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Plainfield Courier

Location

Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1891

Page

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Park Avenue Baptist and Local Notices Come Together

A patchwork of items from local life including church meetings at Park Avenue Baptist Church, a K P lodge visit to Grand Chancellor John Ulrich, weather notes, a lumber yard fire aftermath and plans for Crescents ball grounds. Also reports on arrests, a West Fourth street intrusion, and a Bethel Chapel concert benefiting Bethel Chapel with a full ensemble and reception.

Unity Lodge No. 102 K. of P John Ulrich Duncan Harlingen Lodge United Tea and Coffee Growers’ Association Albert Hedden

RUSHMORE ACKERMAN WEDDING AT GRACE EPISCOPAL

The December term Somerset Courts opens with a small docket as Grand Jury is drawn and charged by Justice Magic. Miss Marie Louise Ackerman wed Robert Rushmore of West Seventh Street at Grace Church in a ceremony watched by a large society gathering.

Somerset Courts Justice Magic Grace Episcopal Church Marie Louise Ackerman J. Hervey Ackerman Ernest R. Ackerman Robert Rushmore Isaac W. Rushmore West Seventh Street E. M. Rodman T. A. Starkey New Jersey Grace Church Lohengrin Joseph Sandford Albert Holly Rowland Cox Marion &. Ackerman Plainfield Townsend Morgan New York Percy Wilcox Philadelphia Miss Wills Miss Cook Miss Tracy Dumont Miss Morgan Rushmore Lydia Platt Ackerman Councilman Ackerman C. P. Turner Mr. Ackerman Bishop Starkey Miss Dumont Miss Rushmore

Huntington Reception Marked Plainfield Society Flourish

Mr and Mrs Samuel Huntington hosted a grand reception for their daughter Florence last evening at the Herring residence on East Ninth Street. The house was crowded with guests including Mayor Gilbert former Mayor Randolph and numerous local families. dancing followed by an elegant Maresi supper.

Seventh Street Central Avenué Lander Maresi Brower Samuel Huntington Florence Plainfield Society F. O. Herring East Ninth Street Miss Huntington New York Plainfield A. D. Shepard T. Logan Murphy Murphy Clarence Murphy W. E. Stewart Stewart John W. Murray Murray E. N. Erickson Jean Erickson Jule Erickson George van Boskerck Maude van Boskerck Mann John P. Mann Corlies Annie Corlies Katheryn Yates Gertrude Walz Marylee Fehrman Grace Howard Ethel Bowers Roberta McKinney Ginna Misses Morgan Carrie Streul Evarts Tracy Thomas von Boskerck G. Harry Squires Walter Stewart Howard Beebe Frank Cokefair Edward Bloodgood Rowland Cox Dexter O. Tiffany James Murray Fred Walz Irving C. Weat

Eye Tincture Mistake Warns North Plainfield Reader

A North Plainfield woman mistook tincture of iodine for eye lotion and applied it. After washing with warm water she slept, escaping serious harm. The note warns that similar mix ups happen and can be fatal when remedies are misused.

North Plainfield

Howland Reception Hosts City and North Plainfield Notables

Mr and Mrs W W Howland of Rockview avenue North Plainfield hosted a large reception last evening for many local society figures from both towns. The home featured ferns vines cut flowers and potted plants with a canopy entrance. Davis of Newark catered a sumptuous supper and a Newark Orchestra provided music. Attendees included Mayor Gilbert Rev K P Ketcham Dr and Mrs O L Jenkins Mr and Mrs Asa Collier Dr and Mrs T S Davis and many others.

W. W. Howland Rockview Avenue North Plainfield Davis Newark Mayor Gilbert Gilbert K. P. Ketcham Hatch W. R Richards T. S. Davis O. L. Jenkins Asa Collier Daniel Jyavin H. O. Newman John H. French Janes McGee Henry McGee Walter McGee AS. Patterson W. L. Saunders Mra J. W. Pasgborn Charles Lyman

Lumber firm sale transfers to Boice estate for 45000 dollars

A. D. Cook & Bro sell their coal and lumber business to the estate of David J. Bolce for 45000 dollars. Albert D. Cook and Robert H. Cook retire from active work. the firm will not be rebuilt and the land plans are undecided. Ground, buildings, and goodwill included. stock on hand not.

