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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1914
Page
4
A reflective essay laments fading farm neighborhood friendships as modern life grows busier and more tiring. The author recalls fireside chats tea and books shared with neighbors, urges reclaiming simple courtesies, and warns hurried living crushes humble community bonds once cherished by J. W.
Princeton University will receive 265420 as the residue of Dr. Frank Hartley estate upon the death of Mrs. Emma Hartley. An additional 5000 was given outright. The trust provides life benefit to Mrs. Hartley. In a separate report Clark Applegate 15 years old drowned while canoeing near Princeton after a friendly race with a hat loss and paddle impact noted on his head.
A group of local youths formed a baseball club with Chick Hoffmann as pitcher. Lineup includes Clifford Stults catcher Arthur Burroughs first base Claire Moore second base David Lewis short stop Charles Symmes third base Willard Grove left field Charles Schnell center field Harry Schnell right field Rue Grover and Harold Davison as substitutes. They plan to book games with out of town junior teams. This Saturday they travel to Jamesburg to face State Home. On July 4 they meet Cranbury colored giants in Cranbury. Cranbury Senior Ball Club travels to Hopewell. Cranbury Juniors visit Jamesburg to play State Home Club. Yale defeated Harvard 9 to 4 in a series clincher. Harvard led 4-0 but Yale rallied with late hits. Mahon and Osborn pitched. Way and Hunter batted.
In Philadelphia small churchyard plots once used for interments are eyed as new playground spaces. Ministers back the plan, noting congested districts lack sport areas. The Playgrounds Association aims to repurpose unused graveyard corners, not large burial grounds, for safe outdoor recreation in city centers.
Cranbury High School baseball beat Hightstown High 7 to 6 to end the season. Willard Grove hit a ninth inning homer after tied games, as Cranbury benefited from Hightstown errors and pitcher Chick Hoffman allowed two hits. Cranbury finishes 7 wins in 9 games.
Cranbury defeated New Egypt 9 to 5 in 12 innings in the annual series opener. Walsh tripled with two down in the 12th, Rommell singled to drive him home, and Zickwolf followed with a three bagger. Masterson belted a home run as Cranbury surged late.
Princeton defeated Yale 1 to 0 in a tight pitchers battle between Deyo and Way on the Polo grounds. Hanks started the scoring with a fourth inning single and Princeton added the run on Gill’s infield out. Swibart injured a leg and was replaced by Pumpelly. Yale fielded superbly with Gill, Falsey, Green, and Laird making sparkling plays.
Jack Turner of the White Studio and Willis McCrenhagan of Princeton launch an 18 foot Kennebec canoe named Grace M B for a two to three month voyage from Wilmington down the Delaware to Chesapeake Bay then the Potomac to Great Falls Virginia. They carry camping gear cameras and printing equipment for on the road studio work with a magazine slated to publish photos.
The new white brick boat house near Carnegie Lake offers modern boating amenities funded by the 1876 class. It houses bells for varsity, freshmen, and four oared crews, a reception room on the second floor, and a balcony with lake views. Built by Mathews Construction Company of Princeton.
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