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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1893
Page
3
A mess of fragmented items lists a weather snapshot with a peak around 63 to 67 degrees and varied community events. It cites a piano choir, upcoming exursions, shop window changes, a ball game between married and single men, and several church and society meetings with scattered travel plans and parish notices.
The Amesment Company plans open air concerts at Farr Prime to revive fortunes and fund a bicycle club project. Management aims to stage a promenade concert with fireworks on July 4, preceded by athletic events, as crowds hope for a comeback amid declining support and lingering questions about feasibility.
A New York train ride sparked a prank where a local editor from Plainfield was named as a supposed passenger. The joke drew a large crowd among residents from Bayonne Roselle Cranford and nearby towns, with some expressing surprise at the editor’s claimed appointment and past postings. The scene highlighted tensions around public figures and local perception.
Ancient court turmoil surfaces as attorney DeMera faces divorce rumors amid a police tale from a war widow. A saloon keeper in East Street cut off a line of drainage to a waste well while a lodge election of officers in Odd Fellows No. 44, L 0,0. 7. Noble Grand Gresd, BA was reported as held.
A meeting of about 45 businessmen approved forming a Trade League. Ulrich, MacDonald, and Stuyon named to draft a constitution. Theodore French, Voane, Hubbard, Woolson, and Armstrong to head permanent organizing committees. Others to confer with protective associations as plans proceed. meeting set to discuss details tonight.
Notices served on all North Avenue property owners require severing house connections to the city sewer by a specified date. The North Plainfield Board of Health and local opponents insist the measure is serious and enforceable, with penalties including fines up to 500 dollars and potential imprisonment. Legal action aims to compel compliance.
Park Club members are notified that after Jane 24 ice cream will be for sale at the club house. The Park baseball team will travel to Tossers. A big time is planned for July 4 evening with fireworks and four ounces in the club house. Prominent society ladies will attend the Fanwood whist event at Plaingeld for the fourth in the series with the ee woo by four pelota. The Fanwoods won the third game out of four this season. The rain began to beat lightly about 10:30, dampness affecting plans. Also referenced is an Allcock's Porous Plaster testimonial and warnings about imitations.
A fragmented report covers fire safety proposals in the city, noting the cost of placing signal boxes at engine houses to speed response. It also recounts anecdotes from inhabitants, including a tale of a farmer and his dinner, plus a polemic about a Black man named Sherman Jenkins connected to a local power plant.
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered names and terms including Totaiie and Drecatem with unclear context. The readable bits are insufficient to determine events, dates, or precise entities for a coherent summary.
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