Sunday Church Services and Prayer Meeting
Sunday morning preaching by Rev. J. E. Curry on America's Contribution to Liberty. Sunday School at 10. Prayer meeting Friday night at 7 45 led by D. C. Mershon and Gideon L. Applegate with subject Christian Living from Romans 12. July 5 conducted by Alvah Forman and Chas V. D. Symmes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Curry
America
D. C. Mershon
Gideon L. Applegate
Alvah Forman
Chas V. D. Symmes
The Day We Celebrate Service At First Presbyterian
Reverend L. B. Lennox leads a patriotic community service titled The Day We Celebrate at 780 o clock. Miss Elizabeth Lennox a contralto soloist at the First Presbyterian Church New York under Dr Fosdick will sing at the evening service. The Helping Hand Missionary Society meets next Friday afternoon with Mrs Russell Johnson as hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth L. Lennox
First Presbyterian Church
New York
Fosdick
Helping Hand Missionary Society
Russell Johnson
Letter Reveals Duncan Ties to Senator Harding
Mr A A Duncan reports receiving a letter from Senator Harding the Republican presidential nominee. Duncan is personally acquainted with Harding and related by marriage, linking local connections to national politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Duncan
Senator Harding
Mr. Duncan
Will of Rose Edna Lewis Named Executor in Cranbury
The will of Rose Edna Lewis of Cranbury was entered for probate by her son Cicero H. Lewis who is named executor and inherits the entire estate. The will was drawn September 16, 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
Rose Edna Lewis
Cranbury
Cicero H. Lewis
Funeral services for Thomas C. Mount at Cranbury Neck
Funeral services were held at the residence of Edger Everett in Cranbury Neck for Thomas C. Mount ages eighty four. Interment followed at Cedar Hill under the direction of J. S. Rogers and Son. Rev. Thomas Tyack conducted the services. he is survived by his widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas C. Mount
Edger Everett
Cranbury Neck
Cedar Hill
J. S. Rogers & Son
Thomas Tyack
Mount
Monmouth Presbytery Installations at Long Branch Church
An adjourned meeting of Monmouth Presbytery held July first in the Long Branch Presbyterian church to install Rev. B. F. White as pastor. Presiding was Rev. J. S. Daverty of Moorestown. Sermon by Rev. W. J. B. Edgar. pastor’s charge by Rev. J. E. Curry. people’s charge by Rev. Charles F. Shaw. Supper guest honored Rev. and Mrs. White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monmouth
Presbyterian Church of
Long Branch
B. F. White
J. S. Daverty
Moorestown
W. J. B. Edgar
Jamesburg
J. E. Curry
Cranbury Flint
Charles F. Shaw
Asbury Park
T. B. Woolston
Firemen to Host July Fifth School Grounds Supper
The firemen plan a fine supper on the school grounds July fifth with abundant good things prepared by top cooks in the area. Goodwin's Band will provide music as attendees from near and far are invited to attend this notable event. The Cranbury troop Boys Scouts will meet Tuesday at 7 30 in the Second Church Chapel to select candidates for the Tenderfoot degree and complete its charter roll this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodwin
Cranbury Troop
Cranbury Fire Company Seeks Help With Dance Fundraiser
Community notices urge support for Cranbury Fire Company after fire calls and announce a Saturday night Black Dance on Main Street to raise funds. Posters advertise music and entertainment from 8 to 12. Also a call for parents to express interest in a July daily vacation Bible school for ages 6 to 15, led by the Second Church pastor and teachers with weekday sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbury
Cranbury Fire Company
Main Street
Second
Man Gilliland Killed by Lightning in Helmetta
During a July electrical storm a bolt struck near Helmetta at about 6 30 p m killing farmer Charles Gilliland and a cow he was leading to the barn. Dr J C Sbian said death was instantaneous. Funeral is set for Saturday at 2 30 p m. Gilliland, about 52, recently lost his wife and a son and leaves two children. He belonged to the Jr O U A M.
