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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1891
Page
1
Weather notes forecast cold and cloudy with rain, holidays closed banks and post office. Local items report weddings, church events, property transfers, Council session, school and club activities, a runaway wagon accident, and a lone vagrant ordered to leave the city.
Arlington resident Montravelle Knight suffers grip while Michael Quinn remains homebound. Marsh Ayers Co. executives travel to Connecticut. many locals visit Deckertown and attend gatherings. Mrs Wyckoff travels, others host taffy pull and social visits. Officers convalescing, young people entertained at Talmage home. Marriage planned for Annie Moore and Isaac Wyckoff. Funeral for Mary Stone. Homer Baldwin visits after Hastings wreck. Local corporates grow. Stomatine company formed with Leggett Reed Thiers. Oberammergau lecture draws audience. WCTU Kitchen Garden classes entertain. Wide Awake Circle marks first anniversary with Shakespeare edition gift.
The Ladies Auxiliary Board of Muah Lenberg Hospital extends thanks to J. A. Smith for two dozen cans of vegetables C. M. Ulrich for bacon and tongue H. Lietke for cake Doane and VanArsdale for six pairs of felt shoes Pierson for paper Gorsline for a sofa pillow Neal for two rugs Vanderbeek for a musical instrument a friend for two men’s night shirts A. D. Thompson for one bag flour W. L. Gavett for crockery A. M. Griffin for kitchen utensils Charles Arnold for one large ham.
A parade set to pass through Plainfield streets Saturday at a quarter to twelve features trained reindeer Esquimaux dogs and other animals from the Saturday night Music Hall show. The route runs from Music Hall to Peace Street North Avenue Park Avenue Fifth Street Liberty Street Front Street and the Hall.
Charles Westphal of South Second street shot a roaming dog and paid its owner ten dollars. He then received a note from a city counsellor about Mr. Taylor of Netherwood seeking two hundred twenty dollars in damages for a dog Taylor claimed Westphal killed. The South Jersey exchange notes farmers kill dogs by moonlight and laments that electrocution may appoint assignees.
Henry Davidson and Charles Seward faced the Elizabeth court for stealing a buffalo robe worth nine dollars from David Allen of Westfield. Police recovered the robe. Voorhees defended the pair. Seward freed on recognizance. Davidson sentenced to three months in county jail. Tomorrow at YMCA rooms a New Year reception features harp, saxophone, a phonographic exhibit by Ernest Marx, and refreshments for all city men.
Owen Sheehan, employed by Charles Potter Jr., was thrown from a buggy during a runaway under the Liberty street bridge after a train frightened the horse. He suffered a severe head wound. Dr. Simpson treated him. The buggy was wrecked. Also notes court actions, lodge meeting, Bryant school addition opening, and a liquor case adjournment.
The Warren Mission Sunday School primary department presented a Christmas program this afternoon with vocal and instrumental music and recitations. Tonight the adult classes will present their entertainment in the chapel with a well arranged program.
Edwin Magie died at his home on the oil road to Westfield at the corner of Galloping Hill road in Union township aged 81. He was a brother of John O. Magie and had lived in the same house for over forty years. He leaves a widow and two children.
The New York Court of Appeals decision gives the Democrats control of the state Senate. The result marks a major political advantage with Governor Hilla Mma able to push through legislation.
Alexander Roselle died at his Brooklyn home from pneumonia and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery. Lydia Connett died at four on West Second Street after ten days of pneumonia. funeral plans not yet set. Eliza Satterlee Nodyne died at 75 West Fifth Street after three weeks of pneumonia. funeral from the house with interment at Greenwoods. Justice Nodyne also ill with pneumonia.
A.B. Cook & Bro. announces the sale of their property and goodwill to Bolge Runyon & Co. They thank former patrons and urge continued trade with the new firm. December 28, 1891.
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