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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1893
Page
2
The hall on Somerset street will be leased to the North Plainfield School Board for use by a new school. Trustees plan to convert the space into classrooms for September. In related items, a local merchant discusses Chamberlain's remedy amid dysentery cases and community health efforts.
In Paterson Justice Moaher's court a case to recover $75 over a diamond ring involves Nash Pike and Miss Van Riper. The ring was allegedly taken during a visit and pawned in New York. the owner redeemed it and seeks reimbursement for expenses and the promised instalments. The case is set to be heard September 6. The note adds local athletic and bicycle racing updates with upcoming events at Riverside and Rahway venues.
The case Foscer v Seguine on contract was decided in favor of the plaintiff this afternoon. French v Keely adjourned to Tuesday. Deans Co v Lee landlord and tenant settled out of court. RJ, Jean & Co v Beertower contract returnable August 24. A wooden arbing is being placed before Cart y & Stryker on Central Ave and Second St. Excavation for the Evangelical Lutheran Church cellar on Mercy Avenue and Grove St will proceed today. Methodist meetings continue in a tent near Dunellen if weather allows. A stone wagon attached to a load near the freight house encountered trouble near Sycamore St but caused no major damage. A passage near H R Munger’s Grove St residence saw a gunpowder post set and ignited to deter yellow jackets, which dispersed soon after. Electric Bitters praised as a leading tonic and alterative, with money-back offer. Price shown as bold at local druggists.
A West Front Street bicycle rider, Tunis J. Carey, avoided serious injury when two riders barreled into his bicycle from Elmwood Place. Wyckoff and Bird collided with Carey, bending his wheel beyond repair. Wyckoff bears fault and will be liable for damages. Carey escaped unharmed.
Ex freeholder Daniel Corey of Somer net County is ill at home in Mount Bethe. neighbors alarmed. The court of Judge Coddington opened a case against William Price Sigmund Frocht for assault and profane speech, two witnesses sworn, sentence suspended. Patrick Nugwot of West Third Street celebrates as wife bears a child. William J. Stevenson of East Second Street credits his dog for nighttime guarding despite critics. Castor's use praised in family anecdotes. The Wheeler family from Netherwood Farm, recent travelers in Connecticut, expect to return home soon. H. E. Bowen and family recently from New Hampshire reside nearby. Joseph Krewson travels to Newark on business and returns.
Henry Stabl of Washington was injured while attempting to board a coal tram at Annandale. Aged eight, he fell to the ground with a back injury but no bones were broken. He remained hospitalized with minor injuries expected to heal in days.
Fragmentary OCR text touts Bacasonera's Mita as satisfying customers for fifty years with no complaints. Mentions merit, blood, and stomach dosing, then vague references to drug stores and sugar coated forms. No clear persons, dates, places, or verifiable event.
Local market list shows Abbott's Meat Market at 333 West Stoop Street posting price notes for prime beef and chuck. The notice outlines municipal widening proposals for Madison Avenue and Front Street, detailing street layout changes, proposed centerline adjustments, and jurisdictional steps led by City Clerk FWECBYUR with involvement from county officials.
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