The articles in “From the Archives” are reprinted from previous editions of The New Jersey Herald, which began publication in 1829; the Sussex Register, which began in 1814; and the Sussex Independent, which began in 1871. The stories appear in their original form, although some have been edited for length. 100 YEARS AGO June 1, 1905 TWO RUNAWAYS IN TOWN Plate Glass Window Broken-One Man Injured by Runaway Horses Last Friday was an unfortunate day for runaways, resulting in the large double plate glass show window in E.A. MUIR's store being smashed to smithereens and injuries to Charles BELL while attempting to stop a runaway team near the freight depot. Friday afternoon the team attached to W.H. EARL's bottling wagon was standing on Trinity street, while the driver was absent for a minute. During this time an automobile passed, at which the horses became frightened and ran at a wild pace through Trinity street to Spring, and thence to the freight yard, where they were secured by parties at work at the depot. In the attempt to stop the horses in the yard, Charles BELL was knocked down, receiving several cuts and bruises. About nine o'clock the same evening Mr. and Mrs. George F. ROSE returned to their home on High street, after a drive with a rig from F.H. ROSENKRANS' livery stable. Mrs. ROSE had alighted from the carriage, and Mr. ROSE, after removing some articles from the rear of the vehicle, raised the top to its place when the horse became frightened from the noise, and ran down High street at full speed. Reaching the court house hill it continued down to Sprint street, reaching such a rate of speed as it descended the hill that the animal was unable to turn into Sprint street, dashing across the thoroughfare on the the granolithic pavement and colliding sideways with the large, double show window at the lower side of Mr. MUIR's store, smashing the two plate glass windows into hundreds of pieces and partly tearing away the corner woodwork. The horse was stunned by the sudden contact with the heavy glass and fell to the sidewalk. when released from the wreck the horse was found not to be seriously injured, although it had received no less than a dozen cuts about the body from the falling glass. The carriage was quite badly wrecked. Linda's family genealogy: http://www.poundscammarotofamilygenealogy.1afm.com/Index.htm Researching the following surnames: Cammaroto,Caminiti, DeFeo,Ferriolo, Gaspardino, Giraulo, Meinardi, Briggs, Christie, Demarest, DeGroot, Cressor, Pounds, Lawler, Mc Auslin Cressor and Sohier. I have long since decided that the worst fate of any budding genealogist is to have Irish ancestors! Avalon Lawler