Church Activities Announced for Two Congregations
First Presbyterian outlines Sunday School at 10 and Morning Worship at 11 with sermon by William Wiggins. Prayer meetings begin Oct 24 with union emphasis by Hightstown Group. Second Presbyterian notes a Friday address on The Unity of the Human Family and details a fall Teachers Association meeting and church activities including Go To Church Campaign nearing end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian
William Wiggins
Ladies’ Guild
J. Edward Chamberlin
Bertram
Clayton
J. B.perrine
LeRoy Scott
Abijah Applegate
Prospect Plains
Spencer Perrine
Alvin Anderson
L. Bergen
Hightstown
Lindsay Whitson
A. W. Forman
T. B. Woolston
Ancil Davison
Harry Perrine
Russell Spratford
Joseph Petty
R. L. McDowell
Second Presbyterian
Jesus
Teachers Association
S. S
E. C. Wilson
Woodbridge
Schultz Memorial M. E. Service Notes Growth
The Schultz Memorial M E church reports a 6:30 P M Epworth League gathering with 30 to 40 attendees. A Hightstown League guest gave a helpful address, and accompanying young women contributed a solo and duet. The note invites a larger turnout next Sunday and asks members to bring guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Birth Announcement for Lillian Claire Chamberlin
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Chamberlin rejoice at the birth of a daughter yesterday. The baby has been named Lillian Claire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis B. Chamberlin
Lillian Claire
Miss Hutchison to Wed in November Ceremony
Invitations issued for the wedding of Miss Ethel May Hutchinson daughter of Freeholder and Mrs. George R. Hutchinson and D Hartley Sinclair. The ceremony is set for 5 o'clock on Saturday evening November 4th.
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Miss Hutchison
Ethel May Hutchinson
George R. Hutchinson
D. Hartley Sinclair
Grange to Host Supper and Bazaar in October
Hightstown Grange No. 96 announces a Supper and Bazaar in the Methodist Church Dining room on Friday evening October 27 at five o'clock. The same night the Grange’s young folks will hold a select dance in the hall at nine with good music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
Hightstown
Methodist Church
The
Remarkable Dr Green Delights Pennington Audience
Dr F H Green headmaster of Pennington School for Boys spoke at the Methodist Church on Wednesday evening about The Nature and Worth of Wit and Humor. He delivered a highly illustrative lecture and impressed Cranbury residents, who will likely invite him back soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Green
Pennington School For Boys
Methodist Church
Green
Cranbury
Dr. Green
Grover Farm Sold to Brunner of New York
The Harvey M. Grover farm at Cranbury Neck sold to a Mr. Brunner of New York for about 26000. The 128 acre property includes 15 acres of woodland. A doggie roast is noted for October 28 at Doggie Roast on Brainerd Lake. The Senior C. E. Society hosts a social and doggie roast at the Brainerd Lake area. The Hightstown Chapter 103 OES plans a Thanksgiving Dance at Peddie Gym on November 29, 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Society of the Second Presbyterian Church
Brainerd
Lake
Hightstown
O. BE. S
Peddie Gymnasium
Repair Planned For Cranbury Street Shoulders
Township Chairman Scott reported to the State Highway Department that the shoulders of Main Street Cranbury have been in poor condition. The department promised prompt repair and to bring the street into first class condition. A farm note adds Herbert G. Hoxie will become farm superintendent at Cleveland Boys Farm Hudson Ohio starting November 1. Last Friday residents hosted a party for the Hoxies with gifts including an electric table stove and tea kettle.
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Cranbury Street
Main Street
Cranbury
State Highway Department
Scott
Hoxie
Herbert G. Hoxie
Forsythe Farms
Cleveland Boys
Hudson
Ohio
Evangelistic Services Continue at Upper Room Mill
Evangelistic services will resume next week at 7 30 each evening in the Upper Room Mill with a Sunday service at 3 o clock. All are urged to attend. Scripture quotes are included.
