Cranbury Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Visitors
Cranbury residents report a busy week with guests from Trenton Bristol and Philadelphia. Many friends and relatives from Newark Jersey City Asbury Park and Rutherford visited or stayed with local families, while church and harvest home events provided social gatherings and community updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Applegate
Edwin Walker
Clara Walker
Marion Cafferty
Allentown
L. A. Adams
Newark
Reuben Reynolds
William ‘Voorhees
Jersey’ City
Jacob
Abner Rogers
Pemberton
Rubamah Strang
Willard Reed
Plainsboro
Sara Applegate
Trenton
Wm. H. Thomas
Sara Pratt
Thomas Dey
Hightstown
David Perrine
New Brunswick
Arr
John C. Perrine
Samuel Bennett
J. E. Bennett
Spring Lake
D. J. Wilson
William Denison
Henry Wilson
Asbury Park
Charles van Horn
W. H. Bergen
George W. Burroughs
Grand Central
Lizzie Muster
A. G. Hagaman
Atlantic City
Mra. A. S. Cole’s
Elva’ VanArsdale
Clementine Lewis
Albert Grover
Henry Conover
Jack B. Soule
Johnstown
Bernard Bladetsky
George C. Peppler
John Mount
Afra
Edward Everett
Caroline
Andrew Bedis
Warren
Jersey City
John Ervin
A Good Investment by Whitemound Merchant
W. D. Magli, a well known Whitemound merchant, bought a stock of Chamberlain's medicine to supply customers. After receiving them he fell sick and asserts one small bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was worth more than the entire stock. For sale by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Magli
Whitemound
Chamberlain
Thief Takes Wheelbarrow Shovel Spade and Hoe
Samuel Perrine reports a theft of a wheelbarrow a shovel a spade and a broad hoe taken without permission. The items have been missing for over two weeks and are sought to be returned immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret "Perrine
John Perrine
Kingston, N.Y
Samuel Perrine
Baseball Tomorrow Battle With All-Trenton Team
Unable to secure Freehold for tomorrow's attraction the team will face the strong All-Trenton squad in a 3.30 p m game.
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Trenton
Fire Chief Seeks Electric Fire Alarm for Jamesburg
Fire Chief W H Lokerson of Jamesburg aims to install an electric fire alarm system. The project is estimated near $1,000, but funds have not been provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Lokerson
Jamesburg
Wheat yields hit low due to late spring frosts
Farmers in the area report wheat yields of 14 to 18 bushels per acre as a result of late frosts last spring, impacting harvest expectations.
Theft of 100 young chickens reported at Stults Corner farm
Grover E. Stults of Stults Corner says one hundred young chickens were stolen from his farm in a single night with no clues for the thieves. Harvest home events listed: Old Tennent July 23, Dayton July 31, Plainsboro August 6, Windsor August 7, Union Valley August 14 at various church grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover E. Stults
Stults Corner
Old Tennent Harvest
Presbyterian Church of Dayton
Plainsboro Church
Trolley Grove
Windsor Harvest Home
Union Valley Church
Dr Kings New Life Pills Endorsement Prompted by Buffalo Man
For constipation headaches indigestion and dyspepsia use Dr Kings New Life Pills. Paul Mathulka of Buffalo NY says they are the King of all laxatives and a blessing to his family. Get a box and get well price 25c recommended by N F Clayton.
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Dr. King
Paul Mathulka
Buffalo
N. F. Clayton
Complaint on washwater drainage to street raised by Board of Health
Complaint to Cranbury Township Board of Health cites illegal drainage of washwater into the street and warns action if not stopped. Also notices two upcoming sales: rubber tire runabout at O Neil s Store North Cranbury July 18 and sale of household goods on Alfred Perrine farm near McGetrick s Corner July 19.
