New York, 1895
(The Hempstead Inquirer.)
Counselor Wallace's greatest success as counsel of the board of Supervisors seems to have been achieved in the presentation of bills for extra services. Mr. Wallace was appointed Counsel of the board at a salary of $1,500, to cover all work done by counsel of the board. The board a few days ago received a great shock when the counselor presented a bill for $369.53, $94.53 for traveling expenses at Albany and $275 for services rendered at Albany. The Hempstead Town Board has had some experience with junketing trips of this kind — an experience which it seems is now being transferred to a wider field.
A Milkman Wants Damages.
John Graul, a Flushing milkman, has sued that village for $1,200 damages for the destruction of plants and fertilizers by the drainage of the streets.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 4. The top article was reprinted in The Farmer.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
A Great Masonic Event.
New York, 1895
A notable event will take place at the rooms of Matinecock lodge in Oyster Bay on Tuesday, 25th inst., it being nothing less than a visit from Grand Master Stewart, and the occasion will be made a memorable one in the history of the lodge. A special train will bring Grand Master Stewart and the members of his staff from Long Island City in the evening. It will also bring delegates from the lodges at Flushing, Newtown, Astoria, Long Island City, Jamaica, Hempstead and Glen Cove. The grand master will remain over Wednesday, 26th, and work the third degree in the Matinecock rooms.
1895 Advertisement:
With the blood full of humors, the heated term is all the more oppressive. Give the system a thorough cleansing with Ayer's Sarsaparilla and a dose or two of Ayer's Pills, and you will enjoy Summer as never before in your life. Just try this for once, and you'll not repent it.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 4.
A notable event will take place at the rooms of Matinecock lodge in Oyster Bay on Tuesday, 25th inst., it being nothing less than a visit from Grand Master Stewart, and the occasion will be made a memorable one in the history of the lodge. A special train will bring Grand Master Stewart and the members of his staff from Long Island City in the evening. It will also bring delegates from the lodges at Flushing, Newtown, Astoria, Long Island City, Jamaica, Hempstead and Glen Cove. The grand master will remain over Wednesday, 26th, and work the third degree in the Matinecock rooms.
1895 Advertisement:
With the blood full of humors, the heated term is all the more oppressive. Give the system a thorough cleansing with Ayer's Sarsaparilla and a dose or two of Ayer's Pills, and you will enjoy Summer as never before in your life. Just try this for once, and you'll not repent it.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 4.
Stop This Outrage.
New York, 1895
Too many nuisances are coming into this town at the west end of it. It is being made a dumping ground of, and the nuisance breeders are coming here because they are no longer tolerated in the towns of Kings county since those towns have become wards of the City of Brooklyn. The mistake is in permitting these nuisance breeders to get a foothold here. The health laws seem to be at fault. No person should be allowed to establish any questionable business within the town without first obtaining a permit from the Board of Health. From the nature of the business proposed the board could readily say whether or not it was likely to become a nuisance, and it could be shut out and kept out at the start. That the filth of other places should be brought into this town and dumped, even under the best circumstances, is an outrage on the community and a damage to property. The Health Board cannot go too far, or make laws too stringent in such matters. Once these fellows got in it is troublesome and costly to put them out. The only safe way is not to let them in at all.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 4.
Too many nuisances are coming into this town at the west end of it. It is being made a dumping ground of, and the nuisance breeders are coming here because they are no longer tolerated in the towns of Kings county since those towns have become wards of the City of Brooklyn. The mistake is in permitting these nuisance breeders to get a foothold here. The health laws seem to be at fault. No person should be allowed to establish any questionable business within the town without first obtaining a permit from the Board of Health. From the nature of the business proposed the board could readily say whether or not it was likely to become a nuisance, and it could be shut out and kept out at the start. That the filth of other places should be brought into this town and dumped, even under the best circumstances, is an outrage on the community and a damage to property. The Health Board cannot go too far, or make laws too stringent in such matters. Once these fellows got in it is troublesome and costly to put them out. The only safe way is not to let them in at all.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 4.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Sale of Roslyn Property.
New York, 1895
T. F. Archer's Sons sold at the Court House in Long Island City, on Saturday, by order of the Supreme Court, the property belonging to the Just estate, formerly the Wilkey property, at Roslyn. It was knocked down to H. M. W. Eastman for $3,300.
