Newspaper Snippets on Burlington County Folks >From "THE ALLENTOWN MESSENGER" A lot of these old newspaper items show relationships , places of residence or occupations of people living in Burlington County. This information is from a few different issues of the newspaper. Hopefully, it may be helpful to someone looking for a family member. April 19, 1906 Under the heading "JACOBSTOWN" William Reed and wife, of Ellisdale were visiting Mrs. Reed's mother this week. Charles Thomas and family of near Davis Station, were visiting Mrs. Lizzie Potts recently. Walter Gordon and Walter Curtis have supplied the township with new posts and finger boards, which they put up a few days ago. Ralph C. Lee has taken the blacksmith shop at Yardville, and will move his family to that place on Thursday. Robert Smith and William Layton on Monday, visited Yardville, delivering cows for Frank Ridgway. Miss Emma Stout , of Cranbury, visited her mother here on Saturday and Sunday. Last week, D. Taylor Deviney took to Zelley & Taylor, of Bordentown, 322 more of his famous capons, making a total of 622 recently delivered, which averaged over 9 lbs. each. Under the heading "COOKSTOWN" Mrs. May Dunfee, of Wrightstown, was a caller at Walter Nixon's one day recently. Those on the sick list this past week are: Mrs. J.H. Shinn, Mrs. Sadie Calley,and Mrs. Edward DeCamp. Mrs Henry Grant and son Chester are convalescing. Mrs. Rebecca McCue and daughter, Mabel are spending this week with Mrs. William Gaskill of Groveville. February 7, 1907 Under the heading "CHESTERFIELD" Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Stelle moved in part of the house occupied by his father,Peter W. Stelle, last Wednesday, the 30th. Mrs. Amanda K. Peppler, of Hightstown, sister of Mrs. Joseph Pearce is seriously ill. Under the heading "CROSSWICKS" Samuel Borton, of Philadelphia, spent a few days last week with his grandmother,Mrs. Hannah Borten. Miss Helen S. Reed and brother Edwin H., of Philadelphia, spent from Friday until Monday with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs, T. W. Reed of North Crosswicks. Under the heading "JACOBSTOWN" Mrs. Annie Dennis, Mrs. Mary Rogers and daughter, and Mame Reed were entertained at dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs, Frank Ridgway on Friday at which time Mr. Ridgway filled his ice house. There were about 20 other guests present. On Saturday evening at half past six o'clock, a birthday party was given in honor of Miss Onieda Reed's 14th birthday by a number of her young friends. It was a complete surprise to her. The invited guests met at the home of Miss Edna Ridgway, from which place they proceeded to Miss Reed's home about seven o"clock. The young people enjoyed themselves playing games until about nine o'clock when refreshments were served. Those who took partook in the refreshments were Mrs. Ida Reed, Mr. and Mrs. W. Augustus Ridgway,Mrs. Josephine Shaw and daughter Catherine, Mrs. Frank Ridgway, Mrs. Walter Curtis, Miss Ethel Fort, Miss Edna Ridgway,Miss Clara Cordery, Miss Lizzie Curtis, Miss Lillian Steward, Miss Viva Stevens ,Miss Mae Ivins, Master Elton Ridgway, Miss Bessie Reed, Miss Alva Reed, Master Fred Reed, William Layton, Arthur Reed and Robert Stevens. The center of attraction on the refreshment table was a very pretty cake on which the name "Onieda Reed" was written with the number "14" underneath. Arthur Reed and Eugne McCloe, who are in the employ of D. Taylor Deviney, have been on the sick list this week. OBITUARY Mrs. Emily Jobes, wife of James Jobes, died on Thursday evening, January 29, 1907 after a short illness of pleuro-pneumonia. Interment at the Jacobstown Baptist Cemetery on Friday, February 1. Rev. Mr. Hall, minister of the Plattsburg Presbyterian Church, had charge of the services, which were held at the house at 11 o'clock a.m. Mrs. Jobes had been a faithful member of the Plattsburg Presbyterian Church for some time. She leaves a husband and three sisters, Mrs. Ellis, of Cranbury; Miss Rebecca Brown, who has always made her home with the Jobes family at this place, and Mrs. Susan Love, wife of Alfred Love, of Philadelphia. The deceased was a daughter of John Brown, and after marrying Mr. Jobes they made their home at the Brown homestead near Cold Springs, Jacobstown. More to Come....tommorrow - Cheryl _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com