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IA.MPANORE. Editor & Publisher
at th£^?eapac*, N. J.. post office
mu- Class mail matter.
, PEAPACK AHD GLADSTONE.
Peapack and Gladstone, which are
combined into a borough, are two of the
ffeateet and moat pleasant villages in the
State. They have beautiful scenery
jrhick makes them very pcpular for
Summer boarders. The surrounding
country is thickly populated and has
many residences built by rich New York
ers. who retire here in the summer to
rest themselves and to enjoy the cool,
healthful breezes of this vicinity. A
lake has been built and the scenery im
proved so as to make it an ideal spot
of beauty. Macadam roads, graded
school, i<|)Lg distant and local telephone,
three efiSeh, large and well stocked
stores, tjl railroads, ..two hotels, two
mills, h/w^Tactory, town water, electric
lights..' Aen which makes both towns
grow/ Lidiy. Further information wilt
be ey Jot all inquiries answered by tbe
ment.
DIRECTORY.
MAYOR
John Bodine.
COtjNOILMEN
ft. F. Hill.
Hatsey, Hoffman.
Jamea I. Ludlow.
K. F. Courter.
W.L. (Trimmer. -:
M./C. Smalley.
K ASSESSOR.
WiBiam II. Tiger.
/ OVERSEER OF POOR.
/.-L Ballentine.
COLLECTOR
0. C. Smith.
BOROUGH CLERK
N. H. Ludlow.
Thorough marshal
M. B. Huy let.
*--s SUPT. OF HIGHWAY
«kJ<3^F. Hill.
'f. -BOARD OF HEALTH
i- W. D. VauDerbeek, President.'
. F. H. Ludlow, Clerk.
John Frost.
Rev. J. M. Harper.
George E. Crater.
BOARD OF EDUCA I i v
Mrs. W. D. Van Derbeek.
Mrs. a R. Kay.
Edward McKinstry.
J. K. Thompson.
Thomas Finn, clerk.
John Frost.
W. C. Horton.
Bev.,J. M. Harper, PresiC it.
K. F. Courter. _
GOMMITTBE8
• Finance •
'Tames I, Ludlow.
W. L. Trimmer.
Street and Sidewalks.
G. F. HilL
' Halsey Hoffman.
Lights.
{ R. P. Courter.
M. a Smalley.
CONSTABLE
John R. Stevens.
J RECORDER
CL H. Wlkoff.
CHURCH ks.
k- REFORMED CHURCH—The Rev. F.
N. Baeder, Pastor. Divine worship
every Sunday at 11.00. Sunday School
at 10.00 a. m. Prayer meetings, Tues
days at T.30 p. m.
Qladatone Methodist Episcopal Church,
Rev. E. G. Vi.n Tilburg, Pastor
Sunday services: Class meeting B a.
■s.; Sunday school, 10 a. m.; morning
worship at 11 o’clock; Epworth League
devotional services at 6.30 p. m.; even
ing preaching at 7.30; Prayer and Praise
service every Thursday evening at 7.30;
Junior Epworth League Friday after
noon at MIL Monthly meetings Official
Board, second Monday of every month;
J JSupday School Board, third Tuesday of
' every month; ' Epworth League, first
Tuesday of every month; Ladies’ Social
Circle, first Wednesday of every month.
ST. LUKE’S CHURCH—Services every
Sunday as follows: Holy Communion
at 8 a. m. Sunday school 9.45 a. m.
Morning prayer and sermon 10.45 a. m.
Evening prayer and sermon 7 JO p. m.
Service at 10 a. m. on Holy Days. John
Mitchell Harper, Vicar.
W. C. T. U.—Meets bi-monthly on
Friday at 8.30 p. m. President, Miss
? L Caroline Melick; V. P’s., Mrs. Amos Fen
ner and Mrs. Wm. Trimmer; Secretary,
Miss Edith Wilson; Treasurer, Mrs.
Charles Height.
4*- KING’S DAUGHTERS SOCIETY —
President, Mrs. W. C. Horton; vice pres
ident, Mrs. J. Plotts; treasurer, Miss E.
' Demott; secretary, Mrs. J. B. McKinstry.