Mr. Madden's Bill Signed.
Governor Morton has signed Assemblyman Madden's bill, providing that the Long Island City police justices clerk shall receive a salary of $1,500 a year.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 8.
T. F. Archer's Sons sold at the Court House in Long Island City, on Saturday, by order of the Supreme Court, the property belonging to the Just estate, formerly the Wilkey property, at Roslyn. It was knocked down to H. M. W. Eastman for $3,300.
Mr. Madden's Bill Signed.
Governor Morton has signed Assemblyman Madden's bill, providing that the Long Island City police justices clerk shall receive a salary of $1,500 a year.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 8.
Jamaica Savings Bank Election.
New York, 1895
At the annual election for officers of the Jamaica Savings Bank, held at the Banking House on Tuesday, the old officers were re-elected. William W. Gillen and Leander B. Faber were elected trustees to fill the vacancies occasioned by the death of Elijah H. Nostrand and the resignation of Abraham Van Siclen.
A semi-annual dividend at the rate of four per cent. per annum on all sums from $5 to $3,000 was declared, payable on and after July 18.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 8.
At the annual election for officers of the Jamaica Savings Bank, held at the Banking House on Tuesday, the old officers were re-elected. William W. Gillen and Leander B. Faber were elected trustees to fill the vacancies occasioned by the death of Elijah H. Nostrand and the resignation of Abraham Van Siclen.
A semi-annual dividend at the rate of four per cent. per annum on all sums from $5 to $3,000 was declared, payable on and after July 18.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 8.
New Hotel at Dunton.
New York, 1895
The Dunton hotel, corner of Broadway and Van Wyck avenue, Dunton, E. A. Frost, proprietor, opened on the first day of June. The hotel is furnished with every convenience both for permanent and transient guests.
Bank President Frew Complimented.
The first quarterly statement of the Queens county bank since Walter E. Frew assumed the office of president shows that the bank still maintains its high reputation. Mr. Frew is as popular as the president of the bank as he was as its cashier, and that is the highest praise that could be paid to him. — L. I. City Herald.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 8.
The Dunton hotel, corner of Broadway and Van Wyck avenue, Dunton, E. A. Frost, proprietor, opened on the first day of June. The hotel is furnished with every convenience both for permanent and transient guests.
Bank President Frew Complimented.
The first quarterly statement of the Queens county bank since Walter E. Frew assumed the office of president shows that the bank still maintains its high reputation. Mr. Frew is as popular as the president of the bank as he was as its cashier, and that is the highest praise that could be paid to him. — L. I. City Herald.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 8.
Plans for the Normal School.
New York, 1895
The local board of managers of the Jamaica normal school, at their meeting on Thursday, directed the building committee to notify the architect, Mr. Pierce, to go to Albany and consult with the state superintendent of public instruction as to plans for the school building, and make a draft of the plan that the superintendent selects.
Commissioner McCormick sent in his resignation as a member of the board of managers. Action on it was deferred.
Migration of West End Lawyers.
A panic seems to have struck the lawyers of the west end of the town. Counselor G. T. Walker has removed to Boston, Mass.; Counselor F. B. Downing has given up his practice and is working on a farm at Orange Centre, and Counselor Lorenzo Lovejoy has given up his office. But Counselor Merrill is still there.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 8.
The local board of managers of the Jamaica normal school, at their meeting on Thursday, directed the building committee to notify the architect, Mr. Pierce, to go to Albany and consult with the state superintendent of public instruction as to plans for the school building, and make a draft of the plan that the superintendent selects.
Commissioner McCormick sent in his resignation as a member of the board of managers. Action on it was deferred.
Migration of West End Lawyers.
A panic seems to have struck the lawyers of the west end of the town. Counselor G. T. Walker has removed to Boston, Mass.; Counselor F. B. Downing has given up his practice and is working on a farm at Orange Centre, and Counselor Lorenzo Lovejoy has given up his office. But Counselor Merrill is still there.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 8.
The Houses in the Town to be Correctly Numbered.
