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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1897
Page
3
The Cranbury area lists church services led by Rev. J. E. Curry and Rev. W. Greenbank with topics on labor and faith. Community notices report insurance moves, medical appointments, and a bank cashier relocation. A Goodwin Band rehearsal, a May 12 tale by Thomas Peppler, and a driving park track opening May 29 with multiple classes are noted.
The sermon links Paul’s Macedonian call to church mission and world events, urging Christian duty. A second Grand Concert by the Hightstown Oratorio Society, forty voices, Presbyterian Church, next Tuesday evening May lith at 8 PM, benefits Christian Endeavor societies. admission 25 cents.
Under amising eliies the Women's Homa n Presbyterial Society of the Monmouth Presbytery gathered at Ornbors to the Firet' Church yesterday. The church was prettily decorated with palms ferns and blossoms. The exercises opened at 10 o'clock with Mrs E Ornig presiding and consisted of devotions business reports and papers and short talks on giving. At 12 collation was served in the chapel. The meeting reconvened at 2 o'clock and composed devotions. A duet by Mrs Marcus Farr and Mrs George Borroughs violin solo Miss Maude Borroughs and an address on the Mountain people of the South by Mrs Pingry of New York City. Mrs Pingry an interesting speaker was very much fired. Attendance at both meetings was large with about forty delegates. Officers elected for the year President Mrs J E Carry Cranbury Jan Vice President Mrs S E Craig Tennent 2d Vice President Mrs Zandt Jamesburg Rep Secretary Mrs Somers Barrington Cor Secretary Mrs I S Long Freehold Treasurer Mrs H V Deshler Hightstown Secretary of Bands Miss Virginia Wyckoff Hightstown. Tomorrow night in Odd Fellows Hall the Royal Council No 139 Jr O U A M Minstrel Troupe of Monmouth Jans don will give a Minstrel and Olio entertainment for the benefit of the Council Admission 20c Children 10c Reserved seats 25c Certain rises at 8 o'clock. The program follows: PART 1.
Alfred Pests presents a fall line of wallpaper and goods at Goodwins and Crankey Coat Co. Lehigh coal available at the yard on Prospect Plain at low prices. Electric Bitters advertised as a remedy for female complaints and general ailments. Health and strength promised with fifty cents to one dollar at N F Clayton's Drug Store.
Women and misses jackets with velvet collars priced at 2.98 and 4.49, plus cloth capes with velvet collars offered at 98 cents. This catalog-style sale promotes fashionable outerwear as bargains, highlighting surprising value compared with double the price.
Millinery offers trimmed and untrimmed hats and bonnets with ribbons flowers feathers and laces. Dress goods present dark shades light colors and 100 styles from 10c yard. Black goods 50 styles from 17c yard with 10 percent savings on purchases. Silks trimmings linings laces ruchings and buttons accompany the newest braids gimps and ornaments.
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