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WHERE TOWN AND COUNTRY 
 
 MEET 
 
 By ALEXANDER B. ALLEN 
 
 FLEMINGTON, located in the 
 northwestern part of New- 
 Jersey, about fifty miles from the 
 New York City Hall, and an equal 
 distance from Independence Hall in 
 the City of Philadelphia, a beauti- 
 ful town of 2,500 population, ideal- 
 ly located either for business, man- 
 ufacturing, or residential purpose, 
 is served by three of the best rail- 
 road corporations of this country, 
 viz.: the Pennsylvania, the New 
 Jersey Central, and the Lehigh 
 \^alley Railroads. These furnish 
 facilities for placing our manufac- 
 tured products in quick time to all 
 points of the compass, and give us 
 equally quick passenger service to 
 the large cities of the East. Ex- 
 press trains land us in New York 
 City in one hour and fifteen minutes. Mail facilities are first 
 class The town is noted for its healthfulness, and also its entire 
 immunitv from all malarial disease. It is practically exempt from 
 mosquitoes, which may seem strange to readers of this article, but 
 nevertheless is true. Macadam roads extend from the town so 
 that either New York or Philadelphia can be reached on macad- 
 am from Flemington. The scenery is attractive, presenting a 
 panorama of hill and dale, rivulet and stream. Prosperous and 
 beautiful farms attract the eye, and the call "Back to Nature 
 has caused manv citv dwellers to procure farms m this locality 
 where peace and plentv prevail, and where bountiful crops repay 
 
CHARLES L. GODLEY 
 
 Diamonds, Watches 
 and Jewelry 
 
 Repairing a Specialty 
 
 FLEMINGTON. N. J. 
 
 the husbandman. The South 
 Branch of the Raritan River, 
 a beautiful stream, runs just 
 east of the town, furnishing 
 good fishing and boating. 
 The people of the town are ed- 
 ucated and refined. Locations 
 for manufacturing are at the 
 disposal of the Board of 
 Trade on three railroads, and 
 favorable arrangements can be made by anyone desiring to locate 
 manufacturing plants on either of these roads. If you desire :i 
 place of residence where all are congenial, or if you desire to 
 manufacture, do not fail to communicate with the Board of 
 Trade. 
 
 Two financial institutions of which this whole community 
 is proud are located here. The Hunterdon County National 
 Bank is the oldest financial institution in Hunterdon County; 
 chartered as a national l)ank in May, 1865, as a successor 
 of the old Hunterdon County Bank, organized under the 
 State Banking Laws in 1854. It is to-day stronger than 
 at any time in its long history, notwithstanding the fact 
 that eleven other national banks have been organized in 
 this county since the date of its Charter, all of which are 
 in a flourishing condition to-day. The total resources of this 
 Bank are $1,096,223. Conservative, yet progressive in its man- 
 agement, its present officers are men who have the interests of 
 the town at heart and stand ready to lend such financial aid to its 
 patrons as good business judgment would dictate. The Bank 
 is on an eight per cent, basis, which it lias ])ai(l its stockholders 
 for a long time past. 
 
 The Flemington National Bank, chartered on April 22, 1876, 
 has been exceptionally successful, its resources to-day totaling 
 $842,356. In the year 1897 this institution erected one of the 
 finest bank buildings to be found in a place of this size, fitting the 
 same with all modern conveniences for conducting its large and 
 growing business. It has large fire and burglar proof vaults with 
 
safe deposit boxes for its patrons, thus giving our community the 
 advantage of such service. Live business men compose its Board 
 of Directors to-day as in its past history, and every accommoda- 
 tion is extended its patrons consistent with good business man- 
 agement. It is on a safe eight per cent, basis, and has l)een for a 
 long time. Saving departments are conducted b}- both of these 
 institutions. 
 
 The water supply of the town is ample for all demands, and 
 of excellent quality. The Flemington Water Company, chartered 
 by the State of New Jersey in 1859, built reservoirs and laid 
 pipes through the principal streets and piped water from springs 
 on the hills wTSt of the town, since which time other sources have 
 been called into use from time to time as demands required. 
 About fifteen years ago new pipes were laid throughout the whole 
 town. These pipes were laid with the idea of affording a suffi- 
 cient supply for all purposes, but more especially that the town 
 might have such protection from fire as the enlarged pipes would 
 afford. So that to-day all fire hydrants are on large mains at 
 convenient places, thus insuring our inhabitants against con- 
 flagration. 
 
 Both gas and electricity furnish plenty of illuminant for the 
 town. The Flemington Gas Light Company was incorporated in 
 1859 and erected a first class gas plant. This plant, proving that 
 it was inadequate for the demands made upon it, its Board of 
 Directors rebuilt the plant complete last year, running its mains 
 on all the streets of the town. A first class article is manufactured 
 so that its patrons are pleased and new business is being con- 
 tinually added to its former list of customers. 
 
 In 1894 the Flemington Electric Light, Heat and Power 
 Company was chartered. An up-to-date plant was built — a con- 
 tract was entered into with our town authorities for a street lieht- 
 mg service, consisting mostly of arc lights, wdth only a few in- 
 candescent lights. This contract has been renewed wath the same 
 company for street lighting from time to time. At this time we 
 are lighting the town with fifty-one arc and a dozen incandescent 
 lights, and the Electric Company is newly equipping its plant with 
 dynamos and new arc lamps, placing the plant in first class con- 
 
No. 2331 
 
 Organized 1876 
 
 The Flemington National Bank 
 
 Corner of Main Street and Bloomfield Avenue 
 
 Flemington, New Jersey 
 
 Capital, $100,000 Surplus and Profits, $90,000 
 
 JOHN B. CASE, President 
 
 JOHN FORAN, Vice-President 
 
 B. H. BERK AW, Cashie) 
 
 Board of Directors 
 
 John B. Case, John Foran, Hiram E. Deats, Willard C. Parker 
 Jacor R. Ham., F. R. Williamson, Hervey Kuhl 
 
 Safe Deposit Boxes for rent 
 
 3% Interest paid on Deposits in the Savings Department 
 compounded semi-annually 
 
 Assurini? you of courteous trciitnient at all times, we solicit your 
 patrona.ire and extend to the public every possible facility consistent with 
 sound bankin.14- and .i^txkI business principles. 
 
dition. The streets are as well lighted as any in the State. About 
 thirty-five hundred incandescent lights are supplied by this com- 
 pany to more than well pleased private customers. 
 
