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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1893
Page
2
The Plainfield Courier laments Democratic support shifting away from a loyal worker and questions future campaign labor. It cites a violent incident by Jephtha Wagner, calls for mental health review, and critiques President Cleveland and Hawaiian policy, referencing Newark and other papers.
A western city landlord pressures a poor widow and her disabled husband tenant. Their daughter, a servant on East Front Street, has been paying weekly rent but fell $2.25 short last week. With three days to vacate, the family seeks the missing funds to keep their home as the daughter struggles to support them.
Last night a local men’s league gathering at Formree Avenue Chapel highlighted themes of charity with the proverb the more blessed to give than to receive. A call to Collier’s at Park Avenue offered guidance on practical giving, though the message remained playful and informal.
The choir for the occasion consists of Mrs. Boles Miss L. M. Bolee and others with T. H. Camp as choir master. Miss J. B. Pet rice is pianist and W. H. je is organist. The program includes Offertory and Angelic Voices as the main selections.
A Dunellen church season round up notes First Presbyterian and Third Street Mission unite for Sunday School Christmas, and a tree event is planned. A postponed Harned Academy musicale will occur late January. Bowling and social events across towns, feeding plans for Hope Chapel and infrequent public notices fill the holiday period.
A garbled OCR fragment from a December 10 1488 item mentions a family setting and a reference to a breastplate against colds with action by Ressenin. The text is severely unclear, with many misspellings and missing words, obscuring concrete meaning.
Merchants in the city stage a brisk Christmas trade with discounts across goods from jewelry to tea sets and fur items. Pred MacDonald and Gavett's are highlighted for value, while Park Avenue’s International Fur Company emphasizes New York price parity and a 30 percent pre holidays sale. Shoppers are urged to wear new hats and gloves for calls, with gifts ranging from chains and rings to artistic needlework and fancy ware.
A dance was held at the Watchang House in Sebring's Mill last night with 150 guests. Pred Do and Abram Gulick of New Market organized the event. The newly added electric lights lit the house and barn, creating a bright, cheerful scene. Professor O'Reilly supplied the music and the guests enjoyed the lively dances, hoping to return soon.
At a Juniors meeting of the Seventh Day Baptist Society held at Mrs H M Maxson residence last Sunday, committees were named for next week. The theme for the next meeting is The best kind of Christmas for Juniors with give as the keynote for Bible verses. Also notes mention selling Dr K New Discovery and Arnica for injuries.
The Board of Chusee via County of Veto grants Consolidated Traction Company a license to lay a double track street railway from North Broad Street to the Elizabeth line with electric operation by June next. It requires center-line tracks, four foot eight and a half inch gauge, five foot track spacing, cobble paving, and nine feet macadam on outer sides, with iron or steel poles every 125 feet and electric wiring twenty feet above ground. The company must relocate North Broad Street operations to extend from Newark Avenue to First Street by electricity.
E A Voermesse travelled to Trenton this morning to begin work at Mercer Hospital. Two carloads of material were delivered to the hospital yesterday. Ventilation will be installed in every room and in seven coal bins as part of the upgrade.
Ten bees ochre in tn weed fae Cans Power Totter Chapred Hands pay 25 cents a box. For sale by L. W. Randolph, 21 West Front Street.
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