Harvest Home Band at Perrineville August 24
The Goodwin Band is engaged to perform at Perrineville Harvest Home on August 24, drawing a large crowd and promising a good supper. In local baseball Cranbury beat Yardville 4 3 in a ninth inning rally on a Jersey Masterson homer. Cranbury faces Hightstown at Peddie Field next Saturday amid strong town rivalry.
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Goodwin
Perrineville
Harvest Home
Cranbury
Yardville
Jersey
Masterson
Hightstown
Peddie Field
Fire destroys barn on Selover farm in Rhode Hall
A barn and shed on Salter Selover’s Rhode Hall farm were wiped out by fire caused by a lightning strike Sunday night. Two horses perished and hay was burned. house saved with help from Jamnenburg fire department and neighbors. Insurance covered part of the heavy damage.
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Salter Selover
Rhode Hall
Jamnenburg
August W C T U Meeting at Orchard Side Farm
The August meeting of the W C T U was hosted by Mrs John Barclay at Orchard Side Farm with large attendance. Program included poem by Marion Barclay vocal duet by Mary Symmes and Edna Brown a piano solo by Mrs Charles Barclay and an address by Misa Bue Hilson who discussed children books and parental reading choices. Miss Hilson, head of Trenton public library's children department, shared experiences with books and kids and recommended suitable reads. Dainty refreshments were served by the hostess.
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Orchard Side Farm
John Barclay
Marion Barclay
Mary Symmes
Edna Brown
Charles Barclay
Misa Bue Hilson
Miss Hilson
Public Library
Trenton
Dayton Church Gift to Cranbury Fire Company Acknowledged
The Cranbury Fire Company acknowledges a $3500 gift from the Dayton Presbyterian Church Congregation in appreciation for their help on the night of the recent fire. E. C. Wilson, Chief.
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Cranbury Fire Company A
Dayton Presbyterian Church
Triple Birthday Party and Wedding Anniversary at Plainsboro
An August sth lawn party at Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Jones home in Plainsboro celebrated Mrs. Jones birthday, her mother Mrs. L. W. Grove and her mother's brother Mr. John A. Bergen as well as the Jones 57th wedding anniversary. Guests included the Groves Dey C Grove Everett Grove Skillman Jenness and others from nearby towns.
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H. E. Jones
Plainsboro
L. W. Grove
Emma B. Dey
Jamesburg
C. J. Grove
Somerville
N. J
Grant Everett
Cranbury
F. F. Grove
Roland H. Skillman
Old Bridge
Arthur Jenness
Bound Brook
Cranbury Fire Company Hosts Pie and Watermelon Contest
The Cranbury Fire Company held a Thursday evening snapper soup and watermelon feast with presiding President T B Woolston. Surrogate D W Clayton and others gave speeches before a pie eating contest awarded Charles Ely first and Walter Smith second. A watermelon contest saw Earl C Wilson and Wm Moody win, with David Griggs third. Music by Professor Peter Walton's orchestra accompanied the event.
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Cranbury Fire Company
T.B. Woolston
D. W. Clayton
William M. Cox
Joseph C. Chamberlin
Leroy Scott
H. J. Butcher
C. Raymond Wicoff
Samuel E. Bennett
Wm. H. Johnson
Clifford Conover
Earl C. Wilson
Badly Cut Eye May Impair Childs Sight
Hervey S. Moore Jr. of Trenton suffers a sharp kitchen knife cut to the eyeball risking vision. The family, staying at Sea Girt, rushed him to Ann May Memorial Hospital Spring Lake for treatment by Dr. James A. Fisher and later with five stitches by Dr. Enoch Blackwell who was summoned to the shore.
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Hervey S. Moore, Jr
Hervey S. Moore
Trenton
Moore
Sea Girt
Ann May Memorial Hospital
Spring Lake
James A. Fisher
Enoch Blackwell
Cultivate Habit of Thrift Now, Says Thrift Magazine
The article urges readers to practice thrift habitually as part of daily routine, to systematize life, schedule work, save regularly, and avoid idle time. It argues thrift leads to success happiness and progress, citing Disraeli on readiness for opportunity as a key reason to start immediately.
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Disraeli
Pathway of Life
Thrift Magazine
Young People's Conference at Stony Brook Long Island
Delegates attend the Presbyterian young people's conference at Stony Brook As sembly Long Island. Sessions cover Bible study missions teaching and church life subjects. Farmers' School Plan Accepted by State Commissioner of Education in New Jersey.
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Presbyterian Young People’s Conference
Stony Brook
Long Island
New York
Stony Brook Assembly
Farmers
State Commissioner of Education
New Jersey
State Grange
State Federation of County Boards of Agriculture
Enright
Julius Levy
Newark
United States Public Health Service
Dempsey Carpentier Fight Films At Strand Theatre
Films of the Dempsey Carpentier bout show training scenes, crowd footage, and the match itself with high and slow speed cameras. Presented at Strand Theatre Hightstown N J on August 22 and 28 admission 50 or 1.00 dollars with doors at 6 30 p m and shows at 7 and 9.
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Dempsey
Carpentier
Strand Theatre
Hightstown
N. J
Jamesburg Mayor's Son Arrested in Soap Swindle Case
Lloyd Patten of Jersey City released on five thousand dollar bail as grand jury considers charges of obtaining money under false pretenses related to a perfumed soap venture. Complainants allege Patten, known as Doctor Patten, promised wealth from a secret chemical formula and invested funds from three men.
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Jersey City
Lloyd Patten
Harrison Avenue
This City
Elmer Patten
Jamesburg
Grand
Hudson County
John Haneen
Cleveland Avenue
Nutley
Harry Winand
Didwell Street
John Campbell
Jewette Avenue
Patten
John Sello
Church Street
New York
Sello
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First Presbyterian
Samuel Perrine
Wm. DeBow
Chas. Everitt
D. D. Belmar
W. J. B. Edgar
Stitch and Chatter Club
John D. Bennett
William Henry Nixon
Edward Loebler
Brainerd Lake
Broadway
Justice of the Peace
Charles Cox
E. C, Wilson
Young People’s Conference
Dempsey-Carpentier
Strand
Public Health Service
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
American Legion
American Red Cross
E. Walsh
T. J. Mc‘Evey
Camden
Copen Palmer
Palmer
East State St
Trenton, N. J
The
First National Bank
Cranbury, N. J
Palm Beach
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