atecl ancl refurnished. :\ new pipe organ has heen purehasecl haskt·thall team, tt>nnis cl11h, captain hall (•luh and folk danc­ and modern eleC'triC' indired reflectors have been installed. The ing elass. During- l!ll:3 the different committees, dubs ancl toh1l result is a \'ery plrasing and ,·:1mmoclio11s audil'll<'<' !'lasses of the ass:1ciation held :.!Ht meetings, which wrre at­ room, led11 re room, class rooms, ancl well t'q II i ppP:l ki tch<'n tenclecl hy a total of 7,0li!l. Th1·t•1• hnnclretl and thirty-five which wdl sn,·t•s th<' <·ongrl'J.mtion now 1111n1hC'rin;.r liOO 11H·111- enlls wne 111:uh- anti \,:{Iii hul\1·tins iss11!'d. ht'rs . . \ getH'l'a lly prospl'r1111s l'onclition is tlw l'<'WH rd of t lw FIRE DEPARTMENT faithful mid <'ffieit·nt S<'l'vi<•t•s of the pr<'st•nt official l11J:trd. l11 tlll' history of the f\n· 111attt•rs in N"l'wton, it is a fact Hev. :\Iilton I':. (jrmtt ·is th<' pn'S<'llt pastor. that only on,· 11111n 11f tlH· orig-inal !in· company i.-; now li\'inµ:, FIRST BAPTIST. ,·iz: .\l1111.-;11n .\. \'1111ct·, of :\lorristown. IJc was S<'cretary of TIH' First Baptist Church of X!'wton w:1s or!-!'allhwd al,11111 l'IH'onix Xo. I, in ill!' thidic·s. TIH' ho111t' of this orµ:ani1,athn 18:!0 and wa~ aclmitkd lo 111t•111}H'rship in ti)(' \\'arwick Bap­ was 11 litt}!' ho11s:·, 11:,l 11111rt· th:111 a slH'd, locatecl on a portion tist .\ssoC'iation in July of that _\"!':tr. In JH:J:J, at ;i 111c·cti11g- of of tlw p1·otHTty 11f :\!rs. E. B. l'otkr, 011 )fain str<'l't. Tlw <'11- Baptists rw:1r i\'°t'wton, of which tnt·ding ,Jonathan I Iill w11s µ;irw was 11l11wst a plaything, oJH'ratt-d hy iron crank arms, d1airrn:111, tlw h11ilding- of a Baptist cl111rclt in :--;t•,rton was :incl its whct•ls wcrt· pl:tc<'cl in 11 hox fr1111w with spikt's to considered. This project was made possible about 1838 by steady it when in operation. 48 THE REGISTER BOOK

It was not until the early fifties that another engine-a gine, Hercules No. 3, who took the quarters on High street, goose-neck-was brought to Newton, and the first location and afterward developed into Sussex Chemical Co. No. 2. was in the l,;;rn of Dr. Thomas Ryerson, then located between Old Hercule'> was kicked about and was nearly ruinecl, as was the residence of S. II Hopkins and the Inslee home, on Main the fate of Hercules No. 4. street, and directly opposite the quarters of Pheonix No. 1. The necessity for fire pmtection in the vicinity of the shoe factory ancl silk mill, rcsultecl in the formation of Newton . i Hose, No. ancl the erection of a suitable fire house on Diller I :3,

NEWTON STEAMER COMP ANY NO. !. Following- the fire of September 22, 187:1, which destroyc1l property to the amount of $8.5,000, the Newton Town Com- 111ittee immediately took action toward the purchasing of a steam fire engine. Martin Rosenkrans, Esq., and Charles Crook, chief engineer, were appointed a committee to visit Paterson, Newark, New York and Hudson to examine en­ gines on sail' at th:,se places, together with suitable equip­ ments. On September 26, Mr. Rosenkrans reported to the Town Committee that the committee had bargained with Clapp & Jones, of Hudson, N. Y., for a 4th-class steam en­ gine and 800 feet of 4-ply rubber hose, to he in Newton on or about the 8th of October, at a cost of $5,000. The report was unanimously accepted and the new engine was named the Newton No. I. The following officers and men were ap­ pointed on September 30: Chief Engineer, Charles Crook; ,\ssistant Cl•ief, John R. Hemingway; Foreman, Martin Il. Snyder; Assi&tant Foreman, Coulter Cannon; Engineer, Henry C. Bonnell; 1st Assistant Engineer, ,John J. Case; 2nd As­ Chief Engineer Edward Hall. sistant Engineer, Stephen Norris; 3rd Assistant Engineer, Prior to the advent of Neptune No. 3, which was a most ex­ Charles S. Steele; Fireman, Charles McColl um; Assistant cellent piece of fire apparatus, No. I had been neglected, but Fireman, ,John Masker, L. L. Davenport, Bowdine YanAuken, almost as soon as the new company was organized, and it J. D. Simmons, Peter Hough, I. L. Hallock, George W. Daw­ comprised the leading citizens of the town, at that time, a kins, George W. Frace, George A. Wintermute, Wesley Trus­ company was formed for No. 1. Amos Kinney and Fritz dell, G. B. Dunning, Stephen Woqdruff, William Busekist, L. VanEtten tried to change it from a bucket to a suction en­ F. YanEtten, J. W. Crigar, C. K. Foster, W. D. Steele, C. M. gine, but it was not a great success. However, the rivalry Woodruff, Thomas E. Smith, William F. Howell, A. G. Phil­ was enough to secure a well built house for the new apparatus, lips, William A. Faull, George R. Leport, A. Losee, Theodore fronting on Church street, and occupying a portion of the pres­ Simonson, H C. Clark, Charles Shiner. ent Presbyterian church lot. The Phoenix boys were progres­ The first meeting of the Company was held on Thursday sive. and latt>r a new company was f'ormetl. To match the new evening, October 2, 1873. The following style of uniform was machine and even do a little better, an engine, known as Her­ adopted, blue shirt, blue cloth cap, with rubber cover and cules No. 4 was purchased, and housed in the old quarters on plain black leather belt. The steamer arrivecl in Newton on Main street. Joseph Coult was the first foreman of this com­ October 9. The following clay it was thoroughly tested and pany. After somewhat exciting rivalry, a younger element was accepterl by the Town Committee. came in possession of old No. 3, and a larger engine, known as The officers at the present time are: Foreman, E. Dana No. 7 was purchased from Newark. This was damaged by Ely; Assistunt Foreman, M. P. Strader; Secretary, Fred a fire in No. 3's house and was afterward sold almost as junk. Loges, Jr.; Treasurer, Albert Grover; Engineer, Charles S. After this old No. 3 was stored in a room on Moran Steele; Stoker, Fred Loges, Sr. street, and for a year or two there was "a hot time" very fre­ KITTATINNY HOSE COMPANY. quently. The Fire Department was a separate organization, On October 24, 1873, twenty members of Newton Steamer the town officials having no control over it, and whoever was Company were appointed as hose men, Wesley Trusclell being chosen President did about as he pleased. Finally all interest named as foreman. They were to have charge of the two­ seemed to UC lost, and there were no organized companies, wheeled jumper to carry hose for use with the steamer. In while the town was pritetically without fire protection, until um, the hose members withdrew from the steamer company the Fall of 1873, when a disastrous fire swept the block from and organized a separate company with George Van Gelder, the corner of Spring street to the Library building, where the Foreman; Lewis M. Morford, Assistant Foreman; Israel L. flames were c:heckcd. Halloek, Secretary, and ,John ~'. Howell, Treasurer. The This was followed by a demand for lire protection, ancl name of Kittatinny Hose Company was adopted. In Septem­ following a house was built on High street, n:iw oeeupied lwr, 11-,7!1, tht ('nmpany purchased a parade ('arriagc of Hu- hy Sussex Chemieal No. 2, and the nul'leus of the present de­ 1111uw Stea111l'r l'ornpany of Easton, the oriµ:inal cost of which partment fornwcl. Fire in rear of the :\IcCart<'r shrt'housc was $2,fJOO. showed unwillingness to "111an the hrakl's,'' mHI 11nder pres­ The company is qnarterecl on .Sprinµ: street, in the same surt• the Town Committl'1~ pt1rl'hased a sh·a111 !'in· <'llf.dll<', l,11ildi11g- ;is N<'wton Steamer Company, and is officered by the and Xt'wt ,11 Stea111er Company No. I was orµ:ani:r.cd. Kitta­ following 111e11: Fore Ill an, Fred IL Snyder; 1\ssistant Fore­ tinny I lost' was also forinl'd at the sanie ti11w, a JIil ( 'harks rnan, Fred C . .Smith; 8<'crdary, I Jarry E. DP111Hr<'st; Treas- ('rook, who alone had t'X<'l'cist'd cart' of till' old :ipp;1rat11s was 11r1·r, .faC'oh c;ri,11111; Chapl:dn, H<'v. ,John IL Humphreys; t'leded as ( 'hid E11g-i111·1·r. Captain, lr\'ing ,f. Kem. With the g-rnwtl1 of the town irll'r«·as«·d 1'11·1· proh•ction was d1·111:11Hkd, and tli1· douhlc <'llg-irw house 011 Spring- street SUSSEX CHEMICAL COMPANY NO. 2. was huilt, ac·co111111'.11lati11~ St<-a11wr No. I and Kittatinny Jfosl'. On ,l1111,· 11,, 18!)2, the Town Co111111ittl'c authorized the I ,akr a co111pa11y was organi:r.ed to eare for th,: old hand l'll- formation of another fire co111p;iny, to l>c known as Sussex THE REGISTER BOOK 49

Engine Company No. 2, and appointed James E. Baldwin, NEWTON FIREMEN'S RELIEF ASSOCIATION. Foreman; William Cutler, Assistant Foreman; John M. Ho­ The Firemen's Relief Association was organized February talen, Treasurer; William H. Dunn, Secretary. The engine 24, 1876, for the financial protection of members of the New­ house on High street, formerly the property of Hercules En­ ton Fire Department injured in performing their duties. The gine Company No. 2, which had disbanded, was placed in first officers elected were: George Hardin, President; Henry charge of tht new company, together with the old hand en­ C. Bonnell, Vice President; George Van Gelder, Secretary; gine, hose cart and other fire fighting appliances used by the \Vhitman D. Steele, Treasurer. The members were Richard former Company. The following persons were named to con­ F. Goodman, Charles S. Steele, John C. Howell, C. K. Foster, stitute the new company: James E. Baldwin, William Cutler, I. L. Hallock, C. D. Thompson, R. J. Redhead, L. M. Mor­ William H. Dunn, Jolin M. Hotalen, Casper C. Beegle, Charles ford, Samuel Johnson, Wallace Myers, G. B. Dunning. In Boyd, John W. Bryant, John C. Kramer, Samuel W. Goble, February, 1879, at the annual report of the treasurer the cash Henry M. Ward, John T. Gorman, Clark Rose, Jehiel T. on hand was shown as $200.00. The treasurer's report for the Beck, John S. Kintner, John R. Dunn, Harvey Brown, Abe year ending December 31, 1912, shows a balance of $13,- W. Crawn, A. B. Brickner, Stephen Bowman, R. N. Talmage, 495.64. The Association at the present time has nineteen Charles Jone,.;~ George Huff, Edward Braisted, Silas M. Beegle, members, three representatives from each of the Fire Com­ Ira C. Moore, Samuel Cutler, 'William J. Williams, Bruno panies, from the Fire Patrol, from the Firemen's Exempt As­ Hood, J. Clark Andress, Frank D. Whyms, Ed. S. Milham, sociation, together with the Chief of the Department. The Martin M. Flynn, Draper C. Maines, George Caverly, Lewis present officers are: President, Richard F. Goodman; Vice Beegle, Austin A. Pierson, David R. Hull, Jr., Jacob L. Bun­ President, William H. Dunn; Secretary, Horton M. Beegle nell, Charles House. The uniform adopted by the company and Treasurer, Charles S. Steele. In this connection it may consisted of blue shirts, caps, belts and dark trousers, each be well to note the time the present officers have served. member of the company purchased his own outfit. The com­ Charles S. ·steele was elected Treasurer to succeed his brother, pany did good service with the old hand engine. Whitman D. Steele, in 1877 and has served continuously since In 1900 the Town Committee purchased a two tank that time, a period of 36 years. Richard F. Goodman has oc­ Chemical, each tank holding 30 gallons. It was turned over cupied the President's chair for 22 years, while William H. to the Engine Company, taking the place of the antiquated Dunn has been Vice President for 15 years. The youngest apparatus. It was the intention that this Company should be member of the official family is Horton M. Beegle, who was in a position. to get to a fire first and hold it in check until elected Secretary in 1903 and has, therefore, served but ten the arrival of the other companies or quench it entirely. The years. heaviness of the truck, however, has oftentimes handicapped the members of the company as it is too heavy to be pulled NEWTON FIREMEN'S EXEMPT ASSOCIATIONI very fast, especially up the hills. During the time the livery The orgiinization was instituted January 17th, 1889, with stable occupied the Van Blarcom barn, horses · were used 39 charter members, the following officers being elected and whenever possible. At the present time the Town Committee appointed: President, I. L. Hallock; Vice President, A. F. realizes the handicap under which the members of this com­ O'Donnell; Treasurer, C. S. Steele; Secretary, D. B. Hetzel; pany work and the purchase of an auto chassis upon which Trustees, H. 0. Ryerson, W. D. Steele, T. G. Bunnell; Stand­ to place the body of the Chemical is being agitated. Should ing Committee, A. A. Pienion, B. F. Beresford, .J. W. Criger; this apparatus be purchased it would mean much to the Fire Representatives to Relief Association, H. 0. Ryerson, R. F. Department of Newton. Goodman, H. C. Bonnell. The present officers are: Foreman, Milton E. Bossard; The officers at the present time are: President, Henry Assistant Foreman, Theodore Simonson; Treasurer, Horton C. Bonnell; Vice President, Wm. H. Dunn; Treasurer, Chas. M. Beegle; Secretary, R. N. Talmadge. The Company has a S. Steele; Secretary, William G. Drake; Trustees, William H. membership of 31. There are but eight of the charter mem­ Nicholls, A. B. Brickner, George 0. Eagles; Standing Com­ bers left on the Company's roll. They are: Draper C. Maines, mittee, William H. Earl, Fred Loges, Jr.; Representatives, J. T. Beck, R. N. Talmadge, J. Clark Andress, Frank D. Charles S. Steele, R. F. Goodman, M. C. Siple. The associa­ Whyms, William H. Dunn, A. B. Brickner and James E. tion has a membership of 114. Baldwin. NEWTON HOSE COMPANY NO. 3. SCHOOLS In order to better protect the eastern part of the town, PUBLIC SCHOOL. which because of the factory, was being rapidly built up, citi­ Newtonians are proud, and justly so, of its schools. The zens of Sparta avenue and vicinity met on November 30, 1900, High School ranks among the best in the State and its and organized a Hose Company, which on December 8th of graduates are admitted to many of the larger colleges and that year beeame part of the Newton Fire Department. The universities without further examinations. The Newton first meeting was held at the residence of Wesley C. Puder. Academy, a semi-military and preparatory school, has a coun­ Twenty men joined the company as charter members. Of try wide reputation and among its pupils are enrolled natives this number eleven are still members of the organization, of a number of central and south American counties. three have died and six removed from Newton. The first of­ The first school building, of which there is any record, ficers elected were: Foreman, Wesley C. Puder; Assistant stood at what is now the corner of Liberty and High streets. Foreman, John Hoffman; Treasurer, William H. Cooper; It was constructed of logs and is supposed to have been erect­ Secretary, George N. Harris. Its present membership is twen­ ed about 1775. In 1825 a classical school was established on ty-six and meetings are held on the second Thursday evening what is now the site of the Newton Academy, by Rev. Clark­ of each month at their parlors on Sparta avenue. The present son Dunn, then rector of Christ church. One of the teachers officers arc: Foreman, Robert Kerr; Assistant Foreman, Geo. in 1828 was William Rankin, who previous to his coming to 0. Eagles; Treasurer, William Pullis; Secretary, Frank Newton, had conducted a school in the Clove Valley, near Nichols. Sussex, then Dcckertown. After teaching in Newton for two NEWTON FIRE PATROL. years, Mr. Rankin entered Yale and on his graduating in 1633 The Newton Fire Patrol wa& organized June 7, 1875, and returned to Deckertown, where he established a school which reorganized February 23, 1880. The present t)fficers are: hecame famous throughoLt the State. Forrman, Dr. ,varren II. Smith; Assistant Foreman; ,v. ,v. The ollic school building was selwol, at \Vashington, Pa. begun in 1869 and finished the following year, l\frssrs. Hop- The X cw ton Business College was con

WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS. S11pplied from a lake whieh lies in such a position among tlit' valleys on the top of the Sparta mountains that polluthn is almost impossible, Xewton has one of the best water sys:­ tems of any town or dty in the State. The source, Morris Lake, is fed hy sparkling springs and is slightly over 280 feet higher than the tt1wn. Fram the lake to the town runs a ten ineh main, capable of carrying 1,250,000 gallons every twenty­ four hours. Tlwre are ahout twenty miles of main from the lake and through the town. The average pressure is from 100 to 120 pounds. To add to the security of the users of the bwn supply, the lake is guarded hy a caretaker who daily patrols the waters in a motor hoat. After tlw question of a municipal water supply had been discussed at various times, an election was ealled and held on Prof. Howard E. Shimer. the 26th of July, 1894, to determine whether or not the town paugh & Moore, of Newton, heing the builders, the architeet slwulcl he bonded for the building of a municipal plant. The being J. D. Daly. The original building was 64xl00 feet, prup:1siliun, which included the question of honding the town three stories in heig~t, exclush·e of the basement, and was con­ fur the sum of $60,000 earried by a vote of 507 for to 209 s~ructed of pressed brick and limestone, with brown stone against, a majority of 298. On ,July G of that year, the town trim~ings. The cost of the building was $26,000. Furniture, e:rnuuittec app()intecl Hiram C. Clark, Rev. Alexander Craig he_ating· plant and grading of the grounds cost $6,500 more. and Andrew ,J. Yan Blarcom as members of the water com- ~ince the e~ection of the first structure, three additions have 1111ss10n. The commission organized on July 9, hr electing bee~ made, bringing the numbe1· of class rooms from eight to Mr. Clark, prt>sident, Dr. Craig, secretary, and Mr. Van Blar­ twenty-three. _At the present time thirty-two tet1chers are en­ com, treasurer. Lewis C. 'I'ribus, of New York, was employed gage~· in_ the kindergarten, grammar and high schools. In as chief engineer and later Andrew H. Konkle was employed order to accommodate the pupils rooms in the Park Block as assistant engineer. It was found that $60,000 would not building are used, several of the higher grade being quartered huilcl the pl:mt desired uncl a second election was ordered for there.- September 25, IH9·k 1\t this election an additional $50,000 On September 19, 1903, fire starting in several places, was appropriated, and the town committee was authorized ht1rned-off practically the entire top floor of the building. to issue honds for that amount. The first principal of the new school was Elisha M. Allen, Morris Lake hacl heen selected as the best source of sup­ who was in charge from 1870 to 18i9, his staff of teachers he­ ply. On Novemher 13, 189+, the owners, the New Jersey Iron ing as follows: Miss Kate Leport, Kittie Trusclell, Theresa & }lining Company offered to sell to the town 350 acres of Badgley, Carrie v: Hamilton, Annie ,T. Gustin, Agnes Hal­ lane aho11t ~125,000. were discontinued when the free sl'hool systt·n1 was estahlislll'cl In 1!)12 the Town Committt•e, helie,·ing that it would he in 1868. The latter school was clis(·ontinuecl in lHtil. to thl' inter<'sls of the town, purchased sufficient land in and NEWTON COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE. ar:1t1nd tlw lake to gin· the town almost absolute control 'l'he .Newton Collegiate Institute, hetkr known as tlil' from tlw Wharton Steel Company at a cost of $25,000. OtheL· Newton- Academy, was organized ,\ pril 5, lH,50, il<'in~ in1·,>r­ small p11rel'ls ha\"<' ht·1·n purchased from \'arious owners until porated February 12, 1852, as the "Preshytl'rian .\cacle111y at the Tow11 of X1·wton 110w owns about :wo acres of land ancl Newton." Until 1856 tltt• S<'hool was concl11dl'cl under lll<' wall-r. direction of the Preshytery of :-;!'wt :1. In that year thl' !lllllH' I11 l!lOfi a r1·s1·n'oir w:is 1·or11plet1·d near Iligh street, with­ of the sehool was dwngecl hy !1•~•:islatin· <'nad111ed b tlH· i11 tlw tow11 li111its, with a capacity of H,000,000 ~allons, the "Newton Collegiate Instit11te."' .\t th<' ti111c till' sch11ol wns <"»st lwing· 11ppl'Pxi111al<'IY -~l0,000. The total cost of the plant started, the h11ildi11µ-s wt·rt• on lauds owrwd 1,y \\'illia111 B1·n<'h. lr> dall', i11:-l11cli11µ: this rcsnn,ir, has lwen !fil:Hi,:~(i5.Hl. The llev. ,Tame/-i I. I Iel111 l)('iJtg tlw ti·.t<'ill'r i11 cli:i rg1·. Till' Tlwr<' an· at prcs<·11t tao lwnds in existence. The present s<'hool was later r<·mm·e1l to its pr1•st•11t lo<'ation. 11ll'rnlwrs of th<' \\'nh·r ('0111111ission an<1 th<• oth<'r officials F'or a n11111h<'r of yl'ars Miss Lilli:111 Hosc11kra11s 1·1111d11etc·d 1'.ollJ11•1·ti-d wil h the plant :m· as follows: President, ll11llH·r­ a preparatory and seleet school, under the 11:1111c of the "Xl'w- CO:'.'.'Tl~ l 'ED ON PAGE 51. THE REGISTER BOOK 51

ST. JOSEPH'S. York, 01· 1110r<· distant points. :\mong these m1ss10narics, w,1s the Jll 0 <•s1·nt Bishop of Hochcstcr, the Ht. Hev. B. J. McQuai

Interior of St. Josephts Church.

