Will Preach Next Sunday and Church Activities
Rev Joseph G Symmes of Mendham will preach at First church next Sunday morning. Communion observed at Second Presbyterian on Sunday morning September 7. C B Society First church meets Sunday evening with topic Missionary Essentials At Home and Abroad led by Miss Margaret Curry. W C T U Cranbury to elect officers September 11 at Mrs Perrines home. V I L will meet Tuesday evening 745 in the library. Cemetery improvements include concrete posts at Washington Street entrance of Second Presbyterian cemetery with a new drive planned soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph G. Symmes of
Mendham
Second Presbyterian Church
C. B.society of the First Church
Margaret Curry
Cranbury
Wm. F. Perrine
V.1.8
Washington Street
Second Presbyterian Cemetery
Apollo Lodge to Convene First Regular Meeting Since Summer
Farmers thresh grain with yields averaging 15 to 20 bushels per acre. G V Fisher of Prospect Plains supervises three new Gravel Hill bridges. Pleasant Hill School Building remodels under Lewis Bowers. Frank McGill reports over 1000 hampers of apples sold at good prices. Mr and Mrs George R Thomas visiting Spring Lake cottage two weeks. Emmonses return from Freehold visit and attend dam bake at Port au Peck. tea honored Mrs Emmons by Mrs Forman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Thomas
J. E. Bennett
Spring Lake
Mr. Thomas
C. P. Emmons
Freehold
Port-au-Peck
Mra. Emmons
Mra
C. B. B. Forman
Bennett House Party Guests Revealed
Mr and Mrs Samuel Bennett plan a Sunday house party at their Spring Lake summer home with guests including Mr and Mrs Leon Mount of Edinburgh Mr and Mrs John Dorrance Mr and Mrs Thomas Applegate Mr and Mrs Clifford Ely of Hightstown and Mr and Mrs Clifford Chamberlin of Cranbury
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Bennett
Spring Lake
Leon Mount
Edinburgh
John Dorrance
Thomas Applegate
Clifford Ely
Hightstown
Clifford Chamberlin
Cranbury
Farmers Exchange Sets New Potatoes Record
Mon mouth County Farmers Exchange shipped 112 cars of potatoes on Tuesday August 12 believed to be the largest day. On Friday August 22 they surpassed it by selling 187 cars and shipping 121 cars carrying 500 to 750 bushels each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monmouth County Farmers Exchange
Fire destroys Plainsboro pump house overnight
The Plainsboro oil pumping shop burned to the ground about 6 o clock last night. No other damage occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainsboro
Republican Voters of Cranbury Invite Meeting at Odd Fellows Hall
The Cranbury Township Republican voters are invited to an evening meeting at Odd Fellows Hall Cranbury on Wednesday September 3 to select candidates and conduct party business as ordered by the Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbury Township
Odd Fellows Hall
Cranbury
George Franklin Bennett Dies in Cranbury Home
George Franklin Bennett infant son of Mr and Mrs Franklin Bennett and grandson of Mr and Mrs W J Stults and Mrs A A Bennett died at his home in north Cranbury. He was about two months old. Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon with interment at Cranbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Franklin
Franklin Bennett
Sod
W. J.stults
A. A. Bennett
North Cranbury
Cranbury
Infant Donald Franklin Wilson Dies at Home Near Applegarth
Donald Franklin, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilson, died this morning at his parents' home near Applegarth. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Elias Tantum's residence. Relatives and friends invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Franklin
Charles Wilson
Applegarth
Elias Tantum
Friendly shoot at R N Dey home with Stout and Dey
John Stout and R N Dey faced Charles Farr and Burtis Stout in a friendly shoot at Dey home on Wednesday. Scoring shows J Stout 23 25, B R Dey 19 25, Stout 17 25, C Farr 17 25. Harry Emmons shot but finished outside the race, breaking nine teen of his 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. N. Dey
John Stout
