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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1913
Page
1
Various church societies plan meetings and programs in January 1913. The First Presbyterian and Second Presbyterian groups announce consecration services, reading circles, grange installations, and Week of Prayer events with details on dates leaders and subjects.
Mrs. Bila Stults led a Christmas party for cradle roll children and their mothers at the Second Presbyterian Sunday school. The event featured games and refreshments of ice cream cake and candy and each child received 98 small cradle dolls as keepsakes.
Dr VanDyke suffered a serious auto crash on New Year’s afternoon while returning from visiting patients near Plainsboro. His car went off a steep embankment on the Trenton and New Brunswick trolley tracks three miles west of town and overturned trapping him. Passengers at the trolley station freed him after hard work. He sustained a broken left arm above the wrist, facial cuts, and shock. Dr H C Symmes attended and took him to his home for care. Joseph Hutchinson, longtime Cranbury resident, died at his daughter’s home in Dayton at 79. He was a Cranbury blacksmith, survived by his daughter Mrs Thomas, two sisters and a brother. Funeral services will be held at the Thomas residence with Rev J B Clark officiating. Interment will be in Cranbury’s Second Presbyterian cemetery.
Richard Courtney aged 21 died in St Francis Hospital Trenton after an operation for abdominal injury from a horse kick at a Windsor wedding reception. A later bowel removal failed to save him. Survived by father William sister Mrs Mera and four brothers Henry James D Ezra Stephen and William. Funeral at St Anthony’s Church Hightstown with interment in Jamesburg.
John Reed age eight months son of Mr and Mrs Willard Reed died Sunday morning after a short illness with pneumonia. Funeral services were held at the parents home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o clock. Interment in Second Presbyterian Cemetery Cranbury.
Austin A Wright a renowned local figure died suddenly Tuesday at his daughter Mrs A B Applegate's home in Hightstown aged 74 He leaves a sister Hannah Jameson of Trenton brothers Morgan and Smith Wright a daughter and two sons Funeral services were held at his daughter's home conducted by Rev M G Tabeom Universalist Church and interment followed at Cedarville Cemetery under Allep Stults. Mrs A R Tabor Crider Mo reports Chamberlain's Tablets cured her five year sick headache after two bottles sold by all dealers.
Miss Sara Perrine hosts Triangle Club members and friends at her Burn Mawr home for New Year Eve cards music and refreshments. Guests include Dr and Mrs Van Dyke Clarence Perrine D N Croshaw EB Barclay W Russell Silvers Geo Mershon R P Stillwell Perrine and Mrs Perrine Phoenixville Pa plus others from Philadelphia Red Bank and Freehold.
Emma Mershon, home from Smith College for the holidays, hosted a Saturday evening party at her parents' home, with cards, music, and refreshments. The guest list includes Sara Perrine, Florence Perrine, Helen Butcher, Helen Murray, Della Bergen, Clementine Lewis, Mary Spaulding, and others. Several New Year’s Day dinners followed at local hosts’ homes, featuring numerous relatives and friends from Allentown, Newark, Freehold, Cranbury, Jamesburg, Philadelphia, and nearby towns.
White Sales begins this Saturday at Steinbach Company in Asbury Park. The event kicks off with discounts and featured offers across home goods and appliances, drawing shoppers to the Jersey shore store.
Holeproof stockings in mercerized life and silk styles are advertised with hole protection guarantees of six months for regular and six to three months for silk. Mercerized life comes in black and tan. 6 pairs in a box priced at two or three dollars. Children and other hosiery options include No Mend and lisle styles in black and colors, with assorted prices.
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