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Newspaper
Plainfield Record
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1917
Page
2
Folkloric tale from Dunellen and North Plainfield tells of a spider in a garden foreseeing victory in World War II. Residents on Somerset Street flock to witness the web and compare sightings, while each observer reports varying interpretations of the omen.
The Supreme Show of the World led by AR T Richards will tour North Plainfeld on Monday September 10. The act features a modern big top, four thousand candle power lighting, new wagons and paraphernalia, a large menagerie with elephants and camels, and a parade through main streets showcasing the spectacle before two performances at 3 PM and in the evening.
County authorities and the freeholders committees are considering a county prison farm with a likely $20 000 expenditure. Site options include Bonnie Bera hospital lands, with debate over prisoner presence near the facility. Prisoners have been kept busy around the courthouse and cultivating a small garden for jail and county institutions.
The Queen City Wheelmen Association hosts a stag party at George Simon's home on South avenue to honor six members heading to service. Miller, Alexander Carapati and Tom Mondell have joined the colors, while William Manning, Ned Forrister and Harry Meyer will contribute to Fill Plainfield’s draft quota. Two events remain on the season including a twenty two mile open race, possibly run Sunday due to Labor Day.
Captain Daniel Rogkle of Troop D accompanied Governor Edge from Sea Girt to Trenton for a review of the Second Regiment including Company K.
A large labor push east of the Walter Scott Printing Press on South Avenue prepares three new buildings for government contracts. Levgar Structural Co of Dunellen plans to start, with completion target of December 1 and contracts likely over $20,000.
Numerous Plainfield people report vacations at Asbury Park Lake Hopatcong and Long Island. Fireman William Gaub is discharged after surgery. Miss Olive Lindabury and Miss Evelyn Corring undergo medical care. others plan Labor Day visits and return from Stamford and Albany trips.
The American Field Ambulance unit aiding the front is to be taken over by the American army. Representatives visited thirty four ambulance sectors to invite enlistment under the existing terms. Four Plainfelders Lyman Hibbard C Ames Brooks Clement Boehtel and Arthur Ralston are affected and expected to enlist and remain under their own flag.
Reports from the American forces in France mention a contingent from Presbyterian Hospital New York. Grace Cahonne and Miss Fitzabeth McClay are identified among the Young Women volunteers. One nurse, Beatrice MacDonald, was injured when German bombs hit hospitals near the Verdun front, with recovery hoped though one eye damaged. The other unit members nearby escaped injury.
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