History of Union and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey with Biographical Sketches of many of their Pioneers and Prominent Men, Part 47

Author: W. Woodford Clayton, Ed.
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Philadelphia: Everts
Number of Pages: 1224

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Mr. Francis Barber took charge of the school Nov. 1, 1771, and continued in this service until the com- mencement of the war. Mr. Samuel Baldwin, of Newark, who graduated at Princeton in 1770 (with Messrs. John C. Ogden and Matthias Williamson, of this town), being then only sixteen years of age, was shortly after appointed an usher, probably after Mr. Barber took the charge. Alexander Hamilton, then a lad of fourteen, from the West Indies, was at this time one of the pupils. Mr. Baldwin lived until the year 1850.1

A lottery was authorized for the rebuilding of the academy, as also the court-house and jail, in 1789. The sum to be raised was $2500. It was proposed to sell 13,800 tickets, of which 7472 were to be prizes of from two to five dollars each. The lottery was to be drawn in three classes, one dollar for the first, two dollars for the second, and four dollars for third class of tickets. The managers were Jonathan H. Law- rence and Elias B. Dayton. The affairs of the lottery continued in hand for more than twelve years before the accounts were finally settled and disposed of. The academy, however, was built and opened for pupils on the Ist of June, 1789. Mr. Patrick Mur- dock, a graduate of the University of Edinburgh, who had been a teacher for several years at Wilmington, Del., took charge of the Latin school, and Mr. Luther Halsey of the English department.

The trustees were Rev. David Austin, president; Governor William Livingston, Judge John Chetwood, Hon. Jonathan Dayton, John De Hart, Aaron Ogden, Matthias Williamson, and George Ross. In Novem- ber, 1790, Mr. Murdock was succeeded by Col. John Taylor, subsequently professor in Union College, New York. Board was to be had for twenty pounds in good families, and tuition was five pounds a year.2

Col. Taylor was succeeded by Samuel C. Blackman (Yale, 1793), and he, in September, 1796, by Henry James Feltus, a young Methodist exhorter, who had come over in 1795 from England, afterwards the Rev. Dr. Feltus, of the Episcopal Church, New York. He had charge of the academy for two years, and was sue- ceeded, in 1798, by James Stevenson, of Morristown, and he, in 1799, by David Young ( Yale, 1798), famous in subsequent years for his astronomical calculations. He gave place, in 1801, to Edmund D. Barry, of Trin- ity College, Dublin, "an exile of Erin," well known in after-years as the Rev. E. D. Barry, D.D. (Episco- pal), and a most successful teacher. His successor in 1803 was the Rev. Samuel Lilly, of St. John's Church. To him succeeded, in 1806, Henry Mills (C. N. J., 1802), afterwards the Rev. H. Mills, D.D. (Presbyte- rian), of Anburn Theological Seminary, New York. William Belden (Yale, 1803) followed, till 1812, long

a successful public-school teacher in New York. He was followed, in 1812-13, by Edward Allen (C. N. J., 1815), and again, 1815-17. He has been a most use- ful Presbyterian minister more than half a century. Moses Smith, previously of Hudson, N. Y., followed in 1817.3

YOUNG LADIES' SEMINARY .- A young ladies' school was commenced in April, 1789, by Anne Williams, in the house opposite John Blanchard's. A similar school was opened May 1, 1791, by Madame Capron, a French lady, in which the French language, French manners, and French accomplishments were taught. It was the period of the French Revolution, and it was all the fashion then to shout for the French Re- public and fraternize with French democracy. Mons. St. Aivre was her dancing-master, under whose an- spices a ball was given at Wales' Tavern Sept. 7, 1791, and another October 13th, "when sixteen young ladies performed bow dance, the minuet de la cour, la gavotte, and Allemande." Mons. Dillon succeeded him the following year. In the spring of 1799, Messrs. Mitchell, Nugent, and Dupot each opened a dancing-school in the borough.

A MEDICAL SCHOOL was opened here in 1790. Dr. Paul Micheau, of Richmond, Staten Island, who had commenced practice in the town in April, 1789, advertised in February, 1790, a complete course of medical lectures, to be given at 4 P.M., from May 10th to July 25th, charge €5. For further account of Dr. Micheau the reader is referred to the chapter on the medical profession of the county.

