Spring has finally arrived but what a great winter we Cocktails by the Creek will start Friday, May 11th – have had; no snow and one of the warmest winters on weather permitting. You don’t have to drink cocktails to record. Not needing money for snow removal has enjoy this activity. As always, it is just a way to get to- added to the coffers of the Hearthstone treasury, not to gether and enjoy each other’s company and get to know mention keeping our utility bills low. Let’s hope we your neighbors. have a nice summer also. A Memorial Day Celebration is being planned for ARB applications Monday, May 28 at 1:00. Wilma Zane is still looking for pictures of our veterans to include in the veterans Spring is the time when we like to spruce up our homes. scrapbook. These pictures can be of you, your spouse, Maybe you want to add a deck or patio, put shutters on a parent or sibling. We want to include all of our much your windows or add a storm door. Remember you loved veterans, living or dead. Contact Wilma at 609- need to get approval from the ARB. Make sure you 248-5616. apply for ARB approval before your work is to begin. For further information, you can call Nick Sebasto at Yard Sale 609.894.8150. The community yard sale is May 12th. There always Pictures Wanted seems to be a good turnout for these sales so if you have anything that you no longer want or need, now is the The picture of the baby on page 11 is the last one I have time to recycle it. You all know the old saying, “one for our “guess who” feature. This has been a lot of fun man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” It is also a good and I would like to continue this feature but photos are time to shop for those treasures. If you have ever seen needed! Please send me your photos. If you do not have Antiques Roadshow you will know what I mean. a portable file to send by email, just give me a call. I can pick up your picture, scan it, and bring it right back to Lancaster, PA you. My phone number is 609.726.1648. I am still look- Our spring Lancaster, PA trip is planned for ing for wedding pictures also. I have about six but if I Wednesday, May 9th. We will be carpooling to get enough I would like to make a collage. Lancaster. We will meet at the clubhouse at 8:15 am Surflight Theater Tickets and leave for Lancaster at 8:30 am. While in Lancaster, we will visit the following locations: Windmill & King’s Acres, Jake’s Gift Shop, Bird-in- Tickets to the first show at the Surflight Theater in Hand Bakery & Gift Shop, Bird-in-Hand Farmers Beach Haven on LBI are still available. The show is Market, Intercourse Cannery and the Shady Maple All I Ask, on June 14th. Tickets are $35. If you are in- Supermarket. We will have a buffet dinner at the Shady terested in this show or any future shows please con- Maple Restaurant (Wednesday is prime rib night). After tact Trish at 609.894.8150. All plays are on a Tuesday, dinner there is a beautiful large gift shop at the Shady Wednesday, or Thursday at 2:00 with orchestra seating. Maple where you can browse or shop. We will leave Upcoming shows are Annie, The Sound of Music, around 7:00 pm and arrive home around 9:00 pm. Once Upon a Time in J, Steel Magnolias, I Love Everyone is welcome to join us for this fun-filled day, You–You’re Perfect–ow Change, Barefoot in the both women and men. I hope to see some new faces in Park and White Christmas. our merry little group this time. Please contact Sheri Events at the Clubhouse Oshinsky at 609-726-1388 if you are going. Bowling The Hearthstone Hop has ended for the season. All who Those interested in bowling occasionally during the day participated in this activity really had a good time and this summer can contact Kathy Book at 609-894-2449 hope that you will come out and join them when the for information. hop resumes in November. Page 2 there where the couple had their honeymoon… three years after their marriage! When his stint with the reserves was over, Tim joined a large law firm, but found the demands imposed by such a job to be overwhelming. He left the “rat race” after only a year and became a public defender, a job he held for six years before he and two colleagues formed their own firm, starting in Camden, then moving