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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1892
Page
2
A sprawling column notes varied topics from a New York Episcopal cathedral project to upcoming corner stone laying and Keeley cure lawsuits. It cites Kaiser’s emphysema, Yale faculty changes, Italian damages case, Sage explosion aftermath, and regional social reflections on a distant “society over the river” with mournful imagery.
John Kean Jr writes to Cranford Township Committee about Union Water Co plan to lay a main along the county road with three miles of laterals to Cranford and ten hydrants per mile to supply private consumers. Water from Plainfield Water Supply Co wells at Netherwood. If approved, a full explanation and meeting will occur.
Plainfield hosts a crowded Wednesday night gathering by the Republican Association as John Ulrich, recently named state organizer, begins a countywide push. Speeches were stirring and the event signals energy for future campaigns in the area. A Plainfield farmer reports a sparrow pest control method involving buckwheat soaked in salt brine that left only one sparrow alive.
A long list of church services and Sunday School times is reported for numerous faith communities including Park Chapel, Memorial Chapel, First Presbyterian, St. Mary’s, Church of the Holy Cross, Crescent Avenue Church, East Third Street Mission, First Unitarian, Warren Union Mission, German Church, Park Avenue Baptist, First Church of Christ, Congregational Church, Grace Church, First Baptist, and others. Services span morning prayers, sermons, vesper, and Sunday School schedules with dates and locations across town.
A lengthy excerpt follows two women in a dusty Kansas village setting. A New England woman visits Mia Armil, secretary of a Post Office Mission, as they discuss benevolence and local conditions. The scene notes social contrasts and Midwestern depot life amid rural poverty.
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