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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1893
Page
3
In a disrupted financial note, regular transfers and payer obligations falter as noted entities advertise a delay or default. The imperfect rendering hints at debt, delivery or duty lapses affecting a payer and creditor, with no clear names or dates.
A ragged recap of local meetings and events across Plainfield area. Board of Trade sessions discuss plans. Crescent Division No 3 initiations planned. athletic club and carious civic activities listed. Work crews fix trolley lines between Somerset and New Market. veterans events and land improvement efforts noted. local shops report room shortages and public notices.
A garbled article recounts discussions on underground electrical and telegraph wiring to improve safety and reduce costs. The piece cites a Plainfield resident praising the town’s health appeal and notes meat dealers pushing strict bill settlements via packers to protect retailers.
A plan moves forward with the Central Railroad of New Jersey grading a short line from Bound Brook to the Perth Amboy bridge over the Raritan Bay. The route would bypass Seashore tree and pass near Ford's Corners and Bonhamtowns, extending toward Albany Street bridge and New Brunswick, altering regional rail connections. An unrelated Warren Chapel Bible class incident involved four Dundes Zetland natives, brothers William John Themes and Johnson, who sang together and witnessed a notable event. they plan to return to their homes with lasting memories from the gathering.
Madison avenue widening plan provokes objections from owners led by James W. Jackson and others who demand compensation. Council hears protests, allocates funds for sewer maps, selects bids for engine house lighting, and sets a hearing for August 15 1893 with commissioners to appraise affected properties.
Mrs M Grul of Prospect Place narrowly escaped death at a city depot on a Saturday morning while trying to board the 10 04 a m train to New York. A coal train moving behind the delayed passenger train approached rapidly as she stepped onto the platform and nearly walked into the oncoming cars missing the incident by inches. A station bystander yelled warning as the coal train thundered past and the danger passed.
The board last night approved paying the batch of bills after a coal delivery to all schools and a cheaper cleaner coal. Dr Probasco reported on pole relocations for the Electric Light Company and praised the school’s air walks and upkeep.
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