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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1893
Page
3
A jumble of local items mentions a special Crescent meeting, tax changes, editorials on policy, a rock incident injuring Jacob Sm Ged, sidewalk cleaning concerns, a bankruptcy verdict, medical society plans, wage pay, and various court and public notices. The garbled OCR mixes names, places, dates, and events with unrelated fragments across departments.
The Grace Church Rectory Society staged an illustrated revue titled A Magazine full of living characters. It featured tableaux from Thalia and a five-verse Pastoral by Howard Pyle, a country girl tale by Maude Agnes Bowers, painted scenes including Midsummer and Riverside, and a piece The Deacon. Performers included Miss Mascott Miss Bowers Miss Huntington Miss Stewart and Mr. Pollock among others, with a large Scribner's Magazine cover image shown at the start.
A small fire started in a closet of St Marys rectory shortly after midnight, likely from a mouse, match, and paper. Rev Father Cushing woke to smoke and helped extinguish the blaze before firefighters arrived. damage was trifling.
At midnight a burglary attempt targeted W H Doty in Duvellen Me. A suit by A M Griffin against James Hardy was settled out of court over building materials. Rev D J Yerkes denied a Minneapolis call. Yerkes may stay in Plainfield. other city notes cover club meeting and new member elections.
In North Fialhfeld the Democrats held a meeting at their headquarters. They reviewed polities and decided to form a plan to disband if Crescest accepts Tom. Snow blocked roads to South Fialpdald with grid plows overdue by two days.
A garbled OCR note lists Vander tent and Getgls and references a sporting goods sale or listing. It mentions a pane and organ bestzes and a Park free address, with unclear dates or quantities.
The readable fragments reference names and places without forming a coherent event. No clear person, organization, or location establishes a reportable news item.
The United Brotherhood X local union records the death of Brother Henry G. Stutley and tribute to late Brother Jon Vet Rasovan. The document expresses mourning and memorial resolutions honoring their service and memory within Carpenters and Joiners.
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