 Flemington's sewer system is unsurpassed by any in the 
 State of New Jersey. Eleven years ago the town built a small 
 pipe sewer system, under the engineering management of the 
 Colonel \\'aring- Co. of New York City, with filtration fields lo- 
 cated at a distance from the town, since which time most of the 
 properties here have been connected with the sewer. The system 
 lias worked perfectly and the residents have enjoyed good health, 
 no contagious disease has ravaged our community; we are clean, 
 healthy, and sanitary. 
 
 Three large and commodious hotels with all modern im- 
 provements cater to the needs of the traveling public. Excellent 
 livery stables are also connected with these hotels so that patrons 
 can be furnished vehicles of all descriptions. These hotels are the 
 exclusive holders of licenses to sell beverages ; no saloon is licensed 
 in the town. 
 
 The Fire Department is equipped with modern and up-to- 
 date engines, hook and ladder trucks, and an electric fire alarm 
 system. Volunteer companies handle these equipments. They 
 are uniformed and receive great praise when appearing at fire- 
 men's parades throughout the country. Good houses for the ap- 
 paratus also mark the progress of the town 
 
 The Adams and United States Express Companies both 
 have offices here and the service is such that no reasonable com- 
 plaint can be made. In addition, an express messenger service 
 between here and New York has been carried on for the last 
 twenty years, daily. So that business men and any others may 
 avail themselves of this convenience at a trifling cost. 
 
 The Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies oper- 
 ate offices here for business throughout this country and cable 
 service to all parts of the world. 
 
 Both local and long distance telephone companies have offices 
 here and accept business at reasonable rates. 
 
 The business houses of the town are all substantially con- 
 structed, and all kinds of business usually found in a place of this 
 size are conducted by up-to-date business people. 
 
Photos by Miss Sundcrlin, Flc»iinriton. 
 
 Residences: (I) J.V.Higgirs. (2) J. B. Case. (3) R. S. Kuhl. (4) Fleming's Castle 
 
Flemington possesses three weekly papers, each having a 
 large circulation throughout the County and other parts of the 
 State. Of these, the Hunterdon County Democrat, established 
 September 5th, 1838, is the oldest. The other publications being 
 organized at later dates, as follows : The Hunterdon Republican 
 in 1856 and the Democrat Advertiser in 1879. All these papers 
 are up-to-date publications, and in addition to publishing their 
 weeklies, job printing of all descriptions is done by each. The 
 editorial and business management of these papers is based upon 
 broad and liberal constructions and their pages are always open 
 to civic possibilities of a progressive character. 
 
 Fifty-two automobiles are owned in the town. Two garages 
 are required to attend to the wants of their owners. A new sub- 
 stantial concrete garage building, occupying a floor space of sev- 
 enty feet square, has been erected by a newly organized company, 
 capitalized at $25,000. 
 
 The manufacturing industries of the town are diversified. 
 The Foran Foundry and Manufacturing Company does a general 
 foundry business, its output going chiefly to the surrounding 
 cities. About one hundred and fifty employees are engaged at 
 this plant. 
 
 The Empire Cut Glass Company has been located here since 
 November, 1902. This firm had previously carried on business 
 in New York City, but attracted by the liberal offer made them 
 by the Flemington Board of Trade, and pleased with the aspect 
 of the town as a residence for themselves and employees, the offi- 
 cers decided to transfer their office and factory to this place. The 
 product of the factory is unexcelled; one cannot fail to admire 
 the excellent workmanship, the beavitiful finish, and the artistic 
 designs which make Empire Cut Glass so popular. The output 
 consists principally of table ware. About one hundred and twen- 
 ty-five men are employed in its manufacture. 
 
 The Flemington Cut Glass Company, incorporated in 1906, 
 started in a small w^ay with the assistance of the Board of Trade, 
 and to-day is in a flourishing condition. Its wares are appreciated 
 and its business has steadily grown until it to-day ships its goods 
 over a large territory, and employs skilled cutters at good wages. 
 
GEO.W.CAMPEN 
 
 Real Estate 
 
 NEW JERSEY FARMS 
 
 —and ^= 
 
 COUNTRY HOMES 
 
 Office: Bank Building 
 
 Flemington, N. J. 
 
The Fulper Pottery Company, established in 1805, is the only 
 stone ware pottery east of Ohio. The water filter manufactured 
 by this firm is sold in all civilized nations. Recently it has begun 
 the manufacture of Art Pottery, having discovered an art glaze 
 long lost. It employs a large number of skilled artisans. 
 
 Other industries in Flemington worthy of mention are: 
 The Flemington Milling Co.. The Lambert Hofifman Machine 
 Co., The New Jersey Cider A'inegar Works, the :Messenger Glove 
 Co., Culvert Co., The ^^lallory Shutter Worker, The Flemington 
 Brick Co. 
 
 The citizens of Flemington owe a great deal to its Board of 
 Trade. The gentlemen composing this organization have always 
 demonstrated a willingness to push the town forward, whether 
 along commercial, industrial or residential lines. Of course to 
 Nature Flemingtonians must acknowledge a great deal, but where 
 Nature ceased or overlooked :\Ian has stepped into the breach and 
 initiated. And that ^lan has done these things for pure love 
 and lovaltv to his communitv deserves fitting recognition. 
 
 AS A MUSICAL CENTRE 
 
 By ELIZABETH BARTLES HAWKE 
 
 MUSICALLY. Flemington takes a rank as high as any town 
 of its size in the country. For the past ten years ihe 
 larger oratorios have been given by the town choral society, aided 
 by prominent oratorio soloists. There are excellent piano, organ 
 and vocal teachers resident in the town. All the churches sup- 
 port children's choirs where the training, not only in vocalization, 
 but deportment is unexcelled and each church has also a fine or- 
 gan. These children's choirs are constantly developing new ma- 
 terial for the adult choirs of the various churches, and the adult, 
 as well as the children's choirs, sing regularly music of a high 
 standard. This training creates an elevating influence which is 
 felt both in the home and in the public schools. Free organ re- 
 citals are frequently given by the various organists and the pub- 
 lic generally seem to have a keen appreciation of good music. 
 
Phnlng hu Axhrr II. Btrykrr, Flcminpton, N. J. 
 
 Rail. oaJ Stations (/) 'Pennsylvania, (2) Lehigh Valley, (3) New Jersey Central 
 
Photos hy Sliss Sunderlin, Flemington. 
 
