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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1894
Page
4
Last night was ladies night at the I O MS datyhouse with entertainment by the Odd. A Hartest Home event, a street sale, and church meetings plan in Somerset area. Local merchants report mud complaints and upcoming sales and entertainments amid varied community notices.
An incomplete OCR fragment lists numerous attendees including Miswes Abbott Mesa Abbott John Lindsley Praekth Glareece Jobers and Silas Wesel Bersete among others from South Mainfield with garbled surrounding text. The passage hints at a social or formal gathering but few details remain readable.
A dance at Mise Thompson’s residence on West Third Street is planned tonight. Local Wheelmen discuss a 25 mile road race between the city and New Brumewick, with a meeting of the reversing Board of the Crescent Wheelmen likely tomorrow night. Renny Bowers, son of J C Bowers, buys a road racer from J Hervey. Spexer’s bicycle parts arrive from the factory and a Wreck color machine performs well at Park Avenue. Harlem Wheelmen host bicycle races at Manhattan Field tomorrow with Monte Boot and A H Barsett among competitors. Beall of Crescent Wheelmen rides in a one mile event at Springfield races and helps set records. A route near Elisabeth Railway courses near Heviakan on October 5 sees twenty-fifth racers, James Wills among participants, aiming for an hour pace on a likely improved course.
The semi-annual meeting of the Pattern Makers Association elected officers for the coming year. President William Senay, Vice President Semuel Poster, Recording Secretary J J Hallo wel l, Assistant Secretary Charles NS Rue penser, Guide Joahus Foster, Inside Guard John Stafford, Trustee Willem Foster. Committees remain as last year.
A young resident, Pfeifer, age about 19, of Manson Place, was assaulted on Doom Street by Lise Morn fourvees. He was going to the store on an errand when the trouble began. The assailant fled, and the motive remains unclear. Pfeifer sustained facial injuries including a black eye and tears.
Special Marshal Wyckom reports a dead horse found in Hyde's woods by the Joheston farm. The carcass polluted nearby brook used by residents. Health authorities directed to investigate. Sept 14 notes fire and vandalism incidents in New York and Chicago with mentions of Chain Chamberlain's Remedy and a Des Moines shoe merchant.
Mary Gray’s history and family ties are traced, naming relatives in Port Chester and Jersey City. Mentions of marriages, moves to Dover and Haselton, a lawman’s kin, and a governor’s brother link to Randolph. Social events include visits, engagements, and notices across Newark area.
A local bowling club named The Bows of Rest is searching for a suitable building to serve as a clubhouse as final matches for the Allade Club Championship approach. The event is set for tomorrow afternoon at 3:30. The report references several names and places in a fragmented note.
The Grand Army of the Republic elected national and local officers including president Ellen Walker and senior vice president Anne Schrold. Officers and ceremonials described with ritual details, while generators and posts across states reported assignments and changes.
Daring attempts to wreck a central railroad and bridge during a September incident near Boze, resulting in multiple injuries and one death. Reports describe clashes, a pursuit, and blame on a band of assailants. authorities search for suspects while noting prior crimes and local reactions.
A broken OCR fragment reports Captain McKay trailing from New York and breaking a record by about two pours after Sept 1. It also mentions Mr and Mrs J Petters killed at Edun by a train wreck an hour after their wedding. The text is garbled with unclear phrases and dates.
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