History of Sussex and Warren counties, New Jersey, with Illustration and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers, Part 159

Author: Snell, James P; Clayton, W. W. (W. Woodford)
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Philadelphia : Everts & Peck
Number of Pages: 1140

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" RESOLUTIONS.

" First. That the sum of $500 be raised for tlic repairs of the highways. " Second. That 75 cents per day be allowed a hand for working on the highways. Two dollars for a team, plow, and hand, and $1.50 for a team, wagon, or sled, and hand per day.

" Third. That the last day of working on the highways each district elect their overseer, and report the sume to the next annual town-meet- ing for confirmation or rejection.

" Fourth. That the interest of the surplus revenue be appropriated to the use of common schools.

" Fifth. That the next annual election and town-meeting be held at the honse of John Hull, in the village of Blairstown.

" ISAAC WILDRICK, Moderator. " SIMEON COOKE, Towu Clerk."

For the election of justices of the peace, held April 14, 1845, the whole number of votes polled were 221, given as follows: For David Vankirk, 120; John Teel, Jr., 96 ; John Bunnell, 96; Peter Lanterman, 64.

The following is a complete list of the town clerks, collectors, freeholders, and town committee from 1845 to 1880 :

TOWN CLERKS.

I845-50, Simeon Cooke; 1851, David Park; 1852-54, 1856, William L. Hoagland; 1855, 1857-58, Samuel H. Lautermian ; 1850-60, Andrew L. Flock ; 1861-63, A. N. Snover; 1864-65, Nathan S. Smith; 1866, 1870, 1875-77, Samuel McConachy; 1867-68, 1871-72, John Painter; 1873-74, John R. Logan ; 1878-80, Frank P. Bunnell ; 1881, A. F. Edmonde.

COLLECTORS.

1845-46, John F. Cool; 1847-49, Joseph D. Linaberry; 1850-52, Lewis Smith ; 1863-55, Abraham Hill; 1856, Isaac Kinney ; 1857-59, Bart- ley Larowe ; 1860-62, William I. Teol ; 1863-66, John M. Raub; 1867- 68, Nelson L. Brandy ; 1869-72, James D. Hill ; 1873-81, John Painter.

FREEHOLDERS.

1845, Isaac Wildrick, John N. Honeywell : 1816-48, Isaac Wildrick, Bal- tue Titman; 1849, Philip Ranb, Baltus Titman; 1850-51, John F. Cool, George F. Snover ; 1852-56, 1865, Matthins Voss ; 1857-58, Jacob B. Roub; 1859-60, Ellos Jones; 1861-64, Isaac Wildrick ; 1866-68,

Gershom C. Linaberry; 1869-71, Andrew Yetter: 1872-73, Isaac F. Reade; 1874-76, John R. Logan; 1877-80, Joshua Jones; 1881, Sanı- uel McConachy.

TOWN COMMITTEES.

1845 .- James Cool, Ira Cooke, Walter Wilson, Abraham Wildrick, John Flock.

1846 .- Ira Cooke, Wulter Wilson, Abraham Wildrick, John Flock, Noab Hixson.

1847-48 .- A. Wildrick, N. Hixson, John I. Blair, Philip Raub, David Van- kirk.

1849 .- A. Wildrick, Bartley Larowe, David Vankirk, M. Voss, John I. Blair.

1850,-William L. Hoagland, B. Larowe, Elias Jones, Joseph D. Linaberry, David V. France.

1851 .- B. Larowe, Andrew Teel, Joseph R. Dilts, E. Jones, Cornelius Stout.

1852 .- Andrew Teel, B. Larowe, J. R. Dilts, Andrew Vought, Gershom Parr.

1853,-B. Larowe, A. Tecl, A. Vought, G. S. Parr, David V. France.

1854 .- Andrew Vought, Andrew Teel, Gershom S. Parr, Elias Joues, Cas- per L. Henry.

1855 .- G. S. Parr, C. L. IIenry, Bartley Titmao, Jacob B. Raub, George F. Snover.

1856,-B. Larowe, Jacob Mayberry, Jeremiah McCaio, Michael Raub, Richard France.

1857 .- Nathan S. Smith, Jacob Mayberry, John V. Cornell, Michael Raub, Richard France.

