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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1892
Page
3
Chronicle notes Crescent League opens with eleven men teams in a fifteen game schedule. Mentions planned tournaments, official scorers, possible prizes, and ongoing preparations as readers follow local sports activity.
The grand jury calls out judges for failing to keep complaint books and to file records, urging strict compliance with a new act. It notes many justices neglect this duty and warns of consequences for the county. Separate political notes discuss Democratic prospects in Union and Essex counties, tensions in John Kean’s campaign, and Murray’s lecture benefiting Charity Circle.
Topham and Dawd nod Smith of the W GT 0 have volunteered for winter duties. Clarence Tits will also assist with winter activities on Monday evenings. Currently four nights are devoted to scroll drawing, two to reading and writing, and one to singing.
James W Force and John J Voorhees shot at twenty five birds each for 11 dollars a side near the Yellow Tavern. Force won with a score of 14 to 11. Charles Smith also competed, killing four birds out of fifteen.
The Somerset County Democratic Executive Committee held a meeting at the One House with Joseph dD pie as chairman and a secretary. North Plain section councilors B. Luerson and Levine served on the committee. Janitor Peterson resigns after six years citing pay. trustees unable to meet demand. Bentence Day slated for Benerville with Phillip and Franz Freiz to face sentencing for past cycle thefts involving Mayor Piace’s Grove Street location.
A garbled tale recalls a ten pound baby born before the mother learned of the death, with fragmentary references to life and death, a family household, and the unsettling notion of a cannily quoted phrase. The report then shifts to political notices and local civic happenings, including a glee club appearance, Republican meetings, and a plan for a new park.
A lamp exploded at Mrs D J Mi on Mart Avenue Sunday evening, the flames reaching the street and causing only trifling damage. Nearby, an event ad promotes private viewings of chrysanthemums and ferns at Short Hills, eleven miles from Plainfield, with a concert by Fowler Concert Company failing to appear as scheduled.
Fragment from a court report notes disapproval of violence and calls for action. It suggests that North Tislufeld authorities may react after reading today’s Courier. It advocates no tolerance for lawbreaking and urges principals to be brought to justice.
A United States official said a beach warrant would probably be issued today for the arrest of Bos Davis. The indictment involves alleged federal offenses and signals imminent action by authorities.
Crescent League features a boxing evening headlined by prizefighter McAuliffe and two of his colored pupils to compete for points. The program promises singing by a quartet recitations and an old fashioned boxing match, aiming to eclipse prior League entertainments.
Fragmentary item notes Crescent League members scheduled for a tomorrow event in an individual tournament with caps and captains mentioned amid political asides and party references.
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