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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1892
Page
3
Readers of the Plainfield area received a free mail piece offering the summer months, mailed without charge to residents who sent their address to the local office for delivery.
The scrambled clippings mention church plans by Martinay Methodists and a Catholic Young Men's lawn party on later September 5. References to streetcar fares, lightning injuries at Pony Manor Hall, and a parade by wheelmen hint at a bustling town scene with scattered events, weather, and social notices.
Readable fragments report family ties and visits in Asbury Park region, engagements and weddings in Newark and Plainfield, a young man jailed for insulting women, a drowned man in Jersey City probate, lightning strikes damaging a Rahway Road house, and local civic notes including a Moscow trip and a patent for a fire protecting shutter.
A coal wagon owned by Holne Runyon & Co. lost a wheel on West Front Street near C M Danham's store today at eleven. The coal spilled but prices held. A street car last night collided with a hay wagon on the same street, breaking a headlight. the hay wagon driver is accused of sleeping at the time.
Members of the Osmera Club and guests rode from the club rooms toward Lambert's Mill on Terrill road armed with cameras to photograph scenery. A light shower paused the trip as they passed a stone bridge and a well at Dog Corners then toured Hillside Cemetery and Holly Farm before returning home at six. They collected several dozen views for their growing collection.
The Elizabeth Journal notes a new electric street railway opening this morning operated within the town’s business district. The line extends from a central point toward the southwest, with Painfield described as a conservative community likely to progress public improvements slowly.
Hulett, a leading music dealer on West Prom Street in Plainford, prepares for a grand fall opening. He has secured a large stock of vocal and instrumental instruments and arranged a reception room for customers to browse. A formal opening with a fine musical program is planned for early September.
Mrs Hester Hi Woodhouse widow of Daniel Woodhouse died suddenly in Cork Ireland after two years abroad for health. She was longtime resident of East Front street and mother of J A Woodhouse a noted Fremens supplies dealer. Her death is deeply deplored by acquaintances.
The report details misstatements and unfulfilled orders leading to charges and a trial. Eagle sues Cadmus for sale as part of the case, with imprisonment collected at $500 cited in the record. A defendant named Ramsberger contested but lost. $32.01 coins were sought. Contable Amos Moffett arrested the accused but parole followed after arrangements. A Cranford baseball match at Drake's Park Westfield is set against the amateur Westfield Club, with past results favoring Westfield.
The Plain Geld Courier promotes its bicycle department as reliable and independent. Caplan Martin of Mainfell Bicycle Club to umpire at the Pusmale Athletic lab meet on September, and September 5 at Rahway bicycle tournament. Also offers hot weather riding tips and a Sunday Netherwood concert program with Greenop’s orchestra.
A severe shower caused by a late evening storm flooded streets with torrents and knocked out Electric Light Company converters. The city experienced outages on Lake Street and other avenues while the circuit was briefly off, though the company reported no lasting disruption.
Miss Lottie Morse, the day attendant at the telephone office, was seated in a lounge at ex-Councilman Slater’s home on Jackson Avenue when a lightning bolt struck the chimney and house. She was stunned and still feels the effects of the shock the next day.
The Crescents will bat tomorrow at Elizabeth in order Hof ford catcher Brady right field Mary phy left field Turner second base Daly third base Lelby centre Leid Bonner short stop Jones first base Sucedon pitcher.
The Buffalo extension of the Lehigh Valley Railroad from Sayre Pennsylvania to Buffalo New York covering 283 miles has been completed. A first through train from Philadelphia arrived in Buffalo carrying twenty eight officials and invited guests. The line links Waverly Ithaca Geneva Rochester and Buffalo with double tracking and terminals at Buffalo and Lake Erie. The Reading system gains a vast seaboard outlet via New York and Philadelphia.
Palmer's theater in New York remains packed despite heat as Mixey and the Clover company perform nightly. Manager Askin praises the summer opera run as highly profitable with clear personal triumphs for Mixey D Arville Pruetic Leonox Wallace and others.
An advertisement from William B. Rockwell of New York touts Beaspary’s Puss as a simple purgation remedy for bilious headache and dyspepsia. It claims rapid relief after a regimen of nightly pills and asserts disease in one body part spreads if not treated, urging removal of diseased parts and promotion of natural laxation and kidney health.
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