Local notices mingle with social calls at Cranbury page
Miss Mary McDougall visits Prospect Plains. several residents attend New York Automobile Show. Families host guests in Dunham’s Corner Allentown and Trenton. health concerns include grip and measles. Community events feature First Presbyterian chapel entertainment, Grange installations, Box Social, and township committee meetings. Attendance at Philadelphia, Jacksonville, and Miami trips noted.
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Mary McDougall
Lemuel Bedle
Prospect Plains
Walter, Scott
Leroy Scott
Franklin, Bennett
A Bennett
Arthur Perrine
New York
Walter McDougall
John F. Applegate
Dunham’s Corner
W. H. Thomas
Emer
Walter Leming
Allentown
W. Havens
Mr. Havens
John Dorrancée
Thomas Applegate
John B. Perrine
Flinch
Duncan Injured Gathering Ice After Foot Caught in Hole
Anzi A Duncan was injured Monday while gathering ice when his foot slipped under ice and twisted. The incident also injured his knee and caused synovitis making him unable to ice on his feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anzi
A. Duncan
Duncan
Pullen Reaches New Orleans Then Baton Rouge Visit
Mr Pullen reports a Westward sojourn with a water trip and good health. He reached New Orleans last Thursday at noon and departed that evening for Baton Rouge to visit Warren Farr and his wife.
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West
Ernest Pullen
Pullen
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Warren Farr
Applegate Host Five Hundred Evening With Guests
Mr and Mrs Thomas Applegate of Hightstown entertain tonight with a game of Five Hundred. Guests include Mr and Mrs Samuel Bennett Mr and Mrs Ernest Stults Mr and Mrs Clifford Chamberlin Mr and Mrs Leon Mbuot Mr and Mrs John Dorrance Miss Rhoda Dorrance Mr and Mrs Clarence Perrine and Mr and Mrs Clifford Ely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. McGill
Joseph Brown
Philadelphia
Florida
Cuba
Rhoda Dorrance
John B. Dorrance
Hightstown
Thomas Applegate
Samuel Bennett
Ernest Stults
Clifford Chamberlin
Leon Mbuot
John Dorrance
Clarence Perrine
Clifford Ely
Will Move To New Home On Farm In Kankakee Area
Mr and Mrs J Seward Perrine plan building a five pew home with modern improvements on their current farm. Perrine will stop farming. son Harry Perrine and wife will live on the homestead and conduct the business.
Reading Circle Praises The Wipiiog of Barbara Worth
The Reading Circle enjoyed a fine Wednesday showing of The Wipiiog of Barbara Worth. Mrs. G B Mershon Miss Marie Groves and Mrs. C T Hoffman presented the engrossing tale with much effort and attention as the long story was told.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Worth
G. B. Mershon
Marie Groves
C. T. Hoffman
Miss Clara Chamberlin to entertain Willing Workers Band event
Reader Miss Clara Chamberlin will give an entertainment in the First Presbyterian chapel on Monday evening January 22 under the Willing Workers Mission Band. Ice cream and cake will be sold after. Admission is 25 cents for adults and 15 cents for children under 12.
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Rg Mision Band
Clara Chamberlin
First Presbyterian Chapel
Willing Workers Mission Band
Gren
A Successful Play At Chamberlins Opera House
The Jamesburg Dramatic Club presented a play for Pioneer Grange No 1 at Cranbury in Hightstown to a warm reception. Miss Fanshaw of Brooklyn stepped in for Mrs Capewell who could not attend due to a death in the family, delivering a strong performance. Pioneer Grange thanks J S Rogers & Son for lending the stage furniture.
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Jamesburg Dramatic Club
Pioneer Grange No. 1
Cranbury
Chamberlins Opera House
Hightstown
Bucklen Arnica Salve Promoted for Chapped Skin
Frightful polar winds roughen exposed skin at the far north and may cause red chapped hands and lips. The ad touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as healing and skin softening, with claims for cold sores burns boils sores ulcers cuts bruises and piles. Available for 25 cents at N. F. Clayton's.
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N. F. Clayton’s
Entertainment in Cranbury Methodist Church Feb 18 Cantata Recitations
A grand entertainment at the Cranbury Methodist church on Tuesday evening February 18 features a cantata, recitations, and tableaux to benefit the church. Admission 10 and 15 cents. Also reports Cranbury Public School honor roll for December across grades from fifth to eleventh with numerous students named. Vigilant Society to hold eleventh annual meeting January 27 1912 at 1:30 PM in Odd Fellows Hall Cranbury to elect officers and conduct business. directors meet at 1:00 PM for new members.