W:\TEH Sl'l'l'LY-COXTI:\'l'ED Fl{O:\I l'.\(;1,: ,10. !)if(J0,000. The plant is in charge of the \Vater Commission. The forcl Tuttle; Secretary, Horton .'.\L lkq.dc; Trcas11 n'I', Ila n·1·,\· 1ilant is in two s1·dions, the Clinton stred division and the Spar­ Snook; Clerk, A<'knson .T. :\Iad«·rlcy; Town Pl11111IH'r, Fr1111k ta a \Tll 11<' di \'is ion. The depth of the sewer heels is three feet JI. Bittenhencler. six inches, and the filters eo\·er about four acres, the amount The Nc-wlon S<'\\"<'I" systc111 w;is lwµ:1111 Octo!H'r Ii, l!)();',, of sew:1i.r<· tn·atecl an>raging 2.50,000 gallons per cl:tJ·. Morforcl and put in operation the followi11g year, :it a eosl of ahout Smith is superintendent of the sewer system. 52 THE REGISTER BOOK NEWTON IN 1800

Beginning with Main street, or "the road to New York," 32. Building occupied by Amos Bassett, now site of M. the buildings are designated by their numbers, as follows: E. church. I. Bate's tavern, now site of Ryerson and Ewald build­ 33-34. Old County Hotel, occupied by Isaac Bassett. ings. 36. Old County Clerk's Office. 2. The Conover building, now site of Dennis Library. 36. The Court House, rear view. 3. Nathan . Drake property, once occupied by Job S. 37. Dwelling of Sarah Pemberton, later occupied by Halsted. John Rorbach and William Drake. 4-5. Thomas C. Ryerson's house and law office. 38. Samuel Rorbach's residence and harness shop. 6. Old Academy, now Newman property. 39. McCarter's store house. 7. Gottleib house; afterward owned by Samuel Lane. 40-41. Ephraim Green's dwelling. 8. Job S. Halsted's law office. 42. Supposed to be Crossed Keys tavern. 9. Large house shown on east side (probably through 43. John Mccarter property. lack of skill on the part of the original designer) 44. George H. McCarter's house, afterward owned by was located on west side, facing Baptist church. David Thompson. The brick for this house said to 10. House owned by John H. Hall, originally built by have been made on site of old Methodist church, on Joseph Y. Miller. Division street. 11. A half log 'and half frame house, on site of W. M. 45. Log house on site of Foster property, built by John Clark's lot. Eueh; after occuped by John Vanness, sexton of 12. House owned by Citizen Warbasse. Presbyterian church; then by Polly Kerr, who sold 13-14. Episcopal rectory and school of Rev. C. Dunn. cake and beer in the time when people did not go 15. Property of Col. Pemberton. home between morning and afternoon church ser­ 16. Supposed to be Phillips house, on Spring street. At vices. time of ,vmiam Drake's earliest remembiance there 46. Dunlevy house. were hut three log houses below this, on the same 47. Occupied by --- Crane; afterward by Joanna Hill. street. ·l,8. .Tudge Johnson's law office. 17-18. Store of Bonnell M. Haggerty and small building -t9. Residence of Judge John Johnson. adjacent. 50. Residence and office of Dr. Hunt. 19. Residence of Jeanette Morrow. Below the Court House the map fails to show an old 20-21. Bassett's taYcrn, afterwards Brittin's, and finally store house, on site of present jail, built by J uclge John Cochran's. Holmes, and afterward occupied hy Oakley Anderson; it be­ 22-23. House of Nathaniel Pettit, occupied by John Pettit. ing the spot near where The Register was horn, and where 2-t. John Feeny's store. the late Eclward C. Moore began his business career. Also, 25. Occupied by John Harris, brewer and hakcr. a log house owned by John Trusdell, and probably part of the :.:.:. ,J lm .Savacool's residence. old building adjoining residence of Mrs. S. J. Van Campen. 27. ,John Vandine's residence. Another was the Drake homestead, which stood near the :ZH. Presbyterian church, the only building on Church present Sussex shoe factory. These, Mr. Drake says, com­ street, and only church edifice in town. prised the buildings of Newton, as he remembers them, and by 29. William T. Anderson's law office. tradition. The blank spaces unnumbered on Main street :m-!ll. Hesi

On the first day of February, 191:.J, this Company hegan its 7:Jrd year of continuous and henefident service.

OFFICERS. President, William P. Coursen, Fredon, N. ,J. Vice President, David C. Truex, Beemerville, N. J. Secretary and Treasurer, Andrew J. VanBlarcom, Newton, N. J.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTE. Wi11iam P. Coursen, David C. Truex, WILLIAM P. COURSEN. Nathan H. Hart• DAVID C. TRUEX.

The Sussex County Mutual Insurance Company was . Smith, Daniel S. Mccarter, Obadiah Pellet, John T. Stewart, formed by act of the New Jersey Legislature, February 22, Charles P. Rorbach, Peter S. Decker, Martin E. Hough, Israel 1840. L. Hallock and A. J. VanBlarcom. The members of the first Board of Directors: John H. Mr. William P. Coursen has been president since 1893. His Hall, Isaac Bunnell, John Rell, Pierson Hurd, .John Strader, sound and conservative judgment and the esteem and con­ Walter L. Shee, Robert F. Shafer, James Evans, Andrew A. fidence which he commands among all who know him have Smalley, Zachariah H. Price, Joseph Northrup, Jr., George H. contributed in a great degree to the success of the Company. Mccarter, Whitfield H. Johnson, Nathan Smith, Nathaniel In 1893, at the time of Mr. Coursen's election to the Drake, Reuben F. Randolph, Isaac V. Coursen, Richard R. presidency, the value of property under the protection of the Morris, Elias La'Hommedieu. Company was $1,616,348 and the Deposit Notes covering the Mr. John H. Hall was the first president. Mr. Hall same was $47,451. founded The Sussex Register in Newton in 1813. The sub­ On November 1st of the present year, the value of the sequent presidents of the Company have been: Robert H. property under its protection was $3,723,800, and the Deposit Mccarter, Jonathan Whittaker, Dr. Franklin Smith, Thomas Notes covering same $153,199. Lawrence and William P. Coursen. The Office of the Company is Room No. 6, Park Block, Whitfield H. Johnson was the first Secretary and Treas­ Newton, New Jersey. urer of the Company and held office for 20 years, when he An Examiner of the Department of Banking and Insur­ resigned to accept the office of Secretary of State of New Jer­ ance states, "This Company gives its policyholders safe insur­ sey. The subsequent Secretaries have been: Dr. Franklin ance at a comparatively low cost."

DIRECTORS. William P. Coursen, Fredon, N ..J. Watson R. Ayers, Andover, N .•J. James M, Stoll, Hainesville, N. J. Martin Rosenkrans, Newton, N. ,J. John N, Decker, Andover, N. J . David C. Truex, Beemerville, N. ,J. John Ayers, Andover, N. J. John H. Sutton, Monroe, N. ,J. Richard D, Wallace, Vernon, N. J. Benjamin D. Simmons, Sussex, N. ,J. Wm. H. Dalrymple, Branchville, N. J. Lester T. Smith, Layton, N. J. Nathan H. Hart, Newton, N. ,J. Frank Smith, Flatbrookville, N. J. Heman A. Timbrell. Stanhope, N. J. Obadiah VanHoro, Stillwater, N. J. ANDREW J. VANBLARCOM. A. J. VanBlarcom, Newton, N. J. NATHAN H. HART. 54 THE REGISTER BOOK

THE SUSSEX NATIONAL BANK

The Sus.<.ex ~ational Bank of ~1·wb111, '.\'" . .J., is 0111· of tlw was s11<'('<'(·d<·d as (';1sliin lty his son Tlwodore, who hdd that oldest hanking- institutions in the ('nited States, haYinµ- lwen 1Jtli< 0 <• 1111lil IH' was eil·<'l<-cl Prl'sident Odoher 2-tth, 1!)02, ·suc­ ehartt'recl as a St:ik Bank ,January :nst, HHS. The first c·ecdinµ- Dadd H. II111l, deceasecl. Tlwoclorc Si111onson s11c- Board of Dirt•dors, eleetecl .Tune lH, lHIH, wns c·o111pos1·d of 1·1·1'1lt·d Tlwodor1· '.\Iorford, who died ::\'lay 2!ith, HJOH. Daniel Stuart, William T. ,\nclerson, ,Toh S. Halsted, .Janws The Bank was first loC'akcl on :\lain street, where Daniel Stoll, (;rant Fitt'h, Ephriam Green, ,Jr., ,John Gustin, ,John E. Sutton now resic\1·s, until 1H2a, when, in order to he in the ,\ r111str.mg-, David Ford, Gersh'.Jlll Co11rsen and Da\·icl Hrer­ l111siness part of the town, the huilcling on the <'Orner of s m, all men of not,·. <'h11rC'h and l-Iiµ;h street was erected and Ot'Cupiecl. In lHHl Daniel Stuart was eleetecl President and Sa11111el D. '.\for­ it mov1·cl to its present h11ilcling, <'Orner of Spring ancl Main i.,rJ, Cashiel'. The Bank began business August lith, lHIH. stret·ts, within a short clistanee of its starting point.

TIit' first cliviclt•1HI of :JI/! per cent. upon a capital of ~27,:!0o It lias lw<·n in ln1si11:•s:~ 95 years. was declared ,Tanw1ry 17th, 1820. The capital was irHTeasl'd It has 111-n·r stopped an instant cluring business hours. to *·U,000 in IH:Ja and to *

Stuart have heen Ephriam Green, Dm·icl Hyerson, David It pays :is lihPrnl :i rate of interest on Time Deposits as Thompson, David ll. Hull, Tlwoclore ::\forforcl, Tlwoclorl' SAFETY WARRANTS. Simonson. Samuel D. '.\Torforcl, who

1818 Sussex National Bank, Newton, N. J. 1914

INTERIOR OF BANKING HOUSE

Capital, DIRECTORS: $200,000 Andrew J. VanBlarcom, Theodore Simonson. Surplus & Profit, Nathan H. Hart. $280,000 Luther Hill, William W. Roe, John Wills. THEODORE SIMONSON, Lewis M. Morford, President. Henry C. Kelsey, L. M. MORFORD, Rolland T. Hull, Vice Pres. and Cashier. William H. Earl, CHARLES S. STEELE, Walter F. Whittemore. Asst. Cashier

THEODORE SIMONSON, Preai:Jent 56 T H E R E~G I S T E R B O O K THE H. W. MERRIAM SHOE COMPANY

A MANUFACTURING CONCERN THAT HAS MADE NEWTON FAMOUS­ OCCUPIES 90,000 SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR SPACE-GIVES EM- PLOYMENT TO 550 PEOPLE-ANNUAL PAY ROLL $275,000-SALES OVER $1,000,000.00 EACH YEAR.

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In the year 1861 the following item appeared in one of cured and the business gradually increased. Mr. Merriam as the newspapers: the sole owner of the business, was ably assisted by Mr. W. L. "Messrs. Hall, Southwick & Co., and Mr. H. W. Merriam Dutcher, wh<, was a most efficient business man, and to him carried on a most extensive business, the two establishments was assigned the responsibility of selling the product, and Mr. furnishing, it is supposed, one million of pairs per annum. W. H. Palmer acted in the capacity of superintendent. Both had reduced their stocks on hand pretty well when Through the combined efforts of these men, the business con­ Lee's surrender took place. Prices are fully as good as they tinued to expand and in the year 1882 a stock company was were a year ago, with lab'.>r at about the same rates and a de­ organized under the name of the H. W. Merriam Shoe Com­ crease in the cost of materials. Indeed, the business has pany, with a cash capital of .$30,000.00. In 1889, the c:lmpany probably never been more prosperous than now. There is an had outgrown its capital and it was increased b $200,000.00 enormous stock of quartermasters' stores on hand in New and Mr. Merriam was made President nnct Treasurer and Mr. York, Philadelphia and Cincinnati, probably twenty millions Dutcher, Vice President and Secretary. After this reorgani­ worth in this city alone, if we include knapsacks and other zation, Mr. Merriam continued to give the business more or accoutrements, as well as shoes and clothing." less attention, but on account of failing health, he was obliged Mr. Merriam, whose name appears in this notice, was in to retire from active management, and his death occurred on the year mentioned, manufacturing shoes in New York city. October 26th, 1900. Recognizing the advantage of manufacturing in a small town At this juncture it seems most fitting b say, that Mr. where space and fresh air were more plentiful, he was induced Merriam wad a man not only in close huch with his own busi­ through the efforts of an organization of business men to re­ ness which hnd much to do with its success, hut he was con­ move his business to Newton, and a new factory building was tinually looking out for the welfare of others. During his life erected in 1873 on the present site, which forms a part of the time he mad,· three cash distributions to his employees which plant now occupied by The H. W. Merriam Shoe Company. totaled more than $18,000.00 llesides giving largely of his The records show that the first pair of shoes made in this means to the churches and all other gaod causes, an:l it can factory were finished on June 12th of the same year, which be truly said, that the world is better f Jr his having lived in it. date placed Newton on the map as one of the industrial After the death of Mr. Merriam, a large part of the re­ towns of the State. sponsibility fell upon Mr. Dutcher, who was well fitted for The business was started in a moderate way with only the task, but the management was shared with Mr. John fifty employees on the pay roll and a daily output of 150 pairs. Tozer, who had 0 been associated with the c:m1pany since 1895, As the majority of successful enterprises start from small be­ and in whorr.. Mr. Dutcher found a faithful assistant. ginnings, this was no exception, and because of the superior A reorganization followed on 1'fay 6th, 1901, and Mr. quality and 1?tylc of shoes manufactured, a foothold was se- Dutcher was elected President and Treasurer, Mr. ,John Tozer, T H~E R~E G IS T E R B O O K 57

Yiec President, and J. E. ,varlrnsse, Secretary. The inanagc­ it now l'ontains 90,000 square feet of floor space. The lmild­ rnent continued along well defined lines with conservative but ing is e11uippcd with modern machinery and all best known progressive methods, which are sure to bring success to any methods arc usctl in the manufacturing of shoes. To meet all business venture. requirements the equipment includes for fire protection, a On March 26th, 1901, the factory of the Sussex Shoe Co. !"prinklcr system, also fire alarm signals and an organized fire was purchased and refitted to manufacture a line of shoes department on each floor. For the convenience of the mana­ which were in great demand, but through lack of room coultl gers and heads of departments, a private telephone system is not be made at the main factory. This plant, which was installed and in fact no expense has been spared to make the known as Factory B, was under the supervision of E. Merriam plant equal in all respects, to the larger factory buildings in Dutcher, and continued in operation until 1910. It became other ;;tates. apparent to the company that it would be advantageous in The actual output of the concern is 3,500 pairs every many ways to have the entire business under one roof, and in working

Mrs. J. Beatty MILLINERY 139 Spring Street OPP. HOTEL WALDMERE NEWTON, N. J 89 TH!E R E G I S T E R B o:o K THE NEWTON TRUST COMP ANY NEWTONt NEW JERSEY

OFFiCERS.

LEVI H. MORRIS, President. BRUNO HOOD, Vice President. F.DWIN W. MERRIAM, Vice President. LOUIS A. DALRYMPLE, Secretary-Treasurer. FLOYD C. DBVORE, Assistant Se<'retary-Treasurer.

DIRECTORS.

CLARENCE G. APPLF.TON, U7.AL H. McCARTER, Comptroller Fidelity Trust Co., Newark, N. ,T. President Fidelity Trust Co., Newark, N. ,T.

,T. W. C. CARDER, EDWIN W. MERRIAM, Merchant, Newton, N. ,T. Prcsiclmt H. \V. Merriam Shoe Co., Newton, N. ,T.

DR. BRUNO HODD, "LEVI H. MORRIS, Physician, Newton, N. ,T. Connsc-lor r.t Law, President of the Comp:m:y-.

EDWARD KANOUSE, ,JAMES H. SHACKLETON, Treasurer of The Prudential Insurance Co. of America. Secretary and Treasurer Fidelity Trust Co., Newark, N. J. 59

The :S-ewton Trust Co111pany was OllC'll('(1 for husiucss April 1st, 1902, hadng temporary <1tiarters in the Park Block store, during the erection of its present building, at :30 Park Place. A cash capital of one hundred thousarnl dollars was paid in, and a surplus exceeding fifty thousand has sinc·e been aceunrnlated. Total deposits have grown until they are now in excess of one million dollars. The advent of the institution inaugurated a new era in hanking in this section of the State, it heinir the pioneer of Sussex county to pay interest to its depositors. Although es­ tablished less than twelve years ago, it has de,,etoped into one of our largest hanking institutions, ranking thircl in total as­ sets, and its rapid growth is clue in part to the fact that it I\ suceessfully launched this co-operative system. This move­ ment was followed by other hanks, and to-day all Sussex ('Otmty Banks are uniform in this respect, except as to rates of interest and dates of crediting. Though criticised more or less .. twelve years ago, the plan has proven successful in "Old Sus­ ..., sex," as it had previously in counties south of us, and our people have profited to the extent of nearly a million dollars, the Trust Company alone having distributed O\'er two hundred thousand dollars in interest to its depositors. In addi, ion the saving habit has been encouraged, our people have grown more cl,rifty, business has been stimulated by the increased supply (,t money, and it is conceded that we have all been benefited, directly or indirectly. . . During the early years of the Trust Company, 31/:.i per having one of the best equipped Safe Deposit Departments in cent. per annum was paid on Time Deposits, hut opportuni­ the community. The vault is constructed of concrete and fire ties afforded through its connection with the Fidelity Trust brick, and with its drill proof steel lining and massive doors, Company of Newark, New Jersey, the largest and strongest a.hsolute protection is afforded. The boxes rent from $2 per hanking institution in the State, with whkh it became annum up, according to size. affiliated during 1910, it was enabled to advance the rate tu 4 In addition to the Banking and Safe Deposit .-departments per cent., which has been successfully maintained since Decem­ a Trust Department is maintained which shows great possibili­ ber of that year. Interest is reckoned from the first of every ties in this county. The Company is chartered to serve in month and is credited and compounded four times a year, on numerous capacities of trust, acting as executor, administrator, the first days of January, April, July and October. trustee, assignee or receiver, and as double security, it is re­ On Commercial accounts, 2 per cent. per annum is paid, qui recl to furnish bonds like the individual, hut differs in the hasecl on the average daily balance when in excess of $100, and fact that a trust company never dies, hence it is rightly termed the advantage of receiving interest on Checking .Accounts ••An ideal trust official." has been strongly demonstrated to its depositors. The State The Directors of the Company are successful and ex­ of New Jersey makes use of the Company as a depo~itory, perienced business men, many of whom are trained and expert and is paid 2 per cent. also, the established rate on State hankers. Funds. The Company is now one of our best equipped financial in­ A bout two years ago, extensive improvements were stitutions and the growth of its business is strongly indicative made upon the vault, a new three ton set of individual lock of the confidence placed in its management and conservative hox.es installed, and the Company enjoys the distinction of policies. 60 TH~E R E G I S T E R B O O K

Coneeded the !em.ling lawyer at the Sussex County Hon~ Theodore Simonson Bar, and one of the ablest members of the profession in the State. He was born in Vernon township April 26, HHH, son of Thomas T. and Mary Hynard Simonson. Educated in Warwick Academy, the Collegiate Institute and Po11ghkl0 epsic, N". Y. Read law with Hon. Hobert Hamilton ancl Hon. Thomas Anderson, of Newton. Acl­ rnitted as an attorney in February, 1876, ancl in 1883 was made a Counsellor and als() admitte

Residence of Hon. Theodore Simon son, 63 High Street, Newton, N. J. THE REGISTER BOOK 61

Public Square, Newton, N. J.

