Source: Trenton State Gazette - New Jersey
Dated: Jul. 19, 1858
The good people up the river appear to
be suffering from the operations of burglars. Several
burglaries have been committed at Easton; the Lambertville
Post-office was robbed on Thursday night, and on the same night the
residence of Mr. Flummerfelt, at Phillipsburg, was entered
through one of the back windows, and a lot of clothing, &c., was
bundled up by the thieves, when they became alarmed, as it is
supposed, and decamped without carrying off the plunder. |
Source: Trenton Evening News - New Jersey
Dated: Apr. 28, 1884
WIFE MURDER AND SUICIDE
The Violent Ending of Mr. and Mrs. PUTNAM's Married Life.
SYRACUSE, N. Y., April 28 - Oscar J. PUTNAM shot
his wife, near Meridian, and then shot himself. Both are
dead. The couple had reached Jordan, a village a few miles
west of here. Putnam hire and horse and wagon and started,
with his wife, for Meridian, a village in Cayuga county, only a few
miles away. Mrs. PUTNAM appeared nervous and ill at
ease. After riding a few miles she evidently became frightened
at her husband's conduct, and stopped a Mr. and Mrs. STRUGE,
who were riding in the opposite direction. She said that she
was afraid of her husband, and she wished them to protect her.
PUTNAM offered no objection, but allowed Mrs. STURGE
to get into his conveyance and occupy the seat between himself and
wife, while Mr. STURGE followed behind with his horse
and wagon.
After they had gone a short distance PUTNAM
stood up in his wagon, threw his arms around his wife's neck, and
fired three times in quick succession. One bal lodged in the
elbow, anther in the clavicle, and the third behind the left ear.
The last was the fatal shot. PUTNAM then stopped his
horse, told Mr. STURGES to alight, as he had no further use
for her, and advised Mr. STURGES not to advance. He
turned his horse and wagon about, took a paper containing a powder
from his pocket and swallowed its contents, and then reloaded his
revolver. He fired at himself three times. Any one of
the shots was fatal. Mrs. PUTNAM lived a short time
after her husband's death. The horse became frightened and ran
some distance before he was stopped. Both bodies were taken to
Meridian, where the inquest will be held. Upon Putnam's body
was found, among other papers, the following:
"To whom it may concern: We wish to be sent to Adrian,
Mich., to our sister, Mrs. S. B. SMITH, for burial, where our
expenses will surely be paid. We wish to be laid out in these
clothes. This horse belongs to Nites.
"OSCAR AND WIFE"
In October, 1882, Miss WATSON met PUTNAM
in Jamestown where she was canvassing. He was a clerk in the
express office in that village, and was receiving a salary of $80 a
month. He represented himself to Miss WATSON as worth
$4,000 or $5,000. He was of a passionate nature, and his will
being much stronger than hers he exerted a powerful influence over
her. Before her marriage she said that she did not love him,
but that he made violent protestations of his own love, and swore
that he would exert himself so constantly to make her love him after
their marriage that she consented to the wedding, believing that she
would learn to love him, and would at any rate live happily with
him. They were married on July 29, 1883. While on their
wedding trip Mrs. PUTNAM chanced to meet at a way station a
gentleman whom she knew and with whom she exchanged a few words.
Putnam witnessed the conversation, and after the gentleman
had left he used violent and abusive language to his wife.
From this dates the beginning of that terribly wretched existence
which ended in the tragedy of Saturday night. Things went from
bad to worse until December, when PUTNAM went to Adrian,
Mich., where his sister, the widow of a deceased banker, lives.
Mrs. PUTNAM then sought work as a hook canvasser, and began
business in Utica as Marian GRAY. Her husband sought
her hiding-place and found her at a Mrs. HAIGHT's. He
threatened to shoot her if she did not write to shoot her if she did
not write to a friend who was then in the house that she must leave
the place at once. The note was written. The couple left
Utica and came to this city, and from there they proceeded to Jordan
on Saturday.
PUTNAM was about 26 years old, and in the west
was known as something of a desperado. He is said to have been
married before. Mrs. PUTNAM was about 33 years old and
was a school teacher in former years.
