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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1921
Page
1
Sabbath morning service features C C Johnson state president of the Gideons an organization of christian commercial travelers. Sunday School begins at 10 o clock.
With the pastor away on Boy Scout duties there will be no prayer service. Morning worship is at 11 o'clock led by a Gideon representative from the Gideon Bible placement association. An open air C. E. gathering will be held on Mrs. J. B. Silvers lawn at 6:45 PM Sunday July 24.
Two Gideons representing the Gideons organization will speak at the morning service in the Methodist Church. They aim to place Bibles in every hotel room nationwide and recently left 10,000 Bibles in Atlantic City hotels. Miss Puerschner will perform a vocal solo.
Cranbury Township School Board awards the bus contract for transporting scholars from Wycoffs Mills to Hightstown and Cranbury. The successful bidder is Harvey S. Dey, with H. Lewis Schenck named in the logistics chain.
Rev Frederick Schweitzer and a troop of fifteen boys began a camp at Dunfield on Monday. The party reports a jolly outing and plans to stay several days longer.
The Sunday school picnic at Nehaminy Falls drew over 200 attendees with 43 cars. Rose Vincent fell from the merry go round and broke her arm between the wrist and elbow. a doctor treated her and she recovered quickly.
Rebecca E Duncan of Cranbury dies leaving 1000 dollars to granddaughter Rebecca Cole and the remainder to sons James F Stillwell and Raymond Stillwell as executors. Will dated September 14 1920 witnessed by Abram Voorhees and Annie R Voorhees. Probate admitted Friday.
Field meeting at the home of Senator Frelinghuysen in Somerville on Saturday July 16 offers attendees a chance to meet friends from across the state. Coffee and ice cream provided. After the picnic dinner speeches by Senator Frelinghuysen Secretary of Agriculture Wallace and Senator Capper of Kansas. Everyone invited.
A certificate of incorporation was filed with the county clerk Friday July 8 by the Plainsboro Building and Loan Association of Plainsboro township. John V. B. Wicoff named as agent. Shares to mature at 200 dollars each. Incorporators include John V. B. Wicoff Louis C. Bulloch F A Mc Namée Abel H Updike Ernest W Smillie George E Phillips John C Hamilton Jay E White Henry A Stults John C Houtenville R E Krider and H W Jeffers.
The New Jersey School of Methods in Asbury Park July 6 to 18 trains Sunday School teachers and leaders. Founded by Dr. H. Morris Fergusson twenty eight years ago, it draws regular and special students in Bible, Pedagogy, Child Psychology and administration. This session records 295 regular enrollments, surpassing 279 in 1917, with total weekend conference enrollment at 351.
Local business men form Realty Company to improve Hightstown borough business district and beautify park lakeside. They have acquired land between the public park and Railroad Hotel to clear debris before October celebration, with plans to widen Main Street and hire a landscape architect. Incorporators include Elmer B. Chamberlin and J. Albert Priory. officers are Chamberlin president Stults secretary Davison treasurer with Baird Dey Gross Schenck and Grover on the board.
The Rev. Clark C. Alexander was ordained as minister and installed as pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Dutch Neck on Tuesday afternoon. The ordination was directed by the Presbytery of New Brunswick with Rev. Edward S. Brearley presiding. The sermon was delivered by Rev. Peter K. Emmons and special music featured Mrs. 8. 8. Mather. The manse has been renovated and the community welcomed the new pastor.
The Democratic Party is likened to a sea captain who has sailed eight years with a damaged ship, grounding on shoals and neglecting maintenance, then complains shipwrights cannot restore perfection in weeks. The passage uses nautical imagery to criticize ongoing political decay.
Advice suggests avoiding meats and eating lightly. Take three Chamberlain's Tablets to cleanse the stomach and tone the liver. Within a day or two, you should feel better.
Plans are nearly complete for a farmers picnic on Wednesday July 20 at College Farm under the Middlesex County Board of Agriculture and county granges. Hon. Dave Agans will speak after a basket lunch. Donigan's band will provide music and a full sports slate is set for the afternoon with local leaders directing activities.
Mr and Mrs A W Geartzel entertain for two weeks Miss Margaret Geartzel and brother James of McDonald Pa. Mr and Mrs Gev Peppler and daughter Edythe visited Manaqun Beach. Miss Lillian Usine at Ocean Grove. Mrs John Peppler at Manasquan Beach with J B Davison family. Mrs C Stanley Stults at Manasquan Beach. Miss Mae Perrine visiting in Trenton. Miss Florence Brearley in Trenton. Charles Field and son at Manasquan Beach for two weeks. Arthur Geartzel returns from McKinley hospital Trenton. Mr and Mrs Russell Rockhill and son with G C Peppler. Mrs J B Schenck spent Thursday in Philadelphia.
The ancients linked stones to months for weddings and gifts. January garnet signifies constancy, February amethyst guards against violent passions, March bloodstone lends courage and wisdom, April sapphire denotes repentance, May emerald reveals false friends, June agate promises health, July ruby detects poison, August sardonyx ensures conjugal felicity, September chrysolite calms mind, October opal inspires hope, November topaz fortifies fidelity, December turquoise brings prosperity in love.
There were international quoits matches in the 60s with Billy Hodson, England’s champion, and Jimmy McLaren, the U S champion from Newark New Jersey. Their match ended in a tie, with neither player superior, while writers debate the sport’s ancient origins and the Discus Thrower statue as a symbol of its early form.
Captain Moncton describes a barren New Guinea island with countless rats living only by preying on each other. He observes rats gathering at the reef edge and using their tails to lure crabs, which they grab, devour, and return to their resting spots. The scene illustrates an unusual scavenging behavior among the island rats.
A historic anecdote recalls Macaulay arguing against a king's counsel about the dangers of reading in bed. He insists he reads before sleep at home and declares he is not afraid of harming the bagmen of Leeds, then retires to his room.
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