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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1892
Page
3
A mixed bag of items from Plainfield and North Plainfield covers concerts lectures and meetings to be held tonight and upcoming weeks. Highlights include Discourses at Music Hall and the Damrosch concert, hotel and store updates, public notices on foreclosures and taxes, sports scores, and marriage announcements among local residents.
W F Harrington, a director of the late New polo team, has just returned from New Jersey with a club of players from the all Connecticut league. His team, based in Plainfield, posted eight straight victories, plans a brief stay, then a Massachusetts tour, amid growing patronage though few strong opponents are available. Players include Cunningham, Woodke, H Whiting, Mal Senith, and Aning.
The Plainfield Street Railway Company agrees the Park Avenue route should be land judged, with testimony yesterday in Elisabeth. Mr. Riker on behalf of the railway offered to drop the ordinance attacked by Mr. Pope, who supported proper consents for the route. The company reportedly has funds to complete the road and plans to begin operations once the matter is settled.
A letter to the Sewer Commissioners argues that widening drainage for the city’s growing population is necessary near wells supplying city water. The writer warns against isolating solutions to only the densely settled area and questions impact on public schools and disease control.
The final rounds of the American Bowling Union Division No 2 tournament are set. Plainfield faces Weatfield on Thursday evening February 14 at the Crescent League field. The concluding match will be held next day in Jersey City between Roseville and the Jersey City Athletic Club teams.
Exciting polo game slated at Crescent Rink this evening with professional Bridgeport players visiting Plainfield. Rink management promises comfort and conveniences for patrons amid high anticipation of a close contest.
A fragmented OCR row shows a Crescent League bowling schedule with multiple pairings for Tuesday Thursday and Saturday. Matches include Hallock vs Keller, Green vs Van Emburgh, Teel vs Keller, Davis vs Lyman, and Williams vs Buckle among numerous others.
List of works and periodicals referenced for Professor Ragan lecture on the Heart of America at Music Hall. Includes titles by Blackmar Dixon Ingersoll Stevenson Cushing Jackson Walker James Rideing Stanton Van Wagenen and others with items in Atlantic Cosmopolitan Harper Scribner Popular Science Monthly and the Bureau of Etymology reports.
Report notes Louis Hyer of Using County Court faces term expiration and potential second term. Rumor says J Williama Crane of Union Township seeks the seat with Assemblyman Lane backing him. Cerrala reportedly favors Hyer.
Late telegraphic dispatches report Capt John Hughes of New Orleans, aged 87, pioneer shipbuilder, died last night. He constructed the Confederate ironclad Manassas and other vessels for New Orleans. His funeral is planned for Friday.
A citizens meeting in Spenser's Bull North Plainfield discussed the proposed Peace Street extension. The finances committee reported sufficient funds to start preliminary proceedings and progress is expected to move forward quickly.
The legislature last night introduced race track bills. W. T. Parker of Monmouth proposed a measure decriminalizing betting within club enclosures on racing days. Another bill authorizes county boards to license tracks for five years with a 5 percent gross receipts fee to the treasury and a $500 daily fine for unlicensed operation.
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