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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1894
Page
1
A lively church social at Crest Avenue Oboret yesterday showcased Japanese and Mexican foods, music, and displays. Attendees enjoyed tea, ice cream, and a home exhibit with varied decorations, while local volunteers staffed booths and served refreshments.
A short note discusses two faults in missed or misused newspaper notices. It suggests a rapid fix through a courier advertisement payment and repair of errors in business notices. The piece mentions Penna and references readers who did not cite their own business details.
James McNair of Bayonne died in a hospital after being crushed by a moving freight train at Bound Brook while attempting to board. He was about twenty one, a Central Railroad employee, with a mother in Bayonne waiting at the hospital.
A survey of local items includes a Cromwalk on Somerset Street at Linden Avenue head, residents traveling to Connecticut for summer, and returns from Rahway. Small repairs dot the neighborhood including a flag sidewalk on Commerce Street and a curb work near Jeeot Hing’s shop on Somerset. Local church events draw crowds as Park Avenue United Church hosts a summer gathering, and a meeting at Crescent Avenue and Methodist Churches marks the YM CA Jubilee. An ornamental festival at Vincent Chapel prospers despite weather with greens on display and sales of goodies. A horse carriage mishap near Filledeer causes minor injuries to Mrs Keeney and Miss Gine. Social events at the Catholic Young Men's Lyceum, a horse incident at Waymon Beach, and the new Demarest & Hon grocery store attract shoppers. ads report increasing deliveries and broader coverage.
Fragmentary OCR text notes a phrase about a cost free benefit and a firm name or label. The readable portion mentions no clear event date or identifiable persons or organizations. The item presents as an undecipherable snippet needing fuller context.
Rev B B Tyler of the Church of the Disaplone Zork spoke at the Christian Bedanger Society of the First Church. He warned that the wages of sin is death and urged honest living, charity, and ministering to the poor as paths to eternal life.
The Thirteenth International Conference of YMUA opened at Exeter Hall London with delegates from around the world. Key organizers include Cornelius Vanderbilt and Morris K. Jessup of New York, W. D. Murray of London, and A C La Houteaux who sailed two weeks ago representing Pisin Gell. Among English speaking delegates is Lewis E. Lyon of Amharn SW, friend of M Elderton of the Courier.
The body of Julio L Lebarger arrived from Bound Broom last night and was taken to A. M Reagon & Son's home amid bruises from river logs. Funeral services are planned for tomorrow at Mr Lebarger's home.
In Union County Court yesterday jurors who failed to appear were fined as dereliction of duty. The court cited wardens constables and court attendants for neglecting their duties and demanded accountability for the missing jurors.
June reports from Curacao indicate escalating strain in the Pullman strike. Rhetoric of establishing order circulates as a march is planned in St Louis with possible extensions of measures as events unfold.
Special to the Courier reports a large shipment of gold to Europe, with at least 81.75 million and possibly up to 300 million. It suggests the government may reduce the free gold to about 75 million, though the Treasury will not reflect this for a day or two.
Several residents are listed in brief items: Jon Sheppard returns from Newark. Lambert DeCamp dies at Short Hills. Fred Bach hosts a dance in Somerset Street. Walter Tamia heads to England on the Lacania for two months. John Bell visits Mountain Avenue. Mrs Seveloo and Mrs Dougherty return from New York. Rev J W Richardson tours Morrisetown.
A varied program by Misses French Meeker and Lavinia Jackson delighted Plsinfeld lovers of music and elocution at the Casino. Readings, solos, and an encore showcased young talent, with Max Carrie Dewey accompanying on piano. a cholera remedy ad followed.
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