Inspecting Newtown Creek.

New York, 1895

A number of men doing business on Newtown Creek took Congressmen Bennett and Howe of Kings county along the creek in the tug Protector Thursday to explain to them the necessity of an appropriation by congress for the widening of the channel to 125 feet and its dredging to a depth of eighteen feet at low water. After the trip Congressman Bennett gave it as his opinion that an appropriation of at least $200,000 ought to be made by congress to improve the creek and to make it navigable.


Islip's Big Firemen's Tournament.

The second annual tournament under the auspices of the Islip town firemen's association was held last Wednesday. Every one of the fourteen companies in the town was present, and the parade was nearly a mile long. The parade was led by a squad of mounted police, followed by the chief of the department, visiting firemen, and the officers of the Islip town firemen's association and several brass bands. The contests were witnessed by nearly 2,000 persons.


Friends' Academy Graduate.

The commencement exercises at Friends' academy at Locust Valley took place Friday afternoon and drew scores of friends of the institution to listen to a most excellent program. The graduating class of '95 was composed of but one member, Everitt F. Willets, son of ex-Supervisor Frederick E. Willets, which is said to be due to a raising of the standard of the academy, thereby necessitating another year's course for the class which would otherwise have been graduated.


Suit Against Long Island City.

Before Justice Cullen on Thursday the Long Island Illuminating company sued Long Island City for $4,922 for electric lights supplied the streets in the city between April 1, 1893, and March, 1894. Decision was reserved.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 21, 1895, p. 1.