1858 .- N. S. Smith, J. Mayberry, Abraham Wildrick, M. Raub, R. France. 1859-61 .- A Wildrick, Charles G. Hoagland, John McCrucken, M. Raub, L. Luse.

1862 .- A Wildrick, Matthias Voss, John McCracken, M. Ranb, Abraham France.

1863 .- A. Wildrick, C. G. Hoagland, J. McCracken, N. Raub, A. France. 1864 .- A. Wildrick, C. G. Hoagland, Conrad N. Linaberry, Erastus V. Raub, Jacob L. Luee.

1865 .- A. Wildrick, J. L. Luce, C. N. Linaberry, John I. Blair.

1800 .- A. Wffdrick, Edmund Hoagland, J. L. Luce, Walter Wilson, J. I. Blair.

18G7-68 .- A. Wildrick, J. I. Blair, W. Wilson, J. L. Ince, John Messler. 1860-70 .- A. Wildrick, J. I. Blair, W. Wilson, J. Messler, Nathan S. Smith. 1871-74 -J. I. Blair, N. S. Smith, A. N. Snover, W. Wilson, J. Messler. 1875-78 .- N. S. Smith, J. I. Blair, W. Wilson, James D. Hill, George F. Reeder.

1879-80 .- J. I. Blair, N. S. Smith, Samuel Linaberry.

At the thirty-seventh annual town-meeting, held in March, 1881, the following were elected : John M. Place, Judge of Election; A. F. Edmonds, Town Clerk; George Carter, Assessor; John Painter, Col- lector ; Samuel MeConachy, Freeholder.

EXTRACTS FROM RECORDS.

Roads .- At the time this township was formed it became necessary to lay out and bound the several road districts in the township, which was done in the following manner, as recorded in the township com- mittee's book :

District No. 1 .- Beginning at the southeast corner of the township, near Anthony I. Osmun's house, thence along the Hardwick line to Wil- linm Lanterman's farm, from thence to the stone bridge at Israel Swayze's, from thence passing between Elijah Pearson's and widow of Thomas West'e, to where the Hope line crosses the road that runs in front of West's farm, thence along the Hope line to the place of beginning, in- cluding all the within roads and inhabitants in said district.

District No. 2 .- Beginning at the stone bridge at Israel Swayzo's, thence along the line of District No. I to where the Hardwick line strikes Wil- linni Lantorman's farm, from thence along the snid Ilardwick line to Panlin's Kill, thence down Paulin's Kill to lower side of thestone bridge at Blairstown, from thence to the west side of John Lanterman's house, from thence passing between Abram Lanterman's and Abram Rice'e to where John V. Cornell and Barclay Larowe's line crosses the roud near J. V. Cornell's baru, from thence to the most easterly corner of Alexan- der Docker, Jr.'s barn, thence to the stone bridge nt I. Swayze's, the

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pince af beginning, including all the within roads and inhabitants in said district.

District No. 3 .- Beginning at the lower side of the bridge at Blairs- town, thence along the line of District No. 2 to the road near .I. V. Cor- nell'e barn, from thence to the southeast corner of William Winterstren'n lot, from thence to the northwest corner of Lawrence Sharp's farm, from thence to the road where William Teel's and Freese's line cross the rond between Willian Teel's nod Susan Frees' house, from thenco to the Bonthwest corner of Alfred Gwinnup's farm, from thence to the west end of A. Gwinnup's house to Paulin's Kill, from thence up Panlin's Kill to the pince of beginning, including all the within roads and inhabitants im wald slistrict.

District No. 1 .- Beginning on the Paulin's Kill where the Hardwick line crosses It, thence down Paulin'a Kill to the lower corner of John La Bar's farin, from thence on the line between John La Bar and Jacob Snover to the north side of the road lending from Blairstown to Column- bin, from thence to the Hardwick line, fifteen rods north of the road near Ienne Lanning's, from thence nlong the Hardwick line to the place of beginning, Including all the within ronds und inhabitants in said district.

District No. 5 .- Beginning at fifteen rudy north of the road near Isaac Lening's, thence along the line of District No. I to forks of the road eust of John Hurdin's, Esq., thence to bridge at Durling's Mill, thence up the creek to where the old saw-mill stood, thence up the rond to Isaac Hall's stable, from thence to the Hardwick line at or near Charles Wintermute's house, thence along the Hardwick Ine to fifteen rods north of the ront near Isaac Innning's, the corner of District No. 1 and the pince of beginning, including all the within ronds and inhabitants In said district.

