Temperance Service Urged To Keep South Cranbury Hotel Closed
Townwide union service at Second Presbyterian Church Saturday for temperance and to remonstrate against renewing William Mepill's hotel license. Robert Murphy seeks license in Middlesex County. Judge Daly to hear case Tuesday. Rev. J E Curry to address, with music and remarks on churches. Six new members received at Second Presbyterian communion. Infantile paralysis cases rise in Plainsboro. Dr E H Bergen treating two children.
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United States
South Cranbury
William Mepill
Peter Francis Daly
Second Presbyterian Church
Robert Murphy
Hamilton Square
Middlesex County
Augustus Farr
Evelyn Cottrall
Charles Cottrell
Myrtle Cottrell
Plainsboro
Maude McNamee
Frank McNamee
Albert
George McNamee
E. H. Bergen
Princeton
Candidates Visit Cranbury in Political Campaign Tour
Senator Austen Colgate and supporters toured Cranbury delivering a brief address while Dr. M W McDuffie of Asbury Park also spoke endorsing preparedness tariff protection woman suffrage and nationwide prohibition. Arthur L Burroughs of Cranbury became piano instructor at Peddie Institute Hightstown teaching Saturdays and continuing church organ duties while pursuing advanced music studies.
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Austen Colgate
Cranbury
M. W. McDuffie
Asbury Park
New Jersey
Slong
Arthur L. Burroughs
Peddie Institute
Hightstown
Burroughs
Second Presbyterian Church
New Jersey State Schoolsa Conservatory of Music
Paul Ambrose
Chopin Beethoven
Mgr. Burroughs
C. Dudley Wilson
C. Edward Mueller
Trenton
C. M. Ashton
Washington, D.C
Swetland
Peddie
Obituaries Hit Plainsboro and Union Valley Deaths
Mrs. Thomas A Mount Jr of near Plainsboro dies in St Francis Hospital Trenton from araemic poisoning after giving birth to a son. Funeral at 1 30 p m from her home with interment in Brainerd Cemetery Cranbury. Also Joslin of Union Valley dies after a motorcycle bus collision at Morgan's Crossing near New Brunswick. He died in St Francis Hospital Trenton after being brought there. Funeral services held at his home and interment in Hightstown.
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Thomas A. Mount, Jr
L. Anna Mount
Thomas A. Mount Jr
Plainsboro
St. Francis Hospital
Trenton
Emerson Pulle
Sylvester Beach
First Presbyterian Church of
Princeton
Brainerd Cemetery
Cranbury
A. Cole, Son & Co
Joslin
George Joslin
Union Valley
Morgan’s Crossing
New Brunswick
Hightetown
Michelin Tire Company
McCormick
Dr. Franklin
Hightstown
Rudolph Heidinger
Young Heidinger
Warren Elsing
Second Presbyterian Church
Pembury
A. S.cole, Son & Co
Cranbury Station Social Roundup Trails of Visitors
Miss Jennie Hanaway returns to Newark after summer with Cranbury Station family. Aliss Hanaway to teach at Hanover Neck when school opens. George Wolfe couple enjoy a few weeks with relatives in New Brunswick. Newark families Mockridge Kern visit Dayton. Thomas McDowell hosted at Trenton. Maxwell touring car owned by Arthur Thompson. Harry Orme from Philadelphia visits Mounts in Cranbury. Peppler hosts McDowell Voorhees Fisher Russell Rockhill of New Brunswick. Mrs Thomas Dalton Perth Amboy and son Leon weekend with Aunt Thomas Conway. W K Snedeker shows Oakland touring car. Michael Collins family of Freehold visiting Thomas Collins family. Heidinger family from Hightstown visits Joslin family in Cranbury.
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Jennie Hanaway
Newark
Aliss Hanaway
Hanover Neck
George Wolfe
New Brunswick
A. Mockridge
Harry Kern
Charles
Fred Lux
Dayton
Thomas McDowell
Trenton
Arthur Thompson
Harry Orme
Philadelphia
B. Frank Mount
George Peppler
Mc Dowell
Voorhees Fisher
Russell Rockhill
Thomas Dalton
Leon
Perth Amboy
Thomas Conway
W. K. Snedeker
Michael Collins
Freehold
Thomas Collins
Rudolph Heidinger
Hightstown
Charles Joslin
Ancil M Davison Honored in Cranbury Masonic Notice
Cranbury Council No 60 Jr O U A M of Cranbury N J adopts resolutions mourning the death of Ancil M Davison a faithful member. The charter will be dropped for 30 days and the resolutions published in the Cranbury Press with relatives notified. Jamesbury Wins From Cranbury in a 2 1 field game.