 (IJ Dr. W. IV. Hawke's Residence. (2) Public Park. (3) High School 
 
Photos hy Greiaamer, Fleminpfon. 
 
 Residences : ( I ) 'Dr. Harris. 
 
 (2) O. M. La Rue. (3) /. £. Farrtier. (4) /o/in Hill 
 
Established 1887 
 
 In business 22 years 
 
 JOHN B. CASE 
 
 Lumber of Every 
 Description 
 
 Sash, Blinds, Doors and Mouldings. Turned Porch Posts 
 
 Sheathing Paper, Ruberoid Roofing, Terra Cotta 
 
 Pipe, Horseshoe Drain Tile, and Slate 
 
 FLEMINGTON, N. J. 
 
 TELEPHONE CONNECTION 
 
 LOCK BOX 519 
 
 GEO. WEBSTER 
 
 Delicatessen and 
 Fancy Groceries 
 
 MAIN ST.. FLEMINGTON, N. J. 
 
 PHONE 22 3 
 
 J. H. REICHERT CEb CO. 
 BAKERS 
 
 Bread, Rolls and Cake. Families 
 
 Supplied. Wedding and 
 
 Party Orders Filled 
 
 FLEMINGTON, N. J. 
 
 CHARLES V. WEILER 
 PLUMBING and HEATING 
 
 PRIVATE SYSTEMS OF 
 
 GAS AND WATER SUPPLY 
 
 CELEBRATED "PAGE" STEAM 
 AND HOT WATER BOILERS 
 
 EST. 1887 
 
 FLEMINGTON, N. J. 
 
WHAT WOMEN HAVE DONE FOR 
 FLEMINGTON 
 
 By MRS. H. A. FLUCK 
 
 FROM the days of Esther Fleming and later of her daughter, 
 Esther Lowrey, on down to the present time, woman's 
 greatest work has been wrought in the home. In the little hamlet 
 of Fleming's in 1756, Esther Mounier, of French Huguenot de- 
 scent, helped her husband, Samuel Fleming, to establish a home, 
 the influence of which is still being felt. (They built a gable 
 house, Castle Fleming, w-hich is yet standing and in good re- 
 pair.) She was a woman of piety and intelligence and brought 
 up a large family, who in turn made their mark for good. Her 
 daughter Esther married Col. Thomas Lowrey, who was a man 
 of marked business ability, doing much in many ways for the im- 
 provement of the place. He was the first merchant and first Con- 
 gressman, being a member of the Provincial Congress. 
 
 Mrs. Lowrey was a woman of refinement, very prominent in 
 social circles and patriotic entertainments. In 1780, when the 
 American army was sadly in need of supplies, she, with nine 
 other ladies l)y communication with the ladies throughout the 
 county, in twelve days succeeded in raising by voluntary subscrip- 
 tions, for their relief, the immense sum of $15,408. 
 
 "In April, 1789, Mrs. Lowrey was one of the matrons in 
 charge of the ceremonies at Trenton on the memorable occasion 
 of Gen. Washington's reception and passage under the triumphal 
 arch at that place." Like her mother she made a special feature 
 of home life, teaching her children patriotism by telling stories 
 of the early struggles of the colonists. 
 
 The mothers of to-day are still sending out from their homes 
 sons and daughters of power and influence. We claim the honor 
 of three vice-chancellors, naval officers, and men of rank in all 
 branches of business at home and abroad. 
 
 Woman's work commences at home but does not stop there. 
 Our women are active in church work, having Mission circles 
 and Women's Departments in the various churches, the annual 
 suppers being noted for miles around. 
 
R. S. KUHL 
 
 Counsellor at Law 
 
 Suburban Homes and 
 Town Property 
 Collections 
 
 Conveyancing 
 
 Fire and Tornado 
 Insurance 
 
 170 ACRES AT FLEMING' ON 
 
 lato, a^eal €sitate 
 antr insiurance 
 
 Office in 
 Bloom Building 
 
 Main St. 
 
 Flemington, N. J. 
 
 A. O. ROBBINS 
 
 Attorney at Law 
 
 Farms & Business Stands 
 
 Estates Managed 
 
 Titles Searched and 
 
 Certified 
 
 Hoans anb inbesftmcntsi 
 
 Farmers and Merchants 
 Telephone 
 
 Dr. William Wetherill Hawke 
 
 Dental Surgeon 
 
 Main Street 
 Flemington, N. J. 
 
 LEVI HOLCOMBE 
 
 Notary Public and 
 Commissioner of Deeds 
 
 General Insurance and 
 Real Estate 
 
 Tel. Connection 
 
 RINGOES, N. J. 
 
 ESTABLISHED 1805 
 
 FULPER POTTERY CO. 
 
 FLEMINGTON, N. J. 
 
 Manufacturers of Fulper Filters 
 
 Also Fulper Casseroles and 
 
 Fire Proof Cooking "Ware 
 
 The Studio where the people go to 
 be Photographed. Best ma- 
 terial used. Price to suit 
 everyone. Prompt de- 
 livery makes the 
 studio up-to-date 
 
 E. P. GREISAMER, Flemington, N.J. 
 
The W C T. U. keep literature in railroad stations and jail, 
 and provide a monthly service in the latter with preaching by 
 the various pastors, and are confident of good results. 
 
 The King's Daughters do a large work in general charity, 
 and sometimes investigate cases for the town overseer. They 
 usually give out about $150 worth of goods, but this year Tag 
 Day brought them in about $150, so their work will probably be 
 doubled Through the aid of the school children they generally 
 distribute about seventy or eighty Thanksgiving dinners.* 
 
 The Sunshine Society have sometimes sent sixty or seventy 
 Christmas dinners, fruit and flowers to the sick and girls to read 
 
 to and amuse "Shut ins." 
 
 The Needlework Guild of America was established m Phila- 
 delphia in 1885, and the Flemington Guild in 1886 (being the 
 first branch). It has distributed over four thousand garments,, 
 some to general charity elsewhere and to hospitals but mostly to 
 
 local need. 
 
 The Woman Relief Corps of the G. A. R. Post have 
 worked along the usual lines. They, every year on Memorial 
 Day entertain the gradually fading remnants of army veterans. 
 They gave substantial aid in erecting a few years ago a fine mon- 
 ument to fallen soldiers, in fact they raised about $800, and later 
 gave a flag for the band stand in the public park. The Col. Low- 
 rey Chapter of D. A. R. make a specialty of training the children 
 in patriotism. They have placed a tablet on Castle Flemmg, now 
 153 years old, and are preparing to place stones over the unmark- 
 ed graves of revolutionary soldiers who are buried here. 
 