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Methodist Church
Cranbury Public School
Ina Puerschner
Mary Hughes
Ethel Cole
Esie Johnson
Evan Ely
Ottie Puerschner
Margaret Perrine
James Brown
Newell Errickson
Lillian Thomas
Hazel Applepste
Barbara Oxhler
Ella Hagerty
Herbert Prescott
Enid Walker
Leslie Perrine
Lilian Courtney
Cranbury Vigilant Society
Odd Fellows Hall
Cranbury
Longfellow Quote on Talent and Success
A concise meditation on success as the result of doing one’s best without seeking fame. It asserts that true achievement comes from merit, not pursuit, and promises steadiness without misgivings or exhausting rush.
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Longfellow
The First Kindergarten and Its Lasting Impact
The article notes Froebel opened the first kindergarten in 1837 at Brandenburg Germany and died fifteen years later after king Prussia banned the schools in 1851. It emphasizes the enduring influence of his educational system and contrasts life before and after. It also includes a note on food timing for work and a Victorian portrait of Edward IIIs era dress.
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Froebel
Brandenburg
Germany
Prussia
A Girl's Wild Midnight Ride in the Catskills
A young girl rode horseback at midnight to warn of a forest fire in the Catskills and saved many lives. The copy promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for lung trouble and coughs, with testimonials about curing coughs and pneumonia and prices 50 cents to a dollar. Trial bottle offered free through N F Clayton.
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Catskills
N. F. Clayton
IC SALE CALENDAR LISTS JAN TO MARCH AUCTIONS
A dated sale calendar lists upcoming auctions in New Jersey towns from January 31 to March 6. Items include stock, farming utensils, household goods, dairy fixtures, and farm machinery for sellers such as Charles H. Davison James T Campbell Adramn Snedeker Cornelius Rowland Estate James N. Jobsson C M Hutchinson William P. Dey Theodore Stewart and Henry Cortelyou with locations near Cranbury Grover's Mills Manalapan Dayton Windsor Trenton Road Monmouth Junction Ten Mile Run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Davison
Jamesburg
J. Seward Perrine
Cranbury
Grover’s Mills
H. C
Ohio
James T. Campbell
Manalapan Church
Adramn Snedeker
Dayton
Cornelius Rowland’s
James N. Jobsson
Dushkams Corner
C. M. Hutchinson
Windsor
William P. Dey
Trenton Road
For Sale Six Year Old Bay Horse Hamiltonian Pedigree
Notice to creditors of George M Duncan deceased from Harvey Duncan executor. Creditors must file sworn debts and claims within nine months from January 18 1912 or be barred from action. Sale inquiry at J S Silvera & Bro Stables dated November 10.
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Hmiltonian
J.S. Silvera & Bro. Company
Harvey Duncan
George M. Duncan
County of
Middlesex
George M Duncan
Wiliam H Brooks
Daniel Brasted
WiLttan H. Brooks
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the Cranbury Press
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Trenton
Mrs. W. d. Johnson
J. D. Buckelew
Bessie
Carrie Buckelew
Wm. C. Voorhees
Harry Perrine
County Board of Taxation
Josephs Dey
George Thomas
Rebal Thomas
Kathryn Duncan
Gibeson Bros
New Brunswick
Albert Grover
Clifford Stults
Leroy Grover
James van Dyke
Newark
Matilda Voorhees
Franklin
Wm. M. Cox
Frenton
Joseph C. Chamberlin
J. B. Bennett
New York State
Mamie Applegate
I. Howard Bergen
Pioneer Grange
Harry Moore
John Winar
Wagog
Flrst Presbyterian
John C. Perrine
Mra
George Davison
Edna
Richard Mason
William Petty, Jr
Box
Plainsboro
The
Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor
Grange
Tueday
Mission Band Entertainment
The“Methodist Church
Vigilant Society
New York Post
Edward Hr
Ruanbury Neck
Power House
Theodore Stewart
Monmouth Junction
Henry Cortelyou
Thomas P. Dey
Dey Road
Worthington
Helen A. Schuyler
N. J
A-M
Walter BH. Havens
Clarence M. Perrine
U A
Ponte
Moon
Scientific American
Brat New York
Fred' W. Donnelly
New Jersey
East State Street
Peppler
Jersey
Thomas Peppler
Hightstown, N. J
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SUN Opricacmfo.c ' F.C
Leaming
Pres. Cor. State and
Warren St’s
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