New York, 1895
The highway commissioners held a meeting at the Town Hall on Tuesday. Commissioner Baker presided. Permission was given A. Griffing to establish a correct system of numbering dwellings in the town, the numbering to be done according to the assessment map and to start on the Brooklyn and Jamaica road at the Kings County line, with the streets running north and south. The numbers are to be paid for by the persons who have them put on their dwellings.
John M. Zweig, overseer of road district No. 1, Woodhaven, presented a bill for work done on the roads from May 27th to June 11th, in the sum of $269.25. The commissioners will inspect the work before ordering the bill paid.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 8.
The highway commissioners held a meeting at the Town Hall on Tuesday. Commissioner Baker presided. Permission was given A. Griffing to establish a correct system of numbering dwellings in the town, the numbering to be done according to the assessment map and to start on the Brooklyn and Jamaica road at the Kings County line, with the streets running north and south. The numbers are to be paid for by the persons who have them put on their dwellings.
John M. Zweig, overseer of road district No. 1, Woodhaven, presented a bill for work done on the roads from May 27th to June 11th, in the sum of $269.25. The commissioners will inspect the work before ordering the bill paid.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 8.
Getting Ready to Improve the Annexed Town Hall Land.
New York, 1895
The town board held a meeting at the Town Hall, Jamaica, on Friday. Supervisor Everitt presided. Justice Lester was absent.
Justices Lott and Hendrickson and Town Clerk McCook were appointed a committee to prepare specifications for filling up the excavations on the Town Hall land and grading the same, and to advertise for bids for the work. The committee were also empowered to sell the fence on the property, the bids for the work to be opened on Friday, the 14th.
The following bills were ordered paid: Dow S. Lott, services as Assessor, $288; John B. McCook, services as Town Clerk, $62; Jamaica Electric light company, light furnished in Town Hall for month of May, $45.
On motion of Justice Lott, the sum of $4,000 was appropriated for the support of the poor out of the excise money.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 8.
The town board held a meeting at the Town Hall, Jamaica, on Friday. Supervisor Everitt presided. Justice Lester was absent.
Justices Lott and Hendrickson and Town Clerk McCook were appointed a committee to prepare specifications for filling up the excavations on the Town Hall land and grading the same, and to advertise for bids for the work. The committee were also empowered to sell the fence on the property, the bids for the work to be opened on Friday, the 14th.
The following bills were ordered paid: Dow S. Lott, services as Assessor, $288; John B. McCook, services as Town Clerk, $62; Jamaica Electric light company, light furnished in Town Hall for month of May, $45.
On motion of Justice Lott, the sum of $4,000 was appropriated for the support of the poor out of the excise money.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 8.
VILLAGE ROADS TO BE PLACED IN THE COUNTY SYSTEM.
New York, 1895
THE PUBLIC BUSINESS
Crosswalks Ordered Laid and a Street Grading Resolution Adopted — Town Board Preparing to Improve the Annexed Land — Nuisances at the West End of the Town — Village Health Board Meeting.
The village trustees held their regular monthly meeting Thursday evening. President Charles E. Twombly presided.
Chief Shipley, of the fire department, said that if the trustees would borrow the money to build the new house, for Woodhull hose company, the company would pay the interest until it was raised by tax in January.
On motion of Trustee Van Allen, the chief was directed to bring in at the next meeting plans and specifications for the new house for the board's approval. President Twombly reported that Counselor Monfort had informed him that he would give the board an opinion as to the Jamaica water company about the middle of June.
A communication from the village board of health, recommending the appointment of an official garbage gatherer, was referred to the street committee. The application of Richard W. Rhodes, to use a cesspool on Shelton avenue, for which he agreed to pay $30 per year, was denied.
A petition from the trustees of St. Monica's church on Washington street, to have an electric light placed in front of the church, was referred to the committee on public lighting.
The following resolution, offered by Trustee Wyckoff, was adopted:
Resolved, That the board of Supervisors be hereby requested to designate as county roads for the purpose of maintenance only the following named streets and highways in the village of Jamaica: Flushing avenue from Fulton street to the village line north; Rockaway road from Fulton street South to the village line; Liberty avenue to Broadway; Broadway to the westerly village line; Smith street and the Merrick road from Fulton street south to the village line, all of which are continuations or extensions of highways now maintained as county roads.
A petition from the Jamaica Heights improvement company, to have the streets on their property kept in order and water mains laid, was referred back, as no map accompanied it.
