Local notes from Cranbury area on September 1911
The Cranbury Press reports visitors and residents in Cranbury and nearby towns. Many names appear including Mrs. Clifford Chamberlin in Arborton Ocean Grove, Rev. Joseph G. Symmes, Mrs. Pierson and Edna, Marion Bergen, Miss Clementine Lewis, and Ford autos among locals. Community events include a Sunday sacrament at Presbyterian churches, village improvement society meeting, and a postponed Asbury Park baby parade due to rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph G. Symmes
Mendham
N. J
First Presbyterian Church
Jamies W. “van Dyke
Perrineville
Dias
Newark
Jacob Gordon
Sara Hoagland
New ‘Brunswick
Elwood Groves
Pierson
Edna
Trenton
Wm. H. Johnson
Marion Bergen
Princeton
W. Russell Silvers
Ella Stults
Joseph Mershon
Martha
New Brunswick
Anna Spaulding
Christian Endeavor meeting and W C T U elections
The Christian Endeavor Society of the First Presbyterian church will meet Sunday evening in the chapel with the subject Lessons From Great Lives led by Miss Anna Ervin. The W C T U will elect officers at its regular meeting Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Perrine’s home. A reception honored Henry Reid, bound for Chiang Mai as a college science instructor, the seventh Tennent missionary to go abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur L. Burroughs
Second Presbyterian Church
Trenton
Ernest Stults
Helen Walker
Bertha Allen
Geo. Thomas
John C. Perrine
Jane Dey
Spencer. W. Perrine
Schenectady
Harold Whitlock
John B. Perrine
the Willows
Lizzie Petty
Elle Carlson
Belmar
Miss Petty
Joseph E. Curry
Union
Presbyterian
Christian Endeavor Society of
The
First Presbyterian Church
Anna Ervin
Wm. F. Perrine
Tennent Parsonage
F. R. Symmes
Henry Reid
Loas
Chieng Mai
Reid
Tennent
No Services at Methodist Church Sunday Eight Inst
No services at the Methodist Church on Sunday at 10 30. Sunday school meets at 2 30 with recital and choir practice led by Mrs Harvey Dey. A song service with a solo and two short addresses by Blaine Davison and Harold Ogborn follows at 7 30. The entire service lasts one hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Harvey Dey
Blaine Davison
Harold Ogborn
Granddaughter Finds Grandmother Unconscious At Home
Miss Bessie Perrine discovered her grandmother Mrs Vincent Perrine unconscious between the dining room and kitchen this morning. Doors stood ajar and indications pointed to she was preparing supper when struck down. Dr Symmes attended and restoratives were given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Vincent. Perrine
Bessie
Perrine
Miss Curry Sisters Entertain Friends at Presbyterian Hall
On Wednesday evening the Misses Celeste and Margaret Curry entertained at the First Presbyterian church. Guests included Misses Florence Perrine Helen Butcher Helen Ferguson Myra Havens Clara Huffington Lizzie Davison and Bessie Perrine. Games and music followed by refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celeste
Margaret Curry
First Presbyterian Mange
Florence Perrine
Helen Butcher
Helen Ferguson
Myra Havens
Clara Huffington
Lizzie Davison
Bessie Perrine
Baseball Game on School Grounds Rescheduled Monday
The note recalls a Cranbury game to be played next Monday morning on Labor Day and an afternoon match at Hightstown, featuring the same teams in a local school grounds matchup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbury
Hightstown
Hat Sale At Dobbins Offers Derbies At Low Prices
The notice highlights Dobbins' store as the place for new soft hats and derbies at attractive prices. It also mentions missionary society activities at the Second Presbyterian church with Mrs. L. D. Huffington and Mrs. Reed leading a Korea focus event at Miss Ida Whitaker's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dobbins
Woman’s Home Missionary Society
Second Presbyterian Church
Ida Whitaker
Severe Week Rain Floods Hit Town and Power Outages
Heavy rain this week caused extensive damage with water in streets and cellars. The town's electric plant was submerged, cutting power last night and equaling the sum of August last year in damage.
Election Officers Named for Cranbury Township
Election officers appointed for Cranbury township include two polls. First poll supervisors are John C. Barlow John Major Clifford Chamberlain and John D. Chamberlain. Second poll officers listed are John McNamee LeRoy Grover Jay E. White and Harry E. Gordon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbury Township
John C. Barlow
John Major
Clifford Chamberlain
John D. Chamberlain
John McNamee
LeRoy Grover
Jay E. White
Harry E. Gordon
Swetland Men to Forked River Trip
The Swetland Men's Bible Class of Hightstown Baptist Church will divert from the past campus outing and on Thursday September 7 will travel by auto via Lakewood to Forked River for dinner and fishing and boating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swetland Men’s Bible
Hightstown Baptist Church
Peddie Institute
Forked River
Lakewood
Public fountain outlet blocked by boys warned
Several young boys have repeatedly stuffed stones and sand into the outlet pipe of the public fountain. The fountain has been cleaned multiple times and the offenders are warned that they will be prosecuted under the law if the tampering does not stop.
