Left A Sinking Ship

New York, 1895

The Pauperized Standard Must Soon Co Under.

B. Frank Wood of Jamaica contributed an article to Sunday's New York World extolling his own virtues and abilities, and his portrait was printed with the article, and he really appeared to advantage. The people will be surprised, however, to learn that he has left the sinking Standard to go to the bottom of the sea.

We copy here what the World printed:

JAMAICA, April 12. — B. Frank Wood, who was elected a Justice of the Peace here last Tuesday, is exceptionally fitted for the position. He is a lawyer and has experience on the bench. He is also a thorough business man, and the interests of the town will not suffer in his hands as a member of the town board. Mr. Wood will not take office until the first day of 1896.

For the past few years he has been the editor of Jamaica's foremost paper, but he retired from the journal just before he was nominated for the office. While he was editor Mr. Wood conducted a vigorous paper and showed up some official abuses.

Personally the new judge is a handsome, jovial man. He has a close-cropped beard and dresses stylishly, is a good conversationalist and has a fund of stories with which he aptly illustrates any subject he may be discussing, He moves in Jamaica's exclusive society.

Mr. Wood was born on Staten Island and lived there for a number of years. He went South when he was a youth and started in business. A few years ago he came to Jamaica and was soon recognized as a progressive man. He will commence the practice of law in the village as soon as he takes office. He came naturally by a judicial mind, as his father was a judge before him.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, April 19, 1895, p. 1.