to Cherry Hill. After 15 years, Tim moved on to his own firm in Merchantville. After he was asked to defend a young policeman who lived across the street, Tim Tim Quinlan began to entertain the notion of making his career ex- by Jeanne Smith clusively dedicated to the defense of police officers. If Tim Quinlan’s neighbors were awake and watching “Most people don’t appreciate the pressures they are during the wee hours of some mornings, they might see under,” Tim said. His career, which has him represent- him back out of his garage and head out of the devel- ing law enforcement officers from Ocean to Salem opment to work. Before dawn? Not unusual for some- counties, has turned up fodder for what could be mate- one who does what Tim does: he defends police officers rial for a TV series, he says, an idea he believes he who find themselves in any kind of legal trouble, be it might pursue should he decide one day to retire. a shooting, a charge filed against them or any of a myr- iad of situations in which law enforcement officers find Tim’s life isn’t all work, not by a long shot (pun in- themselves every day. Tim came to this vocation through a highly circuitous route. A graduate of LaSalle College with a major in accounting and minors in philosophy and religion, Tim worked as a glass-cutter’s apprentice; he sanded toy pi- anos and worked as a guard at Strawbridge & Clothier, where during his quiet time, he read from selections in the bookstore and often left book reviews in the pages when he returned a finished volume to the shelf. As a student at LaSalle, Tim met his wife-to-be, Sally Ann. It was, he says, “a blind date that took.” Tim says 90% of what they grew up with is identical: both Tim and Sally are devout Irish Catholics who share every- thing from backgrounds to beliefs, which undoubtedly accounts for their 48 successful years of marriage. After graduation from LaSalle, Tim was offered schol- arships for post-graduate work from Villanova, Rutgers and the University of . Being the Jersey boy he is (after moving here from when he was a boy), Tim chose to study for his law degree at Rutgers, joining other students whose ranks included former Governor Jim Florio. Tim held an unusual job tended). Five years ago, after having been given a semi- while studying law: he loaded milk cartons for Abbott’s automatic handgun as a gift, Tim took up shooting as a Dairies, figuring by his count that he’d hefted 28 tons hobby. He joins several other residents of Hearthstone of milk at 55 lbs. a shot, during his career with Abbott’s. at Woodfield at the civilian range near Fort Dix on a Following his graduation from Rutgers, Tim joined the regular basis. Tim is also an avid and voracious reader. Army Reserve and was sent to Fort Ord, California. From those early days at S&C, Tim brought the love of While he was there, the Fort closed for 19 days, so, books forward in his life and reads everything he gets overcoming her fear of flying, Sally Ann joined him his hands on, no matter the genre. He jokes that he is page 5, please Page 3 Page 4 have trouble with inclines. Wear proper shoes for hiking. Registration required. Call 609-265-5858 – programs are FREE. For location, map and di- rections go to www.co.burlington.nj.us, then “Visit Us - Parks” Wed., April 11 and Wed., April 25 - Cruise Night - Smylies Ice Cream Shop, Homestead Plaza, Columbus & Fieldcrest Drives, Columbus (all makes, years and models 1986 and older), Tues., April 3 thru Sat., April 7 - Spring Craft 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm (609) 234-0758 (weather Show - , 400 Rt. 38, permitting) Moorestown, Mall Wide Fri., April 13 through Sun., April 15 - Country Fri., April 6 - Moonlit Walk - Longbridge Park. Folk Art Craft Show - NJ Convention and Expo For location, map and directions go to Center, 97 Sunfield Ave., Edison, (www.njex- www.co.burlington.nj.us, then “Visit Us - Parks”, pocenter.com - “Upcoming Events”). Fri: 5-9pm; 9 pm. Join Park Rangers Kelly and Joe on a Sat: 10am -5pm; Sun: 10am-4pm. Admission moonlit walk to explore the night time in the $8 parks. Gaze at the stars and search for noctur- Sat., April 14 - Spring Wildflower Walk - Historic nal wildlife. Please dress appropriately, and