EPWORTH LEAGUE—President, Har
ry Rutan; 1st V. P., Mrs. Wm. Trimmer;
2nd V. P., Mrs. Howard Baird; 3rd V. P,
Miss Edith Wilson; 4tb V. P., Miss Jen
’nie Gulick; Secretary, Malcolm Blazure;
I;', treasurer, Miss Juliet Tiger; Juniot
League Supt., Mrs. Simon Melick; Or
: ganist, Miss Jennie Gulick.
t LADIES’ AID SOCIETY—President,
Mrs. 0. High'; V. P., Mrs. Dellicker; S.
V. P., Mrs. Andrew Boyles; Treasurer,
; Mrs. John H. Betlon; Secretary, Mrs. M.
Lusa. .
LADIES SOGIAI CIRCLE—President
^ Mrs. Mrs.' Gulick: Vice President. Mrs
y, Trimmer; neasurer. Mrs. Susan Blazure
i, ' ecretary, Mrs. Simon Melick. Meetings:
held the' rst Wednesday in each month.
Y. P. S. C. E.—President. Miss Alice
0 M. Bartles; vice president, Clarence Bel
pr ton; recording secretary, Miss Anna V.
- Tiger; corresponding secretary, Miss
' . Ruth F. Ballentine; treasurer, Miss
" Blanche Emmons; pianist, Miss Eliza
; beth Belton; assistant pianist, Mist
S Lillian Wikoff.
DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY, 8tar-|
•gjfc' light Council Ns. 160—Meets the second
r,; «nd fourth Wednesdays of each month
in Allen’s hall at 8 o’clock.
1 MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA
f. .—Meets the first and third Wednesday
evening in each month in Van Arsdale’s
Hall at, 7:30 o’clock. J. H. Belton, clerk
NORTH STAR COUNCIL, NO. 222,
j. JR. O. U. A. M.—Meets every Monday
? evening in Van Arsdale’s Hall. F. H.
I Ludlow, Recording Secretary. ,
RAVINE LODGE, NO. 274, L O. O. F.
4—Meets • very Friday evening in Vaq
Arsdaie’s halL A. J. Burd, Jr., Sec’y.
, READINGTON.
Our school was closed on Good Friday.
Miss Anna Rockafelow rfpent last
I week with friends at Ringoes.
Mrs. Alvah Bush, spent last week
with her sister, Mrs. Fred Griffith at
Whippany.
Private Carraal Bare, of Camp Dix,
spent the week-end with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John I/ire.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Van Fleet and
daughter Mary Ella, spent Easter with
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Van Fleet. _
Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Cole, of New Bruns
wick, spent Easter, with the former par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Cole.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Uornell, entertain
ed the latter parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.
P. Van Fleet, of New Germantown, on
Sunday.
The Red Cross held an all day sewing
meeting at their room in the Jr. O. U.
A. M. hall, on Tuesday, which was well
attended, and a very nice lot of sewing
was done. They wish to thank all who
gave clothing for French and Belgium
relief.
The Wishbone Club, -of Whitchouse,
will give their play the Six Kleptoma
niac, with a sixteon-piece orchestra, in
the church basement on Saturday even
ing, April 6th, for the benefit of the
Ladies’ Aid Society and the Red Cross.
Ice cream and cake will be served. All
are invited to attend and bring a friend
along.
Our school teacher, Miss Sarah M.
Schomp, reports- the following pupils
present every day during the month of
March: Francis Cox, Edith Colo, Grace
Cole, Alice Cole, Ruth Hall, Ruth Cole,
Dorothy Kellam, Laura Peabody, Fred
Cole, Floyd Cornell, Stanley Hall, Junior
Hall, Kenneth Koster, Henry Sutphen,
George Webb.
Mrs. Eliza Lane, aged 53 years, widow
of the late Andrew A. Lane, who died
about five years ago, died at her home
here on last Tuesday morning very sud
den from heart trouble, although she
had been in poor health for several
years. Funeral services were held from
her late residence on Friday afternoon,
conducted by her pastor Rev. B. V. D.
Wyckoff. Interment was made in the
cemetery here by funeral director Al
paugh, of Whitchouse Station. The de
ceased leaves two sons Alvah, of this
place and Arthur, of Plainfield, and one
step-son George Lano, of this place, and
several grandchildren, and a large circle
of friends to mourn her loss.
