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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1886
Page
3
Local Middlesex County Republicans are urged to assemble in wards and townships on September 30 1886 to elect delegates to the Republican State and Third District Congressional conventions. Delegates are apportioned by voting districts with a minimum of one per ward or township.
Several residents are listed with visits and travels to Asbury Park. Advertisements include Best Coal $4.25 per ton at Grover Chamberlin's, men’s calf shoes at 8, Walmart style sales, and planting materials. A rainstorm disrupted attendance at the Freehold Fair, with mentions of Mrs. Howell and Mr. Perrine, and item notes on wallpaper, rails, and white pine products.
An advertisement touts low cost wind mills via Mr A T Skillman. A funeral in Amboy for Elizabeth Dey at First Church drew many friends and relatives. Rev Van Dyke offered comfort and urged peace with God before death. A pamphlet on boys education and Brainers Institute facilities are highlighted. Eugene Morris and Charles Van Dusen plan to open Morris & Van Dusen in Bound Brook for wholesale tea and spices in Voorhees Block.
A lengthy letter from Grover and Chamberlin ends a correspondence with Brown and Gibson. The piece then details the accident of George Dennison near Princeton Junction, describing a collision with a westbound Chicago express train, his injuries, and status. Additional items report crop yields, game laws and openings, and Middlesex County agricultural plans and letters remaining at Cranbury post office in 1886.
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