Rev Wm M Curry to preach at First Church Sunday
First Presbyterian Church in Trenton announces Rev Wm M Curry from Fourth Presbyterian Church will preach at the First Church next Sunday morning. Village Improvement Society plans to buy three more swans for Brainerd Lake. J S Silvers and H N Scott named to purchase them. Brainerd Lake now has ten swans after three were added Friday. Donors welcome. corn or wheat gifts may help feed the swans and can be left at C H Lewis’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. M. Curry
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Trenton
Brainer&Lake
J. S. Silvers
H. N. Scott
Brainerd Lake
C. H. Lewis
Hightstown Card Visited Pasadena Enjoyed City Beauty
A card from Afayor C. C. Blauvelt of Hightstown now in Pasadena, California, notes a pleasure in visiting Mrs. Margaret Bergen and Miss Eva Cham berlin of Cranbury. The sender says they were captivated with Pasadena’s beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afayor C. C. Blauvelt
Hightstown
Pasadena
Cal
Margaret Bergen
Eva Chamberlin
Cranbury
Evening of Music and Elections Dominates Local News
A society page recounts a Saturday musicales at the Silvers home with Miss Marguerite Ammon of Boston and other performers. It also notes Goodwin's band gathering hosted by Surrogate and Mrs. Clayton with drinks and cigars. County elections chair Dr. J L Suydam, a Republican, succeeds Oliver Kelly. new board members John Hanson and Frank O Nelson join, with Howard H Brown named secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Silvers
Marguerite Ammon
Boston
Ammon
Ina Puerschner
W.R. Silvers
A. L. Burroughs
Hattie Lewis
Walter Waitweight
Ottie Puerschner
Bruce Gordon
Arthur Burroughs
David Lewis
Mfr
J. 8. Silvers
Ella Stults
D. W. Clayton
Goodwin
Clayton
J. L. Suydam
Jamesburg
County Board of Elections
Oliver Kelly
State Board of Health
Dr. Suydam
John Hanson
Perth Amboy
Frank O. Nelson
New Market
Howard H. Brown
Browntown
Mrs Emma L Bergen Dies in Princeton at 73
Mrs Emma L Bergen wife of George C Bergen and former Prospect Plains resident died Sunday in Princeton where she had lived for two years. She was 73. Funeral services were held Tuesday at her son in law Byron D Lavacke's home in Nassau Street Princeton. Interment followed at Princeton under A B Cole Son Co Cranbury direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma L. Bergen
George C. Bergen
Prospect Plains
Princeton
Bergen
Byron D. Lavacke
Nassau Street
A. 8. Cole, Son
Narrow escape at Asbury Park injures Willie Schenck Jr
Willie Schenck Hurt, the son of H. Lewis Schenck, narrowly escaped serious harm at Asbury Park when an automobile struck him as he crossed with others after a police signal. He suffered bruises, a head and mouth cut, and a severe shock but recovered without serious injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
H. Lewis Schenck
Asbury Park
Camping Delightful Camp Attracts Town Youths
Rev J E Curry and Samuel Perrine led a week long camp enjoyed by many local young men and boys with daily visits from town friends and parents. A Rider Moore Stewart ad promotes business education in Trenton urging enrollment for the September term. First class instruction is promised and many graduates claim large salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Curry
Samuel Perrine
Rider-Moore & Stewart Business College of
Trenton
Rider School
Station at Princeton Junction Robbed of Cash and Tickets
Pennsylvania Railroad station at Princeton Junction was broken into about 3 AM. Cash and tickets totaling 3100 or more were stolen, with iron bars torn from the ticket office window. A manhunt for the thieves is under way along the nearby area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Princeton Junction
Perrine Abandons Request For New Trial
Addison J. Perrine’s counsel told Judge Gnichtel in Mercer Court that the rule to show cause for a new trial had been abandoned. A hearing was planned for August 2 with sentence set for August 22 after Perrine’s manslaughter conviction for the May 2 auto accident that killed Bernard Weishart of Bordentown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Addison J. Perrine
