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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1908
Page
3
Cranbury social roundup reports visits by Rebecca Duncan and others to Newtown Trenton and Bayonne. School hiring janitor James Stout, new library staff, and planned improvements including paving and painting of homes. Public meetings discuss police protection and local elections with nominations listed.
The Johnson Groves home hosted a wedding for Rosy Ella Groves and John W. Frazier of Philadelphia with Rev. Adolos Allen officiating. A pink and white reception followed with guests from multiple cities including Philadelphia and Princeton before the couple left for Baltimore and Philadelphia residence. Thieves later forced entry into Mrs. Sutton’s home, stealing two dollars and some fruit while other homes were disturbed but valuables largely untouched. Peddie Institute Hightstown opens with record boarding enrollment for boys only, drawing students from 15 states and several countries. Central Union of Christian Endeavor adopts resolutions supporting a local option law and Sabbath observance, urging voters to back proponent candidates and to promote evangelistic work.
The column notes low civic enthusiasm before the election, expecting Taft to win. It plugs Geo B Snedeker & Co for pianos, Women’s Home Companion October issue features Lucy Green’s New York adventures and fiction by noted authors, plus articles on home ownership, Tsaritsa portrait, and Dr Woods Hutchinson on babies. Ads for Arnica Salve and local notices follow, with stockholder meeting, property sale, and tax collection reminders.
Money to loan on bond and mortgage from $50 and up. Apply to N. R. Cowenhoven, attorney, 43 Patterson Street, New Brunswick New Jersey. June 26.
Harry Pratt Judson president of Chicago University writes to the New York World endorsing Taft for president. He praises Taft's experience and policies and says Taft would be a better successor to Roosevelt. Chicago, August 12.
The Boston Transcript quotes business leaders predicting a Taft victory will boost the economy and stock markets. It notes post Panic deposits safe after bank closures, with officers expelled or indicted for mismanagement. The letter also mocks Mr Bryan as a doctor of laws and a would be taker of statutes.
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