bring Smithville Park, Smithville Road, Eastampton . binoculars if you are interested in star gazing. Meet at Parking Lot “A” off Meade Lane, 10am - Registration required. Call (609) 265-5858 – pro- 12 pm. A botanical walk near the ravine trail grams are FREE searching for spring wildflowers. Dress for the Fri., April 6 and Sat., April 7 - Easter Craft weather, wear shoes that can get muddy. Regis- Show Bazaar - Burlington Center Mall, Mall Wide tration required. Call (609) 265-5858 – programs Sat., April 7 - Retired and Senior Volunteer Pro- are FREE gram - Burlington Center Mall, JC Penney Court, Sat., April 14 - How To Construct and Plan A 10 am to 2 pm. Volunteers will be on hand with Butterfly Garden - Smith’s Woods, East Railroad information on free programs for anyone over 55 Ave., Eastampton, 12 pm to 1 pm. Join Ranger and Medicare beneficiaries Chris, creator of Smith’s Woods butterfly garden, Sat., April 7 - Vietnam War Living History Day - for a discussion in the preplanning of your own 62 Battleship Place, Camden. Experience Viet- butterfly garden. Information will include re- nam era re-enactors, artifacts, military vehicles. searching what types of butterflies are in your For additional information call (856) 966-1651. area, what types of plants to use (host and nec- Tickets can be purchased online at www.battle- tar plants), what type of space is needed, and shipnewjersey.org or by calling (866) 877-6262, whether raised beds are required or not. Regis- ext. 107 from 10 am to 2 pm tration required. Call (609) 265-5858 – programs Sun., April 8 - Annual Easter Day Promenade - are FREE Seaside Heights Boardwalk, 11 am, Sun., April 15 - Day at the Fair - Grounds for www.seasideheightstourism.com Sculpture, 18 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton (for Mon., April 9 - Hearthstone BOT Open Meeting GPS use 126 Sculptors Way, Hamilton, NJ - Hearthstone Clubhouse, 7 pm 08619) 11am to 4 pm. Rain or shine. Tours of Tues., April 10 - Nature Program - Crystal Lake. park and historic buildings with various activities For location, map and directions go to for kids and adults. (609) 586-0616 or www.co.burlington.nj.us, then “Visit Us - Parks”, www.groundsforsculpture.org (go to “Calendar”, 10 am. A special hike to look for early spring “April” for info) wildflowers. Bring binoculars if available. Note: Mon., April 16 - Pemberton Borough Council This hike includes steep trails & is not recom- Meeting - Presentation of 2012 Budget and Pub- mended for inexperienced hikers or people that lic Hearing on Property Tax Increase and Pro- page 5, please Page 5 Tim Quinlan continued from page 2 Sun., April 22 - Earth Day Celebration - Smith’s Woods Area, Long Bridge Park, Boundary what his dad would have called, “a cesspool of useless Creek, Pennington Park, and Amico Island. For information.” locations, maps and directions go to Sixteen years ago, Tim joined a group of men who sang www.co.burlington.nj.us, then “Visit Us - Parks”. Irish music. The five are called the B-Flats and perform 10 am to 3 pm. Celebrate Earth Day in the in kilts and full regalia at nursing homes, private parties Burlington County Park System! Special guided and wherever people love true Irish folk music. tours by Park Naturalist at Boundary Creek at 10am., and Smith's Woods at 2pm. When Tim and Sally Ann aren’t traveling, they are sur- Tues., April 24 OR Fri., April 27 - Nature Pro- rounded by and involved in the lives of their children. The oldest, Colleen, graduated from Chestnut Hill Col- gram - Smith’s Woods, East Railroad Ave., East- lege, PA and taught for five years before becoming the ampton, (meet at main lot on East Railroad Ave.) full-time mom of four boys: Ronan, Eamon, Declan and 10 am. Wildflowers & early migratory birds. Bring Owen. She has been married for 21 years and resides in binoculars if available. Registration required. Call the Lehigh Valley. Patrick, their second child, gradu- (609) 265-5858 - programs are FREE ated from St. Joseph’s Prep and LaSalle and took vows Fri., April 27 through Sun., May 6 - Cape May of poverty, chastity and obedience with the Capuchin Spring Festival - 1048 Washington St., Cape friars. He works with the homeless in Denver, Col- May. Private Homes