Various Local Happenings Across Plainfield and Surroundings
Local notices report events from Newark to Bound Brook including theater shows The Dazzler at Moss Hall and church activities. Community concerns include smallpox rumors in Bound Brook and upcoming concerts in Plainfield with Bishop Scarborough attending confirmation rites. Other items note building projects in West Front Street and civic meetings running late.
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Scarborough
Plainfield
T. Logan Murphy
Church of the Holy Cross
Fle
Trial Pigeon Flights and Decoration Day Trials
Teess records multiple pigeon trials led by Herver Deane and Richard Stevens this week. Flights from An nandale and White Mouse yielded times of 1:05 and 0:51, with 20 birds sent to Bivomelury and a 40 mile test. Upcoming events include a Mauon Chunk high and a Williamsport federation meet.
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Herver Deane
Richard Stevens
Annandale
White Mouse
Bivomelury
United States Express Iessenger
Mauon Chunk
Williamsport
Borough Council Minutes and Local Petitions Report
The May borough council met at night with the mayor absent due to sickness. Petitions covered street work, crosswalks, special marshals, lighting on Mountain avenue, and macadamizing Mangin avenue with funds pending from property owners. The Crescent League faced the Elizabeth Field Club in bowling, the local Crescent team winning 1511 to 1380. George Apgar, injured after a fall from a scaffold, remained in critical condition. Batting order listed for Crescents: Keeler Turner Murphy Daley Hofford Lelby Jones Bonner Keenan.
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Hagman Wiekis
Gurel
Baanders
Connellman Fegeman
LF. Riker
Mountain Avenue
Grand Street
T. A. Keller
Charles A. Reed
Crescent League
Saking
H. D. Pangborn
Rockview
Washington
Willow
Sycamore Avenue
P. Doeringer
James Stewart
Ira PF. Riker
Clarion
Edison Electric Light Company
P. Kellagher
M. Powers
J. W. van Horn
W. M. Pangborn
T. W. Morrison
Davia & Stevens
Harrison Street
Crescents
Elizabeth Field Club
Keeler
Turner
Murphy
Daley
Hofford
Lelby
Jones
Bonner
Keenan
County Board of Freeholders Meets to Close Fiscal Year
The last regular meeting of the County Board of Freeholders for 1801 to 1802 discussed closing year finances. County Collector Wood presented receipts of 400 225.99 and disbursements of 396 721.99 with a $53 502 balance. Road condition review is planned for Monday with road acceptances to be finalized. Y M C A camps planned in Asbury Park include Deal Lake land development and a new regional camp with facilities for 3 000 seated auditorium and other buildings. A ten thousand dollar suit against the City, Mary Kiely versus Jacob Bilmm, was adjourned to Monday after Kiely slipped on a sidewalk near Blimm's Hotel.
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County Board of Preehelders
Colberter
Board of Preehelders
Afernoon
Nerth
Wood
Young Men's Christian Associations of
New Jersey
Asbury Park
Deal Lake
Dilling Hall
Wanamoses Y. M. O. A. Camp
Mary Kiely
Jacob Bilmm
Elizabeth
Miss Kiely
Blimm
Jacob Blimm
Bolt Injures Railroad Worker at Depot
Edward Keefe of Central Railroad suffered a two inch scalp wound when a bolt fell from a post while he worked on new shoals at the depot. He was rushed to Multingen Hospital and will be out of work for about a week.
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Revelle
Trainor
L K Aart
West Front Street
Elm Place
Plain-ield Avenue
Grant
Park Avenue
Ninthtreet
Edward Krefe
Central Railroad
Keefe
Mublentinrg Hospital
Hands Across the Sea Melodrama at Music Hall
The English play Hands Across the Sea by Henry Pettitt is praised as a melodrama with an engaging plot and clever construction. Prof. Will, a barber, owns valuable curios from travels and plans to exhibit them with a lecture at Munsie Hall for charity, while gentlemen urge him to support the Children's Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Pettitt
Will
Will & Brown
Hill
Munsle Hall
Protest Meeting Opposes Liquor Licenses In Fanwood
Residents of Fanwood Township rally at the Fanwood club house Monday at eight to oppose township authorities granting liquor licenses. Prominent speakers planned. Local traffic note reports a bicycle rider nearly struck an old man at Park and North avenues, bicycles have rights but pedestrians have right of way.
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Fanwood Township
Fanwood Club House
Park and North Avenues
Health advertisement fragment claims miracle cure
Fragmentary OCR text markets a health cure with dubious claims for indigestion sleeplessness and liver issues. It promises a trial package from a dubious source and mentions unnamed locations and names in garbled form.
