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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1886
Page
3
Miss Nellie Converse visits St. Louis relatives as Mrs. Chamberlin remains weak. A wagon struck by a train at the Hightstown crossing sent the carriage into a tumble. all occupants escaped injury, horse fled, and the wagon was wrecked.
Planed White Pine and railing at E H Savage’s for Levi Dye of Lee Davison Dye Trenton visiting Mir Alfred M Perrine’s New Goods in Mason. William Stein buys Mary Hartwell property and work soon. New mackerel and groceries at Goodwins. Sunday School picnic of Methodist Church planned for Sept 1. Taylor’s Grove includes Sarah Silks goods at Mason Allen’s. Harvest home at Snnystown Lodge KO P cleared about two hundred dollars. Heavy horse collars at Hoagland’s. Mrs Lewis Conover injured in buggy accident. Mrs Stults gravely ill. Death expected. Best coal at Grover & Chamberlin’s. Rev James Legcett to preach. Sept 6 Rev Allen Thompson to preach. Silk Rhadames at Mason Allen’s. Ralph Stabbard’s store in Princeton robbed. L Titus and E S Wells in town on business. Eye glasses at Goodwins. Wheat threshed. thieves took two bags. Sale of Magon Allen’s clothing before you buy.
In a letter to the editor Grover and Chamberlin defend Mesars Brown, Gibson and partners praising coal quality and fair weight while criticizing the council for allowing a monopoly in the coal trade. They express belief the firms will serve patrons but blame inexperience for taking on a larger project than they can handle.
Mr. John Wolf will occupy his new residence about the first of September. Mr. Spaulding and wife of Scranton are visiting Mr. John Gibson. Mrs. Jacob Henry presented her husband with no daughter. Mr. Peter Jolson is giving his fence a new coat of whitewash. Joseph Jemison is the artist. Mr. Mathias Perrine and Miss Sadie Bennett are spending a week at Ocean Grove. G. D. Vandenburgh is off on his vacation at Gong Branch.
Cox Brothers & Co deny selling or delivering Council Ridge coal to Cranbury customers while owning the mine and warn Grover & Chamberlin they cannot supply it. Brown & Gibson defend fair dealing and promote Dr King’s New Discovery with a free trial offer.
A canvas sale note states 27 inch canvases are summed in plain and striped varieties and will sell for 31 cents each.
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