Tour, Ghost Tours, Chefs orado. Nora Jean, the youngest, is a veterinary assistant Dine-Around, Murder Mystery Dinners, Vintage at Marne Veterinary Clinic. Animals are her passion, she says, and for many years she worked with horses, Dance Weekend, food and wine events, and foaling many for the championship Kentucky Oaks. much, much more. (609) 884-5404 or (800) 275- 4278, (www.capemaymac.org) The Quinlans came upon Hearthstone at Woodfield Sat., April 28 - Spring Festival Crafts & Antiques after Sally Ann spent many years overcoming Tim’s ob- Show - The Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Wash- jections to living in a 55-and-older community. Know- ington St., Cape May, 10 am to 4 pm (free ad- ing stair-climbing wouldn’t be in her future for long, thanks to persistent knee problems, Sally Ann worked mission)becomes an outdoor marketplace as for seven years to sell one-story living and finally, when vendors from throughout the Northeast display she and Tim visited this community, he was sold. “I their wares. Free admission. (609) 884-5404 or hated every place she showed me,” he said. “But when (800) 275-4278 we came here, I knew it was different.” As director of Sat., April 28 - Spring Flea Market - Allaire State the Social Committee, Sally Ann is an active partici- Park (Historic Allaire Village), 4265 Atlantic Ave., pant in community life. Farmingdale, 8 am to 3 pm. Fee: $1 for those over age 12. (Rain Date: May 29) (609) 737- Events continued from page 4 0609 posed Annual Trash Collection Fee of $100 Per Household - Municipal Building, Egbert Street, 7 COMING NEXT MONTH! pm, (www.pembertonborough.us) Wed., May 9 - Trip to Lancaster, PA. If you need Thurs., April 19 - Prison Museum Lecture Se- information, contact Sheri Oshinsky at jaysh- ries: Prison Reform in Early 1800’ - Warden’s [email protected] House, 128 High Street, Mt. Holly, 6:30 pm. Pre- sented by Marisa Bozarth. For additional infor- Fri., May 11 - Cocktails by the Creek weekly mation (609) 265-5476 or email event begins for the season (weather permitting) [email protected] Mon., May 28 - Memorial Day Celebration, 1 Sat., April 21 and Sun., April 22 - Pawsable pm. More information to be forthcoming. Con- Dog Show - Monmouth Battlefield State Park, tact Wilma Zane (609) 248-5616 if you have pic- 347 Englishtown-Freehold Road, Manalapan, 8 tures of our veterans to be included in the am to 4 pm (732) 462-9616. Free to spectators Veterans Scrapbook. Page 6 @ Pinelands library. Monday, Apr. 9, 2:30pm - Monday Movie Mati- nee. @ Bordentown library. Monday, Apr. 9, 6:30 PM - Stamping & Paper Crafting. Learn basic techniques that can be used to make beautiful handmade cards, scrap- Monday, Apr. 2, 6:30 pm- PC Basics. Learn to book pages and other projects. @ Pinelands li- work in a Windows environment, navigate with brary. Register online or call 609-654-6113. the mouse, scroll, link, create and save files. Be- Tuesday, Apr. 10, all day - National library week. ginners only. @Pemberton Library, Register on- @ Pinelands library. line or call 609-893-8262. Tuesday, Apr. 10, 10:30am to 12:30pm - Adult Monday, Apr. 2, 6:00pm - What You Absolutely Knitting Workshop. @ Main library. Need to Know About Investing. @Pemberton Li- Tuesday, Apr. 10, 2:30 p.m - BEAT THE LI- brary, Register online or call 609-893-8262. BRARIAN. Good at board games? Stop by to Monday, Apr. 2, 6:30 pm - Knit/Crochet Club. challenge Miss Danielle, if you win, you get a Want to learn how to knit/crochet? Or just hang prize! @ Pinelands library. Registration required. out and knit/crochet?@Pemberton Library. Tuesday, Apr. 10, 7pm - Adult Book Discussion. Tuesday, Apr. 3, 10:30am to 12:30pm - Adult @ Bordentown library. Knitting Workshop. @ Main Library. Wednesday, Apr. 11, all day - National library Tuesday, Apr. 3, 2pm - Computer Basics. this week. @ Pinelands library. class designed to give you the absolute essen- Wednesday, Apr. 11, 7pm - Creative Writing tials for people who are new to using a com- Workshop. @ Bordentown library. puter. @ Bordentown Library. Register online or Thursday, Apr. 12, all day - National library call 609-298-0622. week. @ Pinelands library. Tuesday, Apr. 3, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm - Custom Thursday, Apr. 12, 7pm - Introduction to Ameri- Business Answers - Small Group Sessions. @ can Sign Language Class. “Introduction to Amer- Main library, register online or call 609-267-9660. ican Sign Language” @ Bordentown library. Tuesday, Apr. 3, 7pm - Current Behavioral Register online or call 609-298-0622. Trends and Substance Use in Adolescents. @ Thursday, Apr. 12, 7pm - Poetry Group. @ Main Bordentown library, register online or call 609- library. 