Charles L. Grubb

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Charles L. Grubb

Source: History Morris County New Jersey, Volume II, Lewis Publishing Co., 1914

Charles L. GRUBB is owner and editor of the Boonton Times, and has been identified with local journalism in that city since 1895. The dissemination of news, the discussion of public questions and the promotion of the general welfare of his community through the columns of his paper constitute life’s object with him as a private citizen. In addition to his interest in journalism, Mr. GRUBB is a director in the Farmers and Merchants Bank at Boonton, treasurer of the Maxfield Hook and Ladder Company, and collector of the Firemen’s Relief Association.

A native son of Boonton, New Jersey, Charles L. GRUBB was born October 14, 1863, a son of William and Emily F. (TIBBALS) GRUBB, both of whom are now deceased. The father was born in Dundee, Scotland, and came to Boonton at the age of twelve years. After reaching manhood he became an iron worker and eventually engaged in the manufacture of nails as a member of the firm of PATTERSON, ANTHONY, & GRUBB. He prospered in his business and was ever a loyal and public-spirited citizen. He served as one of the first councilman of Boonton. His demise occurred in 1896, and his wife passed away in 1912. They were the parents of William R., proprietor of the Daily News, at Bangor, Pennsylvania; George W., engaged in commercial business in Boonton; Charles L., the immediate subject of this review; and Francis C., a resident of Newark, employed in the home office of the Prudential Insurance Company.

In the common schools of Boonton, Charles L. GRUBB acquired his early educational training. On leaving school he became an apprentice at the trade of printer, working for a time in Boonton and later going to Bangor, Pennsylvania, where he finished his trade under the instruction of his brother, William R., owner of the Bangor Daily News. In 1893. Mr. GRUBB located at Sayville, Long Island, where he conducted the Sayville News for one year, after which he located in the city of Philadelphia, and was there engaged in the printing business for one year. He returned to Boonton in 1895, and organized the Boonton Times, a weekly publication that now boasts a circulation of 1,100. This paper is well know throughout Morris county, and is read extensively by the citizens of Boonton. The Times is occupying quarters in a new building, erected by its proprietor in 1911, at the corner of Main and Cornelia streets, in one of the best business portions of the town. The building is an attractive one, built of brick and stucco. The first floor is occupied by the Times, and the Farmers and Merchants Bank, the second and third floors, which have all the modern improvements, being used as a residence by the editor and his family. Mr. GRUBB has money invested in the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Boonton, and is a member of the directorate of that substantial monetary institution, and also a stockholder in the Boonton National Bank. He is a Republican in his political convictions and for three years he served as supervisor of bills in the New Jersey senate. He is treasurer of the Maxfield Hook and Ladder Company, and was a member of the Boonton Club during its existence. His fraternal affiliations are with the Junior Order of United American Mechanics and the Royal Arcanum. He and his wife are members of the First Presbyterian church of Boonton. September 12, 1889, Mr. GRUBB married Miss Clara L. KUNTSMAN, of Nazareth, Pennsylvania. Mrs. GRUBB is a daughter of William and Sabina KUNTSMAN, deceased, the former of whom was for many years a prominent contractor at Nazareth.

Transcribed by John Cresseveur (1949-2003)