. ' Soldiers Monument, Newton.

Morris Lake.

McMurtrie Memorial Fountain.

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Newton Public School. Old Market Scene, 62 THE REGISTER BOOK

James E. Baldwin. Entrance to Newton Cemetery.

Court House and County Park.

Rutherford Tuttle, THE REGISTER BOOK 63

JOHN ILIFF. MARTIN WARD, JR. This gentleman is one of Sussex county's successful busi­ ness men. His business of that of a grower of Cut Flowers, Potted Plants, all kinds of Nursery Stock, Shrubbery und Yegetahle Plants. He is also an expert and attistic landscape gardner and a designer of cemetery work' :and funeral mementoes. Mr. Ward's green houses and offices are located at 15 Fos­ ter street, Newton, N. J. He began business in 1904. Has a large and growing trade. Has just constructed a new green house and has everything up-to-date. Can furnish anything in floral work at the shortest notice. Is the largest designer of funeral werk in the county. He also furnishes ·green vege­ tables the year round.

THE DECORATIVE ART AND LADIES' SHOP. JS Main Street, Newton, N. J. One of Newton's unique and popular places, noted for its rare collection of Art Needle Work, Embroideries, Painted Novelties, Laces, Dainties in N eckwear, Stamping in endless designs, Ladies' Furnishings, Gift Articles and Worsteds for The subject of this sketch is engaged in the Furniture and embroidery work, and such a splendid assortment of ladies' Undertaking business, also sells a large number of pianos to goods not found in other stores. Madame Anna l), Longcor, pleased customers. a genius in her line, is the proprietor. She established the He has just completed a new brick building of three store six years ago and enjoys a large and growing trade. stories on Spring street, in the center of Newton, where he resides and carries on business. Educated in Newton Col­ legiate Institute and Coleman Business College of Newark. He LEO. MANN. is taking an active interest in public school affairs and is Newton's well known and successful manufacturer of and president of Board of Education, also active member of volun­ dealer in Cigars and Tobacco. Embarked in business four teer fireman. Member of M. E. church and one of its trus­ years ago, in the old stand, 99 Spring street, which has been a tees. Stand.3 high in the community as business man and tobacco store for more than 7o years. Mr. Mann has the only public spirih.. d citizen. exclusive shop of the kind in the county. His "99" is one of the best nickel cigars on the market, and in high favor with smokers. Mr. Mann has an up-to-date store and everything JUSTICE J. E. WHITNEY. for the smokers.

SPRINGDALE MILLS. This is one of the oldest mills in the county. It is still a hurr mill. lt has been in operation more than a century. The present proprietor, Mr. S. B. Hendershot, who does custom grinding, runs a saw and cider mill, dealer in all kinds of feed, grain, and chicken "Scratch." Deliveries in Newton daily. The mill is located on the Andover pike, 2 miles south of Newton. Mr. Hendershot is a native of the county.

THE STAR STUDIO M. F. Wintermute, Proprietor, ARTISTIC PHOTOGRAPHY Photographs, Crayon Portraits, Views and Enlargements, Our Police Magistrate, to whkh place he was appointed in .\mateur Finishing, Photo ,Jewelry, Pidurc Frames, Picture Odo her, 1913. Born in Hoboken, N. ,T., May 2Hth, lH-U. Mats, Card Hoard, French Picture Glass, Glass and Mats cut Sern·cl in the Civil War in the 4ith New York National square, round or ontl; Pkture \\'ire, Hooks, etc. Guard. Is serving his third term as ,Tusti<'e of the Peaee, and 47 Spring Street NEWTON, N. ,J. while a resident of N cw York State, snve

HENRY DAVID COUSE. WILLIAM H. NICHOLLS.

Born in Newton, N. J., January, 1860, attended private The subject of this sketch is one of Sussex county's well schools of Miss Maggie Anderson and the late Agnes Mc­ known citizens and a prominent business man of Newton. He Carter until the opening of our present public school; leaving learned the printer's trade, and for twenty-one years was with public high school attended Newton Collegiate Institute for the New Jersey Herald. Is active in Democratic politics, and two years. In 1879 entered business in the employ of the late enjoys the distinction of having served on the Town Commit­ Samuel Johnson, remaining five years. Then worked several tee, as Chairman, Town Treasurer and Custodian of School months in a department store in Newark, N. J. Being of a Funds all at the same time. In 1889 he established his present mechanical trend decided to try a business where · this trait business at 71 Spring street, where he has a large stock of fine would help to lead to his success and entered the employ of China and Cut Glass, Novelties, Sporting Goods, Toys, the late W. D. Wright to learn the jewelry, watchmaking and Stationery, Books and Magazines. He also has a modern, well optical business; leaving his employ commenced business for equipped joh printing plant where he is prepared to execute himself January, 1887, on High street and contiriued in that all styles of fine printing, engraving and visiting cards. location until April, 1892, when he moved to the present lo­ Mr. Nicholls enjoys a large and growing trade. He takes cation, 79 Spring street. Prior to the time of this removal, a keen interest in civic, social, religious affairs, and for ten feeling the need of a better knowledge in optics, spent some years has been a Vestryman in Christ Episcopal church. time in New York taking a course of lectures and. practical instruction in fitting of glasses and adjustment of same, and this has been a prominent and successful part of his business JOHN C. LOSEY. to the present time, and hundreds who 1ead this anniversary edition of The Sussex Register, will read through glasses fitted by the subject of this sketch. Served on Board of Education three years, and on Town Committee 1910 to 1912, inclusive, 1910 and 1911 having charge of the street department; 1912 acting as chairman of ccJmmit­ tee. Mr. Couse is one of our enterprising citizens and enjoys the confidence of all.

HILLSIDE HOME. This is one of Newton's important as well as attracti\'c institutions. The Hillside is a rest retreat for co1walescents, .and as such has all the charms of a home with the advantages of a modern sanitarium. The Home is located at 7!) High street, a choice residential location of Ncwtnn. It is equipped with every accessory for comfort, electric lights, baths and all modern conveniences. The Home was established eight years A rising IIH'lllher of the Sussex County Bar and proprietor ago by Mrs. S. V. Straley and enjoys a wide popularity. of an extensive General Insurance Agency. Born June 5, The capacity is taxed to the utmost, usually, ancl guests fincl 1882, on a farm in Stillwater township. Is a son of William rest, relief, and complete health restoration under the care of and Charlotte Losey. Graduated from the Newton High the manager, and the board of physicians connected with the School in 1900. Read Ia,.,, under Levi H. Morris. Admitted to place. The food is wholesome, fresh from the farms. the Bar in 190i. Has held a position in the postal service since moo. Married Miss Jessie G. Roe, daughter of Charles Roe, MRS. L. H. PIERSON. in 1907. Is Worshipful Master Harmony Lodge, F. & A. M., Dealer in Staple and Fancy Grocerks at 78 Sparta avenue, No. 8; Assistant Superintendent of the Presbyterian Sunday Newton, N. ,J Establisht'cl the business fifteen years :ig11, h:1s school. Ha:; a rapidly growing pradic<' :11ul stands high in a fine store and enjoys a large and growing trade. the community. THE REGISTER BOOK 65

Phone No. 76. Opp. Fountain, Spring St. Established 1887. A Good Record for Grocers. Agents for Columbia Flour. The floui· that satisfies. Makes more bread to the barrel than any other brand of flour on the market. Therefore the cheapest to use. MEXICAN BLEND COFFEE. A high grade Coffee at a low figure for cup quality ancl price can not be equalled. Just a trial pound will convince you of its merits. VAN CAMPEN BROS.

CHAS. GRAEY HARNESS AND SADDLERY GOODS HAND MADE HARNESS

OVER HOWELL'S HARDWARE STORE NEWTON, N. J.

J\ t the age of eighteen, when mu:;t boy:; are still playing hall, the subject of this sketch was making his own way in For 32 years the following lines of guuds have been the world by teaching school in the rural districts during the winter and helping on his father's farm for his summer sold hy us: Adriance Buckeye Harvesting Machinery, vacation. New Way Gasoline Engines, Doylestown Threshers, Later he decided to make teaching his vocation and at­ South Bend Plows, Planet, Jr. Horse Harrows and tended the Trenton Normal. Here he came under the in­ Cultivators, sherwin-Williams Paints, H. B. Smith Co. struction of that noted penman, D. H. Farley, who instilled in Steam and Hot Water Heaters, Fuller & Warren him the principles of penmanship so thoroughly that his name to-day stands for Penmanship and Fountain Pens by all who "Stewart" Stoves, all "best by test." Pull line of all know him. He taught school eighteen years, being principal kinds hardware sold here. at Lafayette, .Andover, Hamburg and Pequannock. As a W. F. HOWELL Newton, N. J. teacher he was successful. Many of his pupils became teach­ ers. As many as forty teachers in this county received their first teachers' certificate under his instructions. Ten years ago he entered the business world and at pres­ ent is conducting a Stationery and Sporting Goods Bazaar, LAUNDRY. known throughout this county as the Busy Store. The name is well placed, as it is one of the busy spots in this town. However busy, he now and then looks over the poliitical field and is in touch with the politics of the county.

F. C. BURHARD I-L\HN'ESS .\~D S.\DDLEllY Hand made Harness a spt>dalty. All kinds of Horse Furnishings and Hcpairinµ-. No. J J Spring Street, Opposite Hotel Newton, NEWTON, N ..T.

FRED BAYER Maker of Awnings and Tents, Canvas Wagon and Engine Covers and Flags ...., High Grade Work. Professional Bunting Decorator. Quick Service. Tents for Sale and for Hent SUSSEX LAUNDRY, Pleased to Show Samplt>s ancl Give Estimates. Sussex Telephone No. J04 NEWTON, N. J. Telephone 147, NEWTON, N. ,J. 66 THE REGISTER BOOK ROOF'S LIVERY The Oldest and Best Equipped Stables in Sussex County 1231 SPRING STREET N E W T O N, N e w J e r s e y ,ttfl~ SAFE, STYLISH and FINE ROADSTERS CAREFUL and ATTENTIVE DRIVERS New and Up-to-date Rubber Tire Vehicles Handsome Coaches for all Social Functions Also for Sale Large Variety of Wagons, Buggies and Surries James Roof, Proprietor.

HART & ILIFF COMPANY NEWTON, N. J. LONG DISTANCE PHONE 43

N. H. HART, President. The place to buy Coal, Feed, Rough and Planed Lumber, Doors, Sash, Blinds, Lead, Oil and Sun-Proof Paints House Finishings and Builders' Supplies. Inspection Invited. Right Prices, and Satisfaction Guar­ anteed. THE REGISTER BOOK 67

MISS EMMA C. STRADER MISS MAUDE L. KISHPAUGH .\ C0:\1PLETE LINE OF :vtILLINEllY MILLINERY Prices to suit all Tailored and Trimmed Ha ts Inspection invited. The newest and smartest clesi~ns Your last season's hat cheerfully r£>modeled. ~55 Spring street, Next door to Hart & Iliff Co., NEWTON, :N .•T.

MRS. HARRIET E. DEMAREST, A HTISTIC )IILLINEH.Y

The Latest Modes, Trimmings, Feathers and all Accessories. Imported and Domestic Novelties. Your patronage requested and inspection Invited.

1i SPHING STREET, NEWTON, N. J.

WATCHES DIAMONDS CLOCKS JEWELRY SILVERWARE CUT GLASS- THOMAS E. MURRAY A gift to please those you would favor with a mark of JEWELER AND GRADUATE OPTICIAN your esteem-your portrait. 55 SPRING ST. NEWTON, N. J. Nothing could be more appropriate. Make the opportunity to-day. THE JACKSON STUDIO, 67 Sp,ing Street, NEWTON, N. J.

M. KLEPACKY J. O. BISSELL LADIES' AND GENTS' TAILOR Dealer in

201 SPRING STREET NEWTON, N. J. FANCY GROCERIES

Provisions, Feed, Flour and Grain.

Sole Agents for CHASE & SANBORN'S FAMOUS TEAS and COFFEES. Established !887 Incorporated 1904. MILLIKEN-KELLAM CO., ,vc <'arry the following well known brands of Canned S11<·cc·ssors to Georg-e A. ,villiams Co. and ,John l'. )lilliken Co. and Packed Goods- Blue Knot Coffee ::\1anufaclurers of High Grade Fly Screens for win­ White Rose Brand dows, doors and porches. Fine cabinet work, mill Mistletoe Brand work and specialties. NEWTON, XEW JEHSEY. J. O. BISSELL, !78 Spring St., NEWTON, N. ,J.

THOMAS SMALE Improved Machine1-y Latest Type Faces MERCHANT TAILOR. LEWIS J. KISHPAUGH 9 Spring Street, Newton, N. J, Ideal Job Printer ,\II Orcl<'rs Hcc<'ivc- Pt•rsonal Supenision Suits to order :jiH up. Ckaning, Pressing, llepairing. Telephone No. 117 Prompt Service and Satisfaction Assured. ~6 Park PlaCl' NEWTON, N. J. 68 THE REGISTER BOOK

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0 0 0 will help you. We believe we can 0 0 0 0 help you more than your friend ( ?) 0 0 0 J. S. FICHTER, Grocer, 0 He is looking for something. 0 4.7 Sparta Avenue, Newton, N. J. 0 0 SUSSEX PHONE 146. 0 WHAT? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NEWTON GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY. (J 0 0 Carber's Store 0 0 O 0 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 JJl SPRING ST. NEWTON, N. J. The Leading Dry Goods Store of Sussex County

This business was established in 1870 by F. M. Uough, Mr. Carber serving nine years as learner under him, seventeen years at Sussex, N. J., and now twelve years as present owner of the business, making thirty-eight years continuous experi­ ence in the Dry Goods business in Sussex county. It is the policy of this store to keep every department thoroughly stock­ ed in all the latest, up-to-date merchandise and to cater to the every clay wants of all the people. Every attention is given to the smallest detail of the business, courteous treatment, prompt and willing service to all by experienced helpers. J. W. C. CARBER ASSISTANTS L. H. Willson John Quackenbush W. EARL NICHOLLS Amelia E. Julier Luna Kvmer Lulu A. Shotwell PLUMBER STEAM FITTER See Me for lnstallaion of Modern Horse Shoeing a Specialty Baths and Lavaories. Rubber Tire Work CHARLES M. OAKES 149 SPRING ST. NEWTON, N. J. ~EWTON, N. ,T. Wbeelwrighting and Blacksmithing Gasoline Engines Farm Machinery Columbia Veterinary Remedies Reliance Roofing A.. H. Decke-: Theo. AUBLE. C. E. Mc:CRACK.EN DECKER &AUBLE Blacksmithing and Wheelwrighting Books, Stationery, Crockery and Horse Shoeing n Specialty Novelties. Expert on C'ripplccl J--Iorses General Repairing 11 Main Street NEWTON, N. J,, 258 Spring Street, NEWTON, N. ,J, THE REGISTER BOOK 69

The Boss Clothing Store

61 Spring Street Newton, N. J.

Headquarters for ev­ erything to wear. New­ ton's Most Up-to-date Outfitters.

W. D. BOSS, Prop. Interior View of the Boss Clothing Store.

SPRINGDALE HOTEL T. J. CUFF, Proprietor A popular and well-known hostelry on the Andover and Newton Boulevard, about half way between the two places. Established by Mr. Cuff, who built the ho­ tel and has added to it from time to time till he now has a roomy, up-to-date estab­ lishment. Everything to eat and drink of the best. _ For 26 years Mr. Cuff was general foreman with the L. l H. R. R. Co.

L. VAN BLARCOM Make your Dollars have more Cents ATTORNEY AT LAW 4 l HIGH STREET NEWTON, N. J. TRADE AT RYERSON'S PHARMACY

EDWARD I. JENSEN Tne ~~ Ston1 CLEANSER AND DYER NEWTON N. J. 23 HIGH STREET NEWTON, N. J. 70 THE REGISTER BOOK

MISS SARAH E. DOYLE Exterior of Store.

Proprietor of Newton's Well Known Pure Food Bakery -A Type of One of the County's Successful Business Women.

Miss Sarah E. Doyle established a Bakery in New­ ton in 1881, in a small way, at first, hut perseverance and a determination to give her patrons fine bread and wholesome pastry enabled her in a short time to enlarge the plant and greatly impr,lVe her facilities. When the pure food laws became effective she was the first to equip her bakery with the latest sanitation methods and the most m:Jdern machinery, and is the pioneer in th-is county in the effort to have an establish­ ment that is in every way worthy the name it now enjoys Miss Doyle has built up a large trade, and has in every way made her business a conspicuous success, and expert work given the products of the Pure Food Bakery have made them popular in every home, and the manr patron!'> are assured that bread, pies and cake made at Miss Doyle's bakery are not surpassed for wholesome­ ness and cleanliness anywhere. Interior of Store.

GEORGE H. SAVACOOL, BOX MANUFACTURE~ NEWTON, N. ,J.

Office Interior. Residence.

This is one of Newton's important industries. Its boxes a clay. The plant is most complete, having been en­ proprietor is Mr. George Savacool, who established the enter­ larged several times. Modern in equipment. Shoe, shelf, cor­ prise 25 years ago, having a small plant, and employing six set, candy hoxes and everything of that nature are turned out girls and two boys, who turned out about 1,000 boxes daily. promptly and cheaply. Mr. Savacool is one of Newton's high­ He now employs thirty people and the output is nearly 8,000 ly esteemed men. THE REGISTER BOOK 71

One of our prominent ladies recently remarked that E. J. Quinn's Cloth­ ing and Fur.1:shings sur­ pass all others in quality and price. It is good to be thus appreciated by the best judges. If you want further info~mation come and investigate. It will, without doubt, convince the most skep­ tical. E. J. QUINN Successor to M. P. Tully Merchant Tailor, Clothier, Hatter and Gents' Furnisher Newton, N. J.

George Peatfield Storage Warehouse Piano and Furnitura Moving and all kinds of Hauling. Automobile Moving Van Phone 148 for Estimates Go Anywhere Move Anything NEWTON, N. J.

Standard Towel Company

This company was incorpl>ratecl at New­ ton, N. J., .July, 1907. They started business in a small way at the CDrner of Water and Clinton streets, having only twelve looms and empl:>ying five hands. The business rapidly increased and in December, 1912, they moved to their present location on Spring street, where they have 44 looms and employ 40 hands at good wages. They manufacture Turkish Towels and Terry Fabrics, the market being large department stores in New York and Boston, Mass. The officers are William H. Mellor, President, and J. Bertram Mellor, Secretary and Treasurer. 72 THE REGISTER BOOK

NEWTON IN J880.