 They have had the honor of donating one of the chairs for 
 the beautiful room that New Jersey D. A. R. are fitting up in 
 Continental Hall in Washington, D. C. The room is the admira- 
 tion of all visitors, being wainscoted and furnished all of hard oak 
 taken from the frigate "Augusta," which was sunk m the Dela- 
 ware during the battle of Red Bank. It was raised for this pur- 
 pose by the Chapters of the State after tests which proved it to 
 be of exceptional beauty and value. This Chapter also expects 
 to contribute toward a chair of the same material to be given by 
 
 *~Sending jelly to hospitals is their only outside work. 
 
Foran Foundry & Mfg. Co. 
 
 Founders and Machinists 
 
 Manufacturers of 
 
 Gray Iron, Brass, Bronze and Aluminum 
 Castings of every description 
 
 Our Specialties are: — 
 
 Specials and Flanged Pipe for Standard and High 
 Pressure Water Systems, Gas Specials, Lamp 
 Posts, Sewer and Structural Castings of all kinds 
 
 We carry in stock a full line of 
 
 Stable Fixtures, including Mangers, Feed Boxes, Gutters, Water 
 Troughs, Hog Troughs, etc. Also: Black and Gal- 
 vanized Sinks, all makes of Sink Backs, including 
 the Novelty and Centennial, Tray Legs, 
 and other Plumbers' Specialties 
 
 Galvanizing 
 
 to order by the Hot Process, the only process that will stand 
 
 the test of time. 
 
 Works and Main Office 
 
 FLEMINGTON, N. J. 
 
 Galvanizing Works and Branch Office 
 Corner Kent Ave. CS, North 10th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 
the Chapters of the State, for the use of the Speaker of the Senate, 
 but to be kept by the government and not to be retained by the 
 Speaker on his retirement, as is the custom. 
 
 A few years ago a Woman's Chib was started and has es- 
 tabhshed a record. They have beautified unsightly places, put 
 refuse boxes in the streets, raised by subscription money for a 
 drinking fountain, have established and handed over to the town 
 V free library that is wonderfully patronized. A public spirited 
 citizen left $10,000 for a building for library and historical 
 society, and another has given land on which to place it. 
 
 They have laid out and decorated a beautiful park, part of 
 which they have purchased, the rest belonging to the County 
 grounds. One evening of every week throughout the summer the 
 band plays there. These band concerts have become so popular 
 that they are to be continued through the winter in the Court 
 House. 
 
 Every summer the Club holds a Grand Carnival, making 
 sometimes over $2,000, spending the most of the money for the 
 town, at one time giving a flag for the tall pole in front of the 
 Court House. They established a girls' sewing class which has 
 resulted in a degree of excellence in needle craft which has been 
 surprising, many of the children making their clothing in a man- 
 ner that shames their elders. They have had placards printed, 
 by which they hope to prohibit spitting on the streets and in pub- 
 lic places. They have helped to put works of art in the public 
 schools and have worked in various ways to better conditions 
 there. Incidentally we would say that the school buildings are 
 going to be such as might be an honor to any place continually 
 growing as need requires. The new building about completed 
 is valued at $65,000. 
 
 Last, but not least, a Mother's Club has lately been estab- 
 lished under very efficient leadership and we expect marked im- 
 provement in many ways. 
 
 It may not be all woman's work, though woman is usually 
 "behind the throne," but Flemington is far beyond the ordinary 
 town in attractiveness as a place of residence and is very popular 
 as a summer resort. It is more than worthy of investigation. 
 
GEORGE K. LARGE 
 
 Real Estate 
 
 FARMS A SPECIALTY 
 FLEMINGTON, NEW JERSEY 
 
 Telephone 81 L 
 
 ESTABLISHED 30 YEARS 
 
 The Fleming ton Insurance 
 Agency 
 
 BERGEN H. BERKAW 
 
 Flemington National Bank Building 
 
 FLEMINGTON, N. J. 
 
 FARMERS SHOE STORE 
 
 The store that has made a 
 name all over Hunterdon 
 County. Selling good shoes 
 did it. 
 Our Specialty Sorosis Shoes 
 
 FARMERS SHOE STORE 
 Flemington, N. J. 
 
 Flemington Mills Established 1754 
 
 L. L. HOLCOMBE 
 
 Manufacturer of Feed, Meal 
 
 Bran, etc. 
 
 Dealer in Grain 
 
 Pure Buckwheat Flour in Season 
 
 FLEMINGTON, N. J. 
 
 Local Telephone Connection 
 
 lORIO BROTHERS 
 
 The Best 
 
 Moving Picture Show 
 
 in 
 
 Flemington 
 
 Pictures changed daily 
 
 CHARLES S. ALVATER NORMAN LANDIS 
 
 ALVATER & LANDIS 
 
 INSURANCE 
 
 Communicate with us when placing insurance. We can give you complete protec- 
 tion in the oldest stock and mutual companies in the world. 
 
 Fire, Tornado, Accident, Rent, Plate Glass, Burglary, Live Stock and Automobile 
 
 REAL ESTATE 
 
 Farms, Country Homes, Building Sites and Acreage. 
 
 If you desire to locate in the country do not purchase before consulting me. It will 
 mean the saving of hundreds of dollars. 1 have a select lot of large and small farm proper- 
 ties convenient to trains. Honest values. CHARLES S. ALVATER. 
 
 FLEMINGTON, N. J. 
 
EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATIONAL 
 FEATURES 
 
 By MARCUS L. GLAZER 
 
 THE only school in Flemington is the public school. It is 
 located on Bonnell Street, about five minutes' walk from the 
 Court House and away from the business portion of the town. 
 The public school has occupied a part of the present site since 
 1862, when the old building, known as Reading Academy, was 
 erected. This is a two-story brick structure of eight rooms, now 
 used exclusively by the high school. It was named Reading 
 Academy in honor of Daniel K. Reading, who bequeathed $10,000 
 for the purchase of grounds and the erection of a building. 
 