Thus early after the Revolution the town began to be distinguished for its institutions of learning. Pains were taken to secure the best instructors in all depart- ments of knowledge, many of whom having graduated at Princeton became considerably noted in the learned professions. There was also in the town an atmos- phere congenial to the pursuit of science and letters, engendered by the presence of a large number of people of more than common intelligence and ac- quirements,

"The more to foster this spirit a library associa- tion was formed early in 1792 for the circulation of useful books and the elevation of the tastes of the people. A similar association on a limited scale had existed some time previously, but had not been suc- cessful. The constitution of the new association, now extant, is subscribed by John De Hart, Samuel Spraggs, David Austin, James Ricketts, Matthias Williamson, Jr., George Ross, Shepard Kollock, Wil- liam Shnte, Job Haines, Elias B. Dayton, Jonathan H. Lawrence, Samuel Smith, Caleb Ilalsted, Jr., Aaron Ogden, Edward Thomas, Lewis Woodruff, Jeremiah Ballard, Isaac Morse, William Steele, Jona- than Dayton, Abraham Clark, Jr., John Clarke, Wil- liam Halsted, John Chetwood, Jonathan Wade, Isaac

1 Trustees' Book. Proceedings of N. J. H. Sor., ii.

º N. J. Journal, Nos. 292, 332, 369. The following announcement ap- peared in the N. J. Journal of Aug. 1, 1787 : " Monday (July 30) an hand- some edifice was reared in this town to be devoted to the cultivation of Bvience. . . . It is to be denominated the Elizabeth Town Academy."

3 N. J. Journal, Nos, 676, 769, 908, 944, 1082, 1209, 1483, 1736. Fish's : St. Ann's Chh., Brooklyn, N. Y., pp. 29-39.

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H. Williamson, Matthias H. Williamson, Horatio R. Dayton, Joseph Lyon, Jr., and Cornelius Blanchard. These were original subscribers. Other names were added from year to year. George Ross was chosen librarian ; Elias B. Dayton, treasurer ; and Messrs. David Austin, J. Hampton Lawrence, Matthias Wil- liamson, Jr., Jeremiah Ballard, and Aaron Ogden a committee for the choice and purchase of books. In 1794, Isaac H. Williamson was chosen librarian, and in 1796, Dr. Abraham Clark.

The town at this period, as in former days, contri- buted largely to the influences which shaped the poli- tics of the State and nation. It was rarely the case that it was not represented in the State Legislature. To the First Congress it sent the Hon. Elias Boudinot, ' and to both the Second and the Third the Hon. Elias Boudinot, Abraham Clark, and Jonathan Dayton, all of tliem active and influential members; while from Feb. 26, 1801, to March 3, 1803, both the senators from New Jersey, Aaron Ogden and Jonathan Day- ton, were from Elizabeth Town. To the Fourth and Fifth Congresses it gave a Speaker in the person of the Hon. Jonathan Dayton, afterwards senator for six years.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS .- The Board of Education of the city of Elizabeth was incorporated in 1873. The number of schools under the charge of the board is five.

Public School No. 1 is located on Third Street, between Fulton and East Jersey Streets. The build- ing was erected in 1855, remodeled in 1871, and altered in 1879, and is divided into fifteen class-rooms. The first and second floors are occupied by the primary department, and have ten teachers. The third floor is occupied by the grammar and high school depart- ments, and have seven teachers. The teachers em- ployed in this school are B. Holmes, principal, $1400 per year; high school department, Miss S. C. Martin, vice-principal, Miss A. E. Fabens, assistant ; grammar school department, Miss S. M. Braun, prin- cipal, Miss J. S. Johnson, Miss C. H. Pierson, Miss C. Long; primary department, Miss F. T. Mackey, principal, Miss S. E. Himmen, Miss L. E. Braun, Miss J. M. Murdock, Miss E. G. Dederick, Miss E. M. Metz, Miss J. M. Todd, Miss R. B. Steeb, Miss M. E. Leveridge, Miss L. B. Robins.

The whole number of pupils enrolled in this school during the year is 1265. The present number on roll is 819.

The average daily attendance during the year is 737.

The seating capacity of the school is as follows: permanent seats, 722 ; temporary seats, 119; total, 841.

