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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1892
Page
3
The Jolly Four will host a ball at Crescent Rink this evening. A devotional meeting in the W. G. T. A rooms is planned for tomorrow at 2 30. Scarlet fever cases prompt closing of Piscataway public schools until May 1. McDonald the uptown grocer touts best batter at market prices.
A home wedding last evening at the bride's parents on West Seventh Street united Miss Sarah Florence Potter and Alexander M. Witham. The ceremony featured lilies and roses, with bridesmaids Mabel Potter and Boosie Titeworth. Lavish gifts from New York guests accompanied the event as the couple planned to reside on Grant Avenue.
Plainfield Lodge No. 44 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows held an anniversary entertainment and ball at Music Hall last evening. Drake's orchestra opened the program with an overture followed by speeches and performances by banjo and mantolin quartets. Mrs Suliman and Miss Carland provided popular singing and humorous recitals. A dance concluded the event, led by local couples, into the early morning hours.
Henry M. Maxson named new principal of the city public schools. A Westerly native with training at Alfred University and Amherst College, he is 39, married to the daughter of Mr Kane, and will report to the trustees on May 8. He previously toured Adirondack summers and will reside in the city. Plainfield High School Alumni plan a May 3 meeting at Silliman High School. older graduates urged to attend.
Opening arrangements for the Crescent League baseball season are complete under Manager Keller and the committee. A large turnout is expected with Pisinfold Carmet Band of seventeen, led by Prof. Guttman, to perform before the game against the Bicycle Club. The Temple Builders, First Baptist Church group, organized and elected officers, plus notes on lodge anniversary and Redmen events, are also detailed.
The State Convention at the Opera House named delegates to the Minneapolis National Convention. W J Sewell John Blair Henry Thorne and others were chosen as at large and district delegates. The body approved a new State Executive Committee lineup as part of campaign planning.
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