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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1891
Page
1
Messrs A M Ronyon and Son have bought the corner property at Park Avenue and West Fourth Street from Sir G W Endicott. They plan to use No 72 Park Avenue as their business residence with alterations for private funerals and show rooms. They move in early January and will occupy 69 Park Avenue temporarily.
A New Jersey forecast calls for warm, fair conditions with southwesterly winds. Sunday remains mainly sunny and slightly warmer, with Monday continuing fair and warmer as high pressure builds offshore.
Local notices recount a Reform Hall absence tomorrow night, power outages and fires in North Plainfield and Rahway, a lumber yard blaze, a postoffice site issue, and various community happenings including a German newspaper plan and a church donation. Speakers, auctions, and social events fill the district's winter schedule.
Warden Charles Dodd of Union County Jail appears hale in town yesterday. Ex Mayor George W Rockfellow leaves illness confinement to regain strength. Rev J bs Cleaver preaches to Bound Brook firemen Sunday night at the Reformed Church. Col Hadley to speak tomorrow at 4 35 pm at the MoE Church. he is brother of S H Halley who spoke there November 1. Miss Louise Allcock arrives from Crewe England aboard the City of Mainz and stays with Mrs Crook in East Fifth street. Rev F Koechli pastor of the German Church North Plainfield has la grippe and hopes to conduct services tomorrow via bike church.
Memorial service will be held at Temperance headquarters on Irving Street Elizabeth at 4 o clock Sunday afternoon in memory of Mrs J B Downs late president of the W C T U Mrs Dr Tomlinson of this city will deliver the principal address
The Reform Club held its yearly election at Reform Hall Thorndday evening with President Spencer presiding. Elected for the coming year were HN Spencer as President Jno S King as First Vice President Thomas Rodigley as Second Vice President trot T Thiers as Third Vice President J D Spicer as Treasurer JW A Bagerauls as Financial Secretary W B Ayers as Accounting Secretary Captain W Smith as First Marshal Captain William Hand as Second Marshal William Smith Jr as Sergeant at Arms. The gathering was well attended and many signed the pledge and joined the club.
Borough Council meeting did not convene last night as Mayor Place chaired and Charles A Reed acted as clerk in his absence. With three councilmen absent Hegeman moved to adjourn until the fifth instant, a motion that was ordered.
A railroad accident at Pennington thirty five miles away is described as potentially linked to a devastating fire in Plainfield. The Evening News notes confusion over any causal relation since the Pennington event occurred at least fifteen minutes before the Plainfield blaze.
An office space is located at No 69 Park Avenue in the building. The snippet notes the address as the site of the office.
Society notes report the Friday Night Sovial Club entertained at Mr and Mrs G H Goddards East Ninth Street with Rogers and Conde providing the music. Mrs Irving Brown will host a Monday evening Hillside Tennis Club reception aided by Miss Walz and several society members. Mrs B A Hegeman hosted an afternoon lunch for Miss Pryor of Cranford at Sycamore Avenue Washington Park North Plainfield, with a small group attending a dainty feast.
A Courier note reports Col as a drinking man during the night of July 28 1886. At nineteen minutes to ten the appetite that had ruled him for twenty four years vanished by prayer and has not returned in the years since.
Manager Runyon of the Estate of J. J. Boire thanks the firemen and citizens who worked faithfully and energetically at the lumber yard fire on Thursday night burned down.
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