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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1922
Page
1
The new concrete road from Cranbury to Cranbury Station is completed and open for travel. Cranbury's progress is praised, with Freeholder R. R. Van Denburgh commended for his efforts and concern for the town.
Isaiah W. Wilson left Monday for Chicago to study for the ministry at Moody Bible Institute. He is a 22 year old graduate of Hightstown High School and is commended for taking this step to prepare for religious service.
The S A S Club plans a meeting at Miss Ruth Campbell's home on Saturday September 16 at three o'clock to discuss fall and winter activities and urge full attendance. A recent J E F F Club outing featured a day trip to Asbury Park with several couples and friends.
A fire on Tuesday burned the David Raetor farm at Perrineville destroying a barn, crops, and outbuildings with losses of 4000 to 6000 dollars. A team of horses and a cow were lost. Help from Hightstown and Freehold arrived but could not save the buildings. The fire's cause is unknown. This follows another large Raetor fire within the year. Teddy the raccoon? dies.
The State Normal school at Trenton opened the year with a record enrollment of about 400 new students, matching wartime totals. An additional 75 applicants could not be admitted due to preparation gaps or limited dormitory space.
Miss Leota Perrine and Miss Helen Fenton of Hightstown joined Montclair Normal School on Tuesday to train for teaching. Both are graduates of Hightstown High School this June.
William M. Thompson and family have returned to their home in Hightstown after touring Europe this summer.
Announcement made of the engagement of Miss Anna A. Lewis to Reginald L. Burroughs both of Trenton Burroughs is the son of Mr and Mrs Geo S Burroughs of 332 Bergwa Avenue Trenton.
A freight wreck on the Camden and Amboy division between Jamesburg and Bordentown halted traffic. Eleven loaded cars derailed after a wrecking derrick boom struck a car on a siding, destroying a quarter mile of roadbed and scattering merchandise. An unknown tramp’s body was found buried in debris and interred at Cedar Hill cemetery.
William C. Vanderwater of Princeton resigned as Hightstown Borough Solicitor a few weeks after his appointment to fill the vacancy left by A. V. Dawes. The council sought a longer tenure but Vanderwater cited pressure of other business and declined any fee for his service.
Five of seven typhoid cases stem from one Mount Holly family with all victims treated at the county hospital. The men's guard has been turned into a typhoid sanitarium as health authorities trace the illness to contaminated wells in one town section.
The first fall meeting of Pioneer Grange No. 1 will be at the Dayton school house on Tuesday evening September 12. It is an open meeting with county political candidates expected to speak. Patrons and all interested in the political situation are invited. The business session starts at eight o clock and speakers at eight thirty.
The C E Society of the Second Presbyterian Church will hold its first fall session meeting this Sunday at 6 30 PM in the chapel. The treasurer notes a missionary pledge due and asks prompt weekly payments to start the year strong with every member present and on time.
Banking Commissioner William E. Tuttle Jr. withdrew from the Democratic primary for governor amid an attack of inflammatory rheumatism and medical advice. The move ends his bid and shifts the race dynamics.
A four year old boy Joseph Priory son of Mr and Mrs J Albert Priory of Hightstown received a happy birthday surprise. About twenty friends joined games on the lawn then enjoyed refreshments. Gifts included many small keepsakes from his guests Barbara Waite Ruth Waite Edith Field Mary Field Geraldine Harmon Betty Burroughs Betty Reeves Dorothy Reeves Ruth Perrine Josephine Silvers Florence Perrine Mildred Perrine John Arnold Leslie Hyatt Billie Evans Thomas Applegate Lewis Swinger Stewart Mitchell Sidney Embly Henry Weller and Harry Owings.
Shiek Shand known as The Camel Driver of India led the pageant The Great Refusal and the Glorious Triumph staged on the lawn of the Methodist church in Hightstown Sunday evening. The production featured actors in native Indian costumes and depicted current conditions in India with realism.