District No. 6 .- Beginning at the Hardwick line near Churles Winter- aute's house, corner of District No. 5, thence along line of District No. 5 to Imzow' Hall's stablo, thence to ten rods north of Jacob Raub's house, thonce to upper corner of orchard on the farm where Churles Kirkoff now lives, thence to the bridge at Titman's saw-malll, thence due north to the Pahnquarry line, thence np the Pahaquarry Bine to the Hardwick line to Charles Winterninte's, the place of beginning, including all the within rouds and inhabitants in snid district.

District No. 7 .- Beginning on Pantin's Kill, on the line between John In Bar and Jacob Snover, thence nlong the line of District No. 4 to the north side of the road leading from Blairstown to Colombia, thence to the bridge at Durling's Mill, thence up the creek to where the old saw- mill stood, thence on the north side of the road lending to Danlel Vau- ghan's, to ten rode north of Jacob Kanb's house, thence to the lower corner of Christopher Kirkoff's garden, thence dne south to Paulin's Kill, thence up the Paulin's Kill to the place of beginning, including all the within roads nud Inhabitants in said district.

District No. a .- Beginning at the lower corner of Christopher Kir- kaffe garden, thonce due south to the Poolin's Kill, thence down the Paulin'a Kill to opposite Widow Kinney's burn, thence from the Widow Kinury's barn to the bridge at F. Vauscoten's, thence to Walnut Valley school-house, thence to J. Head's third barn, thence west to Jucob Gon- ger's, to where the new found intersects the rand lending to Titun's saw-inilt, thence on the lower side of the road to the bridge at or neur Titman's saw-mill, thenco along the line of District No. 6 to the upper corner of Chorles Kirkoff's orchard, thener to ten rods north of Jacob Raub's house, thonce to the lower corner of Christopher Kirkoff"> gar- den, the phur of beginning, incholing all the within roads and inhabi anty in onit ilstrict.

District No. 9 .- Begluning at Walnut Valley school-house, thence to J. Rende's barn, thence west of Jacob Gonger's to where the now road in- tryweets the rond leading to Tittuan's saw-mill, thence to Titman's bridge, thence due north to the Puhaquarry line, thence down said Hue to Knowlton line, thence along the knowlton line to where it comes the rond near John Powell's farm, thenre to Walnut Valley school-house, the place of beginning, tucluding all the ronds and inhabitants in said dis- trist.

District No. 10 .- Beginning at the Walnut Valley school-house, thence on the east side of the road to Danfel Vanscoten's bridge, thence to the Willow Kinney's barn and to Panlin's Kill, thenre down the Paulin's Kill to Jacob D. Hrande' bridge, thence above the bridge to Knowlton line to where it strikes the road Dear John Cowell's, there along the line of Dlatriet No. 9 to Walont Valley school-house to the place of beginning, including ull the within ronds and inhabitants in rail district.

Instrict No. 11 .- Beginning on the Panlin's Kill, at the upper side of J. D. Brands' bridge, thence along the Hue of Dustri t No. JO to the south aldo of J. D. Brands' farm, thence to the barn where Jeremiah K Subler lives, thence to the road ut south corner of Robert Clayton's aljoining

James Blair's farm, thenco to the forks of the road near ( G. Hoa, lan I's barn, thence to the northwest corner of Lawrence Sharp's farm, thenco along the line of District No. 3 to Paulin's Kill near A. Gwinnup's bullar, thenew down the Pantin's Kill to J. D. Brams' bridge to the place of be- gioning, including all the within roads nud inhabitants ju rail distri 1.

District No. 12 .- Beginning at the Knowlton line on the south side f J. I. Brand's farm, thence along the line of District No. Il to the north- west corner of Lawrence Sharp's farm, thence to the upper corner of John Hagerty's meadow at the road, thenve to the northwest corner of William Tinsman's farm, thence wo Williem Tinsman's house, thence along the llope line to the Knowlton line near Daniel McCain's, thonco nlong the Knowlton line to J. D. Brunda' fartu to the place of beginning, lurluding all the within rouds aud Inhabitants in said district.

