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Cranbury Press

Location

Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1896

Page

3

Local Church Notices and Community Updates

Second Church Banbath Bohoool holds prayer lessons and home Christ serving sessions led by Miss Mattie Holman and Rev. J. Van Dyke. Messages note guest Enora Rowland, visitors from New York, and local social visits. Reports update on potato sale error, a cow plane purchase for a daughter, and tributes including the death of Mary Culver with funeral details.

Mies Mattie Holman Mary Culver Catharine van Hore Old Church Kingston

Anniversary of Rev J H Van Dyke Installation at Cranbury

May 18 marks 27 years since Rev J. H. Van Dyke was installed as pastor of Second Presbyterian Church Cranbury. Decoration Day features include a Strawberry Festival at Odd Fellows Hall by church youth groups with tea cream and confections for sale. Also Dayton Gun Club holds an Open Sweepstake shoot at Monmouth Junction grounds on Decoration Day May 30 with shooting from 10 AM to 5 PM.

J. 8 van Dyke Second Presbyterian Church Cranbury First Presbyterian Church Odd Fellows’ Hall Dayton Gun Club Monmouth Junction

Township School Debate and Local Tragedy Observed

The article describes a long debate over building a new graded school near Cranbury with lots chosen between Dancan and Applegate and the community vote on funding. It includes personal views from DO Lewis and records a May 6 1896 Cranbury Council meeting honoring John Davison with mourning resolutions and draping of the charter for thirty days.

Soan Dancan Applegate Weither Pablic Noores Lote Tam Lewis Cranbury Warneas John Davison Opansung D. W. Craton Quirin W. P. Pennine

Weekly Hall entertainment and local notices in truncated form

The article describes nightly entertainment under Mr A D Esta with changing programs and a children's matinee at 2 PM. It highlights a high character concert by a Trenton quartet at Hightstown Presbyterian, praising soprano Carolyn Barber-Biddle and other artists. It notes an April 15 church program, a recount request by St George Kenison, a death of Ex-Sheriff Acken, a trolley car lightning incident, and local shop arrivals at A H Souw.

A. D’esta Fsat Trenton Carolyn Barber- Biddle Biahle Robertson Tanner Patience Bradford Parker Dickingon Alte Rhodes New Brarewick Traction Co George Street

Flower bunches and bouquets price list notice

A list of flower prices including roses tied at 45c a bunch of one dozen lilacs 49c pinks 39c violets with leaves 4c French foliage 49c and French daisies 69c an assorted lot of flowers priced six and a half to seven cents per bunch

Panama

Small Lots Limit Sale Projections

A terse note indicates many of the available parcels are too small to promise more than a single day of service. Three pieces to a customer imply limited supply and quick turnover expectations.

Spring fabrics sale offers mohair and silk novelties

The ad lists mohair, brilliantines, and silk style novelties in navy, myrtle, golden brown and black, 40 inches wide, 50c goods at 25c. Silk warp novelties, normally 98c, 40 to 45 inch widths, offered at 49c. Black and white checks available in multiple sizes, 25c to 59c. Fancy woven mohair lines feature many styles, with prices 25c, 39c, 49c and 69c.

Brodlett Trenton

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