 A new twelve-room brick building (four rooms of which 
 were erected nine years ago) has just been completed for the use 
 of the grades at a total cost of about $65,000. In addition to the 
 twelve rooms on the two floors, there are rooms for manual train- 
 ing in the basement and an auditorium on the third floor. For 
 beauty of architecture, care in construction, and perfection of 
 equipment we believe this building is not surpassed in New Jersey. 
 The buildings are on a playground of over four acres, health- 
 ful in location and commanding a beautiful view of the surround- 
 ing country. The total valuation of the entire plant is eighty 
 thousand dollars. 
 
 The school numbers four hundred and fifty pupils. Children 
 are admitted to the kindergarten at four years of age. Between 
 this and the high school there are nine grades, each occupying 
 one year. The high school numbers one hundred and ten pupils, 
 about half of whom come from out of town. Fifteen teachers and 
 the principal comprise the corps of instructors. The principal, a 
 native of this county, is now serving his tenth year. In the selec- 
 tion of teachers he is given large range ; and it must be said that 
 his teachers are held in high regard in the community, while for 
 ability, professional spirit, and perseverance in hard work for the 
 advancement of the children they could scarcely be excelled. 
 
LIME. SAND AND 
 CEMENT 
 GASOLENE ENGINES 
 
 NEW LUMBER YARD 
 
 HIRAM DILTS 
 
 FLEMINGTON. N. J. 
 
 FARM MACHINERY 
 
 Dealer in all kinds of 
 
 ETC., ETC. 
 
 Lumbc 
 
 I am ready to bi< 
 
 ir, Machinery and Coal 
 
 \ on anything in the way of building material, 
 
 Local and Long Distance 
 'Phones 
 
 and will give lowest market price on Lumber of every grade. Give 
 me a Office and Yards at L V.R.R. Station. HIRAM DILTS 
 
 FLEMINGTON'S 
 
 OLDEST MILLINERY 
 
 HOUSE 
 
 REAL ESTATE 
 
 FARMS, COUNTRY SEATS 
 
 
 
 AND TOWN PROPERTIES 
 
 
 
 Reliable and Up-to-date Goods 
 
 
 always found here 
 
 GEORGE R. PARKER 
 
 Office Flemington Nat'l Bank Bldg. 
 
 
 MISS E. VAN EPPS 
 
 FLEMINGTON, N. J. 
 
 C. A. HENZLER 
 
 JOHN C. ROCHE 
 
 Dealer In 
 
 Dealer in 
 
 Fresh Meats of Every 
 
 Coal, Wood, Fertilizers, 
 
 Kind 
 
 Mason Supplies, etc. 
 
 Poultry, Smoked and Pickled 
 
 Also General Carting given prompt 
 
 Tongues, Etc. Game in Season 
 
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 Families Supplied 
 
 Office west of Central R. R. 
 
 98 Main Street FLEMINGTON. N. J. 
 
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The high school offers three courses, known as the Latin 
 Course, the German Course, and the Commercial Course, each 
 four years in length. In these courses the Latin, German, and 
 Commercial branches respectively are required, along with Eng- 
 lish, Mathematics, History, and Science. Students are graduated 
 only upon the completion of four years of work. The school pre- 
 pares for all colleges and the business world. Thoroughness and 
 promotion on merit are the watchwords of the school. Most of 
 the pupils entering college do so on the certificate of the high 
 school, which is accepted wherever pupils are admitted on the 
 certificate of any high school. The graduates of Reading Acad- 
 emy take high rank in the advanced schools that they enter, and 
 many of them are making their mark in the business and pro- 
 fessional world. 
 
 During the past few years the school has made much progress. 
 In numbers, too, it is growing, both in the grades and the high 
 school. The last small class will be graduated this year. The 
 hieh school now enrolls students from eight townships. With the 
 increasing popularity of this department, and with the enlarge- 
 ment of our manufacturing interests, our excellent railroad facil- 
 ities, and the desirability of Flemington as a place of residence 
 constantly attracting new families to town, it would be difficult 
 to predict the size of the future school. 
 
 But ample provision has been made for the present and the 
 near future; and the Board of Education, ever alert for the wel- 
 fare of the children, can be relied upon to take proper care of in- 
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 FLEMIXGTON'S DEXOMIXA- 
 TIOXAL LIFE 
 
 By The REV. C. S. WOODRUFF. D D. 
 
 LEMIXGTOX is well churched. If all her residents were 
 to attend church at a given hour they could all find good, 
 comfortable seats in our six churches. Our church edifices are 
 all good substantial and modern structures. One is built of brick, 
 three are of stone, and two of wood. 
 
 The Baptist is the oldest society. In 1765 Col. Thomas Low- 
 rey — who was the son-in-law of Samuel Fleming, after whom our 
 town was named — gave a piece of land for a Baptist meeting- 
 house. James Eddy joined in this gift. This lot is the one on 
 which the present church stands. Here a house was built in 1766 
 under the direction of Thomas Lowrey, James Eddy and others. 
 At that time it is supposed there were not ten houses in Fleming- 
 ton — indeed there was then no Flemington — but it was called 
 Am well Township and this new enterprise was called the "Bap- 
 tist fleeting of Amwell," and having no pastor was supplied with 
 preaching by neighboring ministers, chiefly from Kingwood and 
 Hopewell. The services were irregular and the people some- 
 times disheartened, and over thirty years elapsed after the erec- 
 tion of a building before a society was formed. This occurred 
 on June 19, 1798, and G. A. Hunt was the first pastor. 
 
 This primitive house becoming too small for the increasing 
 congregation, a second one was built on the same site in 1836. 
 It was then considered one of the best in the state. It was 
 45x55, "with a basement story." But this meeting-house also 
 became too small, and in 1868 the present edifice, which is of 
 brick, was completed and dedicated. It will seat 1,000 persons 
 and cost about S40.000. The spire is tall and can be seen first 
 of all as the traveller approaches Flemington. The inside of 
 the Baptist Church has been recently renovated and so renewed 
 its youth. A handsome organ costing about $7,000 was installed, 
 and the building is now very attractive and well adapted for 
 church work. The pastor is the Rev. Johnson L. ^Nliner. who has 
 
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Photos iy Miss Sunderlin, Flemington. 
 
 Churches: (I) Episcopal. (2) Presbyterian. (3) Methodist 
 
Telephone Connection 
 
 OTTO J. RAUBE 
 
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 Bakery and 
 Ice Cream 
 
 Families Supplied 
 
 FLEMINGTON 
 
 NEW JERSEY 
 
 THE STAMP OF HONESTY. There 
 is satisfaction in money-spending when 
 the article bought bears the stamp of 
 honesty. To have you feel that this is a 
 thoroughly reliable store, to have you 
 feel that the goods are reliable and the 
 prices just, has been our ambition since 
 the business began. Many have tried 
 and tested our business methods, and as 
 a result are firm friends of this store. 
 