District No. 13 .- Beginning at the north corner of William Thorman's house, thence along the line of District No. 12 to the northwest corner of William Tineman's farto to the upper corner of John Hagerty's meadow nud to the northwest corner of Lawrence sharp's farm, thence along the line of District No. 3 to the road on the south side of William Winter- stren's lot and to the road near .I. V. Cornell's barn, from thence al mx the line of District No. 2 to the mint easterly corner of Alexander Decker, Jr.'s barn, and thence to the stone bridge at Israel Swayze's, from thence along the Hue of District No. 1. passing between Elijah Pierwot's and widow of Thomas West's, thence along the Hope line to William Tinsmun's house, the place of beginning, including all the within roads and inhabitants in maid district.

Divisions, alterations, additions, and creations of road districts have taken place from yrar to year, until there are at present twenty road districts in this township. We give the first and last apportionment for moneys for support of roads, which show- the dif- ference between cost of roads in 1845 for 13 districts, and in 1880 for 20 districts.

The names of overseers, number of miles in dis- triet, and amount of money apportioned for 1845. the first year of the organization of the township, are as follows :

.Ipril 19, 15-45. Miles.

2. Faxc Lambert. 41.

13.00

4. Matthias Voss ..

25.00

5. William Hardin

23/ 25 (0)

G. John Doree.

540,1ML

7. George F. Snover.

36,4H

8. Coroelins Stout

36,00

9. Gershom (. launberry

36.00

11. Joseph S. Smith.

12. Bartley Titman.

47 (M)

13. Samuel T. Tinaman =

The following is the number of district, name of overseer, and amount of money apportioned to each for 1880. The number of miles were not given in the records :

March 13, 18N),

Amount.

No. 1. Abram Swisher.

2. 1sme Willrick.

91.00

3. Simon I1. Meseler ...

4. Roderick B. Andrus

5. Jacob $ Smith.

B. Morris R. Primaman

7. Lemuel Snover

D. George S Theman

10. Anthony Laaltre ..

115.000)

11. Josiah Tool

12. John II. Vook ..

13. Alexander Ihrker.

14. Albert V. Ter)

= 16. Is inc D. Lanterman.

18. Robert N Swvarool

1% T. L. L.ew IN ..

Is. John Hill

19. Connej Smith ..

51.00

20. James It. Harris

Amount.

District.

No. 1. Jacob West

= 3. Philip Rauh

10. Willinm A. Gardner.

District.

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The iron-arch bridge spanning the Paulinskill at Blairstown village was built in 1877, by the Cincin- nati Bridge Company, for $2075.

THE NEW TOWNSHIP BILL.

" AN Aor to transfer certain portions of the townships of Frelinghuysen and Hardwick, in the county of Warren, to the township of Blairs- town, in the county of Warreu.

"1. BE IT ENACTED by the S nate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That all that part of the townships of Frelinghuysen and Hard- wick, io the county of Warreo, included within the following described bonndaries,-to wit: beginning at a point io the line between the town- ships of Blairstown and Frelinghuysen, where the centre line of the public road dear the residence of Lemuel Crismao crosses said line, aod running thence by the centre of said road in a northeasterly direction to the junction of the road leading from James V. Van Cuoip's to Panliua, on the hill near the Paulina school-house; thence, crossing the Paulios- kill, in a course north twenty-six degrees west eighty-four chains and thirty-two links to a heap of stones en the north side of the road leading from John Konkle's to Philip W. Squier's, both in the township of Hard- wick, about six chaios east of John Konkle's residence; thence by a line north forty-five degrees west twenty-six chains and ten links to a heap of stones in the line between the townships of Blairstown and Hardwick ; thence by the line between Blairstown and the townships of Hardwick and Frelinghuysen, in a southeasterly direction, to the place of beginning -be, and the same is hereby, transferred and set over from said townships of Frelinghuysen and Hardwick, and is attached to and made part of the township of Blairstown, in said county of Warren, and subject to all laws, rules, and regulations to which said township of Blairstown now is or may hereafter be made subject, and all persons residing within the boundaries of the aforementioned tract of land shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges, and subject to all the duties and obligations, of resi- dents of said towuship of Blairstown, and that the boundary line between the said townships of Frelinghuysen and Hardwick and the township of Blairstown shall henceforth be, in part, as hereinbefore set forth and described.

