Cranbury Press Social Notes and Local Updates
Cranbury and surrounding communities see visits from residents of Allentown Trenton Newark Perth Amboy Jamesburg and East Orange. Local events include store employment changes, farm purchases and a horse death. Community notices report German measles cases and a church youth room project with a billiard table and reading tables at the Baptist Church Hightstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enoch Wilson
James Wilson
Allentown
Orchardside Farm
John H. Barclay
Oakland
Edith Kester
Edna Davison
Margaret Bergen
John Bergen
Locust Corner
W. Elmer Bergen
Emma Dey
Hightstown
Fred Yard’s
Trenton
H. M. Voorhees& Bro
Dey
Fred Appleget
Walter Rue
Harry Appleget
Alfred Bennett
Bennett
Franklin Bennett
Leroy Scott
B. Wickoff
Bergen
Newark
I. M. Cubberly
Carroll Barclay
George Davison
New York City
Alfred Perrine
Dutch Neck
Grover
Cunningham
The
Baptist Church
Hiytstown
Will Contest Probate Of John F Robbins Will
A caveat against probate of John F Robbins late of Hamilton Square was filed by Cassel R Ruhlman for Edward C Sharp and Mary S Hughes nephew and niece. No reasons are given for the contest. An estate valued around 5000 dollars was left to the house keeper. At Mrs E Harder's shop lace nets crochet and firm notions are offered including crochet cotton sewing silks stockings and ruffling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Robbins
Hamilton Square
Cornell
Cassel R. Ruhlman
Edward C. Sharp
Mary S. Hughes
Nice
Robbins
Mr. Robbins
Mrs
Cranbury High Defeats Hightstown High in Big Win
Cranbury High School baseball team defeated Hightstown High in a Saturday game highlighted by Harold Davison’s 14 strikeouts. The Cranbury offense exploded with 8 runs in the final innings while Davison allowed only 4 runs on 8 hits. Home runs came from C Schnell and Voorhees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbury High School
Hightstown High School
Harold Davison
Hightstown
Cranbury
C. Schnell
Voorhees
Davison
Hutchinson
Wycoff
Conway
Rheumatism Quickly Cured by Liniment
A Newton resident reports healing rheumatism in his arm after using Chamberlain's Liniment. The account claims the next morning's relief and endorses Chamberlain's Liniment for chronic muscular rheumatism, sold by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Chamberlin
Burch's Novelty Shop Offers Film Processing
After your joy ride or picnic, bring films to Burch's Novelty Shop in Hightotown for expert workmanship at 10 cents per roll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burch
Hightotown
Forman & Dicatusy Promote Hay Pressing Business in Dayton
Notice announces Forman and Dicatusy continuing the General Hay Pressing Business of John W. Errickson in Dayton New Jersey. They offer hay straw potatoes and may supply fertilizers grass seeds at fair prices with motto Fair and Honest Dealings. Also mentions Chamberlains Tablets as stomach disorder cure sold by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Reed
Mr. Reed
Everett Errickson
Dayton
Ancil Davison, Jr
John W. Errickson
N. J
Forman & Dicatusy
Notice to Contractors for Gravel Road Project Bid
Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders invites sealed proposals for Apple garth and Clarksburg Road gravel road from Perrinesville Hightstown road to Hightstown Manalapan road about 1 027 miles. Bids due June 1 at 2 30 pm in New Brunswick. Deposit for specs ten dollars. certified check of one thousand dollars required with bid. Board may reject any or all bids. A J Gebhardt director. May 8 15 22 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Chosen Freeholders
County of Middlesex
County Record Building
New Brunswick
Applegarth and
Clarksburg
Perrinesville-Hightstown
Hightstown
Manalapan
Alvin B. Fox
Perth Amboy
N. J
Thomas H. Hagerty
A. J. Gebhardt
County to Se" New Bridge Bid Notice for Devil's Brook
Middlesex County invites sealed bids Monday May 25 at 2 30 for building a steel and concrete bridge over Devil's Brook on the Aqueduct Plainsboro Cranbury Road. Plans and specs at County Engineer Perth Amboy and County Collector New Brunswick. Deposit five dollars and a bid bond of 200 dollars required. bond if awarded. Bids may be rejected in county discretion. Dates May 1 8 15 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Chosen Freeholders
County of Middlesex
County Record Building
New Brunswick
Devil’s Brook
Plainsboro- Cranbury Road
Alvin B. Fox
Perth Amboy
N. J
Thos. H. Hagerty
A. J. Gebhardt
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the Cranbury . Press
Jennie Everett
Sadie Stuits
Railroad Avenue
Cranbury Neck
Bertram &. Clayton
Marion
Edna Hutton
Monmouth Junction
Thomas Hutton
Clifford Stults
Asbury Park
Alex. S. Stults
Elsie Bergen
Helen Butcher
Myra Winner
Minnie Havens
George Spratford
Lawrence Havens
Russell Spratford
Leon Creig
Addison McDougall
Frank &. Davis Jr
East Orange
T. Lewis and Son
John I. Rue
Ezra
Emma Mershon
Smith College
Park Place
Claire Moore
Raymond Lawrence
Trent Theatre
Clementine Lewis
Mrs. Heath
Jamesburg
Jacob Rogers
William Conway
William Mastergon
H. H. Gifford
Highland Park
F. A. Brown
Frank Perrine
Lewis Schenck
Symmes Duncan
Englishtown
John F. TenBroeck
Allison E. Dey
Harry Lewis
Mount Holly
Chamberlain
Alf
Arthur Clayton
Henry Conover
H. T. Pullen
Aaron Britton
Plainsboro
William Conover
H. C. Symmes
Mies Adelaide Everingham
Charles Symmes
B. B. Kadetsky
Reuben Reynolds
W. H. Johnson
G. W. Burroughs
William Bergen
Johnson House
John H. VanDerveer
Burtroughs Place
Yonkers Statesman
Cranbury High
Hightstown High
Hightstown H
Asher W. Bissert
Camden
Philadelphia
Sellon
Haines
Neer Ponna RR. R
Markee St
Ferries
Federal ST. Camden
Nlt
W. E. Groves & Son
W. Ruessley Silvens
Stone
Cranbury, N. J
Rhode Island
Wm. Belt
Berkshire R
Grices
C. R. Zacharias
Eagle Hall Block
Albert Wade
J. H. Goodwin
H. Lewis Schanck
Sunnymead Poultry, Farm
Princeton, N. J
H. C. Swentzel
C. Chandler
Princeton
Ernest L. Stults
Prospect Plains
Lemuel Stults
BABY
R. J. Keppel
N. R. F. D. Phowne
Keystone
Keystone Foods
Taylor Bros
Market St. Camden
P. Dunham
Trenton, N. J
Dresden
America
Trenton Music Festival
Trenton, New Jersey
Christ
Madame Schumann-Heink
Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra
Madame Homer
Metropolitan Orchestra
Trenton Festival Chorus
Alma Gluck
Herbert Witherspoon
Evan Williams
Sophie Braslau
Holmes E. la Rue
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