D. Cook A. D. Cook & Bro David J. Bolce Albert D. Cook Robert H. Cook John D. Runyon Boice Mr. Runyon Cook Bros Schofield William Cook A. D

Notable Local Moves and Upcoming Lectures

E L Benny moves to a Washington Park house from Grove street. A W Cook and family plan to occupy the new Sixth and Sycamore street home March 1, with Dr E W Hedges taking Cook’s house then. Professor Hjalmar Boyesen of Columbia College will lecture next Monday afternoon before the Monday Afternoon Club. Will Runyon of Yale Class 92 visits home, then joins the College Glee Club for a holiday trip to Dubuque, Nashville, Atlanta and Charleston, S C. Halstead C Campton leaves tomorrow for a North Carolina hunting trip with Chauncey Burt for about a month, staying at Riverdale on the Nense River region rich in game. Sportsmen in town envy their luck.

A. W. Cook Sixth and Sycamore Streets E W. Hedges Mr. Cook Hjalmar Sjorth Boyesen Columbia College Will Runyon Yale College Nelson Runyon College Glee Club Dubuque Nashville Atlanta Charleston N. C Halstead C. Campton North Carolina Chauncey Burt Riverdale Nense River Messrs Compton Burt

Minnie Hauk Grand Opera Comes to Plainfield

Tickets for Minnie Hauk in La Cavalieria Rusticana go on sale at Central Pharmacy in Plainfield and will run until Saturday noon to decide if the renowned company appears at popular prices. Do not delay in securing seats for the premier opera event in the Music Hall.

Minnie Hauk Grand Opera la Cavalieria Ruosticana Tly Ot Plainfield Music Hall

Reader Seeks Correction Over Illegal Liquor Information

A letter from Jack Lone protests a Wednesday Courier report naming him as a source in an illegal liquor case. He asserts the claim is false and asks the editor to publish a contradiction.

the Courier Jack Lone

New Jersey Horticultural Society Opens Two Day Session

The New Jersey Horticultural Society began a two day session at the State House in Trenton. An address of welcome was given by S&B Ketcham and answered by President Blackwell. Reports of officers followed.

The New Jersey Horticultural Society State House Trenton S&b, Ketcham Blackwell

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Park Avenué Baptist Church Union County Seventh-Day Baptist Chapel China Pierson Hardware Company Young People’s League of the First Baptist Church East Front Street John M. Schorb Edison Pennsylvania Railroad Netherwood Hall Charlotte Draper Florence Mission J. Johnson Christian Mission Robert Peace Street Crescent Avenue D. J. Boice James Francis West Fourth Street Codington Ben. Suttons Plainfield’s Colored Society Bethel Chapel Llast Ben. Sutton Andrew G. Carpenter Sutton Master Hall Miss Hawkins Rushmore—Ackerman J. Lawrence Getz Reading Bankson John B. Dumont Amzi Dodd Bloomfled H. B. Newhall Joseph Wilcox Philadephia F. E. Marsh O. B. Leonard B. A. Hegeman, Jr V. F. Randolph Randolph T. Waring L. G. Timpson Strench Charles L. Goodrich W. H. Murray G. W. Endicott Julia E. Bulkley Voss Mozart Wimfheimer Leavitt Barly William Hi. Brower & Sona Broadway Mr. and Mrs. Howland Robert Cook E. L. Benny Grove Street Washington Park Minnie Hauk Plainfeld Omething UIT Peck’s Williams’ Pharmacy West Front Street Col. Grove Street Rogers Bros Xmas Jan A. M. Runyon & Sons Park Avenue Bill Hye Nye Burbank Tempus Fugit Central Railroad Westfield Minnie Hauk Grand Opera Company Mascagni
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