She was a woman of good character and Christian
instincts. Her remains will be buried in Fulton, while those
of the husband will not be disposed of until his sister, who has
been notified of his death, arrives from the West. |
Source: Plain Dealer - Cleveland
Dated: July 30, 1890
Death of Mrs. MARGARET STEELE, A Former Custom House
Inspectress.
NEW YORK, July 29 - Mrs. Margaret C. C. STEELE, who died
in Jersey City Yestersday, was employed in the custom house over
eighteen years without a break. She was appointed July 26,
1869, at the request of her brother now dead, Roscoe CONKLING,
whose name is signed in the appointment book at the custom house as
her reference. Moses H. GRINNELL, who is also now dead,
was a collector of the port then and she served under every
collector since then until the administration of Collector MAGONE
when she resigned from the service, he resignation taking effect
Oct. 1, 1887, making her period of active work for the government
eighteen years, two months and five days. She was a widow when
she was appointed. It is said that when she expressed a desire
to earn her own living, her husband not having left much property,
her brother did not like the idea and tried to dissuade her from
taking such a step. She, however, had the same independence of
character which so largely entered into his make up, and persisted
in her intention until he finally came around to her way of thinking
and using his influence in her behalf obtained for her this
appointment.
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Struck by Lightning.
MARTIN'S FERRY, July 28. - [Special] - Elijah Hoover of
this city was struck by lightning while out hunting this afternoon
and his gun was discharged in his hand. His clothing was badly
torn and his body fearfully burned. He may die. He is 60
years old. |
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Source: Trenton Evening News - New Jersey
Dated: Apr. 11, 1941
Missing Man's Body Is Found in Lake
HIGHTSTOWN, April 11 - Burial of the body of Frank Bashko,
which was discovered floating in the Perrineville Lake by three boys
Wednesday afternoon, was made yesterday at Cedar Hill Cemetery at
Hightstown by Williams S. Heyer. Bashko, who was
about 60 years old, had made his home in an old grist mill at
Perrineville for some time, but had not been seen since early
in February.
Monmouth County Physician Dr. W. H. Hartman, of
Keyport, who investigated the death following the recovery of the
body from the lake by Troopers Martin and Holden of
the Stae Police, listed it as causes and circumstances unknown.
Identification of the body was made by a cousin of the dead man,
Vincent Boshko, of South River, through the medium of a crushed
left thumb.
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G. H. Derbyshire. NEWTOWN, April 11. - George
H. Derbyshire, husband of the late Agnes Jane Shoe Derbyshire
and father of Mrs. Howard Kester, of Newtown, died of a heart
attack at his home, 7201 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, on April
4. Funeral services were held Tuesday. Interment was in
Hatboro Cemetery.
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Mercerville News Notes:
-- Mr. and Mrs. Frank Walsh and Mrs. Laura Goodwin, of
Marshall Avenue, spent a few days at Atlantic City.
-- Andrew Heisler, of the East State Street extension, is a
patient in McKinley Hospital under care of Dr. William Wittenborn.
-- The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist Church will meet on Monday.
The new officers are: Mrs. Frank Walsh, president; Mrs.
Emma Montgomery, vice President; Mrs. Lewis Sherman,
secretary; Mrs. Edith Marti, treasurer. The committee
for the Sunshine Club includes Mrs. Frank Neuls, Mrs. Fred Neuls,
Mrs. Russell Hutchinson, Mrs. Andrew Heisler and Mrs. Gordon
Jamieson.
-- Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kotz, of Nottingham Way, were recent
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Willey, of Philadelphia.
-- Harry Thompson, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thompson
of Vincent Avenue, is confined to his home with illness.
-- Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Trimmer, of Grayson Avenue, had as
dinner guests Mr. and Mrs. Robert Little and son, Carl,
of Pennington.
-- Mr. and Mrs. William Snyder, of Nottingham Way, were
recent diner guests of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Miller, of
Pennington.