Charles Farr
Burtis Stout
J. Stout
BR. Dey
Stout
C. Farr
Harry Emmons
H. W. Jeffers Returns Home From Europe
H. W. Jeffers, after a two month European tour, returns to Plainsboro aboard the Imperator on August 6. He visits Kingsley, Pa., with his wife and children who had joined him while abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Jeffers
Europe
Plainsboro
Imperator
Kingsley
Barclay Wil Hosts Tea For Visiting Relatives Tonight
Mr and Mrs Barclay Wil entertain relatives tonight with guests Mr and Mrs Albert Chamber Miss Myrta Chamberlin of Hightstown Edward B B Borer of Philadelphia and Miss Elya Chamberlin among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. and
Mrs. Barclay Wil
B.S. Barclay
Albert Chamber
Myrta Chamberlin
Hightstown
Edward B. B. Borer
Aladelphia
Elya Chamberlin
Junior mechanics contest vies for vice state councilor
Former Assemblyman Reve P. von Minden of Friendship Council No 61 Jr O U A B M L announces candidacy for Vice State Councilor of the Junior Order United American Mechanics. The body will meet in Atlantic City on Wednesday and Thursday October 22 and 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
Reve P. F. von Minden
Friendship Council, No. 61
Jr.o.u. A. Bml
New Market
United American Mechanics
Atlantic City
Cranbury High School Set to Open in September
Cranbury High School will open Monday September 8 with Miss Anns Cherry as principal and teachers Miss Emma Ditmars Miss Laura Scudder Miss Emma Ford Miss Anna Ervin and Miss Della Bergen in charge. Readied fall entry includes Aliss Emma Mershon Smith College Miss Helen Murray Wellesley College Miss Sara Perrine Olive Petty Miss Mary McDougall State Normal School Trenton Miss Ottie Puerschner Miss Mary Spaulding Miss Cora Phares Hightstown High School Miss Bertha Applegate Trenton High School Waldo Perrine Peddie Lawrence Haveos Newark Business College Rolland Dey and Charles Fauteber Rider Moore & Stewart Trenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbury High School
Anns Cherry
Emma Ditmars
Laura Scudder
Emma Ford
Anna Ervin
Della Bergen
Cranbury
Aliss Emma Mershon
Smith College
Helen Murray
Wellesley College
Sara Perrine
Olive Petty
Mary McDougall
State Normal School
Trenton
Ottie Puerschner
Mary Spaulding
Cora Phares
Hightstown
Bertha Applegate
Trenton High School
Waldo Perrine
Peddie
Lawrence Haveos
Newark Business College
Rolland Dey
Charles Fauteber
Rider-Moore & Stewart
Cranbury Club to Face New Egypt in Showdown at Home
The Cranbury Club travels to New Egypt tomorrow afternoon with southpaw Big Bill Hoffman set to pitch. Cranbury has not lost at New Egypt in two years. Labor Day Monday brings a double header at Freehold with Jersey Masterson and Young on the mound. Cranbury previously defeated Freehold as Young held them to four hits. First game is slated for 2 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbury
New Egypt
Bill” Hoffman
South Paws
Freehold
Masterson
Young
Hightstown Fire Dept Orders New Auto Engine
The Hightstown Fire Department will be equipped with up to date firefighting facilities. Engine Company No 1 has raised nearly all funds through a fair and public subscription to pay for a new auto engine hose carriage and chemical engine costing about 3000 dollars. The Martin type engine has been ordered and the rest built by W R Taylor of Hightstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hightstown
Auto Kills Boy in Front of Deans Home
Arthur Bowne age fourteen son of William Bowne while calling on his uncle J L Vandewater of Deans walked in front of the house when he was killed by an automobile owned by Henry S Hunt of Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Bowne
William Bowne
J. L. Vandewater
Deans
Henry S. Hunt
Philadelphia
Dey and Emmons Enjoy Hudson Trip with Delta
Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Dey and their daughter Delta with Harry Emmons made a Thursday excursion up the Hudson. They returned to New York and visited a theatre in the evening. The party arrived home tired but happy, calling it one of their most enjoyable trips.