Thursday, June 20, was fixed as the time for hearing parties for and against the petition to have the sidewalks on North Washington street from Fulton to Grove street, Grove street to Herriman avenue, and Herriman avenue to Shelton avenue, flagged.
Crosswalks were ordered to be laid on Fulton street, to connect east side of Smith street with the east side of Bergen avenue, and on Bergen avenue at North First street.
On motion of Trustee Wyckoff, the matter of grading the west end of Chichester avenue was referred to the street committee, with power, to spend a sum not to exceed $350.
The committee on meeting room for the board was empowered to receive bids for fitting up a room in the old Trustees' Hall, and award the contract to the lowest bidder.
Chief Shipley was directed to place two men on duty at each of the engine houses on July 4th. He was also empowered to hire a horse and carriage for the day to carry himself and assistant to and from the several houses.
On motion of Trustee White, it was ordered that the village church bells be rung at sunrise and sunset on July 4.
Trustee Wyckoff, of the grade committee, reported that the committee, after looking over the ground and consulting several engineers, had found that a grade map for the village was an absolute necessity. he offered the following resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the report of the grade committee be adopted; that the board declares that a grade map is a necessity, and the committee is hereby empowered to prepare a full report of the work to be done, with probable cost, and report at the next meeting of the board.
The matter of procuring a place for a public pound was referred to the police committee, with power.
A communication was read from William Smith, agent for the South Side Park, complaining of the condition the Long Island electric railway contractor left South street. Mr. Smith declared that the grade had been utterly disregarded, and that travel on the street in its present condition was dangerous. The communication was referred to the street committee.
Trustee Carter introduced the question of a uniformed police service, and moved the board appoint John Fogarty a special policeman, to wear a uniform provided by himself, at a monthly salary of $35.
No action was taken.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 8.
THE PUBLIC BUSINESS
Crosswalks Ordered Laid and a Street Grading Resolution Adopted — Town Board Preparing to Improve the Annexed Land — Nuisances at the West End of the Town — Village Health Board Meeting.
The village trustees held their regular monthly meeting Thursday evening. President Charles E. Twombly presided.
Chief Shipley, of the fire department, said that if the trustees would borrow the money to build the new house, for Woodhull hose company, the company would pay the interest until it was raised by tax in January.
On motion of Trustee Van Allen, the chief was directed to bring in at the next meeting plans and specifications for the new house for the board's approval. President Twombly reported that Counselor Monfort had informed him that he would give the board an opinion as to the Jamaica water company about the middle of June.
A communication from the village board of health, recommending the appointment of an official garbage gatherer, was referred to the street committee. The application of Richard W. Rhodes, to use a cesspool on Shelton avenue, for which he agreed to pay $30 per year, was denied.
A petition from the trustees of St. Monica's church on Washington street, to have an electric light placed in front of the church, was referred to the committee on public lighting.
The following resolution, offered by Trustee Wyckoff, was adopted:
Resolved, That the board of Supervisors be hereby requested to designate as county roads for the purpose of maintenance only the following named streets and highways in the village of Jamaica: Flushing avenue from Fulton street to the village line north; Rockaway road from Fulton street South to the village line; Liberty avenue to Broadway; Broadway to the westerly village line; Smith street and the Merrick road from Fulton street south to the village line, all of which are continuations or extensions of highways now maintained as county roads.
A petition from the Jamaica Heights improvement company, to have the streets on their property kept in order and water mains laid, was referred back, as no map accompanied it.
Thursday, June 20, was fixed as the time for hearing parties for and against the petition to have the sidewalks on North Washington street from Fulton to Grove street, Grove street to Herriman avenue, and Herriman avenue to Shelton avenue, flagged.
Crosswalks were ordered to be laid on Fulton street, to connect east side of Smith street with the east side of Bergen avenue, and on Bergen avenue at North First street.
On motion of Trustee Wyckoff, the matter of grading the west end of Chichester avenue was referred to the street committee, with power, to spend a sum not to exceed $350.
The committee on meeting room for the board was empowered to receive bids for fitting up a room in the old Trustees' Hall, and award the contract to the lowest bidder.
Chief Shipley was directed to place two men on duty at each of the engine houses on July 4th. He was also empowered to hire a horse and carriage for the day to carry himself and assistant to and from the several houses.
