Churches and community notices glow with summer events
Sunday services at First and Second Presbyterian churches with morning worship times and prayer meetings announced. Local residents plan monthlong stays at Buck Hill Falls and Strathmere while others showcase gladioli at Cranbury greenhouse. The Julius Knann farm sale transfers to George H. Stryker of New Brunswick for truck farming. W C T U to meet August 8 with focus on child welfare and anti narcotics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. V. Landmann
Cranbury
Julius Knann
George 8. Martin
E. A Strout Farm Agency
New York
George H. Stryker
New Brunswick
Stryker
Lightning strikes Farr house causing fire and damage
During a heavy shower on Tuesday a lightning bolt struck A Farr's house igniting a kitchen fire. Mrs Farr, her son David and grandson were present. Mrs Farr was stunned and David hit by flying debris. The home suffered shattered glass, damaged fruit closets, and a mashed heater before flames were controlled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Farr
Mrs Farr
David
Mrs. Farr
Mr. Farr
Camping trip praised by 8 A 8 Club at Mrs Wilson home
The 8 A 8 Club met at Mrs Earl C Wilson's home on July 31. Girls recalled a week at Camp Brainerd with trips on the Manasquan River and sailboat adventures. They presented cigars to Rev Frederick Schweitzer and praised supervisors and hosts for a successful camp and a fond farewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl C. Wilson
Mr. Schweitzer
Camp Brainerd
Point Pleasant
Mannequan River
Marion Hughes
Lillie Farr
Helen Carr
Alberta Grover
Slim
Gladys Hand
Misa Ruth Campbell
Marion Stilts
Jardy
Melvene Dey
Chief Shorty
Adelaide Tantum
Addie
Frederick Schweitzer
John Hughes
Jonnie
Peter Walton
Pete
Funeral services for Susan M. Riggs held in Hightstown
Susan M. Riggs wife of Henry H. Riggs died at her home in Hightstown Sunday at age 78. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2 30 o clock from her late home by Rev Thomas Tyack of the Hightstown Presbyterian Church. Interment followed in Cedar Hill Cemetery under J S Rogers Son direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan M. Riggs
Henry H. Riggs
Hightstown
Thomas Tyack
Funeral services for Charles G Cox in Jamesburg
Charles Gordon Cox aged 75 who died Friday was honored at a Monday service at his sister Mary Browns Jamesburg home. The Rev Wolsefer Johnson officiated with burial in Fernwood Cemetery. Cox born in South Amboy long resident of Jamesburg famed in Masonic circles and member of Lulu Temple Philadelphia Union Lodge 17 New Brunswick Knights of Pythias Fidelity Lodge I O O F.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Gordon Cox
Mary Brown
Jamesburg
Wolsefer Johnson
M. E
Fernwood Cemetery
Cox
South Amboy
Lulu Temple of
Philadelphia
Union Lodge No. 17
New Brunswick
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Fidelity Lodgs, I. O. O. F
Judge Montgomery Dies After Apoplexy at Bay Head Bathing
Judge John A. Montgomery of Trenton dies after a hemorrhage of the brain while bathing at Bay Head. He had been a guest at the Granville Arms Hotel with Mrs. Montgomery and left Trenton after noon to join his family. Montgomery, appointed to the city district court by Governor Fielder, was renowned for deep legal knowledge and memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Head
John A. Montgomery
City District’court
West State Street
Trenton
Montgomery
Granville Arms Hotaly Bay Head
Death of Emma M. Schauer in Gravel Hill
Emma M. Schauer, daughter of Mr and Mrs William Schauer of Gravel Hill, died Sunday after a long illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at her parents home with Rev Hampton of Glendora officiating and burial in Fernwood Cemetery Jamesburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Schauer
Gravel Hill
Hampton
Glendora
Fernwood Cemetery
Jamesburg
Death of Jamesburg Elder Daniel M Bennett at 87
Daniel M Bennett, one of Jamesburg’s oldest residents, died Sunday aged 87. He leaves four children. Funeral services were held at his daughter Mrs Lincoln Perrine’s home in Jamesburg, then in Spotswood’s Dutch Reformed Church with Rev Charles Bloodgood officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamesburg
Lincoln Perrine
Dutch Reformed Church
Spotswood
Charles Bloodgood
Fatal crash at Robbinsville junction kills man
One man, Andrew Seepey, 26, of 103 Genesee Street Trenton, dies instantly when a motorcycle and auto truck collide at the Robbinsville Highstown road junction. Stephen Wrziak, 25, of 104 Roebling Avenue, is hospitalized in stable condition with a fractured right leg and facial injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robbinsville
Highistown
Andrew Seepey
Genesee Street
Trenton
Stephen Wrziak
Roebling Avenue
Fugitives Nabbed After Jail Escape In New Jersey Swamp
