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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1911
Page
5
Cranbury residents attended or hosted events across nearby towns. Visitors from Brooklyn Newark Princeton and Trenton joined local gatherings while students and faculty participated in commencements and school activities. A storm damaged a home and a horse died. coal contracts and engagements were announced alongside a harvest home event planned at Plainsboro.
The family of Mrs. Brown expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kind deeds during her sickness and death and for providing funeral carriages.
A Thursday night dam at Jamesburg broke away sending water rushing out by Friday morning. Officials attribute the failure to recent heavy rainfall and say repairs will be promptly made to restore service.
A Plainsboro church festival Wednesday evening drew a large crowd for a supper and music by the Second church orchestra. Profits were about 26 dollars. The Dayton Presbyterians plan their annual harvest home on July 26 with a sap supper and refreshments and good music.
The Sunday exercises matched the usual Children’s Day standard with an organ and orchestra in the Second church. Clarence Perrine opened with a cornet, Miss Marie Groves sang a soprano with fine effect, and organ selections were high quality. A moral on charm links health to well being, praising Electric Bitters for women’s health and beauty. 50c at N F Clayton’s. A Superstitious Musician notes Schumann’s beliefs at Vienna and later interest in table turning and spirit rapping with dreams of Mendelssohn and Schubert inspiring a theme.
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills claiming relief from constipation indigestion and restored appetite and energy. Priced at 25 cents at N F Clayton’s. The page also notes a Marconi dinner anecdote and a wanted to buy notice for prime real calves from Joan Stour Cranbury NJ.
Jamesburg Board of Education invites sealed bids for thirty six 4.5 percent coupon school bonds dated June 10 1911 payable at First National Bank Jamesburg. Auction June 26 1911 8 p m at Jamesburg School House and delivery June 30 1911. Bids require premium plus accrued interest 16 days and a 5 percent bid deposit.
The document presents the condition of First National Bank Jamesburg and a Middlesex county bank for June 7 1911 detailing loans and discounts overdrafts U S bonds circulation securities and reserve items. It includes cash items notes of other banks and redemption funds with the U S Treasurer and lists liabilities including capital stock profits deposits and various notes and checks.
James H. Conover administrator of Margaret Wilson deceased intends to exhibit final account for settlement and allowance in Middlesex Orphans Court on Friday June 23 1911 at 10 AM in the April 1911 term after auditing dated May 16 1911.
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