Public School No. 2 is located on Morrell Street. This building was erected in 1858 and altered in 1880, and is divided into thirteen class-rooms. The first floor is occupied by the primary department, and has six teachers. The second floor is occupied by the grammar and high school departments, and has seven

teachers. The teachers employed in this are N. W. Pease, principal, 81400 per year ; high school depart- ment, Miss L. H. Sayre, vice-principal, Miss F. O. Crane, Miss B. C. Mackey ; grammar department, Miss A. C. Forsyth, principal, Miss M. J. McNamara, Miss Dumazeand, Miss Lizzie Allen ; primary depart- ment, Miss M. A. Clark, principal. Miss M. A. Baker, Miss Josie Luster, Miss L. A. Dederick, Miss E. B. Long, Miss A. E. Covell.

The whole number of pupils enrolled in this school during the year is 994. The present number on roll is 678. The average daily attendance during the year is 595. The seating capacity of the school is 677.

Public School No. 3 is located on the corner of Sec- ond Avenue and High Street. This building was erected in 1872, and is divided into ten class-rooms, one assembly-room, and one reception-room. The primary department occupies the first floor, and has

six teachers. The grammar department occupies four rooms on the second floor, and has four teach- ers. The high school department occupies thie as- sembly-room on the second floor, and is taught by the principal and vice-principal. The teachers em- ployed in this school are William D. Heyer, prin- cipal, $1400 per year ; high school department, Miss K. M. Warner, vice-principal ; grammar department, Miss J. A. Ogden, principal, Miss E. G. Seran, Miss H. E. Fabens, Miss E. A. Cheney ; primary depart- ment, Miss K. A. Hughes, principal, Miss S. N. Mc- Namara, Miss M. M. Waters, Miss M. E. Loach, Miss F. R. Harrington, Miss M. E. Smith.

The whole number of pupils enrolled in this school during the year is 1049. The present number on roll is 523. The average daily attendance during the year is 455. The seating capacity of the school is 800.

Public School No. 4 is located on Catharine Street, between East Grand Street and the Central Railroad. This building has not been used for school purposes for several years. On the first day of June, 1880, the building was leased by the Board of Education to the African Methodist Episcopal Church for the term of one year and ten months, on the following terms and conditions : The church to make necessary alterations and repairs, and pay the sum of ten dollars for the first ten months, and after that at the yearly rent or sum of fifty dollars, the rent to be paid in advance at the beginning of each term.

Public School No. 5 is located on West Jersey Street, in the building formerly occupied by the First Bap- tist Church, now owned by Amos Clark, Jr., and hired from him at an annual rent of six hundred dollars. This school is divided into five class-rooms. The teachers employed in this school are Miss S. P. Mulford, Miss E. E. Newcomb, Mrs. H. L. Magie, Mrs. F. A. Hutchingson, Miss A. M. Platt.

The whole number of pupils enrolled in this school during the year is 363. The present number on roll is 202. The average daily attendance during the year is 188. The seating capacity of the school is 240.

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Public School No. 6 is located on Morris Avenue near the city line, in a building owned by Col. John Kean, and hired from him at the annual rent of five hundred dollars. There is but one class-room and two recitation-rooms. The teachers employed in this school are Miss S. M. Stiles, Miss S. S. Chandler, Miss M. D. Whitaker.

The whole number of pupils enrolled in this school during the year is 290. The present number on roll is 117. The average daily attendance during the year is 92. The seating capacity of the school is 128.

The total number of pupils enrolled in the day schools during the year is 3961. The total number now on the roll in the day schools is 2339. The total average daily attendance is 2067.

Census of School Children .-- The number of school children in the city between the ages of five and eighteen years is 7710, viz., First Ward, 1513; Sec- ond Ward, 1626; Third Ward, 1124; Fourth Ward, 482; Fifth Ward, 1395; Sixth Ward, 451; Seventh Ward, 430; Eighth Ward, 689. The schools under the charge of the board will seat 2686 pupils.

