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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1895
Page
3
The town's stores boast wide assortments with Snow's offering dresses and trims for ladies and children and Blauvelt's advertising silks, cotton goods, and inexpensive black crepe. Community notes mention residents visiting Casville and Philadelphia, telegraph changes, church events, and local improvements.
Mr and Mrs J E Bennett hosted about fifty friends on Thursday evening with pleasant talk and music by Goodwins Band. A wagon mishap on Mr A Olus farm caused a wagon and horses to collide, with no serious injuries. Children’s day exercises filled Union Valley Church on June 16 with strong crowd turnout and commendable singing. Ezekiel Gordon, longtime Republican leader in Washington township, died at 70 from cancer. Funeral at Windsor M E Church Saturday. Junior Endeavorers joined Seniors at First Church in a ceremonial transfer. Rev John Lowrey, longtime Hackettstown pastor, died at home. widow Lydia Clark survived. Weather and crops discussed. optimism about a fertile region despite spring setbacks. A collapse occurred in a well at the Asbury Park Water Works project, delaying progress for two weeks to two months.
A Friday mission meeting at the Second Church chapel led by Rev. Dr. Van Dyke reported on delegates from the Ladica society to the Woman's Foreign Missionary society gathering in Philadelphia. Delegates Mrs. Zandt of Jamonborg and Mrs. Elis Stults of Cranbury shared papers on India, with music and short addresses praising women’s role in missions amidmixed reactions about male devotion and equal rights within families.
A local advertisement touts embroideries and fabrics in white goods season with Cam ic and Swiss Muslins, India Linen, Organdie, and Dotted Swiss. It highlights low prices on shirts, Percale, Chambray, Jaconet, and Scotch Gingham, plus silk vests, night robes, and essentials, urging readers to watch Friday and Saturday papers for savings.
The text urges farmers to fertilize and cultivate corn and potatoes sparingly while properly spraying and tending fruit trees, which could return two to three times as much per acre. It contrasts potential profits and advises prioritizing fruit tree care over staple crops for higher gains.
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