Our survey of Warren news from the pages of the Plainfield Union continues: January 23, 1843: Married, by the Rev. Mr. Cox of mount Bethel, on the 31st ult., Elias Drake of Newark to Harriet, daughter of Mahlon Smalley of Warren. February 5, 1844. Died, in Warren Township, on Thursday morning, the 25th ult., at the residence of his son-in-law Andrew Putman, Isaac Smalley, a Revolutionary patriot, in the 88th year of his age. March 11. 1844: FARM for Sale. Containing one hundred acres, in Warren township, Somerset co., N.J., four miles from Plainfield. On the premises is a good comfortable Dwelling House, a large barn and Cow house is suitable for a large stock, a good well of water by the door, with a variety of fruit. Two-thirds of the farm is Tillable, the remainder Wood- land. If said Farm is not sold before Monday the 11th of March it will on said day be offered at Public Vendue. For further particulars inquire on the premises of JOHANNAH CORY. April 15. 1844: AUCTION. Will be sold at Public Vendue at the Residence of the Subscriber near Plainfield, on Thursday, the 18th instant, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, 2 Cows, 1 Horse, 2 Farm Wagons, 2 one Horse Wagons, 1 threshing machine, Ploughs and harrow, I sleigh, I sled, Windmill, a Corn Sheller, Harness and other Farming Utensils, also a variety of other articles too tedious to mention. Conditions of Sale made known on the day of the sale, by ABRAHAM CADMUS. April 22, 1844: Died, in Warren township, on the 14th inst., Henry Lines, in the 97th year of his age. June 10. 1844; Died, at his residence near this place, in Warren township, on Tues. morn-ing, the 4th inst., Mr. Noah Drake, in the 65th year of his age. October 14. 1844: [In vot-ing for Governor and members of the General Assembly, Whig party candidates carried Warren by majorities ranging from 24 to 32.] May 19, 1845; MILLINERY. Miss Elizabeth Leason and Mrs. Mary Ann Boice respectfully inform the ladies of this vicinity that they have opened a Millinery Shop at their residence in Warren township, near this village, where they will be happy to receive orders in their line. Work well done and at reasonable rates. July 1 1845: Died, in Warren township, on the 9th ult., Jefferson Moore, aged about 26 years. July 14, 1845: Died, on the 11th ult. in Warren township, Mr. Stephen Ruckman, Sr., aged 73 years. November 3, 1845: Married, Geo. W. Codington to Jane Codington, both of Mount Horeb. November 10, 1845: [Jonathan Cory of Warren Township is elected to the N.J. Gen-eral Assembly on the Whig party ticket. The Whigs carry the township by a majority of 31.) December 1, 1845: (At a public meeting held in Plain-field on Nov. 26, it was) Re-solved, that this meeting deem it expedient that efforts be made to obtain the erection of a new county, from portions of Essex, Morris, Somerset and Middlesex. (A committee formed to consult upon boundaries and other matters consisted of men from New Providence, Piscataway, Morris County, Bernards, Warren and Westfield, which then in-cluded Plainfield. The committee members from Warren were, Will-iam D. Stewart, Isaac Titus and Squier Terrell. Said the Union:] The people in this vicinity, without distinction of party, have for several years past, been endeavoring to obtain a New County, of which Plainfield should be the County Seat. Our Legislature thus far has not been inclined to accede to our reasonable wishes in this respect, though the wish for a new county here is almost universal. We have conversed with a number in all this section, in Essex, Somerset and Middlesex, and we have as yet met with but one man who is opposed to this project - all of both parties appearing to be strongly in its favor. Essex contains a population far exceeding any other county in the State, and the county business of all kinds is in consequence inconveniently large - besides, situated as we are in a distant corner, Essex does not want us, as we understand. The other three counties cannot certainly make any valid objections to the proposed county, for the portions we take from each of them are so small, as to be of little consequence, and each of those counties will have left as much business as they can well do. The proposed county, in our view, will be very much to the advantage of this vicinity, and to all the territory embraced within its bounds, and will be of no injury whatever to any other part of the State - and consequently, as Government ought to be administered for the benefit of the governed, our Legislature ought to grant this request of almost our entire population. The political complexion of the new county will probably be Whig, as are all of the counties from parts of which it is proposed to make it, but not so de-cidedly so, but that it may change when the State does – for the same causes which would operate to turn the State from its accustomed Whig policy, would probably turn this County. The committee above named is composed of about an equal number of Whigs and Democrats. The now County, therefore, is not asked for on political grounds at all - we ask it for the promotion of our interests and convenience. (The proposed new county was to include all of what is now Warren, Green Brook, Watchung and No. Plainfield, together with Bernards Township, parts of Passaic Township, most of present-day Union County and portions of Piscataway Township. As before, the proposal made no headway. However, Union County was created in 1857.) December 22. 1845: 3 CENTS REWARD. Ranaway from the Sub-scriber on the 14th inst. Rich-ard Long, an Apprentice to the Farming business, aged 16 years. All persons are cautioned against harboring or employing said apprentice. No debts of his contracting will be paid by me nor any charges. FREDERICK CADMUS, SR. Warren township. December 29, 1845; Died, on the 25th inst., in Warren town-ship, of consumption, Mrs. Sar-ah Foster, aged about 45 years. Married, at New Providence, on the 22nd inst., Abraham Parrott, of Union Village, to Sarah Ann, daughter of Rev. Walter Barrows. |