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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1892
Page
3
A jumble of items from Plainfield including church sermons and events, police notes, a jail release, notices from veterans groups, a clock novelty, carrier pigeons, a local theater and business ads. Read as a snapshot of town life with church programs, public concerns, and business promotions.
Officer Charles Giese was bitten on a finger by a hog chained to a front fence while he tried to unfasten the chain in his Orange Street garden. He was treated at a drug store where the wound was cauterized after he shot the animal. Delegates Miss Amy Green and Miss Eleanor Morrison left for Trenton with several companions to attend a convention today and tomorrow and planned to return tomorrow evening.
Miss Clifton visits. Hattie Squier of Somerville in town. Mr and Mrs J H Buckley reside at 15 East Front Street. A surprise for Thomas Henderson on Lee Place. Bertha Fisher visiting Mary Rockafellow Grove Street Somerville. George Alpaugh from Andrews arrives to visit Evona relatives. John Diehl, former resident, dies in German Hospital New York. Mrs J G Cadmus visiting old friends from Riverside NY. Rev B Mitchell preaches in Morristown. John Johnston drawn on US Grand Jury in Trenton April 19. Dudley Miller welcomed with birth of a son. William Branson to deliver Memorial Day oration May 30. Dr John F Griffen stricken with parnivals. condition unchanged. Whatsoever Circle Kings Daughters hosted by Elmar Reggoo Arlington Ave. Rev A J Gulick to preach at First Presbyterian Church. Varry Roberts and Mina T Magison wed at Westfield Presbyterian parsonage. Dr TL K Carroll urged to attend National Republican Convention from Third Congregational, North Plainfield.
A home wedding in Danellen unites Jennie May Paps and Harry W Hall with Rev Searles officiating. The celebration features Lohengri music, costly silver gifts, and a post ceremony departure on the 9.04 train toward Baltimore. Guests include Slape family and numerous locals from Sing Sing, Plainfield, Newark, and Philadelphia.
A ten man team from the Orthodic Young Men's Lyceum of the city bowled at the U YM A A on Elizabeth Street last evening and defeated the Marifield bowlers. The following scores will be pulleated.
Dr. Cooper of Westfield narrowly escaped when a highway crew vehicle struck his carriage in Mainfeld. His horse bolted free, the coach was damaged but the doctor was uninjured, gathering belongings and continuing home. Officers were nominated at Mainfield Engine Company No. 2, with positions set for election on the first Monday. Hillside Tenure Club elected George Mullick as president and Charls Opdyke as vice president, with Ivins as treasurer and Murray as secretary. Beebe and Morrison chosen to two-year terms on the executive committee. The Arlingtons of the city were noted to play.
Masked White Caps rode Westfield streets last night whipping two men regarded as lazy or jobless. One man with a family pleaded mercy, claiming he has only one arm. No arrests were reported as the group dispersed after the attack.
A Chesapeake and Ohio express train was wrecked this morning in Huntington West Virginia. The accident disrupted service as officials report an acre of goods in the warehouse and Mr Packer explains his store floors are crowded with oak furniture and a wide range of upholstery and tables.
Past Councilor David S Donovan installed officers for the ensuing quarter at a regular meeting of Franklin Connell No 41 Jr C U A M. Officers named include Councilor P David Bodine Vice Councilor Join P Reed Comptroller Herbert Thatcher Warden Joly F Wakefield Assistant Recording Secretary Firman A Long Inside Sentinel Caleb Dickleson Outside Sentinel Edward E Krown Medical Examiner OL Jenking MD. Delegates from Dunellen Council No 55 and Somerset Council No 104 of North Plainfield attended a collateral banquet afterward.
Mire Burnett's adaptation The Burglar will be staged at Music Mall tomorrow night. The piece blends humor and sentiment, following BI Lewis's wanderings and appealing to diverse audiences. The Public Library has added the Dictionary of National Biography, 30 volumes, available during library hours for reference.
The Westfield bank is now fully organized with Chas A D Cook as president Chas G Endicott as vice president and R J Cook as cashier. A plot at Broad and Elm streets has been purchased for a new building to be erected and ready for occupancy soon. A note mentions a brood of chickens hatched in spring with Albert Hedden supplying eggs in February.
The fourth combination sale of A. J Thompson's draws buyers from Newark Bloomfield Montclair Morris town Rahway Somerville New York Brooklyn Staten Island and beyond About fifty horses sold with satisfied buyers and a large consignment for next Wednesday Also the sixth annual reunion of the Bee land New Jersey Brigade to be held in Jersey City with Plainfield members listed from various New Jersey units and veterans such as Runyon Cane Cornell Williams Von Torn Mackey Rugg Hand Doane Goodwin among others.
Miss Lucy Caspar daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Caspar East Front Street hosted a masquerade party for about twenty five friends ending near midnight. The event was organized by Miss Josie Stiegtitz with refreshments served during the evening. Tax collection figures noted for 1891 show about 122000 of 142000 total levy collected. The Boy's Club Association will hold its annual meeting April 14 1892 at the Club rooms corner Park and North Streets.
Fragmented report notes dismissals of alleged messenger chloroform claims with no evidence, plus a burned Maple Street bridge in Ansonia Connecticut causing $10,000 loss, and Lehigh Valley shop shutdown affecting 600 workers. Also mentions a hospital fire in Montana and rail overcharge lawsuits by Armour & Co. Weather outlook for the Northeast and mid-Atlantic states follows.
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