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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1892
Page
3
Attention Republicans of North Plainfield Township. They are urged to attend a meeting at Spencer's Hall this evening at 8 o'clock to elect four delegates to the Congressional Convention to be held at New Urunewick on Wednesday, Sept. a.
An assortment of brief items reports a church meeting with choir singing, a man from Bound Brook traveling to Pisiefeld for shoes, a lodge gathering in Masonic Hall, a fish haul at Amboy, and street conditions noted by city police. Also mentions health leaflets on cholera, a G A R encampment, Republican club activity, weather details, a drill in Crescent Rink, bowling club meeting, and the Maine Band performing a dirge for Gilmore.
Rev Pather Cushing of Jersey City preached to children at St Marys Church and urged early attendance at both masses and Sunday school due to ill health of Father Cushing. Plainfield Association to attend Perth Amboy convention Sept 30 to Oct 3 with delegates listed. Various local items include a Washington encampment trip, surprise party for Miss Annie Wegenman, a top of Washington Movement climb, visits from Rev G W Hillman, carriage ride in New Jersey, a patent for a force pump, a twin fruit apple, and invitations to a Hosking Bee and Barn Dance at Maplewood Danelly on Oct 4. Municipal polling changes planned for November in North Plainfield with new polling locations anticipated.
Three unprotected boys roamed near the depot last night. They were cold and hungry, taken to the City Jail by Officer Predrickson, given beds and meals. The youths claimed to be from Philadelphia and wished to see New York, offering no names and preferring jail to being separated from parents.
In a tenseSaturday clash the Crescenta beat West Ends to claim the ostral New Jersey League pennant. Pitcher Murphy and star hitter Hin delib eration guided Crescenta with precise pitching and patient hitting as Brer ’Blace struggled to contain the Crescenta attack. The opener saw West Ends take an early lead before Crescenta answered with timely hits from Leldy and Daley to swing the game in their favor.
The Courier honors Samuel Robinson of Peace Street as winner of a five dollar gold prize for predicting the finish order and the exact percentage of the four clubs in the Central New Jersey League. Robinson correctly named the order Piett Creeventa Second West Ends Thini Y KGL A Fourth Westfield with a 700 percent.
Trarles Perrine on the warpath after release from prison allegedly shot at neighbors and fled. North Plainfield marshal seeks him while a public concert in Plainfield features Leuss's New Marine Band heading to Chicago for Columbus Exposition dedicatory events. Program details list operatic and military pieces.
On Saturday the Crescents clinched the pennant despite a strong wind from the Hast. Captain Hoford urged Murph to pitch Batt ahead of the decisive game. The Catholic Young Men’s Lyceum announced a bowling season opener set for October 8 with a New York club. John Lynch was elected captain and a bowling committee formed as the group vows to schedule matches with Crescent League bowlers in winter.
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