Church activities fill weekend with prayers and socials
Sunday morning sermons by Rev J B Curry and Rev Frederick Schweitzer, with Sunday School at 10. Pra yer meetings Friday evenings. An afternoon visitation on the 18th and Rally Day on the 25th focus on congregational outreach. The Second Church plans a weekly bulletin and notices emailed to Rev Schweitzer by Thursday. An October 16 address by Dr F H Green at Cranbury union anniversary is planned. A Stitch and Chatter Club meets September 22. Jubilee party for Mrs William Gordon hosts attendees from multiple families. Marian Barclay hosts a eighteenth birthday dinner with friends from Cranbury, Trenton, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Schweitzer
C. E
Ernest Lux
Marie Groves
Ladies Missionary Society
L. E. Lennox
F. H. Green
Pennington School For Boys
Sunday Schools of
Cranbury
Green
Injured Leg for Brenton Resident William Voorhees Jr
William Voorhees Jr. of Brenton suffered a deep leg cut when a harrow tipped during a Friday task with his brother-in-law Harry Perrine. Dr. B. Van Dyke treated the wound with several stitches and reported the patient is progressing well. A separate note records Mrs. Ella Stults hosting a Tuesday lawn picnic for Jack and Jessie Silvers returning to Bronxville New York with friends Rosemary Welsh Virginia Pullen Warren Johnson Anna Schnell Kath erine Schnell and others enjoying games and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Voorhees, Jr
Brenton
Harry Perrine
B. van Dyke
Ella Stults
John
Silvers
Jack
Jessie Silvers
Bronxville
N. Y
Rosemary Welsh
Virginia Pullen
Warren Johnson
Anna Schnell
Katherine Schnell
Mrs. Stults
Lizzie Schnell
Officers Elected and Open Air Services Planned in Cranbury
The W. C. T. U. annual meeting at Mrs. Henry Brown’s home elected officers for the year including Mrs. H. J. Butcher president and Miss Mary Edsall treasurer. Open Air Evangelistic services are set on Main Street from September 25 to October 2 led by Wm. T. Wiggins of Philadelphia. Cranbury baseball beat Yardville 6 to 3 at Peddie Field with Artie Young strong on the mound and Bill Baggeley making a key catch. The team aims to defeat Lakewood next, following wins over Hamilton Square and Hightstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iis
Henry Brown
Laura Scudder
Cranbury Schools
H. J. Butcher
J. G. Symmes
W. H. Havens
Mary Edsall
Charles Ely
Main Street
Wm. T. Wiggins
White
Philadelphia
Wiggins
Cranbury
Yardville
Peddie Field
Artie” Young
Masterson
Chick” Frey
Bill” Baggeley
Hamilton Square
Hightstown
Lakewood
Local Social Notes From Hightstown and Nearby
Miss Margaret Laird of Cranbury visits grandparents Mr and Mrs James Laird for two weeks. Mrs Catharine Brearley entertains her sister Mrs Phebe Rue of Trenton for two weeks. Vera Danser and Florence Brearly in Trenton Thursday. Esther Jones and Sara Hutchinson spend a week at Doylestown Pa. George Brown and William McDowell families visit Trenton and Plainfield with the Culvers in Dayton and Plainfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Laird
Cranbury
Mrs
James Laird
Catharine Brearley
Phebe Rue
Trenton
Vera Danser
Florence Brearly
Esther Jones
Sara Hutchinson
Doylestown
George Brown
William McDowell
George Peppler
Henry McDowell
Dayton
Plainfield
John Culver
Fragmented notices from Trenton Sept 1909 local court and bridge project
Obituary notes for Mrs Franklin Danser of Cranbury and divorce decree for Harriet Ely against Leon Ely. A major Delaware River bridge upgrade planned at Trenton Morrisville, 80000 dollars, traffic to use Calhoun Street toll bridge. Also a Cranbury delinquent case Braxton convicted for assault on his fifteen year old daughter after conflicting testimonies in County Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
Walker
Mrn
Harriet M. Ely
Leon Ely
Hightstown
Jamesburg
Maxwell A. Kraéiter
Delaware River
Morrisville
Joint Bridge Commission
Calhoun Street
Braxton
C. Hezekiah Braxton
Cranbury Station
Enma Braxton
David Stuart
Justice of the Peace
Charles W. Sedam
Stuart
Mary Braxton
Theodore Braxton
Harriet Braxton
Joseph E. Stricker
Franklin M. Ritchie
New Brunswick
Quoits Match Draws Between Hudson and McLaren
International quoit matches drew wide publicity in the 80s as Bully Hudson, England’s champion, faced Jimmy McLaren of Newark New Jersey, the United States champion. The two men, both skilled players, played to a tie with neither clearly superior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quoiters
Quoit
Bully Hudson
All England
Jimmy McLaren
United States
McLaren
Newark
N. J
Stars and Stripes
Myron
Quosts
For Railroad Men to Heed
The Providence Journal warns rail workers against striking as winter nears. It cites John Sullivan and Major Edward Underwood on 500000 idle New Yorkers and rising unemployment. It notes volunteers once aided rail peace, but now many would replace strikers, making a nationwide strike likely to fail and harm families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sullivan
Central Trades Assembly
New York City
Edward Underwood
Salvation Army
Bird
Coler
Public Welfare
Deegan
American Legion
New York
Herding
Providence Journal
Monthly Gem Powers and Meanings in Birth Stones
The passage lists birth stones by month with their symbolic meanings. January garnet signifies constancy and fidelity, February amethyst wards off violent passions, March bloodstone fosters courage and wisdom, April sapphire denotes repentance, May emerald reveals false friends and true love, June agate ensures long life health and prosperity, July ruby discovers poison and corrects fickle friendship, August sardonyx secures conjugal felicity, September chrysoprase frees from evil and sadness, October opal stands for hope sight and faith, November topaz embodies fidelity and friendship, December turquoise brings prosperity in love.
Professor Harold H. Richter to Teach Piano in Cranbury
Prof Harold H Richter will teach piano and violin in Cranbury every Thursday. Pupils register at Mrs Geo Puerschner's. Price per lesson is 50 cents for a half hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranbury
Geo. Puerschner
Also Mentioned on This Page
First Presbyterian
J. B. Curry
Second Presbyterian
Country Church
Emmet Norris
Stitch and Chatter Club
Charles Walters
Hazel Hutchinson
Harvey Hutchinson
Peter P. Salties
J. C. Stock
William Gordon
W. RB. Silvers
W. N. Hughes
M. A. Rue
Barclay
G. B. Mershon
A. L. Burroughs
Stanley Conover
R. P. Stillwell
A. N. Scott
B. Bennett
H. B. Claflin
Marian W. Barclay
Eleanor Shroeder
Ethlyn Hutchinson
Brother Charles
Jersey City
Mary Suydam
Abram and
Matthew, Jr
Three Mile Run
Mary Symmes
Wallace Gibson
Nutley
Chalmers Pittman
Germantown
Charles H. Barclay
John Barclay
Franklin Danser
Misa
Bessie M. Perrine
Sharon
Danser
Matthias and
Sadie Bennett Perrine
Martin Welsh
Charles F. Danger
Harold .H. Richter
Paris
East State $J
Trenton, N. J
The
First National Bank
Cranbury, N. J
Duaniel
South Broad
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