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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1894
Page
2
In Plainfield a local newspaper commentary laments streetcar privilege grants and credit practices. The piece criticizes misattributed quotes and defends editorial integrity while praising Madame Knight and advertising shifts affecting readers and businesses.
The Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals could pursue cases within its authority to ensure drivers receive checks on their horses. High bits or reins visible to passersby indicate excessive driving pressure, suggesting a need for periodic rest checks to prevent suffering.
A garbled report describes a bold night prowler near Second Street causing fear among residents. Lewis Duvaven alleges an encounter with a rough-looking man, leading to police involvement and calls for quiet handling to prevent further trouble.
A mill alarm was reported Saturday night from Hikeide Tennis Club house to the new engine house. Fire traced to Conable Bob Maller's chimney on Webster Place. Fire companies Zephyr Track and others responded quickly. Library Hall in Elizabeth slated for remodeling at £20,000. Electric Bitters advertised as a popular remedy.
A cinder base is to be built on the park part near Somerset street with no sidewalk laid in front of J A Powellson's property at 320 West Front Street. The note mentions Casey's bedding and various local civic items including a Junior order imitation at Scotch Plains, a meeting in Trenton, and street work on Grant Avenue with grading and roadbed improvements.
Backties’s Arnica Salve claimed to cure fevers fever sores sores hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a guaranteed result. It was sold for twenty cents by LW Randolph at 2 West Front Street.
Dr Lighthill of New York and Trenton, a renowned chronic diseases expert, sought a health retreat by changing air. He has located in Plainfield and leased the premises for treatment and residence.
The column lists varied snippets: health notices about Dolph Runyon recovering, Henry Van Middlesworth near death, and local residents visiting relatives. It notes church events with Rev Frank Pleteher and a literary presentation Next Thursday. An ad promises radical cures for a range of ailments and bodily systems.
Fragmentary transcription of a sermon on the freedom of faith, citing Jesus and Paul. Excerpts touch on faith, mental and moral freedom, and the balance between doctrinal authority and individual liberty within Protestant churches. The text discusses how faith implies freedom and the role of reason in belief.
A large Salvation Army gathering last night honored a former captain whose health has improved after a lengthy illness. Attendance reached about 0, with daily totals ranging from 10 to 300 over the week, as supporters praised her devotion and anticipated her return to duty next month.
Fragmentary report of a man named Henry Bodeab of Somervet street, linked to a disturbance after a fire on a recent night. The narrative mentions a watch found in the rubble near Cedar and references a flare being removed on Saturday.
Professor E J Fitzhugh, long time director of the Coral Society and Piet Beptiot Church choir in Plainfield, resigns parish duties and will assume charge of the church choir next Sunday. Local repair work at St Collier's store on Park Avenue is noted as one of the town's largest ongoing projects.
Local column reports on residents and events in Wert Third sire Wert Third street with garden chores and visiting neighbors. Mentions high bowling scores at Hope Chapel Alleys and upcoming matches against North Parnfield. Includes social notices about the Young Men’s League, Potters bowling team triumph, and community happenings in a concise, period tone.
Personal notices list residents returning from visits to Brooktye engagements between William Lad and Mise Nuxeo, Sunuuuee Mon Juba Rolant, and others. It mentions Rev E Merring's trip to New York with library books, Mrs EM Moses visiting, Van Zandt producer dealer building a new house, Arthur Lean visiting guest James Petrie, and many social calls and family events amid property notes and a typhoid death in Elizabeth.
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