298-0622. Thursday, Apr. 12, 7 PM - Tomatoes and Seed Tuesday, Apr. 3, 7pm - Women’s Writing group. Starting. Cook’s Garden offers seeds and plants The workshop is designed for women who are for the gourmet gardener. @ Mount holly library. interested in writing, are writing, or have written Register online or call 609-267-7111. in the past @ Main library. Friday, Apr. 13, all day - National library week. Wednesday, Apr. 4, 10:30am - Wii for Seniors! @ Pinelands library. Come and play on the Wii! Try out new games or Saturday, Apr. 14, all day - National library play some old favorites. For ages 55 and over. week. @ Pinelands library. @ Bordentown library. Saturday, Apr. 14, 1:00 pm - Movie Time: Puss Wednesday, Apr. 4, 6:30pm - Chocolate Tasting in Boots. Bring your own snacks to enjoy a Night @ Bordentown library. Register online or movie on the library’s big screen! Open to all call 609-298-0622. ages. No registration. @ Pemberton library. Wednesday, Apr. 4, 7pm - Genealogy Work- Saturday, Apr. 14, 3:00 to 8:00pm - Psychic Fair shop. @ Main library. at the Library Company of Burlington. Call to Thursday, Apr. 5, 7pm - Introduction to Ameri- schedule your reading 609-386-1273 for $20.00. can Sign Language Class. @ Bordentown li- Sunday, Apr. 15, 2:30-3:30pm - Sundays In The brary. Register online or call 609-298-0622. Valley, Or Stupid, Stupid Rat Creatures: A Read-

Monday, Apr. 9, all day - National library week. page 7, please Page 7 Library continued from page 6 library. Register online or call 609-267-7111. ing of the comlete. Registration required. Thursday, Apr. 19, 6:15 pm - 8:45 pm. - Power- Monday, Apr. 16, 6:30PM - Microsoft Word. Point for Business. In this hands-on workshop, Learn the basics of the popular Microsoft Word you will learn the basics of PowerPoint. @ Main Processing program. @ Pemberton library. Reg- library. Register online or call 609-267-9660. ister online or call 609-893-8262. Saturday, Apr. 21, 1pm - Make Your Own Jew- Monday, Apr. 16, 7pm - Poetry Reading & elry - Beaded sachet. @ Main library. Registra- Workshop. “Poetry Reading & Workshop” is an tion required. evening of poetry readings with a workshop. @ Saturday, Apr. 21, 2:00 to 4:00pm. - Crystal Ti- Bordentown library. Registration required. betal Singing Bowl Meditation. This will be a 1hr Tuesday, Apr. 17, 10:30 am - 11:30 am. - Intro- long meditation with the ancient healing Tibetan duction to eBooks. This class will explore the Bowls. @ Library company of Burlington. Call Overdrive Digital Library and introduce you to 609-386-1273 to register. the world of eBooks. @ Main library. Registration Saturday, Apr. 21, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm. - Intro- required. duction to MS Excel. Become familiar with the Tuesday, Apr. 17, 10:30am to 12:30pm Adult fundamental features, terminology, commands, Knitting Workshop. @ Main library. and applications of the Excel. @ Main library. Tuesday, Apr. 17, 1pm - Make Your Own Jew- Register online or call 609-267-9660. elry - Beaded sachet. Learn the beading tech- Sunday, Apr. 22, 1:15pm. - Yoga & Relaxation. niques required to make a decorative beaded Reduce stress and increase your vitality! @ Bor- potpourri sachet. @ Main library. Registration re- dentown library. Registration required. quired. Monday, Apr. 23, 2:30pm. - Monday Movie Mati- Tuesday, Apr. 17, 2pm - Computer One-on-One. nee. @Bordentown library. Are you looking for a little extra help on your lap- Monday, Apr. 23, 6:30 p.m. - Stamping & Paper top? Andy the librarian can take the time to sit Crafting. Join us for a LEVEL 2 class in rubber down and assist you. @ Bordentown library. stamping and paper crafting. @ Pinelands li- Registration required. brary. Registration required. Tuesday, Apr. 17, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm - Custom Tuesday, Apr. 24, 10:30am to 12:30pm - Adult Business Answers - Small Group Sessions. Let a Knitting Workshop. These workshops are chock skilled researcher, with experience in corporate full of information for knitters who are just begin- business research, help you find the answers ning the craft or those who would like to learn YOU need to move your business forward.. @ advanced knitting techniques. @ Main library. Main library. Registration required. Tuesday, Apr. 24, 2pm. - Microsoft Excel 2010 Tuesday, Apr. 17, 3pm - Computer One-on-One. Basics. Will teach you the basics of Microsoft @ Bordentown library. Registration required. Excel. Tuesday, Apr. 17, 7:00PM - Adult Book Discus- Wednesday, Apr. 25, 10:30am. - Wii for Sen- sion. @ Pemberton library. iors!. Come and play on the Wii! @ Bordentown Wednesday, Apr. 18, 4:30-5:30pm. - Earth Day library. Iron Craft Challenge. Help make our planet a lit- Thursday, Apr. 26, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm. - PC Ba- tle cleaner this Earth day by turning trash into sics. Learn the basics of personal computer treasures. Main library. Registration required. hardware and software and how to work in a Wednesday, Apr. 18, 6:30pm.- Casual Knitting Windows environment. @ Main library. Register Club. “Casual Knitting Club” is a new monthly online or call 609-267-9660 program for adults. Open to all levels of knitting. Monday, Apr. 30, 6:30PM. - Internet and E-Mail. @ Bordentown library. A basic introduction to the Internet using Mozilla Thursday, Apr. 19, 12 AM. - Books N’ Brunch. Firefox and the 3 ways to search the World Wide We are a book discussion group, once a month Web. @ Pemberton library. Register online or to talk about our favorite books. @ Mount Holly call 609-893-8262. Page 8 Batsto turned out to be a key element of his success. At this time, there were few British soldiers patrolling the area near the Batsto and Little Egg Harbor Rivers, so the smuggling of captured British goods was quite com- mon. Many items were also dispersed upriver near Bat- sto so that settlers could avoid the taxes levied on goods by the British government. By 1763, the British gov- Elijah Clark and ernment was nearly destitute after their conflict with The Kate Aylesford Manson the French and the Spanish and they opted to make the The area around the Mullica River is rich in colonial colonies pay for their own defense by slapping some American history. The area south of the river is now At- very hefty taxes on the settlers. Elijah Clark was edu- lantic County but during colonial days it was all part of cated enough to know he could make a fortune by haul- Glouchester County. North of the Mullica is Burling- ing some of the goods smuggled into the area over to ton County. This is the area in which one branch of my Philadelphia and selling them there without the burden family tree originated in the state of so the of taxes. history of the area is very interesting to me and I hope In the years that followed, Elijah Clark formed a friend- you will also find it interesting. ship with Richard Westcoat, another young man who bought property near him. The twosome partnered to- gether and organized many private auctions of goods smuggled tax free into the area. Over the years, they collaborated together to amass small fortunes for the time. Both were considered upstanding citizens in the community. Elijah Clark served as the Gloucester County representative to the New Jersey Provincial As- sembly in 1775, and then served as an officer in Gloucester County during the Revolutionary War. An old picture of the Clark Mansion with porch. Clark continued to profit during the war, as he oversaw the auction of goods including military vessels stolen Elijah Clark was born in 1732 in Clark’s Landing, New directly from the British. He not only became a richer Jersey. He was the youngest of four sons born to Han- man than before the war, but he was extremely active in nah and Tomas Clark, who had moved from Saybrook, anti-British activities and in the defense of the Mullica Connecticut to New Jersey in hopes of establishing a River region. better life. By the time Elijah was born, their little