Local Cranbury notes from May 1909 Cranbury Press
Mr and Mrs John 8 Silvera and Mrs Ella Stults registered at Had don Hall Atlantic City with Mrs B W Dunham of Trenton. John Frazier of Philadelphia opens Sunday at H J Groves and returns with Mrs Frazier. Multiple visits and social rounds noted across Cranbury Peacefully. Rev J S Van Dyke from Hightstown visiting. others include A B Edwall making property alterations in South Cranbury and several trips to Atlantic City Newark and Philadelphia.
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John 8
Silvera
Ella Stults
Haddon Hall
Atlantic City
B. W. Dunham
Trenton
John Frazier
Philadelphia
H. J. Groves
Mrs. Frazier
van Dyke
Hightstown
Perrine
Veo Dyke
Pennsylvania
M. A. Rue
John Ten Broeck
Perth Amboy
George Duncan
Mra BL. McDowell
Teano Bogert
Bi Della Bergen
Jamnesburg
George Puerschaer
Spotswood
Emma Harder
Philadelph
Edwall
South Cranbury
Edward van Dyke
Newark
James van Dyke
Mary Hagaman
Hopewell Sodabe
Gondieton
N. F. Clayton
R. F. Willis
Panngrove
Willis
Auto
Joseph Wicolf
Prospect Plains
Charles Groves
Harold Appleget
Jo. Trent
Georges Applegat
Con Nor
Man
J. Walter Wattweight
J. H. Goodwin
Irving W. Dey
Pueblo
Colorado
Lydia Davison
Wm. F. Perrine
Lewis Appleger
Charles Davis
Middlesex County
Milltown
Joseph Gordon
B. P. Stillwell
Lawrence
Harry Farr
Floyd Evans
Harvey EB. Dey
Frank Brodhead
Elizabeth
C. B. Baker
Geo. B. van Dyke
Upper Lehigh
H. Perrine
Edwin Rue
South Amboy
Cranbury
Brainerd
Rue Wue
Union Valley
28Th Regiment
N. J
Fredrickeburg
Chancellorsville
Wyckoff
Jersey City
The Reading Circle closes year with readings and music
The Ladies Reading Circle met at The Maples the home of Mrs A A Duncan. Readings by Mrs Duncan and Miss Clara Chamberlin and a song by Miss Anna Chamberlin followed by elections for next year including President Mrs H A C Bummen and Vice President Mrs W H Johnson. Refreshments of lemonade and wafers were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beausuial
A. A. Duncan
W.H. Johnson
Mra
J. F. Curry
B.S. Barclay
H. Perrine
Chas
Hoffman
Clara Chamberlin
N. F. Clayton
Hightstown Juniors beat Cranbury in high-scoring error filled game
Saturday's clash saw the Hightstown Juniors defeat Cranbury by 8 to 5 as errors shaped the contest. Burroughs and Applegate were new lineup movers while Stout shifts promised Cranbury's weakness to close. Kingston brings a strong test next with a good crowd hoped to attend.
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Hightstown Juniors
Cranbury
Burroughs
Applegate
Phares
Stout
Rightield
Kingston
Eden of New Jersey Cranbury Celebrated in Perth Amboy Visit
A Perth Amboy News correspondent extols Cranbury as the Eden of New Jersey praising its pretty homes, well kept grounds and paved streets. The piece notes concrete sidewalks, macadamized streets, ample water, electric lights, one hotel, no saloon, three churches, a fine graded school, and a dam with a W C T U fountain.
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Cranbury
Atrangera
New Jersey
Perth Amboy News
Deachblog
Newa
England
Lord Cranbury
Middlesex County
W.C.T U
Camden
From Chicago to New York Walker Schumann Passes Cranbury
John Schumann crossed Cranbury at eight on Wednesday as he walked from Chicago to New York on a $1000 wager. He wheeled a wheel barrow and paced 40 to 67 miles daily, aiming to finish May 29 in 300 hours of walking, challenging any walker to race 1000 to 6000 miles for $10000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schumann
Chicago
New York
Cranbury
Schumann
First Natioonl Bank
Jamonsburg
New Jersey
M. I. Voorhees
Sumenburg
Prospect Plains strawberry festival on Wednesday evening
Prospect Plains Sunday School to hold a strawberry festival in the old schoolhouse on Prospect Plains on Wednesday evening June second weather permitting. Good music promised. New feature Danube sturgeon fry may be raised in American rivers with large caviar profits possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monmouth Junction
Mechanics Hall
Prospect Plains
Danube
United States
Bowers
Horace G. Knowles
Kounsais
Servia
Bulgaria
Nicaragua
Kvowlen
Roumania
Hudson
Delaware
Susquehanna
Potomac
Dr King’s New Discovery Praised By Beals Resident
Mrs A I Alley of Beals Maine touts Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs colds and lung trouble claiming the medicine proved best for her family and others. She notes quick relief and surprising cures across conditions including bronchial issues and sore throat. Trial bottle free and guaranteed by N F Clayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iva Supreme
N. F. Clayton
Fire Devours Six Keanbey Homes Hurting Hungarian Families
A late night blaze at Deak's grocery store in Keanbey destroyed six occupied houses. The estimated loss is $15,000 as the town with no water supply fights flames on high ground. Royal department and Perth Amboy crews aided by pottery workers helped, leaving a dozen families homeless and many roofs open for camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keanbey
Deak
Royal Department
Perth Amboy
McCall Patterns Promotes Style and Broad Availability
McCall Patterns celebrates fit, reliability, and sampling with widespread sales in the United States and Canada. McCall’s Magazine claims more subscribers than any fashion mag, offering a 50 cent subscription with a sample tree pattern and inducements for agents inclining postal premiums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCall
Unital
Canada
Postal
Addreay the McCall CO
37Th St
New York
Potatoes Crisis Seen as Looming for United States
The article warns that a potato famine could strike the United States as it did in Ireland. It notes the U S does not grow enough potatoes for domestic needs and imports are rising to serve Atlantic coast cities. Secretary Wilson seeks soil restoration and higher potato production to avert a repeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
United Kingdom
United States
Department of Agriculture
Atlantic Coast
Wilson
Local Social Notes from Princeton Area
Richard Rowland of Princeton visits daughter in law Fred Cook and plans a month long trip to Richmond Virginia with his brother. Rebecca Bergen visits Ocean Grove cottage. Mary and Hiram Cook attend Pennington Church anniversary. Various locals host guests and prepare church additions and foundation work with contractor Harry N. Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myre
Richard Rowland
Princeton
Fred Cook
Rowland
Richmond
Rebecca Bergen
Ocean Grove
The
Presbyterian Church
Harry N. Scott
Abbie W. Bergen
Jamesburg
David Post
Man Confesses to Wife's Shocking Killing in Perth Amboy
George Vez admits shooting his wife in Huntington Street area after she left him and later found her body near the city outskirts. He says she no longer cared for him and that he acted after taking her to a secluded spot. Police accompany him to the scene as details unfold.
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Perth Amboy
George Vez
James Mulligan
Mulligan
Vez
Theman
Quinlan
Robert Harding
Huntington Eiher
Conia
Ste
Burke
Nanonth
Gia City
Huntington Street
Franklin Furnace
Wat
Mia
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Frank Adams
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Trenton, N. J
W. Irving Btults
William FH. Varian
Wiliam B. Varian
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Mery
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Blank
Homer
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W. H. Johnson
Talla M. Mount
Albert BR. Mownt
Taylor Mount
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Smith’s
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Columbia Brussels
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