The public schools of Elizabeth, although unsur- passed in quality by those of any other city in the State, furnish the means of education to only about thirty per cent. of the school population. By the census of 1881 it appears that the whole number of children in the city between the ages of five and eighteen was 7710, while for the same year the total number of seating accommodations in all the public schools was 2686. The number enrolled in all the schools for the same year was 2339, or 347 in excess of the seating capacity. The average attendance, however, of 2067 in all the schools during the year fell below the seating capacity 619. The difference between the highest enrollment in the public schools and the whole number of children of school age is 5371. Of these, 2439 are accommodated in private schools (including parochial and select schools), leaving a balance of 2932 unprovided for or attending no schools. Considering that a large number of tlie children and youth of the city are in factories, or engaged in occupations which prevent their attend- ance at school, the showing is not an unfavorable one for the educational status of the population. The evening schools, when kept open, reduce the number of untaught children somewhat, but they have been closed during the past year.

The Board of Education is composed as follows : President, J. Madison Watson ; Secretary, William H. Meeker; Superintendent of Public Schools, J. Augustus Dix. Members, William Woodcock, Dan- iel Wolfskeil, Peter Egenolf, Meline W. Halsey, Frank D. Karr, Peter Burdett, Abram B. Knapp, Erastus G. Putnam, Henry Pfarrer, James Oakes, Thomas Terrill, Jr., Matthias L. Darby, Lewis W. Kingsley, Ira B. Wheeler, J. Madison Watson, John E. Astfalk.

ST. HENRY'S PAROCHIAL SCHOOL is located in

Magnolia Avenue, below Spring Street, is two stories with a French roof. The lower floor is used as St. Henry's chapel. The upper floor consists of four class-rooms, over which are four Sisters from the convent adjoining. Rev. Father Augustine Wirth is in charge, and the school is supported entirely by the parish, there being no State or city aid. The school was established by Rev. Henry Lemke in 1869, and was first located in the nunnery, but in 1872 the present building was erected, and its attend- ance is steadily on the increase. There are on the roll 236 pupils, and an average attendance of 200.

ST. WALBURGA'S SELECT SCHOOL is connected with St. Henry's parish, is in the convent of St. Walburga, and has an attendance of 24 scholars, taught by two Sisters.

ST. MARY'S PAROCHHIAL SCHOOL is located in Washington Avenue, near South Street; is a brick building three stories in height, and was built by Rev. Father Howell about 1861. Rev. Father Leo Thebaud is principal, and is assisted by the Sisters. The school is supported entirely by the parish, and receives no aid from State or city. There are six class- rooms and six teachers, the higher studies being taught by Mr. Thomas F. Coleman, and the other classes by the Sisters. There are on the roll 350 scholars, with an average attendance of 300.

ST. MICHAEL'S PAROCHIAL SCHOOL is located in Smith Street, near Elizabeth Avenne; is a one-story frame building, erected about 1872. Rev. Father Al- bert Von Schilgen is principal. This school is sup- ported by the parish, receiving no State or city aid. There are three class-rooms, and the teachers are three Sisters from the convent. There are on the roll 180 scholars, with an average attendance of that number.

ST. PATRICK'S PAROCHIAL SCHOOL is located in Court Street near Second Street, and is the oldest Catholic school in the city, having been established in 1860 by Rev. Father Werzfeld. The building is hrick, two stories, with a roomy attic, an addition of one-half having been added to it by Rev. Father Hennessey some years later. Rev. Father Gessner is principal. Receives no State or city aid, the parish supporting it entirely. There are ten class-rooms, presided over by ten teachers. Mr. Sullivan is in charge of the high school department, and the other teachers are Sisters from the convent. There are on the roll about 900 scholars, with an average attend- ance of 800.

Even with this large building, the school wants of St. Patrick's parish are not supplied, and the Rev. Father Gessner is now erecting a mammoth brick building near by, over one hundred and sixty feet deep with a proportionate frontage. It is thirce stories in height, and required upwards of nine hundred thou- sand brick in its erection. There will be fourteen class-rooms, one large assembly-room, and four smaller rooms for offices, stationery, library, etc., costing up- wards of forty-five thousand dollars, and having a

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seating capacity of upwards of twelve hundred. It will be a monument to Rev. Father Gessner, whose zeal and enterprise deserve a liberal reward.

ST. JOSEPH'S ACADEMY is connected with St. Pat- rick's parish, is located at the corner of First and Wall Streets. Is under the charge of four teachers, all Dominican Sisters, and has an attendance of 135.

