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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1901
Page
2
A editorial note urges boys to blend gentleness and purpose to please employers and pursue right tasks. It stresses doing what is right even if we dislike it, and leaving unwise desires behind for advancement. It cites a New Jersey association meeting in Camden and discusses hospital inquiry testimony on food quality and staff roles.
At a harvest home in Hopewell, Trenton, Sept. 5, an unknown person threw vitriol at band members during a concert. Cornetist John Stryker was badly burned and nearly blinded, requiring removal home. Other players suffered minor injuries as the performance was shortened. No suspect is identified.
Asbury Park reports the Sheldon House the largest hotel in Ocean Grove was consumed by a fire that began in the elevator shaft at 10 o'clock tonight. Guests escaped uninjured. Loss estimated at $16,000 with $16,000 insured. The hotel was owned by A.S. Washburn and operated by William Boggy. Also includes notices on hay fever and a Pennsylvania Railroad tour to California with details on itinerary and reduced transcontinental rates.
The Pennsylvania Railroad offered round trip fares from all lines to Indianapolis for the Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, with tickets sold Sept 12–15 and return valid until Sept 23, plus options to extend to Oct 7 after depositing the ticket. Also listed are reduced rates to San Francisco for the Protestant Episcopal Triennial, a Pacific tour, and other excursions with dates and prices, plus a promotional note for a Gettysburg Luray Washington tour and a local health testimonial for King’s New Discovery.
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers reduced excursion tickets to Cleveland for the Thirty-First Annual Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. Tickets good Sept 8 to 12, return by Sept 15, with potential extension to Oct 8 after deposit and 50 cent fee. Also special fares to Louisville for the Triennial Conclave of the Knights Templar from Aug 22 to 25, return by Sept 2, with possible extension to Sept 16 upon deposit and fee.
Middlesex Common Pleas orders sale by Sheriff of a Cranbury township property in Middlesex County New Jersey. The 1696 deed chain from Clifford Conover to Margaret Ann Mason is cited, with the property description and boundaries. The sale occurs Wednesday October 4 at the county seat, with all rights and appurtenances conveyed to the purchaser.
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