The list of removals in this place and
vicinity this spring are as follows:
John Huff, from the William Van Dom
farm to the George S. Dailey farm which
he purchased: William Van Dorn, from
Newark, to his awn farm; Jesse Con
over, Sr., from lift farm to his lot; Wil
liam Cole, from Burnt Mills, to the
Conover farm; George Conklin, from
the Conover lot to Robert Potts house;
Oliver Sutphen, from Mrs. Petty’s lot
to a farm near Three Bridges; William
Lane, from Centreville to the Mrs. Potty
lot; Mrs. Cathrine Pety, from Newark,
to the Van Pelt house; Peter Peterson,
from C. A. Cole lot to Somorville; Wil
lard Robinson, from the Dow house to
a part of the house with his father,
Philip Robinson; Mrs. Elizabeth Bush,
from Whitchouse, to the Van _Fleet
house; Mrs. Anna Dailey, from the Dai
ley farm to near Whitehouse Station;
Charles Gaddis, from William Johnson,
to a farm near Blawenburg. Willard
Pickel, of near North Branch Depot, to
the John Shafer farm; Willard Yorks,
from the Pickel farm to a farm near
North Branch; Mrs. Anna Rockafellow
and mother from the Van Fleet house to
there own lot near town; John Bush
has taken a position on the farm with
Clarence Hoffman; Russell Cornell with
Oscar Van Fleet; Audley Crispin with
Harry Disborough; Bergen Huff' with
William Johnson; Raymond Cornell has
gone with his grandfather, IL Van Fleet
at New Germantown; Bert Dailey has
taken a position at Flemington with A.
S. Case; Earl Conover with our mer
chant John K. Thompson; Mrs. Ritta
Fenner, from New York city, has taken
charge of her father’s farm here; Peter
T. Brown has taken a position with
Harry Hoffman on his farm at Harlan.
STANTON.
C. E. meeting Sunday evening. Topic,
“Christian Duty, and Privilege. Bible
Reading.”
Miss Grace T. Painter has returned to
her home here after spending the win
ter at Long Island. We are glad to
have her back with us again.
Mrs. Arretta Smith moved last Fri
day in Mr. John De Mott’s house and
Mr. Suydams has also moved in the
parsonage bouse.
Mrs. Jane Hall visited last Tuesday
with Mrs. Newton Shaffer at White
house.
Willard Stevens has been spending'
some time with his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Willard Smith.
Miss Marguerite Painter visited over
Easter with her' aunt at Three Bridges
Mrs. Leigh Fritts entertained rela
tives over Easter.
Mrs. Antha Porter has sold her lot
here to a family from Newark.
David and William Smith of Plain
field visited over the week-end with
their mother, Mrs. Arretta Smith.
The Sunday school will elect their
officers for the ensuing year.
The saw mill has been repaired and
has started running again and will con
tinue running steady.
George Harsel of Pittstown spent
Easter with his parents.
Mr. Clarence Haiiek spent Easter with
his parents at West Portal.
Beginning Sunday, April 14th, Rev. C.
W. Atlee of Plainfield will preach in the ]
Stanton Reformed church every Sunday
at 10.3j).
There will be preaching services this
coming Sunday by Rev. Mr. Hoagland
of New Brunswick. ; -
Miss Amanda Ent has returned to
her home here after spending the winter
with relatives.
Miss Mary Everitt, daughter of Mr
and Mrs. Alfred Everitt, and Mr. Vin
cent Turner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mans
field Turner, were married Wednesday,
March 27th, by Rev. Mr. McNulty at
his home at Centrcville.
Mrs. Andrew Hunt visited Saturday
with Mrs. Alec Sheets.
Mr. and Mrs. (Jreorge Anderson and
daughter Erma, also Miss Mary Ellen
Anderson, autoed to Camp Dix Sunday
and spent the day there.
Mrs. Charlotte Turner visited Sunday
with her son and wife, Mr. and Mrs.
Mansfield Turner.
Next Sunday evening the C. E. society
will elect their officers for the ensuing
year. Every member is urged to be
present. We are glad to see a marked
increase in atendance and hope it will
continue. The meetings will start- at
8 o’clock
WHITEHOUSE
George Clark, of Lebanon, ha been
visiting a few days in Bayonne.
Mrs. G. W. Shampanore is visiting rela
tives in Bound Brook and Elizabeth,
Mrs. William Dailey has returned from
several days visit in Allentown. Pa.
Prank Latourette is confined to his
home here with a very heavy cold.
Jacob K. Ammerman, of Somerville,
visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. H.
Seals.
Miss Cora Smith, of Parsippany, was a
week-end guest of her sister. Miss Ethel
Smith.