BRICKNER BOTTLING WORKS High Grade Mineral Waters All Flavors. James G. English. Patrick J. English, KRUEGER EXPORT BEER SCHLITZ. MILWAUKEE. JAMES ENGLISH'S SONS, For Family Use. For the Trade. Office at BLACKSMITH and MACHINISTS

HORSESHOEING

General Machinery Repairing

NEWTON, N ..J.

Engines, Boilers, Pumps, Pulleys, Hangers, Shaftings, Etc.

. I SUSSEX MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS. ' I . I THE WALDMERE, Spring Street. A. B. BRICKNER, Newton, N. J.

THE PEOPLE'S BAKERY Makers and Distributors of the Famous "HOME MADE SPECIAL" A bread that is both light and wholesome. The family favorite. Try it and you will always BUY IT. JACOB BENZ, Proprietor 27 Spring Street Newton, N. J. B. FISHER and N. FOGELSON, Proprietors 277 Spring Street NEWTON, N . .T.

Pies and Cakes of Alt Kinds. .i Opposite D., L. & W. It. ll. Station. 73

LEHMAN & CO.

Interior View of store.

Up-to-date Grocery, Meat and Provision Market. Headquarters for Everything Good to Eat. PARK BLOCK NEWTON, NEW JERSEY

An appetite for good things to eat is born in one­ If that appetite is not proper­ ly cared for, nothing will "taste right". Good foods, prepared from the Fresh, Clean Groceries we sell, will tempt the most jaded appe­ tite. Try a sample order and prove to yourself that all the appetizing points of Good, Sweet, Clean Food are carefully preserved at This Grocery. Established in 1899. A. P. Vansickle GROCER SUSSEX PHONE 31 NEWTON, N. J. ------74 TH~E R E G I S TE R B=O OK

THE MERRIAM HOME.

HENRY B. DeKAY.

THE QUALITY DRUG STORE ALLINSON e HENDERSHOT j PHARMACISTS NEWTON. N.J. --PHONE 159 ..,__

ROBERT T. JOHNSON.

WILLIAM TOWNSEND GROCER Best Butter a Specialty "SUNBEAM" and ''CARMELO" Brands Canned Goods. Distributed by Austin, Nichols & Co., Inc. GOLD MEDAL FLOUR IA TRIAL WILL CONVINCE YOU I ORDER AND DELIVERY SERVICE

233 SPRING STREET FORMERLYTii~T'S STORE T lfE R E G I S T E R B O O K 75

OGDENSBURG. P. J. DOLAN. .\ }Jrolllirwnt merchant of Sussex eot1nty, located in Og­ SWEENEY'S HOTEL. densbur~ where he has concl11decl a general store more than 8,5 years. Takes a keen interest in cide and other affairs. Is a rncml)('r of the School B ,ard and one of the influential eiti­ zens of that secti:m cf the county.

RAYMOND CASE. Is the genial proprietor of the Ogdensburg House, one of the attractive Hotels of the county, located in Ogdensburg. Mr. Case is entering his fifth year as proprietor, and .¢.njoys a fine trade. He is prominent in the affairs of the town, a mem­ ber of the School Board, member of the order of Red Men, and a popular hotel keeper.

H. A. BEIERLE. Dealer in Stationery, Confectionery, Ice Cream, Fruits, This is one of the popular Hotels of Sussex county, at Tobacco, Cigars and Choice Family Groceries, at Ogdensburg, Ogdensburg, and enjoys a fine reputation. Mr. John Sweeney, N. J. Established the business in 1910, enjoys a good trade ,Jr. is the accommodating proprietor, and has kept the hotel and is one of the enterprising citizens of Ogdensburg. 11 years, served on the School Board 18 years, and is a promi­ nent Odd Fellow. JACOB LIPSKY. The Hotel is modern, and makes a specialty of fine din­ ners for tourists. Conducts a fine Clothing and Shoe Store in Ogdensburg. He carries a large line of Ladies' and Gents' Furnishing Goods, Notions, Boots, Shoes, Rubbers, Curtains and Chil­ J. P. MADDEN. dren's ready-to-wear articles. A well known merchant and fruit grower. Postmaster at Ogdensburg, to which position he was appointed in 1898. B. C. GORDON. Active in civic afl'airs, a Republican in politics, member of the County Committee, served on the School Board and c:m­ Wholesale and Retail Baker of Ogdensburg, N. J. ducts an extensive Fire Insurance Agency, owns the Ogdens­ Wagon tlelivers daily fresh Bread, Rolls, Pies and Cake. burg Opera House, and is one of the hustlers of the com­ A specialty is made of supplying churches, festivals and munity. Very popular, and has a fine up-to-date store in the pienics at reasonable rates. His goods are in great favor with ,·illage. households and his business improves year by year.

Moses Bigelow, President. George R. Swain, Treasurer.

WHITE LIMESTONE CO., OGDENSBURG, N. ,T.

Manufacturers Crushed Road Stone, Ground Limestone for the land ancl Crystalline Grit for poultry.

PAPAKATING. ALFRED D. SNOOK.. An enterprising citizen of the county, and postmaster at W. F. DePUY. Papakating. Is a native of Sussex county, and was reared Conducts an up-to-date .blacksmith and woodworking on the farm. Began his mercantile career April 1st, 1912, shop at Papakating where he located two years ago. Is an by purchasing the store at Papakating. Carries a full line of rxpert in the art of horseshoeing. Has a fine growing trade, Is prominent in fraternal circles, being a Mason, K. of P. and general merchandise and dairymen's supplies. Has a fine ,Tr. 0. U. A. M. Mr. DePuy stands high in the community. trade, is a Mason fraternally, and enjoys the confidence of all. 76 TH E R E G I s T E R B~o:o K

SPARTA. SHUMAN BROS. The reputation of Sparta as a leading s11111mc1· resorl is dt·st'rYingly high and year after year the p!'rmanent residl'nts art' doing more to in('rease the attra<'ti\'eness. City peoplt' in large numbers are buying lots and building s11m111<'r homes in the town or in its immec\iate Yieinity. The dimate of tht• region in which Sparta is situated is exceptionally healthful,· the air pure and invigc>rating and the natural seenery equal in attractive picturesqueness to the finest elsewhere within or without the State. The town is situated on lhe Xew York, Susquehanna & "Testern Railroad. The population of the township in which Sparta is situated is 1579, of which Sparta has between 400 and 4.50. The town has one public school and two churches, the Methodist and Presbyterian. There is also a Village Improvement Society. The place was settled about the year 1770. At one time an immense amount of iron was forged in the village. Six forges were kept continually supplied. A large number of ship anchors were annually manufactured there. Most of the ore was supplied from the Ogden mine near Ogdensburg.

The house of Shuman Bros., Undertakers and Embalmers, of Sparta, was established by Jacob H. Shuman 45 years ago. H. J. and W. L. Shuman are now the proprietors, and took over the business about nine years ago. Both are natives of the county. H. J. Shuman is Town Clerk. W. L. Shuman is a prominent Mason and Odd Fellow. They are licensed Em­ halmers and have all the accessories required for their work.

J. W. MASEKER. A prominent and successful merchant of the county in Sparta. where he has done a thriving business for nearly a quarter of a century. Deals in General Merchandise and is an extensive buyer and shipper of Eggs, Potatoes, and other Country Produce.

JAMES CONDON. Is Sparta's well known and long established blacksmith and wheelwright. He is a native of Sussex county, and began business in Sparta thirty years ago. Has a fine up-to-date shop, is an expert farrier and a wagon makei: of high repute. Does general repairing and does it with skill and promptness.

THE GLEN HOUSE. One of the county's favorite Hotels, located in Sparta, and conducted by Mr. David Goble, the ideal host, who has presided over the place for more than thirty years. The Glen Soldierst Monument, Sparta. is open all the year. Tourists and automobile parties will find this one of the most attractive places in this section. The H. C. DODGE best to eat and drink. The Hotel is remodeled and up-to-date in every detail.

JOSEPH M. DECKER. Is the enterprising Wheelwright and Blacksmith at Spar­ ta. He has an up-to-date shop, builds wagons and sleds, clot's general repairing, keeps auto supplies, gasoline and accessories. Established his business in 1904. Enjoys a fine trade and tht> conficlence of all who know him. Is a Jr. O. U. A. M. and active in the civic and social life of Sparta.

GEORGE B. FISHER. One of the prominent business men of Sussex county. Manufacturer of fine hand made Harness at Sparta, where he has been since 1870. Has worked at his calling 58 years. Served as justice twenty-one years, as notary twenty years. His harness are famous in many states. He is a prominent Dealer in General Merchandise, Sparta, N. J. Established Odd Fellows, and is one of Sparta's most substantial and the business five years ago and enjoys a good trade. revered citizens. THE REGISTER BOOK 77

H. W. FOLK.

Residence of H. W. Folk, Sparta, N. J., was erected by his father, Henry Folk, and was the family homestead for many years.

Mr. H. W. Folk conducts a general mer­ chandise business at Sparta. The enterprise was established by his father about 30 years ago. Mr. Folk is one of the prominent and well known business men of Sussex county, and enjoys the confidence of all who know him.

GEONERVROE INN,

One of Sparta's Popular Hotels.

This beautiful ancl u1>-to-date Hostelry was established twenty-one years ago by its present manager, Mrs. Minerva Roe. It is a great favor­ ite with summer tourists. Has accommodations far forty. Farm dairy and poultry yards at­ tachecl supply guests with the freshest of fruits, vegetables, eggs, milk and cream.

MAPLE GROVE INN,

EUGENE SMITH, Proprietor.

Sussex county has no more attractive summer hotel than Maple Grove Inn of Sparta. It is thoroughly up-to-date in equipment, conveniences and furnishings. Delightfully situated and able to accommodate fifty guests. Mr. Eugene Smith, the proprietor, has conducted the place six years, and his cordial hospitality has endeared him to all. Mr. Smith is the manager of a large fire in­ surance agency, representing the leading com­ panies.

CHARLES HALSEY. Auto Parties Catered to Is the popular postmaster of Sparta. Born in the town CENTRAL HOTEL and has lived there all of hi~ life. Learned harness making in Sunday Specialties Newton. Was town Assessor three years and Commissioner of Deeds t_hirty years. Was appointed postmaster eight :rears CHICKEN AND BEEFSTEAK DINNERS ago. Is a prominent llcpublican, and is one of Sparta's en­ GEORGE B. MAINES Proprietor. terprising citizens. SPARTA New Jersey -t 00 , ' • . ·: - { ::lf:~:< :} .·.;:~:;, :~~J. ::- __ -/?i'.J%{~>:·llft,.~-- ·:. .:.f.~~:,-~JI ~i,-: t J~,t,,_,-;i¥i•, ,;,-:-1. 1• ,":,. ,,~l~••~ • ~•, .h,~\~0 .,:,!• •' ,-i, 1 _,, t . , ){'-,,-'Clt~f:y ! -- ~... ; • _,ic :\{ ]!,}-tt·;t li'.: ~tt~r~~J;t:~:t}!~i!r~~/}~\\hf :/'._ •...-i· i; {tY: _:~·~/: .ds:ir:•;.;,??. \ti: .. -,,. '.. .,-,.:!.<' •,;;: .·· . . :,U~'il~;~~.:N,:',~\.·••y'.~ \.-! <'·"-! -,~.~~.j,~••;i;"'i•:··i•'.·•..-,., ,.· -.....-,~ . •!.;'

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~ ~ ~ {fl- GELSCHE SEGIS NO. JU683. ._;j PRIDE GELSCHE NO. J5J J55. t'%j The $1300 daughter of King Segis, for whose unborn calf, An Auray Farms show cow. Daughter of Sir Gelsche ~ by the King of the nlack and Whites, $1000 was offered and Walker Segis. A. R. 0. record at 2 yrs., 5 mos., 20 days. t::t, Butter 7 ds: 15.62, milk 7 ds: 397 .20 At 5 yrs. record just refused. A granddaughter of Prilly, and one of the stars at 0 completed. Butter 7 ds. 25.56, milk 7 ds. 564.6. Auray Farms. 0 AURAY FARMS :,:: PURE BRED HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN CATTLE F. M. AVERY IRVING M. A VERY SPARTA, SUSSEX CO., N J A few great-grandsons of. King of the Pontiacs, King Segis and Pontiac Korndyke from A. R. 0. daughters of some of the greatest Holstein-Friesian sires always on hand to select from. NO FEMALES AT PRIVATE SALE PEDIGREES, PHOTOS AND DETAIJ.ED INFORMATION ON REQUEST THE REGISTER BOOK 79

STIDWORTHY BROTHERS

Fire-Proof Garage

Repairs, Supplies and Storage

Telephone J.8 Netcong

NETCONG, NEW .JERSEY.

THE FRANKLIN HOUSE Chris, Kelly, Proprietor. John W. Kelly, :Manager.

STANHOPE, N. J.

Rates $2.00 per clay. Telephone No. 54

Phone 6-W-Stanhope Prompt Attention to all orders

STANHOPE BOTTLING WORKS Peter J. Kelly, Proprietor.

Beer, Ale, Porter and Soft Drinks, Wines and Liquors.

STANHOPE, N. J.

R. M. I N S C H O. STANH OPE, N. J. Dealer in Meats, Groceries and Vegetables. Established A. A. KING eighteen years. Sussex County Distributor for

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S. H. CHAMBERLAIN,

HEAL ESTATE and INSURANCE

Rents Collected, or Loans Negotiated.

Bank Building,

NELDEN'S PHARMACY The new, up-to-date market recently erected by )Ir. Inscho. This well known cstahlishment has heen doing business in Stanhope since 189i. The proprietor is Dr. H. H. Nelden. H. HANOVITZ SONS', This is one of the moclel stores of Sussex eounty, in which Stanhope, N. J. Exdush·cly Clothiers and Ilahcrdashers. Everything in may he founcl all kinds of Drugs, Proprietary Medieines, the newest modes and styles. Kirchbaum Clothes and Stetson Toilet ;\ rticles, Confectionery, N oveltics, Stationery, and Hats. everything usually carried in a first class pharmacy. 80 THE REGISTER BOOK

R. M. SMITH,

Dealer in

GRAIN,

FLOUR,

FEED,

CUSTOM GHINDING,

COAL,

ETC., ETC.

SPARTA, New Jersey.

STANHOPE. HOTEL STANHOPE ST ANH OPE, N. J. Stanhope, situated in the extreme end of the county, and separated from Netcong by the Morris canal, is one of the thriving boroughs of Sussex, its present population being about 1,300. The railroad station (Stanhope-Netcong) on the Lackawanna, is in the Netcong section, about three-quarters of a mile from the center of the town. Netcong also affords the banking facilities. The Singer Sewing Machine Company have one of their foundries here. The borough has an ex­ cellent water system, electric lights furnished by the Wills­ brook plant and has thP. main thoroughfare macadamized. There is an excellent public school and two churches, Meth­ odist and Presbyterian.

JOHN WILLS Dealer in Lumber, Coal and Building Material ST ANH OPE, N. J.

F. P. KISZ Proprietor. Modern in every detail. The Best to Eat and Drink. Tourists and automobile parties given special attention.

Up-to-Date Delivery Truck.

J. O. BISSELL. A prominent and enterprising businP.s~ man of Sussex county, operating grocery stores in N cwton and in Stanhope His establishments are wt>ll known and popular trading places for the people of the county. They arc up-to-date, and stocked with the freshest of goods. The Stanhope store carries a fine supply of fresh ancl Salt .:\feats, and to its management, Mr. Bissell gives his personal View of Hotel Stanhope Stables • attention, his son, Mr. L. A. Bissell is the active manager of the Newton store. Mr. Bissell is a native of the county, and is H. A. TIMBRELL. interested in civic affairs, is a prominent Republican and for An enterprising merchant of Stanhope, N. J. Established many years has served as vice chairman of the Republican the general merchandise business there twenty-five years ago. County Committee. Has been District Clerk of Board of Education for twenty years and is Vice President of the Bank of Netcong and Yire President of the Building and Loan Association of Netcong. THE REGISTER BOOK 81

SUSSEX BOROUGH. HUGH C. BALDWIN. About the year 1870, a man by tltc name of l'der Decker, a llollanart of the seventeenth century, in search of good land on which to settle. Coming down throug-h what is now \Vantage township, he located near what is now the corner of Main and Bank streets. Others followecl him and a small village or settlement was the result, it taking the name of Deckertown, in honr>r of its first settler. The name was changed in 1900 to Sussex. The town is sit- 11atnl along the Clove Creek, sixty-nine milt's from New York, on the New York, Susq11ehanna & \Vestern Hailroacl. The Lehigh & New England llailroawn. :\c-C"orcling t:, the census of 1910, it had a population of 1,212. Sussex has an excellent gravity water system, the water c·muing from Lake Rutherford on the top of the Blue Motm­ tains above Colesville, seven miles distant. Fire protect1on is afforded by a well equiJ>ped and well manned fire de­ partment consisting of a hose c::nnpany and a hook and Jaclder company. The high and grammar school is of the hest and there are four churches, Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist and Catholic. Two newspapers, the Sussex Independ­ A rising member of the Sussex county Bar, born in New­ ent an

HON HENRY C. HUNT. HARRY R. MENSCH.

Dorn in Blairstown, N. J.; father Marshall Hunt, for many years a partner of John I. Blair; mother, Sarah A. Ship­ man. Educated at Blair Academy and graduated from Lafay­ ette College, class of 1877; read law with Charles D. Thomp­ son in Newton and was admitted to the bar in November, 1882, and afterward as a counsellor; practiced in Newton until September 1894, and from that time in Sussex, and has an Born on a farm in 1882, near Wilkes-Barre, Pa., son of office in Newark, where he is associated with John D. An

HAROLD M. SIMPSON. A. W. BEDELL, Postmaster, Sussex. Born in Frankford township, Sussex county, and has al­ ways resided therci n. A ttcnded Sl'hool in the old Academy in Dcckcrtown, and later took a course in higher branches of learning under the late Dr. Joseph H. Morrison. He then adopted the profession of teaching, continuing for five years. May, 1889, accepted the assistant postmastership at Deck­ ertown, serving five years. Resumed his profession of teach­ ing, and continued until March, 1898, when he became as­ sistant postmaster and servetl till March, 1911, when he was appointed postmaster by President Taft. Served as mem her and ·President of Sussex Council. Three terms as member of the school board. Is an ardent Republi­ can, an authority on all postal matters, advocate of good gov­ ernment, is public spirited and takes a keen as well as active interest in the welfare of the community. The youngest member of the Sussex county Bar, born in :vlcAfee in 1886, son of Ora C. and Magdaline Simpson. Edu­ DECKER & SIMMONS. cated in the Newton Public Schools, the English and Classi­ The firm of Decker & Simmons, Sussex, N. J., is composed cal School, Princeton and Lehigh Universities. Studied law of E. H. Decker and J. D. Simmons. The business is that of under Hon. Theodore Simons::m, and being admitted to the dealing in Feed, Flour, Grain, Hay, Straw, Coal, Brick, Lum­ Bar located in Sussex, where he is counsel for Wantage town­ ber, Shingles~ Lath, Doors, Blinds, Mouldings, Lime, Cement, ship and enjoys a fine practice. Is a Democrat politically, and Builders' Material. The business was established in 1888 takes a keen interest in the county's affairs, and is regarded and has always enjoyed a good trade. very highly as one of our rising lawyers. ABOUT WAGONS AND WHERE TO GET THEM. DR. CAROLINE WALLIN. We help you to get whf:',t you require and provi4e an A prominent Osteopathic Physician of the county, located easy price on what you must buy. Our way of serving YOll in Sussex. Doctor Wallin is a graduate of the American will surely satisfy. This stand has been in the wagon bµsil' School of Osteopathy of Kirksville, Mo. She holds a. certificate nt-ss for 35 years and what makes our wagon sal~~ '.easy :~re of the State Board of Medical Examiners of the State of the satisfied custom~rs that return to us every. yeat. . . New Jersey, and is therefore recognized by the Common­ We are not experimente_rs in ~h~ ~~o~ _b_usiness. . It is wealth as a regular physician. our business all the y~ar round, not once in awhile in the The practice of Osteopathy has become more popular year spring. A blacksmith always on hand for changes and repairs. by year, as people understand the logic as well as the sim­ WRIGHT'S. MILLS, . plicity of the a.rt. It is to-day"the recognized drugless method Cove Road, SUSSEX, N. J. of healing · di&~se and restoring the afflicted to a normal W. S. Wright, -Prop. condition. It's ~pplicatjon i~ atttnded by no disastrous ef­ fects, and a very sligllt:'invesiligation will convince the most W. F. MORRISON, skeptical of it8! benefit~nt res~sJ,:7 Proprietor Hotel Morrison, ~~CE &: H@PEN COMPANY• ..... ~ ~· ..... This is one of the imporb~~enterprises of Sussex, N. J. The business w~s established pi['ijm and incorporated in 1905 . • ,. '.-qll. •,t-.... • The officers ar, S. H. LawrenJ:e,f President; H. M. Kemick, Secretary, ·and I Ora Harderi#reasur~r. The company are dealers in Fe~d, Grain, FI~,.· Coal, Lumber, Hardware, Paints and Buijoing Materi"ll kinds. The plant is op­ posite L. & N: E. depot, S. • , and t\ley have a branch ~. ~ 'i .. ,~ . store at Pellettown, N. J. . . :-:-~·i · .'-.,,, '.,,, THE MANNING COMPANY> SUSSEX, N. J. Are dealers in Lumber, Coal, Feed, Fertilizers, Salt, Lime, Cement and Building Materials. They arc also manufactur­ ers of the famous "Gold Medul'' · Flour, a flour very popular with the housewife in this section1 Give it a trial and you will be convinced. Your patronage . solicited; right prices and satisfaction guaranteed.