Pleasant Birthday Surprise for Nola Wyckoff
A pleasant Saturday afternoon gathering at the home of Mr and Mrs Harvey Wyckoff on Morrison Avenue Hightstown honored their daughter Nola on her ninth birthday. The event featured lawn games and a luncheon served by Mrs Wyckoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Wyckoff
Morrison Avenue
Hightstown
Nola
Worry a Fatal Transgression Says Medical Treatise
A medical admonition declares worry a deadly vice harming the whole body. It warns that persistent anxiety presses on the heart and causes every tissue to shrink under its gaze, framing worry as a broad health threat.
Woman's Foot Found in Shark at Spring Lake Beach
Fishermen hauled a giant shark ashore at Spring Lake Beach containing a tan shoe and stocking clad foot. The foot was amputated between knee and ankle. identity of the woman remains unestablished and details are unclear.
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Spring Lake Beach
Annual Star Course lineup for Cranbury Citizens Committee
The Cranbury Citizens Committee reveals the Annual Star Course program with events featuring Dr. Charles Stelzel on October 10, 1913 Ethel Batting Co on November 19, 1918 Marion Ballou Fisk on December 3, 1913 Gilbert A Eldredge on February 18, 1914 and LaDell Concert Company on April 8, 1914, highlighting a season of cultural performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbury Citizens Committee
Charles Stelzel
Ethel Batting Co
Marion Ballou Fisk
Gilbert A. Eldredge
LaDell Concert Company
Applegarth Falls to Hightstown Colored Giants in Close Game
On Saturday Applegarth lost 8 to 6 to the Hightstown Colored Giants. Chick Hoffman pitched for Applegarth but the defeat stemmed from loose fielding and errors by Applegarth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Applegarth
Hightstown Colored Giants
Chick Hoffman
Carrier Pigeons Liberated From Cradbury Station
Eleven crates of carrier pigeons were freed last week at Cradbury Station for a flight to their Brooklyn home loft. They were shipped by the owner for training for future prize races. The fanciers release them to distant points, and consignments have been received at this station for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cradbury
Brooklyn
Burglary at Robinsville House Reported
Ees entered the home of Elmer vy Tindall at Robinsville on Monday afternoon by forcing open a cellar door and ransacking the house. A ladies gold watch, diamond pin, gold ring set with a diamantl and several other articles were taken. Neighbors observed an unknown man hanging about the house during the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ees
Elmervy Tindall
Robinsville
Confectioner Changes Prices for Morning Papers
Blaine Davison adjusts morning paper prices with Philadelphia Record Philadelphia Press The North American at 6 cents weekly or 2 cents per copy The World 12 cents weekly or 3 cents per copy The New York Herald 18 cents weekly or 4 cents per copy A new line of school supplies arrives September 2a including tablets pencils pens lunch boxes book bags and a 5 cent big pencil pad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine Davison
Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia Press
the North American
the World
The
New York Herald
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CE Society
T.U
Apolo Lodge Toeet
Apollo Lodge No. 156
G. V. Fisher
Prospect Plains
Gravel Hill
Pleasant Hill
Lewis Bowers
Frank McGill
Pleasant_ Hill
George R
Thomas
Farmers Exchange
George Franklin Bennett
Donald Wilson
Hudson
France
Citizens Entertainment Committee
Arthur L. Burroughs
Smart Norfolk
Tindall
Daniel Block
Washington Market Building
South Broad Street
Trenton, N, de
Seer
Opera
Eae Nn
IDI Ams
A. F. Williams
East State Street
Trenton, N. J
Farmers
Ontario
Everett
Gom
Pittsburg
Wyckoff Bros
New Jersey
Kodak
Eastman
Bightstown, N. J
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