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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1894
Page
2
A garbled OCR fragment from The Daily Courier touches on political debate, racial tensions, and public figures. It references a lynching report from Kentucky, Democratic reform critiques, a French execution, and a forthcoming lecture by Rev. Jake Enel in New York, with scattered names and places.
A jumble of community notes from Premington and Lin den Township reports include a New Jersey Cavalry reunion in Trenton, church prayer meeting turnout, and a violent clash with a fever case. Weather records show temperature swings from 83 to 59.8 degrees and a light rainfall of 0.43 inches. Local tidbits mention road work, a box from Rahway, and a fashion sale in New York.
Shaw street word trades free Sketchin & Co of New York publish a con venial catalogue recounting history of several Sor, taciores on Webientally some New York. It includes portraits of Jacob, Henry, Samuel 1 and Willan from 1734 and views of Wall Street and the Battery in early days. The work promises a very interesting publication.
Fragmented notes describe agitation for water works and sewer concerns. Citizens booed officials at a Wesfield site as organizers and fans gathered. Leader addressing chem emissions and a planned Saturday event drew attention.
A lively dispute erupted on a street near Madison Avenue at 9 20 PM. Frank Buckley, a New York family coachman, was roughhoused during the quarrel which drew a crowd of about one hundred. Buckley was later restrained by Grace and two men were fined this morning.
A list of officials and staff for the upcoming Crescent Wheelmen race meet in New York and New Jersey is provided. Judger N L Saltonstall, business manager Amercan Wheelwen, and Charles N Weeks are among the named organizers. Roles include starter A N Chamberlain, timers A E Wall, and umpire team J C Trainor and W Heomver with other committee members from Crescent Wheelmen and associated clubs.
Kanellen Borough Commissioners appoint Albert Wilson special marshal to arrest all violators of sidewalk bicycle rules. Yesterday J T Fritts of the city was arrested near Washington avenue and sent to Brakeley, Preedent, for sentence. Other offenders included a man and boy from New York who argued to avoid punishment.
Report describes a minor injury to A R Dyett after a lightning strike damaged Belvidere Avenue property and knocked out telephone and electric wires. Other residents appeared uninjured. Train routes and schedules are listed in a separate, disjointed passage.
A roundup of visits and social news includes Charles Ace of Notre Dame, Mrs G Cenig, Mr and Mrs Merrill of Jackson, and Mrs Maggerty to visitors in town. Theodore Voorhees, formerly of Plaisiechd, is buried this week at Stites' Wachasmathe. Miss Sally Gray spends time with Mrs Cakiey, while two bicyclists collide on Norths Ave. Local clubs report initiations at the Prresters and W. G. Horton lodges. Land Improve men Co repairs and J. J. Stites reports property moves as real estate activity continues. A Chin man fines for eidbi the sidewall and pays the small penalty, after Marshal Wilson notices him.
Weather rain yesterday mood and local items including a Tingley family reunion set for August 29 at Lamptown, a lawn tennis club gathering at Lionel Nelaun’s, and a Somerset county board contract awarded to William Farsher for a new line work. A remedial tonic tour claims Chamotrain’s Cholera remedy cured several dysentery cases. Weather and community notices mingle with ad-like lines from Reynald’s Pharmacy.
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