WILSON'S' BAKERY. SUSSEX, N. J. This business was established nineteen years ago at Sus­ A native of Dublin, Ireland, came to America a child. sex, N. J., by Mr. Frank Wilson,. the present proprietor. The Located in Sussex in 1880. Established the Morrison Hotel in bakery is modern and up-to-date in every way-and the best 1903. Has a modern up-to-date place, where everything to eat of Bread, Cakes and Pies are for sale. and drink may be had. Is secretary of the Sussex County Mr. Wilson enjoys a large and growing trade which he Hotel Men's ,\ssociation, and steamship agent. A popular and richly deserves. public spirited citizen. THE REGISTER Boot<

J. R. MOORE, FARMERS NATIONAL BANK, It .prominent merchant of Sussex engagec.l in the Cloth­ SUSSEX, N. J. ing, Shoes and Men's Furnishing business. Has an up-to-date Capital Stock ...... $U>O,OOO.OO store which he established in 1910. Carries a fine line of Surplus ...... !,00,000.00 Haberdashery, Hats, Ties, Shirts and the latest in Clothing. Solicits your accounts and does a general Banking busi­ Mr. Moore is a native of the county, and is a young man of ness. Resources over $1,000,000.00. sterling business qualities. Officers-F. W. Margarum, President; Frank Holbert, Cashier. SUSSEX FEED STORE. Directors-Charles G. Wilson, A. Watson Slockbower Mr. W. Scott Martin is the enterprising proprietor of this Theodore F. Northrup, Frank Holbert, Samuel S. Vandruff', establishment. He has been in business in Sussex eleven Elihu Adams, William A. Roy, James R. Kincaid, F. W. Mar­ years and deals in the most popular brands of Feed, Allen­ garum. town Portland Cement and Poultry Food. Give him a trial whe9 you need anything in this line and you are sure to re­ ceive courteous treatment as well as the best goods. Notary Public Commissioner of Deeds

A. E. WOLFE, A. C. TULLY, Granite Monuments, Fire Insurance of every description in Stock and SUSSEX, N. J. Mutual Companies. Only the best domestic and foreign Granite used. Up-to­ date designs. Inspect my stock. Prices low as consistent with first-class work. LOANS AND REAL ESTATE.

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F. U. Dickson Proprietor.

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On~ of the most up-to-date hotels in this section of the State. Recently refitted and refurnished. Modern in all de­ tails. Table unsurpassed. The best to drink. Popular prices and every consideration.

DR. J. D. HAGGERTY, G.DYMOCK Dentist, Planing and Moulding Mill SUSSEX, N. J. Builders' Supplies.

THE CENTRAL GARAGE SUSSEX, N: J. D. S. Haggerty, Proprietor. Selling Agents for OVERLAND AND FORD CARS General Repair Work, Oils, Gasoline and Necessary Supplies SUSSEX, N. J. H. N. Havens F. B. Vandruff

DR. I. B. LOWE, SUSSEX GARAGE Dentist, SUSSEX, N. J. Machine and Electrical Work

SMITH & WELLS, Agency Studebaker Cars "25," "35," "Six." Livery and Sate Stable, SUSSEX, N. J. Opposite Union Hotel, SUSSEX, N. J. Up-to-date rigs. Safe horses. Careful drivers. Social New concrete construction. Thoroughly up-to-date Storage, functions supplied. Repairs and Supplies. Local and Long Distance Telephones. 84 THE REGISTER BOOK

STILLWATER. REV. T. W. MARVIN. The Stillwater Mill

The subject of this sketch is a native of Monroe county, J. Pa., being born there June 21, 1870. Came to Sussex county Stillwater, N. with his parents when six years of age. He was educated in the public school and Allegany College, from which he obtain­ A. D. CORNELL, Proprietor ed a degree of B. A'. For several years he was employed with the H. W. Merriam Shoe Co., of Newton, and for fifteen years more or less engaged in evangelistical. work. He then became pastor of the First Baptist church of East Stroudsburg, Pa. JOHN W. EARL. After which he was identified for one year with his father in A well known contractor and builder, residing in Still­ the mercantile business at Bartonville., Pa. January, 1913, he began the Mercantile. Real Estate and water since 1894. Built the new public school building and Insurance business at Stillwater, N. J., where he has a fine the Presbyterian church. Is a promintnt member of the trade, and enjoys the confidence of the community. Grange, an Odd Fellow and P. O. S. of A.

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D. S. AND M. B. WINTERMUTE. W. H. ELLETT. The:;c gentlemen compose the firm of \Vinterrnute Bros., A :1ativ<' of Sussex county and now a well known mer­ Merchant Millers and Sawyers. They have a well appointed chant of \\'alpack Cenlt'l', where he conducts a general store, grist and saw mills at Middleville, N. J. The grist mill is over a 100 years old. They heal in Flour, Feed, Sprouts, and is assisted by :Mrs. Ellett, who is also postmistress. Mr. Grain md manufacture a superior brand of roller process Ellett kgan business in \Valpack Centre in September, 1912, Buckwheat Flour, which is in great demand locally, and in purchasing the Elmer 'I'. Roe store. He carries Dry Goods, other counties. They are both natives of the county, enter­ prising and public spirited. Both are Odd Fellows an

I. L. LABAR. THANQl1ILITY, N. J. General Store and Feed Store, Mr. LaBar established the g-eneral merchandise business at Tranquility thirteen ye.trs ago. He deals in Dry Goods, G r.;ceries, Notions, Boots, Sh:ies, Rubbers, Harness, Hardwart>, Fhur, Feed and Cement. He was appointed pr,stmaster in 1900, is a nath•e of Sussex c:,unty and enjoys a large trade.

S. S. COLEMAN,

TRANQUILITY, N. J.

:\fr. Colrnwn is a nativ,· of the county. Is agent for tile Lehigh & Hudson Railroad and conducts a large gen­ eral store. Deals in Feed, Flour, Coal, Cement, Hardware, Groceries, Dry Goods, B:>0ts and Shoes, and buys country produce. Has served us Town Committeeman, is a director of the cemetery and a prominent Democrat. En­ joys a fine trade.

Residence of S. S. Coleman, Tranquility, N. J.

WILLIAM H. LABAR. A. L. CASSEDY. A well known citizen of the county, formerly a carpenter Is the postmaster at Waterloo. He was appointed in and builder, now a wheelwright at Tranquility. Born in 1898. He keeps the village store and has been in business Pennsylvania in 1833, ancl never uses glasses at work or read­ there twenty-two years. Is a member and presiden,t of the ing. Has conducted his business in Tranquility for about six Board of Education of Byram township. Mr. Cassedy has a years. Is a staunch Republican. Has taken The Sussex Reg­ ister sixty-five years. Trustee of the l\f. E. church and keenly llne general store, enjoys a large trade and is one of the pop­ interested in civic affairs. ular citizens of the county. 86 THE REGISTER BOOK

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Store and Residence, Vernon, N. J. THE VERNON HOUSE, R. D. WALLACE. Vernon, N. J. Is the popular postmaster of Vernon, to which position he was appointed September 13, 1898. Takes an active in­ JOSH.PH BURROWS, Proprietor. terest in civic matters. Served as Township Collector six years. Conducts a fine store and deals in general merchandise, Modern, steam heat, best of everything to eat, drink and Flour, Provisions, Hardware and Agricultural Implements. smoke. Mr. Burrows has conducted the hotel thirty years. ls the agent for the Travelers Insurance Company, both ordi­ He is now assisted by his son, Joseph. Both are vry · popular nary ancl accident. Mr. Wallace enjoys a fine trade and the with the trade. confidenee of all who know him.

THE VERNON GRANGE STORK

Vernon, N. J.

Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries, Flour, Feed, Hard­ ware, Coal, Agricultural Im­ plements. Established in 1908, and enjoys a fine trade. A S. Drew, General Manager. Officers and Directors­ President, N. D. House; Vice President, T. B. Storms; Sec­ retary and Treasurer, A. S. Drew; Samuel A. Williams, Willard Forshee, L. R. Martin, Jr., E. C. Burrows, F. A. Mott, A. P. Shaw. The company does a large business and is very successful.

R, V. NORTHRUP. THE ROGERS STORE, Conducts the largest general store in Vernon. Is a native of Sussex county and has been in business 'in Vernon three years. Has a large and growing trade; deals in General Mer­ chandis~, Flour Feed, Coal, Hardware, Groceries, Dry Goods, Cigars ar. d Confc<·tionery.

THEODORE VAIL. The popular JJostmaster and Erie Railr'Jad agent at Quarryville, N. J. Has been agent for the railroad company thirty years, and served as postmaster more than fifteen years, being first appointed in 1883, serving until 189a. Re­ ,11.ppointed in HH 1. Was school trustee for Wantage township twelve years. A !Jig minded, conscientious geritlemfln and a f aithfol as wdl ~~ !•!ost eflki~nt official. Quarryville, N. J. THE REGISTER BOOK 87

COURT AND COUNTY OFFICERS. Assessors, 811pn·111c Court J usticc-James F. Minturn, I Io ho ken. ,\ndo\'cr-Williarn Iliff, ~cwton, H. D. No. 3. Circuit Juclge-Charlcs C. Black, Jersey City. Anclo\'er Bor:rngh-"\\'illiam E. \\'illson, Andover. County ,Tudgc-Allcn IL Shay, :N"ewton, term expirl'S 191G. Branchville Borough-George W. Roe, Branchville. Prosecutor of Plcas-"\Villiam A. Dolan, N cwton, term Byram-George M. Prickett, Andover, IL D. 1. expires 1917. Frankford-George W. Smith, R. D. I, Augusta. State Senator-Samuel T. Munson, Franklin Borough, Franklin Borough-Philip W. Henderson, Franklin Boro. term expires 1915. Fredon-William N. Westbrook, Newton, R. D. 1. Member of Assembly-Henry T. Kays, Newton. Green-I. L. Labar, Tranquility. County Clerk-Harvey S. Hopkins, Newton, term expires Hampton-John W. Thompson, Newton. 1917. Hardyston-Nicholas Farber, Hamburg. Deputy County Clerk-I-I. Clarence Cole, Newton. Hopatcong Borough-Peter E. Boomer, Landing. Surrogate-Emmet H. Bell, Newton, term expires 1918. Lafayette-William S. Vought, Lafayette. Deputy Surrogate-Sayre S. Martin, Newton. Montague-George McCarty, Port Jervis, N. Y., R. D. ]. Sheriff-Edward C. Maines, Newton, term expires 19H. Newton-A. V. B. Mackerley, Newton. Deputy Sheriff-Albert T. Lyons, Newton. Ogdensburg Borough-Halsey Hoppaugh, Ogdensburg. Coroners-George Peatfield, Newton, term expires 1915; Sandyston-\Varren H. VanSickle, Layton. Joseph G. Coleman, Hamburg, term expires 1915; Edward P. Sparta-David F. Kinney, Sparta. Uptegrove, Vern:>n, term expires 1914. Stanhope Borough-\Villiam C. Best, Stanhope. Clerk of Grand Jury-Lewis VanBlarcom, Newton. Stillwater-0. VanHorn, Stillwater. Superintendent of Public Schools-Ralph Decker, Borough Sussex Borough-Charles E. Willson, Sussex. Sussex, term expires 1915. Vernon-R. D. Simpson, McAfee. Superintendent of Weights and Measures-William D. Walpack-Joseph W. Bunnell, Walpack Center. Willson, Sussex. "\Vantage-Simeon M. Parcel, Sussex. Game and Fish Warclen-J. B. Hendershott, Newton. Collectors. Board of Freeholders-William Iliff, term expires 1914; .Andov~r Borough-Harry A. Stackhouse, Andover. Frank Coe, term expires 1915; John J. VanSickle, term ex­ Andover-George M. Hendershot, Newton R. D. No. 3. pires 1916; Clerk, R. Lee Slater. Branchville Borough-Alfred J. Canfield, Branchville. County Engineer-Harvey Snook, N ewto::i. Byram-Frank W. Spranger, Andover, R. D. 1. County Counsel-Levi H. Morris, Newton. Frankford-Jacob N. VanAuken, Beemerville. County Supervisor of Roads-Seymour R. Pullis, Sparta. Fredon-Harry G. Wilson, Newton, R. D. 1. County Collector-Lewis S. Iliff, Newton. Green-Howell Hamilton, Newton, R. D. 1. Steward of Almshouse-Floyd Dickison. Hampton-Willard A. Yetter, Halsey. Almshouse Physician-Dr. Edgar A. Allen, Lafayette. Hardyston-Jonas S. Woods, Hamburg. Board of Taxation-J. Frank Quince, President, Sussex; Hopatcong Borough-Gustave Reiiiberg, Landing. Martin W. Bowman, Sussex, Robert T. Johnson, Newton; 0. Lafayette-Charles E. Mackerley, Lafayette. E. Armstrong, Newton, Secretary. Montague-Fred Reinhardt, Port Jervis, N. Y., R. D. 1. Board of Elections-Marshall Hunt, Sussex; Ray­ Newtori-Norman B. Anderson, Newton. mond Case, Ogdensburg; Robert T. Smith, Andover; S. E. Ogdensburg Borough-David'L. Dolan, Ogdensburg. Ingersoll, Lafayette. Sandyston-Frank McKeeby, Layton. Almshouse Chaplain-Rev. Fletcher S. Garis, Branchville. Sparta-David L. Dolan,. Ogdensburg. Jury Commissioner, William F. Howell, Newton. Stanhope Borough-John D. Coursen, Stanhope. Sussex Borough-Peter V. Hammond, Sussex. Stillwater-:-William S. Huff, Middleville. TOWNSHIP AND BOROUGH OFFICIALS. Vernon-Andrew S: Drew, Vernon. Walpack-Charles P. Haney, Flatbrookville. \Vantage-Frank T. Snook, Papakating. Town Clerks. Andover Borough-Frank N. VanSycklc, Andover. Andover-Charles W. Roof, Newton, R. D. No. 3. Township Committees, Mayors and Councilmen. Branchville Borough-George "\V. Roe, Branchville. Andover-Clark M. Kinney, Benjamin Fritts, Aaron Byram-Frank W. Spranger, Andover, R. D. I. .Masaker. Frankford-Jesse W. Fountain, Branchville. Andover Borough-Mayor, Hobert T. Smith; Council­ Franklin Borough-M. 1\1. Dolan, Franklin Borough. men, Charles A. Meyer, Joseph Ackerson, Andrew L. Dob­ Freelon-Edson P. \Varner, Newton, R. D. 2. bins, Henry N. Hine.ls, George 0. Young, 0. A. McPeek. Green-Clarence Cooke, Newton, R. D. 1. Branchville Borough-Mayor, William C. Cook; Council- Hampton-Charles Emmons, Halsey. 111an, George E. Knox, Benjamin F. Rosenkrans, Victor E. Hardyston-Abram B. Rude, Hamburg. Bevans, Isaiah Hornbeck, William H. Dalrymple, W. F. Dye. Hopatcong Borough-David W. King, Landing. Byram-Augustus McMickle, Hiram Stone, Geo. P. Hart. Lafayette-William H. Benson, Lafayette. Frankford-Victor Compton, George B. Titman, George Montague-Bruce A. Penney, Port Jervis, N. Y., It. D. 1. I◄'. Clark. Newton-William E. Decker, Newton, ,io Mill street. Franklin Borough-Map>r, D. W. McCarthy; Council- Sandyston-James J. Black, Hainesville. 111en, E. D. Shuster, Dr. F. P. Wilbur, J. A. Herzenberg, F. N. Sparta-Henry J. Shuman, Sparta. Shepard, G. L. Shaw, Watson Littell. Stanhope-George C. Valentine, Stanhope. Fredon-Peter E. Garris, Alfred C. Snook, Jesse M. Budd. Stillwater,-Victor M. Robbins, Middleville. Green-D. H. Longcor, E. E. Cooper, A. Hull. Susse\ Borough~Harry E. ,vells, Sussex. Hampton-Isaac Williams, John A. Sigler, W. H. Quince. Vernon_:_William D. Parker, Vernon. Hardyston-George W. Lewis, Thomas D. Edsall, Caleb Walpack-Nathaniel VanAuken, Flatbrookville. Farber. Wantage-James A. Wilson, Sussex. Hopatcong Borough-Mayor, Hon. R. L. Edwards; Co1m~ 88 THE REGISTER BOOK cilmen, Thomas B. A ttcrhury, Theodore A. Gessler, Philip \V. SUSSEX COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION. Oetting, Frederick Schwanhausser, Hudson Maxim, IL S. Baker. Lafayette-Edward Ackerson, .John D. Ackerson, Michael Andover Township. Tidaback. Montague-Alfred Hartrim, Henry J. Schneider, George Prl'sid1•11t, 0. l'. Casl'; ViC'e President, ~1illard K l'arli- Hooker. 111an; Clerk, William Iliff; Ll'e lL Fritts, Georµ;e M. Ilemlcr­ Newton-William Townsend, Charles S. Steele, E. Mer­ shot, "\V111. Ackerson, Man;hall Burd, Clark ~- Kinney, Lewis riam Dutcher. 0. Willson. Sandyston-D. M. Johnson, Ira Stoll, W. H. VanSicklc. Sparta-Benjamin C. Gordon, Walter D. Byram, William BranchviHe Borough. Huffman. J>rt·siclent, John A. MeCarriek; Vice J>residC'nt, YI. L. Stanhope Borough-Mayor, John Wills; Councilman, Boncl; Clerk, George E. Knox; C. H. Crisman, E. '.\1. Smith, Amos J. Almer, Lorenzo McKinney, William Niper, George ,T. C. Price, M. D., Wilbur F. Dye, Wm. P. Ellett, William McMickle, Daniel Inscho, Augustus Woodruff. C. Cook. Stillwater-Eugene Huff, William P. Struble, Charles Westbrook. Franklin Borough. Sussex Borough-Mayor, Frank Holbert; Councilmen, Presicil·nt, C. IL Rieker; Vice President, E. D. Shuskr; Walter L. Bird, Frank B. Ewald, Henry N. Havens, William Clerk, M. M. Dolan; Joseph A. Herzenberg, ,v. M. Boynton, Smith, Daniel E. VanEtten, Frank Wilson. Michael ,J. Hyde, Wm. C. Nestor, Joseph P. Quinn, James C. Vemon-L. F. Kinney, N. P. Ryerson, Monroe Houghtal­ Stephens, William Stephens. ing. Hopatcong Borough. Walpack-Eugene Rosenkrans, Lester J. Fuller, Emmet B. Struble. Pl"l'siclent, Thomas R. Atterbury; Vice President, David Wantage-Jason C. House, Walter J. Hait, Frank A. W. King; Clerk, Theodore A. K. Gessler; Gustave Reinherg, Meddaugh. Alva Nelson, Frederick Schwanhausscr, John P. Muller, R. L. Edwards, Charles F. Muller.

