26 Dec 1893
Page 1
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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1893
Page
1
Readable excerpts describe Christmas events at Muhlenberg Ucepital, Crescent Avenue Church, Trinity Reformed Church, Wilson Memorial in Washingtonville, Park Avenue Baptist, St Joseph's Church, and local German zone, with recitals, songs, addresses, and gifts.
Imper ial Entertainers from New York to perform in Park Avenue Baptist Sunday School. German school Christmas tree with Santa Claus. Holy Cross Church children’s festival and other church activities. petition drive on East Fifth Street for street railway signatures. Children's Home Christmas celebration. upcoming construction at Elizabeth near Central Railroad station funded by Hon. John Kean Jr.. misaligned or canceled events include Reform Hall stereopticon show. police reports on drunken arrests and court hearings. school Christmas programs across multiple churches. bicycle accident on East Front Street. Seventh Day Baptist and First Church of Christ events scheduled.
A social gathering at 5 Barr on Le Grecde Avenue featured a dressy revel party with a talking card exercise and mingling. Guests included Misa Burr and Miss Abbott, plus several local residents, with dancing and a large communal meal closing the evening. Fire crews battled a blaze on South Becond Street, extending to a mill area, with substantial water damage but no confirmed spark found.
Two men named Maller and Willis were arrested for taking Christmas trees from a nursery and held for the Grand Jury in the sum of $100 each. The report mentions various local people and events, including illness, visits, and Christmas observances, amid a long community-wide notice.
A chaotic report details court actions for drinking and disorderly behavior including Miss Agnes Tingley Shepherd, Miss Ella Bonner, and Lillie Eomer Plower, with fines and short jail terms. It also mentions a New Year’s event at Ranger Hall and a comic play titled Trie, or among the Receves performed by local youth. additional arrests for building a disturbance and gun use are noted with unclear names due to text corruption.
Mrs. David Drake reported fighting with disorderly inmates at her house near the mountain. Chief Marshal Pangborn and Marshal Wilson arrested Drake Daniel O Connor John Barry Dennis Barry John Kennedy and William Kennedy around three o clock Sunday. They had seized 18 kegs of lager and were making a show when taken. Bail was posted and a hearing scheduled for Sunday evening.
The issue lists events at First Baptist Sunday School with ticketed admission, a camera club album deadline, and a Park Club dance hosted by Mrs. D. T. Van Bares on December 30. A road collision near J. W. Reimbart’s bridge injured three teams as horses panicked.
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