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Cranbury Press

Location

Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1896

Page

2

Prison building bids awarded to Julia Barlow in Trenton

The State Prison Building Committee opened bids for a cooking and storage building and a boiler house, awarding the contract to Julia Barlow of Trenton for 27728.23 dollars. A double murder in Trenton stunned residents, with Annie Anderson and Joseph Graham dying from a dining room clash, followed by intensified police interest and graveyardly details from the scene.

State Prison Building Committee Julia Barlow Trenton

Aged Farmer Attempts Self Harm Over Engagement

Charles I. Mertz, 63, a Sharon area farmer, cut his throat Saturday in a suicide attempt driven by unrequited love for Miss Sophia Dietz, 20. The engagement had been announced in February but was broken off after months of family opposition. He survived. Dietz’s family refuses further comment.

Jarrasuru Charles I. Mertz Sharon Mertz Sophia Dietz New York Mins Diets Martz Diete

Mercer County Board moves to study bridge over Peddie Lake

The Mercer County Board of Freeholders adopted Hutchinsons resolution to appoint a committee to plan a bridge at Peddie Lake in Hightstown. The panel includes M Schenck and R M J Smith. a petition from East Windsor residents supported the project. Opponents were Buldland and others, while a five-member committee was named to act under the resolution.

Mercer County Board of Freebollers Hutchinson Peddie Lake Hightstown M. Schenck R. M J. Smith Buldland Sod Hoe Mevsia Janey Dentson Furman Messrs Haremanon Dilatush Dennison Patson Page

New Jersey Union Leaders to Attend Program and Books Released

The New Jersey Union with Bishop Walters will feature Rev J Clement Frenel Rev Ford Ottman and Rev L BR Dyott of Newark. The New Jersey Endeavorers plan a reception at the First Presbyterian Church led by Rev T DeWitt Talmage. The Boston United Society publishes three practical Endeavorer books by Amos RK Welle Prayer Meeting Methods Our Unions Local Evenings.

Amos RK. Welle C. E

Weather Report Still Favors Farming Despite Drought

The weekly weather for Brexantos shows generally favorable farming conditions with crop gains in most areas. Drought bangs northern meadows and corn turning yellow from lack of moisture, while soil remains too hard to plow and frost damaged early potatoes and strawberries in the coastal middle region.

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