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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1891
Page
1
Daily notes from Plainfield include weather talk of equal day and night length and no issue tomorrow. events span Holy Cross group meetings theater lectures and church services. hotel licenses granted. holiday shopping. and city council briefings on an ordinance and finances.
The 19th century legal saga over William Moore’s will pits John Moore against other heirs as the Orphans Court and Chancellor decide the estate, including City Hotel, brick stores, farms in Somerset and Florida, and North Avenue property. Craig A. Marsh represents John. opposing counsel includes Nelson Runyon and ex- judges Cowenhoven and English. A separate suit upheld John's possession of lands, centering on testamentary capacity and undue influence claims.
Bronson Howard’s Shenandoah, praised for steering past sectionalism, is billed as a highly sensational war play. It will be presented at Music Hall on Tuesday evening next, offering original effects while navigating war’s harsh realities without shocking either side.
Frank L. C. Martin opened his new bicycle headquarters in the Miller building on Park avenue last evening. A large crowd of bicyclists and others viewed the shop and praised it as a long awaited addition for cyclists. Free sandwiches coffee cider and clay pipes were served.
The Newark Evening News reports a major lumber yard sale to be led by J. D. Runyon of the D. J. Boice estate. Runyon plans no rebuild on the Cook property and denies any talks with the Central Railroad about acquiring the land for a freight house.
A well known Plainfield lawyer received a business letter from Elizabeth seeking a missing item. The letter hints at an Unat head and offers a prize for the correct solution. Miss C. B. Hellwig hosted a Christmas entertainment with surprises for children including Lissignolo and Beguilis families.
In plain terms the earth contains more real kings and more good pre in Collier's store than all like stores in Plainfield. The city’s butcher shops are stocked again with a full supply of poultry.
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