Churches Convene with Morning Sermons and Peach Festival
First Presbyterian hears Rev. J E Curry on The Morning Cometh with Habakkuk guidance. Second Presbyterian presents Rev. Warren Elsing on Job's Triumphant Vindication and Rev H F Doran on The Piercing Look. Peach Festival planned by Schultz Memorial church for August 18. funeral of George J. Graham at Allentown Presbyterian Cemetery. Fire damages 73 tons hay in a barn at Charles Davison place. no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Elsing
Job
George J. Graham
Allentown
Allentown Presbyterian Cemetery
Leming
Charles Davison Place
M. M. Griggs
Hightstown Chemical Motor
Birthday party marks Franklin Scott turning ten
Mr and Mrs Le Roy Scott hosted a Monday birthday party for their son Franklin to celebrate his tenth birthday. Guests included Irving Bennett Sarah Bennett Emma Bennett Ella Dey Elizabeth Dey Grover Bennett Ora Bennett Alberta Grover Charles Grover John Wicoff Douglas Wicoff Kenneth Verian Frank Nuld Alvin Nuld Elda Dey Alvin Dey Alfred Bennett Marvin Bennett James Dey Stanley Barclay Walter Scott Ernest Perrine Rudolph Perrine Madeline Perrine Mary Perrine George D Bowers Raymond Bowers Caroline Applegate Bertha Applegate Anna Scott Alice D Scott Franklin B Scott John Ervin and Walter Scott families attended.
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le Roy Scott
Franklin
Irving
Bennett
Sarah
Emma Bennett
Ella Dey
Elizabeth Dey
Grover
Ora Bennett
Alberta Grover
Charles Grover
John Wicoff
Douglas Wicoff
Kenneth Verian
Frank Nuld
Alvin Nuld
Elda Dey
Alvin Dey
Alfred Bennett
Marvin Bennett
James Dey
Stanley Barclay
Walter Scott
Ernest Perrine
Rudolph Perrine
Madeline Perrine
Mary Perrine
George D. Bowers
Raymond Bowers
Caroline Applegate
Bertha Applegate
Anna L. Scott
Alice
D. Scott
Franklin B. Scott
John Ervin
Deer Seen at Princeton Junction by Local Boys
Two wild deer were spotted by boys in the woods near Princeton Junction's old sheep wash swimming hole. Deer are said to be plentiful around Bear swamp and have troubled local farmers by grain damage. The notice also notes past stray deer sightings at Carnegie Lake and suggests wildlife rearing on farms. Dr. William Buchanan signs off about office hours.
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Princeton Junction
Carnegie Lake
Emma L Mershon to Wed Arthur L Burroughs
Miss Emma L Mershon will marry Arthur L Burroughs soon after a variety shower given by Miss Florence Perrine at Mina Perrine’s home. Guests included Mrs R Bruce Gordon Irvington and Mrs G B Mershon Highland Park among many others. The article also notes a Sunday School election and Middlesex GOP ticket selections.
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Emma L. Mershon
Arthur L. Burroughs
Florence Perrine
Mina Perrine
Hightstown
Martha Mershon
Mra
J. W. D. Mershon
Highland Park
G. B Mershon
Russell Johnson
H. Perrine
Charles Symmes
Arthur Perrine
Della Bergen
Hattie Lewis
Margaret Perrine
Sara Perrine
Marion Campbell
Helen Butcher
Mary Spaulding
Olive
Changed His Tune Plea Moves Court in Pocket Picking Case
A man charged with pocket picking pleaded with earnest and pathetic eloquence, moving the court toward tears. The prisoner seemed affected, rubbing his eyes with a silk handkerchief, and the startled counsel quipped that the rascal was using his own handkerchief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coutizel
Message From Teddy For Soldiers Bibles
Theodore Roosevelt urges enlistees in a printed message in Bibles and New Testaments. He calls for justice and mercy, instructs fighting against Germany and Turkey, and emphasizes humane treatment of prisoners and the wounded. He closes with a prayer for guidance and protection.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Camp Fire Girls Form Branch In Hightstown
At Blanche Thompson residence in Hightstown a Camp Fire Girls branch was organized. Elected guardians include Nettie Black as Guardian Mildred Stukte as Assistant Guardian Edna Hutchinson as Treasurer and Helen McIlvain as Secretary. Members enrolled include Blanche Thompson Helen Fenton Gladys Ely Florence Updike and Helen Jemison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Fire Girls
Mias Blanche Thompson
Hightstown
Nettie Black
Mildred Stukte
Edna Hutchinson
Helen McIlvain
Blanche Thompson
Helen Fenton
Gladys Ely
Florence Updike
Helen Jemison
Newark Brothers Die In Truck Collision En Route To Cantonment
A. E. Miller of Newark converted his car into an undertaker vehicle to move his brother M. R. Miller’s body after a collision with a heavy truck. A. E. Miller drove the body home, collapsed, and told the family the sad news. M. R. Miller was killed instantly when his car crashed while attempting to pass his brother’s car. The truck driver was declared blameless.