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Man
Cranbury Woman's Club Meets at Home of Mrs Silvers
The Cranbury Woman's Club gathered Wednesday at Mrs J S Silvers home with President Mrs W N Hughes presiding. Speaker Mrs Charles Prickett of Metuchen, vice president of the New Jersey Federation 3rd district, spoke on the benefits of joining the American Federation of Woman's Clubs. Miss Florence Brearley accompanied by Miss Carlotta Davison sung two solos and refreshments followed an informal social time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbury Woman's Club
J. 5. Silvers
W N. Hughes
Charles Prickett
Metuchen
New Jersey
Republican candidates to speak at Cranbury Fire House
On Monday October 23 at 4 30 P M Senator Joseph Frelinghuysen Senator William Runyon Congressman T Frank Anpleby Charles Forman candidate for Surrogate Clarence Haight and Louis Belloff candidates for Freeholders and Assembly candidates will speak. Citizens invited to meet the candidates and hear their remarks at the Fire House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen
William N. Runyon
T._Frank—Anpleby
Charles Forman
Clarence Haight
Louis Belloff
Freeholders
Assembly
Cranbury
Hightstown High School Elects Class Officers
Cranbury pupils organize year at meetings and elect Junior and Sophomore officers. Junior Class president Lester Chamberlin. vice president Ethel McCue. secretary Katherine Barlow. treasurer Ruth Campbell. Sophomore president Samuel Michelson. vice president Adeline Burke. secretary Dorothy Ewart. treasurer Harry Keller. Miss Haldemann named faculty adviser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbury
Hightstown High School
Lester Chamberlin
Ethel McCue
Katherine Barlow
Ruth Campbell
Samuel Michelson
Adeline Burke
Dorothy Ewart
Harry Keller
Orton and Chamberlin Take Over Cranbury Hardware
Edwin E. Orton and Lewis B. Chamberlin bought the hardware business of H. R. Disbrow & Son of Cranbury and took possession this week. Chamberlin was formerly manager of the Disbrow store and Orton is in the plumbing business. Both are well prepared to run a fine hardware shop in Cranbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin E. Orton
Lewis B. Chamberlin
H. R. Disbrow & Son
Cranbury
Chamberlin
Disbrow
Orton
Granebury
Annual Reunion of the 2nd New Jersey Cavalry
The next annual reunion will be held at the home of Comrade William C. Smith, 53 Fairview Avenue, Plainfield New Jersey. The gathering takes place Friday October 27 1922 at 11 o clock A M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
2Nd New Jersey Cavalry
William Co. Smith
Fairview Avenue
Plainfield
N. J
Vision fills Cranbury Sunday Schools anniversary
The Cranbury Sunday Schools observed their anniversary with Charles A. Green of Trenton delivering an inspiring talk on Vision. The service featured an augmented choir and selections by Mrs. Raymond Hutchinson and Mrs. Phillips with solos and duets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbury
Charles A. Green
Trenton
Raymond
Hutchinson
Phillips
Triton
Lord
Building Loan Elects Officers at Cranbury Inn
The Cranbury Building and Loan Association elected officers for the year at the Cranbury Inn. D. C. Mershon was named president with C. Raymond Wicoff as vice president and David C. Lewis as treasurer. Secre tary Jos. T. Wincklhofer and solicitor Wilton T. Applegate filled key posts. Four directors for three years are H. S. Dey, M. A. Rue, H. J. Butcher and B. S. Clayton, with Charles C. Groves filling an expired term. Auditors are M. Russell Johnson and S. H. Perrine. Over 200 shares joined the third series, open until November 16, 1922, as the association seeks more subscribers reaching 350 total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbury Building and Loan Association
Cranbury Inn
D. C. Mershon
C. Raymond Wicoff
David C. Lewis
Jos. T. Wincklhofer
Wilton T. Applegate
H. S. Dey
M. A. Rue
H. J. Butcher
B. S. Clayton
Charles C. Groves
T. B. Woolston
M. Russell Johnson
H. Perrine
Cranbury Boy Honored for Egg Production Lead
Middlesex County Poultry Clubs again lead the state in egg production with an average of 14.7 eggs per bird in the past month. J Newell Davis' Cranbury flock posted the highest average. Farmers are urged to guard against moulting with proper feeding and water, including six pounds of scratch grain per hundred birds daily and ample green food.