President Harding will be admitted to the thirty third degree of Scottish Rite Free Masonry at the 110th annual meeting of the supreme council for the northern jurisdiction in Cleveland. The event will draw governors, senators, and notable statesmen from several countries. Sir John M. Gibson and Thomas R. Marshall anticipate attendance. Harding is expected to arrive September 19, with visit details still being arranged. He is a candidate of the Columbus Valley supreme council.
Public schools in Monroe and Madison Townships opened with a list of teachers led by Supervising Principal Raymond E. Voorhees of Englishtown Prospect Plains. The staff includes Miss Maud A. Smythe atson and Miss Anna M. Guy Prospect Plains for grades six to eight and one to five respectively, with additional teachers for each grade and several towns.
W C Danser of Cranbury takes his second leg on the Sportsmen's Association trophy at the Fair Grounds in Trenton with 49. Samuel J Oehler, also of Cranbury, scores 48, while John H Barclay gains 46. Danser also leads in doubles with 26, Oehler second, R Kafes third.
The Cranbury committee invites all community children to report at the school grounds next Wednesday at 9 30 A M and 3 P M for a Junior Chautauqua event with a promised treat. The organizing group includes Mrs. E S Barclay Mrs C R Wicoff and Mrs M A Rue.
Mrs. George M Perrine entertained a group of young girls for Elizabeth Ellis's eleventh birthday. Guests included Alice Barcalow Eleanor Conover Mildred Perrine Alice Scott Anna Scott Marion Clayton Alberta Clayton Virginia Pullen Rosella Perrine Dorris Havens Vera Hamilton Edna Hamilton Marie Anderson Bertha Grover from Cranbury Imlaystown Englishtown and Hightstown.
Rev Frederick Schweitzer E C Wilson R L McDowell Frank Hand and Fred Ferris fished at Forked River last evening returning with two tons of fish weighing five to seven pounds each.
Deputy County Clerk Robert W. Helm notified municipal and township clerks that constables will no longer be elected under the 1922 act. The act requires appointment by governing bodies, but does not affect current constables in office.
On Saturday in the county clerk’s office the complete primary tickets were drawn. Republicans list United States Senator Frelinghuysen and Gov Runyon, with multiple assembly and party posts, while Democrats list Edward Edwards and George Silzer among others. Cranbury shooters are invited to compete in the Grand American Handicap in Atlantic City on September 7 and 8, with Camden officials urging strong city representation.
Edward R. Pickering aged 78 died Sunday at Heights Town after a lingering illness. Funeral services were conducted at his late residence Wednesday afternoon by Rev. H. E. Owings. Interment followed at Cedar Hill cemetery under Cole's direction. He was a retired farmer and is survived by three daughters Mrs. George Swinger Mrs. George Croshaw and Mrs. Charles Croshaw four sons Elwood Harrison Howard and Edward and a brother Ridgeway Pickering of Sharon Hill.
A writer argues that the ballot has become the essential household tool to ensure safe, clean, regulated goods and honest governance. The piece likens voting to housekeeping, cites Wilson and Record, and questions Record’s political consistency since 1911 through 1920.
A 1910 Wilson Record incident is recalled showing former Republican George L. Record shifted toward Wilson. The editorial notes Johnson’s party loyalty, while Record briefly aligned with Wilson, provoking debate about party unity and past interactions in New Jersey politics.
Calvin Chamberlin and Earl Perrine of Hightstown are on a motor trip through the New England states. They expect to be away until the latter part of next week and plan to travel to Quebec, Canada.
The Spotswood fire department’s weekend carnival and dance drew a large crowd and generated nearly 1400 in gross receipts, with a profit nearing a thousand dollars to help pay for a motorized fire fighting apparatus recently installed.
The Frederick Wheeler Company brings a major musical program to Cranbury on September 15 as part of the Radcliffe Chautauqua. Led by Frederick Wheeler a dramatic baritone with national renown the recital features Grace Wheeler Dutton a lyric soprano and pianist Marion Warner.
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