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Cranbury Council No. 60
Cranbury
N. J
Ancil M. Davison
Algo
Cranbury Press
E. W. Walker
Charles Schnell
Lester Ervin
Minerva Hoffman Weds M Russell Johnson in Quiet Englishtown Ceremony
Miss Minerva D Hoffman married M Russell Johnson at the Hoffman home in Huglishtown. The ceremony at 3 pm was by Rev William Bullock with Marion Mount playing the wedding march. After a small celebration the couple plans to reside in Cranbury.
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Minerva D. Hoffman
M. Russell Johnson
Lewis C. Hoffman
Huglishtown
William H. Johnson
Cranbury
Hoffman
William Bullock
Englishtown Presbyterian Church
Marion Mount
Englishtown
Bertha Hoffman
Johnson
Harold Applegate
Trenton
William Hoffman
Hugh Jansen
Freehold
Sanford Memorial Church
Mercer County Clerk’s Office
First National Bank of Cranbury
Apollo Lodge No. 156
Widows of Soldiers Pension Raised to Twenty Dollars
The Ashbrook Bill passed Congress and awaits President’s signature, increasing pensions for widows of War of 1812 Mexican War and Civil War veterans from 12.50 to 20 dollars per month. It grants new pensions to certain widows and restores names of those who remarried after veteran’s death. District 3 residents urged to contact Rep. Scully for cases.
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Congress
Thomas J. Scully
House
Washington, D. C
Greatest Clearance Sale of Men’s Summer Suits
The advertisement proclaims the greatest clearance sale of men's and young men's summer suits with record low prices for the week. It emphasizes renowned style and finish, stating suits are reduced regardless of cost or former price, including $20.00 suits, and urges readers not to miss the sale.
Beireuth Festival and Wagner's Dream Realized
The Beireuth Festival theater emerged from Richard Wagner's lifelong dream aided by King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Foundations began May 22, 1872 and it opened with the Ring cycle in 1876. The festival ran from August 13 to 17 and since Parsifal's 1882 debut has become an annual musical event.
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Baireuth
Richard Wagner
Ludwig II of
Bavaria
Wagner
Festival Theater
Belreath
Beireath
New York Times
Cranbury Election Notice 1916 General and Primary Picks
Notice for Cranbury Township Middlesex County New Jersey outlines general election on Tuesday November 7 1916 from 6am to 7pm at Odd Fellows Hall Cranbury and Grange Hall Plainsboro with electors governor US senator US representative NJ assembly Middlesex surrogate one Cranbury committeeman and highway bond issue. Primary election set for September 26 1916 7am to 9pm to nominate party candidates and state executive committees. Registrations open October 31 1pm to 9pm. Walter H Havens clerk dated September 8 1916.
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Cranbury
County of
Middlesex
State of
New Jersey
Odd Fellows Hall
Grange Hall
Plainsboro
United States
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Third
General Assembly
Boards of Registry and Election
Cranbury Township
Walter H. Havens
Stoll's offers vast stock of school supplies
The store markets an immense variety of items including tablets crayons pens pencils composition books drawing utensils and outfits in all departments. Prices are described as low enough to ease purchasing yet high enough to ensure quality.
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First Presbyterian
J. E. Curry
Christ
Second Presbyterian
Cranbury Station
Jamesbury
Cranbury Athletic Association
Lehigh Burr
B. F. Gunson
East State Street
Hotel Windsor Bld’g
Trenton, NJ
Board of Registry
Stoll’s
E. State St
Trenton, N. J
Department OF Custom Tailoring
Fred'k' W. Donnelly
Caibilion
Rogers Bros
Cromwell
Rogers Bros. A l
ST. Regis and Patrician
Hawkes
Sheffield
A. F. Williams
Trenton, N, J
The
First National Bank
Cranbury, N. J
Daniel Block Clothing CO
Washington Market Building
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