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 30, 1904 Branchville and Vicinity William HILES has been improving the appearance of his property by removing all of the sod and weeds between the sidewalk and the street. It has been neatly graded and seeded anew. N.H.HOPKINS has on his lawn two white lilac bushes which forgot to bloom in the proper season, and are now making up for lost time by coming out in full bloom. Irving N. ROE has a pear tree which is also in bloom. Such blossoms are rather a novelty at this time of the year. Miss Mary COURSEN died at the home of her brother, Jacob COURSEN, near town on Wednesday last. Miss Coursen had been a victim of rheumatism for a long time, and for the past seventeen years has been so crippled by the disease that she had been an invalid. For a number of years she was an attendant at the State Asylum for the insane at Trenton, and when the Institution at Morris Plains was erected she was transferred to that , where she served as supervisor until, on account of illness, was obliged to resign her position. She was a constant member of Christ Church of Newton. She was one of the most intellectual and well read women of the community, and it was a great pleasure to converse with her. 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.