"2. And be it enacted, That all taxes heretofore assessed in said town- ehips of Frelinghuysen and Hardwick, or either of them, upon any lands lying within the boundaries of the tract of land by this act transferred to the towoship of Blairstown, or upon any person residing within said boundaries, shall continue to be payable and collectable by the proper officers of said towoships of Frelioghuysen and Hardwick, respectively, and all and every process of law necessary or convenient for the collec- tion of euch taxes may be exercised by the proper officers of said town- ships of Frelinghuysen and Hardwick, or either of them, who are now authorized to carry ou the same.

"3. And be it enacted, That the laods hereinbefore described aod set over to said township of Blairstown shall, until otherwise directed by the proper authorities of the last-named towaship, be and form a part of the road district of the township of Blairstown, in the county of Warren, in which the village of Blairstown lies.

"4. And be it enacted, That the several township officers of the towa- ships ef Frelinghuysen and Hardwick shall (except as hereinbefore pro- vided) cease to have or exercise any jurisdiction or authority over the lands hereinbefore described and bounded and set over to the township of Blairstown, and the township officers of said township of Blairstown ehall have full jurisdiction and authority over said lands and the inlmbi- tants thereof.

"5. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately."

V .- VILLAGES AND HAMLETS. BLAIRSTOWN,

the " Gem of the Paulinskill," is romantically situ- ated on the right bank of that stream, nine miles from its confluence with the Delaware River, thirteen miles from Newton, the county-seat of Sussex County, and fifteen miles nearly due north of Belvidere, the seat of justice of Warren County.

Jenny Jump mountains. Its merchants and business men have ever been noted for their enterprise and sagacity, and from the first until the present time have commanded a large share of the trade of the sec- tion of country indicated ; and not only so, but a large amount of goods are sold annually to parties living in Monroe and Pike Cos., Pa.

The exact date of its settlement by civilized man will probably never be known, but there can be no doubt about its being among the earlier settlements within the limits of Warren County.

The original name of the place, so far as we have been able to learn, was "Smith's Mills." Many years before the Revolutionary war a man of that familiar name-Smith-had a large grist-mill and a saw-mill on the grounds now belonging to Hon. John I. Blair, above H. D. King's blacksmith-shop, on the other side of the brook. The meadow now inclosed by "Blair Walk" was then overflowed by the dam, some of the timbers of which may still be seen in the brook under the high bridge on said walk.

The road leading to these mills passed through where Mr. Blair's house now stands. To the grist- mill the inhabitants of Paliaquarry (which is over the mountain) brought their grain on pack-horses, thread- ing the intricate forest-paths in single file. This mill, which performed no other operation than grinding, the bolting being done by hand, was still standing at the beginning of the present century.

Subsequently, nearly all the land now embraced within the village limits was owned by one Jacob Buttz, or Butts, as the name was then universally spelled, who had a bridge across the Paulinskill, from which circumstance the place was known as " Butts' Bridge."

March 3, 1819, Return J. Meigs, Jr., being Post- master-General, a mail-route was formed "from New- ton, in Sussex County, by Stillwater, Marksboro', and Butts' Bridge, to Columbia Glass Manufactory, on the Delaware;" but we cannot find that the office of Butts' Bridge was really established until June 29, 1820, at which time William Hankinson was made postmaster. Mr. Hankinson kept the office in his storehouse, which stood on the hill, a little west of north of where the dwelling of the Misses Teel now stands.

At that time the village consisted of the storehouse just mentioned, a long, low dwelling-house, built by George F. Lineback (now spelled Linaberry ), formerly a merchant at Ilope, and occupied as a dwelling and storehouse combined previous to the erection of the William Hankinson storehouse; it was taken down by Mrs. Hankinson to give place for the house now occupied by the Misses Teel, part of the frame being used in the erection of the house now owned by Mrs. Sincon Cooke, which is undoubtedly the oldest frame now standing in the place, and that of the store part. in the suburban residence of J. and A. G. Ball; a log farm-house and tavern, which stood about midway

The village of Blairstown is the natural centre of a large basin or scope of country, extending from Co- lumbia, on the Delaware, to above Stillwater, in Sus- sex, and from the Delaware at Flatbrookville to the between the east door of Mr. Blair's residence and the

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door-yard fence; a small frame building, abont 16 by 20, at the foot of the hill, where Mrs. Cooke's barn -tands, built and used as a school-house,-the first, probably, at this place,-and which, in 1819, was re- moved a little to the south and converted into a black- smith -shop; a one-and-a-half-story frame dwelling nearly on the site of the residence of Andrew N. Enover, but nearer the street; and another on the side hill, a little above Mrs. Isaac B. Swisher's house. This was the sum total of the village in 1819.

