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Newspaper

Cranbury Press

Location

Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1893

Page

3

Granbury Press 1898 Fourth of July Notes and Local News

Granbury Press reports Fourth of July activities with minor incidents in Cranbury and nearby towns. Notes include patient recoveries, visits by residents, church services, a drowning tragedy near Jamesburg, school trustee notices, and local agricultural progress including Walter A. Wood Binder demonstrations and crop prospects.

Cranbury Beaten Narrowly in Fourth of July Game

A July 4 baseball tilt saw Cranbury lose a close 3 2 battle to the Favorites of Milltown in a contest that stayed tight until the visitors rallied for three runs in the eighth inning. Cranbury’s lineup included Rougara Vanderveer Shepherd Kiker Osborn Bradley Grover Rue Porrino Meeker Burgusty Kilthow White Flos Snedakur Merroso Kinney and others as the town eyes a rematch and a season start. The report also covers Prospect Plains track events with Nettie winning the 8 minute race and a feature 49 elise race with Silver Tall and a stock-farm horse leading, plus local notices on medical operations and church plans in Cranbury and nearby towns.

Milltown Cranbury Hheir Town Prospect Plaing Quita Richard Fare Nettie Mr. Baker Franklin Wark Elise Bennett Emily Richard Barr Groy Lady F Jag Field Sharon Bay Horne Silver Tall Mr. Hartshorn Stock Farm Milford

Tragic Electrocution of Lineman in Jedged City

Thoma Smith, a lineman for the New Tre Naw Jorsey Telephone Company, died instantly on Saturday in Jedged City after a wiring accident. He touched live wires while repairing, was shocked, fell, and died. his palm burned and a ring partly melted. A second item reports a tramp’s threats near Bricksboro, with livestock deaths the next day and a carved grim message. Also noted are advertisements for Dr King’s Now Discovery and free samples from a local drug store.

Hightstown D. A. van Doren Wi. L. Wilbur George I. Franklin W.O. Hermanca Franklin Mesa Hendrickson Clarkson Woodward Snow John FL Wageman, Jr Mercer County Tur Princeton John Frelinghuysen Sarah Miller Hageman General Assembly Republicars Atrestes First Presbyterian Church Lyman S. Atwater Princeton Bank Mies Lydia Spencer Blight Philadelphia Thoma Smith New Tre Naw Jorsey Telephone Company I Vt Jedged City Smith Minke Repaire Sad Smith Vida Death James Hammond Bricksboro

New Dress Goods On Display At Challies Window

Our buyer closely watches dress fabrics with a wide assortment. Saturday features solid values like Printed Persian Mulla at 16, Printed Diaity at 1106, and vivid grounds in Navy Black and Green. Broad Street window attracts customers as Challies department showcases silks, dimities, suizes, and china silks, with many colors and patterns.

Ge Challies Challies Department State Street

World’s Fair souvenir spoons offered with purchases

With every five dollar purchase customers receive a fine souvenir spoon as a keepsake of the World’s Fair and the Columbian year. The spoons retail around two dollars and store prices remain low. The shop markets its wide selection of hats, dress goods, silks, velvets, capes and coats for ladies and children.

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