Republicans Meet to Suggest Primary Candidates in Cranbury
The Republican Voters of Cranbury township are called to meet at Odd Fellows Hall on Wednesday evening September 6 at 8 o'clock to nominate candidates for the September Primary Election including Committeemen Township Clerk Constable and Commissioners of Highways. ES BARCLAY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbury Township
Odd Fellows Hall
Barclay
Princeton to require swimming for all freshmen
Princeton University will introduce a new physical culture system this year in which every student must learn to swim and meet other physical requirements or be dropped from the roster. The incoming freshman class will be about four hundred men, the largest in history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton University
Princeton
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Heals Severe Ailment
A Freeville New York man praised Bucklen's Arnica Salve after years of fever sores, saying it cured the ailment with scarcely a scar. The ad notes it heals burns boils eczema cuts bruises swellings corns and piles and sells for 25 cents at N. FE. Clayton's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Barnum
Freeville
N. Y
Bucklen
N. FE. Clayton's
WANTED Representative for Cranbury Subscriptions
Goop Housekeeping Magazine seeks a Cranbury representative to manage renewals and extend circulation by special methods. Salary and commission. Experience desired but not essential. Full or part time. Address with references J F Fairbanks Good Housekeeping Magazine 881 Fourth Ave New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Housekeeping
Cranbury
J.f.fairbanks
Good ‘Housekeeping
Fourth Ave
New York City
Honest Work Reward via Honest Effort
Emerson writes that honest work done in one’s own approbation earns reward to senses and thought. The idea emphasizes daily, ungraded effort whether paid or unpaid, from planting corn to writing epics, as the sole true path to fulfillment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Transportation of Cranbury Neck School Children Sealed Bids
Sealed proposals for transporting Cranbury Neck School Children are invited by the Cranbury Township Board of Education. Bids due by September 12 1911 at oclock P M with opening and contract award to follow. The Board reserves right to accept or reject any bids. By order H J Butcher District Clerk
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbury Neck
Board of Education
Cranbury Township
H. J. Butcher
Regular Meeting of Apollo Lodge No 156 F and A M
The notice announces a regular meeting of Apollo Lodge No 156 F and A M on Tuesday evening September 5 1911 at 8:00. W M Joseph E Curry will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apollo Lodge
Joseph E. Curry
W. M
For Sale Rubber Tire Runabout in First Class Condition
For sale a rubber tire runabout in first class condition. Seller Lewis G. Applegate of Cranbury New Jersey offers the vehicle for purchase. Contact details not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis G. Applegate
Cranbury, N. J
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Selah Gulick
Bergen
Judson
Allen
Joseph Petty
Wm. Bergen
Margaret
Isaac Bergen
New Sharon
Iatates Seer Riggs
Ford
Bessie Bergen
Sadie Applegate
Lewis Applegate
Emma Snow
Asbury Park
Thomas Perrine
J. E. Curry
Bethany Presbyterian Church
Gladys Snedeker
Prospect Plains
Samuel Bennett Jr
Albert C. Grover
Cornelius Grover
Scotts Corner
New York
John W. Frazier
Chas. Hoehn
Philadelphia
Marie Groves
Mabel Bennett
Brooklyn
Nelson Petty
Harvey Petty
Elizabeth
Arthur Clayton
Daniel Bogart
Middlesex Telephone Company
Monmouth Junction
Charles Hoehn
Mary Groves
Charles Groves
Geo. B. Mershon
Edward Groves
Hutchinson and Petty
Mrs
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Richard Gluck
John Barclay
Wm. Kuhnkey
Rhode ‘Hall
Jamesburg
Joseph Walker of
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Robert L. Walker
A. W. Dey
Mendham, Ne
H.C. Symmes
W. H. Johnson
Andrew Corzine
F. S. Davis
Abram Voorhees
Long
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Henry Rue
Clifton
Alfred Rue
Maud Rue
Clara Mae Walker
Allentown
Sara Applegate
Lizzie Perrine
Village Improvement Society
Dayton
C. E. Society
Vincent Perrine
New Jersey
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Korea
L. D. Huffington
Reed
Hoover
W. J. Campbell
Nod
Charles L. Ely
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