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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1893
Page
3
Local reports recount meetings, school closings, concerts, and social gatherings. Seniors and youth groups plan performances while residents address plumbing, garden sales, and neighborhood improvements. A flu of activities marks April with elections, notices, and public notices on education and community life.
A burst of Holy Week activity outlined for tomorrow includes sermons at the Se Church Rea Dy with Muribet presenting From Calvary to Olivet and stereopticon illustrations, Grace Methodist Episcopal Church with Correll preaching at 7:45, Easter music and special services at Monroe Avenue Chapel, Holy Cross Church hosting Easter programs for the Sunday school at 3 pm, and a Warren Mission service set for Easter time. The First Presbyterian Church plans morning worship by the Sunday school, Crescent Avenue Church features a 25-voice choir, and various church programs, including organ offertory and Easter music, are listed with multiple participants and times. A separate note mentions an ad hoc parade of community notices, and a fire near the woods west of the city is referenced in passing.
Six clergymen from different denominations attended a union service at the church on Good Friday. A brief sermon by the rector opened the occasion, with seven pastors in seats trying to hear the meeting. The offering supported the Children’s Home and the choir provided simple music.
In a New York divorce filing dated 23, 1891, Gable seeks to end her marriage to Avery, citing abandonment and neglect after a long union bearing three children. The case pauses as court delays linger, with events unfolding amid a wrecked household and financial strains. A local musical event is noted for next Tuesday at 131 Wythe Way.
Society notes report Mies Gunas hosting a dance on Broadway with invited guests including C B Olifhon. Lingering gossip hints at housing disputes involving Danigh Thickston and a council petition, with a brief remark about local events and a plant sale at Cofter's Park.
A fragmented notice describes an 1853 time and place for a Reform Hall meeting near North Branch. The terse text mentions names like Ex AG and Stan sens Aap Saas and references a scheduled activity roughly three minutes from Works.
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