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Cranbury
Bender
Middlesex County
J. Newell Davis
Republican candidates plan Middlesex county tour October 28
The itinerary for a Republican auto tour across Middlesex county on Monday October 28 was announced by Edward J Peterson chair of campaign meetings. Sen Frelinghuysen Sen Runyon and Rep Appleby will speak at Dunellen Metuchen Woodbridge Sayreville South Amboy Old Bridge Jamesburg Cranbury Milltown Perth Amboy and New Brunswick with mass meetings in Perth Amboy and New Brunswick that night.
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IG O P
Middlesex County
Edward J. Peterson
Committee On Campaign
United States
Frelinghuysen
William N. Runyon
T. Frank Appleby
Dunellen
Metuchen
Woodbridge
Roosevelt
South Amboy
Sayreville
South River
Old Bridge
Jamesburg
Cranbury
Milltown
Perth Amboy
New Brunswick
Funeral services for Mrs Elizabeth Reed in Hightstown
Mrs Elizabeth B Reed wife of Forman Reed died Saturday funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at her late home in Hightstown Rev C D Whitton of the Hightstown M E Church officiated Interment was in Adelphia NJ under direction of Rogers of Hightstown
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Forman
Mrs. Alveretta Titus Dies. Rites Held in Allentown
Mrs. Alveretta Titus widow of Dr. George E. Titus of Hights town died Sunday at her home after illness. She leaves a daughter Miss Katie Titus. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2:00 PM from her home. Interment followed in Allentown New Jersey, under A. S. Cole, Son & Co. Cranbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alveretta Titus
George E. Titus
Hightstown
Katie Titus
Allentown
N. J
A. S. Cole, Son & Co
Cranbury
Mrs Albert S Owens R I P In Jamesburg
Mrs Albert S Owens longtime Jamesburg resident died Wednesday at age sixty five She was mother to Joseph S Owens Cranbury William Owens Prospect Plains and Albert Owens New York City Funeral in Jamesburg Presbyterian Church Saturday at three with Rev W K Eubank and former pastor J L Ewing Interment Fernwood Cemetery A S Cole Son Co in charge
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Albert S. Owens
Jamesburg
Joseph S. Owens
Cranbury
William Owens
Prospect Plains
Albert Owens
New York City
Presbyterian
W. K. Eubank
J.L. Ewing
Rahway
Fernwood Cemetery
A. S. Cole, Son & Co
High School Times to Return At Hightstown High
Hightstown High School plans to relaunch its student newspaper the High School Times this week as a monthly publication for the current academic year. Edna Brown will edit, supported by a staff including Ethel Probasco Marion Hughes Anna Greendyke Helen Breshnehan Ethel McCue Louise Davison Beatrice Welsh and others while Elizabeth Van Doren and several veterans depart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hightstown High School
High School Times
Elizabeth van Doren
Edna Brown
Ethel Probasco
Marion Hughes
Anna Greendyke
Helen Breshnehan
Ethel McCue
Louise Davison
Beatrice Welsh
Frank Pullen
Charles Hunt
Katherine Thompson
William McKnight
Breshnehan
Elizabeth Buchanan
Nellie Titus
Isobel Perrine
Lester Chamberlin
Mary Symmes
Pearl Cahill
Irving Bennett
Henry Suydam
Marion Clayton
Virginia Polhemus
Harvey Wicoff
Jansen Armstrong Wedding in Allentown New Jersey
Miss Susan Armstrong and Hugh Martin Jansen wed at the First Presbyterian Church of Allentown New Jersey with Rev James A Matheson officiating. The ceremony featured a bride in canton white with orange blossoms and a show er bouquet of roses and sweet peas. A reception followed at the bride’s home for about fifty relatives and friends before the couple departed for a Pocono Mountains honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Armtrong
James H. Armstrong
Hugh Martin Jansen
Allentown
First Presbyterian
Woodbury Heights
I. Warner Knight
Ernest and
Graham Campbell
Cranbury
Lyle Lloyd
Lohengrin
Marion Campbell
Mary C. Greendyke
Jansen
Story of an Automobile film shown here Saturday
The film photographed in the Studebaker plant at South Bend Indiana and produced with the United States Department of Commerce shows factory operations on the assembly line with molten metal forging and shafts tested. It will be shown at Odd Fellow's Hall Cranbury tomorrow afternoon and evening with free admission thanks to Studebaker dealer J Arthur Applegate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbury
T Te
United States Department of Commerce
Studebaker Corporation
Studebaker
South Bend
Indiana
J. Arthur Applegate
Dey Road to Have Gravel Surface in Cranbury
Cranbury residents will see a 1.60 mile gravel road built on Dey Road from South River Road to Frank Kennedy's farm. State aid funds supported the project. Stryker & Stryker initially won the bid but bid errors led to rejection. Harry N. Oliver then held the contract, which was transferred to local contractor Harry N. Scott for 7903.60, with plans filed and work to start soon.