James Ayres and Stanley Kaminske, who fled Monmouth county jail with Joseph Lewis, were captured by State Trooper Storstrom in a swamp six miles northeast of Freehold. Hawkins the farmer found footprints and led authorities to the suspects. Lewis remains at large. Ayres faced charges for a post office burglary and shooting a detective. Kaminsky killed John Brannigan in Belmar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freehold
James Ayres
Stanley Kaminske
Joseph Lewis
Monmouth County
Storstrom
William A. Hawkins
Sjorstrom
Little Silver
Rue
Kaminsky
John Brannigan
Belmar
Lewis
Walter L Main Circus Announces August 9 Parade In New Brunswick
The Walter L Main Circus enters New Brunswick on August 9 with a grand street parade featuring thirty dens and tableaux, over two hundred horses, elephants and camels, three bands and two calliopes. Free post parade exhibitions follow the two o clock and eight o clock shows. the owner adds a wild animal show in two steel arenas at no extra charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter L. Main
New Brunswick
Havre de Grace
Walter L. Main Circus
Spotswood Social Notes Highlight Summer Visits and Rally
George Schweikert of New York stays with Mrs. Mary Hun for the summer. Mrs. T Grose and children of Ridgefield Park and Mrs. Peter Schweikert of New York visited the Hun home. William Mount of Trenton visits his aunt Mrs. Theodore Clark for a week. Tanae Rosenfeld is building a new home on Main Street. Ernest Brown returns from Red Bank visiting relatives. Local Democrats join the Sea Girt rally Friday to support the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Schweikert
New York
Mary Hun
T. Grose
Ridgefield Park
Peter Schweikert
William Mount
Trenton
Theodore Clark
Tanae Rosenfeld
Main Street
Ernest Brown
Red Bank
Sea Girt
Farm and Home Facts on Nitrogen and Legumes
The piece notes a farmer who grows hens and focuses on curing his flock while contrasting methods of nitrogen supply. It mentions some farmers paying for nitrogen and others obtaining it free, and suggests cover cropping with legumes as a strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noth
Plans for Peddin g school to build new grounds building
Plans for the Peddin g school to erect a new two hundred thousand dollar building this fall on their grounds at Hightstown. Mercer County Democrats mobilize to aid Lutths for Governor. Harold G Hoffman enters G O P race for Assembly. Bell dies at Baddeck at 75. Camp Dix training camp opens with 1000 men for cavalry and engineering. Senator Crow dies at summer home near Uniontown. Judge Silzer endorses prohibition moderation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pedding School
Hightstown
Citizens Training
Camp Dix
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Weigel
Burn Wood to Save Coal Advised by State Forester
New Jersey State Forester urges use of wood for fuel to ease coal shortages from a miners strike. He cites two million acres of forest capable of producing five million cords of wood, notes wood’s heating value and job opportunities for farmers, and promises guidance to woodland owners on thinning for better timber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
W. M. Baker
Baker
McGovern Reports Safe Arrival in Nozak i Japan
Joseph A. McGovern of North Main Street has arrived safely in Nozaki Japan while serving as a wireless operator on the Astral. He sailed from San Francisco for the Orient and plans to depart from the Japanese port for Dairen Manchuria before returning to the United States. This is his second Orient voyage after prior European and Atlantic coast voyages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. McGovern
North Main Street
Nozaki
Japan
McGovern
Astral
San Francisco
Orient
Dairen
Manchuria
United States
Europe
Hightstown and Freehold Win Saturday Baseball Scores
Hightstown defeated Cranbury 8 to 2 and Freehold beat Yardville 10 to 5 while Hamilton Square fell to Allentown 2 to 0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hightstown
Cranbury
Freehold
Yardville
Hamilton Square
Allentown
L. PC
Freehold Yardville
Cranbury Hamilton Square
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First Presbyterian
J. A. Matheson
First Presbyterian Church
Second Presbyterian
Buck Hill
George H. Dickey
Flushing, N. Y
Buck Hill Falls
Griscom Hall
Maude B. Rue
Bessie B. Dey
Strathmere
A. L. Burroughs
Betty
Knann Farm
WC. Tv. U
Wm. M. Cox
Carleton Campbell
William Mouat
William Hughes
National Editorial Association
J. C. Brimblecom
Newton Graphic
Missoula
Montana
Brimblecom
Ss. A
Charles G. Cox
Emma M. Schauer
Daniel M. Bennett
Jersey
Farm and Home Facts
Mercer County
Lutths
Harold G. Hoffman
Assembly
Alexander Graham Bell
Baddeck
Nova Scotia
William E. Crow
Uniontown
George 8. Silzer
Gret
East State St
Trenton, N.J
Baseball
Kodak
E. State Street
Trenton, Ni J
Palm Beach
Daniel Block
South Broad St. ‘Trent
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