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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1892
Page
3
Local items report service changes at Trinity Reformed Church and town hall plans. News notes cover a horse incident near Elizabeth, a theatre performance at Muse Hall, water mains work by Plainfield Water Supply, sidewalk blocks by merchants, wheelmen meeting shifts, bicycle lanterns enforcement, and peach shipments. Also mentions Salvation Army visitors, ferryboat upgrades, and upcoming Christian Endeavor conferences.
Evening notes list Benjamin Fawcett at seven o'clock on B Street giving a gospel address. Local residents such as Bird from Randolph and Runyon, Georgie Cornell in Brooklyn, and others are mentioned with posts, visits, and travel. The piece also notes social visits, a new trade mark manual by Rowland Cox, and a variety of social chatter from families and officials including fire chief Doane and lawyers. A planned bicycle race between Eugene Alaine and Chic Hatford is announced, weather remarks, and a row on local crime and police.
The Twenty eighth New Jersey Volunteer veterans held a reunion in Freehold on Thursday and found the city’s citizens largely uninterested. Only three banners were visible and the Grand Army post displayed the sole presentable banner, contrasting with a year earlier in Plainfield when the town decorated for their visit. The 48th regiment was mustered in there during the war. Henry Drake, of Freehold, retired as president. The next gathering is planned for Long Branch.
A machinist named McGuire from the city was savagely struck near a Bound Brook bar allegedly amid a dispute over a minor matter. The bartender wielded a billy club, McGuire was rendered unconscious, and a physician treated his wounds. he lies bedridden after the assault amid rumors the hotel hosts frequent brawls.
The Reformed Church on Cherry Hill in New Jersey, led by Rev. William Manches formerly of the city, was struck by lightning Thursday night and burned to the ground. The organ and comments were destroyed. The total loss is listed at 43,000, with the building and organ insured for 3,500.
Fragmented OCR text describes Warsing Argus son of Leas and Nicde with a hundred eyes. It mentions keeping Mercury from leaking and hints at a watchful tale, with a note that a vial to Colliée will inform what there is to know. The readable lines suggest a mythical or allegorical narration rather than a clear news item.
At Thursday's meeting a five member committee was appointed to settle up affairs of the Flatatels Branch of the Iree Fall lodge. Two members resigned while H Squier E C Moran and Z Gebuyelee were named to finalize the business. About six hundred dollars is to be divided among local members, with funds reportedly in a Philadelphia bank awaiting disposition.
The article lists Elul month observances and the Hebrew calendar for the year, detailing Rosh Hashanah on September 22 and 23, Yom Kippur on October 1, Sukkot on October 6 and 7, Shemini Atzeret on October 13, Simchat Torah on October 14, and Shabbat Bereisheet on October 15. It also includes various unrelated snippets about local society and sports results.
The Christian Endeavor meeting elected Jr. Rahway as president with Elis Bene-Get of Pisinfield as secretary. Resolutions praised Elisabeth Local Union and the Second Presbyterian Church Society for conference management. The main business set the Rahway Pall conference for late September with President White to arrange speakers and program. The county banner custody was given to the president for display at all county gatherings.
The Crescent League Club house hosted prize ceremonies for the 25 mile bicycle road race. Protests over pacemakers by Mabon and Coffin were renewed by an officer, forcing referee Charlee F. Leggett to award medals by merit to Willis Mahon and Coffin, or risk disqualifications shifting prizes to the next finishers.
A Postal Telegraph employee pretended to need a carriage ride to deliver messages, borrowed a rig from a livery stable for a city run, paid $1 for brief use, and walked away after being warned the office cannot afford such high toned staff. The episode ends with him vowing to reclaim his money next day.
A New Yorker visiting Westield commented that Westfield is a very town at least the part he could see through the weeds. The piece praises a remedy claiming to cure rheumatism dyspepsia piles and bile issues noting it is purely vegetable and safe with mild daily use.
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