Weather notes and local notices from Middlesex county
Weather forecast for New Jersey includes slight warming and fair days ahead. Local items cover a lumber yard fire ongoing last week, inmate counts at Middlesex county poor house, James Emmons bail hearing, holiday shopping notes, jeweler Caleb Dickenson stocking Vienna and Limoges wares, Piscataway juror for December term, Odd Fellows financials, Inter-State Fair dividend, a fatal bathtub accident, Dr. P J Zigilo’s injury and recovery, George H. Fountain talk at YMCA, hydrant corner effort, sun entering Capricornus signaling winter, M C L A of Elizabeth joining Northern New Jersey Base Ball League, Music Hall minstrel show, coal sale, Niagara Insurance claim settlement, a stack fire on West Street, Acorn Athletic Club event, Joseph Winkler’s burial, and insurance claim settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Nelson
Piscataway Township
Middlesex County
New Brunswick
Odd Fellows of
New Jersey
Inter-State Fair Association
Committee On
P. J. Zigilo
Mt. Bethel
North Plainfield
Blimm
George H. Fountain
Y.M.C. A
Fountain
Messrs. A. Cook & Bro
Park and
North Avenues
Cook Bros
M.C. L.A
Elizabeth
Westfield
Plainfield
Somerville
Redway
Music Hall
Sweeny
Alvido
Gorman
Goetze
Visiting relatives and local obituaries linger in town notices
Mrs. David A. Case and daughter from Poughkeepsie and Mrs. Edwards of Brooklyn visit Mrs. F Westphal at No 40 Liberty Street. Mrs. Charles Winston dies at West Third Street from a paralytic stroke. Justice J Oakley Nodine severely ill. Funeral for Corrs Rye held at No 72 East Third Street. interment Hillside Cemetery. Harold Runyon to perform in West End minstrel at Somerville. Ada Westphal birthday party attracts twenty two guests from Brooklyn and Poughkeepsie. Funeral for Aral Davis held. Lily of the valley wreath noted. Alonzo Randolph fights arrest drama. sentenced to forty days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David A. Case
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Edwards
Brooklyn
F. Westphal
Liberty Street
Charles Winston
West Third Street
J. Oakley Nodyne
Corrs Rye
East Third Street
K. P. Keteham
Hillside Cemetery
Wotcott Balestier
Dresden
Rudyard Kipling
Rhnning
Century Magazine
Cornell University of
the Courier
Harold C. Ranyon
Somerville
Runyon
Jas J
Jas
F. Brown
Craig Place
North Plainfield
San Francisco
Cal
Brown
Sante Ba
California
Martin M. Thorn
Pacific Coast
Honolulu
Sandwich Island
Ada Westphal
Central Avenue
Reece Pree
Dr Lewis Sabbath book debated by Somerset church
The Somerset Messenger reports a forthcoming book by Rev. Dr. A. H. Lewis arguing Sabbath observance differs from Jewish practice. It notes Paul’s stance against Jewish ceremonial law and Sabbath rites, contrasting it with Sunday meaning life, while a separate item records Constable Amos Moffett auctioning burning coal from the Boice Estate yard with several buyers and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset
Dr. Lewis
A. H. Lewis
Paul
Moses
Egypt
Mud bowling results and scores from Hind match
Reading text shows a mud bowling event with Hind producing a 166 score and ten pins. Details are fragmented and unclear about players, teams, or exact outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hind
Acores
Elizabet h Mayor Seeks Factory Move to City
Mayor John C Rankin Jr of Elizabet h reports a New York manufacturing firm plans a plant and shops on ten to twelve acres with rail access. About two hundred workers could be employed, prompting real estate agents to seek suitable property. The move would boost growth and prosperity in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Rankin, Jr
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Journal of
New York
Miainfield Real Estate
Wooden Wedding Fifth Anniversary in Bound Brook
The wooden wedding marking five years of marriage for Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Smock was held Tuesday evening at their home near Bound Brook. About eighty guests attended arriving by a special train from New York and Albany. Miss Markle of Albany was the bride. Music by Professor Hart, dancing, refreshments and social merriment followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Smock
Bound Brook
Hart
New York
Albany
Markle
Brutal Street Fight Ends With Arrest on Somerset Street
A fight between two men on Somerset street last evening drew police. One man named George Potter was arrested, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct this morning, and Judge Codington remanded him for ten days in lieu of an eight dollar fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo Randolph
Robert Randolph
Somerset Street
West Front Street
Cooney
Giesse
Randolph
Glesse
Lynch
W. L. Frazee
Codington
George Potter
Hdis
Man Struck by Royal Blue Line Express in Elizabeth
Yesterday at Union depot in Elizabeth a Royal Blue Line express struck a man who was knocked down and suffered a severe cut in the leg. Somerset county Freeholders held their regular monthly meeting with full attendance and little routine business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Blue Line
Union
Elizabeth
Somerset County Freeholders
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wearnex
Netherwood Bowling Club
Middlesex County Poor House
James Emmons
Caleb Dickenson
Vienna
Limoges
James Barrett
Merechen
Saldo
Boice’s Coal Y
Niagara Insurance Company
W. C. Butlerterday
Felix Lincoln
Jno
W. Darling
West Street
Acorn Athletic Club
Joseph Winkler
New Market
Dunellen
William H. Woodruff
Norwich Union
Westchester Fire Insurance
Mesers Spicer & Hubbard
A. M. Ranyon & Son
Atral Davis
5. A. Davis
W. H. Shermer
First Baptist
Jina
Evergreen
Sutzetike
Pitty
All “Wight
Shaw's Store
Shaw
Fred
Johnson
Enlock
Dacar Ten Eyck
Mitchell
Bill Nye
Amos Moffett
Boice Estate
Park Avenue
Morgan Bird & Bro
Eugene M. Laing
Gordon
Spicer & Hubbard
Dor Aa Mnt
Sten As
Speedy
Carey's
Cradle Songs of the Nations
Lom
Boice’s Coal Yard
Peck’s
Rogers Bros
Carey
Plainfeld
T. J. Carey
Auctiogeer
C. Dickinson
AL Opticiax
Decil
Dana
Sweeny, Alvido
Anderson
Warren
Id Moore Vate
Rankin
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