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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1913
Page
1
The message notes the Sunday evening talks on athletics will end unless someone requests an unaddressed phase. It mentions next Sunday morning a meeting with the board of stewards after the service.
The Society of the First Presbyterian Church will meet in the chapel Sunday evening for a consecration service. The subject is Love not the World and Charles Butcher will serve as reader.
The Ladies Reading Circle will meet next Thursday afternoon May 15 at Mrs. Anna Spaulding's home. The subject is Capada and the program is led by Mrs. Samuel Perrine and Miss Marie Groves.
The Plainsboro Presbyterian Church youth group prepares a late May program likely May 27 featuring a farce titled Modern Politics and a variety of musical numbers.
The Spring Reception of the Ladies Reading Circle is scheduled for next Wednesday evening May 14. Miss Elva Chamberlin and Mrs Clifford Cheimberlin will attend as hosts.
Miss Julia Errickson entertains a large group of young friends at a variety shower Saturday evening in honor of Miss Mary Farr who will wed Wesley Everatt Errickson on May 21. Attendees listed include Mabel Sefton Florence Stimpson Elizabeth Robinson Cora Rowland Dewitt Turner and many others from Trenton Bound Brook Princeton Freehold and Cranbury.
On Monday Road Supervisor John D. Chamberlin led street dust laying to improve summer comfort. Saturday saw eight swan boats placed on the lake, purchased by the Village Improvement Society and fitted by Samuel Perrine and Blaine Davison for use.
Mrs F. Mra. F. Barcalow entertained a number of boys Saturday afternoon in honor of her son S Emerson Barcalow s tenth birthday Fifteen boys attended with games and a fine supper The table held a birthday cake with ten burning candles Attendees included Enos Hutchinson Ernest M Perrine Rudolph Perrine Charles Brown Fred Strang Clarence Conover Douglass Chamberlin Newell Davis Lewis Chamberlin Walter Wright Wilton Wright Elmer Everett Isadore Juris Himan Jurig
The Fruit Gleaners Mission Band gathered Sunday afternoon in the Second Presbyterian chapel for a young ladies meeting led by Miss Clara Bergen. The program centered on China with the text Under Marching Orders and included readings, vocal and piano solos, an address by Mrs OC H Bandy of India, and an offering prayer.
At the eighty third Central Local Union of Christian Endeavor convention in Cranbury First Presbyterian Church the board of managers voted to celebrate the unions twenty fifth anniversary. The anniversary will be held at Hightstown Baptist Church in September with an all day program. Member societies include Hightstown Baptist and several Presbyterian churches plus Union Valley Protestant and Cranbury Second Presbyterian. Rev. J E Curry of Cranbury serves as president.
The Rev. George Asoworth Burslem will begin his pastorate at Plainsboro Presbyterian Church next Sunday morning May eleventh. A Princeton Theological Seminary graduate seven years ago he has served in Baltimore Maryland. The congregation plans a royal welcome and contracts have been awarded for a new manse to begin work at once.
Miss Harriette Osborn married William E K C Thompson at 5 p m in Dayton Ohio. Rev James B Clark officiated under wisteria and dogwood arch with Miss Henrietta Osborn singing. The couple will reside in Hutchinson Kansas with a Western church career planned for Thompson.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Dutch Neck Church will hold a Strawberry Festival in their chapel on Thursday evening of next week May 1st. Strawberries cake and ice cream will be served and good music will add to the enjoyment of the evening.
The Prospect Plains Sunday school will host the annual Strawberry Festival Thursday evening May 22 at the old school house. Music by the Jamesburg Concert Band at seven o'clock if weather is stormy the next evening.
Former United States Senator Frank O Briggs died at his Trenton home on Thursday after a long illness. His wife and son Frankland Briggs a Princeton graduate practicing law in New York were at his bedside. He had been in poor health for about a year but remained active until a month ago.
George A. Bennett of Trenton spends the summer with George B. Ely and family. Mrs. Wm. P. Gibson and daughter Margaret stay a week with Mrs. Margaret Chamberlin at Spring Lake. D. P. Johnson and wife spent Wednesday in Trenton. Mrs. P. H. Johnson and daughter Elsie spent Tuesday in Trenton. Clifford G. Brown visits Freehold Tuesday. Lumbago from rheumatism treated with Chamberlains Liniment sold by all dealers.
Yard’s offers fresh arrivals of stamped tan linen pillow tops at 50c and 25c items, 29c cross stitch embroideries, stamped center pieces for darning at 25e, library runners 25c to 29c, $1.00, filet embroidery pieces and pillow tops 50c, bureau scarfs 75c, filet ribbon 5c, stamped pique baby carriage robes and straps 10c, crepe voile shirt waists and lawn 50c.
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