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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1892
Page
3
Readers of the Plainfield edition are sent notices about a summer charge increase to be paid at the office. The message urges timely action, citing an extra fee tied to address records and a pending deadline.
A jumble of old notes and miscellany recounts court, weather, and community items. It notes a Sunday church event, a mayoral or state issue, a Medal of Honor recipient, and a grand parade planned in Newark with 15 000 soldiers expected. It mentions aging witnesses and schoolyard tales as well.
A string of social notes from Plainfield and adjacent towns lists visitors and residents at various locales. Names include Augusta Robland of New York City, Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds from Mo hawk Lake, and Dr. William R. Richards and family heading to Bridgeport Connecticut for a summer. Other items mention council and committee meetings, a pleuro-pneumonia illness, a infant death, and a china painting exhibition at Kellogg Hall with praise for Miss Eleanor Morrison.
A mishmash of village items reports a dog bite injuring eight year old Bertie Wall in North Avenue and a stray bullet incident in Arlington Avenue. It also notes a ballgame lineup from Captain Hofford and a Crescenta team match, with Eagles, Arlingtons and others in scores. Rebecca Degree members plan their first annual trip to Boynton Beach for a day of bathing and sightseeing.
Tou, Harry Carroll and family travel to Tevissod Vila for a season of salt breezes. A Peter Behoeiderwind case remained undecided as jurors failed to reach a verdict on charges of drunkenness disturbance and resisting an officer. A dozen youths held a clam bake near State Inavid, returning home at daylight. A barn in South Plainfield was damaged by a shower, with minor losses. Thermometer readings near Shaw's misstate the heat. Wheelmen's goods were donated to the Children’s Home. An construction accident left Joseph Haarand exhausted from heat. Hetfield v Warren summons set for hearing. Four clay birds broken at the gun club. Courier offered for printing services.
In a tense game Willie Murphy struggled at the plate early but delivered in the fourth with a hit after a wild pitch, while Sneeden pitched a stellar nine innings for the Elizabeths. Brady’s two clutch catches and Leidy’s three center chances anchored the defense as Crescenta played solidly, with Bonner and Hofford driving in the only earned run on a timely single and steal sequence.
A large Westfield crowd packed the grounds to watch West End play Westfield A G. on a Saturday afternoon. Lefty Anderson opened with strong control, while Sharrot endured rough hits from McIndoe and Harkin towns, as the Weas failed to spark early offense. The West End finally pushed a run across in the first inning, with Harkion around to third on Kennedy’s bunt as the game opened.
Fragmented recap details a chaotic game with Hartinstown supporters and West Ends rallying for runs. Mentions Cuban Giants visiting tomorrow, Crescenta and Wesfield in upcoming fixtures, and local discussions on pitchers and team finances.
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