Local notes from Cranbury Press reflections and notices
Mrs Ella Stults visits Philadelphia Rev Joseph Symmes visits brother Dr H C Symmes Mrs Thaddeus Vandeveer of Anbury Park visits relatives in town Mr and Mrs Andrew Ege of Hopewell visit Mr and Mrs A S Cole Mrs Elwood Van Dusen recovering Mr Thomas Thompson of Cranbury among new Peddie Institute students Miss Bessie Lewis Perth Amboy visits grandparents D MaGary of Akron visiting cousins Misses Mabel Minnie Morris Hamilton Square visit aunt Mrs Samuel Bennett Mr W A Titsworth Rutgers College New Brunswick spends Sunday with Rev and Mrs Charles Taylor Mrs E B P Kelley Perth Amboy guest of Mrs R L McDowell Mr T S Alberta returns to New Brunswick after visit Rev C F Taylor Miss Cora Burt New Brunswick takes charge of Old Church school Ladies Aid Society Second Church to begin work in Press building Mrs Ada Gulick and Misses Gulick and Vanderveer return to New York City Mrs David G Stuke recovering from dysentery Rev W R Wedderspoon New Brunswick visits Rev C F Garrison and Rev F A DeMaris John Davison returns to Gordon's boarding house after time in New Brunswick Philadelphia Duryee Van Dorn injured gun accident at Monmouth Junction Duryee Van Dorn, 15, injured chin torn by old muzzle-loader gun. condition dangerous Sale of late John Thomas property Sept 30 Rev J E Curry sails to Boston delaying Sabbath return WTU meeting Sept 19 at Mrs Stonesaker News of piano organ dealers Snedeker & Co Trenton Stage link between Princeton and trolley line to start by State Fair Sept 29 Fatal accident: William Mershon, 75, Monmouth Junction, dies after falling through cellar door while squirrel shooting with brother John T. Mershon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Stults
Philadelphia
Joseph G. Symmes
H. C. Symmes
Thaddeus Vandeveer
Anbury Park
Andrew Ege
Hopewell
A. 8. Cole
Sunday Services and Church Events in Town
Presbyterians will hear Rev Joseph G Symomes at Second Presbyterian next Sabbath while Rev John C Whiting of Cornell Memorial Church New York occupies the pulpit at Second Church next Sunday morning. A large WCTU delegation traveled from Cranbury to the Jamesburg convention on Wednesday led by County President Mrs C F Garrison and others. Public school teachers begin a new year with 135 scholars enrolled. staff includes Eleanor Davis as Principal Mayme Gulick Grammar Kate Perrine Intermediate Laura Scudder Primary. C H Driving Park Association plans final meeting in October with two prime races featuring six or seven well matched horses and no uncertainty about entrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Presbyterian
John C. Whiting
Cornell Memorial Church
New York
Second
Misa Eleanor Davis
Mayme Gulick
Grammer
Kate Perrine
Laura Scudder
C. & H. Driving Park Association
Orphans Court
Mddlesex
Daly
John Thomas
Willea
Meg A.bey
Atata
Newdasey
Ganbury
Hightstown
Bond Teeeia
Tate
Cranbury
Aightatawa
Hoxton
William Smith
Middlesex
Piuga Poe
New Jemey Ling
York
Gantry
Bewdinin
Elay
Jobo Thomas
Lyceaurs
Gambury
Jonn J. Bradley
Bank Verdict in Cranbury Note Case and Fair Plans
The First National Bank of Cranbury won verdicts against Thomas E. Perrine and William D. Perrine executors on notes worth 277,670 and 1,113.52 after defendants failed to appear. A.8. Applegate for the bank. Separate note cases decided for the bank. Justice Collins presided. The Second Church Chapel work nears finish and a grand fair is planned for early December to boost the improvement fund. Donations of goods will allow locals to buy holiday gifts in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of Cranbury
Thomas E. Perrine
Wm. D. Perrine
Collins
Applegate
Middlesex County Sunday School Convention at Highland Park
The Middlesex County Sunday school convention held yesterday at Highland Park was well attended with representatives from Cranbury Flint Second Church school Plainfield Prospect Plains and others. Officers elected include Rev J K Curry as President and Rev J L Ewing as Vice President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex County
Highland Park
Cranbury
Flint
H. Perrine
P. R. Bergen
Florence Bergen
Howard Butcher
Maude L. Burroughs
F. A. Brown
I. S. Everett
I. D. Barclay
Barclay
Ella Stults
Plainshoro
Dominicus Merahon
Prospect Plains
J. K. Curry
J. L. Ewing
Jamesburg
Sunshine Picnic at Hightstown Unites Tribune Society
The Tribune Sunshine Society of New Jersey held its annual picnic at the Norton estate in Hightstown last Saturday. Members, guests, and Goodwin's Cranbury band celebrated with a formal welcome, songs, and a fruit-filled repast under giant trees. A birthday cake for president Louise C. Norton, gifts for ill members, and a watermelon finale capped the joyous gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Sunshine Society of
New Jersey
Hightstown
Tribune
Goodwin
Richard Norton
Aura Branch
Derrick Davidson
Cranbury
Society
C. F. Taylor
Norton
I. B. Appleger
J. J. Johnston
Dreyfus
Edward Markham
Alma Calder Johnston
Little Mothers
Louise C. Norton
Mr. Norton
J. Harry Goodwin
Sunshiners
Bogus Doctor and a Heeded Baby Tale
A late night call finds a tired doctor deceived by a pale law student posing as a physician. The bogus doctor offers homey advice about a teething baby while the student pockets $2, then reveals his deception. Potts pays the bill, half to the student, in a tale from the Kansas City Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potts
H. J. Potts
Mr. Pott