ACADEMIES, COLLEGES, AND SELECT SCHOOLS,- Miss Mary E. Cleveland, 1134 Washington ; Miss Maria W. Condell, 32 Orchard ; Mrs. A. S. Gunn, 26 Prospect ; Misses Hayward, school for young ladies, 279 Broad; James H. Lansley, Ph.D., business col- lege and classical academy for both sexes, 323 Jeffer- son, corner Magnolia Avenue ; Mrs. Mary V. Little, select school, 417 Elizabeth Avenue; Misses Ludlow, select school, 1146 East Grand ; Misses Mitchell, se- lect school, 32 West Scott Place; Rev. John F. Pin- gry, Ph.D., school for boys, 445 Westminster Avenue; Miss N. D. Ranney, school for young ladies, 211 South Broad ; Miss Nettie C. Read, school for young ladies, 521 North Broad ; Misses Sargeants, 284 North Broad ; Miss Mary Sopers, 1124 Chestnut ; Miss Katie M. Ward, select school, 450 Morris Avenue ; John Young, school for boys, 202 West Jersey.

CHAPTER XXIX.

THE CITY OF ELIZABETH .- (''ontinued.)

Newspapers .- New Jersey Journal, established 1779. Weekly subscription, $2.50 per annum. Pub- lished at the Daily Journal office.

Elizabeth Daily Journal, No. 97 Broad, corner E. Jersey. First published as the New Jersey Journal (weekly), 1779. Established 1878. Daily subscrip- tion, $6 per annum.

Elizabeth Daily Herald, steam printing-house, Nos. 105, 107, 109, and 111 Broad Street. Published first as the Argus in 1861, then the Constitutionalist, after- wards as the Union County Herald, and established as the Elizabeth Daily Herald in 1868. Subscription, $6 per annum. Publishers and proprietors, Drake, Cook & Hall.

Central New Jersey Herald, established in 1870. Subscription, $2 per annum. Published at the Herald Steam Printing-House. Proprietors, Drake, Cook & Hall.

Elizabeth Freie Presse, rear of No. 1173 Elizabeth Avenue. Established 1870. Semi-weekly, $3 per annum. Proprietor and publisher, Charles H. Schmidt.

Elizabeth Freie Zeitung, Nos. 33 and 333 First Street. Established 1874. Weekly, 30 cents per annum. Editors and proprietors, L. Bauerband & Co.

Banks .- FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ELIZABETH. -Chartered 1864. Capital, $200,000. Organized as

a national hanking institution, 1864. Open for busi- ness from 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. Discount day, Wednesday. President, Jacob Davis; Cashier, W. P. Thompson ; Directors, Hon. Ferdinand Blancke, Edward G. Brown, Amos Clark, Jr., J. Williams Crane, Jacob Davis, E. M. Fulton, L. B. Miller, S. B. Ryder, John E. Voorhees.

NATIONAL STATE BANK OF ELIZABETH .- No. 68 Broad Street, between Murray and West Jersey Streets. Capital, $350,000. Authorized capital, $1,000.000. Chartered as a State bank in 1812. Or- ganized as a national banking institution July 13, 1865. Open for business at 9 A.M., and closes at 3 P.M. Discount day, Monday. John Kean, president; John Kean, Jr., vice-president; James Maguire, cashier ; directors, John Kean, John Kean, Jr., James R. Eng- lish, Benjamin Williamson, James E. Hedges, Henry D. H. Snyder, Joseph Battin, Julian H. Kean, Job S. Crane, James Moore, H. C. Williams, William Mc- Kinlay, W. T. Jones; notary, Samuel S. Moore.

Insurance Companies .- ELIZABETH MUTUAL IN- SURANCE COMPANY .- Incorporated 1812. Capital, $187,906, paid in. President, Jonas W. Townley ; Secretary and Treasurer, Samuel Pierce ; Directors, William Stiles, William W. Crane, Augustus C. Kel- logg, John Kean, William B. Tucker, William Ball, Jonas E. Marsh, Jonas W. Townley, Job Ogden, Dr. J. S. Crane, Frederick L. Heidritter, Edward C. Woodruff, Theodore C. English, Benjamin H. Camp- bell, Sidney S. Thompson.

