Allentown Messenger Snippets March (??) 1909 Under the heading " JACOBSTOWN" Henry Sager passed through Town on Friday with a two-horse load of sugar to be used in his ice cream establishment at New Egypt. The funeral of Mrs. Jane Poinsett took place here on Saturday, March 6th. Mrs.Poinsett was the wife ofNoah Poinsett of Chesterfield. The services were conducted by Rev. William E. Cornwell in the Baptist Church of this place. Interment was in the cemetery adjoining. Philip Remstine was a caller in Trenton one day last week delivering pork for Samuel Southard, of Ellisdale. William Kester and Charles Johnson killed their pork crops this past week. Edward Reed, of Hornerstown was a caller in town on Monday. Mrs. William Reed has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Ervin N. Chafey. It is rumored that Harry Deviney who is now engaged with the Holzbaur bakery of Bordentown, will resign his position to take up a position with the Prudential Life Insurance Company. June 30, 1910 Under the heading "GEORGETOWN" Miss Agnes Dunfee, of Jobstown, was a caller in town on Sunday. Mr. Clifford Applegate, children Hillman and Marion,of Ayerstown, former residents of this place were callers in town on Sunday evening. Under the heading "CROSSWICKS" (I had to include this one because it made me laugh, the way it was worded) During the recent hot spell the corn grew four inches in one night in our neighbor's field. He said so. Mrs. Budd H. Obert and son Edwin, of Asbury Park, are the guests of Mrs. Obert's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Josiah M. Chaffee. under the heading "ELLISDALE" Mrs. George W. Tilton was a caller at H .H.Hendrickson's on Sunday. Mrs. Susan Taylor, of Doylestown, Pa. is visiting at the home of her brother-in-law, Benjamin Taylor. August 18, 1910 Under the heading "ELLISDALE" Mrs. G.M. Cook has been very ill but is improving slowly at this writing. John Brown has captured a very pretty blacksnake nearly six feet long, captured down in the meadow near the creek. Thomas Steward has in his possesion a very peculiar looking bird of the owl species.It is larger than the screen owl, and has a head greatly resembling a monkey or human face. When approached it shows strange signs of defense, although quite harmless. Mr. Steward captured the owl on his farm several weeks ago. Holmes Wright of Newark, is spending a week's vacation with Mrs. Rebecca Wright and family Under the heading "CREAM RIDGE" (and I'm including this article because the area is very close to these other towns and it includes some of my relatives:) Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Ridgway, Miss Mae Ridgway, William E. Cox, Mrs. Ezekiel Stevens, Arthur Haley, Mr. And Mrs. Howard Malsbury, John Stevens, Clarence McCoy, Robert Stanhope and Charles Stanhope were visitors at Asbury Park on Thursday. _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com