The Mr. Lineback, or Linaberry, before spoken of had a store here some time previous to 1810, and a Mr. Conover kept store on the hill in 1805. William Hankinson was in business here from Nov. 15, 1810, to Jan. 31, 1815; Messrs. ( William ) Green & Hankin- son at least from March 26, 1815, to March 29, 1822; between Feb. 1, 1815, and the spring of 1819, Joseph and Varon Green (twins). Charles F. Linaberry, son of the one spoken of as building the long, low store and dwelling, and a Mr. Bennett, a Methodist preacher, each kept stores here. We have not been able to learn all the exact dates, or the order in which they sne- ceeded each other, but J. & V. Green were probably in the mercantile business during the year ISIS. Rev. Mr. Bennett, in addition to keeping store and preach- ing, was nominally the village pedagogue, though his wife seems to have had entire charge of the school. Mr. Bennett was killed by his horse running away as he was coming down Oxford Mountain on his return from Philadelphia, where he had been to purchase goods.

Mr. Blair came to Butts' Bridge in 1822, and com- meneed business in partnership with his cousin, John Blair, then and for many years after a prominent merchant in Hope township, in the storehouse of William Hankinson.

At the end of two years, John I. Blair purchased his cousin's interest in the business, and in the winter of 1833-34 built the historic storehouse on the east of his present residence, and partly on the ground cov- ered by the house in which Mrs. Rachel Raub now lives, first occupying the same May 1, 1834. In this building he continued, under various firm-names, to carry on an enormous business, part of the time hav- ing more or less interest in stores at Lawrenceville ( now Paulina), Marksboro', Johnsonsburg, and Hunts- ville, a cotton factory near Marksboro', and two four- ing-mills, until about 1845, when his growing in- terest- claimed his attention. He still retained an interest in the business at Blairstown until April 22, 1859. In 1872-73 a portion of this building was re- moved to its present central location, and is now occupied by Yetter & Craig as a store, post-office, and the Blairstown railway office.

August 25, 1825, during the postmaster-generalship of Hon. John McLean, the name of the post-office was changed to that of " Gravel Hill," to accord with the name of the village at that time, and John I. Blair appointed postmaster. He continued in office

until the appointment of Henry Space, in July, 1851, who in turn was superseded by Mis- AA. L. Howell (now Mrs. Dr. Johnson), June 5, 1856, and she was succeeded by Marshall Hunt, Feb. 14, 1862, and he by John D. Vail, April 1, 1875.

The name of the village was changed to Blairstown by a vote of the citizens at a public meeting held Jan. 24, 1839, and a corresponding change in the des- ignation of the office soon followed, but the title of Gravel Hill had taken such a hold upon the people that it is even yet occasionally used by the older in- habitants.

The progress of the village has from the first been gradual but continuous. The present hotel was built in 1841 by George Vanscoten, a brother of the vet- eran postmaster at Walnut Valley.

The store now occupied by R. S. Stoll was built by S. 11. Lanterman in 1857, now known as the Bunnell Block, after the division of the real estate of the late Margaret Hankinson, and first occupied by the firm of Rice & Lanterman, the successors of Andrew J. Rice, who in March, 1856, succeeded Messrs. Wyman & Banghart, who in May, 1855, started the first oppo- sition store in the village, in the building occupied by D. W. Shoemaker, druggist. The Strickland Block, now occupied by William King, Jr., general mer- chant, and Bunnell & Quick, confectioners, was built in 1870.

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History of Sussex and Warren counties, New Jersey, with Illustration and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers, Part 159

Author: Snell, James P; Clayton, W. W. (W. Woodford) Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Philadelphia : Everts & Peck Number of Pages: 1140

Author: Snell, James P; Clayton, W. W. (W. Woodford)
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Philadelphia : Everts & Peck
Number of Pages: 1140