taken from newspaper clippings local to the Warren Co, NJ area ...

1846 Jan 14
"The Morristown stage was descending the hill at Phillipsburg, opposite
Easton, when the driver, Stephen Garrison, accidently dropped the reins
attached to the leaders.  In an attempt to recover them he fell to the
ground and was killed by a fracture of the skull.  None of the occupants
of the stage were harmed, except one who jumped out.  At the foot of the
hill the stage struck a heavy farm wagon, when the horses broke loose
and ran two miles up the river road."

1846 Jul 12
"Elisha Garrison, aged 15, drowned in pond 3 miles from Hope; attempted
to swim from boat to the shore, but his strength failed him."

1847 Apr 17
"John B. Garrison, of Hope, robbed of $57 in money and other valuables,
by two well-dressed thieves on north side of Blue mountain, as he was
returning from a trip to Honesdale."

1854 Feb 13
"John Garrison, of Hope township aged 72 years, found dead in road
near residence of Peter Burdge, having died from cramps, to which he
was subject."

1856 Jan 25
"Phillip L. Garrison, dentist at Branchville, made full sets of teeth
for $80.  Rather steep, considering present rates."

1857 Apr 8
"P. L. Garison [sic], had removed from Branchville to Newton, to rooms
over Stoll & Dunn's store.  Full set of teeth, $80; half set, $40."

1857 May 22
"A great drop in price of teeth.  P. L. Garison [sic], who had been
advertising full sets of teeth for $80, drops to $18."

1858 Aug 13
"John J. Case occupies one-third of a column to defend himself against
the aspersions of 'Clawhammer.'  And on the 20th, P. L. Garison [sic]
also pays his respects, but in a trifle less space."

1863 May 20
"The project of a railroad from Newburg to the Delaware river, agitated
more or less for 25 years past, had been renewed with more prominence
than ever.  R. L. Garrison, of Allamuchy, was making a survey from Oxford
Furnace to the Sussex Railroad.  The route proposed is about the same
as that now used by the Lehigh & Hudson R. R."

1863 Dec 18
"Jury in the slander suit of Dr. J. S. Campbell vs. Dr. P. L. Garison
[sic], rendered a verdict of $500 damages.  Defendant was also fined
for comtempt of Court rules during progress of the trial.  Considering
circumstances of defendant, it was a very heavy verdict."

1853 Sep 13
"Barn of Mrs. Phillip Raub, near Blairstown, destroyed by fire with
its contents and surrounding hay and grain stacks.  Her son, despite
her caution, shot at a hawk which had alighted on the roof of the barn.
He thought there was no danger, but the shot caused a loss of over $1,000;
the insurance policy having been allowed to expire without renewal."

1856 Jun 4
"Barn of John Brands, at Centreville, Warren county, burned by lightning,
with its contents and a valuable horse."

1859 Feb 2
"Newton Female Seminary opened second term, with following faculty:  Miss
S. C. Linn, principal; Miss L. J. Goodale, assistant; Miss A. E. Warbass,
primary teacher; W. Raabe, musical instructor."

1860 Sep 6
"Newton Female Seminary opened fall term, with Miss L. C. Linn, principal;
Miss S. Linn, assistant; Mille. Minna J. Zakrzewska, modern languages;
Miss Lucilla Linn, primary department; William Raabe, music."

1861 Feb 14
"E. I. Mohr succeeds Wm. Raabe as teacher of instrumental music at Newton
Female Seminary."

1861 Apr 25
"Union meeting at Blairstown, addressed bt M. Hunt, D. C. Blair,
W. C. Larzalier, John A. Raub, and others.  Twenty young men enlisted
as volunteers, 15 others having already done so."