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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1901
Page
3
The item lists ferry and train times for Philadelphia New York and Trenton routes, with departures from Market Street Wharf and Desbrosses Cortlands stations. It includes dozens of local notices from Cranbury, Jamesburg, Port Amboy and nearby towns about visits, weddings and social events, plus two public sales notices for Derrick Parrine and John Mason estates and a Cranbury farm auction.
The Methodist church sponsors a winter series with Rev J R Magou of Cawnden speaking on A Thousand Miles a Night December 10, and Rev James Garrison discussing The Dark Side of Libbey Prison in January. A humorous Woord and Woo Courtship and Marriage by Rev Whit Gamble is planned for February. A first Presbyterian supper on November 19 features 25 cent tickets and music by Nortoy 8 Orchestra from Hightstown Cranbury pageants include incorporation talks, and a pledge to petition the State Legislature to form the Borough of Cranbury. A sermon by Rev Courtney H Fenn at First Presbyterian praised for vigor. an organ recital by C Melville Ashton follows November 20 with Miss Elizabeth Wells Leopold. Local improvements by steam heating and windmills are cited, and a wedding in New York united Wis Emily Wyckoff Deshler and Dr Frederick Allen Mandeville amid local friends.
A Wednesday meeting at Chamberlain House discussed Christopher Columbus and his discovery quest. The program credited his wife for inspiration and noted Columbus died poor despite the eventual reach of the distant land. Other early explorers were mentioned. the next meeting will cover The Settlement of Virginia.
The Cranbury Entertainment Course opening at Odd Fellows Hall Saturday drew a full appreciative audience. Imperial Hand Bell Ringers offered a refined program with echoes from London steeples and sunny mandolin and zither numbers. Edith M Nortom captivated with scenes from the Palace of the King and encores Picnic Days and When the Minster Comes to Tea. The event pleased all and Cranbury residents pledged support for future shows. Also noted: Middle Sex County Board of Freeholders met in New Brunswick with jail remodeling plans and road work approvals. County finances showed modest balance and anticipated tax funding. Three accounts were overdrawn and bills postponed. Devon's Gloss Carriage Paint ad promotes a glossy finish and durability.
A fragmentary meditation on dress and women’s motives cites ancient Greece where two philosophers debate whether a woman dresses to please men or to vex other women. The argument ends with a child siding that a woman dresses to please men, thereby worrying other women.
A prisoner, Michael Nagle, burned to death in a South Amboy borough jail cell after a night in intoxicated condition following a disturbance at the theatre. Jailor Byres found Nagle dead with a charred cot and extinguished remaining flames, believed caused by a smoking cigar. The incident follows a violent confrontation involving Borough Officer McKeon and Constable Roberts.
Yard's 50 cent underwear line is advertised as high quality and durable, with Merode two medium weights, white cotton ribbed vests, silk trimming, hand crocheting, knee length drawers, fleece-lined variants, and Travers matching pieces. The sale touts exceptional workmanship and popularity at the 50 cent price point.
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