Judge Garretson's Inspection

New York, 1895

The railroad crossings in the town of North Hempstead, which the highway commissioners are endeavoring to compel the Long Island railroad company to protect by gates, were inspected by Judge Garretson on Saturday. Highway Commissioner Cocks and Civil Engineer Mitchell, with Counselor M. Lynn Bruce, Lawyer Kelly and Mr. Gardner, representing the railroad company, accompanied Judge Garretson. The party drove to all the principal crossings in the town. Judge Garretson will give his decision in the case next week.


The Bridge Viaduct

There was a conference in Mayor Sanford's office in Long Island City Monday afternoon, in reference to the building of a viaduct twelve feet high leading to the new lift bridge that is to be constructed over Newtown creek. General Manager Reynolds of the Long Island railroad company, said the company would provide one-half the land for the viaduct, as it would cross over their tracks. Among the others present were Supervisors Koehler and Everitt, D. M. Mungar, of the National Board of Steam Navigation, and the mayor.


Getting Even With Middlemen

The Northport Farmers' club is laying plans to circumvent the middlemen, who have taken a big share of the profits of the farmers. This season the club will handle all the produce to be sent to the Brooklyn and New York markets, and save the middlemen's commissions. The club will charter a vessel to take the produce to market and will appoint an agent to handle it.


The Officers Had Good Memories

Thomas Mc Fadden, for whom the officers have been searching since September 20, 1893, was on Monday arraigned in Justice Morrel's court at Manhasset on a charge of larceny and held to await the action of the grand jury. During the months that the officers were looking for him he was in Colorado and only returned about three weeks ago, hoping that the offence had been forgotten.


Temperance Union Convention

The semi-annual convention of the woman's Christian temperance union of Queens county will be held at Rockaway Beach on Thursday next. The morning session will be devoted to reports and other business, and in the afternoon an address will be given by Mrs. Mary J. Annable, of Brooklyn.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, April 12, 1895, p. 1.