29 Oct 1915
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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1915
Page
1
The minister Rev J E Curry will preach at the First Presbyterian Church in the morning on the theme The Invisible Modeler and Sculptor. Worshippers are invited to attend the service.
Preaching by Rev. Warren Elsing at Second Presbyterian Church with Morning sermon on No Other Gods and Evening sermon The Burning Bush delivered by the pastor.
The Y P C A of the Second church will meet in chapel next Sunday evening. The subject is Capturing politics for God. Leader is Carleton Campbell.
H. R. Baines of Peddie Institute and former Curtis Publishing Co. will speak to the Y M C A oriented Young People's meeting in the Second Presbyterian chapel next Sunday evening.
The Women s Foreign Missionary Society of the First church meets Friday November 5 at 3 PM to discuss the Philippines. The Woman s Home Missionary Society of the Second church meets Friday at Mrs I S Everett s home to discuss The Mormons. The M E Rally Day is Sunday afternoon with Rev Laurenson Corroell delivering the address in the Sunday school room. Rev Bloomster preaches Sunday morning and evening.
Rev C T Othen gave an engaging talk on Ceylon and its people at the Second Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning. The Y P C A hosts a Halloween social at 7 30 this evening in the chapel. Reading Circle meets next Wednesday at Mrs Samuel Perrine's home to continue Poland studies. The Prospect Plains Sunday school fair drew a large crowd and raised substantial funds.
The Triangle Tennis Club will meet on Saturday evening November 6 with the meeting place to be announced next week. Willis Applegate near Cranbury set a local apple picking record by gathering 47 barrels in 9 hours for Charles T. Hoffman.
Mrs John Wilfert hosted a social afternoon embroidery at her home on Tuesday. Guests included Mrs Warren Elsing Mrs John Bradley Mrs Stanley Conover the Misses Della Bergen Clementine Lewis Hattie Lewis Emma Mershon Minnie Sutton and Bessie Bergen.
The Heavens Sisters opened Monday evening with a strong performance as part of the Star course. Every performer was excellent and the program was well received, giving the committee confidence in a successful season and praising the effort to provide good clean, bright entertainment.
Ladies Aid of the Methodist church invites attendance Monday evening with admission of 18 cents. Entertainment includes the farce Why We Never Married and other selections. Cake cocoa ice cream and home made candy will be on sale.
The Boston Lyrics, a vocal and instrumental trio with readings and cartoons, will appear Saturday evening November 13 as part of the Star Course. They use cornet trombone and marymbaphone and have logged over 12 000 miles on tour between June 20 1911 and March 1 1912 including stops in Portland Maine and Portland Oregon.
Elwood Groves escaped serious injury last evening after a head on collision with Dr B Van Dyke and a moving van. Groves turned his car onto the curb to avoid the van as the wagon wheels were mashed and a horse was thrown. Groves suffered a strained back while the horse had a minor leg cut and Groves is mobile today.
Dr Horace G Norton of East State street Trenton died Tuesday night after being stricken with paralysis while on a professional call. He leaves a widow a niece Miss Emma Norton Wright and an uncle Dr Clarence Slack of Florida. Born in Hightstown he was active in medical societies and banking historical and secret circles. Funeral from his home tomorrow morning with interment in Hightstown.
Frank C. Danser of Hightstown will serve as secretary treasurer and manager of the Farmers' Co-operative Association of Mercer County. The office will be in Mercer County Farm Bureau rooms, Trenton. Danser sits on the Mercer County Farm Bureau executive committee and Monmouth County Farmers' Exchange board, is Hightstown Grange secretary, and has long custodian duties for East Windsor schools.
Peddie Institute at Hightstown marks a fifty year milestone with a week of special exercises next June. Prominent educators from colleges and prep schools will participate as about 5 000 alumni students attend. Under Dr R K W Swetland enrollment grew from 40 to 300, with 18 faculty plus the physical director John Plant overseeing athletics. Two new dormitories and four houses expand housing as new courses elevate the school’s status.
Supreme Regent Samuel W Hoag Grand Regent H J Bierman and New Jersey staff with Supreme Auditor William F McConnell and others attended a Royal Arcanum meeting in Princeton Tuesday night. Trenton and Lambertville councils were guests as the large gathering listened to addresses by supreme officers and visitors. Goodwins Band of Cranbury provided music.
Officers have organized boys and girls reading rooms above the Albert G. Lange property in Jamesburg. President Mrs Margaret Abbott, Vice President Mrs Frank Jennings, Treasurer Ray John Ehrenstein, Secretary Rev Henry Johnson. Open daily 6 to 10 pm including Sundays. Aimed at bettering town youth with access to an up to date institution. Books are requested and contributions gratefully received. Free entertainment will be offered periodically and is expected to prove popular.
Cranbury Station residents and relatives visit relatives in Dayton Freehold and Trenton. George and Mary Peppler and Wesley Hoffman host and visit in New Jersey while George Ely and wife depart for Chicago with a planned month away.
A Halloween affair raises funds for the Jamesburg Concert Band tomorrow evening in Lange's Hall. Food and drinks including clam chowder sandwiches cake coffee pie and ice cream will be sold with prizes and attractions. Burroughes' Orchestra will provide music for the event.
Hightstown opens its Strand mov ing picture theatre on Morriston Street. The interior features 500 separate chairs, new lighting, fresh paint, a nitrogen lamp at the entrance, exit lamps, a telephone, and a ladies rest room. Proprietors Messrs Robbins and Norton plan to show the latest refined shows at all times.
Sunday service featured a pulpit exchange between Rev. William J. B. Edgar of the Jamesburg Presbyterian Church and Rev. J. B. Clark of the Dayton Presbyterian Church.
Winter nights demand indoor and outdoor entertainment and the Victrola offers varied music. Finest instrumentalists and leading vocalists provide tunes, jokes, and performances to dance to or listen to between dances or at any time. Choose your favorite.
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