Churches News and Local Notices
Sunday sermons at First and Second Presbyterian churches feature Rev. J. E. Curry and Rev. W. J. B. Edgar with service topics and scripture references. Clare Blauvelt, Pasadena, to enter St Lawrence College for ministry prep this fall. Wedding invitations issued for Miss Ethel Hutchinson and Norman E Bullock on August 23, 1917. Emma Snow hosts family gathering including relatives from multiple states at her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blauvelt
Clare Blauvelt
Pasadena
Cal
C. C. Blauvelt
Hightstown
St. Lawrence College
Ethel M. Hutchinson
Edward C. Hutchinson
Near Sharon
Norman Emily Bullock
Harry E Bullock
Cream Ridge
Mrs J V D Mershon Hosts Luncheon In New Brunswick
Mrs J V D Mershon gave a delightful luncheon at her New Brunswick home with guests including Mrs G B Mershon Miss Emms Mershon Mrs B H Perrine Miss Sara Perrine and others. The item notes Colorado visit of the Press proprietor and wife and their return to meet a busy office, plus community notices of engagements and transport improvements by Harvey S Dey Cranbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J V. D. Mershon
New Brunswick
G. B. Mershon
Emms Mershon
8. H. Perrine
Sara Perrine
Wm. F. Perrine
Florence Perrine
B.S Barclay
Cranbury
J. J. Bradley
Elwood Onderdonk
Colorado
the Press
Alvah W. Forman
South Cranbury
Helen
Horace Jennings
Jamesburg
Emma Mershon
Helen Butcher
Helen Murray
Margaret Perrine
Rhoda Dorrance
Lucilla Chamberlin
Charles Symmes
Mildred Stults
Hightstown
Helen Hartwell
Pleasantville
N. Y
Rebecca Wellman
E. N. Leibacher
New York
Mildred Forman
Notice to Patrons on Summer Saturday Closures
During July August and first two weeks in September my office will be closed on Saturday afternoons. Dr. William Buchanan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Buchanan
Buckman and Harding announce forthcoming nuptials
Invitations are out for the wedding of Professor Howard M. Buckman and Miss Ethel Harding of Bucks County Pa. They plan to reside in the Burch bungalow at Summit Street and Fifth Avenue after a honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard M. Buckman
Hightstown High School
Ethel Harding
Bucks County
Mrs. Buckman
Burch
Summit Street
Fifth Avenue
Ties Up Traffic and Obituary Notice In Hightstown
Elmer Jemison of Gravel Hill tied up traffic at the Prospect Plains crossing when his engine stalled on a tractor thresher wagon. Mrs. E Augusta Beekman, widow of J W D Beekman, died at 7 am Tuesday at age 73 in Hightstown after a brief illness. funeral Friday at 2 pm from 218 South Main with Rev Thomas Tyack, interment Cedar Hill cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Jemison
Gravel Hill
Prospect Plains
Jemison
Cranbury
E. Augusta Beekman
J. W. D. Beekman
Hightstown
Lloyd W. Grover
Princeton
Misa Deborah ‘R. Miller
South Main Street
Thomas Tyack
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Allen & Stults
Notable New Brunswick Citizen William J McDede Dies
William J. McDede, a longtime New Brunswick figure, died at his home after an April hospital operation. He ran an Easton avenue undertaker and livery business before retiring to a Hamilton street Haston avenue residence. A former coroner and Democratic candidate, he is survived by three sisters, a brother, and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. McDede
New Brunswick
Easton Avenue
McDede
St. Peter’s Hospital
J. H. Maher
John W. Hubbard
William R.janeway
Hamilton Street
Haston Avenue
Mia
Annie McGarry
Agnes Condon
Rose V. McDede
Samuel McDede
Brooklyn
Cranbury Urges Support for Hightstown Labor Day Effort
Community appeals call Cranbury residents to back Hightstown Labor Day activities aiding the Red Cross. Stockton Street in Hightstown receives curb and gutter work by Manwaring and Cummings with near $6000 borough funds as part of a broader county roadway improvement plan toward Princeton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbury
Hightstown
Red Cross
Johnny
Stockton Street
Manwaring & Cummings
Princeton
Red Cross Drive Seeks Knitted Garments for War Needs
A Princeton letter urges chapters to produce 500 sets of knitted garments including sweaters mufflers wristlets and socks for Army Navy and stricken France. Two month deadline to ship, with heavy emphasis on daily effort and donations of wool and time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N. J
France
America
Howard McClenahan
Local notes from Dayton and surrounding areas
Dayton reports a Beekman purchase of horses from the William Penn sale in Philadelphia. Rev James B Clark preached in Germantown and Rev Mc Kubbert in Philadelphia. Miss Ruth Van Dyke sang. An accident near Leonard Smith’s farm left a baby critical at St Peter's Hospital. Harry and Mrs Brower returned from Red Bank. Harold Bennett to speak on The Bible Jewels and Sowing and Reaping. Charles Dreyling injured in a bicycle collision with Harry Smith’s car. Pride of Mechanics Home Council held an ice cream party. Frank Emens ill and resting in Essex County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Beekman
William Penn
Philadelphia
James B. Clark
McKubbert
Germantown
George W. Babbage
New Brunswick
Ruth van Dyke
Arthur Henshaw
Leonard Smith
Wef
Bloomfield
St. Peter’s Hospital
Harold Bennett
Methodist Church
Henry Johnson
Charles Dreyling
Lower Jamesburg
Harry Smith
The Bells of Davos
A traveler in Davos, Switzerland, is struck by the incessant bells on cows, goats, sheep, and every vehicle. The constant din disrupts respite as winter sets in and all transport noises echo through the silent streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davos
Switzerland
Also Mentioned on This Page
First Presbyterian
J. E
Second Presbyterian
W. J. B. Edgar
Miss Hutchinson
Emma Snow
John Mickle
Point Pleasant
Howard Snow
Abram Snow
Philip
Norman
Dorothy Snow
Springfield
Mass
William Snow
Gladys
Donald
Robert Snow
Hackensack
Mfr
L. G. Appleger
Poughkeepsie
Rutherford Snow
Norwich
Mrs. J. V. D. Mershon
Harvey 8. Dey
Cranbury—Cranbury Station
Cranbury Hightstown
Dey
Detroit Free Press
Michael Holland
Hightatown
Mary Elizabeth
Leonard G. Lewis, Jr
New York City
Father Bruder
St. Joseph’s Church
Ocean Grove
John McCormack
Fritz Kreisler
New Jersey
Middlesex County Jury Commission
Edward F. Houghton
Fred J. Cox
Perth Amboy
Cransbury Township
Charles P. Emmons
Isaac C. Hoffman
Henry W. Jeffers
John Major
Dominicus Mershon
Arthur B
Perrine Harry N. Scott
Leroy Scott
Russell Silvers
Raymond Wicoff
Loki
Baldur
Hodur
Mister
Dayton
Harry Brower
Red Bank
Grace Emens
Dutch Neck
LeRoy Grover
Frank Emens
Essex County
Asbury Park
Belmar
Spring Lake
Pennsylvania
R. BR
August Clearaway
Fred W.donnelly
Taylor Opera House
Trenton, N. J
Williams
Rogers
Community Plate
East State Street
R. A. Donnelly
R. A. Donnelly’s
State Street
Broad
Trenton
Block’s
Ours
Daniel Block Clothing CO
Washington Market Building
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