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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1916
Page
5
The column lists social visits, travels, and gatherings across Trenton and nearby towns. It notes bank holiday closures, family visits from Ella Stults, Maude Rue, and Joseph Gordon, college student Ottie Puerschner, and various hosts including the Burroughs, Dey family, and Spauldings. It mentions church activities, book donations, a Billy Sunday event, and local club meetings with names and places throughout the area.
The Morning Star lauds the Treble Clef Club performances with Miss Taylor’s readings praised for their rich contralto voice. It notes artistic costuming and unusual program arrangement and praises those who selected the attractions. Billy Sunday evangelist event promoted with bus parties at 75 cents. Cranbury Press ad urges local sale advertising reach for profitable buyers.
Hightstown invites celebrate Founders Day at Peddie Institute next Saturday afternoon with an ex cellent program and many invitations issued. Rev Dr Clarence A Barbour president of Rochester Theological Seminary will deliver the principal address. A local colored church has installed a large baptismal pool for dedicatory services with water supplied by a borrowed fire hose.
Mrs James Courtney of Trenton visited the Collins, Mrs Emil Miller of Freehold stayed with her parents the Kanes, James Conway was in Newark, Mrs George Ely visited Perrineville, William Busby to move into Hendrick bungalow, the Hendricks relocated to New Brunswick, Mrs Jerry Peterson toured Newark, Mr and Mrs George Peppler hosted, Jamesburg guests joined Mr and Mrs Russell Rockhill and Thomas Applegate, Rev N E Webb and wife dined with the Heidingers, plus an ad noting a large publishing house seeking a local agent for a profitable plan with two references at Box 155 Times Sq Sta New York City.
Adverse weather postpones the sale of farm stock and implements by William O. Rogers. New date set for Saturday February 12 at noon. Follow up listings note additional sales by Harry R. Rogers, Ruliff C. Perrine, Stephen Duncan, and F. W. Mankowski on corresponding dates and locations near Dutch Neck Jamesburg Maple Grove Dairy Farm Old Bridge.
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