Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1912-03-14
MICKLETON.

MICKLET0N.
/ Your correspondent was recently
Sfavored to have the privilege of read
ling chain of titles of Cedar Lawn
i farm written by William Haines in
1874, The farm is now occupied by
4 S. Mason Carter. The first title to
/ the land embracing the whole colony
! of the State of New Jersey was from
! Charles the second, King of Great
; Britain, ireland, ETC., to his brother.
James, Duke of York in 1863. The
next year James conveyed the same to
John, Lord Berkeley and George Car
teret, who divided the same, Berkeley
! taking the Western and Carteret the
Eastern part. Care was taken by
| the first commissioners to purchase
! from the Indians their right and title
to the land. The consideration paid
! therefor was in matches, coats, ket-
ties, knives, axes and blades. In 1901
! the land came into the possession of a
/ Joseph Wolf, who held the same for
j 81 years and planted large apple or
chard for the purpose of making ci-
der and apple jack, which was dis
continued few years before his
death. The cider mill and distillery
were near the little stream of water
/ which was called Still Run, running
along the side of the farm. Tradition
! informs there was cluster of Indian
/ wigwaIns whose occupants resided
there for a long time, being peaceable
and quiet. Indian darts of fine flint,
/ axes and other relics have been found
there. The first dwelling house on
! the farm was near the distillery, be-
ing ON the opposite side of the road
i and fifty yards south of the present
residence; when quite old this was
j burned down by accident.
The second house was built on the
hill at the southeast end of the pres
ent one, and after hog killing day
was burned down during the night,
from the circumstances, as related by
an elderly neighbor familiar there
with, of leaving kettle of lard nearly
tried out, hanging over slow fire on
the open fire place. 1t was supposed
| the big pole which had been greatly
exposed to heat during the day, took
fire and burned off dropped the kettle
and it's contents in the fire and the
house was soon in flames. The pork
which was deposited in the cellar was
found roasted in. the ashes The ce-
dar trees on the lawn, between the
house and lake. were transplanted by
! William Haines in 1874 from which
circumstance and the cedar road pass
ing through the farm, it obtained its
present name. About 1914 tall pop
lar tree near the house was struck by
lightning which entered the ground
passed into the cellar taking the bot
toms out of several earthen pots filled
with I've, also breaking out the lights
of glass in all the windows next
thereto. In two of the rooms were
persons sleeping at the time and so
entirely uninjured that some of them
were not awakened. A surveyor S
compass which was kept in one of the
rooms was found undisturbed, but en-
tirely powerless, the magnetic prop
critics being wholly extracted from
the needle.
! Mr.. and Mrs. William Ogden at
tended the golden wedding anniver-
sary last week of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
! Vanneman, of Swedesboro
William U. John, of Elysburg, Pa.
spent the week end with his daughters
Mary J. Heritage and Nellie John.
The next meeting of the Woman s
Christian Temperance Union will be
held on Wednesday afternoon, the 10th
at the home of William and Bessie v
Ogden; time two thirty o'clock All
interested in the work will be cor
daily welcomed.
Mr.. Echler's sale on Saturday was
well attended and the results were
more satisfactory than at any pre-
vious sale. Nearly all articles were
Mr.. Eichler's manufacture and several
orders taken for shelvings.
The last meeting of the Grange was
, largely attended and most enjoyable
A contest on attendance between the
, men and women has been in progress
some time. Women are usually in
the majority, but at the termination
of the contest it was found that the
men by unusual exertion had manag-
ed to have a majority in attendance
and the women were Obliged to fur
nish the men with a treat. This, OF
course was accomplished in credit
able manner, and the remainder Of
the feast auctioned off to the men al
profitable prices. Consequently the
bank accounts of the women are moi
seriously depleted by furnishing a
! sumptuous feast to a lot of hungry
men.
8 The Senate has voted pension Of
$1,000 year 10 the widow of Gov.
= Werts.
ing was Hon. J. Boyd Avis, Of Wood
bury.
Mrs. Newport and Mrs. Batten have
been appointed to take charge of the
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