 Many more may not as yet have tested 
 these methods, these we invite. You 
 will find this store a good liberal broad- 
 gauge shop to trade in — a store that 
 works to win. 
 
 NEVIUS BROTHERS 
 
 d)e fluntertron County JSational 33ank 
 
 "mt (2^lb Panfe" 
 
 FLEMINGTON, N. J. 
 
 Paid up Capital 
 
 Deposits 
 
 Resources 
 
 $100,000.00 
 
 784,700.00 
 
 1,074,500.00 
 
 Has paid to its stockholders in dividends . $553,000.00 
 And has Surplus and Undivided Profits . 84,300.00 
 
 Pays 3/^ interest on deposits in Savings Department. 
 
 Issues Travelers Checks payable in all parts of the World. 
 
 Courteous treatment to all. 
 
 JONATHAN HIGGINS, President JOHN A. BULLOCK, Vice-President 
 
 A. H. RITTENHOUSE, Cashier 
 
been serving this church since 1904. The membership is about 
 540. 
 
 The Presbyterian Church is the next in point of time. 
 From the beginning of the town till about 1791 the people of 
 this faith had to go to the Amwell churches for service. But in 
 this year subscriptions were made with the idea that the pastor at 
 First Amwell should preach part of the time in Flemington, as 
 the Baptist meeting-house was offered for that purpose. In Jan- 
 uary, 1792, the first meeting was held, and about 30 Presbyterian 
 families were represented. In the spring of 1793 ground was 
 broken for a building. A lot of one acre and 37 perches was pur- 
 chased for %o silver. The edifice was 45x55, built of stone. For 
 its time it was a creditable structure. It stood within the present 
 graveyard fence. To meet the increasing demands of a growing 
 congregation, and after many various places were considered, the 
 purchase was made of the triangular plot where the church now 
 stands, and a church was erected here, 56x90 feet, and dedicated 
 May 14, 1857, at a cost of $11,000. In July, 1870, the parsonage 
 on Main Street was occupied, having been purchased at a cost of 
 $11,683. The congregation still growing, and the need of better 
 accommodations being felt, the present structure was erected and 
 dedicated November i, 1883. The building and furniture cost 
 $33,000. It is 138 feet in depth and 90 in breadth. The au- 
 dience room is 75x90, the chapel 63x90. The membership of this 
 church is about 500 and it is a good strong society. This edifice 
 has just been renovated and changes made in the choir. Choir 
 stalls have been put in, and this church is now as complete and at- 
 tractive as one could desire. The church is without a pastor at 
 this date. 
 
 Methodist Episcopal Church. — In 1822 a meeting was 
 held one Sunday afternoon in the Court House. The men who pro- 
 posed this meeting were David and Isaac James, brothers, and 
 local preachers from Trenton. Asher Atkinson, a Quaker, was 
 instrumental in securing them. Opinion was divided whether 
 they should be allowed the court room for that purpose. The 
 sheriff, however, gave his consent. The next year Flemington 
 was made a regular appointment on the Trenton circuit. The 
 
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 p. O. Box 461 Telephone Connection 
 
 FLEMINGTON, N. J. 
 
 We Invite All Who Read This Advertisement to visit Flem- 
 ington, the most Beautiful town in New Jersey for a Suburban Home. 
 
 WE ARE GOING TO BUILD UP OUR 
 CLOTHING, FURNISHING, HAT AND SHOE BUSINESS. 
 
 We need your help, we invite you to make Flemington your Home and help us. 
 We help you by the Very Nature of Things. 
 
 Yours truly, 
 
 W. E. TREWIN, 
 
 Trewin Building. FLEMINGTON. N. 
 
 BOARD OF TRADE OF FLEMLNGTON, 
 
 NEW JERSEY 
 
 JOHN B. CASE. Dr. W. \V. HAWKE. J. K. FARMKR, A. H. RITTKNHOUSE, 
 
 President. Vice-President. Secretary, Treasurer. 
 
 BOARD OF TRUSTEES : 
 
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 ADVANTAGES OF FLEMINGTON 
 
 THREE RAILROADS. Penniylvania R. R., Lehigh Valley R. R.. Central R. R. of New Jersey. 
 
 FREIGHT RATFS to all important points are a« low as from any point in the State. 
 
 MANUFACTURING SITES can be had along all three Rulroads. 
 
 ONLY FIFTY MILES from New York and Philadelphia 
 
 THIRTY-ONE PASSENGER TRAINS every i ay. 
 
 ONE HOUR from and to New York. 
 
 WATER. SEWERS. Gas. Electric Lights. 
 
 DELIGHTFUL CLIMATE: No malaria, no mosquitoes 
 
 LOWEST DEATH RATE in the State 
 
 TWO GOOD FIRE COMPANIES, two National Banks. 
 
 GRAMMAR SCHOOL. High School. 
 
 UP-TO-DATE STORES, three first-class Hotels. 
 
 SIX CHURCHES. Elegant Drives. Beautiful Scenery. 
 
 200 FEET above Sea Level. 
 
 AS A SUBURBAN RESIDENCE PLACE it Kas no equal in the vicinity of New York. 
 
 A Copy of this book may be secured by addressing Secretary, Board of Trade 
 
first class meeting was held in the Fleming house on Bonnell 
 Street. In 1824 the question of a church edifice was agitated. 
 This resulted in the erection of a brick building on Main Street, 
 now used for stores and flats. This church was begun in 1825 
 and completed in 1826. Later, additions were made and the 
 building much improved. 
 
 The Court House was burned in 1828. The courts were 
 then held in the Methodist Church till the present Court House 
 was finished. Thus the church returned the courtesy for the use 
 of the county buildings. An object of interest is found in the 
 fact that a whipping post stood near this church. Later this 
 society long felt the need of a better church in a more desirable 
 location, as it came to be entirely surrounded with business houses. 
 So a movement began and, in 1883, the lot on the corner of 
 Main Street and Maple Avenue was purchased at a cost of 
 $5,000. The house standing on the lot was removed to Broad 
 Street and is still occupied as a dwelling. The cornerstone was 
 laid September 4, 1886, and the" church dedicated February 22, 
 1888. The cost of the building was $20,800. It is 54x120 feet, 
 built of gray stone. The workmanship and material used were 
 both excellent. Later on a pipe organ was installed. In 1907 
 about $3,000 was expended in renovating the church, new carpet 
 and a new steam plant, which makes it one of the most attractive 
 places of worship in town. In 1888 a parsonage was erected, 
 with all improvements, making an excellent home for the pastor. 
 The membership is about 275. The Rev. C. S. Woodruff, D.D., 
 has been the pastor of this church since 1906. 
 
