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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1851
Page
2
Mr Albert D. Drake is our authorised agent to receive subscriptions and advertisments. Mr E. W. Carr, Third street, Philadelphia, opposite the Exchange, is our authorised agent for that city.
An adjourned meeting of Plain Geld and surrounding inhabitants is set for Monday evening next June 5 at 7 1 2 o clock. General attendance is requested. The fire department committee report will be presented along with other business needing individual attention by request of the committees.
The article urges towns to honor the coming anniversary of independence in proper fashion at home or abroad. It notes the need to show devotion to liberty and the rights endowed by our Creator, and questions the best setting to promote appreciation of the purpose behind the celebration.
The Morning Star notes the Great Carpet Emporium at No 99 Bowery run by Hiram Andersons. Eight sales rooms offer English and American carpets and related goods at low prices with about twenty five percent savings. Staff promise polite service. The ad urges visitors from the metropolis to shop there.
report notes a powerful quake in Valparaiso with shocks beginning about 6 AM on the 31st and continuing for ten days. the event, reaching fifteen seconds of strong trembling and two minutes of aftershocks, destroyed hundreds of homes and left many homeless while New York news mentions empire city returning with gold dust.
The U S Mail steamer Washington reached New York Monday afternoon from Bre men May 16 and Southampton May 21 carrying 143 passengers. The Pacific liner claimed another triumph for the Collina line, arriving out in 9 days 19 hours 25 minutes, while the ein took 10 days 11 hours, 15 12 hours longer than the Pacific.
Steamship North America reached New York with California dates to May first from Chagres. It carried 400 passengers and about $990,000 in specie and dust, nine days from port. Other ships arrived Panama with large dust cargoes and passengers. California Legislature adjourned after four months, with a quorum left in the Senate. Laws include homestead protection and a Usury Law setting interest at 10 percent, 18 percent by special agreement. Mining prospects are bright. rumors of a lower California seizure are likely unfounded. Locusts appear in Philadelphia. Barriyas expose frauds by mediums. census notes record Baltimore’s 120-year-old Sixey Wariant. The Mernopist Curren church trial details show 7 bishops and 4,523 preachers in the United States. May 1851 Port Washington N Y.
The document reports an attorney general opinion by Elmer on the act to establish schools, detailing how funds are allocated to religious and ordinary districts, defining “already organized” schools, and outlining procedures for district trustees and town superintendents, including election validity and accountability in April meetings. It emphasizes careful interpretation, apportionment rules, and practical steps for avoiding faulty governance.
Lucius Q. C. Elmer urges trustees to run free schools within the district, keep licensed teachers, and maintain records. He notes funds should be kept per district and paid to successors, with unspent money added to the district fund. The text also covers deed transfers to the corporation and proper corporate acts.
Advertisement describes a spring loaded baby jumper that supports the child under both arms and allows bouncing to help learning to walk. It claims weight safety and no injury risk, with adjustable trimmings and prices from five to ten dollars. Sold by E. Rice & Co near the depot in Sosameecee, New Jersey.
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