Essex County, NJ
Miscellaneous Newspaper Items
Col. Ward, of Newark, N.J., within a few days, has had fifteen very elegant horses died, owing to their being fed on mouldy corn. He calculates his loss at about 2000 dollars. A horse owned by Col. Ogden, of the same place, also died after eating some of the same food. We make mention of this, that owners of horses may be careful to avoid giving them at any time corn that may be in the least mouldy. [April 26, 1809, The Centinel, Gettysburg, PA - Submitted by Nancy Piper]
Mr. David Trehenor of this town, had gathered this season from one king apple tree in his orchard, seventy bushels of apples: 40 bushels of which were good winter apples. – Newark Eagle
[Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pa, October 25 1826) Submitted by Nancy Piper]
George Small's Dog Saves Horse
Republican Compiler, Gettysburg, PA, July 2, 1828
Remarkable Sagacity of a Dog
A singular instance of canine sagacity has just been related to us. Mr. George D. Small, innkeeper of this town, a few nights since, at a late hour sent his colored man Bob with a one horse wagon to convey two men to Hoboken. A setter dog, about two years old, belonging to Mr. Small, accompanied the wagon. In descending Bergen hill, the breeching broke; the horse ran a considerable distance, overturned the wagon, tore himself from the harness and plunged into a ditch of deep water. The dog who had kept up with the horse's speed, plunged in after him and seizing one of the blinds of the bridle undertook to bring the horse to shore. The men were all so much bruised that they could afford no assistance and left the horse in charge of the dog, while they went for help at the house of Mr. Vanbuskirk, which occupied about an hour, it being past midnight and the family all asleep. When they returned they found the dog had succeeded in piloting the horse to the bank of the ditch, the latter being entirely under water, excepting his head, which the dog was sustaining above by holding to his nostrils with his teeth, supporting himself meanwhile on the bank. The dog had made use of the bridle in keeping the horse's head out of the water, until it came off and he then adopted the only means left to him of preserving the horse from drowning. So much instinctive sagacity in a dumb beast approaches near to the rational faculties of man. The horse was put into Mr. Vanbuskirk's stable for the night, where the dog still accompanied him; nor would the faithful animal permit any persons to approach the horse in the morning, till Bob made his appearance. - Newark Eagle.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Aug. 24, 1902
In Almshouse; Heir to Wealth
Orange, N.J. Aug. 23, 1902
In the Orange Poor House lives George LAFFLER, a pauper cared for at the expense of the State. Carrying himself with stooped shoulders that deny his age, he is in many respects like numberless others equally unfortunates. The one reason however, why he is prominent at this time is the fact that he is the brother-in-law of Charles L. FAIR, who with his husband was killed in the automobile accident in France. LAFFLER's wife, who is dead, was Mrs. FAIR's sister. About four months ago he found it necessary to apply for support. When a reporter saw LAFFLER at the poor house to-day he admitted that he had been forsaken by his own flesh and blood, but said that he was not looking for sympathy. "I don't want my name in the papers, said he. Even if my relations were possessed of millions I would not expect them to help me." When asked whether he expected to participate in the division of Mrs. FAIR's estate he refused to answer. His Children are mentioned in Mrs. FAIR's will.
[Submitted by C. Horton.]