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Dey
Cranbury
South River
Frank Kennedy
Messrs. Stryker & Stryker
Red Bank
Harry N. Oliver
New Brunswick
Oliver
Otder
Harry N. Scott
State Department
Steinbach Fall Opening Promotes Household Budgeting
The Steinbach Fall Opening urges readers to budget household expenses through Christmas, listing anticipated costs and purchases. It promotes tracking spending, adjusting totals, and saving a third of allotted funds, with a sixteen page booklet available on request.
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Steinbachs
Punitive Poll Tax Proposal Targets Stay-at-Home Voters
A Kansas lawmaker proposes a yearly $10 poll tax for all eligible voters with certificates for voting in primaries and general elections. The idea aims to curb nonvoting citizens while critics warn of constitutional and civil rights issues. The piece also argues against beer and wine returning to legality, citing public health, crime, and prohibition enforcement concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
U. S. Senate
Taft
What Women Want by Florence Riddick Boys
The article argues women seek the same core goals as men: a decent living, home, safety, stability, justice, and opportunities for children. It urges wise statesmanship, businesslike government, protection of American industry, fiscal restraint, and independence from European entanglements, ending with harmony between American women and men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Riddick
GOP Pledges Aid to Agriculture in New Jersey
The New Jersey Republican Party pledges to support agriculture as a basic state industry. It calls for an agricultural program based on sound production and distribution economics, extended Bureau of Farm Markets work, development of farm organizations, and standardization of agricultural products for efficient distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Party
New Jersey
Bureau of Farm Markets
State Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Experiment Station
The
Agricultural College
Preparation For Pallets In Houses For A Healthy Flock
Clean the house thoroughly removing litter dust and cobwebs then disinfect. Remove all equipment and disinfect then cover the floor with clean sand and litter. Before housing birds pull and cull undersized or sickly birds for broilers to insure flock health. Provide four square feet per pullet and maintain green foods like grains apples and bats.
HIGHTSTOWN NEWS: Caine Joins Philadelphia Radio Institute
Allen E. Caine has entered the Philadelphia Radio Institute after passing the Radio Operation exam in Washington D C. Mrs. Richard Wickoff of Trenton visited Henry Riggs. E W Garwood hosted by E W Caine. Mrs. A Chamberlin spent time in Trenton. the Frakes spent a week in Milltown with the Joslins. L Schmidt of New York City visiting W A Robbing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen E. Caine
Philadelphia Radio Institute
Philadelphia
Washington, D. C
Richard Wickoff
Trenton
Henry Riggs
E. W. Garwood
Bordentown
E. W. Caine
Abijah Chamberlin
Benjamin Frake
Milltown
Frank Joslin
L. Schmidt
New York City
W. A. Robbing
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Mexico
South America
Fire House
Jansen—Armstrong
W. C. TU
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