On motion of Trustee White, it was ordered that the village church bells be rung at sunrise and sunset on July 4.
Trustee Wyckoff, of the grade committee, reported that the committee, after looking over the ground and consulting several engineers, had found that a grade map for the village was an absolute necessity. he offered the following resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the report of the grade committee be adopted; that the board declares that a grade map is a necessity, and the committee is hereby empowered to prepare a full report of the work to be done, with probable cost, and report at the next meeting of the board.
The matter of procuring a place for a public pound was referred to the police committee, with power.
A communication was read from William Smith, agent for the South Side Park, complaining of the condition the Long Island electric railway contractor left South street. Mr. Smith declared that the grade had been utterly disregarded, and that travel on the street in its present condition was dangerous. The communication was referred to the street committee.
Trustee Carter introduced the question of a uniformed police service, and moved the board appoint John Fogarty a special policeman, to wear a uniform provided by himself, at a monthly salary of $35.
No action was taken.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 8.
List of Jurors.
New York, 1895
The following trial jurors from the town of Jamaica have been drawn to serve at the County Court and Court of Sessions to be held at Long Island City on June 24th: Fredk. Schivers, J. H. Lankanan, Chas. Hirst, Thos. W. Ganner, Chas. V. Lott, M. M. Comac, Starr Edwards, Isaac Nostrand, David Rumph, P. H. Graydon, John McGee, Theo. Jackson, David T. Conklin.
A Very Slow Justice.
Mrs. Hohlein, E. Weisse, and Domino Zollo, the three Jamaica barber shop proprietors arrested for violation of the new Sunday law, were discharged by Justice Detheridge because the court had no official knowledge that the Governor had signed the act. He should have found that out before he issued his warrants.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 8.
The following trial jurors from the town of Jamaica have been drawn to serve at the County Court and Court of Sessions to be held at Long Island City on June 24th: Fredk. Schivers, J. H. Lankanan, Chas. Hirst, Thos. W. Ganner, Chas. V. Lott, M. M. Comac, Starr Edwards, Isaac Nostrand, David Rumph, P. H. Graydon, John McGee, Theo. Jackson, David T. Conklin.
A Very Slow Justice.
Mrs. Hohlein, E. Weisse, and Domino Zollo, the three Jamaica barber shop proprietors arrested for violation of the new Sunday law, were discharged by Justice Detheridge because the court had no official knowledge that the Governor had signed the act. He should have found that out before he issued his warrants.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 8.
Chub Club's New Home.
New York, 1895
The Chub Club will open its new house next Monday evening. The house is homelike and comfortable, and has pleasant surroundings. Monday will be ladies' day. On Tuesday the club will give a reception to its gentlemen friends.
Clarenceville Notes.
The village trustees have notified the Long Island railroad company to place a flagman at the crossing at Greenwood and Atlantic avenues.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 8.
The Chub Club will open its new house next Monday evening. The house is homelike and comfortable, and has pleasant surroundings. Monday will be ladies' day. On Tuesday the club will give a reception to its gentlemen friends.
Clarenceville Notes.
The village trustees have notified the Long Island railroad company to place a flagman at the crossing at Greenwood and Atlantic avenues.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 8.
Friday, August 8, 2008
A PRETTY GOOD SHOW.
New York, 1895
TWENTY-NINTH SUMMER EXHIBITION OF THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
A Delightful Display of Fruits and Flowers, but Early Vegetables Were Not Up to the Standard — The Track Events and the Bicycle Races.
The twenty-ninth summer exhibition of the Agricultural Society was held at Mineola Wednesday and Thursday. The fair in all its departments was interesting, and the flower show was delightful. The professional florists complain that too little attention has heretofore been paid to exhibitors of their class, and a meeting of the florists was held in the exhibition hall Wednesday morning and the managers urged to make an increase in premiums. The florists say that their business is second in importance in the line of agriculture in the county, they having hundreds of thousands of dollars invested in growing plants.
In the department of flowers the displays of peonies and general collection by John Lewis Childs, of Floral Park, pansies and sweet williams by Mr. Ride of Mineola, and orchids and ferns by E. R. Ladue of Glen Cove, P. H. Scudder of Glen Head and G. C. Rand of Lawrence were specially fine.