MUNICIPAL OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF NEWTON. Ogdensburg Borough. President, P. J. Dolan; Vice President, Raymond Case; Clerk, W. N. Harris; William Osborne, H. R. Collins, Reuben Town Committee. Stidworthy, Dr. L. C. Burd, Fowler J. Casterline, Nelson William Townsend, Charles S Steele, R. Merriam Dutcher. Washer, John Sweeney. Chairman-William To·wnsend, 191 Spring street. Stanhope Borough. Treasurer-Charles S. Steele, 12 Elm street. President, Amos J. Almer; Vice President, A. S. Van Custodian of School Funds-Charles S. Steele, 12 Elm St. A rsdale; Clerk, H. A. Timbrell; ,John H. Slaght, George C. Town Clerk-William E. Decker, 40 Mill street. Valentine, John D. Coursen, Robert M. Inscho, Herbert K. Assessor-A. V. B. Mackerley, 93 Madison street. Salmon, N. A. Woodruff. Collector-Norman B. Anderson, 24 Madison street. Street Commissioner-Harvey Snook, 125 Spring street. Sussex Borough. Town Attorney-Henry T. Kays, 6 Park Place. President, William D. Wilson; Vice President, A. C. Town Engineer-Harvey Snook, 125 Spring street. Tully; Clerk, John E. Stickney; Fritz II. Nilsson, Hobert Overseer of Poor-J. Wesley Randall, 16 Stuart street. Burns, Winfield S. Martin, Samuel S. Vandruff, Parker S. Mc­ Water Commission. Coy, George W. Sutton. Rutherford Tuttle, President, 61 Spring street. Byram Township. Horton M. Beegle, Secretary, 18 Union Place. President, Jesse L. H.oleson; Vice President, James Sut­ Harvey Snook Treasurer, 27 Maple avenue. ton; Clerk, Frank \V. Spranger, Hiram Stone, George P. Hart. Ackerson J. Mackerley, Clerk, 93 Madison strec·t. Morford Smith, Supt. of Sewers, 16 Orchard street. Frankford Township. Frank Bittenbender, Plumber, 11 Mill street. President, Hobert Y. Armstrong; Vice President, Geo. B. Titman; Clerk, Boyd S. Ely; J. W. Fountain, Thomas C. Police Department. Hoe, ,T. E. Dickerson, Gc:Jrgc 0. Kymer, Joseph F. Rutan, Officers-Arthur T. Byram, 203 Main street; Charles James II. Ayers. Straway, 15 Shady Lane. Police Justice. Fredon Township. John E. Whitney, 19 High street. President, Charles )I. Gruver; Vice President, Joseph E. Huff; Clerk, Frank E111111ans; Clinton R. Hardin, David A. Fire Department. )lanley, George W. \'anllorn, W. Il. Morris, A. C. Snook, J. Edward Hall, Chief Engineer, 248 Spring street. Ha111pton Hoy. Jacob Grimm, Assistant Chief, l(H Main street. Freel H. Snyder, Foreman Kittatinny Hose, 44 Trinity St. Green Towns hip. E. Dana Ely, Foreman Steamer No. 1, 131 Spring stred. l'residt·nt, Fred lL Labat·; Vice President, Howell Hamil­ Theodore Simonson, F0reman Sussex Chemical, :38 Mill St. ton; Cll'rk, Clarence Cooke; I. F. Straley, James Coates, Daniel Robert Kerr, Foreman Hose No. 3, 86 Madison street. H. Longcor, Theodore Hunt, Jr., E. E. Lambert, Sidney Hull. ,varren H. Smith, Foreman Fire Patrol, 91 Main street. Hampton Township. Board of Health. President, Jacob R. Ackerson; Vice I'resident, John \Varren H. Smith, M. D., President, 91 Main street. Thompson; C'lt•rk, Frank N. Kelleger; ,John A. Van Atta, A. V. R. Mackerley, Secretary, 9:J Madison strel't. Nathaniel ,Jones, Andrew ,J. Hendershot, Charles J. Hender­ Roswfll McPeek, Inspector, 2Hi Spring street. shot, Charles Van Horn, Harry Vail, Dennis Morris, John Chnrlrs ~' ~teele? William Townsend, E. Merriam Dutcher. Fields. THE REGISTER BOOK 89

Hardyston Township. drew s:nne of the congregation away from Plains Church and President, W. H. Ingersoll; Vice President, Caleb Farber; the building of other churches in parts of the community Clerk, Smith Simpson; John L. Woods, H. S. Potter, Grant drew still more, and when in 1840 a church was built at La­ Edsall, Haymond Dymock, Milton A. Bird, Thos. P. Renouf. fayette the two churches were placed under one pastor ancl ser,·ices were held in the Plains Church in the afternoon. In Lafayette Town ship. 1866 Frankford Plains and Branchville were set off as a President, Fred M. Pellet; Vice President, Arthur A. Ed­ separate charge, being thus associated together until 1893, wards; Clerk, William S. Vought; Fred Snook, J. H. Iliff, when the Plains Church became a separate charge. Since Peter Simmons, W. E. Plotts, W. J. Vought, C. E. Mackerley. that time it has been supplied by students from Drew Theo­ Montague Township. logical Seminary. In 1911 the church was repaired and the in­ President, ,Joseph Shimer; Vice President, Harry Cort­ terior greatly changed. right; Clerk, John Middleton; Bruce A. Penny, Daniel Smith, The third church built in 1800 was ceiled with pine boards Joseph Martin, Jacob McCarty, Henry Schneider. and painted white. The seats were also of pine boards, those on the right being reserved for the ladies and on the left for Newton. the men. The church was heated by two box stoves, one on President, Harvey S. Hopkins; Vice President, Warren H. either side and a pipe from each stove led to a drum near the Smith; Clerk, R. Tuttle; W. H. Sherred, Whitfield Gray, Fred center of the church, while from this drum a pipe ran about R. Snyder, Henry W. Huston, John Iliff, William Hutt. thirty feet to the center of the roof. The pulpit was about Vernon Township. eight feet high, the floor being supported by a single post in President, T. B. Storms; Vice President, F. A. Mott; the center. Clerk, W. L. Rohn; N. P. Ryerson, Jesse Barrett, L. R. Bar­ On quarterly meeting clays it is estimated that 1,500 peo­ rett, L. R. Martin, F. A. Mingle, Whitfield Davenport, B. F. ple were sometimes crowded in the church and as many more Paddock, Theodore Hunt. remained on the outside. The services commenced with a love feast at nine o'clock, with preaching and communion services W a1pack Township. at ten o'clock. The present pastor of the church is E. R. President, Charles P. Haney; Vice President, Wesley Gar­ Graham. ris; Clerk, Edward Darrone. Wantage Township. Stillwater M. E. Church. President, A. D. Hough; Vice President, A. J. Davenport; Clerk, Jason C. House; L. B. Dunn, S. M. Parcell, Dolson Methodism was introduced in Stillwater in 1801. l11 that Ayers, Frank B. Compton, Edward Layton, W. W. Titsworth. year James Egbert, a resident of Stillwater, visited his former home in Hunterdon county and heard Rev. Elijah Woolsey preaeh. He invited Mr. Woolsey to come to Stillwater and preach there. The first sermon was preached in the house of CHURCHES. Jacob Maines. The novelty of a Methodist minister in the neighborhood drew a large crowd. The sermon resulted in the organization of a class of 12 members, probably the first Frankford Plains Methodist Episcopal Church. Methodist class formed in Sussex county. For several years This church was undoubtedly the first church of any de­ services were held either in the open air or in the Maines nomination in Sussex county. While the first settlers were home. Stillwater was made a regular appointment of the contending with the Indians for possession of northern New Flanders circuit in 1802. For a time services were held in ,Jersey, the people living in what is now the township of a barn opposite the home of Martin Kishpaugh. At the Frankford and Wantage, met and worshipped in a little log time Stillwater was made an appointment there were only church standing in one corner of what is now the Frankford eleven appointments in the State with less than 4,000 mem­ Plains cemetery. This church was built in 1710 and from bers. The Flanders circuit embraced about one-half of the the names of some of the pastors it was evident that it be­ State. The preachers in the appointment had about 75 ap­ longed to some branch of the German churches. The log pointments, travelling on horse back from one to the other, church was replaced by a frame structure in 1750, being built being absent from home seven weeks at a time. by the same society that built the log church. In 1787 the In IS32 Stillwater was transferred to the Warren circuit control of the church passed to the Methodist society and Rev. and at the close of the year subscriptions were taken for Thomas Merrill, an officer in Washington's command, who the building of a church edifice, which was erected early in was converted at Valley Forge, was the Methodist pastor, li­ 18:13, under a contract given to Thomas A. Dildine for $1,350. censed hy Bishop Asbury. In 1800 this church was torn down The church was dedicated in the fall of that year by the and the lumber used in constructing a barn on a nearby farm. · Rev. Isaac Winner. A Sunday school was formed in 1834. A third church known as the old "Plains Church" was built in In 1889 Stillwater was sepamted from the Swartswood church 1800 alongside the highway. The timber used in constructing and made a pastoral charge alone. In 1862 under the pastor­ the frame was sawed from logs grown on the farm now owned ate of Hev. I. N. Vansant 100 people joined the church, hy Lynch Wyker and the carpenter work was done by James and in 187,5, 100 more were added. In addition to the Hamilton. This church stood until 1860, when it was sold. pastors named above, the following have served at that ·when the church was built one side extended a few feet on church: Rev. J. C. Hall, Frederick Bloom, E. W. Bice, W. H. the land of an adjoining farmer, with his consent. This caused Whitte, H. B. Allen, R. H. Schoonover, DeWitt A. Berry, the church people a great deal of trouble and in order to pre­ Seth W. Longacre, James McClintock, A. J. Sunderland and vent the Free Church party from moving the building the William H. Sloat. The present pastor is the Rev. Frederick Methodists fastened it with lock and chain to a tree, while the S. Benson. Free Church party to prevent the Methodists from moving it, fastened it with lock and chains to a post set in the ground on the other side of the line. 'rhe trouble was only settled by Sparta M. E. Church. the sale of the adjoining farm. This church edifice was sold Although Methodism was introduced in Sparta in the year in 1860 and a fourth Plains Church was erected and dedicated of 1820, it was not until 1842 that a church was huilt. The on January 31, 1861. The cornerstone having been laid in building was erected on the lot now occupied by the residence ,June, 1860. The building of a church near Deckertown in 1830 of William G. Palmer. This building was sold in 1868 and 90 THE REGISTER BOOK the present church edifice and parsonage built on Newton twice, once in 1867 and again in 1901. The·. present. pastor avenue. The present pastor is Rev. J. G. Lytle, who was in­ is Rev. N. P. Crouse, who began his pastorate th,ere on March stalled in 1912. 1, 1905. Since the closing of Rev. Mr. Wards~· pastorate there have been 13 men to fill the pulpit as follows:. Rev. Ashcl Balerille Christian Church. Bronson, Rev. Oliver ,v. Norton, Rev. Robert Cross~tt, Rev. The Daleville Christian Church was founded in 1826 at O. H. P. Deyo, Rev .Charles Milne, Rev. James Morton, Rev. Branchville by Revs. Simon Clough and J. S. Thompson. The John J. Crane, Rev. Joseph W. P'l1:ter, Rev. S. Vf. Board­ church edifice was erected at Baleville in 1836 and was re­ man, Rev. I. H. Condit, Rev. E. K. Donaldson, Rev. B. J. modeled in 1906. The present pastor is Rev. E. E. Hoffman. Morgan, Rev. N. P. Crouse. The present' church officers are: He has served the church for the past two years. Session, A. B. Cope, Orren W. King and Silas E. King.

Tranquility Methodist Episcopal Church. Monroe Christian Churc:h. The Tranquility Methodist Episcopal Church was built The Monroe Christian Church was founded in 1850 by in 1828 following the holding of meetings at Long Bridge. In Rev. Abigail Roberts. The church edifice was b.uilt at once. 1866 the original building was removed to Quakertown and is The building was remodeled in July, 1885. The first pastor now used as a school house, the upper part long having been was Rev. D. W. Moore, his successors being Rev. W. M. Pit­ used for preaching services. A new edifice was erected the man, Rev. W. M. Bothwick and Rev. J. C. Emerson. The same year. Rev. John Talmadge was pastor in 1828, the Rev. present pastor, Rev. E. French, took charge in September of Isaac Van Sant being the first pastor after the building of the last year. The present church officers are: R. D. Smith, new church in 1866. Since the building of the first church in Oscar Stoll, J. H. Sutton, Stephen Smith and Joseph Van 1828, over fifty pastors have served the congregation. Rev. S. Blarcom. O. Rushy is the present pastor. Andover First Methodist Church. First Presbyterian Church of Beemerville. The first church in Andover was erected by the Baptists in 1834, assisted by a provision in. the will of a Miss Hill. was founded in ISM by the Presbytery of Newark. The The congregation was small and after an effort of nearly church edifice was erected at once and dedicated on January 4, twenty years to sustain the church, the building was sold to 1835. The building has been remodeled a number of times; William M. Iliff, who resold it to Judge Azariah Davis. the last time in 1912. The first pastor of the church was Rev. Judge Davis deeded the building to the trustees of the First Edward Allen. The subsequent pastors being: Rev. Peter M. E. Church of Andover in 1854; that denomination Kanouse, Rev. Robert Crossette, Rev. Nathan Leighton, Rev. having organized in 1853. The first pastor was Rev. Reuben Ambrose C~ 'smith, Rev. Stephen D. Noyes, Rev. Andrew Yan Syckle, who was assisted by Rev. T. H. Smith, Tully, Rev. William F. A~·ms, Rev. Charles E. Bum~ Rev. or Newton. The church edifice was remodeled in 1859. The Charles P. Clover, Rev. Glenroie McQueen, Rev. Alex M. building as it stands at present was built early in 1893 and Higgins, Rev. Joseph Dixon. The present pastor is Rev. Wil­ dedicated during June of that year. liam G. Westervelt, who has been in charge of the congrega­ The first Board of Trustees elected consisted of: Judge tion for. the past ten years. Davis, William T. Hunt, J. V. Van Syckle, James ~- North­ The church officers are as follows: Elders, Barret A. Van rup, William McConnell, Peter VanNess~ Samuel Hibler and A~ken,. Merritt L. Hockenberry, Henry S. Phillips, E. Willis Reuben Van Syckle. The Rev. Benson S. Crowcroft is at Clark, John B. Compton. present pastor of the church. The official board consists of: W. R. Ayers, President; Dr. J. C. Clark, Secretary and Lafayette M. B. Church. Treasurer; William H. Valentine, E. N. Reed, Frank Mc­ was founded December 9, 183'7. The first meeting for the or­ Davit and A. O. Ayers. ganization of the church was held at the home of Isaac Van Gilder, at which time trustees were elected. For a time meet­ Swartswood M. E. Churc:h. ings were held at the homes of various members of the con­ This church was built in 1856, being dedicated· on October gregation. The _chu~h edifice was erected in 1841. It was 14th of that year. The dedicatory ceremony was preached by remodeled in 1869. It was burned and rebuilt in 1898. H.~v. William P. Corbett. The first pastor was the Rev. Geo. Warren C. Nelson was the first pastor on record, being in A. Carmichael. Until 1891 the church was connected with the cha~ge of the church in 1843. The first quarterly conference Harmony M. E. Church and in that year it was made a recorded in the church minutes was July 13, 1844. The pres­ separate organization. The present pastor is Rev. James ent· pastor is Rev. William C. Casperson. The trustees are as Howe, who was installed in October, 1912. follows: J. W. Hagerman, Joseph Slaughter, James Iliff, Michael Tidaback, Arthur Edwards, Martin Mabie, William Waterloo Metho~ist Episcop~l. Churc:h. Hopper. The stewards are: J. D. Ackerson, J. E. Jones, The Methodist Episcopal Church qf. Waterloo stands Brice Stanton, Ford Ackerson, Jacob Losey, Frederick Snook, Largely as a monument to the religious zeal, generosity and William F. Runion. loyalty of the late Peter Smith and his family. The society First Presbyterian Cburc:h of Franklin was organized in the house of Peter Smith on March 24, 1859. The first hoard of trustees was composed of Peter Smith, was erected in 183'7 and remodeled in 1894. The first pastor James C. Ayers, Samuel W. Stackhouse, John Burrell, William was Rev. George B. Crawford, Rev. Edwin C. Holman is the M. Bryan, Hon. Samuel T. Smith, Abraham L. Clark, George present pastor, having been in charge of the church since Jan. W. D. White and Benson S. Clark. The Rev. George T. Jack­ 1, 1910. The church officers arc: James May, Samuel Rowe, son was the first pastor. In the spring of 1904 the Waterloo Frank Edwards, Thomas J. Treloar. charge was taken· from the Stanhope charge and has since been served by the following pastors: Charles W. Collard, W. First Presbyterian Church of Stanhope. W. Millard, L. B. McMickle, W. F. Hunter and J. A. Hills, The first Presbyterian Church of Stanhope was founded all students from Drew Seminary. Morris T. Gibbs, who June II, 1838, by Rev. Asa Hillyer and Elder Silas C. served the charge four years when it was connected with Stan­ Byram, the first pastor being Rev. John Ward. The first hope, is the present pastor. The officers of the church are: church edlfl~ was. built in ISM and has •since been remodelled S. R, Smith, Lewis Smith, Peter D, Smith, A. L. Cassidy, THE REGISTER BOOK 91

