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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1915
Page
1
The First Presbyterian Church offers Sabbath morning sermons titled The Restless Rest based on Isaiah 28 20 and Sabbath evening The Rest of Faith from Hebrews 4 3 preached by Rev J E Curry. Second Presbyterian Church presents morning sermon Saul and the Witch of Endor by Rev Warren Elsing.
Sunday services include morning worship and communion led by J W Marshall D D with a 7 30 pm sermon on The Task of the Church The First Quarterly Conference follows the morning service A Chatauqua lecture Hitting the Funny Bone by Rev John G Cornwell May 25 26 features a Bible class meeting and a Presbyterian study night Also Steinbachs 45th spring opening sale May 22 29 at Asbury Park plus obituary of William S Covert longtime D P Forst Co vice president The report notes his rise from clerk to VP and his Trenton mercantile career
The congregation reelected three outgoing trustees for three years on Wednesday evening. Current board members are W. Russell Silvers president Willis Applegate C. C. Groves Wm. C. Rogers Chas H Farr I. Everett C. P. Emmons John Major Ernest Stults. The annual report will be circulated soon. Mrs. D W Clayton to host Ladies Reading Circle May 26 with program on Dutch literature and language.
Miss Minnie Sutton hosted a Saturday dinner with pink and white décor using sweet peas and lilies of the valley. After the meal guests included Miss Stella Schumaker, Miss Annie Sutton, Miss Emma Ford, Miss Clementine Lewis, Mrs. J. J. Bradley, Mrs. Wilfert, Miss Hattie Lewis, Miss Clara Bergen, Miss Bessie Bergen, Miss Julia Scudder, Miss Della Bergen, Miss Emma Mershon, and Mrs. Robert Sutton.
Mrs. Irving W. Dey from Pueblo arrives at her parents home, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Burroughs, on Wednesday morning as Arthur L. Burroughs remains critically ill with typhoid fever for two weeks. doctors report a slight improvement in his condition.
Dr and Mrs J L Whitaker and Miss Ida Whitaker arrived from Orange City Florida on Wednesday and are now settled in their north Cranbury home.
Mr. and Mrs. Perrine and daughter express gratitude to friends for kindness during their sorrow and appreciation of the many floral tributes.
Surrogate D W Clayton grants letters of administration to Stephen A French of Asbury Park for Kate French Taylor of New Brunswick who died in Ceylon with no will. Estate valued at $200 000 with two brothers as beneficiaries, including William B French of Los Angeles. Taylor supported Remsen Avenue and Livingston Avenue Baptist churches.
Addison J. Perrine of Hightstown was denied renewal of his automobile license by State Motor Vehicle Commissioner Dill. His license was revoked in 1918 after a crash with a heavy truck killed passenger Bernard Whisbert of Bordentown. Perrine had just completed imprisonment for reckless driving. Senator Hutchinson acted as his counsel presenting a petition from Hightstown residents including Mayor Thomas and Postmaster Addison Robbins.
The Kingston M E Church board extends an invitation to Rev Geo D West of Ohio Wesleyan University to serve as pastor. West desires to join the New Jersey Conference and would accept the call if he can enter Princeton University without losing his class standing.
Dr Addison H Dey a prominent Trenton physician died of apoplexy in his sleep early Sunday at age fifty nine He retired from practice the previous Saturday His widow two children and siblings survive The funeral was held Wednesday at 11 oclock from his home with Ashmore Margerium directing Born in Hightstown 1857 he studied at Van Rennesalaer Institute and Penn University graduating 1881 He practiced first with Dr Dawes at Hightstown then moved to Trenton
George Bennett of Trenton spends a month with George B Ely and family. Mr and Mrs Edward Rockhill and son Russell of Jamesburg visit George Peppler and family. Mr and Mrs S Singer move from John Stults farm to Newark. Grace Peppler visits Trenton. Raymond Davison and family visit Harry Girvin in Hightstown. John Perrine builds a house on his father’s farm. Mrs Mockridge and Harry Kerns stay with relatives in Newark. Russell Wolfe of Asbury Park visits Uncle George Wolfe. Ollie Eldridge returns home after a week with Mrs Henry Brown. George B Ely buys a new 1915 six cylinder Hudson car. Mrs Thomas McDowell of Hightstown visits Wm Dowell and wife.
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