town had attracted other settlers and included a store, a trad- ing post, and a church. Elijah continued to live in Clark’s Landing until he left New Jersey for several years to attend Yale. When Elijah turned twenty-seven in 1757, he purchased fifty acres of land across the river from the site where two of his older brothers had settled near Batsto Vil- lage. In the years to come, he would purchase the deeds of more land surrounding his property. In 1762 he built The Clark Mansion (Kate Aylesford House) today. Clark Mansion, dammed the nearby stream, and set about building the sawmill by which he would make In 1779, Clark put his property, including the mansion, his living. Around this time he also met and married sawmill and gristmill, up for sale. Ironically he ended Jane Lardner; in the years to follow the couple had up selling it to his friend, Richard Westcoat, for 18,000 seven children together. pounds. Elijah and Jane Clark moved to a farm near Woodbury, New Jersey, and had a long and happy mar- Elijah Clark’s close proximity to the thriving village of page 9 please Page 9 Elijah Clark Continued from page 8 riage until he passed away at the age of sixty-five in December 1795. REDMOND Although construction of the Elijah Clark mansion was paid for by Clark, he had workmen construct the timber LANDSCAPE frame house for him in 1762, and it is unknown who designed the mansion. The house itself is vaguely Geor- SCHEDULE 2012 gian in style. Step one fertilizer ...... week of April 12th Located in the town of Pleasant Mills, New Jersey, the Step two fertilizer...... week of May 31st Clark mansion remains a private residence to this day. Spring pruning...... week of April 24th Unfortunately for Elijah Clark, the home is now known Grass cutting ...... April 3rd to September 25th as the Kate Aylesford Mansion after the fictional hero- B-weekly edging ....April 3rd –September18th ine in a book by Charles J. Peterson titled The Heiress of Sweetwater. This 19th century novel featured a real Basin cutting begins...... April 3rd woman, Honoria Read, who lived in the Clark Mansion Summer pruning ...... week of July 10th during post-Revolutionary War times, as its fictional Step three fertilizer ...... week of June 18th character Kate Aylesford. Honoria Read was a beauti- Step four fertilizer. ..week of September 25th ful, prominent young woman known for her extrava- Step five fertilizer...... week of November 13th gant entertaining at the Clark Mansion during this era. Early clean up...... week of September 25th Alternatively, in The Heart of the Pines, the writer John Late fall clean up ...... week of November 13th Pearce states that Richard Westcoat’s daughter, Mar- Weeding of common areas garet, was the model for the fictional heroine. Either April 3rd thru Sept. 25th way, Peterson’s novel wove the tale of many fictional as well as real revolutionary characters in the Pleasant PROPERTY MAINTENANCE Mills and Batsto area. Although the novel was set in the SCHEDULE IS WEATHER PERMITTING fictional town of Sweetwater, today Sweetwater is the common name for one of the communities at the Forks of the Little Egg Harbor. Answers for Word Wheel Elijah Clark played an instrumental role in the success featured on page 10 of the colonies in the Revolutionary War. The Forks re- gion of southern New Jersey was important in the piracy of British vessels. When the war began in 1776, the British had the strongest navy in the world, and the United States did not even have a navy. In today’s terms, it has been estimated that the privateering of British ships cost the crown anywhere from 60-70 bil- lion dollars. Although he has been deprived of his iden- tification with the mansion he built, Elijah Clark’s home stands as a reminder of the path he helped pave for all who came after him.

Editor’s note: I’ve heard of The Heiress of Sweet- water but never read it. Apparently it was not in pub- lication during the entire 20th century and there are few original copies left but people have been reading photocopied versions. It was recently re-released and I just downloaded it to my Nook. Next month I will let you know if it is a worthwhile read. Page 10

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