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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1894
Page
3
Local shop Elsavelt's unveils new dress goods sets with silks for fall. Community notices include marriages and upcoming Epworth League and church meetings. Also reported are a Brown University faculty member Fogg, a property sale by Eliison Petty, and a moonlight picnic by Patrick's Alliance.
The item notes Dr J O Holmes renting a cottage in Anbury Park and hints at a fall election with Alan Strong as a suggested Republican nominee. It also reports Harvey Hart’s move to Princeton to work on The Princeton Signal, potato crop yields and farm notices, a racing event at Prospect Plain, a Goodwin band gathering with Norton family musical performances, a Women’s Christian Temperance Union convention at Manasquan, and a 20th New Jersey Volunteers reunion program at Arbury Park with marching and speeches slated for September 12.
Nodea is hereby given to the legal voters of the Cranbury Township School District Middlesex County NJ that a special school meeting will be held at Odd Fellows Hall in Cranbury on Saturday September 16 at 3 PM. Propositions include a 1600 land purchase for the Duncan Lot and 4000 to build a school house plus 6500 in bonds, 300 for books, 100 for supplies and 7000 total. D C Lewis president and G Garriton secretary dated Cranbury NJ August 29 1848.
The Legislature enacts a law supporting advanced education and the Board of Education proposes purchasing land and erecting a school to house 300 pupils. The plan includes furnishing books, free tuition for township children, and a 15 year bond issue not exceeding 65 cents per thousand dollars in taxes.
Reports say Hinckley Minnesota was destroyed by forest fires on Saturday night with 150 to 200 dead and a potential total near 400. Newark reportedly sacrifices its prettiest eling to the axe as officials chop away damaged features. The superintendent cites decayed infrastructure and bark beetle damage, blaming scarce nourishment and paving for the disaster, while incomplete drainage and water supply hinder replanting and repair.
Eqs term announces BEPTEMBEL Ruth 1896 as the Normal provides speech provocation for teaching. The Model offers general education for college, business, and preparatory pursuits. Serene lab, manual training, gym, and furnished dormitories described. Board costs and day pupil fees listed with James M. Green, Principal, Trenton Nandaersny for details.
SCUDDER & DUAN Treston reports various cloths offered at low prices. A 40-inch gravite cloth in multiple color mixes is priced at 39¢. Silk and wool Bordeaux and a 40-inch mixed chaviot in several colors appear around 50¢ to 69¢ depending on weave.
Positively the prettiest line of weaves and shades shown so far for the fall season at 89 cents. The display promises vivid colors and durable fabric, drawing buyers to explore a wide range of designs.
Fashion insiders report covert cloths remain sought after for fall street wear after last spring’s strong sales. Tailor made suits are highlighted as the popular option, with prices quoted for several styles and retailers hoping to capitalize on the trend.
The ad touts dress stuffs at 25 cents per yard with American mills producing at that price. It features about a dozen new weaves in fall colors and claims high quality rivaling French goods. A new department offers topic cards pledges badges officers materials and a hymn book. customers are invited to inspect the literature.
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