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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1903
Page
2
A Cranbury issue recounts a wild 1903 weather season with March and April anomalies, droughts, frosts, and heavy storms. It notes the September 9 county convention in New Brunswick to nominate officials and lists jurors drawn for September, with names across New Brunswick and nearby towns.
Supreme Court Justice Franklin Fort of Newark issues an order directing Middlesex county Freeholders to show cause why a commission should not be appointed to investigate county affairs. Returnable September 15 in New Brunswick. copies to be served shortly.
The congregation elected Rev Edgar C Mason of Knoxville Tenn to be pastor succeeding Rev Joseph L Ewing after a ballot showed 75 in favor and 32 for more candidates. Mason has led services this month and awaits acceptance from Niagara Falls church.
A mix of ads and notices touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a stomach aid, with testimonials from N F Clayton, Thomas Chappel, and others. The page also reports juvenile escapes from Jamesburg State Home for Boys, a Bristol death by heart disease, and praise for DeWitt’s Little Early Risers with local distributors.
A Matton Alabama citizen, John J. Patton, credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with a complete recovery after a severe diarrhoea attack. He reports buying a 25 cent bottle and taking three doses, calling it the best bowel remedy. N F L Clayton sells the product locally.
Joseph Hatch was killed today in a wreck at Perrine's Poor Farm near South Amboy while pulling mine freight. The fireman James Hinkley and brakeman were seriously injured as they leaped from the moving cars. A posse later killed a dog believed rabid, amid chaotic aftermath.
A bank cashier from the Nave sink National Bank, Enoch Cowart, was arrested on embezzlement charges after the bank closed its doors. He posted a $10,000 bond and awaits grand jury appearance. Ads tout Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve amid counterfeit warnings.
Historical note stating proposed constitutional amendments to be voted on September 22. Text includes changes to the court of errors and appeals, chancery court, court of common pleas, and civil officers, with details on judges’ terms, succession, and governor appointments.
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