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Plainfield Courier

Location

Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1894

Page

8

High School Bates Class Officers and Committees Named

The class of 1897 held a meeting with officers elected: President Hapalje, Vice President Miss Mabelle Smith, Secretary Miss Mandane Hyde, Treasurer Sidney Titsworth, Olive, Vincent Rittenhouse. Committees to confer on colors and yell and to arrange decorations and ribbons were appointed, with design for a class pin assigned to Arthur B Crane.

Hapalje Presdent Mabelle Smith Mandane Hyde Sidney Titsworth Olive Vincent Rittenhouse A. B. Crane Madelie Smith Jobusore Ada Clerke Arther B. Crane B. Morse Carlos Gallup Misa Smith Bailey P. Smith Lambert Fish

Funeral for Alexander M. Ross Held at Grant Avenue Home

Funeral services for Alexander M. Ross will be Thursday at 3 o’clock at his Grant Avenue home. Interment is planned for Friday at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Alexander M. Ross Grant Avenue Woodlawn

Cornell III ill at 79 years old

William McDowell Cornell of Somerset is reported seriously ill at age 79. The same item notes a Philharmonic Concert at the Casino tonight and local club meetings, including a Ladies Aid party planned for February 21 and 22. A dandelion specimen from West Fifth Street is highlighted, and work continues on the new Y M A building amphitheater setup led by Physical Director McPhie.

Councilmas Cornell III William McDowell Cornell Philharmonic Somerset Corncil Ladies Aid Society of the First M E. Church Marthe Washington Tes Gesang and Tarn Verein Flower Kingdom H. C. Newman West Fifth Street Y. M

Spalding wheel debut and local notices from Rogers’ Emporium

The report highlights a 1895 model Spalding wheel at Rogers' Bicycle Emporium weighing 28 pounds. Local items mention Borough lock up improvements by Marshals Watson and Lize, a Home Building Loan Association sale of about $3000 at 12 to 27 percent premium, and various social and wedding notices amid curfew weather impacts.

Kershal Sacher James P. McQuarie Justice Newcom Rogers’ Bicycle Emporium Borough Marshals Watson Lize Home Building Loan Association John Allen Somerset Street Lenox Fanwood Lizzie Rosseter Dory Mason Bride Watchung Avenue Second Street A. G. Fisk Park Avenue

Gilmore's Aromatic Wine Promoted for Maturity

An advertisement touts Gilmore's Aromatic Wine made from pure Port grape wine with iron, claiming it aids young ladies' maturation and is excellent for ladies. It lists an address at 14 East Front Street and a price per bottle.

Gilmore Ladies In the Dead &Co East Front

Multiple Stabbings and Accidents Reported Across Cities

A fragmented dispatch notes a fight near a home, a near-fatal attack on Wilson Brown Jr a White Plains lawyer, and Ante Clark dying after a fall at Seventy second Street station. Other items include bank collapses in Slater Missouri, boiler explosion deaths in West Bay Michigan, and a guardianship appointment in San Francisco.

Tte Toe Hagb Island City New York Wilson Brown, Jr White Plains Beng Howe Ante Clark Roneveit Hospital Seventy-second Street Citizen's Stock Bank Savines Bank Slater George Forest John Brown George Celcatt John Riddiebach Charles Bond West Bay Mich Russell Brothers Box Rectory Charles Dodge T. N. Williams San Francisco Sarah Althea Terry Senator Hill Nevada David S Terry Stephen J. Field

Judge Coddington’s Court and Light Gossip Notes

A column notes Fred Randolph jailed sixty days for drinking and disorderly conduct at Elz voeth. Reports on visiting New York’s J N Pickell to see sister Mrs H T Williams. The piece threads quips from Tit-Bits to Vogue and Detroit Free Press, plus a story about a job candidate’s sun distance doubt.

Fred Randolph Elz Voeth

Miscellaneous Victorian Snippets and Attributions

The text blends comic dialogue about patience and timing with scattered historical notes. It mentions the estate of the late Professor Swing of Chicago valued around $200 000 and references figures such as Canon Knox-Little and Disraeli nicknames. It also notes Edward III’s son Edward being called the Black Prince by contemporaries for his deeds.

Professor Swing Chicago Canon Knox Disraeli Dizzy Lothario Vivian Grey Edward Edward III Black Prince

Punctuality and train delays in a domestic quarrel

A comic domestic scene follows Mr Bittersweet scolding his wife Amelia on punctuality as they rush to catch a train. A missed ticket, a slow watch, and a chocolate cream detour cause them to miss the 3:30 train, highlighting their frequent habit of delay.

Amelia Tim Chauncey Mr. Bittersweet

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