Sunday Church Services and Events Noted
First Presbyterian will host Sunday morning service by Rev. J. Curry with a Mother's Day message on Jesus and His Mother John 2 12. Sunday School at 10 and a community service at 7 30 p m with a parable of a trustee that failed. Second Presbyterian and Schultz Memorial M E also listed with their pastors. The ME Society of the First Church meets next Sunday evening at 6 30 with the subject High Ideals led by Charles Butcher.
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First Presbyterian
J. Curry
Jesus
First Kinga
Second Presbyterian
Frederick Schweitzer
M.E. Society of the First Church
Charles Butcher
Light Bearers Mission Band Meeting Notice
Light Bearers mission band of the First Presbyterian church will meet in the chapel on Friday afternoon May 14 at 3 45 o clock.
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Light Bearers
Light Bearers Mission
First Presbyterian Church
Helping Hand Society to Meet Friday Afternoon
The Helping Hand Society of the First Church will meet with Mrs. Grover Stukte Friday afternoon May 14 at 2:30 o'clock.
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Helping Hand Society of the “First Church
Grover Stukte
Clean Up Day and Grange Activities in May
Clean Up Day will occur Saturday on the sidewalk with teams removing rubbish. Pioneer Grange confers the Third and Fourth degrees on a candidate class at the May meeting, with refreshments afterward. Remaining store items to be auctioned that evening. Goodwin's Band booked for Decoration Day events in Hightstown and Hillsdale with a Princeton Commencement engagement. Peddie Musicians give a concert at Second Presbyterian chapel on May 12. Woman's Club of Cranbury reschedules to May 12 with an NJ Experiment Station speaker on Home Economics.
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Pioneer Grange
Grange
Goodwin
Hightstown
Hillsdale
N. J
Princeton
Woman’s Club of
Cranbury
Samuel Perrine
New Jersey Experiment Station of
New Brunswick
Medal Contest At Methodist Church May 10 In Cranbury
On Monday evening May 10 the Medal Contest will be held at the Cranbury Methodist Church at 8 o clock under Union No 2 of the Woman s Christian Temperance Union. A silver offering will be taken at the close of the contest. Chester Snow burial plans announced. The body from Poughkeepsie N Y will be interred at the Second Church cemetery on Sunday May 9 at 8 o clock Friends are invited to attend. Autoists Have Narrow Escape In Port Mercer Paul Seleskey his baby and two men share a car as it strikes the bridge railing Capotesti thrown out slightly hurt others uninjured
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Methodist ‘Church
Union No. 2
Woman’s Christian Temperance ‘Union
Chester Snow
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Cranbury
Paul Seleskey
John Cspotosti
Port Mercer
Capotesti
34th Annual Meeting of Monmouth Presbytery Women Missionary Society
The Woman's Home Missionary Society met Thursday at First Presbyterian Church Freehold with strong attendance. Programs included a dyronologue The Life of a Mormon Girl and an address by Rev. Wm J. Bell of the Iron Range Minnesota. Solo by Eleanor Ward. Cranbury and Second Church delegates attended.
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The
Woman’s Wome Missionary Society of Monmouth Presbytery
First Presbyterian Church
Freehold
Henry White
Wm J. Bell
Iron Range
Bell
Iron
Minnesota
Misa Eleanor Ward
First Presbyterian Church of
Cranbury
J B. Perrine
A H. Symmes
Wm. P. Brown
M. Perrine
Andrew Perrine
George Thomas
Allison Dey
Albert Disborough
J. E. Curry
C. P Emmons
I. D Barclay
Silvera
Ella Stuka
Richard Hagerty
Wm N. Hughes
Jobo Bennett
E.O Wilson
David Griggs
Addie Tantum
Mary Hughes
Fire at Walker Gordon Farms destroys barn
A Thursday fire at Walker-Gordon Farms destroyed one barn and damaged silos while other buildings were threatened. The Cranbury fire engine arrived in six minutes, aided by Orewbury and Princeton companies. Loss estimated at about 10 000 dollars with insurance. Thirty cows and nine bulls saved from flames. The dairy firm operates 2300 acres with 1000 head of livestock and ships high grade milk nationwide.
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Walker-Gordon Farms
Orewbury Fire Company
Princeton Fire Company
Cranbury
E. C Wilson
Walker-Gordon Company Conducta
United States
No Action In Suit Over Frozen Medicine At Garage
A jury found no cause for action in the Morrisville case of Dr. Gioacchino Stabili vs Leon Ely trading as the Hightstown Garage. Stabili claimed medicines were ruined when he was detained for a disputed bill during freezing weather. Ely countered Stabili stayed to settle the bill. Attorney Charles Wheelans represented Stabili, Aaron V. Dawes represented Ely.
