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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1894
Page
4
The article reports a local bowling match where two city teams competed. The Canadiens and Ware teams reportedly posted scores with decisive wins, though the text is garbled. The result line shows a victory for one side, but specifics are unclear due to transcription issues.
A fragmented notice lists Me Wigginson's lecture titled The Sister of the Courier and references the Monday Afternoon Club attempting to secure Higginson's attendance. It notes district meetings for Juniors and a council event with Dun and a partitioned office space. Construction on two houses proceeds with Benjamin Misis' project near Puirview, with remaining work planned.
Township to hold elections Tuesday March 13 with real estate sales and registrations closing next Tuesday. Hudolph Bedin reports on Rev Frank Pleteber's sermon at the Baptist Church. Eugene Ranyou real estate deals. J. M. Husted moves office. brick company stock and planned plant expansions discussed. Presbyterian church to celebrate Lord's Supper. Christian virtue society meeting planned. road control debate with Elizabeth seeks transfer to city. New Jersey Central arrestees denied rumor of coal theft. two young men start construction business. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy recommended to ward off colds. doctor notes urban health concerns in New York area.
A scrambled list of residents and events including names such as Gustav Schipper, Theodore Baylis, John Anderson, Henry Moaber, Janice J. Mosher, and J. O. Nightingale. Mentions of moved, visiting, or retiring, with notes on funerals, church activities, and a local school superintendent.
The fragmentary text references new goods arrived, a warning about Amigosee, and a Lake Hopalong event with lightning. It notes Dimock of Elizabeth Field Giuty in a golf-like score context, an Epworth Langue church meeting planning a March 15 gathering with multiple local societies invited, and a court hearing in the Voehl v Galley case. Additional lines mention street work and drainage improvements underway.
The Grand Army encampment adjourned amid opposition and debate on education and military matters. Officers were installed and appointments made, with a banquet concluding the session. Separately a railroad wreck killed Mrs Hayter and her husband, with legal actions over the estate and death claims proceeding. Two girls and a man were badly burned in New York fireworks injuries.
A troubled young bride, Alier Seilew, died in her bedroom allegedly after a note from her husband hinted at mistreatment. Investigations revealed a strained marriage with possible occult mental distress. The incident echoes amid reports of other local tensions during a period of sensational crime and political debate.
Fragmentary OCR text references celebratory events and military or civic memories with scattered names and dates. The readable portion suggests a March timeframe and mentions tokens of commemoration or identification but lacks coherent details, participants, or location to extract a clear story.
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