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Board of Health
Cranbury Township
O’neil’s
North Cranbury
N. J
D. D. Grover
Alfred Perrine
McGetrick’s Corner
Sales Notice After Death of H Johnson Groves
Following the death of H Johnson Groves a sale of his personal property is planned. Items include a good work horse cow Auburn farm wagon low wheel wagon mowing machine carriage wood sled harnesses blades mills threshing outfit steam engine threshers water tank and more. Buyers urged to call early to inspect bargains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Johnson Groves
Auburn
Butterworth
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Recommended in Del Valle Texas
In every home a box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve should be ready for burns cuts wounds and scalds. J H Polanco Del Valle TX writes the salve saved his daughter's bare foot and skeptics doubted its cure. The World's best salve sells for 25 cents and is recommended by N F Clayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
J. H. Polanco
Delvalle
Tex
R. No
N. F. Clayton
Local grocer promises first class groceries and fresh butter
The ad promotes First Class Groceries and Strictly Fresh Eyes and Pure Country Butter offered at competitive prices. It emphasizes quality and affordability for shoppers seeking trusted staples.
Odd lots noted with many more in readiness
The report highlights a collection of odd lots of varied items, with a portion described as ready for action. Further quantities are stated as poised for readiness, suggesting impending availability or sale.
Adjustment sale clears odds and ends in children dresses
Made of white striped lawns checked percales and madras. Many styles and sizes but incomplete variety. Buy these children's dresses in low necks and short sleeves with French plaited skirts piped with contrasting colors at 59c. Previously two to three times more.
He Laughed Till He Died
Abe Skinner of Taylorsburg proclaims BIFF the National Magazine of Fun a family cheerful read. The ad touts colorful illustrations and humor from top artists and writers and offers a one year subscription for fifty cents in Dayton Ohio.
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Taylorsburg
Ohio
Abe Skinner
BIFF
National Magazine of Fun
Dayton
Cranbury notice from opposite second church chapel
Brief entry from Cranbury announcing location near the second church chapel with a contact phone number 422.
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Cranbury Press
C. P. Emmons
Manasquan Beach
Wm. H. Johnson
Edna Pierson
McIlvaine
Bristol
William van Dewater
Sara Simonson
Washington
Florida Wyble
New York City
D. N. Applegate
A.8
Cole
Marion Bergen
Princeton
Jacob Gordon
Helen Murray
Walter Murray
Holmenburg
Pennsylvania
James Carton
Philadelphia
Bliss Florence Perrine
Lewis Stults
South Cranbury
Millicent Snow of
Hackensack
Emma Snow
George Denison
Hobson
Pfeiffer Chemical Co
St. Louis
John H. Barclay
Walter Scott
Herbert Lambertson
Freehold
Wm. K. Snedeker
Harvey Ewart
Clarence Conover
Augustus Conover
Clarence
Charles Conover
Taylor Mount
John LaBaw
Walter Reid
Windsor
Clarence Hagerty
Wm. Embley
Fred Hoffman
Ciero Lewis
Sara Perrine
Sweedsboro
Helen Mitchell
White Plains
Wa. Russell Silvers
J. Murphy
Mary Murphy
Julia Murphy
C. C. Groves
H. J. Groves
Marie Groves
Elwood Groves
C. H. Lewis
J. &. Silvers
Aire
KB. W. Dunham
J. E. van Dyke
Grace
William Conover
le Roy MacKenzie
Harvey S. Dey
Charles Ely
Gues
Prescott Pullen
Harry Appleget
Lemuel Bedle
Prospect Plains
John E. Ervin
M. E. Harvest Home
A. G. Dey
Yardville
Arthur Clayton
William Pullen
Perth Amboy
Harvey Grover
Clifford Stults
Julia Scudder
Memorial Hospital
New York
Helen Grover
Isaiah Grover
Air
Lester
Keansburg
LeRoy Titus
Farry Chamberlin
Nell Britton
Mrs. Wm. Rue
Mary Spaulding
Elizabeth Reynolds
Charles Thomas
Claire Moore
Belmar
Janet Kinghorn
Sylvester Kinghorn
Rutherford
Wm. N. S Hughes
Marion Hughes
John Hughes
Heisey’s Colonial
China Shop
E. State St
New Jersey
Harvest Home
Horace Atwood
Morgantown
W. Virginia
Sta
Webis
Plewe
Walker-Gordon Lab’y Co
J. H. Grover & Son
Wm. Hy Cole
Nodocker Bros
Q’neil's
Main Street
P. Dunham & CO
Trenton, N. J
James O’neil
Cranbury, N. Doy
First National Bank
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