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Gioacchino Stabili
Morrisville
Leon Ely
Hightstown
Montgomery
Trenton
Stabili
Ely
Dr. Stabili
Charles Wheelans
Geraghty & Wheelans
Aaron V. Dawes
Robbery of Freight Cars at Jamesburg
A nighttime raid in the Upper Jamesburg freight yard of the Pennsylvania Railroad led to a battle with detectives. Forty two cars were broken open and merchandise worth thousands was stolen as thieves fled in a moving van and touring car after a gunfight with Detective Vandenburg.
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Jamesburg
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Helmetta
Prospect Plains
T. Slack
Vandenburg
Burlington
Frances Whitcomb
W. N. Hughes
Honor Roll by Grade Lists April Perfect Attendance
April perfect attendance honors recorded across grades from First to Seventh. Notable names include Franklin Sofield Alice Barcalow William Western Francis Denison Mabel Cane Mazie Cullen Elizabeth Ellis Evelyn Oehler Grace Western Winifred White in First Grade. Other grade lists feature Katherine Collins Roland Clayton Celeste Mason Herbert Johnson Carl Laird Wayne Stahl Olive Jones Maer E Perrine Madeline Perrine Janina Zdancewick Florence Martin Jamea Hiker Martin Sulovski Grover Bennett Alberta Dey Mary Hoffman Irene Michaelson Lu ella Reid Dorothy Ridley Anne Scott Abraham Ryskind Clifford Hendrickson Virginia Pullen Alice Scott Rose Vincent Kathryn Schnell Josephine Stryker Carl Hiker Herman Stout Leo Hoffman Harry Hendrick son Melyina Vincent Mildred Hagert Clara Applegate Alberta Applegate May Dolan Beatrice Johnson Katherine Sulovski Donald Campbell James Davison Clifford Laird Rudolph Perrine Stanley Owena Estella Davison Viola Nixon.
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Katherine Collins
Roland Clayton
Celeste Mason
Herbert Johnson
Carl Laird
Wayne Stahl
Olive Jones
Maer E. Perrine
Madeline Perrine
Janina Zdancewick
Florence Martin
Jamea Hiker
Martin Sulovski
Grover Bennett
Alberta Dey
Mary Hoffman
Irene Michaelson
Luella Reid
Dorothy Ridley
Anne’ Scott
Abraham Ryskind
Clifford Hendrickson
Virginia Pullen
Alice Scott
Rose Vincent
Kathryn Schnell
Josephine Stryker
Carl Hiker
Herman Stout
Leo Hoffman
Harry Hendrickson
Melyina Vincent
Mildred Hagert
Clara Applegate
Alberta Applegate
May Dolan
Beatrice Johnson
Franklin Sofield
Alice Barcalow
William Western
Francis Denison
Mabel Cane
Mazie Cullen
Elizabeth Ellis
Evelyn Oehler
Grace Western
Winifred White
Samuel Michaelson
Irving Bennett
James Dey
Katherine Sulovski
Donald Campbell
James Davison
Clifford Laird
Rudolph Perrine
Stanley Owena
Estella Davison
Viola_Nixon
Peddie Institute Glee and Mandolin Club Concert
The Glee and Mandolin Club of Peddie Institute will give a concert Wednesday evening at the Second Presbyterian Chapel. The varied program includes negro Hawaiian and classical selections with solos, a dramatic sketch, and a camping trip suggestion. The advertisement also promotes Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy for travel and trips.
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Glee and Mandolin Cluba
Peddie Institute
Second Presbyterian Chapel
Glee Club
Strubel
Mandolin Club
Parks
Cranbury approves bonds for township hall and fire company
Cranbury Township Committee passes second reading of an ordinance to issue 13000 dollars in bonds for purchasing a site and erecting buildings to serve as a township hall meeting place and housing for the Volunteer Fire Company. Bonds of 500 dollars each, 26 in total, mature from one to thirteen years with 5 percent interest. A public meeting is set for May 17 1920 at Odd Fellows Hall to consider final passage.
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Cranbury
County OF
Middlesex
New Jersey
Sid
United States of America
Ordnbury
Odd Fellows Hall
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First Church M. E. Society
Peddie
Peddie Mandolin and Glee Clubs
Christian Endeavor Society
Woman’s Club
Fisk
Cleveland, O
Ohio
Gracey
Weidt
F. Wilson
Wean
Sobby Jingo
Jones
Glee Club Hawaian
Schwabe
Darling
Ferris
McCardy
Murphy
Prof. Swetland
M. B. Fox
State of
Jose Phn
C. Chamberlin
LtRoyn Scortr
William M. Cox
Ownship ‘Committee
First National Bank
J. S., Rogers & Son
Highistown, N. J
R. A. Donnelly
State Street
Broad
Trenton, N. di
Horace Mann
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