Quiet hunt for peck peddiers and spring town news
The city pursues a quiet hunt for peck peddiers as Park District projects proceed. Churches rehearse Easter music and a 40 hour devotion begins at Bt Marys Chereham. Local improvements include lighting at Park Club house and new iron poles for Plainfield street railway. Several notices cover a wholesale vinona license and skating events. A variety of local business moves and community notices fill the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peck Peddiers
Mary
Temperance and local notices dominate Somerville’s pages
A garbled legal and social snapshot shows Judge Comningon leaving home briefly, Mrs Hale recovering from grip, Bishop Vincent visiting North Plainfield, and Mrs Tewelson leading a Gospel temperance meeting in Somerville next Sunday. The piece then details a partition sale of land jointly owned by Abram M Wall and the late Isaac Line’s executor, with ten acres bounded by Union and Mainfield avenues, Spooner and Fourth streets. Several parcels were sold, with Vail A M and Craig A Marsh buying a house and jet, and O C Thickston and J S Salmon acquiring other tracts from the Fourth street area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B Comnginon
Thomas Hale
East Fifth
Abram M. Wall
Isaac Line
Yenteriay
Union Avenue
Mainfield Avenue
Spooner Avenue
Fourth Street
Vail
Mia. A.M. Vail
Craig A. Marsh
Aail Jet
Meare
Thickston
Salmon
Boonton
N. J
Crescent League and Community Notices of Plainfield
A Wednesday meeting at Crescent Avenue Church formed the King's Daughters of Mainfeld with fifteen circles. an executive committee was created and future quarterly meetings were scheduled. Bishop Vincent’s lecture was postponed due to throat trouble, and Crescent Rink events featuring W. Maltby were announced with plans for a future sale of the Rink building and a Crescent market proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King's Daughter’s of
Mainfeld
Crescent Avenue
Order
Plainfield
Vincent
Maryland
Park Club Bowlers Edge Union County Rivals in opener
Park Club bowling team defeated the Union County Country Club lineup in the first game of a series played on Park Club alleys. A large crowd witnessed surprising scores as conditions and unfamiliar lanes influenced play. The next match moves to Union County Country Club alleys, where stronger performances are expected.
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Park Club
Union County Country Club
Park Cab
Luss
Clap
Thia
Large audience enjoys deaf and dumb musicians at Warren mission
At Warren Colon Mission last evening a Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor event filled the chapel with a varied program of music, recitations, and dialogues. Master Hall of Formerville drew encores, and Force and Drier, the deaf and dumb musicians, also received repeats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Mission Chapel
Warren Colon Mission Ape
Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor
Master Hall
Fomerville
Committee Im Charge
Bertha Hilten to Exhibit Fancy Skating at Crescent Hink
Miss Bertha A. Hilten of Harlem N Y will give exhibitions of fancy skating at Crescent Hink tomorrow. Afternoon admission is ten cents and evening admission is twenty five cents.
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Crescent Hink
Bertha A. Hilten
Harlem
N.Y
Union County Cycling Clubs Plan Contests
A 1892 notice from the Elizabeth Journal invites two delegates from each cycling club to a meeting at 74 Broad Street Elizabeth to arrange a series of contests for the Union County cycling championship. Ten clubs are named including Elizabeth Wheelmen Roselle Rambler and Plainfield Bicycle Club. The letter emphasizes broad participation and spirited competition among riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Journal
Marcel
Sane
Union County
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Tor Mendy
Evianers Datty Jocksal
Elizabeth Wheelmen
Union County Roadsters
E. A
Roselle Ramblera
Cranford Cycling Club
Westfield Wheelmen
Union League Club of
Westfield
Plainfield Bicycle Club
Mercury Wheelmen
Elizabeth
Crescent League Club
Plainfield
Lee
Grand Reception and Cake Walk by Cypresa Commandery No 6 K T
A grand reception and cake walk will be held at the Crescent Tank on Thursday evening April 28. A cake and golf water will be presented to the most graceful walker. Invited are DeMolay No 1 New Jersey Damasent No 5 New Jersey Mount Calvary No 1 New York and others. Officers and committee members listed. Also notes on a wedding party’s carriage accident near Dunellen and various local entertainments and a fire destroying the Carr homestead near Bound Brook.
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Cypresa Commandery
K. T
Creacont Tank
Vilends DeMolay
New Jersey
Damasent
Mount Calvary
New York
Ual Drayton
Benjaua Mot
James Walker
Paul Arnold
Nathan Cook
Willian
Jones
Arthur Venable
Geo van Blake
William J. D
Nathan J. Williams
Parnell Will Case Ends Interest Lifts Widow's Claim
The case centers on the late Mr Parnell and his widow Mrs Parnell. It discusses how the former will would have benefited the widow and the estate amounting to nearly two hundred thousand dollars. It notes connections to Gen Sir Wood and Victoria era patronage and royal relations affecting the outcome.
