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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1893
Page
2
A printed account details Union County road construction plans led by engineer M. J. and highlighted by reviewer F A Dilham. The piece traces the push for stone roads since 1888, the legislative fight for funding and oversight, and the engineer’s specifications including road width and gravel foundations.
Obituaries note F A Pollock will be out of public sight for months as he learns a new instrument after switching to the Boehm system. Ursivo Park near Elizabeth impresses John Kean Jr, Abe Thompace, and BD Drake. Van Beek dies at 75 on Jackson Avenue. funeral tomorrow at 3. Interments at Unadilla NY. Mrs Betts dies after long illness. Mary Betts’s interment planned. Mrs Green and daughter visit Dr Hegers family. Miss Smith also visiting. Church of the Holy Cross rector comments on convictions and partisan views. Vanderbesk to accept pre-semination for coming year.
A Dunellen merchant, Peter Herick, shot himself on Friday and died Saturday night at ten o clock. Reports in Sampday's Courier mention his double life, and a Newark woman linked to a mysterious affair is believed to be involved. A strange visitor arrived in Vincentia and questioned Herick, who told the stranger his husband was dying. The entangled affair, burial at Coontown, and a note on a Holy Urves Church event are part of the scattered tale reported from nearby towns. Allcock's remedies are advertised amid this page with claims of long use and warnings against counterfeit plasters.
A league bowling match at Elizabeth Field drew a large crowd but low enthusiasm until late. Team No 1 won by a slim margin as pins and strikes built a tense finish. Historical notes reference a 1737 high score by the Union County Roadsters on December 2, 1892 and 1656 by the Field Club the next night.
A fragment describes Crescent League bowling matches against Weir and ML teams, plus Elizabeth Journal remarks on a game with Elizabeth Field Club. It notes the county championship half of the Journal League, upcoming Danellen Bowroom game, and a public event at Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church on January 31. Also mentions Indian race discussion and Hampton Quartette singing.
Taxes due in North Plainfield are proclaimed in conformity with the law and the assessment dates set for January 24 1953. The notice outlines payment deadlines and local tax collection procedures for residents and property owners.
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