Local News Highlights and Supplies in Cranbury Area
Community notes from Cranbury and surrounding towns recount visits, farm updates, shop sales, and local happenings. Items include Miss Ella Rue’s visit, alterations at Grover & Chamberlin, new potatoes and mackerel at Goodwins, building work by W. d. Stults and William Stein, plus auctions and political notices.
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Hoaglands
Ella Rue
Freehold
Cranbury
M.G. Rue
Grover & Chamberlin’s
Rumor of Cranbury Gunning Club and Local News
A warning about a Cranbury Gunning Club boasting six pounds of powder and a ball of twine prompts talk of trophies and rabbit and squirrel hunts. Reports also note a mill boiler explosion at Morris & Co in Groveville injuring one boy, with ten days of repairs planned. An evening class in bookkeeping and shorthand is offered at Brainerd Institute led by Prof. Ed Wiese. The Third Congressional District Democrats met in New Brunswick, nominating William A. McMahon over Charles H. Haight amid a contested scene and a withdrawal telegram.
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Cranbury
Morris & Co
Groveville
Frank Metzgar
Brainerd Institute
Ed. Wiese
Third Congressional District
New Brunswick
F. J Vogis
Union County
D. H. Applegate
Monmoath County
Wm. A. McMahon
Rahway
Charles H. Haight
Momouth County
McMilon
McMahan
Green
Road Division Sparks Meeting at Prospect Plains House
Commissioners Perrine, Dey, and Parsons met at George Bergen’s Prospect Plains house to settle the Dey Road division between South Brunswick and Cranbury Townships. The line runs from Devil’s Brook to Farr’s Ford for Cranbury and from Farr’s Road to the Cranbury turnpike for South Brunswick with prior proposals deeming the same.
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South Brunswick
Cranbury Township
George Bergen
Prospect Plains
David M. Perrine
A.W. Dey
D .M. Parsons
D. M. Perrine
A. W Dey
Peter R. Stults
St. Bennett
Gulick South Brunswick
Devil's Brook
Farr’g Ford
Furrs Road
Cranbury Turnpike
Cranbury
Green faction blocks Cranbury caucus delegate in New Jersey race
In Cranbury township Democratic tensions flare over a plan to back Mr Murphy for postmaster as a Governor candidate ally. The Philadelphia Record notes Green faction misplay and hints at GOP interests. A gubernatorial nomination linked to Green’s Congressional record draws fierce opposition from Democrats.
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Crinbery Township
Murphy
Green
Wwe
New Jersey
Representative Green
Philadelphia
Wirteclair
Democratic Party
Colunsel
J. Gould
McPherson
Abbott
Ross
Whanever
P. M. in Spite of the Administration
Waamxatox, a Democrat politician, sought a federal post but failed. He returned to the city and registered at his hotel John Murray P. M. The clerk notes the initials and they discuss that P. M. now means Party Man, not Post Master, in this administration.
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Blungelt
Waamxatox
John Murray
Fim
Dodge
Grover & Chamberlin
Present Company Excepted Opinion Echoes From Daughters Lesson
A rural, well to do man seeks to please his educated daughters by adopting their phrases. At a large family party he utters a remark about neighbor Jones and his fine pon vo hogs, saying present company excepted.
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Jones
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THE
Cranbury Press
Whev
Mr. Steen
Goodwin's
A. S. Cole
Davis
W. d. Stults
Notory
E. H. Savage
Dishrow
Kingston
John Wyckoff
J. H. Conover
Grover & Chamberlin's
Dr. Clay‘ton
Asbury Park
EO. Howell
E.H. “Savage
Library Hall
Elizabeth
Congress
Blauvelt’s
Prof
Wiese
Alexander Eldridge
Hamilton Square
William Stein
Mary Cartwell
D. W. Hoagland
Chamberlin
Dey, Baekiman & Chanperlip’s
Hightstown
Hall
Marshal’s Corner
Pennington
Hopewell
E. If
Savage's
Price Lanning
Lawrence Township
Lanning
Dey, Beekman, & Chamberlin
Burton Thorn
Crusswicks
Mount Holly
Goodwil's
H. Potter
Cheurch
Chrisendain
Union ‘Temperance Meeting
Potter
New York
Philn
Peives
Chamberlin’s Mall
S. A. French
Trenton
Wyive Stralk
Ant En
Tieipsen
Mr. H
Grover's Mills
J. Murphy
Suyier
Pope
A. French
Mr. Eprrot
Washington
Vals. S. Ovle
Hlere
Ctanbury Emt
Mr. Ephor
Democrate
O'Farrell
O’donnhues
O’converies
O’clinses
O’abbotts
Caiei Sanite
Applegetist Bites
Colovers
Coles
Rathgeber
Grovers
Snedeker
Holes
Brittuns
Kane
Cranbury Station
Qury Kano
Applyto
Cole & Son
Oxthorine A. Applegate
Orphans’ Court
County of
Middlesex
John M. Berrien
Rogers
AMT Srie
Mercer- County
Trenton, N. J
Association
Penn
Franklin Dye
Fair
N. J
Buccies
Riga
American of Newark, Fire Association of Phila
Commercial Union, Assurance of London
Statement
TNA Insurance Company
Chas. Applecate
Cranbury, NJ
Washington ST
E-Lanour
Brucklen
Dobbins
Derby Stiff
Hatter
Uw Che
Whitinsville
Dwight
Atlantic P
Barnsley
Scudder & Dunham
North Greene
East State
William Frank
Peace Street
Cory -Shellers
Clark's Cove
Cove
Lemuel Stults
Cranburs