NATIONAL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COM- PANY .- Incorporated 1865. Cash assets, $154,292.11. Dividends semi-annual. Amos Clark, president ; Ja- cob Davis, vice-president; M. F. Cory, secretary ; directors, Amos Clark, Jr., Edward G. Brown, Wil- liam P. Thompson, Samuel M. Clark, A. D. Mulford, Jacob Davis, Moses F. Cory, John B. Norton, William H. Baker, Benjamin Ogden, Moses O. Winans, John Kean, Joseph Cory, James H. Cory, Henry R. Can- non, Samuel Huntsman, James C. Denman, E. N. Marsh, William McKinlay, Joseph E. Dunham, Cor- nelius Beatty, George Maxwell, Edmund J. Cleve- land, J. Williams Crane, S. S. Thompson, James E. Hedges, Jonas E. Marsh, F. W. Munn.

Militia .- THIRD REGIMENT .- Colonel, Elihu H. Ropes, Elizabeth; Lieutenant-Colonel, Morris N. Oviatt, New Brunswick; Major, Benjamin A. Lee, Keyport; Captain and Surgeon, Wilmer Hodgson, Keyport; Captain and Judge-Advocate, George B. Munn, New Brunswick ; Captain and Inspector Rifle Practice, Benjamin P. Holmes, Newark ; Chaplain, Rev. Joseph K. Manning; First Lieutenant and Ad- jutant, Frederick A. Apelles, Jersey City ; First Lieu- tenant and Paymaster, N. K. Thompson, Elizabeth ; First Lieutenant and Assistant Surgeon, Victor Mrav- lag, Elizabeth ; First Lieutenant and Quartermaster, John A. Engel, Elizabeth.

Company A, Asbury Park. Captain, Lewis C. Rai- near; First Lieutenant, George C. Ormerod; Sec-

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ond Lieutenant, P. M. Mahoney. Drills Monday evenings.

Company B, Elizabeth. Captain, John D. Tread- well ; First Lieutenant, Thomas Forsyth; Second Lieutenant, Charles B. Johnson. Drills Thursday evenings.

Company C, Elizabeth. Captain, William H. De Hart; First Lieutenant, Uriah Van Deventer; Sec- ond Lieutenant, Charles D. Angus. Drills Friday evenings.

Company D, New Brunswick. Captain, John T. Whittier ; First Lientenant, William S. Strong; Sec- ond Lieutenant, John H. Stroud. Drills Thursday evenings.

Company F, Rahway. Captain, Charles A. Grove ; First Lieutenant, Jacob S. Lunger; Second Lieuten- ant, William B. Muir. Drills Thursday evenings.

Company G, Keyport. Captain, Thomas L. Sea- brook; First Lieutenant, Oscar F. Stanhope; Second Lieutenant, Harry Seabrook. Drills Friday evenings.

Unattached Gatling Gun Battery A (Veteran Zou- aves), Elizabeth. Captain Commanding, Brevet Brig - Gen. J. Madison Drake; First Lientenant, J. Lam- bert; Second Lieutenant, Joseph G. Ogden; Third Lientenant, Henry C. Austin. Headquarters, Mar- ket Hall. Drills Tuesday evenings.

Secret and Benevolent Societies .- MASONIC .- St. John's Commandery, No. 9, Knights Templar, Asy- lum, Masonic Hall, Arcade. Regular conclave second and fourth Tuesday evenings in each month.

Adoniram Conncil, No. 9, meets in Masonic Ifall, Arcade.

Washington Chapter, No. 16, R. A. M., meets first and third Mondays in each month at Masonic Hall, Arcade.

Washington Lodge, No. 33, A. F. and A. M., meets every Friday evening at Masonic Hall, Arcade.

Essex Lodge, No. 49, A. F. and A. M., meets every Wednesday evening at National Hall, 127 First Street.

Hermann Lodge, No. 91, A. F. and A. M., meets every Tuesday evening at hall, 9 East Scott Place.

Orient Lodge, No. 126, A. F. and A. M., meets every Wednesday evening at Masonic Hall, Arcade.

Tyrian Lodge, No. 134, A. F. and A. M., meets every Monday evening at Central Hall, Third Street, corner Fulton.

Lincoln (colored) Lodge, No. 25, F. and A. A. Y. M., meets first and third Thursday evenings of each month at third floor, Herald building.

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History of Union and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey with Biographical Sketches of many of their Pioneers and Prominent Men, Part 47

Author: W. Woodford Clayton, Ed. Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Philadelphia: Everts Number of Pages: 1224

Author: W. Woodford Clayton, Ed.
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Philadelphia: Everts
Number of Pages: 1224