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Plainfield Courier

Location

Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1894

Page

4

Weather Forecast Brief for Plan Area

Weather report notes generally fair skies with light westerly winds. Small uncertainty due to fragmented text and partial data.

Wester

Republican Petmaries and County Conventions Held

Voters are urged to attend ward meetings at specified locations to elect delegates to the Eighth Congressional District and County Conventions. Mandates list ward rooms and delegate counts for East, Central, and Reform areas. The district convention is set for October 11 at Zouave Armory Elizabeth.

Field Elizabeth Peach Ward East Front Street Wnt East Sixth Street Reform H.room Central Avenue J. B Pittinfield Wett Eighth Congressional District Zouave Armory Tam

Unclear OCR Fragment Reflects Tax Talk and Political Musings

The unreadable text touches on police work, theft investigation, and a broad political commentary. It mentions the Republican ticket, New York World, the Sherman bill, and a nostalgic view of a political figure awaiting fortune, with notes on the fiscal deficit and tariff effects.

New York World Senator Hill Guashbin

A Little Boy’s Wry Answer Becomes School Laugh

A schoolroom moment captures a pupil’s joking reply to a teacher’s ancient sacrifice story. The class is asked why water was poured on the beast part, and a young student volunteers that it was to make the gravy, drawing amused reactions from peers.

Johnny

Severing Women TPostises and Stomach Remedies

Severing Women TPostises. Stomach troubles such as constipation after eating distress heart palpitations and stomach weariness are soothed and invig orated by the remedy. Good, rice 25 cents. Manyon’s Homopathic Home Remedy Company of Philadelphia advertises preparations for many diseases sold by druggists for 25 cents a bottle.

Manyon Homopathic Home Rembedy Company Philadelpha

Middlesex County Board Advances Road and Bridge Work

At a meeting in Brunswick the Board of Freeholders approved specifications for macadamizing a road from Holly’s to a point near Prov Work to begin soon. Bids were opened for a bridge at a landing replacing a burned structure. W T Kirk and RD Naughton bid, with the contract awarded to a Beavers Falls Company.

Board of Free 0 Middlesex County Brupswick Burroughs Holly W. T. Kirk R D. Naughton Beavers Falls

Courier Ad Finds Bracelet Returns Its Owner

A Courier ad-lette led to the recovery of a lost bracelet on Monday. A Courier reader who saw the ad-lette promptly found the bracelet and returned it to the owner, among dozens of similar successful recoveries reported.

Western Union Advances Message Delivery By Bicycle Messengers

Manager Charles Schermerborn of Western Union inaugurates a bicycle messenger project in telegraph history. The new service aims to speed message delivery and marks a new era for the company.

Charles Schermerborn Western Union Telegraph Company

Kean Family Attends Opening Night at Lyceum Theatre

At the Lyceum Theatre in Elizabeth Mrs. Jona Kean, sister of the late Hamilton Fish, sat in a private box with six children including ex Congressmen John Kean Jr. and Julian Kean and Hamilton Fish Kean along with three Miss Keans. It marked one of the first Elizabeth theatre appearances for many family members.

Why Mr Gibson Came Back From Brazil Work

Walter Gibson of West Second street returned home from Brazil where he had been booked with John Daly to do electr ic light work. He left with Daly for Para but the crew was reduced to two men so Daly and another man went instead. Gibson barely landed his trunk before the steamer sailed and will stay home a month.

Walter Gibson West Second Street Brazil John Daly Para New York Mr. Daly A m Mr. Gibson

Petit Jurors Dismissed by Judge in Elizabeth

Judge Van Syckel dismissed one juror and postponed the Boone vs K case until October 11 after noting no counsel represented. Trials will not proceed until that date as additional cases come before him.

Elizabeth van Syckel Will

Westfield Man Fights Off Attacker At Wooded Retreat

Johns M C Marsh of Westfield went to a trail retreat in the woods last Monday. He ordered the group to disperse and all obeyed except one who refused and fought. Marsh clubbed the assailant and let him go, inflicting injuries that have left Marsh shaken since the incident.

Johns M. C. Marsh Westfield

Various Community Notices and Events Across Town

A jumble of local notices lists musical events church activities and meetings. Highlights include a council fire report a chorus rehearsal in Cranford a talk by Walter M. McGee on Venice and parish auxiliary gathering at Holy Cross Church with prayer at 4 30.

Alcaeusrt Cranford M. A. Korff City of Vincent Chapel Walter M. McGee Venice Jadm Ladies’ Parish Auxiliary Society Holy Cross Church Wahlbach West Seventh Street

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