In the vegetable department the exhibit was not up to the standard of former years, neither in the number of exhibits nor in their quality. Still, considering the backwardness of the season, it is a highly creditable one. The largest exhibits in the department are shown by E. R. Ladue, Glen Cove; Parke Goodwin, Walter R. Willets, John S. Hennessy, and A. A. Ward, Roslyn, and Alfred Burt, Jr., Mineola. Excellent displays are also made by Ferd Boulon, Sea Cliff; J. H. Van Nostrand and A. L. Van Nostrand, Elmont, and P. H. Scudder, Glen Head. The competition in fruit exhibits was confined to less than a dozen persons. All of them have large entries, one man making as many as thirty-one exhibits of strawberries.
Rutherford Hicks, of Old Westbury, besides making twenty-eight exhibits of single varieties, has some excellent collections.
Miss Rachel Hicks of Roslyn and Mrs. John Willetts of Hempstead exhibited fine orange trees, filled with fruit, and A. Burt, Jr., E. R. Ladue, Mrs. H. W. Skinner, Mineola, and Mrs. S. L. Pettit, Hempstead, some lemon trees, with fruit in all stages of development.
Trotting began about noon and was continued until evening. Premiums were awarded in the flower exhibits about the middle of the afternoon. The summary of the races is:
The bicyclists who swarmed over the grounds were greeted warmly on all sides. This is the first season the fair managers have paid particular attention to bicycling, and they found the races one of the most attractive parts of the program.
The bicycle race was a two-mile handicap, run off in two heats and a final. The first four men in each heat were allowed to start in the final. There were seventeen starters in the first heat and nine in the second. Both were very pretty races, but did not create the excitement that came with the final, when the crowd stood and cheered the men every time they passed the grand stand.
The race was held under the rules of the L. A. W. and was open to class A riders resident on Long Island. J. E. Gregoire, of Brooklyn, started in the second heat under protest. It was claimed that he had entered the twenty-four hour race in Madison Square Garden. Eventually he acted as a pacemaker. Two of the contestants in the final were close together in the last turn and one claimed the other crowded him but the protest was not allowed. Summaries:
First Trial Heat — Won by George Schofield, Pequod Club Cyclers, 200 yards handicap, time 4.53; Oscar Hedstrom, South Brooklyn Wheelmen, 180 yards, second, time, 4.54; F. D. White, Liberty Wheelmen, 40 yards, third; H. K. Smith, K. C. W., 35 yards, fourth.
Second Trial Heat — Won by George W. Miller, Red Star Wheelmen, 60 yards handicap, time, 5.11; John P. Warner, Liberty Wheelmen, 100 yards, second, time, 5.12; Nat Roe, Patchogue, 20 yards, third; H. P. Barker, Brooklyn, 150 yards, fourth.
Final Heat — Won by F. D. White, Liberty Wheelmen, 40 yards handicap, time 4.49; Oscar Hedstrom, South Brooklyn Wheelmen, 180 yards, second, time, 4.49¾; H. K. Smith, K. C. W., 25 yards, third; Nat Roe, Patchogue, 20 yards, fourth.
Prizes worth $50, $25, $15 and $10 were presented to the first four men finishing in the final.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 1.
TWENTY-NINTH SUMMER EXHIBITION OF THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
A Delightful Display of Fruits and Flowers, but Early Vegetables Were Not Up to the Standard — The Track Events and the Bicycle Races.
The twenty-ninth summer exhibition of the Agricultural Society was held at Mineola Wednesday and Thursday. The fair in all its departments was interesting, and the flower show was delightful. The professional florists complain that too little attention has heretofore been paid to exhibitors of their class, and a meeting of the florists was held in the exhibition hall Wednesday morning and the managers urged to make an increase in premiums. The florists say that their business is second in importance in the line of agriculture in the county, they having hundreds of thousands of dollars invested in growing plants.
In the department of flowers the displays of peonies and general collection by John Lewis Childs, of Floral Park, pansies and sweet williams by Mr. Ride of Mineola, and orchids and ferns by E. R. Ladue of Glen Cove, P. H. Scudder of Glen Head and G. C. Rand of Lawrence were specially fine.