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Helmetta
Charles Gilliland
Gilliland
J.C. Sbian
Jamesburg
Suydam
House Warming at Barclay Home Brims with Guests
About thirty friends gathered at the new Barclay residence on Thursday evening for a hearty house warming. Guests included the Mershons Bennett Wilson Barclay and Robinson families plus Grace Blauvelt Edna Walker and others. The event featured pleasant socializing and dainty refreshments and noted the Barcalys’ own electric light plant as a notable convenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Barclay
D. C. Mershon
Grace Mershon
D. W. Clayton
Walter Scott
Chebles Davison
J. EB. Bennett
Samuel Bennett
Allan Wilson
Lydia Wilson
Enoch Wilson
Bess Spaulding
Wao. Petty
James Wilson
Mrs Dey Celebrates Seventieth Birthday Anniversary
Mrs Rebecca E Dey observed her seventieth birthday Sunday at the home of her daughter Mrs David P Dey. She is widow of Lemuel Dey of Jamesburg and mother of five children with six grandchildren and two great grandchildren present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca E. Dey
David P. Dey
Buggell Dey
Charles Robertson
Jimesburg
LeRoy Grover
Byvanus and
LeRoy, Jr
Dutch Neck
Gladys Dey
Cranbury
God Gathers Youth to Build a Christian Future
A speaker urges gratitude to those who have gone home to glory and calls for continued leadership. He asserts the need for more workers, invites youths to serve, and links victory to expanding inclusive church work. The message emphasizes moral battle against sin and using past gains as stepping stones to higher aims.
Fisk Rubber Co. lands large North Dakota tire contract
North Dakota awards a major tire contract to Fisk Rubber Co of Chicopee Falls Massachusetts through the Massachusetts Company's Bismarck Branch. The deal covers equipment for 800 military trucks and 50 touring cars for road work, with many four wheel drive trucks to receive heavy pneumatic tires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
Fisk Rubber Co
Chicopee Falls
Maes
Massachusetts
Bismarck
State Highway Commission
Commission
Fisk
United States
Fisk Truck
Mother Sees Son's Struggles Behind Praise
A young pianist abroad returns amid fanfare and his mother, recognizing the toll of his journey, sobs at the sight of his uncut hair and meager earnings. She laments how he has suffered and questions the stories of wealth and success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Do Brutes’ Spirits Return and Haunt the Living
A fragment discusses animal ghosts and belief in spirits haunting the living. It cites India legends of ghost elephants and tigers and a naval officer recounting a visit where phantom dog footsteps and a visible collar sound accompanied a non visible bark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Andrew Lang
Peter
Dancing Space Size in Public Notice Sparks Debate
A historic public notice notes 6400 square feet of dancing space and 1000 square feet reserved for colored people stirring local discussion about venue segregation and access.
Price and Parking Fees Listed
The notice states a price of 50 cents per person and a parking space along the block at 75 cents.
Community Festival Schedule for Cranbury and Kingston
July 3 festival and Black Dance in Cranbury presented by the Fire Co. July 5 Harvest Home on the Cranbury school grounds for the Rrpotinny Township Fire Co. July 2 3 and 5 Kingston annual carnival and dance. August 4 Kingston Harvest Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbury
The
Fire Co
Harvest Home
Rrpotinny Township Fire Co
Kingston
Early Japan valued gold little more than silver
Rev. Dr. W. E. Griffis argues that in historic Japan gold was scarcely valued, comparable to its value in South America during Balboa’s Pacific search. He notes gold remained only four times the value of silver until 1859.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Griffis
Japan
South America
Balboa
Pacific
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First Presbyterian
Second Presbyterian
Frederick Schweitzer
L. BE
Lennox
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Firemen’s Harvest Home
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Goodwin’s
Mrs. Dey
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Cranbury, N. J
Price
First National Bank
Hightstown, N. J
Schloss Models
Robert Wicks Band
Trenton, N. J
Horace Mann
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