Gnichtel
Mercer Court
Perrine
Mr. Perrine
Bernard Weishart
Bordentown
Mrs Goldstein and Child Narrowly Escape Drowning
Mrs Benjamin Goldstein and her infant narrowly escaped drowning at Lake Marguerite Helmetta Aug 5 while walking in shallow water near a new dam. She disappeared into the main channel but was rescued by Harry Kemp Peter Schwekert and Christian Schermore as bathers below the dam heard her cries and came to aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helmetta
Benjamin Goldstein
Jamesburg
Lake Marguerite
Narrow escape in auto crash near Hightstown
Mr and Mrs Charles Diblin escaped serious injury when their horse drawn buggy was struck in front of George M Perrines home by John Stouts auto Saturday evening lights malfunctioning Stout failed to see the ahead crash threw the couple from the buggy ribs broken three for Mrs Diblin while both are recovering horse unharmed buggy wrecked auto damage slight owned by M M Griggs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Diblin
Hightstown
George M. Perrine
John Stout
Stout
Mr. Diblin
New Books at Library and Local Accident Report
A list of new books arriving at the library including Deerslayer and Return of the Native among many titles. In a separate incident William Webber was killed at Morgan Station after touching a live wire. Frank Webber was burned while trying to help. A local store advertises a 2 for 25 cent linen sale with embroidered linen items and bordered linens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deerslayer
Cooper
New Inn
Freeman
Stevenson
Runker
Dr. Whitty
Birmingham
Bobby
Prouty
Putnam
Ascot
Little Green Gate
Callagan
Duncan
Kitchener
Henry Ward Hill
Weston
Tomlinson
Merchant of Venice
Gollancred
Hardy
Konigskinder
Chapin
Bennett
Old Ryerson
Tom Brown
Oxford
Hughes
Vane
Timberlands
Bindless
Wright
Hazel
Heatherland
Barnes- Grundy
Hart
Gwenda
Barnes-Grundy
Cave Island
Stratemeyer
Jacobs
Manners
Kingsland
No Man’s Land
Vance
Bohme
America
Forbes-Lindsay
Fiske
Laut
Katrine
Lane
Bavier
Carden
Frederic Carrolls
Williame
Hix
van Dyke
Gale
Rinehart
Virginia
Rives
Hoosier Chronicle
Nicholson
Comfort
Jaconette
Lea
Hay
Drake
Farragut
Frothingham
O'Kane
Kirs
Beauty
Woodruff
Mrs
William Webber
Morgan Station
Frank Webber
New Jersey Summer Schools for Teachers Called a Success
State Education Commissioner Dr Calvin N Kendall praised four summer schools in Cape May City Rutgers College New Brunswick Phillipsburg and Collingswood for training nearly 900 teachers. He expects improved classroom work for about 50 000 students statewide with heightened scholarship and ambition as the schools close mid August and next Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
New Jersey
Calvin N. Kendall
Kendall
Cape May City
Rutgers College
New Brunswick
Phillipsburg
Warren County
Collingswood
Camden County
Cape May
Rutgers
New York
University of Pennsylvania
High Grade Men's and Boys Suits Sale Across Sizes
Promotion lists deep discounts on men and young men suits from 7.50 to 30.00, with many styles reduced to under 15.00. Boys size sets also display marked-down prices from 1.45 to 6.95, plus a few toy-related suit items.
John Whitehead Leaves Estate to Children
After John Whitehead died in South River, his will was read on Wednesday. The estate valued at $500,000 is divided equally among his four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Whitehead
South River
Also Mentioned on This Page
First Presbyterian Church
Village Improvement Society
California
Action of
George Bergen
Willie Schenck
Rute
Trenton, N. J
Lissue
Ody
Entap
Ayl
Daniel Black Clothing Co
Washington Market Building
South Broad Street
Fred Wdaay
A. F. Williams
East State Street
Farmers’ Supply House
Columbia Farm
Potato Diggers
Hoover
Ruther
Mitchell
Pittsburg
Wyckoff Bros
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