Alvah T. Bush, of Readingion, is en
joying the comforts of a new Baick tour
ing car.
Mrs. D. L. Lare visited las’ Tuesday
with Mr. and Mrs. John R. Apgur. at High
Bridge.
The Misses Harriet and Catherine Meat
ier entertained the Camp Fire Girls on
Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Ella Pickell has been visiting a
few days with Mr. and Mrs. Oscar M.
LaRue, in Flemington.
Petitions asking lor a local option
election have been circulated throughout
Readington Township.
Mr. ang Mrs. Frank A. Stryker have
been entertainiag Mrs. Marie Cooper, oi
Ocean Grove, for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. J C. Dorland, Miss Ethel
Smith. Clyde Cole and Mrs S. M. Cole
recently motored to Camp Dlx.
Raymond C. Stryker, of Bound Brook,
has been visiting here with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Wiiiiam J. Stryker.
Rev. Frederick S. Benson, pastor of the
Methodist Church, has been presented
with a purse of $85 by his congregation.
George Eick and family have moved
from Lamington Lodge to one of the
8. K. Large houses.
Master Stewart Kenney, of Somer
ville, visited Saturday here with his
cousin, John B. Skillman.
Mr. and Mrs. Keifer Lance, of Glen
Gardner, visited Sunday* here with Mr.
and Mrs. William C. Lance.
Mrs. Conover Stigers, of Round Val
ley, visited over Sunday here with her
mother, Mrs. H. D. Latourette.
Mrs. William Wiseman, of Newark, is
visiting near here with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis A. Compton.
Carmel Lare and Irving Hartrum, of
Camp Dix, visited part of Saturday and
Sunday at their homes here.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Myers visited
over Sunday With relatives at their
former home in Sergeantsville.
Miss Marion Waldron, of Simmons
I College, Mass., spent the past week at
her home in New Germantown.
Edward Blanchard, of Elizabeth, is
visiting a few days with his grandmo
ther, Mrs. William E. Blanchard.
Mrs. F. L. Lindsley has been enter
taining her mother, Mrs. Jacob Melick,of
New Germantown, for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. William Dieter, of New
ark, visited over Easter Sunday near
here with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dieter.
Dr. E. K. Sexton, of Brooklyn, visit
ed several days this and last week here
with his family at their country home.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Gulick, of Belle
mead, visited 8unday with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. James Bell, at North
Branch. . —
Albert Fleming, of New
visited over Easter Sunday
his parents, Mr. and Mrs
Fleming.
Mrs- Stewart Creveling, of near
place, is visiting a few days with
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. V. D. Vliet,
near Burnt Mills.
The Wishbone Improvement Society
at its meeting last Wednesday voted to
give one half of the proceeds of this
year’s, fair to the local Red Cross, the
same as last year.
William A- Lucas, who purchased tlij
Frank Haaker property near here
a year ago and who vastly improved
place, has now sold it to city part]
and will vacate soon.
Miss Ethel Reed, who underwent an
operation in Dr. Correll’s hospital, at
Easton, on March 18th for appendicitis,
returned to her home here on Monday,,
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STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP,
MANAGEMENT, ETO,
of tbe Weekly Exponent, published weekly
at Peapack, for April 1, 1918.
State of New Jersey, \
County of Hunterdon. \ **'
Before me, a Notary Public, in and for
the State and county aforesaid, person
ally appeared F. R. Shampanore, who,
having been duly sworn according to
law, deposes and says that he is the edi
tor, publisher, business manager of the
Weekly Exponent, and that the follow
ing is, to the best of his knowledge and
belief, a true statement of the owner
ship, management, etc., of the afore
said publication for the date shown in
the above caption, required by the act of
August 24, 1912, embodied in section 443
Postal Laws and Regulations.
1. That the names and addresses of
the publisher, editor, managing editor
and business manager, are:
Publisher, F. R. Shampanore, White
house Station, N. J.
Editor, F. R. Shampanore, Whitehouse
Station, N. J.
Managing Editor, F. R. Shampanore,
Whitehouse Station, N. J.
Business Manager, F. R. Shampanore,
Whitehouse Station, N. J.
2. That the owner is F R. Shampa
nore, Whitehouse Station, N. J.
3. That the known bondholders,
mortgagees, and other security holders,
or other securities are: None.
Signed
F. R. Shampanore.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 28th day of March, 1918.
£ M. R. Cook,
Notary Public.
My commission expires Feb. 16, 1923
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