Middlesex County Elections Board Meets at Court House
The County Board of Elections met Tuesday under a new August meeting law and were sworn in by Deputy County Clerk Helm. Officers elected were H H Brown as chairman and J C Elmendorf as secretary. The board requests county chairmen mail district Boards of Registry names for Middlesex by August 20 and adjourned to meet September 1 to issue certificates. First National Bank of Perth Amboy rents Haney building at 110 Smith Street and plans to open within two weeks. Perth Amboy adopts a resolution to issue 915,000 in judgment bonds for twenty years at four percent to meet contractor claims on a new high school. Contracts total 15,000. funds to pay the claims and complete the building come from Middlesex Bank. those working must obtain judgments against the city to receive payment.
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County Board of Elections
Court House
Helm
J.C. Elmendorf
J. L. Saydam
Oliver Kelly
H. H. Brown
Brown
Elmendorf
First National Bank of Perth Amboy
Haney
Smith Street
Perth Amboy
Middlesex Bank
Cranbury Road Elevation Sparks Public Protest in 1899
D C Lewis, Cranbury Supervisor, laments road height and drainage issues on Main Street. He notes ditches lower and bed lower in places, heavy rains widening water flow from Brainard Institute area, washing away curb and street edges. Proposes filling ditches and paving to stop erosion and save the street. August 7, 1899.
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Cranbury Stone
Walt
Cee
Brainard Institute
Tam
Stresta
D. C. Lewis
Cranbury
Will of Gilbert Van Pelt Probate Leaves Major Bequest
The late Gilbert Van Pelt's will was admitted to probate Tuesday. He leaves Cor nellia B. Van Pelt ten he thousand dollars and ten thousand to the Board of Foreign Missions of the Re formed Church of America. All remaining estate goes to his wife. Executors are Luffered Totten and Mrs Van Pelt. William Darling, once noted Plainfield society man, is in county jail awaiting trial and declines interaction with fellow inmates. He is polite to jail staff and reads daily papers, receiving meals from the Sheriff's table.
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Foreign Missions
Gilbert van Pelt
Cornelia B. van Pelt
Board of Foreign Missions of the Reformed Church of America
Luffered Totten
Mrs. van Pelt
William Darling
Plainfield
Reading
The Battle Between Kearsarge and Alabama at Cherbourg
Tom Spellman recalls the 1864 duel off Cherbourg between the Confederate Alabama and the U S Kearsarge. Admiral Semmes led the Alabama in a fast, armorless fight, while Captain Winslow steered the Kearsarge to a decisive broadside clash. The Alabama sank after a dramatic exchange. Spellman and Semmes survived, picked up by the Deerhound.
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Tom Spellman
Raphael Lew Mea
Alabama
France
English Channel
Spellman
Admiral Semmes
Birkenhead
England
Lairds
Mr. Spellman
United States
Laird
James D Bullocts
Blakely
Terceira
Napoleon III
Cherbourg
Semmes
Hatteras
Europe
Winslow
Kearsarge
Seames
Stepper
Capt
Ounce Admiral Semmes
Kells
Deerhound
Eels in Long Island sand dunes feed year round
The author details native sand dune pond eels that bury in mud during cold weather and reemerge when waters warm. Hunters spear from boats to locate breathing holes, using underwater bubbles as a signal called smoking to find productive beds. The piece also notes a Tampa Havana ferry plan and a sea eagle pigeon race aboard the Piedmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island
Cela
Old Wildcat Smith of Texas a Bold Frontier Hero
Old Wildcat Smith of Texas is described as a legendary pioneer figure who fought Indians, rode with General Houston, and served in the Texas army, Civil War, and frontier conflicts. The account details a daring kidnapping rescue by a Comanche chief named Big Laugh, a high-stakes seven-up game, and a dramatic rescue of a bound white girl, ending with Smith's later life on a Brazos plantation and solitary hunts.
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Wildcat Smith
Texas
Houston
The
Republic
Smith
Mexico
Cuba
Devil River
Big Laugh
Strance
Bho
Woman Recovers From Consumption with King’s New Discovery
Mia Plainfield told how her cough settled on her lungs and worsened despite a month of medical care. A druggist recommended Dr King s New Discovery. after six bottles she regained health, can do housework, and is sound again. Free trial bottles offered at N F Clayton s Drug Store. prices 50 cents and 1.00 with guarantee.
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George D. Williams
Manchester
Mich
N. F. Clayton Druggist
Mia
Michael Curtain
Plainfield
Dr. King
N. F. Clayton's
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the Cranbury Press
Oranbury
Press Printing CO
Asbury Park
Bradley
Long Branch
Election Board
Bank’s
Cranbury Road
Fredonian
Lewis
N. F. Clayton Bruggist
Darling
Charles L. Jewatt
New Albany
Manila
George
Chicago Record
Cer
Florida
Tampa
Fla
Havana
Southern
Gulf
Pigeon
Piedmont
Oakland
San Francisco Chronicle
Goat Island
P. H. Schlotzhauer
Alameda
Homer Duke
Richmond
Duke of Richmond
Schlotzhauer
Wild Cat Smith
K'chener
Kitchener
London
Omdurmanna
Donnelly
Staberdashery
Opera House
Trenton, N. J
Clothiers
Furnloheros
Serge
Crash
Vannest, Coleman & Co
East State Street
Trenton
Bhangle & Son
Hightstown
N. J
Applegate’s
State and
Warren Sts
Goodwin
J. H. Goodwin
Qur Store
Orann
N. Warren Street
Trenton, Ns
Masonic Temple
Kall
Wolf
Uth
Dobbins, the Hatter
Edward Schaffer
Wold
Hirst
Claus
Lupton Bros
Matawan, Keyport
Matawan, N. J
Frank A. Brown
Liverpool & London & Globe, German American, Inc. Co. of North America
North British & Mercantile
Queen
Caledonian
Commercial Union
Standard
Mercer County Mutual
Shrewsbury Mutual
Monmouth County Mutual
Oranbury,n. J
Columbia
Rambler
Ask Wheels
Featherstone
Monarch
Bergen & Rue's
Stein Newarec Nal
Smechanicst
Newark
O. K
Avick
Thomas Peppler
Hightstown, N. J
Eldridge
Thomas Mason
Main St
Davison
Lehigh Coal
B. D. Davison
Jamesburg, N. J
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