Abram B. Force, Miss Melissa Cassidy, Mrs. Frank Smith, St. Thomas Roman Catholic Ciurch. Philip Dolan, John R. Mooney and George Ball. Legacies This church was founded in 1881 at Ogdensburg by the for the support of the church and other benevolences have Rev. A .M. Kammer, who -was the first pastor. The church been left by John Smith, father of Peter Smith; Peter Smith, edifice was built at once. It was later bumed and rebuilt, the Samuel T. Smith and Mrs. Frances L. Hetzel. These legacies new building being remodeled some years later. In August, are in the care of S. R. Smith, President of the Hackettstown 1912, the new church was dedicated. The first pastor lived at National Bank. Mr. Smith is also treasurer of the church. Franklin Fumace. Since that time the priests in charge at First Methodist Church of Braochvitle. Franklin go to Ogdensburg and hold services. The lay trustees are John Brachen and Henry Epple. Rev. W, V. Dunn is Prior to 1864 Branchville belonged to the Lafayette charge, now pastor of St. Thomas Church, having served for which included the townships of Lafayette and Frankford. In about one year. the spring of 1864. the Methodists of Branchville and vicinity decided to build a Methodist Church and a celebration was Colesville M. E. Church. held on July 4th of that year for the purpose of securing funds. The net receipts of this celebration amounted to $700. Colesville M. E. Church was erected in 1887 -by members On July 16th a meeting was held in the Academy, a society of that denomination living at Colesville and in the immediate was organized and trustees elected. William H. Bell deeded neighborhood. The first pastor was Rev. L. F. Bowman. a lot to the society upon which was to be erected a Methodist This church also includes Libertyville, where preaching ser­ Episcopal Church. The lot fronted on South Main street, as vices are held Sunday afternoons. The pastors who have Broad street at that time was a meadow and only open as served the church since Mr. Bowman are: Rev. J. W. Ryder, far as the dwelling now owned by Mrs. S. R. Crane. The Henry C. Thompson, Samuel O. Rushy, William B. Cuonie, sn,und for the new church was broken on Saturday, August William Reberzer, Gerhard J. Schilling, David P. Weidner, 13th, and the comerstone was laid on October 20th. '6()1.37 M. L. Andaniere, E. H. Atwood, F. C. Raymouth, E. W. was raised by subscriptions. The frame for -the church was Kelley, Clyde E. Baker, D. D. Smalley, the present pastor drawn by the citizens from the north side of the Blue Moun­ being Rev. William Martin. The church officers are: C. tains, about three miles from Tuttles' Corner. The mason C. Meddaugh, R. S. Coursen, Jonas Simpson, Elmer Slate, P. work· was let by contract for $lSOO and the carpenter work, P. Swarts, H. D. Hoffman, W. W. Harden, Joseph Ayers, exclusive of the f ame, for $3,000. The size of the building was Charles Ayers, Peter Hockenberry, August Beechlotz, William 40x60 feet. The building was raised and partially en­ J. Howell, Levatus Wilson. closed when a heavy gale of wind blew it down. This left the society in debt to the amount of e1,aoo. Ma17ar Reformed Qaur~ Fraoklm. The following spring the charge was divided and the Magyar Reformed Church, of Franklin, was founded in Rev. J. H. Runyon was given the charges of Branchville and· 1909 by Hungarians ot that place who, with the help of the Frankford Plains, and S90 missionary money was apportioned New Jersey Zinc Company, erected a church building OIJl)Ollte to the charge to aid in his support. On May 4th, 1861, the the public school building. The panonage was built in 1912. trustees and a number of others met and took down the Rev. John Ambros has been in charse of the church since broken timbers and disposed of same. On this sale they real­ its organization. To assist in the maintenance of the church ized $171J. This money, to which funds were added from time and its working, the New Jersey Zinc Company donates' $800 to time, was used to liquidate the indebtedness. During this yearly. The ofticers of the church are: President, Bertie period the lot had been sold, the wall., partially taken down Barta; Presbyters, Alex Helmecri, George Times, Mike' Ssoto. 1 and a blacksmith shop had been erected upon the spot. From and Tmre Jaeac. 186/J to 1878 the society worshipped in halls and school houses. In August, 1878, the society decided to build again. Mrs. Aseneth Bedell left, in her will, $100 to the society providing they built within a certain time. On July 10, 1879, the audi­ GRANGES. ence room was dedicated. Rev. Dr. C. N. Sims preaching The Patrons of Husbandry, otherwise known as the the dedicatory sermon. A bout $600 was raised Grange, is one of the strongest semi-secret organizations in leaving a debt of about $1,100. The debt was reduced grad­ the county, and the most potent organisation for the benefit of ually until in 1882, when Rev. M. T. Gibbs became pastor the farmer. Scattered around the county, in praetically every it was decided to procure a bell. In order to have a solid town and village, are thirteen subordinate Granv.,. -r.ith a foundation it was thought best to start the spire from the total membership of about 900. Until of recent years the ground, thereby enlarging the church and making a more at­ Grange was merely an organization, the members of which met tractive edifice. This was done at an expense of $1,000. This weekly or semi-monthly, as the case might be, for the pur­ amount was raised by subscription and money, leaving the pose of passing a social hour. Lately, however, the farmer society as before the undertaking, $600 in debt. In the meantime has come to realize that to insure proper recognition for him­ one of the leading trustees died, H. J. Bedell, and by his will ~elf and his products, he must organize the same as ·any· other he left the society $300. The balance of indebtedness was trade or profession. To-day the meetings of the Grange arc raised and all indebtedness was cancelled during the pastorate filled with the discussion of how to better grow and enlarge of Rev. C. M. Anderson. In 1890, during the pastorate of Rev. the crops produced, and with addresses by experts along dif­ J. W. Ryder, the walls were handsomely decorated in oil ferent lines of farm work. The work of the housewife is also colors. In 1892 the basement was neatly finished and paid for given attention, for the farmer's wife and daughter are live, together with a small floating debt. Rev. W. A. Knox was working, integral parts of the organization and life of the pastor at that time. In 1889 a lot adjoining the church was Grange. procured and a parsonage erected. In 1906, during the pastor­ In the Grange work there are iieven degrees, the ftrst four ate of Rev. W. C. James, the auditorium was remodeled, also being worked by the subordinate Grange, the fifth by the new pews and carpet were put in, new -windows, the floor was Pomona Grange, the sixth by the State Grange and the seventh elevated and the rear entrance to the basement was changed by the National Grange. Of the 812 members in Sussex county, to a front entrance. This was done at a cost of $3,300. Dur­ 339 have taken the fifth degree, about 200 the sixth, ,,and 18 ing the pastorate of Rev. F. G. Willey, 1911-1913, the church the seventh. The first Grange in the county was organized underwent extensive. repairs, both inside and out, The church over forty years ago, at Branchville, with thirty-seven mem­ has also enjoyed a marked religious growth, bers. Following tbit Gran,es were orsani~ a.t Lafa1ette, 92 THE REGISTER BOOK

Hamburg, Layton, Deckertown, (now Sussex), Walpack, An­ Mt. View, No. J37. dover and Fredon. For a time the organization prospered Master, S. LeRoy Tuttle; Lecturer, Elinor Perry; St.·cre­ and on June 4, 1875, pursuant to a call issued by County tary, Mrs. D. Ayers. Deputy Daniel Wyker, of Branchville, delegates from the \'arious granges assembled in Library Hall, Newton, for the Montague, No. UO. purpose of organizing a Pomona Grange. The representatives .Master, John Scheds; Lecturer, C. Reinhardt; Secretary, were: Branchville, No. 23, Jacob A. Coursen, Daniel Wyker, H. E. Courtright. Sarah Wyker, Z. H. Price, L. H. S. Martin and Sarah Martin; Lafayette, No. 33, Sylvester Slater, Mary Slater, Raymond Delaware Valley, No. J43. Snyder and Dr. Franklin Smith; Hamburg, No. 47, W. H. Ed­ sall, L. W. Pellett, ,John P. Wilson and Sarah Wilson; Layton, Master, Ira Stoll; Lecturer, Frank Stoll; Secretary, Geo. .K Hursh. No. 72, Elias H. Roe, William Clark, Stewart Layton, Ophelia Layton and Huldah Roe; Deckertown, No. 78, Abiah Wilson, Lafayette, No. J58. Lebeus M. Martin, J. S. DeWitt and Kate Titsworth; Wal­ Master, Brice B. Stanton; Lecturer, Mrs. Fannie ltuniun; pack, No. 82, J. H. Wood, J. W. Bunnell and Josephine Wood; Secretary, Anna Everett. Andover, No. 83, Albert Puder, John Ayers, Lydia Hart and William Iliff; Fredon, No. 94, was not represented. Frankford, No. J60. After a short preliminary meeting these officers were elected: Master, Dr. Franklin Smith; Overseer, Sylvester Master, Andrew Sherred; Lecturer. Mrs. Thomas C. Roe; Secretary, Mrs. Bertha P. Conover. Slater; Lecturer, John H. Wood; Steward, Jacob A. Coursen; Assistant Steward, J. W. Bunnell; Chaplain, Albert Puder; Treasurer, Daniel Wyker; Secretary, L. H. S. Martin; Gate­ Hardyston, No. J64. keeper, Elias Roe; Ceres, Sarah Wyker; Pomona, Huldah Master, John S. Katzenstein; Lecturer, Mrs. E. K. Martin; Roe; Flora, Ophelia Layton; Lady Assistant Steward, Sarah Secretary, George C. Smith. Martin. Mortimer Whitehead, Master of the New Jersey State Grange and staff, were present, and conferred the fifth Enterprise, No. J65. degree on the delegates. The first executive committee was as Master, W. W. lloy; Lecturer, Louis N. Hunt; Secretary, follows: Z. H. Price, Raymond Snyder, W. H. Edsall, Wil­ C. M. Crawn. liam Clark, Lebus Martin, I. S. Rundle and John Ayers. The second meeting was held at Branchville on June 23, 1S75, and Swartswood Lake, No. J76. a large class was initiated. For two years the work pro­ Master, B. T. Hill; Lecturer, Mrs. T. Hill; Secretary, A. gressed rapidly and then for some unknown cause interest was . W. Huff. lost. At the meeting at Lafayette on June 1~ 1878, only three Stillwater, No. Granges were represented, and it was decided to discontinue in. the Pomona Grange in the county. Master, John W. Earl; Lecturer, 0. Van Horn; Secretary, The various subordinate Granges also lost in membership William C. Earl. and finally but one Grange with a membership of forty­ Pequest, No. 178. nine was left in the whole county. For a number of years Master, James S. Coates; Lecturer, Mrs. Grace Stickles; nothing was done in Grange affairs. Richard M. Holly was Secretary, C. Cooke. made county deputy by the State body. Working day and night Holly succeeded in again interesting the farmers, and during his terms as deputy he organized eleven subordinate Granges and the present Sussex County Pomona Grange, FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS. which was organized June 7, 1905, thirty years to the day from the time of the organization of the first Pomona Grange. Harmony Lodge, No. 8, F. & A. M., Newton. The present Pomona Grange started with fifty-three char­ ,vorshipful Master, Frank D. Whyms; Senior Wardl'n, ter members, its present membership being nearly 400. Since ,Tacob Herman; Junior Warden, William H. Cooper; Treasur­ its organization it has lost by death ten members and hr er, Past Master Abram P. Van Sickle; Secretary, Henry C. clemit three. The Masters since 1905 have been: 1905, R. M. Bonnell; Senior Deacon, Floyd G. Devore; Junior Deacon, Holly; 1906, J. Linn Quick; 1907, A. P. Shaw; 1908, E. W. Martin ,J. Cox; Senior Master of Ceremonies, Wilbur D. Boss; Clark; 1909, W. B. Hough; 1910-1911, Thomas W. DeKay;. Junior Master of Ceremonies, George H. Moore; Chaplain, 1913-1914, R. L. Everett. George E. Hursh, of Layton, was Re\'. Ernest C. Tuthill; Senior Steward, Sherwood D. Van the first secretary until 1908, when he was succeeded by Geo. Campen; Junior Steward, Harry F. Clark; Marshal, Andrew C. Smith, of Hamburg. In January, 1909, full regalia was J. VanBlarcom; Tyler, Svante Swanberg; Trustee for three purchased by the organization. The present officers are: years, Richard F. Goodman; Auditing Committee, Past Mas­ Master, Robert L. Everett; Overseer, Sanford J. Crawn; ter I .ester Layton, F. C. Devore and Past Master J. Victor Steward, Ira Stoll; A. S., J. M. Willson; Lecturer, Frank ltost•nkrans; Representative to Grand Lodge, Philetus ll. Stoll; Chaplain, R. M. Holly; Treasurer, Alex. A. Watt; Van Horn. Secretary, George C. Smith; G. K., James M. Shay; Ceres, Mrs. R. V. Armstrong; Pomona, Mrs. C. L. Giveans; Flora, Baldwin Chapter, No. J7, Royal Arch Masons, Newton. Mrs. D. C. Howell; L.A. S., Rose Reinhardt; Alternate to the High Priest, A. P. Van Sickle; King, Harvey S. Hopkins; State Grange, H. W. Gilbertson. Sojourner, Richard F. Goodman; Treasurer, Andrew J. Van Blarcom; Secretary, Henry C. Bonnell; C. of H., Jacob Her­ Wantage, No. 78. man; P. S., Ora C. Simpson; R. A. C., Howard E. Shimer; Master, Eugene Slaughter; Lecturer, Mrs. Brice Roy; Trustee three years, Warren H. Smith; two years, Richard }'. Secretary, Mrs. Evi Vandruff. Goodman; one year, Fred R. Snyder; Grand Master 3rd Veil, William F. Hazelton; 2nd Veil, Martin J. Cox; 1st Veil, Chas. Vernon VaUey, No. J34. A. Boss; Chaplain, ReY. ,John R. Humphreys; Tyler, Svante Master, Charles L. Giveans; Lecturer, Rev. Hiram G. Swanberg; Standing Committee, Harvey S. Hopkins, Charles Conger; Secretary, Emma P. Giveans. Fredenburg, Levi H. Morris, T H E R:E G I S T E R B O O K 93

FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS. ~elson Van Ordcn; L. S. S., Harry Dalrymple; R. S. N. G., Burson C. DePue; L. S. N. G. Charles Gould; R. S. V. G., Arthur Bowman; L. S. V. G., William Hooey; Chaplain, Rev. K.ittatinny Lodge, No. H,4, F. & A. M. William C. Perez; Inside Guardian, Roy Hamm. W. M., Lewis Ike; Sr. \V., J. Martin Couse; Jr. ·w., Ole :w. ,vhitaker; Treasurer, William C. Cook; Secretary, George Olive Lodge, No. 41., I. O. 0. F., Stanhope. W. Hoe; Chaplain, Rev. F. G .,Villcy; Sr. D., Robert Shot­ N oule Grand, S. G. Wilgus; Vice Grand, Max Lezette; well; Jr. D., Burson C. DePue; Sr. M. of C., Marcus L. Bond; Treasurer, A. J. Almer; Recording Secretary, Peter Hummer; Jr. M. of C., William Goulcl; Tyler, Frank R. Dalrymple; Financial Secretary, William H. Mowery. Auditing Committee, John A. Mccarrick, P. M., Burson C. Depue; Trustees, A. J. Canfield, T. J. McDanolrt Grover. Bowman.

Culver Lodge, No. J33, Branchville. Newton Council, No. 259, Jr. 0. U. A. M. Noble Grand, Conrad F. Lockburner; Vice Grand, Geo. Councilor, Harry Tice; Vice Councilor, Harry Masters; E. Knox; Recording Secretary, Ole M. Whitaker; Financial Recording Secretary, J. D. Kinney; Assistant Recording Sec­ Secretary, Gabriel S. Crone; Treasurer, Louis Steibig; Warden, retary, James L. Kymer; Financial Secretary, Howard Ro­ Isaiah Hornbeck; Conductor, Richard M. Kimball; R. S. S., dimer; Treasurer, Charles M. Oakes; Conductor, Edgar 94 . Tilt REGISTER BOOK.

Hough; Warden, Claude Condit; Inside Sentinel, Wm. Mc­ Loyal Order ~f Buffalos, Newton Herd, No. JS. Peek; Outside Sentinel, Richard Hawkey; Jr. Past Councilor, Commander, Ivan McPeek; Vice Commander, George Cecil O. Bell; Trustee, Ivan McPeek; Representative, John Wolf; Past Commander, Collins T. Brown; Prophet, C. War­ W. Dobbins. ner; Recording Secretary, Ernest Teets; Financial Secretary, Collins T. Brown; Treasurer, Arthur Beegle; Inside Guard, Musconetcong Council, Jr. O. U. A. M., Stanhope. E. Brown; Outside Guard, A. Bonker. Councilor, Jesse Campbell; Vice Councilor, George E. Saunders; Recording Secretary, Charles Hull; Assistant Sec­ Newton Ruling Fraternal Mystic Circle. retary, Roy Hull; Financial Secretary, Robert Lewis; Treas­ Newton Ruling No. 629, Fraternal Mystic Circle, was urer, William Niper; Conductor, Char1~s Fluke; Warden, Roy organized January 21, 1897, with 35 charter members. This l,ance; Inside Guard, Russell Smith ; Outside Guard, Harold is an Jnsurance order paying sick and death benefits. Total Saunders; Trustee, Thomas Haggerty. and partial disability benefits and old age benefits to men and women between the ages of 18 and 49 years. The meetings Newton Lodge, No. 4J, Knights of Pythias. are held monthly on the last Tuesday evening of each month Chancellor Commander, Raymond E. Byram; Vice Chan­ at 125 Spring street. The present membership is '10. The ffllor, John LaForge; Prelate, F. Ernest Wallace; M. of W., officers are as follows: A. P. Van Sickle, W. R.; Jacob Frank H. Nickels; K. of R. and S., Martin J. Cox; M. of F., Grimm, Collector and Secretary; A. C. Van Auken, Treas­ J. RU8ling Comell; M. of E., Morris C. Siple; M. at A., Moses urer; J arnes Roof, V. R. Strader; I. G., Cyrus Muir; 0. G., Fred Nickels. Marquette Council, No. 588, K. of C., F raoklin. Pytbian Sisters, No. J2. Grand Knight, Robert H. Collins; Deputy Grand Knight, Past Chief, Mary Howell; Most Excellent Chief, Helen Henry Epple; Chancellor, Leon Dolan; Warden, William Mc­ Dobbins; Excellent Sr., Jennie Gunn; Excellent Jr., Margaret Entee; Recording Secretary, William Dolan; Financial Secre­ Nickels; M. of F., Hattie Barber; M. of R. & C., Edna Kerr; tary, George Selmes ; 'l'reasurer, Thomas O'Malley; Inside Manager, Amelia Slaght; Protector, Mrs. M. J. Dunlap; Guide, Thomas Condon; Outside Guide, Owen Corrigan; Guard, Mabel Washer; Trustees, Jennie Gunn and Margaret Lecturer, James C. Hyde; Trustees,. Wm. McEntee, James C. Hutton; Grand Representative, Nellie Wallace; Alternate, Hyde, John O'Malley. Minnie Johnston; Pianist, Nellie Wallace; Captains of De­ gree Staff, Margaret Hutton; Julia La Forge.

