New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-23
meeting in Central Hall on Mohday evening"
PLAINFIELD.
SOCIETY PEOPLE OBSERVING LENT DEC.
OROUSLY.


MINOR INCIDENTS AND HAPPENINGs-PERsoYAh
AND SOCIAL NOTES OF INTEREST
The decorous observance Of Lent seems to DO
general in Plainfeld this year. and during the last
two weeks there have been few incidents Of any
Importance in society and there will be unti
after Easter.
On Monday night the North PIainfeld Borough
Council organized and at that time H. T. Needham
the retiring Mayor gave the oath Of office to Mayor
elect 3. A. Hegeman, jr. who in turn administered
the oath to Councilmen Lounsbury, Schutt and
Smith In his annual message Mayor Hegeman
urged the Improvement OF the borough sidewalks,
the adjustment OF cesspoos and the necessity for
a system of sewerage. and advocated the early
opening of the Watchung-ave. driveway Mr..
Lounsbury was chosen president OF the Council and
T. r. Crosley made Borough Magistrate
The North Piainfeld Township Committee-Frank
Mobus. r. ". Fountain and Elias Allen-orsanized
Monday by eIeeting mr. nooGs 6n Mo,d,
evening April l. by the Charity Circle OK kings
Ssr Mrs un ssac the e2 Ss
Mrs. John Gray Foster. Mrs William T.. Lowe.
Mrs. Myers Mss M MssUp M t and MSS &
The mIscreants who have been poisoning dogs IN
Painheld their headquarters During me Iast Week
2rg number OF manner the posoncr have
induced the animals 70 eat food containing pounded
nave succumbed. II the fellows are appfenended
they will be given a dose of Jersey justice which
William Randolph Clarkson. who died in the week,
may be regarded as citizen who ala as nuch 70
advance the interests OF Palniieid as any Oh ne
old-time residents. He was a large property
owner and years ago ne was bs funeral a os
Tuesday body Of his associates from that insutu-
Mrs. Florence Howe Hall. corresponding chairman
o. the General Federation OF Womans CuDs tor
N W. Mrs. ct + 9araey GIBBS and
Mrs. Sarah B. johnson. president OF the Womans
Club of Orange. have issued invitations for meet
ing IN loving remembrance OF Mrs charlotte EmeT-
son Bro"n hrst president OF the GeneraI F rt
Church. in Harrson-st East orange. at 2:so O'Clock
The annual meeting of the Hillside Tennis Club
vii probably be elected: President Dexter o Til
Arthur Lowell; treasurer. Josiah Browne; Govern
ing Committee. James 7. Murray and Fred w.
Mss Mary Q. Duryea. secretary for China Of the
NoInans Boafa ne N Trn,Y hrc s.
i'm which she spoke of the lack Of churches in China
ana S u.ge cd int Mr W6odra Mrs G
Van Dyke. Miss E. Gillian and Miss L. Dunn sang
A. The annual meeting for the election OF school
trustees in North Painted TUESDAY night St John
McCutcheon. II. b. Wells and +. J. War.ng were
The ground at the rear of the Young Mems CHRIS.
courts and fenced in in order that all OF ne ssso-
citation members who wish may have fa,iLues ior
The annual meeting Of the Home Missionary so;
ciety Of the Park Avenue Baptlst tnurcA Was nei
Tuesday afternoon at the home Of Mrs. F. X Fish.
The officers are: President; Mrs. r. h ttsn'
vce-president Mrs. James Midd:editch; secretary
Mss f V Fish. treasurer, Mrs. Waiter Freeman.
The last meeting OF tho Monday Afternoon Cluo
was the occasion OF the closing Of the Music Days
\ series OF matches has been arranged betwe n IN,
Climax Gun Club OF Piainheld and the heysloai;
club OF Philadelphia. Eacn club VIII be repres ate1
hy hfteen-men teams. and VIII shoot three Matches
The first will take place on Monday next ne
ond contest will be in Philadelphia and the th'Fd
here. a., -
Captain McIver OF the Salvation Army, died on
"Wednesday. She had charge OF the Planned corps
for several years, and some time ago wen; 20 scot
land in the hope OF regalnng her shattered health
The air at her old home failed 10 be benenclal 10
her and she returned to Painted, but not 70 re-
cover. -
The Rev. c F. Herring viii preach sermon 10
Planfied's fremen tomorrow night