A Smith-Prudden marriage was the first think I looked for with marriages you sent. Drat! Didn't find one. Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Catherine DiPietro" <cathode@earthlink.net> To: <njsussex@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 3:32 PM Subject: [NJSUSSEX] SMITH of Stanhope, Waterloo > Hi Folks, > > I found these items at the library today > from the Stanhope Eagle newspaper. > This was a weekly paper, published > on Wednesdays. The microfilms are at > the main branch of the Sussex County > Library in Frankford. The paper seems > to originate in 1881 but the libraries > microfilms start in June of 1885. > > There is an article in 1885 about a card > game at the Thomas SMITH house in Stanhope. > He was partnered with his wife playing > against his son Lodi SMITH and friend. > Thomas lost the two games out of three > and became furious, blaming his wife. Finally, > Thomas attacked his wife and was on the > verge of killing her when Lodi intervened. > The fight between the two escalated into > Lodi retreiving a firearm and shooting his > father three times until dead. > > Weds. 15 April 1886 > Matilda SMITH, daughter of Nathan of between > Waterloo and Andover, aged about 18 years > and of good character and reputation was found > strangled and robbed near the institute on Friday > (April 9th) morning. She was buried at Hackettstown. > > Successive articles outlined the trial of the suspect, > a fund set up for expenses called "Tillie's Fund", that > the trial was held in Belvidere and used 100 witnesses > until finally the culprit was sentenced to hang until dead > a year later. > > 24 Oct 1886 - At Stanhope, by the Rev. J. J. CRANE - > James SMITH of Waterloo was married to Miss Rachel > STRUSE of Oxford, NJ. > > Happy Ancestor Hunting, > Cathy > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NJSUSSEX-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >