Personal notices from Cranbury area readers
A busy round of hometown visits and summer plans features numerous Cranbury area residents. Names include Miss Marian Bergen Princeton Mrs Ella Stults Mr H N Scott Harold Beatt Sadie Applegate Warren F Johnson secretary for Governor Wilson Enid Walker Myron F Cole and others visiting relatives friends and hosts in Asbury Park Sea Girt Trenton Lawrenceville Bordentown and New Brunswick. A new daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Charles Hagerty plus various teas travel visits and local club gatherings. Also notices of travel, shifts in residence, and church social life plus a sales pitch for Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Johns
Silvers
E. W. Dunham
Trenton
Asbury Park
Marian Bergen
Princeton
Ella Stults
H.N. Scott
Harold Beatt
Sadie Applegate
Warren F. Johnson
Wilson
Sea Girt
Wm. H. Johnson
Enid Walker
Yonkers
N.Y
W. W. Walker
Myron F. Cole
Narciasa
Ethel Cole
J. L. Whitaker
Hazel Hutchinson
New York
Russell Johnson
Fred Appleger
Long Branch
T. B. Woolston
Peterson
Bloomfield
N. J
Cranbury Station
Wm. Bergen
Local Notebook Notes Visits and Vacations Across Town
Mrs. Raymond Wickoff spends time with Miss Grace Applegate in Keyport. John Van Derveer of Deans visits Cranbury friends. Anna Wideberg visits Olive Petty in Helmetta. Marie Minus and Henrietta Winar of Philadelphia visit the Winars. Auto Car Co. dealer Miller in town en route to New York after fire call. Several residents travel, vacationing or visiting relatives in Bordentown Monmouth Junction Trenton New York City East Orange and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John van Derveer
Deans
Cranbury
Anna Wideberg
Helmetta
Olive Petty
Anna Applegate
Harriet Carhart
Dutch Neck
Marie Minus
Henrietta Winar
Philadelphia
John Winar
Miller
The
Auto Car Co
Ardmore
Atlantic City
New York
J. H. Conover
William Conway
E. C. Wilson
Bordentown
Andrew D. Carton
Trenton
William F. Perrine
Cranbury Township Assessor Faces 10 Percent Assessment Increase
The Cranbury Township assessor says the county board of taxation ordered a ten percent rise in last year’s assessment, adding over 100000 dollars. He cites higher state and county costs and claims property values justify the increase, explaining changes to taxpayers when they are visited.
First Season Harvest Home at Methodist Church
The harvest home on the public school grounds on Thursday July 18 offers a fine supper ice cream cake fruit and confections plus music by Goodwin's band. Mothers of young children are advised to watch for loose bowels in summer and use Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. available from all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Methodist Church
Goodwin
Chamberlain
Sarah D. Perrine
Orphans’ Court
County of
Middlesex
Clifford Conover
Mrs Minnie Liable Dies at 64 After Illness
Mrs Minnie Liable died at her home near Ely's Mills Saturday aged 64. She had been ill about two years. Her husband died four years ago and she leaves four sons and two daughters. Funeral was by A Cole Son Co. and services were held at her home Monday evening, with interment at Plainfield Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Liable
Mistress of Hospitality Honors Mrs Eldridge Guest
For Her Guest Miss Eleanor Eldridge entertained a few friends Saturday evening in honor for her guest Mrs George B Eldridge of Trenton. The guests included Mrs F B Davis Jr of East Orange Mrs Fannie Van Derveer Maude B Rie Eldridge Annie Voorhees Elva Chamberlin Clara Bergen Eldridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Eldridge
George B. Eldridge
Trenton
F. 8. Davis Jr
East Orange
Fannie van Derveer
Maude B. Rie
Eldridge
Annie Voorhees
Elva Chamberlin
Clara Bergen
Farm worker injured by slipping axe on wood pile
Norman Hill, employed on Thomas Mount's farm, suffered a painful leg cut when an axe slipped while he was at the wood pile. Dr. H. C. Symmes was summoned and treated the wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Hill
Thomas ‘Mount
H. C. Symmes
Apple Orchard Sees Record Harvest Growth
Charles T. Hoffman owns a large apple orchard with a promising crop. Last year he harvested over 700 barrels of high quality apples. This season’s yield is expected to surpass that total, with many trees producing summer apples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. Hoffman
New Jersey Horticultural Society Holds Summer Field Meeting
The Sixth Summer Field Meeting of the New Jersey State Horticultural Society will be held Wednesday, July 17, 1912. Activities begin at 10.30 a.m. at the home of H. W. Collingwood Hope Farm Woodcliff Lake Bergen County and resume at 1.80 p.m. at Tice's Pear Grove Farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey State Horticultural Society
H. W. Collingwood
Hope Farm
Woodcliff Lake
Bergen County
Tice
Card of Thanks to Fire Crews and Neighbors
James H. Conover expresses gratitude to the Cranbury Fire Company and neighbors who aided in saving barns and buildings during a Wednesday fire. W E Groves thanks Cranbury and Hightstown Fire Companies and locals for their brave work at his farm fire last evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbury Fire Company
James H. Conover
Hightstown Fire Company
W. EH. Groves
Triangle Club Meeting At Miss Emma Mershon's Home
Triangle Club plans to meet tomorrow evening at Miss Emma Mershon's home. Attendees are advised to remember the Methodist harvest home date and go there for supper. The notice promises good company and seasonable dainties. Chamberlain's Liniment is recommended for sore muscles and rheumatic pains and is sold by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Triangle Club
Emma Mershon
Chamberlain
Harvest Homes and Health Notice
Harvest Homes events listed at Cranbury Dayton and Union Valley with dates in July and August. The notice describes dysentery as serious but curable and promotes Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, available from All Dealers. Contains no specific names beyond locations.
Reduced Prices On Hats Flowers And Summer Goods
Mrs E Harder offers price reduced summer hats and flowers with silk stockings 50c per pair and 25c box of Mum articles. Hair nets 15 and 20c in all colors. Russian proverbs on justice from Moscow Nijni Novgorod and Petersburg cited via Washington Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Moscow
Nijni Novgorod
Petersburg
Washington Post
New Threshing Machine and Gasoline Engine For Sale
Clarence M. Perrine of Cranbury New Jersey announces a modern threshing machine that threshes grain and binds straw, with services to saw wood and ready short notice. Also notice of sale of Mrs Mary A De Witt property on Monroe Street by W S Cole agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Cole
Mary A. de Witt
Monroe St
Wanted New Jersey Farms for sale and exchange
Local notice seeks New Jersey farms for sale with good buildings on quality roads. Receives over 200 calls monthly and reports more than $100,000 worth of farms sold in recent months. Sellers urged to list promptly for quick engagement.
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the Cranbury Press
Harvey Petty
Elizabeth
Nelson Petty
Frank
Dorothy Symmes of
Tennent
Mrs
Charles Hagerty
Williamson
Charles Wolf
Cuba
Wina Wolf
Richard Cadmus
Jersey City
Nicholas Vreeland
W. Russell Silvers
North Cranbury
S. M. Reed
Charles Davis
Hightstown
Stanley Lewis
Lawrenceville
Manning Everett
M. M. Perrine
Kate Perrine
Kenneth Square
Matilda McDougall
John Taylor
Jamesburg
Henry Rue
Clifton
Alfred Rue
Samuel Nixon
Abram Miller
New Brunswick
Mabel Taylor
Walter McDougall
Ella Appleger
Harry Stevens
Grace Hutton
Beverly
Raymond Wickoff
Grace Applegate
Keyport
Wm.Bergen
Casaville
Mary Spaulding
New York City
Frank Barr
Marjorie
Sara Schaffer
South Amboy
Frank Jemison
John W. Pullen
Farr Chamberlin
Waldo Perrine
Monmouth Junction
Andrew Ely
Dayton
Henry Duncan
South Main Street
D. W. Clayton
S. J. Applegate
Dorothy
Albert Stults
Edward UL. Breen
Metuchen
J. L. Courtney
James L. Courtney
John H. Delahanty
Joseph H. Black and Son
W. H. Franklin
Lewis C. Powers
William 4H. Franklin
Main Street
William C. Hoffman
National Radiator Co
I. C. Hoffman
Stanley Conover
Michelin Tire Co
Milltown
David C. Lewis, Jr
First National Bank
Cranbury Township
A. M. Davison
Harvest Homes
Methodist Church of Cranbury
Harvest Home
Union Valley Harvest Home
Plainsboro Harvest Home
B. E. F. Stults
Comstock St
Clarence M. Perrine
NEW Jersey Farms
Victor and Edison
Stoll’s
E. State St
Trenton, N. J
Thomas M. Dickey
Mary A. Cox
Mary A.,cox
George W. McDowell
Ann Voorhees
McDowett
Blanche Mathews
William H. Mathews
County of Middlesex
P. Dunham & CO
Prudent Folk
Ss. P. Dunham & CO
Farmers Supply House
Little Giant
Hoover
Reuther
Pittsburg
Wyckoff Bros
New Jersey
Nebysee
D Makey
Gia
Maorricac Mfu
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