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Parnell
Becau
Setorious
Ie Ood
Etorts
Victoris
Tally
Russell scandal to be reopened in slander case
London reports that Miss Williams, a former Teddington housemaid, plans to press slander charges against Earl Russell in the ongoing divorce case. The trial could reveal past life details and involve other figures, with public interest rising as the proceedings unfold.
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Earta
London
Pell Mall Gazette
Williama
Teddington
Earl Russell
Cass
Earl
Miss Williams
bin Gardner
Earle
Dividend Declared by New Hoyland Company at 79 Cents
The New Hoyland Telephone and Telegraph Company has declared a dividend of 79 cents per share, payable May 14. Weather notes list NW winds, shifting, with generally fair conditions for Western New York and Western Pennsylvania.
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Hoyland Telephone and Telegraph Company
Wonaninarom
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The
United Tes and Goffee Growers’ Association
Enginser
Charles Houston
Somerville
Degatcher
James Frisby
East Second Street
Seventh-Day Baptist Church
Willem J. Barnett
J. N. Davis
Ind
New Park Club
North Vlainfield
Sebelag
Milla
Green Brak
Plainfield Street
Phoenix Iron Company
Milliken Bros
Eugene Hoester
No. 206
Grove Street
North Plainfield
Crescent Rink
Bertha HW
Hilton
Mvurite
Wetampka Lodge
W. T. Walker
YMCA
Julia DP. Runyon
Mary Ro Btepp
Third Street
Giese
Yee
Proce Street
Codington
Tolin Mendelson
Bound Brook
Talway
Philadelphia
Fredrickson
North Avenue
Wyse
Teaver Lowy
Elizabeth Preatytery
Second Presbyterian Church
Eilenbeth
Tey
K.P. Ketchaw
Peron Hardware Co
Bapat Church
Powlison, & Jones
T. B. Ftrake
Partition Gale
Vistesa
Tor Enrros
Dr . H. Lewis
Joebraes
Lew
T. H. Bowers
Dunellen
Laat Migit
Boore
Emerson
Haines
Davis
H. Doane
Davig
Davie
Rogers
Moore
van Emburgh
Toeeia
Uettiedd
Hes
Emburgh
Weit
Brett Pe
Aiel Moore
Danelsen
Danellen Board of Education
T. H. Roberta
A.M. Mary Cornell
Imogene Smith
Fannie Smith
Minnie Swackhammer
Mamie Titaworth
Malthys
W. & Maltby
Charles Hand
Bowlere
Herrin
Bartling
Kiba
Evans
Roome
Fleming
Ony Murphy
Uy McKinney
Theirs
Hegeman We Moore
Matthews
An Burnett
4 Novel Entertainment
Thay
Muaater Tall
W. Frazee
Vamr
Mias
Dunham
Maaster Dull
Brother Brown
Hugo Kurthals
Werfeld Turown
Prom A Phaston
South Avenue
Phaston
Hugo Kurzhals
Westfeld
Kerebalé
Howth Avenue
Richmond Street
Netherwood
Karzbals
Tin
Dutchy
Tee Kay
Wilmington Red and Gon
Wilmington
Delaware
Eriet
Coutets
Thia City
East Millstone
Elan & Rogers
Ewma & Vreeland
Pany
Ope
Saengerband
Relief Association
Pond Machine Tool Works
Somerset
Wreet
Atemr
Seth Plaine
Scotch Plains Baseball Club
Prof O'Reilly
Carr Homestead
A. Venino
Michael Gill
D. J. White
Unis City
Elisabeth
White
Addrena
C. H. Hand
T Mainfeld
PECK
Hoagland's Express
Pole
Rowse
Russell
Tereed Oat
Taantox
N.J
Abbott Hae
Department of Public Works
Camden
Trenton
Murphy
Taor
Daniel Mar
Clintom
A. Farley
Brookyo
Hogerieg
Doy Om
Lady Gerdov
Ine
Stone of
Pennsylvania
Allegheny
News OF the
NEW Tork
Pouaacall
Otto
Thoummin
Music Hall Furniture Store
Bell Cetra
Pacer Anens Sow le Drake
Powlisom & Jones
West Front Street
W. Brunton
City
Gerk
G. J. Maroel
Lae
Fiatnfela
York
Evona Station
Lyman
North Ve
Marsh, Ayers &Is
Washingtonville
Mployees
Ponds
Petters
Des
Melford
Okie
Ferniture
Fernich D
Lotge Eleetings
W. S. Maltby
Bole
V. L. Frazee, ‘Groceries, Fruits & Vegetables
Borough Scavenger Co
Usdereerkel
Adrem
North Madnfeds
Ibelew
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