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A. E. Miller
Newark
M. R. Miller
Wrightstown
Cantonment
M. B
Russell C. Spratford
M. R
A. E Milnd
A. E. Bfiller
Bia
Two Folk Songs in American Musical Heritage
The Philadelphia Record notes America has notable composers, yet folk tunes by Stephen C. Foster stand as the most typical and formative examples. It singles out Suwanee River and My Old Kentucky Home as emblematic works shaping American music’s higher forms.
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America
United States
Stephen C. Foster
Suwanee River
Philadelphia Record
Hold Up at Grover's Mills Robbery on Lonely Road Near Princeton
Two masked men raided Walter H. Holman near Grover's Mills on Sunday night. They forced him to drive, searched pockets and took 71 dollars while missing 60 dollars, a gold watch, and 400 dollars in checks. Holman reported to Chief Norris. suspects described as two men about 5'10", one heavier with light clothes, the other lighter with dark features. The car had no license plate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. Holman
Lakewood
Grover’s Mills
Princeton Junction
Holman
Hightstown
George C. Norris
Hightstown Red Cross Labor Day Fund Drive List
Local volunteers collect donations to fund field day sports on Labor Day September 8 1917. Subscriptions include cash gifts and goods from Wm Thompson O T Fenton Midler Supply Co Mercer Shoe Co and several local merchants with registrations via C Pughlin or Geo J Burch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hightstown Red Cross
Red Cross
C. Pughlin
Thompson's
Geo. J. Burch
H. Davison
O T. Fenton
Ernest Thompson
Hightstown Candy Kitchen
Perrine & Priory
H. Janos
Friedman
Totten Bros
Goldstein
Grover Bros
Wm B. Taylor
Geo. A. Bennett
Cunningham’s Pharmacy
Blauvelt & Everett
Cranbury
Carlson’s
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First Presbyterian
J. E. Curry
Second Presbyterian
H. F. Doran
Samuel Perrine
Amzi Duncan
Clarence Perrine
Sara Clayton
Spencer Perrine
W. H. Johnson
Schultz Memorial
Goodwin
Allentotwn
William Buchanan
Methodist Church
Jamesburg
William ©. Crosby
Frank M. Denton
Earl Hampton
Lena Conover
Florence Brown
Helen Snedeker
Ernest Breckwedel
Harry Christie
Edna Urstadt
Sylvia Waddy
William C. Crosby
Middlesex County Committee
New Brunswick
Charles Foreman
George Applegate
South River
James A. Edgar
Frederick C. Sneider
Williams. Dey
South Amboy
Thomas J. Mulvihill
Carteret
Howard Jemison
Clarence M. Haight
New Market
John Olsen
Perth Amboy
G.O. P
Foreman
Elmer Wyckoff
Teddy
Asbury Park
Ocean Grove
Belmar
Spring Lake
Pennsylvania Kb
Stoll’s
E. State St
Trenton,n. J
Clearaway
Benjamin & Donnelly
Gahaya AY
Rte House
Trenton, N. J
Williams
Rogers
Community Plate
A. F. Williams
East State Street
Block’s
Daniel Block Clothing CO
Washington Market Building
Broad
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