Yhit\icr Council, No. J3J3, Royal ArcanWDt Newton. MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS. ~ast Regent,_ .Philip F~edman; ~egent, Philip S. Wilson; Vice Regent,· Edgar Hough; Collector, John W. Bryant; Treasurer, James Root; Secretary, Winfield Coe; Guide, T. RepubUun County Committee. S. Stone; Orator, Harry H. Hendershot; Chaplain, William Chairman, Frank Armstrong; Vice Chairman, John o. H. Jones; .Sentry, Andrew Snover; Warden, Wm. Lavene. Bissell; Secretary, Harry E. Wells; Treasurer, Charles S. Steele. Gaieral ltil,atriek, No. J'3J, Royal Arunum, SusHL Regent, C. E. Tuttle; Vice Regent, R. Decker; S. P. Democratic County Committee. Regent, A. W. Bedell; Orator, C. L. Rutan; Secretary, R. F. Chairman, George N. Harris; Vice Chairman, W ~ Frank Gordon; Collector, N .• VanDine; Treasurer, L. Potter; Hazelton; Secretary, Robert T. Smith; Treasurer, S. Frank Chaplain, A. Snook; Guide, H. C. Peterson; Warden, a Wil­ Quince. son; Sentry, J. P. Cosh; Trustee for three years, C. A. Potter. Young Mca•1 Republican Qui» of Sussex County. Newton Teat. No. 9, Kol1hta of Maccab"s. President, J. Rusling Comell; Vice President, George L. Past Commander, M.·J. Boyer; Commander, Cecil O. Bell; Dutcher, Philip S. Wilson, John C. Losey; Secretary, E. A, Lieutenant Commander, J, Belcher; Finance Keeper, Charles Shay; Treasurer, Louis A, Dalrymple; Board of Trustees, Straway; Chaplain, William E. Snook; Sergeant, Samuel Pier­ George L. Dutcher, Morris C. Siple, Lewis Van Blareom., son; Master-at-Arms, Harry Perry; 1st Master of Guards, Isaac M. Rundle, Wilbur D. Bo~s, Herbert W. Bentley, J. Rus­ Russell Hopper; Sentinel, C. Drake; Picket, Evi Shay. ling Comell; Vice Presidents representing the voting districts are: Andover Borough, Joseph Ayers; Andover township, Newton Camp, No. J-4,807, Moclm1 'f/ooclmeo. Ira Case; Branchville, D. L. B. Smith; Byram, Hiram Stone; Past Consul, Benjamin Homick; Consul, Raymond E. Frankford, Theodore M. Roe; Fredon, William R. Morris; Smith; Advisor, Frank Babcock; Banker, C. J. Hinds; Clerk, Green, Edward E. Lambert; Hampton, J. Martin Couse; Joseph H. Kithcart; Escort, Charles L. Roe; Watchmal), Hardyston, 1st, Rttve Harden; Ogdensbu-rg, J. P. Madden; Thomas Everett; Sentry, Roy Armstrong; Chief Forester, F. Sparta, South, Eugene Smith; Stanhope, John Wills; Still­ F.mest Wallace. water, A. D. Comell; Sussex, Ford W. ~argarum; Vemon, Thomas W. DeKay; Walpack, William N. Harris; Wantage, Newton Lod1e, No. 65-t, Loyal Order of Moose. North, Frank Armstrong; Wantage, South, David C. Truex. Dictator, Theodore Simonson; Vice Dictator, Arthur Beegle; Prelate, Condit B. Roy; Treasurer, Joseph Straulina; Newton Lca1uc of the Sussex County Suffraac Assodattoa. Inside ·G'ilard, Foster Pierson; Outaide Guard, Wilson, R. President, Miss Anna E. Dunn; Viec Presidents, Mrs. Porter; Tnistee three- years, John Moffat; Representative to Shepard Voorhees, Mrs. John Ilitf, Mrs. Harry Snyder; Secre­ Supreme -Lodge, Lewis O. Dreher. tary, Mrs. Allen R. Shay; Treasurer, Mrs. William Shcrred,

Olympia ConclaYe, No. 572, lmproyccl Order Heptasophs. Newton Board of Tra6c. Arehon, H. E. Shimer; Secretary, E. J. Quinn; Financier, Was organized in May, 1897. The organization meets the J. Grimm; Treasurer, L. H. Willson; Prelate, ·J. W. Poole; first Monday evening in each month in the rooms ol the New­ Sentinel, H. I. Beemer; Provost, ·William Knox, . ton Club. Following are the officers t President, Richard F. THE REGISTER BOOK 9S

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Sussex County Bible Society. Sussex County Automol,ile Qui,. President, N. A. Stackhouse, Andover; Vice Presidents, President, Thomas W. Bentley; Vice Presidents, E. Mer­ Rev. S. W. Powell, Sussex; Rev. B. S. Crowcroft, Andover; riam Dutcher, Reeve Hardin, Ford Margarum; Secretary, E. Secretary, F. N. Van Syckle, Andover; Treasurer, J. W. C. A. Shay; Treasurer, Edwin M. Quick. Carber, Newton; Depositary, William H. Sherred, Newton. Newton Cornet Band. Epworth League Newton M. E. Church. President, Alvah S. Keen; Secretary and Tre•e1un:r, President, Charles Downing; Vice Presidents, Frank Reuben N. Talmadge; Leader, A. B. Brickner. Perry, Miss Helen Burres, Miss Florence Steele, Mrs. William Morris; Secretary, Miss Kathryn Taylor; Treasurer, William Polhemus; Organist, Mrs. Louise Kindred. Newton Tauaia Cub. Was organized in 1908 and incorporated in 1911. Meetinp Womans' Auxiliary Christ Church. are held monthly. President, Lewis Van Blarcom; Vice Pre1i­ President, Mrs. Lester Layton; Vice Presidents, Miss dent, George L. Dutcher; Secretary, Henry W. Huston; Treas• Mary Hall, Miss Eleanor Hall, Miss Virginia Morford; Secre­ urer, Frank B. Boss; Trustees, Miss May M. Morford,· Mli1 tary, Mrs. W. L. Keplinger; Treasurer, Mrs. George Wilshire; Floy Iliff, William L. ,Ceplinger, William A. Dolan, R. T. Hull. Treasurer Unitarian Offering, Mrs. John Jad,so?. Brancfmlle Temiis au•. Brotherhood Newton Presbyterian Church. President, John A. McCarrick; Vice President, Wilbur President, E. Merriam Dutcher; Vice President, Jacob F. Dye; Secretary, Miss Allan Ayers; Treasurer, Miss Franca Herman; Secretary and Treasurer, E. A. Shay. Roe; Trustees, three years, Leonard Roe, Marcus L. Bond. Ernest Roe; two years, Mrs. Emeit Roe, Miss Mae lngenoll; Woman's Sodety Newton P,esb " one year, Miss Virginia Mott, William_ Harden. President, Mrs. Andrew Konkle}~ ~Miss Helen Clark; 2nd Vice President, )(.._.?Edgar. Layton;· Secre­ Fraoklln Athletic Assodatfoa. tary, Mrs. Louise Ballou; Treasurer, ~rs .. f-~k ~-- President, Stephen M. Case; Vice President, Clayton R. Ricker; Secretary, M. M. Dolan; Treasurer~ Joseph P. Quinn. . Chaytauqua Association of Sussex County. President, William W. Woodward, Jr.; Vice President, Primrose Sodal Qui,. Rev. E. C. · Tuthill; Secretary, Frank B. Boss; Treasurer, President, Ralph Fraee; Vice Presiden~_Alfred T. ~th; Roland T. Hull. Secretary, F. Emest Wallace; Treasurer, Harold Coriell,

The Sussex County Mmisterial Union. Dclawa~e Qub, Newton. President, Rev. Milton E. -Grant; Vice President, Rev. President, Norman Anderson; Vice President, Fred Ernest C, T!1th.ill; Secretary and Treasurer, Rev. N. S. Becker. James; Secretary and Treasurer, Frank Nickels.

' ' S~sex Counv Nature Study Cub. Green Towo1Wp Virilaot Society. President, Mrs. WiUiam G. Drake; Vice PresidentslMiss F. President, C. F. Ayers; Vi~ Presidents, John N. Dttke1, Rlanche Hill, l\{rs. John Farrell; Secretary, Mrs. William Wil­ E. E. Lambert; Secretary, George A. Cooper; TW1Surer, C. son; Treasurer, Miss Anna E. Dunn. L. Cooke; Pursuers, C. F. Ayers,; I. L. Labar, A. 0. Ayera, G. 0. Young, James A. Toomath, John N. Decker, C. L. The Newton Club. Cooke, W. S. Phillips, John Roe, Eugene Coleman, E. E. Lam­ President, Thomas M. Kays; Vice President, W. 'ff. Mel­ hert. lor; 'Preasurer, Levi H. Morris; Secretary, Geo. P. Mlltthews;

Trustees, I1. 1S. Iliff, W. L. Keplinger, N. H. Hart, Thomas E. Sussex County Medical Sodety. Murray,"Dr. w.. }1. Smith, James-Roof, E. J. Quinn. President, Dr. · Blase Cole; Vice President, Dr. Thomas R. Pooley, Jr.; Secretary, Dr. Fred P. Wilbur; Treasurer,,Dr. Newton Athletic Cub. E. Morrison. President, Henry T. Kays; Vice President, William H. Nicholls; Secretary, Herbert Bentley; Treasurer, Floyd C. Newtoo Guo Ou~. Devore; Executive Committee, Thomas W. Bentley, J. W. C. President, Ora C. Simpson; Vice President, N. H. Hart; Carber, George L. Dutcher, Nathan H. Hart, Lewis S. Iliff. Secretary, A. B. Brickner; Treasurer, Lewis M. Morford. THE REGISTER BOOK

Chinchewunska Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution Tri-County Medical Society. l{q:-1·1:t, .\I rs. Frank .\ rth11r l{,w; \'i(·c· Hq!Tlll, .\I rs. l'n·sid1·1tl. ( :. \\'yek,df ( '11111111i11.s, :\I. ])., 11f Bl'ivide1·1·: J!t-11ry Jl11.sto11; Ht·cc)l"(linµ: S1·1·rl'lary . .\lrs. Sa1111wl I\. \'a11 \'i1·1· 1'1·1·sid1·11ls, I·'. .. \ .. \yns, \T. I>., Bra1lt'ltl'ill,·, I>r. Brifl1111 SI ,,r11•; ( 'orn·spt1rnli11µ; S1·,·1Tlary • .\I i.s.s .\ rd,·lia 11. .\ llt-11; 'J'n•;1.s- I). El'alls, .\!orris l'lain.s: Tn·;1.s111·1·r. Fn·dniek \\'. Flaµ;µ.-1·, .\I. 11n·r • .\lis.s I.illi:111 \\'alkn: Hq:-i.strar, .\lis,.; Sar.ii, I·:. J)t1_1·lt-; I> .• l{,wkaway; S,·,·1Tlary. ('. II. S111itli • .\I. D., \\'ashi11µ:lo11: llisft1ria11, \lr.s .. l,il111 H. Fic-ld.s. l·:x,•l'ttliH· ( ·c>111111itt,·,·. F ..I. l.d{i1·w • .\T. I> .• \\'aslii11µ;fo11; Slwpanl \'oorh1·1·s . .\I. I)., \'ndon, .Jolin \\';dins, .\I. I> .• Sussex Society of New York. \\'liarlon: l"i11a11c·c· ('c ► 111111illt-c·, II. \'. l,icl', .\I. I> .• \\'liarlo11, l'n·.sid,·111, .l11sli<·1· Swayz1·; \'ict' l'rcsid1·11ts. l·:dµ;ar I>. I·'.. \111rri.so11, .\I. I> .. \'ndon, ('_ .\I. \\'illia111s, .\I. I> .. \\'a.sl1- ,lt1lt11s,>11, ~. 1-:. l>rak,·; I I amid 11. l'ltillips; Ex1·t·1if ii'\' < '11111- i 11µ:l tlll. 111il t,·t·, <:et1rµ:t' E. Jkd1·ll, \\'illia111 S. B1·111wt, \\'ayrw I >1111u111t. .\li1·h:wl 1)111111, Dr. Willi;i111 .\I. l>111111i11µ" • .\lrs. l.olt111 llt1rt1111, Branchville Water and Improvement Company. .\larli11 IL l,ays, 1-:. S. 1.t·wis, Frank II. J.iltlt-•. J,·ss1· (;, Hrn·, <:1·,,rµ:1· ~- l11g1·1·s,dl. l'n·sitlt-111; I·: ..\. Shay, ()f \'n\'ft111, l>r.. \ .. \. S111ilh. ~.I,·s. 1-:11.i O'Ct1rn1a11 Sta11tt111. S1·1·r1·lary, a11d .\ .. I. ( ·a11fil'ld, Tn·as11n·r. \\'illia111 l '. ( '011k a11d \\'illia111 11. I )alr>·111plc- w1·n· d1·1'l1·d a11dit,,rs, and Isaiah I llll'll. Wallkill Valley Sportsmen As soda tion. lll'd, S1qwri11t,·11(!..11I llf t Ill' t·11rnpa11y·s plant l'rt'sid1·11I, II. ,J. Wt1odward; \'i1·1· l'r1·si1lt-11t, lni11µ" .\I. \ l't'l'Y; St•('l'l'tary and Tn·as11r1·1-, \\'illialll ~. I la rris: t'ap­ Branchville Hose Company, No. J. lai11s, l'arJ... \\'a.slwr, \\'. D. Wild. l-'ort·111:i11, .John .\ . .\ll'Carrkk: .\ssisla11t F1>1·1·111an, ('has. Lafayette Vigilant Society. (:1111ld; St·n,·lary, Olt· .\I. \\'ltitak,·r; Tr1·as11rt·r, l:1•t1rµ:t· \'an ~t·ss. l'r1·sidt'11t, \\'illi:1111 IL ('as1·; Sc·t·rt'\nry, Brit•t· B. Slanlo11: Tn·as11n-r, ~1-lso11 IL .\t'.kt'l'SOII. Branchville Firemen's Relief Association. North Jersey Poultry Association. l'rt'sid1·11t, ,John IL :S-dch·n; Secretary, 0. :'.\T. \\'hilakt'l'; Tr1•as11 n·r and l 'olkdor, l lowartl \V. Dye. l'r1·si. K . .\larsltall. Hamburg Firemen's Relief Association, Woodlawn Driving Park. Thi' I Iaml,urg Firt'mt•n's Relief Association was organized .\ pril fi, 1!111, rect'iving its charter on April :!7 of that year. l'r,·sid1·11t, .fa('oh S. \\'ist·; St·<·retary, Sayrt• S . .\larli11; Tl1t· 1111·11ilwrship is forty-nine. :\It-dings art· lwld ,,11 1111· Trt·as11r1•r, .Jarn1·s ltoof. first. Thursday en'.ning of April, August anti Deeernlwr, Wantage Driving Park Association. in ,Jr. 0. U ..\. ::\1. IIall, Hamburg. The present oflieers are: l'r,·sidt"nt, L I>. Cltanlavoync; Vkc-Presitlent, II. J. Corwin; I'r1·si1lt-nt, John I.. :\kCoy; \'ice l'n·sidt'11!, William IL S1•1Tdary, (:eorge C. Smith; Treasurer, Jonns S. \VoOlls 1·:dsall; !"i1•eretary, !"rank l '. Dickson; '1'rn1i-;111..-1·, \\'iltii1111 J>. \\'ils1111; J>ircdors, Sa111w·l ll. Spra/!'tll', l 'hris. ~- Sta 111011, Thomas K ( ',1111plwll. Fire Wardens, Sussex County, Byrarn, Edward Xiper, Hoseville; John S. ll:11n11wll, Sussex County Principals' Association. Waterloo; Frankfonl, .\sher E. Snook, Culver's Lake; Hardy­ ston, Claw.le Bird~~l, Stockholm; ,Jaques Heldt, Beaver Lake; l'resiul'nt, D. Fn·cl .\11ngst; Yil'c !'resident, l lowanl E. E. F. Wpfl:tiiis, Hari1buro-; Hopatcong, Philip Heu le; :'.\lonta­ Shinwr; Seerdary and Treas11rl'r, Harry IL ;\knsl'h. µ:111·, Thomas· Dutton, Duttondllc; J ost•ph l\Iartin, Brick 11011st'; ,,·. P. YanSicklc, High Point; Sandyston, II. C. C. Southern Branch Sussex County Teachers' Club. Snook, Ilaint•!-.ville; Henry Stdft·n, ~ ormanock; Sparta, \\'. l'1Tsidl'11t, :\I iss Ellt'll ( 'onndl; \'iee l'l't·sidt'nt, ::\I iss .\. C11rr1·11t, OgdPnslrnrg; Seymour J'ullis, Sparta; \Vrn. Hik,•r, Ekanor Y. Hoseh; St•adary, :\I rs. ;\largart't Willis; Tr,·as­ Sparta; Stillwater, Lester Yanllorn, \Vintcrn1uk; \\'illwrl nrn, \liss I.. :\lac E1umo11s. l.amlwrt, ::\I iddlcville; Y nnon, Joseph Burrows, Yernon; I·:. :\I. l'tkr, .Kampe; S. E. Williams, Glenwood; \\'alpack, 11. L. Northern Branch Sussex County Teachers' Club, Traugn, Flatbrook\'illc; Robert Hobbins, "'alpac..·k l't·ntn; l'rt·sidt•nt, \\·. ~- Harris; \'iec !'resident, ;\liss .\1111a 11,·l­ \\'a11tag1·, \\·. X. YanSickle, l:nionville. lt-r; S1·1·rl'tary, :\liss .ft'n1tie Eislkr; Tr1·as11n·r, :'.\liss \I. \'. I >rit·sh:ll'h. Newton Cemetery Co, l'residt·nt, \\'. \\'. Hoe; \"ice President, Tlwodorc Simon­ Western Branch Sussex County Teachers' Club. s11n; S,·ndary and Treasurer, II. 0. Ryerson; Directors, \\'. l'n·sid,·nt, :\[ rs. l-:d11:1 Day; \'i1•t· l'n·siclt-11t, ;\I iss I .11ra I .. \\'. H,w, Themlurc Simonson, I I. 0. Hyerson, Lni I[. \I orris, Dq>tw; S1·c1·1·tary, .\liss .\s,·nath Ski111lt'r; Trt•,1s11rt·r, .\rtl1111· \\'. \\'. \\'oodward, X. II. Ilart, \\'illiam I. Younµ·. ( :. \\'nod. The North Hardyston Cemetery Association. Alumni Association Newton High School. l'n·sitlt-nt, II. S. !'otter; \'ice l'rl'sitlenl, Cakl, Farlwr: l'r1·sid,·1tl, Frank Farn·II: \'ic,· Prt'.'-iid,·111, :\Ir,-;. ,John ( ·. S1·t·rl'lary, l{ohnl. S111illt; Trcasurn, ,Tol111 S11Uu11; Tr11.-.f1·1·s, I .11s1·y; S1·t·rt·lary, .\li.ss .\Ia,· I lornc't'; Trt':tStll'l'l', Floyd ( '. l>1·­ tltn·1· y1•a1·s, Hohn! S111itlt, II. S. Potter.

\ o l't'. Vaughan Cemetery Association, Sussex County Cow Testing Association. l'r1·.-.id1·11t, Hicl1ard \'a111.d1;111; \'i<'c l'resid,·111, ,J111lson \'. l'n·sitlt-111, \\'. S. l'ltillips: \'ic,· l'n·sidc·11t, ,\rtlt1lt' l)anks; \';i11glta11; S1•1'1Tla1-r, (' ..\. Kinn<'y; Trt·as11rt·1-, l·'.dward ,\,• S,·nl'lary, Tho.s. I•:. l11slc·1·: (lflit-ial T,·sln, 1-'rt·d I,. ('lta111pio11, kns1111; \lald1111 .I. H,·,·d and ,Jacoh HtTcl. J. B. HENDERSHOTT J. C. HENDERSHOTT Residence Telephone 153-R Residence Telephone 107-L Real Estate L. S. ILIFF, Pres. - H. N. CRANE, Sec'y and Treas. The largest handlers of Real Estate in Sussex County. List your farm or property The L. S. Iliff Company ---no charge unless sale is made. Dealers ln COAL, FEED, Insurance GRAIN and BUILDERS' SUP­ We represent 16 of the largest Fire Insur­ PLIES. ance Companies, also write Accident, Lia­ bility, Plate Glass, Boiler, Tornado, Live OPPOSITE D., L & W. PASSENGER DEPOT Stock, Burglary, Automobile and Rent In­ NEWTON, N. J. surance. TELEPHONE NO. 32 J. B. HENDERSHOTT & SON REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE Park Block, Room 9 Newton, New Jersey

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The When you buy dry goods you go to a dry goods store, groceries at a grocery store, shoes at a shoe store. EFF1C1ENCY UT11..1T1ES CO.MP.JINY Why not use the same judgment and buy your Flour, Feed, Grain, Hay and Poultry Supplies where these goods are REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT specialties. Because of its having representatives in the big All our Grain and Feeds are bought direct from the large cities, is better able to handle your real estate business elevators. Our Flour direct from the miller for cash and sold than any other concern in Sussex county. Let us prove at the very lowest possible price. it to you. \Ve are mill agents for "Webster Star," "White Elephant" ROOMS 5 & 6 QUICK BUILDING, NEWTON, N. J. and "Cream" Flour. NEW YORK OFFICE There is no better Flour made in the United States than 23 EAST 26th STREET. these three brands, besides the price is always low because we buy in large quantities for cash. Don't fail to include one of these flours when ordering from your grocerer. If they can't supply you send your order direct to us. IF YOU WANT ANYTHING IN· Our Specialties are: Dried Brewers Grains, Malt Sprouts, "Larro" Dairy Feed, "best on eartht Full Grain Horse Feedi Cut Hay, Grain of all kinds, a full line of Poultry Supplies. HARDWARE Always !Je sure to get our prices before purchasing. CHARLES A. WALKER Lunger Grain & Elevator Co. SPRING ST. NEWTON, N. J. Wholesale and Retail Dealers is able at all times to supply you. NETCONG N. J. The largest, most varied and up-to-date Storage House near Station.. Office near G. H. Lunger's line in the county from which to select. In house, Mechanic street, where a full line of goods are always fact, everything. on hand. . Business established since l89l. ~r 2 : :11=1 ==JO +lei=li&ll=l =JO E)Ei ==llEIZ :E::=11~ ti'

m ------...... m , • ty Years of continuous business at the m 1UT SIX same old stand has made Hull's ID one of the best known stores in · Sussex county. It has also given us a reputation for square dealing and business h~nesty of which we are justly proud. 1 DI Fifty years ago, when yo~r fathers and mothers DI DI bought their goods at David R Hull & Co.'s store, they DI were ge(ting full value for every dollar invested. That has ·always been our first thought. Now Our Specialties are : m CARPETS, 1 LADIES' SUITS I and FURS which are always here for your inspection.

DA V-1 D R. HULL & C 0. NEWTON, N. J.

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