 Early in the history of these three churches above named 
 there existed a real spirit of Christian fraternity which was mani- 
 fest by the holding of union services which have been maintained 
 till the present date. These societies unite in observing Thanks- 
 giving, the Week of Prayer, and other such occasions. They also 
 join regularly in the first Sunday evening of each month in the 
 preaching service. These meetings rotate among the churches, 
 and maintain the spirit of Christian brotherhood. 
 
 Roman Catholic Church. — The working of the copper 
 mines brought to Flemington a number of Irish miners, some of 
 
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whom made this their permanent home. These being mostly 
 Roman Cathohcs, services were held for them occasionally from 
 1847 to 1848. This latter year Flemington was included in the 
 Lambertville Parish and a priest visited the society once a month 
 for the next four years. Mass was celebrated at the residences 
 of the members. 
 
 The building of a church was begun in 1859. Its dimensions 
 were 24x34 feet. In September, 1879, the cornerstone of the 
 present edifice on Park Avenue was laid and the church was con- 
 secrated on December 21 by Bishop Corrigan. This building is 
 37^66 feet and cost nearly $4,000. A few years ago the congre- 
 gation purchased the house on the corner of Mine and Park 
 Streets for a rectory. The membership is now about 200. The 
 Pastor is the Rev. William I. McKeon. 
 
 Episcopal Church.— When the first Episcopal services were 
 held in Flemington is not known, but doubtless quite early in the 
 last century. A chapel was built, but no dates can be secured.* 
 This was located on Main Street just north of Mr. Weiler's store. 
 This was afterward sold. Se/vices, however, were held in private 
 houses, by visiting clergymen and lay readers. Later a neat 
 chapel was built of stone on Broad Street. There is no resident 
 rector. This chapel was built about the year 1880. 
 
 Colored Church.— The citizens of Flemington have always 
 been generous in caring for its colored people. A building for 
 church purposes was bought for their use, located on North Broad 
 Street. ^ It is adapted as a dwelling place for the pastor as well 
 as a suitable room for church services. There are not many fam- 
 ilies of this class in town and therefore the congregation is small 
 This church is under the control of the African Methodist Episco- 
 pal Chu rch and the pastor is the Rev. H. A. Ivey. 
 
 * Dr. Mott's history of Flemington gives this date as 1841. 
 
 Publishers' Note : The Board of Trade Committee who had charge of the publica- 
 tion of this volume was composed of Messrs. J. E. Farmer, H S O Van Dor-n 
 and Alexander B. Allen, to whose energy and unflagging interest much credit 
 IS due. The Board of Trade also desires to extend its sincere thanks to Mrs. 
 H. A. Pluck, Mrs. Elizabeth Bartles Hawke, the Rev. C. S. Woodruff D D 
 Mr. Marcus L. Glazer, Judge John L. Connet and Mr. Alexander B. Allen for 
 the excellent articles contributed to these pages. 
 
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 Residences of {I) W.E. Emery). (2) George H. Large. 
 
 (3) James E. Brodhead 
 
AN HISTORICAL RESUME 
 
 By JUDGE JOHN L. CONNET 
 
 NESTLING amono- the foothills of Hunterdon, one of the 
 finest and most fertile counties in New Jersey, and near the 
 county's centre, lies the lovely and thriving town of Flemington. 
 "Beautiful for situation" are words that can be most fittingly and 
 appropriately applied to it. On an elevation about 200 feet above 
 sea level, it still lies in a valley in a rich setting of sloping hills. 
 When these encircling hills are clad in rich verdure and autumn 
 foliage, it looks like a jewel set in emerald and gold. Beautiful 
 over-arching trees line its streets and in summer add much to its 
 attractiveness. Three principal streets traverse it from north to 
 south, which are intersected by many cross streets. These are 
 built up with handsome residence and business houses. Fifty 
 miles from New York and Philadelphia, it is easily accessible to 
 both of these great cities. 
 
 Flemington had its birth in the i8th century. In was in 1756 
 that Sanuiel Fleming, from whom the town took its name, and 
 who originally came from Ireland, purchased a tract of land and 
 erected the first house, which is still standing on what is now 
 Bonnell Street, near where Reading Academy now stands. It 
 is a very modest structure as compared with buildings of more 
 recent date and style, but when erected it could lay claim to con- 
 siderable pretentiousness. It was called ''Fleming's Castle." 
 People came from long distances to see it. For a long time it 
 was used as a public house, and there is no doubt but that the 
 great Washington was entertained there when he was in these 
 parts during the Revolutionary struggle. 
 
 As other houses were erected and the place grew, the town 
 was called Fleming's. This name adhered to it for a considerable 
 time, and it is uncertain just when the name took on an additional 
 syllable. Early as 171 2 nearly all the land covering the site of 
 the present town, and much besides, was owned by three proprie- 
 tors, William Penn, Daniel Coxe and Joseph Kirkbridge. Some 
 old deeds have the latter name "Kirkbride," while other prints 
 
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give the name as Kirkbridge. A hill adjoining the town is still 
 known as "Coxe's Hill," from the name of the early owner of the 
 land. Jnst west of the town there was for a long time in the 
 early days an Indian encampment, and one of the chiefs of the 
 tribe, Tuccamirdan, rests in an old burying ground not far away. 
 Tradition says that he was buried in an upright position, with 
 his pipes, blanket and implements of war, and that all night, on 
 the night of his burial, a wild Indian religious dance was kept 
 up. The spot is often visited by the curious. 
 
