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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1892
Page
3
Readers are urged to send their address to the office to receive the summer extra issue. The note emphasizes mailing details and directs recipients to provide a current address for delivery.
A mixed Parcel of items reports a candy sale, street repairs on Westervelt Avenue, and near term events. It notes excursions to Asbury Park, a Bethel Mission concert, a World’s Fair train feature, summer sales, local visits, and weather chatter with health and transport anecdotes from Plainfield and nearby towns.
A failed cold wave forecast sparks disbelief as temperatures near 104 degrees were recorded. Officials warn of an incoming cool spell with showers, cooler nights, and northwesterly winds, while residents hope for relief from the lingering heat.
In Pittsburg on West Front street a carriage wheel caught a street mail track. Mr Cadmus and his wife were thrown clear and uninjured. Their six year old child was dragged under the wagon. Mr Taylor sustained injuries to his left shoulder. A quiet horse prevented a worse outcome. Witnesses note the scare and warn of recurring incidents with buggy wheels near rail lines. The article also references local sports chatter about the Crescenta and West End teams and a political jab at Keller, with unrelated commentary on team lineups and public sentiment.
The Crescent aims to win as Amlerson and Kennedy lead Somerville against the West Ends. Sneeden and Hofford are tasked with defense, shaping a tight contest at the city venue amid optimistic talks.
Sneeden in top shape for tomorrow's game as Crescenta challenged West Ends for supremacy. Walter Irving Clarke, city editor, notes Mund a pleasant gentleman with warm hands. Weathvid Leader reports Commissioner Meeker cites street muds caused by water company street maintenance.
Officials of the Wheelmen’s Division of the Repu blican Association of Plainfield call a meeting for tomorrow night to decide on organizing as a company or regiment band. Since last Tuesday five hundred enrollment cards were issued and many more are printed. A hundred or more members are needed and several Democratic supporters are ready to join. Members with signed cards must deliver them to the Secretary by Saturday at six to aid planning for the campaign.
A special Genang and Taro Verein meeting Saturday evening approved future talks to enlarge the bailling hall, add a thirty five foot extension for theater, and remodel the bowling alley to regulation size with estimated costs around 52,000. Cranford’s Water Carnival on August 6 promises lanterns, bands, and performances by local acts with city sickness rising from heat noted by physicians.
1887 death of Henry G. H. Soak in Brooklyn leaves widow and ten children, real estate to John Wiley as trustee for his son, with no provisions for widow’s education. In Su preme Court a motion to remove trustee Van Ness due to judgments and a fraud conviction prompts details of a 1890 rabies episode after a mad dog bite. Doctor Gibler sought $350 for alleged hydrophobia treatment. Van Ness disputed diagnosis and paid nothing, leading to a default judgment and ongoing court debate.
Westfield residents report capitalists probing lands between Westfield and Mt Ararat to build a large hotel and resort grounds on the mountainside. They plan a narrow gauge railway from Westfield to the site, with Halt on Roll Hill named as a potential peak, though details remain undisclosed.
In City Court Mra Melvin of Cottage Place was arraigned on a charge of using foul and indecent language. She was adjudged guilty and sentenced to pay a fifteen dollar fine or be committed for twenty days. She paid the fee.
An unidentified man, found after sunstroke near Elisabeth Village, had been in the area about a week. His identity and origin are unknown as authorities report he was found in a state of confusion and illness.
A newspaper notice promotes Aunt Panoy's Health Restorer claiming cures for indigestion and sleeplessness. The ad urges readers to try a free trial package at L. W. Mamdolpa's, presenting a bold health remedy with persuasive language.
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