-- Mrs. Harold Oliver of Nottingham Way, entertained at
luncheon the members of her bridge club, Mrs. Mary Oldenburg,
of Lawrenceville; Mrs. Walter Allen, of Pennington, and
Mrs. Ella Russell, of Trenton.
-- Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tomlinson, of Nottingham Way, had as
recent diner guests, Miss Jean Tomlinson, of Trenton, and
Mrs. Henry C. Miller, of Ardmore, Pa.
-- Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Parker and
daughter, Mary Ann, of Edinburg Road, and Mr. and Mrs.
James Knouse, of Trenton, attended a dinner party at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence LaCofte, of Conshohoken, Pa.
-- Mrs. Russell Hutchinson, of Nottingham Way, entertained at
dinner on Wednesday evening, Mrs. Taylor Lee, of Trenton.
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Allentown Notes:
-- Dr. Frank M. Hammell returned home on Monday from Mercer
Hospital, Trenton, where he recently underwent an operation.
-- Mrs. Charles Tilton was hostess this week to the Tuesday
afternoon bridge club.
-- Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin D. Yard spent the week-end at their
Summer home in Bay Head.
-- Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Rieber, Miss Adele Hoff and
Almeth Hoff, of Brooklyn, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Edward H. Hendrickson.
-- Mrs. George Taylor, who has been in Dr. Farmer's
Hospital for several weeks following a fall, which resulted in the
fracture of a bone in her foot, was able to return to her home
Sunday.
-- Mrs. George Van Dyke plans to spend the Easter holidays
with her son and daughter-in-law, the Rev. and Mrs. Malcolm Van
Dyke, of Lansdown, Pa.
-- Mr. and Mrs. Perley Riddle, of Oceanport, and Mr. and
Mrs. Orin Sickler, of Chatham, were entertained, Sunday, at the
home of Chester Wemple.
-- Henry Rugarber, of Yardville, underwent an
emergency operation for appendicitis at Dr. Farmer's
Hospital, Saturday morning.
-- Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tilton spent Wednesday at Seaside
Heights, where they have a Summer home.
-- Miss Dorothy Ritter, of the staff of Dr. Farmer's
Hospital, is a patient in the hospital this week.
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Jamesburg.
-- Mrs. Kenneth Edward, Jr., is convalescing at her home
following an operation at Middlesex Hospital, New Brunswick, last
week.
-- Miss Flora Morrison of Asbury Park and Mrs. Linwood
Scarlett of Philadelphia visited Mr. and Mrs. James Morrison
of Lake Street, Sunday.
-- Mrs. Jesse Kirkpatrick of Ocean Grove is a guest of
Mrs. David H. Smith of Church street.
-- Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Hill of North Bergen visited Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Flumerfelt Sunday>
-- Mr. and Mrs. John Perdoni of Sherman Street announce the
birth of a son.
-- George Cottrell and Victor Shaw of the Helme
Company office force have returned to work after being ill for
several days.
-- Thomas Burslem and George Gardner of Jamesburg, and
Gosta Schuyler of Helmetta were in New York Sunday.
-- Mr. and Mrs. Edward Morrell, vacationing at New Smyrna,
Fla., for several months, have decided to locate permanently in the
South, having purchased a home there. They are here completing
their removal of household effects to their new home by May 1.
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Yardville.
-- Alvin Warren, of the U. S. Navy, is on a 10-day furlough with
his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Warren.
Warren has been assigned to the U. S. Battleship North Carolina.
-- Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Rutter and daughter, Miss Hazel
Rutter, and Miss Elsie Warren were guests of relatives in
Newark, Del.
-- The Rev. David L. Coddington, chaplain of 112th Field
Artillery, U. S. Army, located at Fort Bragg, N. C., will arrive
home Monday to spend several days with his family here.
-- Mr. and Mrs. Randolph J. Totten have purchased a home on
Allentown Road and are now occupying it.
-- Mr. and Mrs. Leland H. Paxson have moved into the
Paxson homestead, on South Broad Street, having purchased and
remodeled the property.
-- Robert Keith and Gene Mayer were awarded pins for
nine years of attendance in the First Presbyterian church. |
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