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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1892
Page
3
Readers in Plainfield plan action to remove an extra charge in their address office. Community members notify authorities of the change and seek quicker adjustments to billing procedures. Local officials have not yet announced a definitive timeline for the reduction.
A crowded page mixes theater news with local doings. Paused here are reforming a temple opera house, a Boston style concert, and the Plainfield Lodge meeting. Also covered are the Pawnee bill show, a two day tourney, a public gathering in Hyde’s woods, and local arrests and births with several residents named.
Surprises from Somerville cap the week as the Arlingtons meet the Eagles at 10 am on the avenue base ball grounds. Umpire Waad Berriman officiated at Bayonne Tuesday where the Boston Athlete Association beat the New Jersey Athletic Club 7 to 5. Manager Keller signs J Murphy of last year’s Albany team as her for the Crescenta, with Murphy and Bneeden set to lead the team. A four-year-old, son of HL Dobe of West Second street, was injured in a yard accident at Jagello Eng. Works when run over and trampled. bones not broken. In New Jersey, cheers greet racing stars and Zimmerman’s records excite the crowd as Wheeler of New Jersey wins the one mile handicap and the half mile L A W Championship at fading light. Plainfield’s “hi-ka, di-ka” yell rings through parade routes as New Jersey delegates ride in open carriages with banners.
The five mile road race between W Mancingood and W Milligan was postponed until further notice. Entries for the Newark Princeton century run, to be held under the Metropolitan Association of Cycling club on July 23, close tomorrow at six. Also notes of officers foiling a freight car break-in and upcoming agricultural fair dates across multiple towns.
A tale from a secluded borough road describes a wheelwoman fleeing on a quiet street when a dog spooked her. She fell after looking back, was helped by a friend, and reached home safely. Separate reports cover a New Brunswick court case where James H. Hallett was discharged after a folle pros, a West Fourth Street runaway causing a dairy wagon crash, and an injury from a wild west show fall. A thief stole a valuable team from A J Cammeyer, plus tools Missed by Harrison Randolph in East Second Street, who later faced drunkenness charges.
A meeting at eight this evening at the Republican rooms on East Front street will organize a Republican Bicycle Campaign Club. A division of the regular Association will oversee it, with strong interest in forming the club and a large attendance expected. The club aims to include daytime parades and military-style instruction for parade use and plans soon to establish the lodge and related activities.
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