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Fanny
Reméotpe's
The Street Railway Batter Strife Slows Planned Route
Superintendent M. Coogan faced labor unrest as Italian workers struck amid a building push for the Plainfield street railway. New crews from Orange joined to speed progress, with 600 feet of track to be laid daily once foremen stabilize. The project aims to finish by July 1 despite temporary delays.
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Yestervny
Monroe Avenue
Seventh Street
His Proper Calling Found at Collier's Engagements
A young man uncertain of his calling may discover fitment at Collier's, where he selects engagements. The piece touches on choosing a path that leads to enduring love and stable marriage through suitable work.
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Collier's
Laing’s Motel Land Sold for $30,000
George H. Babcock bought the Weat Front street property and buildings from the First National Bank for 30000 dollars. The buyer plans to decide later on future use. A man named John Helfoer suffered severe finger injuries at Manning Avenue when a car jammed. Dr Rush treated the wound. Elizabeth Daly Leader plans a web press upgrade as the paper’s circulation grows.
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Laing
George H. Babcock
First National Bank
Explosion at Bambrous Castle Near Liege Injures Few
A dynamite blast at Bambrous Castle near Liege caused panic in Linge and nearby areas. It aimed at killing a prominent local leader opposed to May Day repressions. Little damage occurred beyond some alarm, with safe deposits later secured in Providence.
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Attemytre
Durgomastar
Liege
Baveerta
Linge
Bambrous
Allsur
Pins Alegre
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Ares
Tom
New J
Newark
Traine
Lehigh Valley Railway
Mnwen
Aires
Connell
Franklin Coun
Jo OH AL M
Kate Castleton
Rampany
Dazzler
Mosse Hall
Trenton
Longqvene Tertikyy
Fira
Ehoreli
Young People’s League
Cooley
Blood B. T. Barnes
Lombrora
Widenly
Salen
Eine Ek
Vincent Chapel
Titervel
Elizabeth Journal
Stade
Tno
Dowd
Willowr Kieley
French
Milla
Somerset Street
North Avenue
New York Sun
Hilldair
Bill Aten
Famier
Houston
Somerset
William W. Pierson
Liberty Street
Alness
Edith Stebbing
Boston
Vin- Lung
George P. Odiorne
Riehart Trewin
West Third Street
Spasma
Craig A Marsh
Europa
Theodore F. Sofield
Perth Amboy
Sarah Baron—Anderson
New York
Haa
Ain
Choral Society
Billy” Lee
Creagent
South Second Street
Lee Place
William J. Sanders
North Plainfield
G. L. Goodrich
Congregational
Florence
Bound Brook
Horne Rest
Dwyer Brothers
Mansfield Brrde
Trualag
Assembly Hall
Julian EL Sulkley
Th. Davis
Ray
Han
Doane & van Arsdale’s
Key Harbor City
New Unitarian Church
Ao Park
Pateest
Mordat Xicets
Petitions and Communications
Needham
We Street
Brook Avenue
Sandford Avenue
Hegeman
Washington Park
Neal
Jowers
Hogeman
Crescent
Lyman
Wall
Teal
Williama
Emerson
J. Doane
Travia
Thiers
Waters, van Winkle
Apgar
George Apgar
Dr. Blakeley
Dunellen
H.C. A. Bummer Roort
Etah Tibiotans
Wight
Prof. Hill
Te Marriags
Laings Rotal
John Helfoer
Manning Avenue
Dr. Rushmore
Gen. Drake
bin Elizabeth Daly
Drake
Rahway Democrat
H. Hand
Plainfield, N. J
Guttman's
West Second Street
O. M. Dunham
Genta Outfitter
THE
Peck's
Hoagland
Swain
Ealt Front Street
V. L. Frazee
Groceries, Fruits & Vegetables
Powlison & Jones
Music Hall
Plainfield Produce CO
Raritan
Ter
Rhode Island Safe Deposit Company
Providence
Babbitt
Seward
United States
Congress
Incresson Lowden
Duke of West
Wm. Classen
Augustos Eld
W. L. Saunders
H. A. Baoraw
T. Sullivan
West M ST
Aepeeneneenamente
ARO
Nash
Werest
Fo East
Ores Street
Lange Shady Grounds
Comrer
Neuman Bros
Remerd Penn
Tate
Rummel
Boot & Shoe House
Collier
Optician
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