Kansas City Star
Reduced Rates via Pennsylvania Railroad for Grand Army Encampment
The Pennsylvania Railroad plans excursion tickets to Philadelphia for the Grand Army of the Republic encampment on September 7 to 9. Fares from New York and Baltimore are 3 dollars, Newark 2.85, Elizabeth 2.76, with intermediate points proportionate. Tickets usable September 2 to 6 and returnable by Sept 12, extendable by deposit and small fee to Sept 30. Also reduced-rate trips to Washington Old Point Comfort Gettysburg Antietam and Virginia battlefields offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Army of the Republic
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
New York
Baltimore
Newark
N. J
Elizabeth
Jor
Washington
Old Point Comfort
Gettysburg
Antietam
Virginia Battlefields
Historic scenic tour from New York to Washington via Gettysburg and Shenandoah
A five day guided tour leaves New York at 7:00 A M and Philadelphia at 12 20 P M on Saturday September 16. It travels through Gettysburg Hagerstown Shenandoah Valley to Washington with an experienced chaperon for unescorted ladies. Round trip tickets include transport carriage drives and hotel accommodation priced at 5 from New York 24 from Trenton 22 from Philadelphia and proportionate from other points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Plotuains
Hagera
Shenandoah Vallez
Stern Virginia
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Broadway
Broad Street
Newark
N. J
Geo. W. Boyd
Philadelphia Exposition opens September 14 with grand midway
The Pennsylvania Rail Road promotes a large Exposition in Philadelphia running Sept 14 to Nov 20 featuring bands, a Chinese Village and Theatre, an Oriental Village, and diverse shows. Excursion tickets at a fare plus admission will be sold for return until Nov 30. Also ads for sale of foreign stamps and a stamp album by George Timm of Cranbury, New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philelphia
Philadelphia
United Sates Marine Band
Thetisida Rosaa
Tries
Damrosch’e Orchestra
Chicago
London
Hagenbeck
Blarney Castle
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Ade
George Timm
Cranbury
N. J
Up The Hudson Excursions From Jersey City This August
The Pennsylvania Railroad runs midsummer excursions to the Upper Hudson on August 3 10 17 24 and 31 with escorted trips. Special tickets allow return the same day on regular Jersey City trains after steamer arrival. Stop at Cranston's Dock Weat Point for viewing the United States Military Academy. No stop at Newburg to ensure early return. Round trip rates from Princeton 2 00 New Brunswick Metuchen and Perth Amboy 1 00 Rahway 80 Newark 75 and Elizabeth 50 cents with proportionate rates from other points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Upper Hudson
Jersey City
Cranston
Weat Point
United States Millitary Academy
Newburg
Princeton
New Brunswick
Metuchen
Perth
Amboy
Rahway
Elizabeth
Newark
Housekeepers’ Replenish Aisle With Budget Home Items
Seasonal sale offers carpets tapestries and Wilton velvets at low prices for fall cleaning. Also stocked are linen goods including 90 by 90 sheets and pillow cases, damask towels and napkins, with many pieces in bleached and unbleached varieties and a dozen Jinens napkins priced per dozen.
Linen Handkerchiefs for School Use at 10c Each
These linen handkerchiefs are advertised as popular with buyers for school children. They are guaranteed linen and ready for use without further laundering. Marketed as superior to many at 10c each, the handkerchiefs are demstitched and praised for quality. They are suitable for uses beyond school purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
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Carrie
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F. A. DeMaris
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Clarence Clayton
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J. E. Curry
Boston
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Snedeker & Co
Lawrenceville
Stony Brook
William Mershon
John T. Mershon
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Fins? Presbyterian
Joseph G. Symomes
Emma Snow
Wm. |Stonaker
Mra. Reynolds
Wm. ‘Holman
Cox
J. L. Whitaker
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C.F. Taylor
Edwin Morphone
McClure
Mr. Totten
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W. H. Johnson
Catherine Renk
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W. H Johnson
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Jacob W. Veghte
Pleasant Plains
Blackwells Mills
Oyster and Fish Market
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Speer
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George Bo Mershon
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Cincinnati
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Hightstown, WI. J
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Mass
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Freehold
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Lena ‘Thompson
National Insurance
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D. G Davison
Cranbury, Nid
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the Household Magazine
Saale
Cranbury Press
George D. Chamirerlain
ApHingieli, Mass
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Cranbury, RJ
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Cranbury, N. J
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