In the vegetable department the exhibit was not up to the standard of former years, neither in the number of exhibits nor in their quality. Still, considering the backwardness of the season, it is a highly creditable one. The largest exhibits in the department are shown by E. R. Ladue, Glen Cove; Parke Goodwin, Walter R. Willets, John S. Hennessy, and A. A. Ward, Roslyn, and Alfred Burt, Jr., Mineola. Excellent displays are also made by Ferd Boulon, Sea Cliff; J. H. Van Nostrand and A. L. Van Nostrand, Elmont, and P. H. Scudder, Glen Head. The competition in fruit exhibits was confined to less than a dozen persons. All of them have large entries, one man making as many as thirty-one exhibits of strawberries.
Rutherford Hicks, of Old Westbury, besides making twenty-eight exhibits of single varieties, has some excellent collections.
Miss Rachel Hicks of Roslyn and Mrs. John Willetts of Hempstead exhibited fine orange trees, filled with fruit, and A. Burt, Jr., E. R. Ladue, Mrs. H. W. Skinner, Mineola, and Mrs. S. L. Pettit, Hempstead, some lemon trees, with fruit in all stages of development.
Trotting began about noon and was continued until evening. Premiums were awarded in the flower exhibits about the middle of the afternoon. The summary of the races is:
The bicyclists who swarmed over the grounds were greeted warmly on all sides. This is the first season the fair managers have paid particular attention to bicycling, and they found the races one of the most attractive parts of the program.The bicycle race was a two-mile handicap, run off in two heats and a final. The first four men in each heat were allowed to start in the final. There were seventeen starters in the first heat and nine in the second. Both were very pretty races, but did not create the excitement that came with the final, when the crowd stood and cheered the men every time they passed the grand stand.
The race was held under the rules of the L. A. W. and was open to class A riders resident on Long Island. J. E. Gregoire, of Brooklyn, started in the second heat under protest. It was claimed that he had entered the twenty-four hour race in Madison Square Garden. Eventually he acted as a pacemaker. Two of the contestants in the final were close together in the last turn and one claimed the other crowded him but the protest was not allowed. Summaries:
First Trial Heat — Won by George Schofield, Pequod Club Cyclers, 200 yards handicap, time 4.53; Oscar Hedstrom, South Brooklyn Wheelmen, 180 yards, second, time, 4.54; F. D. White, Liberty Wheelmen, 40 yards, third; H. K. Smith, K. C. W., 35 yards, fourth.
Second Trial Heat — Won by George W. Miller, Red Star Wheelmen, 60 yards handicap, time, 5.11; John P. Warner, Liberty Wheelmen, 100 yards, second, time, 5.12; Nat Roe, Patchogue, 20 yards, third; H. P. Barker, Brooklyn, 150 yards, fourth.
Final Heat — Won by F. D. White, Liberty Wheelmen, 40 yards handicap, time 4.49; Oscar Hedstrom, South Brooklyn Wheelmen, 180 yards, second, time, 4.49¾; H. K. Smith, K. C. W., 25 yards, third; Nat Roe, Patchogue, 20 yards, fourth.
Prizes worth $50, $25, $15 and $10 were presented to the first four men finishing in the final.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 1.
Good Templars at Freeport.
New York, 1895
The county lodge of good templars met in Odd Fellows' hall at Freeport on Wednesday. The visitors numbered nearly 200. Chief Templar Goldsmith presided. The county degree was conferred upon twenty-five members. The county templar said that the present membership is 718. Of the sixty counties in the state, Queens ranks eighth.
Trotting at Fleetwood.
At the Fleetwood track on Wednesday old Amboy contested in the 2.13 class and finished fourth. The race was won by the young stallion William Penn in 2.11¾, 2.12¼, 2.12¾.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 1.
The county lodge of good templars met in Odd Fellows' hall at Freeport on Wednesday. The visitors numbered nearly 200. Chief Templar Goldsmith presided. The county degree was conferred upon twenty-five members. The county templar said that the present membership is 718. Of the sixty counties in the state, Queens ranks eighth.
Trotting at Fleetwood.
At the Fleetwood track on Wednesday old Amboy contested in the 2.13 class and finished fourth. The race was won by the young stallion William Penn in 2.11¾, 2.12¼, 2.12¾.
—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1895, p. 1.
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