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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1892
Page
3
Paragraphs report on Elizabeth court and council items, bowling matches, a theatre pay, local club meetings, church associations, oyster crop prospects, and a police message mix. Notes mention Annie Rooney author earnings, a yellow cat incident, and a mistaken murder sentence in a late city bulletin.
A freight train No. 364 led by engine No. 68 on the Central Railroad plunged into a draw on the Elinal River bridge south of Elizabeth last night at about 9:30. Engineer Charien Foster and the fireman jumped to save their lives as the engine derailed and sank with three loaded cars following. No fatalities are confirmed in the readable report.
Readable items include Joige Cirien at a Republican meeting in Woodbury and notices of Rev Mille’s revival, President Shaw’s address to the New Jersey Pharmaceutical Society, and the Grand Dictator funeral details. Also reported are a pharmacy ball, an informal Park Club dance, business moves by Ridney Flower and Mercier, and a train wreck with minor injuries near Green Brook.
The Acme Base Ball Club of Brooklyn defeated the Crescenta club in a lopsided game despite umpire calls that frustrated Crescenta players. Wile Murphy wore a leg bandage from a prior bruise as Turner and Meare reached base, Keeler and Murphy scored for the Acmes while Crescenta failed to respond after a seventh inning pitching change.
The Plaistela Bicycle Club plans a ten mile road race this Saturday with two L A W badges as prizes for first and second. Entries include F L Metcalf George Mahon A V Rockwell H H Brokaw Chames R Maltby A T Hinrichs Eg y French and William Ahigren. The start is at Fourth and Richmond at 4 30 PM with possible team entry for Elizabeth Journal trophy.
Twelve Park Club bowlers faced Fanwood Club in a spirited contest. Park Club trailed early but rallied to win by thirty two pins as Fanwood showed high rolling pace and tight runs to the final frame.
Delegates of the twenty second annual New Jersey Pharmaceutical Association opened two days of sessions at Hotel Netherwood with Mayor Gilbert at the head of a banquet. The Queen City Quartette performed as J E Pucci and others provided solos and piano pieces before remarks from Mayor Gilbert. The morning session opened at nine with reports from committees and officers elected: President R J Shaw Plainfield First Vice President O M Carslake Blairstown Second Vice President George R Tavs East Orange Secretary W Alpers Bayonne Treasurer William M Townley Newark next meeting set for Atlantic City.
Miss Sadie Addis of Orange Street rides her bicycle when she collides with a buggy driven by Mrs Lotzeaux of Ninth Street on Elm Street. Her clothing catches in the wheel and she is dragged about three hundred feet before the buggy overturns on a pile of gas company debris. Both riders are injured but not fatally. Sadie suffers severe bruises and a broken wheel while Mrs Lotzeaux suffers minor injuries. The horse runs down Pront Street before being captured. both are taken home to recover.
Reform Hall hosted a large audience for a program organized by Central Lodge No. 48 AOUW. Highlights included contralto solo by Miss Sarah Wood Newark, duets, recitations, German songs, and a piano piece with readings by community members, followed by remarks from officials J W Diefendorf and E H Colfer.
A garbled list names Beta arrivals and many individuals from Newark New York St Louis and other places with mentions of a City Hotel Crescent Leagues and a new grocery store planned by Charles Hand leasing a vacant Crescent Bank building space for Kingston firm. A Crescent League Wheelmen notice requests members to assemble at eight on Decoration Day for a Springfield Elizabeth run.
Boston reports a Peddiera union while Pittsburg reporters join unions as varnishers discuss a national union. Canadian letter carriers gain higher pay. Nebraska enforces a twelve hour day. bricklayers and warehouse workers seek higher wages. Streetcar crews in Boston see timetable shifts as 2400 workers gain extra hours. Pittsburg bricklayers ongoing three month strike with bosses determined to win.
The piece notes ancient colleges in North America tracing origins to the College of St. Louis and Laval Quebec, mentions early U S institutions in Baltimore and Philadelphia, and observes the growth to about twenty such schools, including the Cincinnati Technical School offering engineering and carpentry courses.
Fragmented OCR text references a cabinet official Pete and Detroit figures with a tour including Lake George and the White Mountains. Mentions the late Mr. General and Mrs. Schofield planning a trip from Washington to prominent northern destinations.
A garbled clipping mentions Texas figures and a political party affiliation. It references a bishop or doctor, a routine of key cemeteries, and a statement about a match not going on strike, with unclear names and dates.
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