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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1892
Page
3
A crowded scene surrounds Crescent League ball grounds as fans, boys, and residents discuss the Crescent League team’s prospects. Local events include sermons, lectures, charity shows, and community meetings, with multiple notes on fishing grounds, parades, and public works.
James O Rourke, intoxicated after arriving in Plainfield for odd jobs, was struck on the head by a sharp chisel when a tool kit toppled from Harding. He suffered critical injuries with three arteries bleeding and was taken to Mahlenburg Hospital where an officer watches him. condition described as serious but not yet fatal.
Somerset Democrat reports Plainfield Bicycle Club plans to face Crescenta in early season action. The feature notes a parade led by a band through town before the game and highlights Ketler's stars as favorites, with Somerville boys previously defeating a rival club.
Crescent Avenue Chore owners and others met with the Street Committee to oppose lowering the Bromsway grade between Sixth Street and Cedarbrook. The plan would remove about eighteen inches of roadbed beside the Crescent Avenue Church, cost shade trees, and shift sewer starts. Taxpayers along the street refuse to back the project, fearing heavy taxation.
Professor E B Mattison of New Brunswick will give an illustrated live address on temperance at the Form Club meeting tomorrow evening. The event promises a full house with the meeting starting at 7 45 o'clock.
The High School alumni gathering was postponed to Tuesday May 10. Retiring Principal Miss Jolie Balksley, known to alumni for eighteen years, is expected to head the meeting called to discuss demonstrations and future plans for the school.
Twenty Pond Machine Tool Works employees headed for Morris town for a day trip aboard stagecoaches. They plan leisure activities including a ball game and will lodge at a Morristown hotel. Local notices reference John’s Arm and stability of his glass prosthesis with no issues reported.
Local dealers anticipate a price increase after paying 25 cents more per ton for coal. A Courier reporter quotes several dealers noting the New Jersey Coal Exchange will meet soon to settle the raise. Current coal price stands at 5.25 per ton with possible further adjustments within two weeks.
The Plainfield bicycle club road team aims to represent the Elizabeth Journal in the Journal Trophy Road Races. At Wheelmen’s Headquarters last night Road Officers formed the plan for immediate steps to establish the team. The club has many capable riders but they lack experience and training, yet they have ample time to prepare and their chances look favorable.
Mrs. Bowens Runaway Horse dragged a buggy for a long distance after colliding with Wesfield resident Young Whitehead at Netherwood on Thursday. The wheel remained intact though rubber wore, one wheel bent slightly while the other stayed round. A Swedish Benevolent Society Ball followed at Democratic Hall with singing, recitations, and a sixty to seventy five couple dance led by Wallander’s Orchestra.
Harry Brokaw, Plainfield’s top road rider, will join the Bicycle Club at the next meeting. Tomorrow members plan a course ride for the Century race on June 11, joined by W. W. Dalson of Philadelphia, W. H. Kirkpatrick of Newark, and other noted cyclists.
Members of the Fiainfield Gesang pty Verein will walk from Somarset street and Green Brook road at daylight to near Vail's Spring to witness the sunrise, then spend the day in outdoor sports. Manager Tom Keller met with Ball Players for instructions. Captain Mays leads the team under league guidance.
A fragmented antebellum style verse hints at troubled vision and doubt. The lines mention Graz and a plea about sight along with a remark on possible visual frailty, suggesting uncertainty about perception.
A fragmentary arts and social page lists upcoming performances and club activities. Kate Castleton headlines The Dazzler at Masse Hall Friday. The Donelan Whist Club resumes weekly gatherings at Charles Zender’s Front Street home with a dance afterward. The Women’s Auxiliary of the Board of Missions of the Protestant Episcopal Church of New Jersey elects officers led by Mrs A Clark of Elizabeth and others in Trenton Plainfield Beverly.
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