 At the time of the War for Independence Flemington had 
 assumed considerable size, and it became in some degree a centre 
 for military operations. Thomas Lowery, the son-in-law of 
 Samuel Fleming, whose daughter, Esther, he married, was a man 
 of prominence in the neighborhood, and in 1775 he represented 
 Hunterdon County in the Provincial Congress. Both he and his 
 wife were devoted to the American cause, and Lowerv was com- 
 missioned lieutenant-colonel of the Third Regiment of militia of 
 the State troops. He was afterward promoted to the rank of 
 colonel. During the war General Charles Stewart resided at 
 Lansdown, a few miles north, and here General Washington and 
 his wife were frequent visitors. After the war General Stewart 
 removed to Flemington and was a representative in Congress in 
 1784 and 1785. He died at Flemington in 1800. 
 
 Near where the Presbyterian Church now stands was a build- 
 ing in which was stored a considerable quantity of American arms. 
 The British commander feared that Flemington was to be made 
 a rendezvous, and that the stored muskets were to be used for 
 arming the militia. A detachment of the American army was 
 encamped about two miles west of Flemington, near Gray's Hill, 
 and Washington had his headquarters at the house of General 
 Stewart. In the latter part of 1776, while the British forces 
 lay at Trenton, a detachment of cavalry started from Trenton to 
 Flemington for the purpose of foraging and capturing these arms, 
 and also with a view of taking Lowery prisoner and seizing the 
 supplies in his custody. At Pennington they halted, and sent an 
 advance guard of about twenty light horsemen under the com- 
 mand of Cornet Geary, an officer of the Queen's Light Dragoons. 
 
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These proceeded to Flemington by way of Ringoes. They de- 
 stroyed the arms in the storehouse and placed the King's seal on 
 the building. They were frightened away by the statement that 
 there was a large American force just over the hill, and hastily 
 started back to Pennington. But as they had come through the 
 dwellers about Ringoes had become alarmed, and under the lead 
 ership of Captain John Schenck, they armed themselves and united 
 to oppose their return. They secreted themselves in the woods 
 just below Copper Hill, and when the British came along, poured 
 in a sharp fire upon them. Captain Schenck shouted and o-ave 
 orders to his men as though he was commanding a large body 
 of troops, thus misleading the enemy as to the opposing forces 
 Cornet Geary formed his men in the road and returned the fire 
 But after a few shots he fell from his horse mortally wounded- 
 his troops became panic stricken and fled in terror. Geary's bodv 
 was buried in the edge of the woods near bv. Recently 'in order 
 to prove the fact, which for a long time was largely tradition 
 the grave was opened under the direction of the Hunterdon 
 County Historical Society, in the presence of several witnesses 
 and all doubt was removed. Little was found, however except 
 some silver buttons and fringe from the officer's uniform The 
 buttons bore the inscription "Q. L. D. i6," and are now amono- 
 the possessions of the Hunterdon County Historical Society mil- 
 der whose direction the investigation was made. It is stated 
 that Cornet Geary belonged to an aristocratic family in England 
 and was a man of fine physique and gentlemanly bearing. * 
 
 The first court house in Flemington was erected in^gi and 
 It is probable that the town then became the county seat Before 
 that time the courts of Hunterdon County had been held at Tren- 
 ton the County of Mercer being then a part of Hunterdon This 
 building was burned in 1828, and the present structure erected in 
 the same year. The county offices are in a large brick buildin- 
 just north of the court house, which was built in 1870. In isZ 
 the population of Flemington was 600. 
 
 In the War of the Rebellion, Flemington took a conspicuous 
 part_At the first call for troops in April, 1861, a company of 
 
 near*?h"eZt wheTe'heTel.''^^"" ''■ ^^^'"^ °^ ^"^'^^ --^^^J - Monument to Cornet Geary's .memory 
 
men was organized and went to the front, becoming Co. H of the 
 Third Regiment of X^ew Jersey MiHtia A'^olimteers. The com- 
 pany was raised by A. V. Bonnell, Esq. He was afterward 
 commissioned brigade inspector of New Jersey troops, and George 
 A. Allen, a prominent lawyer of the place, became captain. Their 
 term of enlistment was for three months, and after their return, 
 almost all of them, with a great many others, enlisted in other 
 organizations, and some of them continued in the service during 
 the whole period of the war. Some of them gave up their lives 
 on their country's altar, a willing sacrifice for their country and 
 their flag. Colonel Lambert Boeman, who went out as major 
 of the gallant Fifteenth New Jersey, was killed at Cedar Creek, 
 Va., while acting as Colonel of the Tenth New Jersey. His body 
 lies buried in the Presbyterian churchyard here. Near the fair 
 grounds, just north of the town, was a state encampment, and 
 there the Fifteenth, Thirtieth, Thirty-first, and Thirty-fifth Regi- 
 ments were encamped before going to the front. 
 
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men was organized and went to the front, becoming Co. H of the 
 Third Regiment of Xew Jersey MiHtia \'okinteers. The com- 
 pany was raised by A. V. Bonnell, Esq. He was afterward 
 commissioned brigade inspector of New Jersey troops, and George 
 A. Allen, a prominent lawyer of the place, became captain. Their 
 term of enlistment was for three months, and after their return, 
 almost all of them, with a great many others, enlisted in other 
 organizations, and some of them continued in the service during 
 the whole period of the war. Some of them gave up their lives 
 on their country's altar, a willing sacrifice for their country and 
 their flag. Colonel Lambert Boeman, who went out as major 
 of the gallant Fifteenth New Jersey, was killed at Cedar Creek, 
 Vr., while acting as Colonel of the Tenth New Jersey. His body 
 lies l)uried in the Presbyterian churchyard here. Near the fair 
 grounds, just north of the town, was a state encampment, and 
 there the Fifteenth, Thirtieth, Thirty-first, and Thirty-fifth Regi- 
 ments were encamped before going to the front. 
 
 SHUTTERS THAT WORK 
 FROM THE INSIDE 
 
 Here is a window shutter that is opened, closed, or set at any de- 
 sired angle withoiU opening' the window or moving- the shades. The 
 
 MALLORY SHUTTER WORKER 
 
 op'j rates from the inside by turn- 
 ing a little handle on the window 
 casing-. No slamming or break- 
 ing of shutters — worker holds 
 blind rigid in any position. No 
 drafts, windy gusts or dust 
 sweeping in open window. Most 
 convenient item of builders' 
 hardware ever discovered. 
 
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 MALLORY MANUFACTURING CO., Fien, 
 
 BOX 458 
 
HIGH GRADE CUT GLASS 
 
 Manufactured by 
 
 THE EMPIRE CUT GLASS CO. - Flemington, N. J. 
 
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 Issued by 
 Board of Trade 
 Flemington, N. J. 
 
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