New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-28

, were interesting Messrs schweser and brany won
49, aoor. % n e. and 60. The champion
S,n rounds Yesterday werc in the single contest D. o.
| poeors NJ the MorrisaDia Club, and INC "ih"oi
| ol hst Years championship. ~ U. Jonnso',, y.
the Elmo Club. Messrs. Rogers ana Stevens VI .'o
Morrsania Club the winners OF iast ye0, ''1y ,,
were called on TO defend their championship osi9'
Messrs schwegler and Brady, representing tno oioou
| Club. The games were witnessed by large n"A''''
! 90 ,ho members NJ the club and their friends
w A. BOYD Ir and A. e.. Clark, OF the Elmo Cno'
| defeated H. Hon and W. Kuper, OF the ARIEL 0i"o'
! M the Elmo grounds on wednesday, ana tho sauio
teams will play at the Ariel grounds tomorrow Sew
eral interesting games win be played NJ the tennis
grounds above the Harlem next Saturday
The unveilng of the statue OF Archbishop hughes
at the Jubilee of st. Johns College, FOrdham, OH
wednesday was not only interesting Incident In inc
history OF that prosperous Institution. but was scee
al once lively and impressive for the large nuhDet VI
spectators The rich vesments OF the church ociai''
IN, trim uniforms of the cadets, the lights, the IN
cense the music and the flowers were features OF inc
picturesque celebration Of the ftieth anniversary Oh
the founding of the college. The Rev. Father sculy'
the president of the college, received the
of the friends Of the college on the success OF the
celebration which he had labored earnestly to make
o memorable one
The schnorer Clubs "Fete Champetre" on Tuesday
evening was, as had been promised, brilliant fes-
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artiscay arranged so as TO show to great advantage
the clubhouse and wellarranged grounds The enter
tainment was under the direction Of A. A. Berman
Albert Behnng Scott B. Shepherd. John F. Sicily and
John W. Decker The singing by the glee CLUB was
especially enjoyed The singers were Charies ogueh
and W. H. Peterson, first tenors; william Armstrong
and Edward Knight second tenors; A. F. Soh"an
neche. Arthur Kord and Herbert Pound. baritones :
and Edward Ozab and Charles Bardes, bassos. Among
those present were Louis j. Heinz. Benjamin Kurfze
Mr. and Mrs Peter Doelger, tr., Mr.. and Mrs j. A.
Riegelmann, J. II. J. Ronner. Mr.. and Mrs John HON
man, Assemblyman c. G. Clark, exJudge Ernest Hail.
Mr. and Mrs william Acker, Mr.. and Mrs. Emil H.
Hoffman, Mr.. and Mrs T. g. Decker George
A. Lambrecht John Mcmahon, Robert Dan
field. IT,, Mr.. and Mrs. William G. McCrea'
Dr. and Mrs. ]. W. Harris Mr.. and Mrs. Gunther X,
Alderman John stevens, DIR. and Mrs. A. +. Brug-
man. Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Scott, Mr. ard Mrs. John
Osborn IT, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Valentine. and Mr.
and Mrs. Romaine Arnold.
The Powhatan Club entertained many Of It's friends
at a festival and ball last week. The display OF
fireworks was brilliant and the music was well
rendered. Fire Commissioner Purroy and many OF
the Tammany local leaders were present. Among the
members of the club who contributed to the Of
the festival were W. H. Zeltncr the president; j. H. j.
Ronner chairman of the committee of arrangements;
2. ]. owens, John Cassell and L. W. e. Ronner. the
committee In charge OF the electric lights and fire
works Colonel F. A. Schilng and J. J. seibert. the
musical committee; F. c. Pnuger, chairman Of the
floor committee; and Assemblyman @. c. Clark acted
chairman Of the reception committee.
The New-I ork and Northern Railroad issued a new
timetable last week. adding several trains to the
daily service the main line and improving the
rapid-transit service TO Yonkers The rapid develop
ment of the west side Of the Twenty third and Twenty
fourth wards is shown by the fact that the Northern
road now uses sixty and twelve engines on the
pdtransft branch, which three years ago required
only the use OF six cars and three engines. The
stations from High Bridge to Yonkers now have half
hourly service on the Northern road at almost all
times of the day. instead OF the hourly service of two
years ago. The increase in the number Of trains to
the suburban points the main lines has been even
greater Thirteen trains daily in each direction now
accommodate the residents at the stations from Van
Courtlandt to Elmsford, who TWO years ago had to
depend on service Of only three or four trains each
way The improvements on the Northern include the
purchase OF two handsome parlor cars for the main
line service.
The Bethany Presbyterian Church has crown rapidly
under the care OF the Rev. G.. W. F. Birch, and on
Wednesday ground will be broken 10 mark the begin
ming Of the work Of erecting handsome new church
building. The exercises will be held In the even
Ing, so that the male members Of the church may
attend The church building will cost 100000 The
fund which has thus far been collected has been OBJ
tanned BY hard work and sefsacrfce among the mem
bers Of the church and congregation IL the weather
is not stormy there will be large attendance at the
ceremonies attending the breaking of ground for the
new building especially in view of the fact that such
exercises usually take place by daylight.
The powers OF the Street Commissioner are extended
bv decision given by Judge Andrews OF the Supreme
Court on Thursday. The right to change the grade OF
streets not acquired by the city was conceded By the
CORPORATION Counsel who, however, denied that the
grade OF streets formally opened could be changed
Judge Andrews has decided that the commissioner,
with the approval OF the Board Of Street Openings,
NAV change the grades OF legally apened streets.
Archbishop Corrlgan presided on Friday at the com
mencement exercises Of Mount st. Vincent Acadepy.
The graduates Misses Martha B. Bolton, Emmd h.
Chonanlere, Anna VI. Hughes and Elizabeth L. Rogers,
OF this city Mary r. Carroll, Of Buffalo Ond Virginia
VI. Mcclure and Margaret NJ Rooney, of Erooklyn
Among the out-0ftOwn weddings OF interest 10
North Side residents those OF Miss Lizzie " Jones,
the daughter OF Charles Jones. Of North New-York,
With James II. Clark, and Miss Lucy R. Osborn
with s W. Ball, celebrated at Greenwich Conn. Mr..
Ball is the Organlst and choirmaster at St. Mary's
Grace Eleanor Metcafe, the daughter Of George r.
Mctcalfe aud William Du Bots STRIKER, were married
on Thursday evening at Trinity Church, East one
hundred and Xty Ourth-st- Miss Alice Metcafc, the
brides sister was maid OF honor and the bridesmaids
were Miss Molle Stryker Miss Hattie Stryker, Miss
Gertrude Hatch and Miss LOtte Hatch. The ushers
were William l.. Pagan, Harvey d. Hatch, Walter VI.
was the brdcgroom's best man. reception at the
house Of the brides parents, No 021 Caldwelave..
followed the ceremony.